Municipal Record
Minutes of the Proceedings
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THE COUNCIL
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CITY OF PITTSBURGH
FOR THE YEAR 1912
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PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL
ADDRESSES.
Address of
- Mr. Daniel Ashworth on gift to City . 129
Mr. Babcock relative to Department of Delinquent Taxes. 15, 60, 25, 26
Mr. Babcock relative to Delinquent Tax Collector. 26
Mr. Babcock expressing vote on Bond Ordinance. 574
Mr. E. V. Babcock on charges preferred by Voters* League. 321
Mr. Babcock voting not guilty against John M. Morin. . .. 680
Mr. Babcock voting not guilty against Jos. G. Armstrong. 677
Mr Babcock, stating that the superintendnnt of the Bureau of City Prop¬
erty is formulating new rules for the governing of markets . . . 864
The Chair on charges preferred by Voters League. 321
The Chair on communication received from Voters* League. 337, 338
Mr. Garland relative to Delinquent Tax Collector. 26
Mr. Garland on charges preferred by Voters* League. 321
Mr. Garland relative to occupation of Sidewalks. 417
Mr. Garland explaining vote on Ordinance regulating Street Grades . . 619
Mr. Garland voting not guilty against Jos. G. Armstrong. 678
Mr. Garland voting guilty against John M. Morin. 680
Mr. Garland explaing reason for vote on an ordinance regula ting the
portion of sidewalks for exhibition of goods. 847
Mr. Goehring relative to Delinquent Tax Collector. 26
Mr. Goehring relative to occupation of Sidewalks. 417
President Goehring thanking friends for attendance of Council. 3*
President Goehring asking Court if Council could make any explanation
if we desire to do so. on charges preferred by Voters* League
against Jos. G. Armstrong and John M. Morin. 677
Mr. Goehring voting not guilty against JoS G. Armstrong. 678
Mr. Goehring voting guilty of mismanagment against John M. Morin . . 680
Mr. Goehring voting not guilty of malfeasance against John M. Morin. . 680
Mr. Hoeveler opposing to acceptance of proposed gift to the City . . . 313, 314
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ADDRESSES—Continued Page
Address of
Mr. Wm. A. Hoevekr statement correcting misquotations printed in one
of daily newspapers. 321
Mr. Hoeveler on Delinquent Tax Office. 24, 2 \ 26
Mr. Hoeveler explaining vote on Ordinance regulating Street Grades . , 619
Mr. Hoeveler voting not guilty against Jos. G. Armstrong. 679
Mr. Hoeveler voting not guilty against John M. Morin. 681
Mr Hoeveler, explaining reason for not voting on resolution for the erec¬
tion of a City Hall Site. 803
Mr. Kerr relative to Delinquent Tax Collector. 26
Mr. Kerr voting not guilty against Jos. G. Armstrong. 67^
Mr. Kerr voting not guilty against John M. Morin. 681
Mayor W. A. Magee on gift from Daniel Ashworth to City. 130
Mr. McArdle relative to Delinquent Tax Collector.. 25, 26
Mr. McArdle voting not guilty against John M. Morin . 681, 6H2
Mr. McArdle voting not guilty against Jos. G. Armstrong. 679, 680
Mr. McArdle on ordinance regulating portion of sidewalks for exhibition
of goods. ... . 847
Mr. Rauh voting not guilty against Jos. G Armstrong. 680
Mr. Rauh voting guilty on both charges against John M. Morin. 682, 683
Mr. Rauh relative to occupation of Sidewalks. 417
Mr. Rauh expressing vote on Bond Ordinance. 575
Mr. Rauh relative to Delinquent Tax Collector. 15, 16
Mr, Rauh explaining vote vote on resolution to transfer the assessment
against the City and to file no lien against the property of Holy In¬
nocents Church.• . . . . . . 798
Mr. Rauh explaining reason for not voting on ordinance regulating por¬
tion of sidewalks for exhibition of goods . .. 487
Mr. Rauh relative to ordinance granting subway franchise to.
Company for construction of underground railway. 849, 850
Mr. Rauh relative to consolidation of City Homes .. 250
Mrs. Enoch Rauh on Market question. 159
Hon. S. L. Schenk, Mayor of Indianapolis on Market question. 159
Mr. W. G. Wilkins on charges preferred by Voters' League. 321
Mr. Wilkins expressing vote on Bond Ordinance. 575
Mr. Wilkins voting not guilty against Jos. G. Armstrong. 680
Mr. Wilkins voting not guilty of malfeasance against John M. Morin . . 687
Mr. Wilkins voting guilty of mismanagment against John M. Morin . . 683
Mr. Woodburn relative to Delinquent Tax Collector. 26
Mr. S. S. Woodburn on charges preferred by Voters’ League. 321
Mr. Woodburn voting not guilty against Jos. G. Armstrong. ' 680
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
E. D. Stewart, Exc. of Estate of Florence N. C. Nimick, deceased, mor¬
tgagee to City of Pittsburgh upon passage of Ordinances vacating
Perthshire Place.♦.. 658
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
No 1 November sessions 1912 Re-increase of indebtedness of City of
Pittsburgh ..... 749
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CERTIFICATE OF Page
Eustace S, Morrow, City Controller. 1
CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION OF
Edward V, Babcock. 1
Robert Garland.. 1
John M. Goehring... , 1
William A. Hoeveler. 1
James Purdy Kerr. 1
Peter J. McArdle. 1
Enoch Rauh. 1
William G. Wilkins. 1
Samuel S, Woodburn. 1
PLAN OF
Property condemned by City in vicinity of Highland Park. 505
Plan of lots laid out by P. Hugus Heirs in Eighth ward. 731 ,801
TESTIMONY AGAINST
John M. Morin, Direcror of Dept, of Public Safety, and Jos. G. Arm¬
strong, Director of Dept, of Public Works. 677
COMMUNICATIONS FROM
Ailing & Cory, changing Balkam St. to Alcor St. 8
Armstrong, Jos. G., Director of Department of Public Works relative to
street repaving. 78
Arlington Heights Board of Trade, asking for purchase of E. M. Yard
property. .. 78
Aronson, James H., asking for purchase of property adjoining Engine
House. 78
Art Commission, for transacting business. 19
Assistant Engineers, First and Second, at Ross and Montrose Pumping
Stations relative to establishing their salaries. 35, 36
Armstrong, Jos. G., Director of Department of Public Works, asking
for change of material for Eighteenth street Road. 36
A Taxpayer stating that there are too many employees in Riverview Park 36
Allen, G. W., asking for a hearing on the opening of Moorewood avenue 77
Ashworth, D., giving Council engravings of Wm. Pitt, Chancellor of the
Exchequer. 128
Allegheny County Child Labor Association, transmitting an Ordinance
relative to sale of newspapers. 132
Armstrong, Jos. G , Director of Department of Public Works, relative
to Voters^ League making certain charges against me and request¬
ing my removal from Office. 193
Armstrong Jos. G., stating that he instructed the various Superinten¬
dents in his Department to have their Automobiles lettered . . . 200
Armstrong, Jos. G., relative to re-routing of cars and removal of tracks
in “Hump District.’’. 201
Andrew, Samuel, offering site for “Tuberculosis Hospital” in Robinson
Township.'T. 228
Arenth, Jacob, asking for damages caused by City Water Main bursting
and damaging i is property. 254
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Ackerman, J. C., asking for defeat of Ordinance now pending in Council
relative to grade crossing of Pennsylvania Railroad Tracks .... 344
Allen, E. J , asking that immediate action be taken in matter of widen¬
ing Strawberry alley ... . ... . 361
Anderson, A. E i relative to a subway Ordinance prepared and recom¬
mended by Committee on City Transit. 397, 398
Allegheny County Livery Association, protesting against repeal of Ordi¬
nance requiring automobiles to carry ‘‘Drip-Pans/’. 415
Animal Rescue League of Pittsburgh, Inc , relative to specifications for
arrest, care and disposal of unlicensed dogs. ........... 434, 453
Anderson, A. E,, United Terminal Painters Run Railroad Company, re¬
plying to letter received from Assistant City Clerk, giving notice
of request from your committee for specific objections, relative to
Rapid Transit. 4£0
Armstrong, Jos G Addressed to Mr. E. S. Morrow, relative to services
rendered by E. K. Morse . 527, 528
Armstrong, Jos. G., transmitting estimate of cost widening and improv¬
ing Grant Boulevard . 52R
Allegheny County Christian Endeavor Union, protesting against exhi¬
bition of free shows in parks on Sunday. 528
Allentown Turn-Verein, protesting against repaving of Allen street . . 534
Aronson, Harry M., asking for extension of water-line on Glenwood
avenue. 6.36
Armstrong, Joseph G. Director, Department of Public Works submitt¬
ing an estimate on the cost of lighting Sixth street . . . 686
Art Commission relative to erection of a monument to the sailors who
lost their lives in the Maine disaster. 699
Animal rescue League of Pittsburgh relative to the collection of stray
animals and relative to Council visiting the three branches oper¬
ated by the League. 603
Armstrong, Joseph G; relative to City Solicitor preparing ordinance for
placing and erecting marquise over our sidewalk. 635
American Steel and Wire Co. suggesting amendments to the ordinanee
regulating the construction of building insofar as the same relates
to concrete construction. • . . .. 706
American Steel & Wire Co., relative to embodying in the Building Code
their wire concrete re-inforcement fabric. 718
Animal Rescue League of Pittsburgh, Inc., enclosing copy of monthly
report showing the work done by said institution. 707
Armstrong, Jos. G., transmitting estimate for repairing of Smithfield
and Wood streets.• .. 745
Alien, G. W., relative to an ordinance repealing the location of Morewood
avenue. . 743
Asplen, John F., asking that a fire alarm box be placed on Wyola street. 743
Alderdice Taylor relative to erection of. shelter houses at Forbes and
Shady avenues.. 805
Aliyn. G. W. asking Council to advise him what the City intends to do re¬
lative to opening of Moorewood avenue 808
Assistant Engineers of Garfield & Lincoln Pumping Bureau of Water
asking for increase in salary from $95.00 to $100.00 per month . . 835
Anderson, A. E.- President of Pittsburgh District Railway Co. relative
to franchise for construction of underground railway .. 83”. 838
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COMMUNICATIONS PROM—Continued, Page
Anderson A, E., President of Pittsburgh District Railway Co. relative
to ordinance now pending in Council granting Pittsburgh District
Railway Co. right to to construct, maintain and operate certain
branch lines within City limits. 838. 839
Baetty, Lee C., relative to the change of the name of **Bureau of
“Viewers'^ to “Bureau of Public Improvements.“. 85, 86
Booth, J. B. & Company, asking for an up-to-date “Lighting System “
on Federal street. 8
Booth, J. B. & Company, asking for a uniform rate of Electrical In¬
spection . 95
Baetty, Lee C., Assistant City Solicitor, transmitting Ordinances for
damages caused by the opening of Belmar street. 5, 20
Baetty, Lee C., for satisfaction of Municipal Leins. 47, 62
Brown, John D., Esq., protesting against the grading and Paving of
Mazer street. 5«
Brubaker, Amy E., asking to restore the name of Bond street. 67
Board of Fire Underwriters, relative to desired change of Electrical
Wiring. .. 6^, 85
Board, Thos. E. Rev., relative to raffling of articles by churches and
others. 116
Bloomfield Board of Trade, complaining of Pennsylvania Railway Com¬
pany emptying gas tank into sewers on Lonergon avenue. 132
Bank of Pittsburgh, protesting against unreasonable bill which is before
Council. 168
Byers, E. H., relative to improvements of Grace street. 211
Biggert, F.* C., Junior, relative to improvement of Noblestown Road.. . 317
Booth, John B., relative to removal of all wooden poles on Federal street
Bridge. 317
Burnham, D. H. & Company, relative to installation of a fire alarm sys¬
tem in First National Bank Building. 307
Business people on the North Side, claiming discrimination in enforcing
an Ordinance to obstructing sidewalks ;. 3.'^0
Black, D. P., enclosing partial list of signers to a petition protesting
against removal of any part of Market.. 331
Beechview Board of Trade, transmitting to Council, “Resolution request¬
ing the Director of the Department of Public Works to make a
plan and estimate cost of a bridge over “Saw Mill Run'^ connecting
Beechview with Mt. Washington. 397
Brookline Board of Trade, relative to supply of water in said district. . 454, 510
Brown, Mrs. M. A., asking that Wallace street be paved ......... 546
Banner Geo. Hettrick offering site for playground. 698
Brown W. H. relative to widening of Second avenue. 685. 711
Bialas R. F. asking for laying of water pipe on Boundry street. 600
Ball J. M. stating that Board of School Visitors pass a reslution petition¬
ing Council to pass an ordinance for paving of Maple Avenue . . . 649
Brennen W. J. transmitting an ordinance regulating Municipal Contracts 658
Baxter Moses employee in store room at Public Safety Building asking
for an increase in salary.. , 707
Bell Mont Board of Trade enclosing copies of resolution adopted by said
Board relative to street car service on Beltzhoover Division and to
building a shelter house in McKinley Park . "719
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM—Contlnued:
Booth, Wm. J., asking for a hearing relative to opening of Plain view
avenue.. . . .
Beatty^ Lee C, in reply to communication from Geo. J. Campbell, Esq.
in reference to the right of Council to repeal the ordinance provid¬
ing for widening of Cherry way.
Benning John J. Chief Engineer at Municipal Hospital asking for an-
crease in salary on behalf of self and two assistants..
Belt Mont Board of Trade, enclosing copy of resolution adopted by said
Board of Trade relative to street car service in Eighteenth Ward ►
Beatty, L. C., Assistant City Solicitor, relative to passage of an ordi¬
nance widening Diamond street.
Carter, Asa L., transmitting statement of facts in Adams Market
matter.
Carnegie Technical Schools relative to opening of Moorewood avenue. .
Citizens of outer Larimer and Lincoln avenues, asking for a franchise to
Pittsburgh IJailways Co. for construction of a Street Car Line for
Extension Line..
Citizens of Twelfth Ward asking for an extension trolley service to outer
Larimer avenue.
Childs, Mrs. Harvey, relative to repaving of Noblestown Road.
Conley, F. G., F. C. Beil and G. Weller Barnes, asking City to purchase
their property fronting on Grant Boulevard.
City Planning Commission recommending a street railway route through
Schenley Park, etc., also recommending ^construction of a bridge
over Pennsylvania R. R. at 39th street...
Citizens and property owners relative to widening of and straightening
of Webster avenue...
Cochrane, Mrs. E. J., asking relief from an increase in City Taxes and
Water Rent.
Civic Club of Allegheny Co., enclosing preliminary report of Committee
Crow, N., petitioning Council to take some action in preventingpeddlers,
etc., from selling their goods in vicinity of Wilkinsburg without
proper license.
Clark, James B . stating that establishing of free moving pictures in
public Parks will damage business of other moving picture shows
Conley, F. G., asking that property on Murray avenue be condemmed
for Park purposes.•* * ..
Connelly, P. R., stating that City of Pittsburgh construct a public sewer
through his property..
Calderwood, H. A., protesting against street exhibition of free moving
pictures on Sunday ..
Casey, John F. Co., relative to payment of services on Larimer avenue
Bridge.
Carson, A. Roy, protesting against the dumping of street sweepings in
the lot at the corner of Senncir and Perrysville avenue
City Planning Commission transmitting to Councils plans and profiles of
proposed approach to Union Station.
City planning Commission transmitting to Council a plan and estimate
of a foot passageway or tunnel under Grant Boulevard at Washing¬
ton Place. ..
Citizens on North Side asking that hearing be re-opened in compiaint
against Ed. F^arbelli. ..
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM—Continued. Page
Cook, C. B. and Henry H, Hanna, of Hill Top Board of Trade, urging
purchase of property.. . 88
Civic Club of Allegheny County, relative to the erection of a modem
Market House on Diamond street site.. 89, 363
Callery, J. D., President of Pittsburgh Railways Co,, relative to making
of monthly payments of judgment obtained at twenty-fourth t2^)
Term, 1907.. 100
Carson, R. E. and Sheldon S. White, complaining of excessive water
rates. 100
Columbia University Alumnai member requesting appropriation for two
(2) Municipal Gardens . 19
Cooper, Chas. C., relative to securing copies of Health Code. 35
Cantrell, O. W., relative to placing parcel racks in the cars of Pittsburgh
Railways Co. 49
Carter, R. A. transmitting statement of property... 67
Committee reporting on the efficient and economical management of
affairs of the Pittsburgh Playground Association. 68
City Controller suggesting an amendment to the Ordinance fixing num¬
ber and salary of officers. 128
Consumers League of Allegheny County protesting against use of Second
avenue for other than Park purposes. 132
Civil Service Association of Allegheny Co., transmitting a resolution re¬
lative to recent acts by head of Department of the City of Pitts¬
burgh . 164
City Controller, relative to Ordinance changing the code classification of
appropriation item for fiscal year beginning February 1st, 1912 . . 168
Central Christian Church Brotherhood opposing opening of stores on Sun¬
day, also endorsing the work of Sherwood Council of Jr. 0. U. A. M. 19G
Croyle, Jos. T., demanding that the laws relative to closing of stores on
Sunday,. 196
Carter, AsaL., relative t'^ Adams Market matter be settled before ad¬
ditional costs be advanced by clients. 229. 253
Citizens living in 10th Ward asking for repair of boardwalks and cross¬
ings on Evaline street. 246
Crowley, H. L., asking passage of an Ordinance for grading, paving and
curbing of suburban avenue. 281
Cline, Russel relative to opening of Moorwood avenue. 281
Committee representing Patrolmen, relative to conditions existing as to
time compelled to remain on duty and unsanitary condition of
Station Houses. 295
Callery. J. D., relative to the visit of Officers and Executive Committee
of American Electrical Railway Association. 295
City Planning Commission relative to making report on proposed ordi¬
nance granting to Pittsburgh District Railroad Co. the consent to
construct a subway. 700
City Controller transmitting a detailed statement of the expenditures
from and balances remaining to the credit of item in the appropri¬
ation bill for the fiscal year 1912. . 705
Cahoon Wm. T. Chairman of Educational Committee of Beechview
Board of Trade enclosing blue print sketch of the proposed play¬
ground site for Beech wood and Beechview Public Schools .... 706
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM—Continued, Page
Carter R. A. enclosing map showing one location of a merry-go-round
erected by City in Grandview Park adjoining his property and ask¬
ing that City purchase it for a playground or Park entrance at the
actual cost to him . . 707
City Solicitor replying to Council inquiry as to whether a newly suggested
extension of Hamilton avenue would be authorized by Bond Issue of
19 0 No, « . . 707, 70S
Casey John F Co. giving notice that he will demand interest on deferred
payments on Larimer avenue Bridge contract. 711
Cobbell, Albert J,. stating that he will refuse to pay for water furnished
his residence on account of quality of water. 719
Crookston W. J. Chairman of Committee of School Medical Inspectors
asking for an increase in salary per month.. . , . 74S
City Planning Commission relative to ordinance now pending in Council
for a projection of five feet on Strawberry way, giving objections
for this work and advocating a width of 40 feet. 746
Committee of Chief Drivers asking that the position of Chief Drivers in
Bureau of Fire be made a creative one.. 805
Coffin, Wm. C., Chairman of Committee appointed for investigation of
work and material on construcion of Larinier avenue Bridge, and
giving report on same. 827
City Planning Commission relative to the extension of 22nd street bridge
near the McNeil property. . 837
City planning Commission transmitting a recommendation of the McNeil
property on webster avenue . ..... ..... . .. 837
Crescent Portland Cement Co. asking that no action betaken on ordinance
regulating the use of concrete and re-inforced concrete in the con¬
struction buildings until all interested parties are given a hearing . 855
Chamber of Commerce, enclosing copy of resolution Jurging passage 'of
the subway ordinance.. 856
City Solicitor relative to resolution as to my opinion whether claims
against City come within the provisions of Rule No. 8, etc. 831
City Planning Commission relative to extending, widening fand opening
of Hamilton avenue. 719
City Planning Commission relative to widening of Oliver avenue. 720
City Planning Commission relative to widening and straightening of
Grant Boulevard .. ... 720
Director of Department of Public Safety requesting the passage of re¬
solutions for warrants for Thomas Henderson, Wm, Dawe, Henry
Franz and Adolph Stoerkel. 49, 71
Du Puy A. H , asking for the prohibiting of the manufacture and sale
of phosphorous matches .. 78
Dunlevy, Paul C., of E. E. Savings & Trust Co., relative to depository
Ordinance .. 149
Du Puy, relative to condition of Devon Road . . 168
Donner, W. H,, relative to condition of Devon Road. 168
Director of Department of Public Works enclosing copy of report rela¬
tive to epuipment which was purchased for Filtration Plant.... 17o
Davies & Green, relative to nuisance caused by Nine Mile Run Sewer,
also asking to not remove corner of said sewer at Smith Place . . 171, 172
Dixon, S. G., asking Council on an economic pkn for disposal of sewage 172
Daule, H. W., relative to boys roller skating on the streets. 227
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM—Continued. Page
Davies & Green, relative to selling their farm for proposed Tuberculosis
Hospital site. 227
Dept, of Supplies asking for meeting of Council in Executive Session . . 24:t
Director of Department of Public Works relative to condition of retain¬
ing wall at intersection of Prospect street and Troy Hill. 281
Diamond Real Estate Co., asking the water line be laid on Volt Alley
and asking privilege of appearing before Council in regards to this
matter. .. 307
Diggen, Michael and Francis Gavin, relative to condition of A street
and Kirkbride street. 346
Daughters of Betsy Ross, asking Hon. Wm. A. Magee, Mayor, to pro¬
claim ‘‘Flag Day” June 14th, throughout the city. 346
Duquesne Club, protesting against widening of Strawberry alley .... 361
Duff Mfg. Co. referring to Ordinance vacating a certain portion of Knox
street . 345
Detchon, S. 0., transmitting to Council estimate of damages that will
be occasioned by widening of Strawberry Way. 3»8
Director of Dept, of Public Works transmitting communications from
Supt. of Bureau of Highways and Sewers, designating locations
where Public Drinking Fountains may be located. 405
Dodson, Frank Jr., asking that City reimburse him for hospital expenses
caused by sickness while on duty. 501, 548
Director of Dept, of Public Safety relative to placing police and fire alarm
systems underground in conduit lines now being laid on Butler street 534
Director of Dept, of Public Works transmitting letter from S. N. Sprague
relative to extra work done on Larimer avenue Bridge .. 539
Donnell, C. H. principal Thirteenth ward school Allegheny, relative to
provide steps on Bohemian hill. 686
Detective Bureau giving reasons why their salaries should be increased.. 719
Division Clerks in Bureau of Highways and Sewers asking for increase in
salaries from $75.00 to $10t).00 per month. 835
Elliott, E. H. Mrs., relative to established grade on Paul street. 116
E. E. Savings & Trust Co., relative to City Depositories. 152
Eaton, Jos. B., relative to condition of retaining wall and board fence
on St. Ives street. 198
Ellis, Hannah, requesting permission to use any available ground or
grounds for establishing gardens. 228
Excelsior Laundry Co., relative to condition of Gross stseet. 434
Eber Hardware Co., relative to a further hearing in reference to dis¬
crimination in the obstruction of sidewalks. 506
Eldridge, Robert, asking to have boardwalks on Belasco avenue repaired 536
Eber Hardware Co. and Wm. J. Wagner, relative to discrimination in
enforcing Ordinance prohibiting the occupation of sidewalks by
Merchants. 536
Eades, Samuel, asking certain improvements be made in down-town
district, especially widening of Ellsmere street. 547
Edlis, Adolph, relative to sending statement of City taxes to all property
owners without request. 547
Eaton, Jos. B., Judge of Election Board, relative to payment of election
officers for counting votes on the Bond Issue. 649
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM—Continued. Psge
East Liberty Business Men's Committee, transmitting copy of a reso¬
lution adopted by said Committee relative to granting to one of the
companies applying for franchise the right to build a subway in the
City of Pittsburgh. 707
Eckert, John A., stating that he will put down sidewalk on twelve foot
alley between his property and Nevada street if City will deed said
alley to him. 731
Emery, G. A., relative to opening, extending and widening of Hamilton
avenue. 731
Electrical Contractors Association, enclosing copy of letter addressed to
R. J. Daly, Superintendent Bureau of Electricity, relative to fur¬
nishing said Association with a copy of rules governing the instal¬
lation of electric wires, etc. 818
English, W. Y., asking Council to start on the improvement of Corliss
street. 855
English, H D. W., asking Council to approve the selections of Home-
wood Board of Trade, and its approval by City Planning Commis¬
sion, of a playground at Lang and Hamilton avenues. 85(>
Frazer, A N. Co., relative to Fire Insurance expiring on City Engine
House. 100
Fire Social Settlements, relative to social evils in this City. 68 82
Polks, Mrs. Alverina M.. relative to establishing milk station. 131
Flinn Hon. Wm., Chairman of City Planning Commission, stating that
said Commission had approved plan of opening Morewood avenue 132
Frey, Ernest A., relative to unfairness shown him as bidder on different
articles. 213
Fisher, B. & Co., relative to refusal of Bell Telephone Co. to remove
J.1 __ii-_ —A_ J. aT_ 1 ]
Fitzpatrick, T, J., relative to lack of sufficient lights on Duquesne Way 281
Fisher, Edwin S. relative to improvement of Rockledge street. 307
Flood Commission of Pittsburgh, relative to locating markets on the
Wharves of the City, and will recommend a comprehensive plan
for treatment of wharves . . . 3P8
Fork, Harry A., asking relief from damage caused by inadequacy of
sewers on Frankstown avenue. 489
Frankstown Realty Co., relative to condition of an open run which passes
through Thirteenth Ward. 4Hl
Feigel, F. W., asking that an Electric Arc Lamp be placed at comer of
Chelton and Oakbridge streets, Brookline . ... 582
Fried & Reineman Packing Co., relative to Ordinance relating to and re¬
gulating the driving of cattle and other animals through the public
streets. ... .... ... 605
Fording, A. 0. Solicitor of Pittsburgh Subway Co., relative to submitt¬
ing to Council copies of Section 10, 11 and 17 of Subway Ordinance 635, 636
Fording, A. O., on ordinance granting unto the .. Company the
consent of the City to the construction of its underground railway,
etc.. 823
Grimes, W. D., asking for passage of resolution for payment of
$8,402.49 for water furnished City Homes and Hospitals. .... 48, 74, 83
Gillespie, E. P., relative to the system of collecting dog taxes. 88
Gallagher, James H., asking City to purchase four lots for Park purposes ► 115
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM—Continued. Page
Gallagher, James H., asking for refunding of taxes on property through
which City built a driveway.. 132, 187
Gordon; Arthur, asking for $‘105 for sickness contracted Jwhile employed
as disinfector. 151
German, Jas. W. Mrs., requesting Council to pass an Ordinance prohibit¬
ing the use of very long or dangerous hatpins . . .. 201
Goettel, Jacob, relative to condition of River avenue and side street in
20th Ward . 201
Goldsmith, L. J., asking that a sidewalk be laid at 0614 Dalzell Place 213
Gerwig, Edgar C., recommending action of Board of School Controllers
of Allegheny in urging paving Maple avenue .... . 280
Globe Vasnish Co., relative to the purchase of varnish supplies. 293
Globe Varnish Co., enclosing a list of different bids for which they did
not receive business from, and asking Council to adjust this matter 330
George Bros, relative to property damages caused by widening of Straw¬
berry Way . 398
Gilg, Henry F., asking City to remove cinders and steps on lot of North
Side owned by wife, . . 506
Greer, Dr. M. N., relative to condition of Lowrie street. 537
Grimes, Wm. D., Attorney for J. J. Wetzel and others, relative to dam¬
age and inconvenience caused residents in Smith Way, on account
of public sewer construction. 571
Gillespie, Chas. D., relative to settlement of claims of Mrs. Robt, D.
McClure, and Mrs. A. A. McGuire for injuries received. 698
Golden, Fred, petitioning Council to purchase an artificial leg for Danetri
Lapin, who lost his limb from natural causes. 707
Gerwig, F. W., Secretary of the Board of Public Education, relative to
Council providing in the 1913 Budget, a sum sufficient to install
fire alarm boxes in or near all school buildings at present without
them. 707
Gem Mfg. Co., relative to condition of Spruce street. ' 707
Graham, Robert H., relative to condition of Boston street. 707
Goubert, Paul, relative to Director of Department of Charities annulling
part of his contract with City for burial of poor and for ambulance
service. . 741
Gelston, W. E. ’ Superintendent of Bureau of Surveys, asking that salary
of Principal Assistant Engineer be increased to $3,000.00 per annum 818
Greger, Ed. D., M, D., favoring location of Tuberculosis Hospital in the
country 856
Hamerschlag, A. A., transmitting a resolution to incorporation of Board
of Trustee of the Carnegie Institute. 97, 127
Haaek, Henry G., asking for exoneration of certain Water Rent on pro¬
perty. 17
Heller, Ben, asking for refund of Taxes . 18
Hoyt, Catherine, relative to Housing Conditions. 19
Hooff, Frank I., asking for additional Police Protection. 35
Hildreth & Co., complaining of their lowest bidders were not awarded
the contract for the inspection of Point Bridge . 49, 50, 100
Heimert, C. A., relative to assessing his property at more than actual
value.. . . . 131
Homewood Realty Co., relative to laying of water line on Olivant street 132
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Hillman, J. H. Jr., relative to paving of Devon Road.. 149
Hildreth & Co., relative to inspection of Point Bridge.. 149, 213
Hilwig,Kate Mrs., offering to sell her farm for Tuberculosis Hospital
Site . . . . . 195
Hortinaw, Galen C., relative to widening of Bellefield avenue and open-
of a 60 foot street from Fifth avenue to Forbes street via Clyde
street . . . . .. 213
Harmony, Wm. L., relative to over assessment on Water Rent. 293
Hill Top Board of Trade, relative to playground property. . . 295
Hays, E. V., relative to improvement of Noblestown Plank Road . . 317
Humphreys, M. S., calling attention to annual vacation period of two
weeks of Firemen . . . . 303
Hammett, W. E., relative to installation of water line on Rosemary street 321
Hermes, J. R., relative to improvement of Noblestown Plank Road . . . 321
Hill, Frederick, applying for position as stenographer in the trial charges
preferred by Directors of the Departments of Public Health, Pub¬
lic Works and Public Safety. .. .. 229
Hill Top Board of Trade, enclosing copy of resolution approving the action
of City Planning Commission . ... . 344
Houston Bros. Co., relative to extension of water line 100 ft. on Moni¬
tor street. .. ... ... 316
Hill Top Board of Trade, enclosing copy of report of Committee on im¬
provement of Warrington avenue. ... . 375
Hodges, H. C., relative to case of Dr. Sunseri, on matters of erecting
temporary wooden steps on Webster avenue and Chatham street . 462
Haynes, W, L., relative to inspections made by Bureau of Plumbing
and Sanitary Inspection . 375
Hamerschlag, A. A., relative to resurfacing Woodlawn avenue. 470
Heinz, H. J., suggesting to Council it would be an opportune time to
raise streets on North Side, also to use dirt from Hump for such
purpose . ... . 482
Hoeveler, Mr. W. A,,transmitting plans relative to proposed Second
avenue. . .... 493
Hailman, J. D., of City Planning Commission, considering Bill now in
Council covering proposed dedication of Gists Way and Pennant
Place. . .. 5(i6, 507
Harper, David G., suggesting that City Council pass an Ordinance pro¬
viding that blue and white signs be used for directing which side
of sidewalks be used for pedestrains .......... 528
Hunter, A. S. Dr., protesting against the laying of a street railway
switch at corner of Fifth avenue and Wood street by Pittsburgh
Railways Co. . . . . . .. 5iJ5
Harpoon, The, relative to investigation of extra charges for work done '
by John F. Casey Contracting Co., in construction of Larimer ave¬
nue Bridge. . .... 547
Homewood Board of Trade, relative to opening of Hamilton avenue. . 606
Handy, Jas. O., President of Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania
submitting a list of names of Engineers to Council for investigation
of overcharges for material and labor in bill for extra work on Lar¬
imer evenue Bridge, of which three were chosen . . ... 661
Heard, Eugene E. calling attention to condition of boardwalk on Crosby
avenue. .. . .. 69g
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Htlick, Mrs. Geo., Chairman of Civic Committee of Women^s Club of
Sheridan, asking for a hearing on the matter of playgrounds . . . 699
Homewood Realty Co., relative to Delinquent Tax Collector charging five
per cent, on charges for advertising delinquent tax. 707
Hildreth, C. G., Dr., relative to coverings over cellar openings in front
of some large department stores and buildings in City. 719
Hamerschlag, Arthur A., asking Council to insert in the appropriation
bill a sum for paving and finishing of Woodlawn avenue in accord¬
ance with agreement. 719
Hornberger H. O. Real Estate Co , submitting plan showing relocation
of 20 ft. alley on property of Harvey Childs, Jr. and asking Council
approval. 719
Hall, John, urging Conncil to take action on ordinance for improvement
of Corliss street. 745
Homewood Board of Trade, asking Council to give them information re¬
lating to the subway ' • 817
Hill Top Board of Trade, enclosing suggestion for consideration of Coun¬
cil in making up the Budget for the coming year. 818
Homewood Realty Co., offering sites for playground purposes 818
Housing Conference of Pittsburgh, asking Council to make an appropri¬
ation for the coming fiscal year for the printing of the Health Code 818
Independent Tire Repair Works, complaining against excessive Water
Rents and asking for installation of water meter. 100
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, relative to wage rate
of certain employes 88
Innes, John C., relative to excessive water rates on property at 8112
Franks town avenue 15o
Irene Kaufman Settlement, relative to establishment of playgrounds in
Hill district. 685
lams, Mrs. Franklin P., relative to establishing a playground in Twen¬
tieth Ward or Sheradan. 699
Jones, Wm., relative to use of his property as a garage. ..... 78
Johnson, Frank C., asking Council to make investigation for his being
suspended as Tenement House Inspector. 101
J ay me, J. Phillip, relative to street car transfers.. 201
Jenkins, Thos. C., relative to introduction into Council an Ordinance
covering the repaving of Noblestown Road . 321
Jacoby, W. M., stating that the appropriation of a certain sum for music
in the parks will be exhausted with concerts on Friday,
August 16, 1912. 481
Jacoby, W. M., stating that the Flood Commission has plans complete
and ready for inspection. 501
Jiles, James Co., asking permission to use clay and gravel on property
situated at Thirty-Eighth street and Penn Avenue, owned by City
of Pittsburgh. 570
Johnson, T. C., Sergeant of Detectives, asking for an increase in salary 731
Jones, John F. Line Foreman, Bureau ot Electricity, asking for increase
in salary. 744
Johnston, P. H., requesting City to share in expense lighting McNeely
avenue, which is boundry line between City of Pittsburgh and Bor¬
ough of Dormont. . 8 6
Kitzmiller, E. J., asking that taxes be exonerated on property of Home
Hotel. 60
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Kindton, H. T., inviting^ Council to visit its offices for the pu^ose of
having the operation of a moving picture machine explaining in
detail. 66
Klee, Rose, asking for repeal of the location of Solway street..... 69
Keller, P. P., relative to sewer on Fairmont street and Penn avenue,
which floods his cellar. 192
Kirsch, Wm. C., submitting site for Tuberculosis Hospital on Perrysville
avenue. 228
Keefe, P. H., relative to submitting to Committee on Public Safety in- ’
formation as to illegal sales of liquor in Clubs. 279
King, Wm. L., relative to improvement of road leading to Noblestown
Road. 321
Kelly, A. J. Jr., relative to a hearing on the matter of purchase of pro¬
perty in City for playground purposes. 346
Kinsey, Sam., relative to collection of garbage in City of Pittsburgh . . 631
Krieling, Henry, offering to lease to City, property for dumping street
sweepings, etc^ . . . :.. 535
Kennard, Beulah, President of Pittsburgh Playground Association, ask¬
ing for a hearing relative to new playground sites. 570
Kenny, R. W, relative to entering into a contract for a period of three
or five yearsfor collection of stray animals. 745
Lange, Ed. G., asking for change of name of Wilsborough avenue to
Wheeler avenue. 100, 143
Lorah, Mrs. Lester, relative to one party allowed to build and another
refuses the permit to build . 99
Larimer Board of Trade, asking for the purchase of Silver Lake Grounds 9
Lawrenceville Board of Trade, transmitting petitions of citizens Com¬
mittee.. ... 37
Lindsay, James C. Hardware Co., complaining about blocking an alley
in rear of its property 50
Logan, John C , relative to preparing water lines.... .. . <8
Lakel, E., agreeing to build a furnace to burn rubbish on North Side . . 150
Lindsay, Eliza and Benjamin, asking for relief from water which is de¬
stroying their property.. ... 374
Larkin Thos. C., asking Council to take steps to remove arc light in
front of said property. 416
Liggett, K. B., protesting against any change in grade of Homewood
avenue. ... . 432
Lutz, H A., requesting that cinders be placed on Monongahela street. . 635
Levy, Geo. A , D. E. Greenwald and S, J. Gutering relative to Ordinance
providing for the appointment of “Morals Efficiency Commission*’ 634, 635
Lowe, Albert Geo., asking that electric lights be erected on Bartlett
street... 707
Lieblich, P., relative to collection of rubbish and garbage in City .... 745
Locke, Charles A., Attorney for D. Marnhout, asking City to reimburse
Mr. Marnh:>ut for the loss of a horse which died from hydrophobia 855
Masters. S. C., President of Protective League, asking to apper before
Public Safety Committee. .. 85
Marony, D. F., relative to fenders for automobiles . 89
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Magee, Wm. A., Mayor, returning without my approval Ordinance
granting rights to Pennsylvania Heat Light & Power Co. to occupy
streets. 10
Maley, F. B., offering a piece of ground for playground purposes .... 9
McMullin, M. K., relative to water conditions on North Side. 100
Mason, H D., relative to excessive Typhoid death rate of Pittsburgh 19
McQuade, Thomas A. relative to the erection of a City Hall on Monon-
gahela Wharf. 4H
Morrow, E. S., transmitting an Ordinance correcting an error in the
appropriation Ordinance ... . .. 77
McKeever, E. M., relative to location of a Bridge at Thirty-ninth street 115
Mason, H. D., requesting Council to ask Pittsburgh Railways Co. to is¬
sue transfers. . ... 115
Motion Picture Exhibitors protesting against exorbitant license fee
charged ... . . . 130
McGilHck F, E., protesting against the change of the name of Wm. Pitt
Boulevard to Beech wood Boulevard. 122
McKinley. Samuel, asking for construction of a boardwalk on Standard
avenue. 132
Magee, Hon. Wm. A., transmitting for consideration of Council the re¬
port of Bureau of Construction of Department of Public Works. . 133
McKee, Logan, asking City Clerk to send ten copies of Subway Ordinances 152
McGinley, J. R., entering a formal protest against the passage of a
proposed Ordinance opening and extending Morewood avenue . . . 152
Miller, A H.. relative to unsanitary condition of buildings located on
Frontena street . . 169
McCombs, W. H,, protesting against granting any more street railway
franchises until better facilities are given. 171
Morin, John M., asking Council to provide certain amounts for purpose
of caring for Police and Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Telephone
wires located in Hump district. . . 229
Marwick, Mitchell & Co. relative to recommendation for investigation
of efficiency method for the City.. .. 259
Morrow, E. S., reporting that appropriation No. ^9 Refunding City
Taxes as being exhausted . . . . .. 241
McCracken, B. & Son in connection with supply of grain and hay for
City . . . 214
Masters, Mrs. Ella C., relative to the Ordinance for a “Curfew Law“ . 216
Mercer, Wm. H., relative to City acquiring small triangular lot for park 280
McKeever, Rev. E. M., transmitting an Ordinance granting certain
rights to Brereton Avenue Street Railway Co. . 280
McKelvey, Frank M., relative to water rates in Beltzhoovey. 281
Martin, Ed.. relative to joint site for* North Side Reservoir and Tuber-
eulosis Hospital. .. 281
Miller, Sophia F., asking Council to provide funds for removal of rubbish
gathered on South Side. ..... 296
Muchaw, Wm. F., relative to condition of Wardwell street, also to his
fountain due to same.. 302
KcKean, Robert A., relative to condition of South Negley avenue . . 317
Morin, John M., transmitting communication from Mr. M. S. Humph¬
reys, Chief of Bureau of Fire... 303
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Morin, John M.. owing to certain improvements now being made on
Second avenue . . 30:?. 304
McGillick, F, E. relative to proposed crossing under railroad at Home-
wood avenue. 320, 321
Matheny, A. R., relative to paving of Novelty street. 329
Magee, Hon. Wm. A., transmitting communication from City Planning
Commission recommending extension of John street. 331
McClelland, E. S. Mrs., relative to grade crossing of Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Co, tracks at Homewood avenue. 344
McFarland, John, protesting against passage of an Ordinance relative to
grade crossing.*. 344
McKean, J. W., complaining of excessive charge made by Pennsylvania
Water Co.... 346
Morals Efficiency Commission, for immediate lessenings of the evils of
Prostitution. 346
McMiller, W. M., relative to matter of opening of Larimer avence . , . 376
Morin, J, M., relative to Ordinance for awarding a contract for arrest,
care and disposal of unlicensed dogs . 39
Magee, Hon, Wm. A,, transmitting to Council an Ordinance recommend¬
ing City Planning Commission to purchase tract of land for larger
entrance to Grandview Park. i>99. 4(>0
McRoberts, Harry D., asking City for removal of ground which is dam¬
aging his property .... . .. 416
Morin, John M-, transmitting to Council copy of specification for care,
arrest and disposal of unlicensed dogs. 416
Magee, Wm. A., enclosing copy of communication from City Treasurer,
showing receipt of Taxes for year 1912-.. 4 7
Magee, Wm. A,, submitting a corrected copy of tax collections of City
Treasurer. 431
Morals Efficiency Commission, relative to closing of all houses of As¬
signation. 462
McKinney, R. A., presenting a petition of Hose Manufacturers for modi¬
fication of specification of fire hose. 479
Marx, M., asking for a hearing before Council relative to contract
awarded for horses for City .. . . . . , , 482
Magee, Hon. Wm. A., transmitting Communicaiions from City Planning
Commission recommending topographical survey of City of Pitts¬
burgh .. 5o7
Magee Hon. Wm. A., transmitting communication from City Planning
Commission relative to purchase triangular piece of property at
Liberty, Rebecca and Baum streets . 507, 008
Morin, J. M., Director of Department of Public Safety, recommending
to Council that a proper Ordinance be passed for the sale of pro¬
perty of 2 Patrol Stations on North Side. 539
Miller, W. S., relative to opening of Devonshire street. 546
McQuaide, Thos. A., relative to placing sub-patrolmen on duty in small¬
pox zone . 547
Morin, John M., Director of Department of Public Safety asking for
passage of an Ordinance for transfer of a certain sum from Ap¬
propriation No. 21, Bureau of Fire, item A. I., to Appropriation
ko. 21 B, 8. ..... 570
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Morin, John M., Director of Department of Public Safety, asking for
passage of an Ordinance lor transfer of a certain sum from Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund, to Appropriation No, 22,
Bureau of Police. 670
McKelvey, Frank M., relative to water rates charged by private com¬
panies furnishing water to that portion of Eighteenth Ward . . - 670
Morin, John M., Director of Department of Public Safety, recommending
the passage of an Ordinance for appointment of 2 additional In¬
spectors of Police. 571
Magee, Wm. A., Mayor, expressing opinion on two proposed under¬
ground highways. 599
Morin, John M., recommending the purchase of underground Cable to
continue present system from intersection of West Carson street
and Point Bridge to Fourth avenue and Cherry way. .. 604
McWilliams, Mrs. E. E., relative to sewer pipe leading to her house be¬
ing exposed by improvements to Grace avenue. 700
Magee, Wm. A., and E. S. Morrow, certifying that the Appropriation
is for an emergency purpose . 606
Magee, Wm. A., Mayor, relative to time in which to repeal Ordinances
for the taking of certain lands for extension of Highland Park . . 606,465
Magee, Wm. A., Mayor, transmitting to Council two communications
from City Planning Commission. 636, 637, 669, 660
McNane. James F., asking for the paving of an alley in rear of Stanton
avenue •. 50
Magee. Hon. Wm. A., transmitting communication from City Planning
Commission relative to widening Fullerton street. 686
Magee. Hon, Wm. A., transmitting communciation for City Planning
Commission, recommending an adjustment of the street comers . . 686
Magee, Wm. A., Mayor and E. S. Morrow, City Controller, certifying
appropriation provided for in Bill No 2248, is necessary, this being
for an emergency purpose. 717
Magee; Wm. A., Mayor transmitting two Communications from City Plan¬
ning Commission relative to extension of Hamilton avenue and wid¬
ening of Oliver avenue . .. . 719
Magee, Wm. A. Mayor, informing Council that subject to their approval
he appointed Justice Schroedel to the office of Police Magistrate . 720, 735
Magee, Wm. A. Mayor, relative to communciation received from Pitts¬
burgh Railways Co. in regard to Council neglecting to attend to
their communciation. 725, 726, 727
Magee, Wm. A. Mayor relative to urgent need of action with reference
certain matters connected with Public Highways. 731. 732. 733
Magee, Wm. A. M^or transmitting to Council communication from
City Planning Commission in relation to an ordinance pending in
Council requesting permission to construct a projection to a building
over a part of Strawberry way near intersection of Liberty street 746
Magee Wm. A. Mayor informing Council he has appointed W. H. Nim-
ick to succeed Dr, Herman W. Heckelman and J. Harry Letsche to
succeed W. A« Magee to Sinking Fund Commis ion of City .... 746
Magee, Wm. A., Mayor, transmitting a communication and recomend-
ation from City Planning Commission relative to McNiel Property
on Webster avenue. 836
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Magee, Wm. A., Mayor, transmitting to Council for their consideration
the financial estimates of Mayor, City Controller, City Treasurer,
Law Department, City Planning Commission, Art Committee, The
Shade Tree Committee, Department of Supplies, Department of
Public Safety, Department of Charities, Board of Water Assessors
and General Office, and all of the Bureau of Department of Public
Works, except Bureau of City Property, North Side Light Plants,
and Parks.. 746, 747, 748, 749
McKenna Bros. Brass Co., Simon's Mfg. Co., Graham Nut Co., Faucus
Machine Co. Davis & Warde, Union Foundry & Machine Co., Con¬
roy Prugh Co., .Wm. G. Johnson &Co., Pittsburgh Printing Co.,
C. R. Moore Co., Murdock Kerr Co., Stevenson & Foster Co., and
S, H. Stewart Co., asking fora hearing on ordinance regulating
Municipal Contracts ... 698
Mason, Paul, relative to the City subscribing for the fire protection . . . 698
McKeen, J. W , relative to City purchasing water in bulk from Pennsyl¬
vania Water Co. and reselling it to users of the new 18th Ward at
the same rates the City charges its consumers. 706
Manufacturers'Association of Pittsburgh, relative to ordinance regulat¬
ing Municipal contracts. 707
Morrow, E. S., City C'^ntroller, relative to claim of John F. Casey Co.
for extra work on Larimer Avenue Bridge. 707
Maine Memorial Association, asking Council to endorse their movement
in the campaign to raise $25,000.00 to defray the cost of construct¬
ing the ‘‘Maine" Memorial. 731
Miller, W. S., asking that City refund Mr. Heard a certain sum for
printing of the ordinances for the opening of Devonshire street . . 731
Morrow, E. S.,-submitting a statement to Council of the Net Council- '
man's Debt, stated under decision of Elliott against City of Phila¬
delphia 229, P. A. 215 . 800
E. S. Morrow requesting Assistant City Solicitor to prepare an ordinance
funding that floating debt as it existed on November 30, 1912 . . . 800
McMullen, Samuel, asking that a water plug and fire alarm box be
placed at Shiras avenue and Candace street... 807
Martin, Ed., offering 89 acres adjoining Aspinwall Borough and oppo¬
site Highland Park, as a site for Tuberculosis Hospital. 818
Mueller, John F., President of Rapid Transit Subway Co., relative to
granting consent of City to construction of an underground rail-
823, 824, 825, 826
Noone, E. M., relative the opening of, sewering, paving, grading and
curbing etc,, of North Rebecca street . .. . 100-707
North Side Garbage Co., relative to removal of garbage .. 99
North Side citizens in complaint against Ed, Barbelli ......... 19
North Side Chamber of Commerce, relative to playgrounds on North Side 152
North Side Chamber of Commerce, enclosing copy of resolution endorsing
the petition of property owner and taxpayers. . 375
North Side Chamber of Commerce endorsing and transmitting petition
for widening regrading and repaving East Ohio street. .. 431
National Reform Association relative to free moving picturers in Public
Parks . . 4 . . 528
North Homestead Board of Trade relative to the grading of Foi^ward • or
Phillips avenue.; . . . .. 836
Orr, W. M., asking that Federal street have up-to.date Lighting System 8
Ogden, Chas. H., protesting against Abbatoir . ............ 16
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O^Donnell, R. S., relative to proposed change in tracks crossing 21st street 49
Oakland Board of Trade, relative to opening of Bluff street • • ; . . » ‘78
O'Brien, Chas. A., City Solicitor, replying to request for an opinion as to
what the term ^’Family". lOO, 101
O’Brien Chas. A., resolution of the proposition of the Pittsburgh Auto
Lamp Repair Co. 162
O’Brien, Chas. A., furnishing opinion as to Council increase in salary of
the Board of Water Assessors. 155
Oursler, Howard B,, relative to the purchase of 6J ton trucks for Bureau
of Highways and Sewers. . . 229
Official Board of Trade of Free Methodist Church of Mt. Washington, re¬
questing Council to give the matter of charges against Director of
Departments of Public Safety, Works and Health special attention 331
O’Brien, Chas. A., with reference to validety, for arrest, care and dis¬
posal of unlicensed dogs. 398, 399
O’Brien, Chas. A., City Solicitor, relative to Committee on Public Works
to report action of Board of Viewers in regard to Hamilton avenue 606
O’Brien, Chas. A. City Solicitor, seeing no reason to change my opinion
to repeal of Stanton avenue condemnation Ordinance. 161
Oakland Board of Trade endorsing the action of allied Boards of Trade
relative to improvement of the street car service in this City . . . 618
O'Brien, Chas. A City Solicitor relative to warrant to John F Casey Co.
for extra work on construction of Larimer avenue bridge. 826
Property owners in 22nd Ward protesting sgainst Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. - ... . 89
Paterson, H, H., Esq,, complaing of condition of Wm, Pitt Boulevard . 100
Pittsburgh Playground Association, relative to consideration of Vacation
School Association. 9
Pittsburgh Railways Co., relative to improvement. 19
Pittsburgh Railways Co., relative to street cleaning case. 19
Pierviance, U. G., to lowering the millage . 19
Pillow, Q. L,, relative to paving of Miner street. 60
Property owners asking City for purchase in bulk of water from Pennsyl¬
vania Water Co. ... .. 50
Perrysvilie District Board of Trade, asking Council to take steps to pro¬
vide an adequate water supply to residents of that district.... 213
Perrysville Avenue District Board of Trade, transmitting resolution to
Council. . . . 246
Piftsburgh Civic Commission, relative to Hump removal . 246, 247
Patterson, H. E., relative to condition of North avenue. 28
Pollock, Walter H., relative to City using Somers System in making its
triennial assessment of taxes .
Petrolium Product Co., relative to forbidding sale of gasoline on Sunday,
also relative to Superial Oil Co., violating the law on Sunday . . 317
Pittsburgh Civic Commission,* asking Council to join in an invitation to
Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg, of Philadelphia, and President Mc-
Anamy, of Manhattan Borough, to address a public meeting on
subway franchise. . 307
Phillips, Oliver Ormsley, asking that Crossman and St. Leo streets be
cleaned and kept in repair by City. 398
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Packard Motor Car Co., relative to placing ^‘Pay as you enter” on buses
in Public Parks. . 455
Pittsburgh Subway C6., stating objections to Ordinance granting rights
to construct an underground railway. 456
Price, A. E., relative to sanitary condition of property belonging to
Laura E. Adams .... . . . 470
Palmer, J. H., stating that property on Stockton avenue is assessed at a
higher rate than its actual value. 479
Pittsburgh Baptist Association, protesting against showing free moving
pictures on Sunday evening . 528
Pittsburgh Musical Society, relative to free concerts in Public Parks and
tendering to City officials and the public a complimentary concert
either on 4th or 5th Sunday of September. 537
Pittsburgh Railways Co., submitting herewith for consideration of Coun¬
cil and Mayor an Ordinance authorizing construction of certain con¬
nection with tracks of this Co. . 537
Petrolium Products Co., asking permission to maintain a switch from
tracks of B. & 0. R. R. across Neville street.. 538
Permanent International Association, of Navigation Congress, expressing
thanks to City Council for the great interest you have taken in the
congress in work of the same. 534
Peterson, H. E., relative to condition of North avenue. 539
Pittsburgh Coal Exchange stating that its members’ view with alarm the
proposition to construct a market house on the wharf between sixth
and seventh street bridges ... 571
Pittsburgh Subway Company, by A. 0. Fording, solicitor, relative to with¬
draw our application or renew our proposition for permission to
build an Underground Railway. 603
Property owners on Haverhill street asking to have said street opened 686
Pittsburgh Playgrounds Association, relative to Department of Public
Works removing lights on account of lack of funds from Lawrence
Ormsby and Washington parks. 686
Pittsburgh Industrial Development Commission, enclosing copy of reso¬
lution adopted by said commission endorsing report of the Cham¬
ber of Commerce on an ordinance regulating Municipal contracts
etc. 707
Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet Co., asking that they be advised what
action Councils is going to take in reference to reducing the wharf¬
age license. 719
Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet Co., complaining about not being per¬
mitted to sell poultry and farm products at retail on Public wharves 743
Pittsburgh Board of Trade, enclosing copy of resolution adopted by said
Board of Trade, relative to leasing and construction of a subway
by City. 745
Pitfsburgh Board of Trade, enclosing copy of resolution adopted by
Board of Trade relative to opening of Hamilton avenue between
Fifth and Penn avenues ... 745
Pittsburgh Butter & Egg Exchange, relative to a hearing to be given
non-residents of the State who are gatherers or hucksters of coun¬
try produce. 808
Pittsburgh District R. R., stating that we will be prepared to accept Bill
No. 726, as heretofore stated under date of July 29, 1912 , . . . . 823
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Pittsburgh Board of Trade, giving impression of the Subv/ay Committee
of said Board of Trade on action of Council on subway ordinance . 856
Retail Butchers and Meat Dealers Protective Association relative to Am¬
erican Reduction Company, refusing to collect all rubbish placed in
rubbish receptacles. 539
Ramsey, J. D., complaining about garbage not being removed ..... 590
Retail Grocers Protective Union enclosing copy of resolution relative to
the collection of rubbish and etc... 506
Residents and property owners on South Side requesting purchase of the
McKee property. ^
Rentzel. Henry, complaining of water from Schenley Park overflowing
his property... 98, 203
Rea & Co., relative to Try street grade crossing. 17
Rowan. W. R. C., relative to water supply in Duquesne Heights .... 20, 64
Reed, Smith, Shaw & Beal, relative for insulation of water meters ... 48
Real Estate Board, inviting Council to luncheon. 66
Residents and property owners living on or near Starkamp street, asking
to have said street opened for traffic.!. 78
Rowe. A. Q., asking for use of Old City Hall. 115
Retail Butchers and Meat Dealers Protective Association asking for hear¬
ing relative to meat business in City. 132
Russell, James M., relative to paving of Devon Road and Warwick ter¬
race .- 149
Runnette, W. & Co., relative to street lighting on Butler street. 160
Ritchey, J. L., relative to rentals charged market gardeners. 152, 363
Rulan & Russell, transmitting copy of Ordinance providing for employ¬
ments of architect for construction of filtration plant. 168
Russell, J. M,, relative to repaving and condition of Devon Road and
Warwick Place. 169
Ross, H. A., asking what City intends to do in regards to Robt. Swan
Ferry at foot of Franklin street.• ... 172
Rudy, Frank W., relative to selling to City, band stand, flooring and
seats erected by him in Highland Park . 197
Reed, Earl W., relative to grading and paving Corliss street. 211
Ryan, Geo. W., relative to lights on South Lang avenue. 218
Reiman, Jos. H., requesting a meeting with Council relative to tubercu¬
losis situation . 294
Russell, B. J. relative to report of experts engaged on matter of water
supply for Greater Pittsburgh. 331
Residents on Elmer street, relative to water supply on said street.... 50G
Reed, D. S., protesting against introduction of moving pictures in public
parks . .. 532
Rapid Transit Co., transmitting form of a proposed Ordinance granting
said Co. 636
Rapid Transit Subway Co,, present the following as our objections and
suggestions of modification .. . 638, 539
Richardson Contracting Co. Inc. asking that City reimburse them for
for removal of buildings on Oliver avenue. 719
Reed J. P. submitting property on Crispen Street N. S. for playground
purposes. 8f)8
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Representatives of The Produce Interests of Pittsburgh requesting that the
matter of charging transient licence fee be referred back to Depar¬
tment of Law for futher consideration. 815
Sunstein, Elias, requesting two additional lights to be placed on Phillip
avenue. 88
Sherwood Council No. 160, Jr. 0. H. A. N., relative to stores found open
on Sunday . 97
Scully, Arthur M., Tract of land for uses of playgrounds in public parks . lOl
Snyder, Chas. E., asking for use of room used by North Side Chamber
of Commerce in old Allegheny City Hall. . 78
Stable Foreman, Bureau of Highways and Sewers, for increase in wages 5
Schutz, R. E., asking for damages from flooding of Parish House * . . . 6
Stone & Stone, relative to fees charged concerning Delinquent Tax Col¬
lector ... . .. 8, 24
Sherwood Council, relative to closing stores on Sunday.. . 9
Stone, Wm. A., giving option of term of Delinquent Tax Collectors , . 33, 37, 38, 39
Shapira, Samuel S., offering to sell property for playground purposes . . 36
Stone, Wm. A., statury charge to prosecute suits against DelinquentTax
Collectors . . . .. 47, 67, 58
Suffern & Son asking if Council wishes to confer with them on proposition
which they submitted to Mayor and Council. 131
Stienecke, Chas. H., Chief Tenement House Inspector relative to condition
of tenement house owned by Mr. Hedges. 151
Stephen, A. C., relative to sewer on William street. North Side. 152
Scott. King J., relative to condition of Devon Road . 168
Shade Tree Commission, transmitting certificate of cost of planting shade
trees on Craig, Solway and Jane streets.. . 171, 203
Si van, Robert, relative to crossing Bryn Mawr avenue over Lake Erie R. R. 172
Short. John H., relative to lighting the Township of O^Hara with elec¬
tricity . 196
Sharpnack, H. G., relative to women being held up at night in East Lib¬
erty district . . . .. • • . 211
Speer, Frank H., asking for a hearing on charge of the location of Hamil¬
ton avenue. 214
Stevens, A. C., relative to assessment for sewer on William street. . . . 214
Stahl, C. Q., relative to having a roadway relocated and opened in Knox¬
ville . 221
Smith, Lee, relative to pushing work in improving the streets. 243
Smith, Wm. A., asking for passage of an Ordinance for grading, paving
and curbing of Suburban avenue .. 281
Shaw, George E., calling attention of Council to condition of Noblestown
Road..... 301
Sundry persons in relation to charges preferred by the Voters ’ League
against Directors of Departments of Public Works, Health and
Safety.. . 421
Stoops, D. H., protesting against passage or Ordinance relative to grade
crossing . 344
Stockdill, J. A., protesting against construction of grade crossing. 344
Suffern & Son, relative to application of efficiency methods in certain de¬
partment of city government. 344
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM—Continued. Page
Street Car Committee, (per Juluis Arnd) asking Council to consent to
listen to Old 6th Ward citizens. 345
Sister Mary Innocent, asking City Council to establish a quiet zone near
Mercy Hospital. 359
Smith, Albert York, asking Council to take no action on Ordinance grant¬
ing Mt. Washington Street Railw^ Co. privilege to cross Baltimore
avenue in liith Ward, until South Hills Board of Trade has an op¬
portunity to investigate and confer with Council. 397
Soloman, K., relative to refund of water taxes. 399
Smith. Jos. S., relation to injuries received ... 416, 485
Sprague, N. S., submitting plan for a Farmers’ Market on Second avenue
between Grant and Ross streets. .. 432
Searle, J. M., enclosing summary of work of division of Smoke Inspection
for 9 months. 432, 433
Shafer, J. F., M- D., regarding'the existence of a slaughter house on
Penn avenue, which is a nuisance and menace to public health , .. 453
Searight, Frank, offering sale of property at comer of Brighton Road
for incinerating plant .. 456
Strand, E. A., relative to placing restrictions on storage of gasoline,
naphtha, and all other explosive liquids . 456
Schreiter, E. R., advising of next Convention of League of American
Municipalities to be held at Buffalo. 469
Schulz, Rudolph E., relative to locking up of sewer in front of their pro¬
perty, also flooding of cellar of St, James' Memorial Church, Parish
House and Rectory 476
Sheridan Board of Trade, enclosing schedule of meter rates charged by
South Pittsburgh Water Co. 501
Searle, J. M., Chief of Smoke Inspection Division, enclosing report of
his work for July. 507
Schneider, Louis P., relative to condition of Buffington avenue. 658
Steam, C. H., transmitting resolution of Luthem Ministeral Association
protesting against the exhibition of free moving pictures. 528
Shornhorst, Geo. H., relative to passage of ordinance for improving of
streets, Harbison addition to Brighton Heights. 536
Searle, J. M., Chief of Smoke Inspection, enclosing report of work done
for month of August. 539
Shade Tree Commission, submitting certificate of cost of improvements
by planting, boxing, etc., of shade trees on Centre avenue, Beltz-
hoover avenue, Bailey avenue, Perrysville avenue, Grandview ave¬
nue, Elmer street, Atherton avenue and Jane street. 539
Steinbach, Emil, enclosing blueprints of property desirable for recreation
or playground purposes. 658
Starr, A. C., relative to water pipe line extension on Beacon street. . . 658
Shingiss-Haberman Bridge & Tunnel Association, enclosing copy of reso¬
lution adopted by said Association. 660
Sheraden Board of Trade, relative to continuing the ferry across the Ohio
River. 649
Schaffer, Mrs. Annie, relative to playground on the South Side. 699
Sundry Firms, Manufacturers, Contractors, etc,, asking that a hearing
be given to all interested parties on an ordinance regulating Muni¬
cipal contracts .. 700
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Sister M. Innocent, Superintendent, of Mercy Hospital, asking that
Council appropriate a certain sum for year 1913 to the Pasteur
department or said place.. 705
Shoemaker, Ed. C., asking for an increase in salary ... . 744
Sheraden Board of Trade, relative to improvement of Corliss street. . . 745, 805
Scholze, A. A., asking permission to construct an underground passage
way under Exchange Alley connecting the Fort Pitt Store Rooms
with Fort Pitt Hotel Building. 808
South Pittsburgh Board of Trade, enclosing copy of resolution adopted
by said Board, endorsing the action of Council in the appointment
of a Committee to confer with Messrs. D, T. Watson, C. Elmer
Brown, relative to street car situation in City. 808
Searle, J. M., Chief of Division of Smoke Inspection, transmitting report
of said division for month ending November 30, 1912. 808
Smith, Albert York, calling the attention tof Council to facts relating to
the creation of a Park on Mt. Washington. 856
Trimble, R. J., relative to Committee appearing before Council from
Board of Fire Underwriters.. 97
Thompson, Jos. H., relative to license fee. 8
Treganowan, Ernest, regarding closing of store on Sunday. 67, 229
Tener, Frank J., protesting against the double assessment of water rents
for February and March. 132
Tenfel, Chas. M., Rev., asking for use of abandoned engine house on
Tioga street, for reading and gymnasium room. 201
Tone, S. L., relative to a hearing on the heating of passenger or street
cars operating in the City. 214
Tener, R. W., relative to condition of Noblestown Road . 317
Taylor, Clara M., asking that the Pittsburgh, Playground Associ¬
ation in hazelwood be purchased for playground purposes ..... 699
Tague, Jas. E. Inspector of Employment Agencies asking foi* an
increase in salary. 745
University of Pittsburgh, relative to study of the smoke situation in Pitts¬
burgh ... 168
Uptown Board of Trade, requesting a hearing before the Committee on
Public Works relative to condition of streets.. 294
United Terminal system enclosing copy of certificates issued by Hon.,
Robt. McAfee covering change of title of our company from Paint¬
ers Run Railroad Company to Pittsburgh District Raildroa Co. . . 535 536
Voters* League, calling the attention of Council the opportunity you now
have to effect certain needed improvements in the administration
of the department of the City... 170, 259
Vincent, F, B., relative to condition of Buffington avenue. 213
Voters’ League, in relation to management of Department of Public
Works.. .. 214, 215
Voters* League, relative to contracts of supplies... 243
Voters* League respectfully submits herewith charges against Directors
of Department of Public Safety, Public Works and Public Health .
304, 305, 306 and. 307
Voters’ League Itransmitting charges against Directors of Department
of Public Works, Public Safety and Public Health . .. 324
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COMMUNICATIONS FROM—Continued, Page
Voters' League transmitting charges against Dr, E. R. Walters, Dir-
ecton of Department of Public Health . 324
Voters’League, transmitting charges against Jos. G. Armstrong, Dir¬
ector Department of Public Works. 324
Voters’ League transmitting charges against John M, Morin, Director
Department of Public Safety . , . , . . . 324
Warmcastle, C. A,, in relation to vehicle license . 97
Weiss, Wm., President Beechview Board of Trade, transmitting copy of
resolution. 36
West Penn Humane Society, asking City to help financially ... 37
Wall Mfg. Co., P., authorizes City Treasurer to make settlement for
switch license of said Co. . ..^. .... 49, 73
Western Penna. Missionary Society, asking exoneration of Lein .... 6, 72
Weldon, Kelly Co., relative to refund of $144.00 for water meter installed 6
Wirth, Wm., member of Council of Scranton, relative to use of public
towel. 132
Wenzel, Gust J., relative to condition of Diana street. 170
Women’s Auxiliary, of East Liberty Business Men’s Committee, asking
for purchase of property for public bath house . 171
Williams, John, relative to limiting time of street railway franchise . . . 202
Warmcastle, C. A., relative to license plates for summer wagons ... 213
Women’s Christian Temperance Union, relative to erection of a drinking
fountain at Fifth and Liberty avenues. 295
Wholesale Produce Dealers, protesting against the violation of City
Market Rules, selling at wholesale prices . . . 319
White, E. J. Co., relative to discrimination practiced by Bell Telephone
Co., in removing of phones. 329
Waverly Oil Works Co , calling attention to lack of switching interchange
in Pittsburgh district. 453
Walter, Chas. W., asking to be reimbursed in sum of account for damages
caused by fire, in regards to lack of water. 456
West End Board of Trade, approving recommendation of City Planning
Commission relative to sites for recreation grounds. 456
Winner, Henry, asking why work has not deen done under provisions of
ordinance No. *213. 475
Winslow, Jos. I, of City Planning Commission, referring to ordinance
accepting the dedication of certain property to be known as exten¬
sion of Windsor street ... 506
Wharf Boat and Packet Boat Owners of City of Pittsburgh, asking for a
more moderate rate of wharfage. 531
Winner, John C., complaining of condition of cellars on property on Mina
street, owing to street not being paved and asking for improve¬
ment of same ... . . 537
Washington Realty Co., relative to location of playgrounds in the Hill
district. 604
Wilson, Edith A., relative to a home for aged and indigent Nurses . . . 633, 711
Wilkins W. G. relative to transfer of books from the Library of the Al¬
legheny Public Schools to Allegheny Carnegie Public Library . . 852
Young, Arthur E., representing Mrs. Virginia Reed, submitting a claim
for $448 on account of taking charge of care of pest house .... 301
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Young, Arthur E., enclosing affidavit of Mrs. Virginia Reed, relative to
her claim for rent and groceries of house needed for Pest House . 329, 648
Zahnizer, Rev, C. R., relative to proposition of establishing moving pic¬
tures in public parks on Sunday evenings. 607
COUNCIL
Amendment to
Rules of Order for Council, for Clerk to prepare each week in which
Committee meetings are held; a calendar list of matters submitted
to Council.. 353, 375
Charges Against
Joseph G. Armstrong, Director of the Department of Public Works,
347, 357, 358, 369, 370, 371, 373, 384, 3H5, 386, 387, 395, 40^ 4l0, 412, 124, 426
428, 583, 593 and. ... 601
John M. Morin, Director of Department of Public Safety. . 339, 340, 341, 358, 359
412, 443, 444, 445, 447, 449, 451, 463, 465, 467, 473, 477, 495, 497, 499, 621, 622
623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629 and . . :. 630
Dr. E. R. Walters, Director of Department of Public Health . . 347, 387
388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394 and. 657
Consent of
Council is hereby granted to said Maine Memorial Asso. to erect in Lake
Elizabeth, West Park, a monument for reception and preservation
of said relics from “Battleship Maine”. 545, 646, 582
Election of
Martin, E. J., as City Clerk .. 167
Clark, Robert, as Assistant City Clerk .. 167
Oath Administered to
Clark, Robert, Assistant City Clerk.... 198
Martin, E. J., City Clerk. ..... . 198
Members of Council and President-Elect . 2
Morrow, E. S,, City Controller . . 2
Organization of New Council
City Clerk E. J. Martin calls members-elect to order.: . .. 2
Committee appointed to draft rules for this Council . 2, 10
Drawing for 2 and 4 year terms of Council. 2
Goehring, Mr. J. M., duly elected President of Council . 2
President Goehring's remarks on taking the Chair.. 2
Rules or Order adopted. 11, 12, 13
Reports of Special Committees of
Council to consider question of procuring a suitable location for the pro¬
posed Tuberculosis Hospital . ... 368
Special Committees on %
Chairmen of, should look up their business and call meetingf and dispose
of the business . . . 210
Drafting Rules of Council.. 10
Rules of Council approved . 13
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COUNCIL continued Page
Special Meetings
February 17, 1912. 75
February 29, 1912. 95
May 3, 1912. 263
June 6, 1912. 337
June 10, 1912. 339
July 26, 1912 . 469
July 29, 1912 . 476
August 9, 1912. 519
August 16, 1912 627
August 19, 1912. 531
August ^7, 1912. 533
September 19, 1912. 669
September 23, 1912. 662
September 23, 1912. 563
September 27, 1912. 598, 686
September 30, 1912 . 595
October 24, 1912 . ..‘ *. 677
DECREE OF COURT FOR
Annexation of portion of Baldwin Township. 56
ESTIMATES OF
The various departments of City Government for fiscal year beginning
February 1st. 1913. 749
ORDINANCES
Abolishing
Position of Clerk and Stenographer in Division of Pumping Station ... 90, 136
Accepting
Offer by H. J. Heinz Co. to convert at its own expense certain portion of
Allegheny Wharf into pleasure ground or small Park. 645, 688
Agreement with
Borough of Aspinwall for grading, paving and curbing of Delafield Ave. 659, 687
City of Pittsbumh and Borough of Aspinwall providing for grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Delafield evenue . 715
Annulling
Contract for the grading, paving and curbing of Sidney street. 280, 298
Contract for the grading, paving and curbing of Republic street .... 537
Contract foa the grading, paving and curbin gof Greenleaf street . . . 549
Contract for repaving of Muriel street. 356, 279
Contract for repaving of Perrysville avenue . 415, 439
Contract for reconstruction of a retaining wall on Brownsville avenue ... 706, 723
Annulling and Setting Aside
The location of Allequippa street.. . 197, 221
Appointment of
Additional employees of the Bureau of Fire. 343, 361
Architectural Advisor for competitive designs for New Union Bridge . 48, 327
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Appointment of
Foreman of Linemen in Municipal Light Plant N- S. 302, 323
Morals Commission. .... 198, 215
Stenographer and Statistician in the Division of School Medical Inspec¬
tion, Department of Public Health.. 293, 322
Two additional inspectors of Police in Bureau of Fire. 571, 616
Two additional Inspectors in the Bureau of Building Inspection. 698, 708
Appropriating
Certain real estate in the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth wards of the City of
Pittsburgh . .. .... 100, 122, 196, 217
Certain real estate situate in Township of Shaler. 136, 469, 489* 648, 688
Appropriation for
Payment of liabilities for the City . . 25, 75, 77, 91
Appropriation Item
Changing the code classification of, for the fiscal year. 168
Approving and Accepting
Highview Plan of lots. 456, 492
Mel wood avenue. 170, 206
Moffet place ■ . - .. 295 3l2
Orvilla place * *. 295, 312
Hughes Place laid out by P, Hughes Heirs. 731, 801
Approving and Accepting Dedication of
Certain Property, as an extention of Tamello Alley. . 88, 108
Certain property to be known as Ferree street. 98, 126
Certain property to be known as Schenley Farm Terrace. 229, 257
Certain property at intersoction of Bayard street & Bellefield Ave. . . 198, 221
Certain property to be known as Lilac street .. 345, 366
Certain property to be known as Windsor street. 481
Certain property to be known as Pennant place. 481, 510
City View Plan of Lots.. . . . ;. 88, 126
Plan of Lots in Nineteenth ward laid out for Jane S. Birch .... 658, 658, 690, 690
Authorizing the Detail of
Twelve special officers for quarantine duty. 570, 615
Bonds
Bridges erection of two public bridges on Atherton avenue.5, 21, 39, 40
Improving West Carson street or River road. 17, 40, 50
Extensions of pipe lines, issuing. 47, 61, 70
Repairs and machinery connected with Municipal Water Works ... 48, 61, 70
Bridge connecting Herron Hill district at or near Grant Boulevard 99, 100, 136
Erection of public bridge on Murray avenue and public bridge on Hoeveler
street ... .114,136,219,229,230
To provide funds for improvement of existing public Parks . 470, 509, 523, 533, 540
For acquirement of lands for equipping and improving of Public play¬
grounds . 685, 700, 714, 724, 794. 810, 810
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
BONDS continued
For payment of differences between total costs, damages and expense,
and special benefits arising to property on Warrington avenue . . 794, 810, 819
For payment of difference between total cost and expense and special
benefits arising to property on Chartiers street .. 794, 810, 819
For erection of a public bridge over Saw Mill Run connecting Mt. Wash¬
ington and Beechview in City of Pittsburgh. 794, 810, 820
For reconstruction of Sylvan Avenue Bridge. 794, 810, 820
For acquirement of lands for, and construction and equipping of a new
water reservoir on North Side. . . .. 794, 810, 820
For payment of difference between total costs, damages and expenses
and special benefits arising to property on Atherton avenue .... 794, 811, 820
For improvement to Municipal Hospital, including construction of equip¬
ment of additional buildings and improvement of grounds. 795, 811, 821
For rebuilding and equipping of Market House on Diamond Square . . , 795
For improvement and extension of water system, including the purchase
and installation of meters. 795, 805, 830, 831, 839
For improvements to City Home for poor at Marshalsea .... 795, 815, 831, 844, 857
For purpose of paying expense to City in connection with abolition of
grade crossings. 795, 811, 821
For purchase of Fire Engines and other apparatus. 795, 805, 830, 831, 839
For comfort stations with drinking fountains adjunct. 795, 811, 821
For payment of damages arising to property on Hamilton avenue . . . 795, 811, 822
For purpose of funding the unfunded indebtedness of City for contractors
claims arising from the improvement of streets .... • . . . . 795, 811, 822
Bonds Signifying Desire
For construction of market house .. 359
For improvements and extension of water system , . 553, 559, 560, 562,
568, 565, 566, 574, 5h 7, 589, 590, 596 and. 608
For purpose of paying expense to City in connection with abolition of
grade crossings over tracks of Pennsylvania Railroad . 543, 559,
560, 671, 58-, 586, 588, 5h 9, 697 and ... .. 609
For acquirement of lands as sites for City Hall . . 543, 559, 560, 572, 586,
686, 588, 589, 596 and. . . 6(J9
For purpose of funding the existing unfunded indebtedness of City . 543.
669, 660, 572, ^>85, 587, 589, 589, 598 and. . . 611
To pay City's share of damages and expenses incurred from opening of
Arlington avenue 543, 559, 660, 562, 562, 563, 56‘), 566. 575, 686,
588, 5H9, .590, 611 and. 612
To pay City's share of damages and expenses resulting from opening of
a new street from Brownsville avenue to Grandview avenue , 543,
544, 559, 560, 561, 56», 562, 563, 565, 566, 576, 686, 588, 589, 590, 598,
and . . . .'. 612
To pay City's share of damages and expenses for opening of Morewood
avenue . 544, 559, 561. 562, 562, 563, 5(i5. 566, 57t), 586, 588, 589,
590, 598 and. . . , 612
To pay City's share of damages and expenses for widening of Ohio street
544, 559, 561, 562, 562, 563, 565, 5(i6, 576, 586, 588. 5H9, 590. 598 and 613
Improvements to City Home for Poor, Marshalsea . .541, 559, 560, 561,
672, 585, 586, 589, 589, 596 and.
608
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
BONDS signifying desire continued
For construction of a Municipal Building for comfort stations . 544, 560,
561 572, 5^-5, 587, 589, 590, 597 and. 611
For improvements and extension of Police and Fire Alarm System . .544,
560, 561, 573, 585, 587, 589, 590, 597 and . .... 610
For purchase of Fire Engines and other apparatus for extinction of
fires . . , 644, 560. 561, 575, 585, 587, 589, 590, 597 and 610
For improvements to Municipal Hospital. . . 644, 560, 561, 573, 585, 587,
589, 590, 597 and , . 611
For purpose of constructing wharves and levees on navigable waters
within City limits 544, 560, 561, 576, 585, 586, 5H9, 590, 596 and 613
For acquirement of additional land !for Highland, Riverview, McKinley
and Grandview Parks. . 544, 560, 561, 575, 586, 588. 589, 690, 598 and 613
For rebuilding and equipping the market house in Diamond Square .. 544
560, 561. 573, 585, 587, 589, 590, 597 and. 609
For remodeling, repairing and equipping North Side Market House . 544,
560, 561, 573, 585, 587, 589, 590, 597 and. 610
For construction of approaches at Sonth end of North Side Point
Bridge . . . 544, 561, 562, 574, 586, 587, 589, 590, 598 and. 613
Changing the Name of
Bureau of Viewers to Bureau of Public Improvements. 86, 102
Changing the Name of Streets
Arcena street to Kirkpatrick street... 17, 44
Balk am street to Alcor street. 85, 107
Cassidy street to Sheffield street. 706, 724
Federal street to St. Luke’s Square. 357, 328
St. Marie street to Bond street. 20, 239
William Pitt Boulevard to Beechwood Boulevard. 606
City Controller
Directing the transfer of ceriain items.’ ' 112
Directing the Uansfer from Contingent Fund to appropriation No. 220,
Bureau of Supplies. 112
Making certain transfers from one item to another within certain ap¬
propriation . . . 130, 154, 230, 242, 287, 469, 479, 610, 520, 533 and 541
Authorizing the transfer of certain items 355, 419, 434, 502, 521, 555, 669
and. 669
Authorizing to sell at public auction, certain lots belonging [to the City
414, 437, r)33 and . 640
Authorizing to employ one temporary clerk for the installation of the
New System oi Control Accounting. 669, 616
City Treasurer
Authorizing him to allow temporary clerks and pay for overtime. ... 95, 123, 168
Collector of Delinquent Taxes.
Defining duties of, and fixing bis salary. 2, 40
Designating number employees and fixing their salary.. . 2
Compelling
The useof mufflers on motor vehicles and providng penalties for violation 344, 382
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Ahlers, Henry ....
Allegheny Railway Co.
Alexander, R. P. . .
Burkhart, Florence .
Bergman, Geo. F.,. .
Banner, James. . . .
Brennen, James . . .
Barclay, Mildred J. .
Bigelow, E. M. . . .
Black, Samuel....
Brown, M. E. , . . .
Bruce, Anton.
Bryson, Mary Ann . ,
Colonial Trust Co. . .
Cline John.
Conrad, George . . . <
Connelley, Matthew,.
Duffy, P. C.
Dinan, A. A., . . , .
Drabner, Harry . . .
Dulain, Annie ....
Fisher, E.,.
Ferguson; William . .
Filson, James H., . .
Fox, B.
Friel, John. .....
Giles, A. B., . . . . .
Gallagher, Isabella . .
Gallagher, Frank. . .
Ganley, Michael. . . .
Gordon, Harry ...
Glauber, Kate ....
Graver, Carrie M. . .
Graitge, L.,.
Gallagher, J. H. & F. .
Grogan, James C.,. .
Gillerick. Fred . . . .
Grogan, J. C., . . . .
Howard, C.
Handte, L.
Hirth, F. A., ....
Hoeveler, Catherine .
Hartupee, Elizabeth,
Hine, S. R.,.
Hamilton, A. J.
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Condemnation of Property of
. 504
. 602
.•. 603
.. . .... 469
. .... 603
. 505
. 605
.. 16, 118, 174, 207, 282
. 16, 118, 174, 207, 283
. 86, 116, 176, 208, 283
. 86, 116, 175, 208
. .86, 116, 176,208
. 86, 116, 176, 208
. 502
. 602
. ;..... 16, 116, 176, 208,284
. 604
. 502
. 505
.. 503
. 504
. 603
. 606
. 604
. 504
. 604
... . 241, 296, 314, 322
. 603
. 603
. 504
. 604
.. 606
. 506
. . .. 603
. 502
. 16, 116,176,208,283
. 96, 116, 176, 177, 208, 284
. 86, 116, 177, 208, 284
. 502
.. 86, 116. 177, 208, 284
. 86, 117, 177, 208. 347
. 86* 117, 178, 208, 285
. 469
. 603
.. 604
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Condemnation of property of
Harper^ A.. 603
Houston, F. G.,... 504
Irvine, W. G. . .. 16. 118. 174. 208. 283
Jackkt, F. P* . ... 86. 117. 178. 208. 547. 567
Joller, Joseph.. 86. 117. 178. 205. 285. 632. 665
Joller, Anna J. . , . .. 86. 117. 178. 208
Kiley Kate .. 86. 117. 178. 208. 285.632. 665
Kempf. Henry... 16. 116. 175. 208. 283
Koehler, Mary M . . ^..* . . . . 440
Koehler, Geo. A.• * . . 460
Kelly, James .. 505
King, Michael J. .. 605
King, Alexander. 605
Kress, Wm. 605
Kyle. F. ^ ;.. 602
Kemery, C. L., ... 118, 172, 207, 281
Laurente. M. .. 86. 117. 179. 208
Lutz. Anton ‘.....*. 86, 117. 179, 208
Lee, Mrs. Mary. 604
Larkin, D. A.. . 504
Lindsay, F. H. 603
Lubbert, Frank W. 604
Logan, John. 595
Little, Sarah..• .... 503
Lackner, P. E. 503
McCandless, C. A.-. 503
McGrady, Patrick. 505
Murray, Hannah ... .. , 503
McFarland, Wm. 16,118, 173, 207, 482
Magee, Elizabeth Steel Hospital. 86, 117. 180. 208
McNaugher. Samuel..... - • • 132
Moore, John A.. 16, 118, 172, 207, 282
Meyer, Nicholas... 86, 117,180, 208. 209
Mess, J. H. A. 502
McCall, J. A. 502
Michael, J. H. 502
Mclntire, L. D. 563
Nieman, H. H. 564
Nolan, Thomas. 564
Noble, C.,. 56 ^
Neale, Hannah. 86^ 117 ^ 180, 209
Nortrup, Bernard.. 87, 117, 180, 209, 285, 632, 666
Oliver, B. C. 562
Philadelphia Co. 87, 177. 181, 209 502
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Page
Park, James H. . ,
Petersheim. Joseph . . .
Reufer, John.
Rupprecht, M.
Reutzel, Henry . . . ,
Reutzel^ Amelia.
Riley. J. L.
Smith, Wm. A.,.
Schreiver, O, E.
Scaife, C. C.,.
Schulte, J. C.
Swartzwelder, Harriet A.
Shields, Charles.
Schaub, M.
Schaffer, Joseph.
Scherder. Joseph.
Scherder. Elizabeth . . .
Scholl. M.
Stroble. John.
Theiss, Geo. W., . . . .
Terheyden, Charles , . . ,
Weyman, Annie.
Usselman. J. ...... .
Unverzagt A. A, ....
Werner J. J.
Werneburg J. H. & P . .
Wirtb, John.
Williams, Roger.
Young, J. A., .....
Zink, Margaret M. ...
Condemnation of property of
. 87. 117. 181. 209
. 87, 117, 181, 209, 286, 632, 666
., • . . . 87, 117, 182, 209
. 87, 117, 182. 209
. 279
. 279
. .... 602
. 16, 118, 178, 207, 508
. 603
. 603
. 604
505
. .... 594
. 87. 117. 182. 209
. 87. 117. 182. 209. 286. 632. 666
.^ • 87, 117. 183. 209
.^ 87. 117. 183. 209
. 87. 118. 183, 209
. 87.118. 184. 209
. , 16, 118, 173, 207, 282
. 504
. 504
. 87. 118.184. 209
. 502
. . 87- 118. 184. 209. 286. 632. 666
. 502
. 505
. 16, 118, 173, 207 482. 504
. 16, 118, 173, 207, 282
. . , 504
Changing
The line of Grant Boulevard.. 706. 844 861, 862
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
To employ one Clerk as Stenographer. 647
To hire certain employees. ... 705, 721, 843
To employ one Field Agent.. 729, 840
Construction of
Projecting bay on Strawberry way. 456, 512
Contracts for
Automobile for use of Treasurer's Office. 39. 51
Automobile for use of Director of Department of Public Works. 86. 102
Automobiles,and Auto-propelled Patrol wagons, for Bureau of Police . . . 101.127
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Contracts for
Auto-propelled hose wagons & auto-propelled tractor for Bureau of Fire . 101.128
Addition to Piggery at Marshalsea. 318. 334
Automobile for use of the Paymaster in Treasurer’s Office. 569, 614: 649
Automobile Patrol Wagon. Bureau of Police .. 430. 483
Arrest, care and disposal of unlicensed dogs.. 169, 206
Building in Riverview Park . . .. 114, 145. 163. 190
Buliding in Schenley Park. 115 147 163. 190
Building in Grandview Park.. . . . .. 115. 146.163. 190
Building on Allegheny River Wharf. 365, 419, 436
Building and appurtances for Aspinwall pumping station. 293, 313, 527, 532
Boat Shelter House at Lake Elizabeth . 114, 145
Boat Shelter House at Olimpia Park.. 114, 146
Bloomfield Bridge and approaches .. 865
Boilers and appurtenances at Brilliant Pumping station ........ 816, 860
Collection, removal and disposal of garbage . . 48, 99, 99, 99, 109, 109,
109,109, 128, 128, 161, 151, 192, 192, 206, 207, 268 and. 258
Cement and brick shelter house in Central Park. 114, 145
Collection, removal and disposal of rubbish. 151, 151,152, 228, 228
Certain Public improvements... 318,333
Constructing railing and repair steps on stairway in Highfield Plan.. , . 570, 618
Celebration of Fourth of July in various Parks. 294, 318
(^oal handling machinery ... 816, 850
Concrete steps and foot bridge . . ‘... 744, 812
Drilling and equipping artisiah wells in Bureau of Parks.. 114, 144
Drilling of wells, gas and artisiah, on property of Marshalsea. . . . ’ ’ 318, 334
Discharge chambers and cage plates . ..'. ......... 6, 32
Delivering of suction and cage plates.. . .. 6, 32
Erecting of an oil storage and distributing system.. 743, 813
Electric Lights in City of Pittsburgh ... . 47, 63, 70
Foundation and appurtenances for Aspinwall Pumping Station . . . . 11, 143
Furnishing and delivering of one tree moving wagon to Bureau of Parks 150, 191
Furnishing and delivering of bulbs and plants to Bureau of Parks . . . . 150,191
Furnishing and erecting of a feed water heater and appurtenances at
Mission Street Pumping Station. , . 196, 224
Furnishing and installation of a steam heating system and appurtenances
at Mission Street Pumping Station. 196, 224
Furnishing and erecting new outside stands at Diamond Market.212, 237, 297
Furnishing and delivering of a boiler feed pump and accessories for Ross
Pumping Station. ... 228, 257
Furnishing of ornamental iron posts and electrical equipment for, improv¬
ing arc lighting system on Federal street. 228, 265
Furnishing and delivering two automobiles for Bureau of Construction . 415, 439
Fuel for certain pumping stations.. 815, 840
General supplies for City government .. 6, 21
Grading of ball grounds on Green tree Hill Reservoir site. 279, 296
Grading, in connection with improvements of streets. 699, 711
Inspecting and testing of material and workmanship in construction of
Aspinwall Pumping Station . 131, 161
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Contracts for
Inspecting and testing of material and workmanship in construction of
Mission Street Pumping Station. 131, 161
Installation of baffles at Pittsburgh Filtration Plant. 87, 107
Installation and purchase of laundry machinery at North Side City Home 318,
Installation and purchase of one Turbine Centrifugal Pump 430, 431, 460
Improving the drainage on Jones avenue . 633, 662
Incandescent mantle lights... 817
Lining of smoke flue at Mission Street Pumping Station. 196, 224
Cement sidewalks in City. 344, 361
Laying of water pipe line ... 356, 404
Laying of a riveted steel rising main. 5, 6, 21
Macadamizing roadway, constructing sewer and concrete combination
curb and gutter.... . .. 330, 351
New heating apparatus in various engine houses. 657, 692
New heating apparatus in various police stations.. 657, 692
North Side Reservoir .. 131, 161
Oxygen Pulmotors. 535, 518
Public bridge on Hoeveler street. 242, 287
Public bridge on Murray avenue. 416, 438
Printing and binding of the report of the Economic Survey. 633, 638
Public highway bridge on Atherton avenue. 36, 50
Park benches for Bureau of Parks. 431, 461
Public comfort house in Schenley Park.. 115, 146
Repaving of Fifth avenue. 605, 643
Rental of rooms in Henry W, Oliver Building, for City Planning
Commission. 535, 547
Reconstruction of retaining wall on Elliott street. 480, 512
Rental of rooms in Oliver Building for use of City Planning Commission 88, 103
Razing No. 8 Police Station .... . 95, 122, 148, 363
Renting of various rooms in Oliver Building. 112, 136, 162, 162, 185
Renting of room No. 414 in Oliver Building .. 112, 137, 162. 187
Renting of an office in the House Building .. 112, 137
Renewal of roadway floor and repairs to sidewalks. 113, 141
Repairing roadway on Aiken Avenue Bridge. 113, 141
Reconstruction of retaining wall on Fifth avenue. 113, 141
Reconstruction of floor system on South Twelfth street Bridge. 113, 141
Repairing avenues, alleys and streets. 169, 103
Reconstruction of retaing wall on Soho street. 169, 204
Reconstruction of roadway floor and repaving on South shore pier and
counterrod over South 22nd Street Bridge on crossing Monongahela
river.^. 212. 236
Repaving sidewalks and repairing truss members on South 22nd Street
Bridge . ... . 2J2, 235
Repaving sidewalks on Highland avenue, Shady avenue and Penn avenue
bridges. 212, 235
Reconstruction of a retaining wall on Sterling street. 228. 265
Repaving Manfield avenue. 318, 333
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Contracts for
Repaving avenues, streets and alleys .... . 330, 458
Reconstruction of sidewalks on approaches to South Twelfth Street
Bridge. ...... 344, 363
Repaving of sidewalks on Birmingham street. 344
Repaving of Warwick Terrace. 454, 486
Reconstruction of retaining wall on Brownsville avenue. 444, 489
Reflooring roadway and sidewalks on the main span of 28th Street
Bridge. 455, 487
Relief Sewer on Darlington road .. 112, 140
Relief Sewer on South Main street. 112, 140
Relief Sewer on Butler street. 113, 140
Relief sewer on Winebiddle avenue. 197, 230
Retaining wall on Wylie avenue. 113, 141
Retaining wall on Metcalf street. 11^, 141
Retaining wall on Poulawana street 1.. 150, 188
Renting of two rooms in Henry W. Oliver Building. 48, 63
Retaining wall on Elliott street.. 212, 235
Relief sewer on Butler street and McCandless avenue .. 294, 311
Relief sewer on Sherman street. 302, 325
Relief sewer in Soho Run Drainage Basin on Moultrie street. 605, 643
Relief sewer on Liberty avenue. 836, 861
Relief sewer on Gross street. 836, 861
Relief sewer on Butler street. 817, 845
Repaving of Grandview avenue. 817, 846
Repaving of certain streets. 718, 739
Reconstruction of a public sewer on private property of City, C, Jones
and Penna. R. R, Co. . ... 807, 832
Sale and removal of buildings. 97, 127
Shelter houses including public comforts in various Parks. 718, 741
Shelter house in West End Park. 114, 145
Shelter house at Highland Park. 115, 147
Shelter house & Band Stand at Arsenal Paok. 1]5, 146
Shelter house at Zoo Grove, Highland Park. 115, 147
Sidewalks on South Eighteenth street . *. 344, 364
Sidewalks on Wilmot street bridge .. 212, 234
Tuberculosis Hospital at Warner Station .. 355
Two automobile trucks. ...... .. « * 531, 540
Two brick and cement shelter houses in Riverview Park ........ 114, 144
Underground conduits, lateral construction work. 99, 99, 121
Waterproofing and repairs of Filters in the Filtration Plant, Aspinwall Pa, 77, 94
, Contracts with
Borough of Wilkinsburg and Pennsylvania Railroad Co., relative to the
vacating of portions of Brushton avenue and McPherson street 95,
3:0, 3i>7, 376, 460, 470 and . 475
Borough of Etna, granting said City right to lay a drain . Ill, 144
Borough of Millvale and City of Pittsburgh, granting right to lay a main
on Bridge street.. 731, 801
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Contracts With
Penna. Railroad Co. and City of Pittsburgh, relative to construction of a
bridge at Atherton avenue. 703, 723
Penna. Railroad Co., relative to overhead railroad Jbridge. 10, 31
Penna. Railroad Co., reference to enlarged sewers . 19, 43
Pennn. Railroad Co., for privilege of laying water pipe line through their
right of way near Aspinwall.. 150, 190
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago &St. Louis Railway Co., and the Ohio
Connecting Railway Co. fixing the lines and grading of Corliss street
481, 515, 524, 625, 675 and. 695
Penna. Railroad Co. and City of Pittsburgh, relative to construction and
maintenance of a sewer under and along right of way and property
of railroad to said City. . 581
Township of Shaler granting to City of Pittsburgh right to lay a drain
from its reservoir to said Township. 469, 490
Creating
Additional positions in Bureau of Construction Department of Public
Works. 328, 348
Bureau of Public Utilities.. 77
Division of Tuberculosis Inspection (amending). 112, 157
One additional Position in Bureau of City Property. 94, 136
Positions, designating the duties fixing the salaries of those employed
in operation of Asphalt Repair Plant, Bureau of Highways and Sewers 329, 348
Position of ornithologist in Bureau of Parks.. 329,348
Position of Manager of Music in Parks ... 397, 418
Position of Lieutenant of Motor Cycle Squad, & Police Motor Patrol in
Dedicating
Certrin real estate in Shaler Township. Ill, 125
Dedication of
Certain property as an extension of Tamello alley. 88, 108
Certain property at intersection of Bayard atreet and Bellefield avenue 198, 221
Certain property in l9th Ward, namely Aidyl avenue, for Public use for
Highway purposes . . . 743, 849
Certain property, namely Clemensha avenue, for Public use for Highway
purposes. 743, 848
Certain land in the 14th ward to be known as Ferree street. 98, 126
Certain land for Public Highway known as Windsor street.481, 516, 848
Certain land for Public use known as Pennant Place. 481, 616
Certain strip of land from Center avenue to Grant Boulevard, to be
known as Schenley Farms Terrace. 229j 267
City View Plan of Lots for streets.. 98, 126
Lilac street, from William Pitt Boulevard to Boulevard Plan of Lots. 345-366
Deeds
Arnold, Margaret, execution of . 604, 640
Burgwin, Hill, execution of , ..717, 735, 802
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Deeds
Page
Connell, John, execution of. . 149, 252
Congan, Mary, execution of. 569, 615
Fulton, James M., execution of... 604, 640
Henderson, E. J., making of, to. 533, 540
Miller, Ed. C., execution of. 697, 708, 734, 734
Snyder, Wm. A., execution of. 374, 430, 457, 458
Thirty-second Ward site, execution of.. 647, 668
Uniondale Cemetery, execution of. 637, 650
Wilson, Robert, execution of. 697, 708, 734, 734
Department of Assessors
To employ (15) temporary clerks. 697, 708
Department of Charities
Director of, to ’continue as Assistant Superintendent at Marshalsea,
Geo. W. Todd. 49, 73
Depositories
Designating, for the moneys of the City of Pittsburgh,.. 15, 130, 150, 193,
. 193, 414, 438, 461, 470, 482, 516, 577‘ 591, 607
Directing
Director of Department of Public Health to prepare plans and specifica-
-t^tions for Tuberculosis Hospital. 279, 296, 355, 377, 378
Partial payments to Booth & Flinn. 242, 287
Payment of claim of Schenley Farms Co* against City of Pittsburgh , . . 632, 829
Director of Department of Supplies.
Authorizing, to purchase cables for extension of underground cable system 604, 640
Authorizing, to purchase automobile trucks. 131, 152
Director of Department of Public Works
Authorizing, to deliver to Beechview Fire Department certain fire
apparatus .. 130, 162
Authorizing, to resurface certain streets, avenues and boulevards in the
City of Pittsburgh ...... . 455, 487
Employment of
Architect to prepare plans and specifications for the erection of buildings
at City hone and Hospitals, Marshalsea Pa.* 836
Clerks in the Bureau of Highways and Sewers.. . 90, 185
Expert billing and Adding machine operators. 730, 796
Experts by City Planning Commission . 505, 521
One chief clerk, one assistant engineer, one second assistant engineer
and one rodman for City Planning Commission . 88, 102
One draftsman, one tranaitman and one chainman in City Planning Com¬
mission .. 479, 610
One clerk stenographer by City Planning Commission. 647, 667
Special Associate Counsel relating to public utilities. 47, 91, 92, 123
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Employment of
Two additional clerks and chauffeur, Treasurer's Office. 39. 51
Two temporary clerks in Mayor's Office for the preparation of the Bud¬
get Estimate for year, 1913 . 569, 616
Two temporary draftsmen in Bureau of Surveys.807, 829
Establishing
Department of Delinquent Taxes defining the duties of collector and
fixing his salary. 60
Establishing Grades on
Academy lane. 88, 107
Aidyl avenue. 743
Anton alley. 659, 691
B street. 345, 366
Baretto street. 620, 644
Carlin street .. 480, 513
Corliss street. 480. 554, 567, 671
Casanova alley. ... 213, 238
Canoe alley. 719, 740
Clemensha avenue.* .*.. 743
College street. 481, 614
Compus street. 88, 107
Dersam street.t . . 699, 713
Diploma street. 88, 107
Dyer street. 699, 7l4
Eos street. 280, 299
Fletcher alley.*. 213, 238
Flottilly alley . . . v , ... 302, 327.
Fremont street . .. 132, 160
Gate Lodge alley. 37, 54
Gold alley. 295, 312, 330, 351
Guyman alley . 817, 848
Grace street. 98, 125
Henrietta street. 243, 291
Hurd alley. 659, 691
Janero street. 213, 239
Kirkpatrick street... . . 78, 93
Laclede street. 454, 653
Langtry street. 151, 189
Larimer street. 546, 580
Mackinaw avenue. 8, 31
Mary street. 112, 143
Melwood avenue .. 295, 312
McDonald street. 816
Maple ton alley.•. 170, 265
O'Neil alley .. 659, 691
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Establishing Grade on
Paulson avenue.'. 416,442
Pegg street. 817, 848
Rescue street .., .. 830, 366
Sivan alley. 280, 299
Sutherland street. 132, 160
Tweed street. 345, 366
Tripod alley. 228, 256
Unnamed alley. 455
Walbridge street. 17
Wakefield street. 98, 125
Warrington avenue .. *... 536, 672
Wenzall way. 505, 554
Yoder street. 18, 44
Exoneration of
Water rents to all persons assessed at flat rate 89, 123
Extending, Opening and Widening of
Braddock avenue. 817
Fixing Compensation of
Collector of Delinquent Taxes . . . 658
Fixing Number and Salaries of
Additional employes in Filtration Division, Bureau of Water .. 149, 185
Additional employees in Engineering and Constructing Division, Bureau
of Water. 149, 185
Employees in North Side Municipal Light Plant. 195, 196, 216
Employees of Mission Street Pumping Station. 686, 701
Laborers in the Filtration Division.. , . . . 90, 135
Officers and employees in the Department of Supplies. 706
Officers and employees in the office of the Mayor. 90, 103, 293, 3()7
Officers and employees in the office of the City Controller. 90, 103
Officers and employees in the office of the City Clerk . .. ......... 90, 103
Officers and employees in the office of Department of Public Health., . . 90, 103
Officers and employees in the office of Department of Public Safety . . . 90, 103
Officers and employees in the North Side Municipal Light Plant.. .... 90, 135
Officers and employees in the Board of Water Assessors ........ 90, 134, 164
Officers and employees in the Department of Charities and Correction . . 90, 134
Officers and employees in the Department of Law ^ ^ 17, 90, 128, 138
Officers and employees in the Department of Assessors.90, 128, 134, 415, 437
Officers and employees in the Department of Supplies. 90, 184
Officers and employees in the Bureau of Surveys 90, 135
Officers and employees in the Department of Public Works, (repealing)
Officers and employees in the Department of Public Works, (amending
Section 50).90, 91, 136
Officers and employees in the Ddpartment of Public Works, (amending
Section 4 ). .’. 90, 136
Officers and employees in the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny.... 100, 125
INDEX
43
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Fixing Salaries of
Additional employees in Department of Public Safety. 196, 216
Assistant Medical Inspector, Bureau of Infectious Diseases. 6
Assistant permit clerk, Department of Public Health. 8
Captains in the Bureau of Fire. 39
Captains of Police ... ... 698, 708
Certain employees in Department of Public Works. 705
Certain employees in City Planning Commission. 705
Chief clerk in Bureau of Electricity. 717
Certain employees in Bureau of Electricity.. .. 717
Certain employees in Bureau of Food Inspection. 730
Counter clerk, Bureau of Surveys .. 6
Chief disinfector and disinfectors Department of Public Health. 6
Clerk, Department of Public Health. 8
Collector of Delinquent Taxes.. 60
Chief Draftsman in Department of Assessors.. 196, 217
Certain employee of Bureau of Fire designated as clerk. 633, 650
Chief Ordinance Officers, Assistant Chief Ordinance Officer and seven
Ordinance Officers or Inspectors of Weights and Measures .... 706
City Planning Department . . ^. . 718
Detectives in Bureau of Police.. 7 I 7
District chiefs, captains, lieutenants, drivers, engineers and assistant
engineer, hosemen and laddermen in Bureau of Fire (amending
Section :i).. 1 ... * # 1 . . 685, 700
Drivers for the Chief and Assistant Chief of the Fire Department ... 717
District chiefs, captains, lieutenants, drivers^ engineers, assistant engi-
Electrical and mechanical engineer in general, Office of Public Safety. . 718
Elevator operators in Department of Public Safety at a. certain sum per
annum.. .. 718
Employees in Board of Water Assessors.. : • • 717
Foreman of construction in Bureau of Electricity. .......... , 55, 252
General clerk and draftsman in Bureau of Public Improvements .... 195, 216
Lieutenants, sergeants and patrolmen in Bureau of Police . . 114, 154, 192, 192, 251
Lieutenants, sergeants, police and patrolmen in Bureau of Police (amend¬
ing Section 2).- .. 686, 700
Messenger in office of City Controller , .. 717
One chief clerk, one first assistant engineer, one second assistant engi¬
neer and one rodman in the City Planning Department...... 718
Operators in Bureau of Electricity ...656, 702
Police patrol signal service operators . ..730
Sergeant of Detectives in Bureau of Police 717
Superintendent Bureau of Construction.. 90, 135
Superintendent Bureau of Water. . .. 90, 135
Superintendent Bureau of Improvements. 90
Two counter clerks in Department of City Controller. 293, 306
Storekeeper and assistant storekeeper in Bureau of Fire. 741
Foreman carpenter in Department of Public Safety. 7H
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Fixing Salaries of
Eleven additional Sergeants of Police in Bureau of Police. 741
Laboratory assistants in Filtration Division of Bureau of Water .... 743
Janitors at different police stations in Department of Public Safety. . , 803
Arc lamp repairman at North Side Light Plant. 806
Surgeons in Department of Public Safety. 808
Two counter clerks in Department of City Controller. 815
Foreman painter in Department of Public Safety. 816
Assistant director of laboratory in Division of Bacteriology Department
of Public Health .... 836
Forbidding
Persons under seventeen years of age being out after certain hours . . • 197, 224
Fixing Width of Sidewalks and Roadway on
Baum avenue.. 37 , 54
Breckenridge street. 302, 326
Buffiington avenue.. . . i. 357, 381
Atherton avenue. 357, 381
Camelia street. 456, 490
Corliss street.. 480, 554, 567, 671
Federal street.. 89, 108
Fremont street... 132, 161
Federal street. 699, 713
Fifty-sixth street.. 456, 491
Fifty-third street. 456, 491
Gold alley. 170, 205
Grotto street 49, 64
Handler street. 357 , sgi
Hampshire avenue. 345 ^ 366
Isabella street. 481, 514
Laclede street. 454 , 553
Larimer street... . 546, 580
Mary street. 357, 381
Meythe street.... 93 125
McCandless street. 456 491
Oliver avenue.! . ^ . 73l’, 801
Ridgway street. jg 44
Rockland avknue.‘ ' 465’, 481, 48l! 614
South Main street. ^ 243 291
Travella boulevard. * ^ 545 539
Wabash street. * ggl
Walbridge street. * * 17^ 44
Westfield street. • . . . .
West Liberty avenue.. ^. 221
Warrington avenue. • • * •
Water street.1 634^ 664
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Grading, Paving and Curbing of
I Atherton avenue..18, 18, 92, 92
Acadamy lane . ..... . 464
f Alger street. 150, 289
Antietam street.. 301, 421
Aspen street. 366, 468
j' Bigelow street. 113, 232
i B street. 416, 650
^ Baum street (Improving of).. • . . . . 606, 664
Bam alley. 605, 711
Craighead street.. 737
: Campus street.. 464
College avenue. 280, 363, 375, 376
Cowley street... *.'. 242, 360
Conner street.•. 114, 233
Carson street. 242
Craighead street.. ♦.. 648
Devonshire street. 737, 737
Decision alley. 330. 438
Diploma street. 454
Devonshire road. 648, 648
; Elm street. 242, 290
\ Elwood street... • . •. *. . . . 670, 618
' Frank street.. . . 113,231
Fingel street. 280, 297
Feeney alley. 465, 488
Goe avenue.•. *. ..18, 42, 43
j Gladstone street. 113, 233
j Gold alley. 416, 550
I Haberman avenue. 98, 219
f Hampshire avenue.. 69, 81
t Hosack street . . . . •. 150, 289
Hamilton avenue.. .. ... 197, 311
Hoeveler street. 431 , 551
Howe street. 43 I, 552
Hamilton avenue. 855
Hargrove street. 301, 325
Jordon alley. . 415, 416, 441
Kathleen street. .. 464 817, 845
Kingsboro street. 36, 103
Kirkpatrick street. 416, 550
Lilac street. 114, 233, 531, 648
Lydia street. 114 ^ 284
Loretta street. 69, 160
Lloyd street. 454 , 552
Langtry street. 744
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ORDINANCES—Continued... Page
Grading, Paving and Curbing of
Louisa street .. • .. ...... 431, 552
Mina street.. .. 58, 142
Merriman alley.. * ' ‘ 48, 63
Meade street.. . . . . 78, 187
Millvale avenue. 228, 255
Mary street. 24*3, 360
McDonold street.. 130, 860
Mulford street. 536, 671
Mary street, . . . . . ... * •. • ♦ •..^45, 690
Merritt street.... .. 454, 662
Melvin street.^ ... •.•.•••• .. • 218, 333
Merrimac alley. 48
Melboume street. 113, 232
Nantasket street. 113, 232
Novelty street. 356, 485
Norton street. 36, 53
Princess avenue .. •.. 817, 845
Reynolds street.,.. 402, 421
River avenue . . .. 345, 420
Rockland avenue.. 416, 44i, 455, 488, 605, 711
Rockledge street . , 431, 552
Stanford Road. 454
Samantha alley. 345, 459
South Twenty-first street.. • * * 69
Streets and Branches (Improving of)... 113, 141
Saline street. ..^. 113, 232
Stanley street. 114, 234
Suburban avenue.. 280, 863, 376
Tuscarora street. 36, 53
Travella boulevard. 356
Toboggan street....\ . 658, 690
Tilbury avenue .*... 212, 237
Transit alley. 301,' 420
Veteran street. 30 i^ 302, 404
Winterburn street .. 114 234
Walbridge street... 212 290
Wharton street. 77 78
Watson street . 345 ! 459
Winterburn avenue.\ ‘.' ^
Grading and Paving of
Anton alley. . V. ...... . 648, 737
Atherton avenue (regrading and repaving of). 454 653
Carmine alley.. 294^ 380
Exchange alley (repaving and regrading) . . \ .. *. ! ! ! 718* 860
INDEX
47
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Page
Grading and Paving of
Gold alley..... 397
Grant boulevard (regrading and repaving and improving of). 280, 863, 376
Hurd alley.• . . 048, 738
Holman alley. 48, 63
Lambert street (regrading and repaving of).18, 93, 106
Mapleton alley .. 356, 379
O'Neil alley. 649, 738
Penn avenue (repaving and regrading) , . . .. 718, 860
Second avenue (regrading and repaving of).1>8, 113, 124, 131, 133, 254
Tabor street (regrading and repaving and re-establishing). 294, 310
Warrington avenue (regrading and repaving of). 36, 106
Woodmont street (regrading and repaving of). 455, 486
Water street (repaving and regrading) . . , . .. 718, 860
Granting
A two weeks vacation to employees of the operating force of various
Pumping Stations. . . 416, 485
Consent of City to erect in North Side Public Parks or Squares a Me¬
morial to Officers and Sailors on Battleship **Maine" , ... 329, 350
Consent to County Commissioners of Allegheny County to construct and
maintain a tunnel from East Carson street to Warrington avenue . 606
Consent to County Commissioners of Allegheny County to construct and
maintain a tunnel from Carson street to Woodville avenue .... 606
Consent of City to owners abutting on Grace street to grade, pave and
curb the same at their own expense.. . 806
Ed. Jay Allen right to construct and maintain a projection or bay over
part of Strawberry way . 706, 813
Pittsburgh, Crafton and Mansfield Street Railway Co, right to enter
upon, use and occupy Corliss street. 855
Schneider Lorcas P. & A. F, Emmons doing business as the *'National
Shelter Shed Co/* the right to erect and maintain shelter sheds in
City of Pittsburgh.. 800
West Side Belt R. R. Co. right and privileges to construct, lay down,
maintain and operate a certain side track upon and across at grade
certain public streets of City . . . 817
... .Co. consent to construction of an underground
railway subject to certain terms and conditions, reserving the
right to purchase by City. 80l
Granting Rights to
American Locomotive Company the right to construct, and maintain a
pipe line and supporting truss across Seymour street ....... 534, 581
Armour, J. Ogden to erect a connection with an arch bridge over Lambert
street..:. 9, 30, 42
Birmingham Street Railway Company to enter upon, use, occupy and
cross certain streets. 112, 151, 223, 250, 251
Brereton Avenue Street Railway to enter upon, use and occupy certain
streets and highways in City.
281
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48
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Granting Rights to
Carnegie Steel Company right and privilege to excavate under Scrip
alley in Second ward.... 430, 511
Central Transit Company right to enter upon, use and occupy certain
streets and highways in the City of Pittsburgh. 536, 599
Duquesne Street Railway Co. to enter upon, use, occupy and cross cer-,
tain streets.► ..112; 151, 223
Federal Street and Pleasant Valley Railway Co. to enter use upon and
occupy and cross certain streets.112; 151, 222, 249, 259, 263
Fort Pitt Street Passenger Railway Co. to enter upon, use, occupy and
cross certain streets... 112, 151
Grant to the.Street Railway Company to enter
upon, use and occupy certain streets. 227, 512
H. J. Heinz Company right and privilege to construct, lay down and
maintain a switch track running from tracks of siding connection . 605
Keystone Light Co., use of alleys, highways and streets ....... 374, 416
Knickerbocker Ice Company authority to lay, construct and maintain a
cast iron pipe water line on concrete conduit. 293, 326
Morris Walsh Sons construct and maintain permanent bridge across
Sarah street, connecting the two barrel factories of said Company 302, 364
Morningside Electric Street Railway Company to enter upon, use, occupy
and cross certain streets and highways m City. 317, 396
Mt. Washington Street Railway Co. to enter upon, use and occupy
certain railroad branches within limits of City and reserving right
to purchase of said railroad branches. 414
Pennsylvania Heat & Power Co. to enter upon, use and occupy and cross
certain streets, avenues and alleys in First to Twentieth ward . . 49, 367
Pittsburgh Subway Co. consent for ‘‘Underground Subway‘s . . 152, 367, 822, 849, 857
Pittsburgh, Crafton & Mansfield Street Railway Company the right to
enter upon, use and occupy Corliss street.481, 515, 625, 675
Pittsburgh District Railway Company consent of City to construct, main¬
tain and operate certain branches of its railroad within limits of
said City.. 536
Rapid Transit Subway Company consent to construct its underground
railway subject to terms and conditions stated. 636
Suburban Rapid Street Transit Railway Co. to enter upon, use, occupy
and cross certain streets.. 112, 151, 223, 250, 251
Transverse Passenger Railways Company right to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways. 151. 256
Increasing Salaries of
All employees connected with machine shop of Bureau of Fire, save
and except the superintendent and deputy superintendent of
Machinery . . . 718
Assistant firemen of North Side Light Plant. 302, 324
Architectural draftsman, Bureau of Construction. 47, 61
Certain employees of City for the purpose of qualifying such employees
for membership in the Municipal Pension Association. 730
Chief Inspector, and three inspectors, Division of Miscellaneous Food In¬
spection .. 6
INDEX id
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Increasing Salaries of
Certain positions in Bureau of Water.. 807
For certain positions in Bureau of Constitution . 744
Inspectors in Bureau of Construction. 806, 830
Messenger in the Department of Supplies. 39
Messenger in office ot the Mayor ... . 18
Three food and vegetable inspectors, Bureau of Food Inspection. 6
Installation of Fire Alarm System
First National Bank in connection with City ............. 355
Laying Out of
Center Street. 480, 512
Carlin Street... 480, 612
Levying and Assessing.Taxes and Water Rents.
For fiscal year for payment of separate Indebtedness. 17, 62
Leasing
Portion of Wharf in 2nd Ward. 150
Lettering of
Automobiles belonging to the City.. 36, 52, 61
License Fees
For all Public amusements .. 814
To be paid for switches, and turnouts etc. amending , . 430, 485, 508, 528, 830, 853
Limiting
Time, that automobiles shall be permitted to stand in one location of
public Streets in the City. 321
Locating
Munhall Road. 345, 366, 719, 740
Larimar Avenue. 4^'!, 514
Carlin Street. 480, 513
Laclede Street . . . .... 454, 653
Corliss Street.* 480, 554
A viaduct or bridge across private property and over property. P. R. R,
Co. and Pittsburgh Junction R. R. Co. to connect Grant Boule¬
vard with certain streets and laying out and opening same as a
public highway. 816, 844
Morewood avenue. 817, 847
Market Zone
Establishing or encouragement of. 434,435,436
Making an Appropriation
To Department of Public Health for care and control of smallpox . . 736
Name for
Unnamed alley, establishing. 49, 64
60
INDEX
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Opening of
Aidyl avenue.
Clemensha avenue . . . . .... 743
Corliss street. 480, 553, 654, 567, 671, 693
Corlin street. 480, 513
Feeney alley. 455, 488
Hamilton avenue (extending).. 648, 719, 738
Laclede street. 464, 653
Liedertafel alley. 167, 221
Murtland street. .. 9, 80
Morewood avenue (extending) .. 98
McDonald street. 816
Plainview avenue.. 706, 706, 859, 860
Salisbury street. ^01, 325
Sixth avenue (extending)..^ 536, 672
Tuscarora street. 546, 580
Wakefield street. 7, 80
Paving and Curbing of
Watt street. 197, 219
Permitting
Occupation of portion of the sidewalks in certain parts of City by mer¬
chants for exhibiting their goods. 367, 405, 414 534, 837
Postal Telegraph Co.
To lay and maintain underground cables in certain parts of City , . . . 318, 365, 403
Prescribing
Requirement of Veterinary Surgeons in City Service. 170, 203, 230, 260, 281
Prohibiting
Automobiles from being operated on City streets with bright head lights
providing a penalty thereof..• • . 807
Spiling, placing or depositing of oil, grease, or other substances on pave¬
ments of City.. 3ij6, 397, 420, 422
The placing or keeping of any unsanitary materials on any vacant lot in
City.. 816
The display of moving pictures or other pictures showing the commission
01 crime, and providing a penalty thereof for violation 856
Use of any towel for common use.. 169, 225
Use of common drinking vessels .. 169, 225
Providing for
Settlement of damages to James Mulgrew from opening Belmar street.. 520
Licensing slot machines. 18
Examination of and Issuing of permits to persons operating vessels
under air ... . .. 48, 64
Two telephones, Filtration Division. 90, 135
One chief clerk, one clerk and one bookkeeper, Division of Domestic
Service.. , 90, 135
INDEX
51
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Providing for
Advertising of proposals for certain publishing improvements in Engin¬
eering News and Record.. 546, 578
Appointment of matrons in Bureau of Fire. 807
Appointment of additional sergeants of police in Bureau of Police .... 741
Additional employes in Department of Public Works. 196, 217,260
Changes in number of offices and employes in Department of Charities
and Correction. 196, 216
City to pay in to the Sheriff the amount of its bill. 150, 123
Inspection and supervision of wires used for electrical purposes. 130, 191
Manner and method of making changes in contract after same has been
awarded ..356,378, 405
Portion of the Public square to be set apart as a free public market place 98,123,158
Regulation of the production or emmission of smoke within corporate
__ iiir Jirk aai\ a ACt ACiC% one
Underground lateral conduit construction work on Butler street.... 531, 539
Vacation of portion of Federal street. 99
Purchase of
Certain real estate in 20th ward for playground purposes. 818, 840,862
Certain real estate in 18th ward for playground purposes. 818, 841, 863
Certain real estate in 21st ward for playground purposes. 818, 851,863
Certain real estate in 24th ward for playground purposes. 818, 841, 863
Certain real estate in 5th ward for playground purposes.. 818, 841, 863
Construction of an underground passage between 10th and 11th streets 856
Certain property of Engelbert Schulthers. 396, 418
Certain lots or parcels of lots in the 19th ward for park purposes .... 431, 690
Three lots in Hartupee place for the purpose of water supply and distri-
Three lots from heiress of Isabella Gallagher in C. B. Sieley's Plan of
Lots. 660
Purchase of Property from
Mrs. Henrietta Booth in 19th ward for Bureau of Eire. 33
William H. Kelley for Bureau of Fire, repealing .. 33, 49, 66
Z. B. Wilson for Bureau of Fire. 67, 81, 396
Re-Establishing the Grade on
Anderson street. 506. 523
Baum avenue. 37
Beaver avenue. 229, 256
Braddock avenue. 817
Burchfield avenue. . 8, 31
Camelia street. 456, 490
Carson street. 357,481,613
Carson street, west. 380
Centre street. 480. 513
Comet alley. 280, 299
Cowley street. 213, 238
52
INDEX
ORDINANCES—Continued.
Page
De Soto street.
Duquesne way.
East street.
Elwood street
Exchange alley.
Factory alley. . ....
Faun alley.
Federal street.
Federal street.
Fifty-Sixth street....
Fifty-Third street. . . .
Finley street.
Frank street.
Gate Lodge alley.
Grace street. ..
Greentree avenue . . . .
Gross street.
Grotto street.
Hargrove street.
Homewood avenue ....
Horsaca street. . . . . .
Isabella street.
Kingsboro street.
Lydia street.
Mary street.
Munford street.
Myrtle alley.
McAlvy street.
McCandless street. . .
Nantasket street . . . .
Norton street.
Oliver avenue.
Penn avenue ......
Pioneer avenue . . . . .
Princess avenue.
Republic street ....
Rockland avenue . . .
Scott place .
Shelby street . . . .
South Main street. . . .
South Nineteenth street
Suburban avenue . . . .
Travella boulevard. . .
Vera street ...
Walbridge street . . . .
Water street..
Re-Establishing the Grade on
. . 537 , 556
. . 431
. . 817 , 847
302 , 326
634 , 664 , 718 . 860
455 , 516
649 , 675
8 , 31
. . 699 . 713
. . 456 , 491
. . 456 , 491
330 , 361
. . 431 , 459
. . 37,64
98
817 , 847
. 302 , 327
49 , 64
. 537 , 655
. 836 , 861
. 646 , 681
455 , 455 , 481 , 481 , 514 , 616 , 516
'. 357,380
. 670 , 619
.... .... 112 , 143
.. 659 , 691
. 280 , 300
. 699 , 713
. 456 , 491
. . . *. 112 , 143
. 129 , 266
. 739
634 , 654 , 718 , 860
. 744
. 481 , 515
. 506 , 523
. 481 , 514
. 431
. 151 , 189
. 112 , 147
620 , 644
. 620 , 644
. . . 546 , 580
. 706 , T24
. 17
. 634 , 654 , 718 , 860
INDEX
53
ORDINANCES—Continued.
Page
Registration of
Bonds issued by City of Pittsburgh. 743 , 844
^ Regulating
Heating of passenger or street railway cars.. 87, 222
Hours of employment of certain City employees. 17, 40, 56, 60
Interests of public safety, health and convenience in regards movements
of pedestrians, animal and vehicle traffic in City of Pittsburgh , . 783
Licensing of theatres. 39
Municipal contracts stipulating for employment of first class workman , (> 5 ^, 702
Sale of newspapers, magazines and periodicals. 131, 132
Street parades, processions and street assemblages on meetings ... . 6*0, 591, 619
The opening of the surface of streets, alleys and highways of City by
other than the corporate authorities of said City. 733
The speed of automobiles on certain streets of City.33, 851, 851
Use of concrete, reinforced concrete in construction of foundations,
foundation walls and bearing walls of buildings, columns, beams
and floors and concrete or reinforced concrete piles for foundations 658
Relating to
A general ordinance to enter upon, use or occupy any street, lane or
alley by any Passenger or Street Railway Co. 733
Occupation of any street, lane or alley. ... 590
Repealing
Allequippa street (relocating) . . . . . 98, 124
An ordinance requiring all service corporations or other persons occupy¬
ing Main street, to place their cables underground .... . . 699, 713
An ordinance authorizing and directing the opening and widening of
Hamilton avenue . 7i9, 738
An ordinance widening Cherry way. 739, 802
An ordinance locating Moorewood avenue .. 817, 847
Carlin street. 480,480,513
Centre street. 480,480.613
Chartiers street (extending). 479, 511
Cherry way (widening of).. 647
Feeney alley (opening). 455, 488.488
Hamilton avenue (extending and opening). 633, 662
Isabella street. 455, 516
Knox street. 456, 491
Lelia street (opening). 150, 188
Melwood street (establishing). 151, 188
Rockland avenue. 455, 488
Solway street (locating). 229, 257
Repealing Condemnation of Property of
Barclay, Mildred J. 6 f> 2 , 632
Bigelow, E. M. 693, 631
Black, Samuel. 664, 632
Conrad, George. 664, 632
54
INDEX
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Repealing Condemnation of Property of
Gillerick, Fred. 664, 642
Grogan, James C.• 653, 631
Grogan, J. C. 664, 632
Handt, L... 665, 632
Hirth, F. A.. . 667, 632
Hoeveler, Katherine. 666, 632
Irvine, W. G. 673, 631
J oiler, Joseph. 665, 632
Kemery, C. L.. 661, 631
Kempf, Henry.. . 663, 631
Kiley, Kate.. 666, 632
Moore, John A... 661, 631
McFarland, William. 667, 632
Nortrup, Bernard. 666, 632
Petersheim, Joseph. 666, 632
Schaffer, Joseph... . ... 666, 632
Smith, William A. 667, 632
Xheiss, George W. 662, 631
Werner, J. J. 666, 632
Williams, Roger.... 667, 632
Young, J. A. 662, 631
Requiring
All public service companies to place their cables underground. 263, 365, 698
Leeses of City property to place prices in a conspicuous place . . . 328, 332, 832, 863
Restraining
All persons, firms and corporations from barking their goods in front of
their places of business or upon the public streets. 698, 836
Sale at Public Auction
Certain property belonging to City ol Pittsburgh in Fifteenth ward. . . 566, 614
Certain property belonging to City of Pittsburgh in Twenty-third ward. 533, 566
Semi-monthly Payments to
Employees whose wages are not fixed by Act of Assembly . ..21, 55, 60
Setting Aside Funds from
Appropriation No. 105 for the purpose of paying the expense arising
from the lowering of police, fire alarm and telegraph and tele¬
phone wires in ‘^hump district'’ . .241, 28H, 287
Appropriation $ . . for changes in underground Fire Alarm
system and Telephone lines. 304, 322
Appropriation No. 46 for reconstincting roadway floor on South Tenth
street bridge. 318, 321
Balance in Appropriation No. 37 x 8 retaining walls and sidewalks . . . 633
INDEX
55
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Sewers on
Atherton avenue. 537, 549
Ampere street. 817, 846
Album street. 415, 440
Beckham street. 302, 326
Bingham street. 150, 188
Bradish street. 730, 799
Clemensha avenue. 730, 799
Crosby street. 212, 236
Cicero alley. 537, 550
Davison street. 77, 29
Damas street. 197, 220
Eggers street. 7, 29
Flemington avenue. 415, 439
Freyburg street.'. 18, 43
Friendship avenue. 415, 440
Graphic street...'. 18, 43
Gladstone street. 505, 521
Grandview avenue.~94, 309, 506, 522, 531, 570, 618 ^
Gold alley .. 280, 298
Hamilton avenue. 212, 237, 856
Hobart street. 228, 255
Homer street.. ... 197, 220
Hass street. , 242, 290
Hargrave street. 415, 440, 441
Kendall street. 356, 379
Kirkpatrick street. 415, 440
Louisa street. 537, 550
LaClair street. 169, 204
Liverpool street. 294, 310
Mary street... 344, 345, 364
Mattern street. 807, 831
Midland street..... 730
Meade street ,. 77, 92
Muriel street. 294, 310
Merritt street. 506, 522
Merrimac street. 618, 672
Novelty street. 648, 6T2
Palm Beach avenue. 415, 439
Perth street . 293, 294, 309
Rebecca street. 294, 310
Ridgway street .. 744, 812
Russell street. 7, 29
Scott Place. 633, 652
Starr way. 7, 29
Stebbins street. 150, 187
56 INDEX
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Sewers on
South Thirteenth street.
Shelby alley.. . .. 302, 325, 356, 3<9
- Superior street. ^37, 549
Unnamed alley.• • • 36, 63
■* f Vickory street. . .. 294, 309
Wabash street.■ • .
- ‘ Winterburn Hvenue.. 455, 487
.• Wyntherton street. 455,487
Wood lawn avenue.. 506, 5*22
*
' Specifications
Collection, removal and disposal of rubbish . 234, 255, 266, 237, 263, 269. 270, 271, 272
. . . 273,274, 275,276, 277, 27^
‘ Collection, removal and disposal of rubbish .. 99, 251, 251
Transfer of Employees
Bureau of'Viewers ... . 35,51
Department of Public Works . 36,51
Department of Law. . 36, 51
Transferring Funds from
Appropriation No. 220 to item ^'Miscellaneous*’. 5, 20
Appropriation No. 220 to item "Telephone Service”. 5, 20
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Fire to Appropriation No. 4P, Council-
men’s Salaries. . 47. 61
Appropriation No. 4i to item 3 0. 1 "Laboratory Supplies”. 86
** Appropriation No. 11, Industrial Work Shop for Blind appropriation
; No. 220 ... . . ... . . 115, 137
I Appropiiation No. 220, Department of Superintendents, Appropriation
I , No. 36, Bureau of Barks ..... , . , 115, 137
i7» Appropriation No. 220, Department of Superintendents to Appropriation
^ No. 203 Carnegie Free Library . . 149, 184
Appro})iiation No. 4 ' to certain items in Appropriation No. 46 . 328,348
‘ ' Appropriation No. 46, item A. 1. Division of Inspection, Appropriation
No. 46 . . , .• . . . . . 328, 34S
Appropriation No. 42 for purpose of paying cost of laying water main . . 344, 486
Appropriation No. 37 to item "Genera! Fund.” Appropriation No. 37x8. 344, 361
Appropriation No. 37, repaving Perrysville avenue to Appropriation No. 30. 414, 437
Af^propriation No. 42 to Appropriation No. 219 to Appropriation No. 220
for use of Civil Service Commi.ssion . . . 479, 509
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund to item Z. 1. Appropriation No.
j' 22, Bureau of Police item Z. i. . . 570,617,641
j Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund to Appropriation No. 22, item
•‘Dog Pound” .... . 694
, Appropriation No. 42, item "Efficiency Commission” to Appropriation
No. 43, item “Installation of Tax Fee Billing Systerh” .... 614
^ Appropriation No. 9, item A. 2 to Appropriation No. 22, item F. 614
i Appropriation No. 12 for purchase of set of Silver for use of the Officers
M(ss of the United States cruiser "Pittsburgh”. 648
INDEX
57
ORDINANCES—Continued.
Transfepping Funds from
Appropriation No. 24, *‘Department of Law'’ to Appropriation No. 220,
“Department of Supplies". . .
Balance in General Fund to item “Completion of construction of the
Fifth avenue retaining wall," Appropriation No. 37x8.
Construction of a Public Bridge on Atherton avenue to “Balance in
General Fund," Appropriation No. 151.
Certain sum from item “Material D., North Side Light Plant", Appro¬
priation No. 220 to item “Salaries ordinary labor A. 4, general
office Bureau of Light," Appropriation No. 34.
Certain sum from item “General Fund," Appropriation No. 37, E. 11
street repaving to item “Repaving of South Nineteenth street,"
same Appropriation . . .. .
Certain sum from item “A, 1." Appropriation No. 31 to to item Miscel¬
laneous service Diamond and Market" B. Appropriation No. 31 and
item ‘ Equipment Diamond Market" F. Appropriation No. 220 . .
Certain sum from item “Contracts Bridge Repairs” E. 7. Appro¬
priation No. 47 to item “Salaries, skilled labor, boardwalks and
steps” A. 5. Appropriation No. 30, item “Salaries ordinary labor,
boardwalks and steps” A. 4. Appropriation No. 30, item “Material
boardwalks.and steps" D. Appropriation No. 220 .
Certain sum from the balance remaining in item E. 5. contracts to item
“Minor repairs and painting" city force, Appropriation No. 47
Bridge repairs..
Certain sum from A. 1. “Salaries," Appropriation No. 22 to item F.
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Police.. .
Item A. 1. “Salaries,” Apprrpriation No. 21 Bureau of Fire to item B.8.
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Fire.
Item “Resurfacing streets," Appropriation No. 30 to item “Asphalt
Plant" and item ‘ Repairs to highways,” Appropriatian No. 30 . .
Item Balance in Appropriation No. 37x8 “Retaining wall and sidewalks"
to item “Reconstruction of retaining wall on Elliott street,"
Appropriation No. 37x8.■ * . . .
Items “General Funds" in Appropriation No. 47 E. 6, “Bridge repairs”
Appropriation No. 37 E. 11, “Street repaving” to respective items
for completion of certain improvements. Appropriation No. 47 . .
Item E 11 “Street Repaving" to appropriation No. 30, Bureau of High¬
ways and sewers.
Items in apnropriation No. 220, for use of Bureau of of Parks, to various
items in appropriation No. 2i0, ..
Item “Materials, Bureau of Electricity D"to appropriation No. 220 item
“Equipment Bureau of Electricity F" appropriation No. :i20 . . .
One Appropriation to another.
Reconstruction of a portion of the sewerage system in the Try street
Drainage Basin to item “Balance in General Fund” Appropriation
No. 157.
Repaving Grant street from Fifth avenue to Diamond street to item
“Completion of repaving of Fifth avenue”.. .
Various sums from item “Resurfacing Perrysville avenue” Appropriation
No. 30, to item “Asphalt Plant Appropriation No. 30, and Appro¬
priation No. 220”.
Various items in Appropriation No. .38, Appropriation No. 220, for use of
Department of Charities to items. “Supplies,” Marshalsea, “Ma¬
terials Marshalsea of Repairs, Marshalsea” Appropriation No. 220
Page
685, 701
314, 362
35, 60
605, 641
633, 650
633, 651
64«, 688
648, 668
657, 687
570, 615, 6S7
455, 4«3
479, 510
563, 615
68 s 701
686, 701
685, 700
579, 643
57, 71
318, 332
604, 640
659, 687
68
INDEX
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Vacation of
Certain sections of King avenue. . 78, 93, 91
Certain sections of West Liberty avenue. . . . 197,311
Federal street (portion of). 99, 405
Finley street. .. . . 151, 291
Forfar street , . . .. 68, 160
Harold street (portion of) . .. 456, 653
Knox street. 88, 205
Knox street (portion of). 456, 491
Majestic alley. .. 68
Murtland avenue . . 546, 659, 691
Neville street. 480, 673, 694
Pampa alley. 88, 238
Portion of Unnamed street.. 197, 222, 311
Portion of 33 ft. Township road.. . ;.. 356, 490
Perthshire place .. 546, 659, 691
Perry svi lie Plank road. 170, 299
Public road (portion of). 480, 673, 694
Railroad street. 480, 674, 694
Ravine street. 480, 675, 694
Sections A. and B. of McPherson street . . 571. 714
Short street. 480, 673, 694
South Thirty-first street .. 374, 375, 405
Tamello alley . 88, 108
Tunnel street.... .480, 67), 694
Unnamed street (portion of)... . 480, 674, 694, 695
Vacating
An unnamed alley. . .. 856
Sections A. and B. of McPherson street’.. 720, 734
(‘herry way . . .
Diamond street
Everett street . .
P^’inley street . .
Grant boulevard
Hamilton avenue
Oliver avenue . .
Pioneer avenue .
Saline street.
Strawberry way
Vista street . , .
Widening
. 739. 802
. 633, 800, 808
. 658, 799, 812
. 294
‘706, 718, 844, 860, ^61, 862
648, 719
633, 739
744
816
302, 380, 382
330, 438
Widening and Straightening
Warrington avenue
Webster avenue . .
Wenzall way
536, 672
212. 213
505, 551
INDEX
59
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Miscellaneous
Change of grade on Homewood avenue and streets intersecting same . . 460
Opinion of William A. Stone holding the collection of delinquent taxes
for liable to the City for commission retained. 53
Proposed Subway ordinance for City of Pittsburgh. 152
That hereafter when a public hearing is being held before any regular
or special committee that all interested parties desiring to be
heard shall be permitted to present their views in person or
through representatives as they may select. . . 716
The cost of printing the budget for the fiscal year, beginning February
1, 1913. shall be paid from and chargeable to appropriation No. 43,
'Installation of Tax, Pre-billing System, etc., Finance Fund" . . 729, 796
PLAN OF
Atlantic Land Company showing public street in Fifth ward to be dedi¬
cated to City. 170, 206
Grade crossing and overhead bridge at Homewood. 89
Highview plan of lots. 456, 492
Moffit Place laid out by Joseph A. Moflit. 295, 312
Plan of lots laid out by James S. Birch, in the Nineteenth ward .... 658
STATEMENT OF
Chamber of Commerce showing list of banks with capital of $500,000 to
$l,0o0,000, for consideration of depository ordinance. 35, 35
Moneys already expended on sewerage disposal. 210
PETITIONS FOR
Address
To North Side Chamber of Commerce for erection of boardwalks on
Yetta avenue from Mr. Wise's to Mr. Hinmann's property, also
sufficient electric lights. 635
To Sheridan Board of Trade relative to continuing the ferry across the
Ohio river from Franklin street, North Side to landing at West
Carson street. 649
Boardwalks on
Gopher street.’, . . . 836
South Eighteenth street. 48
Worthington street. 836
Changing Name of
Federal street extension to St. Luke’s square. 345
Highwood street to Carson lane. 132
St. Marie street to Bond street. 346
William Pitt boulevard to Beech wood boulevard. 506
Correction of Sewerage System
In Fourteenth ward so cellars will not flood during rainstorms. 534
Erection of
Two public lamps on Kathleen street. 33
Holman alley. 48
Maple ton alley. , . ... 356
Sherwood street.*. 745
Grading, Paving and Curbing of
Elwood street ..
Elm street.
Fingal street...
Goe avenue . ...
Hampshire avenue ... .. . . . ,
Hargrove street..
Jordon alley.
Kathleen street.-.
Mortan street . .
Merrimac alley .
Millvale avenue .....
Melvin street...
Princess avenue...
Rockland avenue.
River avenue..
Rosetta street..
Tilbury avenur » ... .
Toboggan street.
Tuscarora street.
W albridge street.
Improvement of
Buente street.. .
Homewood avenue (Lighting System).
Increasing Salaries of
Assistant chief in Department of Public Health.
Assistant f''reman in Bureau of Highways and sew,ers
Chief enpneer and assistant engineer in North Side light plant and said
assistant engineers to be paid on a per diem basis ... .
570
243
280
18
63
30 .
415
187
36
48
22 *^*
318
817
416
345
745
212
658
36
212
302
7 5
731
816
807
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PETITIONS FOR—Continued Psge
Increasing Salaries of
Drivers and Chiefs in Bureau of Fire. 808
Employees in Department of Water Assessors. 808
Five hydrant inspectors in Bureau of Water. 808
General foreman in Bureau of Highways and Sewers. 818
Laying
A water pipe on Imperial street .. 706
A water pipe line on Santiago street.. 816
Opening of
Rosana alley.. . 171
Rosetta street. 746
Tuscarora street .. 646
Paving and Curbing of
Wall street. 197
Property Owners
And residents of Spring Hill asking Council to preserve a natural spring
on old Voeghtly place.. • • • 802
Abutting on Strawberry way requesting President of Council to grant
them a hearing before Council. 330
Asking that width of driveway on Grotto street be fixed 22 feet through¬
out . 49
Asking for Condemnation of property for park purposes.16, 18, 116, 118
For extension of Laclede street. 30
Island avenue for better water supply. 602
North on Haslage avenue asking for a truck being placed in engine house
for service. 303
Residents of Sixth ward asking construction of a bridge at Thirty-ninth
street. 115
Remonstrating against opening and grading of Langtry street. 171
Residents of Twenty-sixth ward for steps on East street. 605
Residents asking that Mahon street be repaved. 606
Residents asking that a street car line be constructed on Marshalls
avenue. 700
Residents in Fifth ward asking that an electric street light be erected
at Breckenridge and Morgan streets. 717
Taxpayers asking that Cassidy street be changed to Sheffield street
(Twenty-first ward). 699
Relief of
Conditions caused by inadequacy of a public trunk sewer on Motor street 479
Repeal of Ordinance for
Grading, paving and curbing of Langtry street. . . 361
Opening Arbor street.‘ .. 7, 44, 44
Requesting
Council to use its influence to have the prevailing rate of wages paid to
employees in construction of North Side Point Bridge ... . . 640
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PETITIONS FOR.--Continued Page
Street Lamps
Change from 100 Watt Tungsten to Arc. Lamp on Excelsior street. . . 318
Vacation of
King avenue.; . . ..
Majestic alley.
Murtland avenue.
McPherson street. ...
Pampa alley. ♦ • ^
Perthshire Place.
Tamello alley..... 38
Water Lines on
Pittock street (extension). 3, 32
Miscellaneous
Arenth, Jacob for payment of damages caused by bursting of Allegheny
City water main. . 211
Assistant inspector of wiring and battery man in Bureau of Electricity,
asking for an increase in salary. 71i>
Asking that grade of Hoosac street be changed to conform with old sur¬
face grade as present grade is unsatisfactory. 718
Business concerns adjacent to building occupied by Pioneer Motor Co. for
an investigation of numerous fires in said building. 807
Business men on the South Side asking change of paving material for
Eighteenth street road.. 36
Butchers, fish dealers, gardeners, farmers, and handlers of all food stuffs,
asking for better facilities for market purposes. 228
Business people on the North Side asking to appropriate a sum of money
sufficient to construct the same kind of lights on East Ohio street
as on Federal street.... 507
Citizens Committee asking Council to take action for erection of a bridge
at Thirty-ninth street. 37
Churches on South Side recommending to City Council the appointment
of a Vice Commission.. 318
Committee of City School Nurses for an increase in salary. 345
Citizens living in Homewood district asking relief from flooded cellars
caused by insufficient size of sewers on the streets. 556
Coal passers at Brilliant Pumping Station asking for an increase in
salary per day. 719
Caputa & Brothers for reimbursement of damages to them on account of
loss of business by the cutting down of the Hump 719 798
Citizens on South Lang avenue and Willard street asking for street light 169
Damages for James Mulgrew for opening Belmar street. 5, 20
For sewer on Mitre alley to prevent flooding of cellars during stormy
debris ... . 605
Fisher, James W. being compelled to vacate market.. 17, 78
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Miscellaneous
Graver, Carrie M., asking that City purchase her property situated in
Tenth ward.. . , . 859
Hess, A, C., asking for damages for stock of groceries destroyed by
flood. 453, 510
Hinman, Webster asking for water line on Graham avenue and Gibboney
street .... . 243
Homewood Board of Trade asking the City to purchase property for
playground purposes. 67
Leary, 0. C. for lowering of water main on Wilbert street. 87
Location and widening of Everett street . 57l
Luddeke, Frank, assistant keeper at Riverview Park Zoo, asking for
amount of doctor’s bill and wages for time lost while injured during
work. . . 817
Linwood Avenue Methodist Episcodal Church of Allegheny, for exemption
of assessment for the grading, paving and curbing of Linwood ave.. 331, 510
Madeline, E. Knowles for division of assessment. 150, 118
Miles, Dorthy administratrix C. T. A, & South Side Trust Company,
auxiliary administrator C, T. A. for refund of taxes.. 346
Pittsburgh Sunshine Children's Home for exemption from payment of
City taxes.. . 853
Placing of water line underneath the sidewalk on Meade street ..... 635
Pitschke, P. V. draftsman in Department of Assessors asking for in¬
increase in salary . . 168
^Pittsburgh Market House Association complaining of unclean and un¬
sanitary condition in Pittsburgh Market House ;. 197
Relocation on Louisa street to Boquet street under another name .... 607
Residents and business people of Mt, Washington asking that Boggs ave¬
nue be repaved. 816
Reinstatement of Messrs. Robert S. Gray and Milton E. Bailey as in¬
spector of police . . . 571
Residents and taxpayers of Thirteenth ward relative to street car facili¬
ties in district east of Oakwood street. 162
Residents on Bader street requesting the construction of a sewer of said
street 8g
Resident in Fourth ward asking for better police protection. , 547
Resident in Twentieth ward asking for steps at the foot of Merryn ave¬
nue, also for removal of light at top of steps .... 571
Resident on Clabourne street asking for enlargement of sewer under
said street to relieve numerous floodings of streets aud cellars
thereon . 536
Sunshine Home asking for exoneration from payment of a certain sum,
for costs of laying sidewall in rear of property. 399, 419
Sanitary inspectors asking for an increase in salary.. , . . 719
Taxpayers and residents of Buenta, Solar, Hill and Overbeck street
asking that steps be constructed leading to East Street. 546
Truman, E. Richmond asking for passsge of resolution of warrant in his
favor for $2,200 in paymentt of damages.. 131, 269
Wasserfallen, Mary for laying of water pipe on Santiago street. 243
Watson, Mary A asking for damages caused by injuries received .... 308
Werel, Rosie W. asking to be reimbursed for over assessment for im¬
proving Evergreen road. 539, 641
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN page
Commissioners of Allegheny County and Council in matter of erection of
new Municipal building ... 332
COMMUNICATIONS FROM
Homewood Board of Trade favoring a subway ordinance. 20 •
Pittsburgh Railway Company relative to Committee on Public Safety,
instructed to enforce the provisions of Traffic ordinance . . . 343, 368
Property owners in district, drained by Nine Mile run.. . 90
Voters' League charges of indefinite character against director of De¬
partment of Public Works. • - 193
William A. Hoeveler relative to high cost of products. 645
RESOLUTIONS
Accepting
Proposition of Wm. A. Stone, Esq., relating to suit brought against
'•Collector of Delinquent Taxes or their Bondsmen". 58, 70
Stone, Wm. A. such sum as Council shall fix to be paid for services ren-,
dered in matter of trial charges. 343, 363
Adjusting
Claim of City of Pittsburgh West Side Belt Railroad Co., arising out of
the agreement of improvement of West Carson street. 706
Amending
Rules of Councils. 655, 661
American Medical Association
Consent of Council to Dr. B. H. Booth, Chief Medical Examiner of Divi¬
sion of Transmissible Diseases, to attend annual convention . . . 317, 331
American Society of Inspection
Authorizing S. K. Beatty, Superintendent of Bureau of Sanitation and
Isaac R. Carver, Superintendent of Bureau of Plumbing and House
Drainage to attend the annual convention. 293, 308
Assessors
Authorized to divide property as assessed to F. C. Tygard and C. Fierst,
so as to include the mistake made in said assessment.... 715, 736
Agreements With
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., Pittsburgh Railways Co. and City of
Pittsburgh, in matter of adjustment of the cost of seperating the
Thirty-third street grade crossing . 316
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and City of Pittsburgh in matter of adjust¬
ment of the cost of separating the railroad grade-crossing at Lang,
Homewood and'Braddock avenues ... .. 315
Appointment of
Special Committee of five to investigate conditions surrounding the local
markets on Logan and Clark streets, so they may be conducted in
a sanitary condition.. 590, 833
Charges Against
Department of Public Works, Public Health and Public Safety. 352, 353
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RESOLUTIONS -Continued Page
City Council
Appoint a committeee of three to consider and report upon the desira¬
bility and feasibility or providing for inexpensive shelter houses at
the principal transfer points for traction passengers throughout
City.. 716, 833
Committee on appropriation in order to keep down City’s mileage ... 60
Committee of three be appointed to investigate report upon widening of
Strawberry alley within two weeks after. 300
Consider matter of regulating or limiting size of automobile trucks used
on bridges and streets, also the screening of certain kind of auto¬
mobile headlights . 606
Condemn any assesment or subscription to any of the political parties or
any officious participation in politics by City employees, believing
that every man has the right to vote for whom he pleases .... 676
Having encouraged U. S. Government to donate a portion of wreck of
the S. Battleship Maine” have said relics transferred to this
City and does hereby commend said association in its efforts to
raise a certain sum for erection, bespeak for it favorable considera¬
tion of all our citizens. . 803
Make an investigation in the matters pertaining to widening of Cherry
alley and excessive cost of such work, also if such is to be repealed
or enacted. . 633
Chairman of Council
Requested to appoint a special committee of three to take up the ques-
tion of widening Grant boulevard... 715
City Clerk
Authorizing him to have printed for Council an ordinance vacating cer¬
tain sections of West Liberty avenue. 197, 222, 291
Authorizing to prepare a synopsis of Laws of Commonwealth and ordi¬
nance of City relating to duties of officers and other officers
charged with the duty of seeing law enforced. 383, 403
Authorizing him to have printed for Council an ordinance vacating a
portion of Harold street. <>54
Authorized and directed to have printed for use of Council the following
ordinances: An ordinance vacating Neville street; an ordinance
vacating Short street: an ordinance vacating a portion of a public
road; an ordinance vacating Railroad street; an ordinance vacating
Ravine street; an ordinance vacating Tunnel street; an ordinance
vacating a portion of an unnamed street and an ordinance vacat¬
ing an unnamed street .. 676
Directing him to have printed an ordinance granting permission to J.
Ogden Armour.. 30, 42
Directing him to have printed for Council an ordinance vacating a portion
of Finley street. 151
Instructed to open all correspondence from the Mayor which is addressed
to Council and notify the President and members of Council the
contents thereof. 154
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RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
City Controller
Authorized to make transfers in Appropriation No. 220, from (Bureau of
City Property. 815^ 842
Authorizing to make certain transfers from one appropriation to another 856
Authorizing him to engage Hawkins, Delafield & Longfellow ^to pass on
Water Bonds .. . IT
Authorizing him to transfer items.. 9, 23
Authorizing him to countersign checks in favor of Board of Education . 168, 200
Directed and authorized to audit the accounts of various City Markets . 261
Directed to audit, examine and settle the account of the Collector of
Delinquent Taxes from Feb. 13, 1912 to May 1, 1911. 300
Directing to set aside from Contingenf Fund for purpose of installing Jan
efficiency system in several departments of City Government. . . 321, 331
Directing to countersign warrants in favor of those who shall serve
meals for Police on duty ... , ... 355
Directed to transfer various amounts in Appropriation No. 220 . 729, 797
Nominating Honorable Robert S. Frazer to set aside as trial Judge in
charges preferred by Voters^ League... . 324
Requesting him to have ready the complete appropriation ordinance. 74
Transfer certain sum from Appropriation No. 42, Bureau of Surveys , . 211
To employ temporary one or two clerks to sort, list, pack or destroy
papers filed upon Committee of Finance . , . 453, 486
To set aside a certain sum from Appropriation No. 42, for purpose of pro¬
viding free moving picture shows in Parks. 506, 519, 528
To set aside a certain sum for purpose of defraying expenses incurred in
preparation of Civic Display at Exposition. 533, 541
City Employees
Relating to, by competition, examination and other tests . 164
Their families should reside upon City property . ... , 83
City Planning Commission
Relative to recreation grounds chosen according to comprehensive plan . 319
Requested to make a survey of South Side Hills. 693
Receive a copy of resolution for location of Ja site for erection of City
Hall and to appoint a committee to report on this location . . 803
Submitting plan for proposed bridge at Thirty-ninth street over Penna.
Railroad . 360
City Solicitor
Authorizing him to satisfy lein and file against Observatory Hill Church 57
Authorizing him to retransfer the property of Frank & Stephen Dietrich 67
Authorizing him to release lein against that portion of the property
owned by the said Madeline E. Knowles.. 100, 119, 153
Authorizing him to enter negotiations with Pittsburgh Auto Lamp and
Repair Co. . 131, 156, 202
Authorizing him to receive a certain sum from Thomas Currin as his
proportion of lein against four lots in Curran-Algeo plan of lots 241, 308
Authorized to mark “Settle Discontinued’* all suits brought against
Wicks Brothers.. 229, 288
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City Solicitor
Authorizing him to receive from Amelia A. Noon her proportion of assess¬
ment for opening of Rebecca street . 366, 419
Authorizing to accept sum, together with costs, in full satisfaction of all
claims of City for street cleaning. 399
Authorizing to write lien against Sunshine home. 414
Authorizing to release and satisfy all claims against Amelia A. Noon > . 456, 484, 517
Authorizing to pay certain amount filed by lien against Mrs. Eliza Jones
for sewer constructed on Winterburn street. 634, 541
Authorizing to execute Mary Wintergreen from payment of assessment
for construction of sewer on Baker street. 556, 617
Authorizing to appoint as assistant solicitors a firm of Bond Attorneys
practicing in New York City to pass on legalities, notices, proceed¬
ing and issuing proposed Bond Issue. 556, 578
Authorizing to take judgment for certain settlements of City’s claim
against the Pittsburgh Railways Co. for cleaning streets for year
1907 . ... 563, 582, 608
Authorizing to accept the offer- of a certain sum in full of all liens,
charges and assessments against property of Gertrude Ryan . . . 569
Authorizing to enter satisfaction in full for all liens, etc., on payment of
a certain sum to City Treasurer .. . 569
Authorizing to intervene in behalf of City in the case of Waverly Oil
Works, complainant against Penna. Railroad Co. and other de¬
fendants before Interstate Commerce Commission for purpose of
having commission pass upon question of interchange of traffic
between various railroads in said district. ... 590
Autohrized to release strip of ground from any liability for the assess¬
ment made against lot V 19, a bond of payment of $8y.9tj to
Charles W. Fiept . 730, 797
Advise Council as to whether claims against City do not come within
provisions of Rule No. 8 of Council, which provides that ordi¬
nance giving any extra compensation to any public officers, em¬
ployee, etc., after services have been rendered or contract made . 745, 831
Directing him to prepare an ordinance for consideration of property 39
Directing him to give an opinion to Council as early as possible as to
right to lay down and maintain a track upon portion of Corliss
street, which is relocated. . 647
Empowering to give Carrie Solomon a full receipt for assessment for the
grading, paving of Wellesley avenue on payment of a certain sum 816, 842
Requested to draw up and present to the coming legislature such acts of
assembly as will empower the City to improve the sidewalks . . . 660
Right to assessment on books of property owned by Church of Holy In¬
nocents, Sheridan .... ... 374, 511
To investigate and report of City taking action on readjustment of the
finances of Pittsburgh Railway Co. 170, 686
To transfer the assessment for grading and paving of Sherwood avenue
from Holy Innocents Church to City and file no lien against property
of said congregation. 730, 798
To enter into an agreement whereby Daniel Epstein shall, on payment
to him by the City the sum of $4,000, settle and discontinue the
action brought against the City. 731
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RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
City Solicitor
To exonerate the Christian Church of Sheraden from payment of a cer¬
tain sum for grading and paving of Sherwood street and directed
to file no lien against said property and cancel account on books , . 745
To prepare and present ordinances for purchase of certain property for
playground purposes , . . , .. 806, 830
To allow Julius Adler to pay water rent assessed against property on
Sheffield street. . 811
City Treasurer
Authorizing him to advertise in all the daily newspapers of the City that
all taxpayers paying their taxes during the month of March will be
entitled to a discount of 2 per cent. ..98, 119, 133
Authorizing him to enter a contract with security Company to file a semi¬
annual statement. . 85, 103
Authorizing him to countersign checks in favor of Board of Education 203
Authorizing to advertise in Pittsburgh daily newspapers requesting tax¬
payers to mail their postoffice address or that of their agents , , . 569, 617
Charities and Correctjon
Authorizing to investigate various functions of North Side City Home. . 210
Director of, to report to Council without delay to building or buildings
which would be necessary consolidation of the Homes and Hospitals
of Marshalsea . 259
Committees Appointed
For the maintenance or support that the widow or families of deceased
Firemen or Policemen . 60, 832
For meeting with representative of Borough of Wilkinsburg, Swissvale
Wilkins and Penn Township, and the State Board of Health .... 99, 832
On the proposed City Hall site ..^. 66
To take into consideration the feasibility of the City’s building a tract¬
ion line through Schenley Park. 210, 832
To investigate the management of City Market... 214, 832
To confer with Commissioners of Allegheny County concerning erection
of Joint Municipal Building... 303, 323
Committee on Finance
Chairman, requested to consider and recommend to Council a list of items
provided for in peoples bond Issue at November Election .... 402
Chairman of, together with Mayor and City Controller be requested to
consider and recommend to Finance Committee a list of items to be
provided for in a peoples Bond Issue at November Election .... 542
In making the next annual appropriation to provide an allowance for pay¬
ment of City Taxes ... . 314
On site for new City Hall. . , . ... . 814
Placing the public moneys whence the City will derive the highest rate of
interest , ... . . 2, 3, 23
Sitting as appropriation committee of City Council are hereby requested
to set aside a certain sum out of the tax levy and other revenues
for year 19l3 . . .... .... . 833
That it recommend the acquisition by purchase or condemnation of Soho
Hollow, Silver Lake Ground, for playgronnd or recreation purposes 670
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RESOLUTIONS-Continued Page
Consent of Council
To W, T, Beane to lay water pipe line on Oberlin street. 649, 669
To Crucible Steel Co. of America, is authorized and empowered to lay
said water pipe line on 31st street under forms of contract and
specifications approved by City and under direction of Director of
Public Works, provided the City shall have the right at all times
to grant and insert service connections to said pipe line. 836, 869
Collector of Delinquent Taxes
To accept from Mrs. Luella Hunt and her sister the amount assessed
against them on three different properties. 697, 796
To allow Julius Adler to pay his water rent, together with penalty on
property fronting on Sheffield street. 706
. To allow an abatement of the amount charged against Mrs. Anna Heilman
for advertising delinquent taxes, and to allow her to pay in full her
taxes, plus 5 per centum for cost of advertising. 717, 811
To allow exoneration of the cost of advertising the September install¬
ment of 1911 Taxes of Agnes Caldwell, and accept Tax delinquent
with penalty in full payment of taxes. 730, 798
To accept an abatement of cost of advertising the water rents on pro¬
perty of Anna Laura Miur, and to accept said water rent less the
cost of advertising in full, together with penalty.. 730, 809
Contracts for
Removal of rubbish. . 97, 12J, 264, 267, 270, 274
Contracts With
Commissioners of Allegheny County in regard to employment of Archi¬
tect and submission of competition plans for erection of Joint Mun¬
icipal Building.. 399, 418, 419
James Jiles Company for grading of a lot owned by City, the consider¬
ation being the use of the clay and gravel .. 657, 689
Deed of Dedication
Legal Department to prepare in conjunction with Mr. Scully under cer¬
tain property to City of Pittsburgh. 313
Delinquent Tax Collector
City Controller, report from. 24
Stone, Wm. A., Advising Council concerning office of. 16, 328
To accept tax from M. S. Dille for assessment of water rent for Decem¬
ber 1910 . 657, 689
Department of Public Health
Director to prepare forms of advertisement of notice to bidders for col¬
lection, removal and disposal of garbage... 209, 210
Director to employ five physicians for purpose of vaccinating. 529
Director acting to employ such number of temporary nurses for small¬
pox purposes as he may deem necessrry.. . 555, 656, 657
Director acting to employ such temporary physicians as he may deem
necessary during smallpox period for vaccinating. 556, 657
Director to make an investigation of charges made of inefficiency in
manner in which City dump on Mahon street is conducted. 566
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RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Directing
Board of Assessors to divide property and taxes assessed against Ella M.
Kuntz. 115, 138. 153, 154
Howe, Wm. A., to bring suits against Collectors of Delinquent Taxes . . 53
Real Estate Board who constitute the Board of Appraisers to appraise
various properties at Marshalsea.8 l)5 827, 852, 858
Director of the Department of Public Works.
Authorizing, to order and pay James O’Neil his regular and usual salary
for the period of not more than one month and a one-half on ac¬
count of accident.... .. 396, 421
Authorizing him to order John F. Casey Company to make a model of
Larimer Avenue Bridge,. 527, 532
Authorizing him to employ seven watchmen for service at Riverview
Park, $2.25 per day .. . 633, 651
Directing him to report to Council an estimated cost of erecting a tem¬
porary shed at Market House . . . ... P8, 119
Directing to report to Council at next meeting the cost of installation of
a system that will prevent the flooding of sewers in Homewood
district . . ... . . 556
Directing to desi^ate not less than fifteen locations in City where drink¬
ing fountains may be located.. .. 353
Requesting to proceed to prepare ,plans and estimates for erection of
a bridge. 555
Requesting to furnish Council an estimate cost of establishing under¬
ground public comfort house in Market street. *. . 3o3, 489
Requesting him to make an estimate of the cost of lighting Sixth avenue 631, 653
To award a contract for construction of the sewer on South Main street 378
To direct contractor to make proposed change in erection of retaining
wall on Fifth avenue.. 416, 436
To contract to make proposed changes in Thos, Cronin Company contract
.. 416, 436, 4 .7, 484, 485
To submit to Council a description of properties owned by the City'which *
might be utilized as public comfort stations or ^recreation grounds 660
To lease Old City Hall for Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph Paper .... 698, 712
To furnish an estimate of cost of opening and improving a fifty-foot
street along lines of Quay street and Crane avenue . .. 814
To make an investigation of the south shore of the Monongahela River
for purpose of building a landing and to furnish Council with an
estimate cost of same. 814
Director of the Department of Supplies.
Authorized to contract with Walker-Gordon Company for furnishing ex¬
cessive amount of certified milk at amount of bid. 453, 454, 484
Director to transfer all horses suitable, for purpose of other departments
or bureaus of City .. 556, 578
Disposal of Sewerage
That all further investigations in relation to, shall be suspended until
such time as Council shall direct its assumption.
314
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RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Employment of
Attorney by Finance Committee to institute mandamus proceedings
against Mayor . . ... . . 226, 254
Official Stenographer to report in full the proceedings of charges pre¬
ferred by Voters' League .... 3o8- 362, 3n3, 403
Party or parties to investigate the matter of insurance carried by the
City . . .. . 8.’>, l:i9
Stone, William A., as Attorney against Delinquent Tax Collector. . , . 328, 375
Employees of City
Relating to, by competitive examination and other tests. 164
Exonerating of Taxes in Favor of
Barth, John W., from payment of assessment .... ..... 78, 91
Christian Church from payment of assessment . 47
McClure Avenue Presbyterian Church, from the payment of assessment. 78, 91
South Side Hospital, for taxes and water rent.. 88, 105
Trustee of the Bethany Home from taxes . . . 9, 62
Wintergaeen, Mary, from assessment for construction of a sewer on
Baker street. . . ... 556, 617
Fixing Salary of
Head Nurse at Municipal Hospital .... .... .... 569, 617
Gill Press, The
Substituting, for printing Municipal Record and other City contracts
from Devine & Co. . . 453, 484
Granting
Consent of the City to the incorporation of the Board of Trustees of the
Carnegie Institute .. 97, 127
Consent to Superintendent of Bureau of Light to investigate new system
of lighting now in use in other cities . 131, 160
North Side Musical and Social Union of Pittsburgh, use of Select Council
Chamber, former City of Allegheny. . . 9, 30
Honorable Robert S. Frazer
Council hereby chooses nominee, and appoint as the Judge who shall pre¬
side over at all hv^ai ings charges against Director preferred of De¬
partments of Pdoiic Works, Safety and Health. 324, 336
Librarian of Allegheny Public Library
Authorizing to accept said books from Board of Education and to place
them in and make them a part of said Allegheny Public Library . . 852
Mayor
Returning herewith without approval a resolution authorizing City Solic¬
itor to settle claim of City against Pittsburgh Railway Co. . . 607
To execute and deliver a deed to Hill Burgwin, conveying property to
him In 16 h, formerly 2 th ward, upon payment of Municipal lein
and interest .. 856
72
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RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Municipal Record
Substituting The Gill Press for Devine & Co., for printing of and other
City contracts. 453, 484
Negotiations With
Sotth Pittsburgh Water Co., for purpose of supplying water to residents
of Brookline and vicinity. 454. 483, 509, 624
Pennsylvania State Railroad Commission
Request of the City of Pittsburgh to make an investigation of the
traction situation in the City of Pittsburgh . . 98, 99, 198, 199, 200
Pittsburgh Playground Association
Thorough investigation of office management. . 66
Pittsburgh Railways Company
To unite two Engineers to investigate Mt. Washington Tunnel
. 170, 204, 225, 241, 242, 288
Requested to designate each of its cars by a number beginning with **V"
and consecutively thereafter, and that each car have the number
in a conspicuous place. 545, 664
Police Trial Board
Charges preferred against W. H. Reese, based upon testimony rendered
in investigation preferred against Director of Department of
Public Safety. . 524
President of Council
Appointing a Committee of three to examine and study the subject of
handling all public affairs. 3, 23, 832
Appointing a Committee of three to make report of their findings ... 3, 23, 832
Authorizing him for the stamping out of the evil complained _of and the
complete enforcement of the law . . .55, 66
Authorized to execute and deliver to said M. A. Stone, a warrant
of Attorney.. 260, 261
Appoint a Committee of three to consider the question of securing con¬
siderable location and erection of Tuberculosis Hospital . ..... 226
Appoint a Special Committee of three to investigate complaints made
by uptown Board of Trade. . 330
Authorizing him to call a special meeting of Council for Thursday, Sep¬
tember 19, 1912, for purpose of receiving and acting upon report
of Committee on Finance. , 544
Authorized to appoint a Committee of three to confer with a like Com¬
mittee to be appointed by Board of Education for purpose of ar-
rangeing plan •.. ... . 546, 582, 833
To appoint a committee of nine in the International Association of
Navigation Congresses. 196, 219
To appoint a committee to assist in the entertainments of Delegates to
International Congress. . 396, 418
To appoint a committee of three to consider and report to Committee on
Parks on the introduction of moving pictures.. 466, 457
INDEX T3
RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Property Owners
Authorizing City ABsessors to certify the name sof.. 36, 62
Providing
That any City employee not paying his just debts within limited time
shall be discharged from City service. 462
Public Safety Committee
Adjusting inspection of building operations, .. 82
Director, instructing to have provisions of traffic ordinance enforced . . 368
Relative to-so-called clubs, speak-easies and disorderly houses. 82
Recess of Council
No regular meeting to be held from July 19, 1912, to September 3, 1912 , 315
No regular meeting to be held from August 6* 1912, to September 12,1912 493
Refunding Taxes to
Pittsburgh Valve Foundry Construction Company. 88
Regulating
Movements of pedestrians, animals and vehicle traffic of every kind in
streets, parks, squares, bridges and public places . . . . ^ . 335
Speed of automobiles in down-town or thickly built-up portions of City . 383, 422
Relating to Mayor
Authorizing him to employ one or more Consulting Engineers. 22
Authorizing him to issue warrants to those furnishing meals for Police
on duty.. 355, 317
Authorizing him to make deed conveying City title on certain piece of
ground situated on Charles street. 469
Authorizing him to employ one clerk for three months. 501, 619
Authorized to issue warrants in payment for services rendered or to be
rendered by eight additional nurses.. 501, 502
Empowering to lease from Martha Schmitt a certain lot or piece of
ground . 101, 119
Lease with the agents of the Nixon Building for fourth and fifth floors , 48, 65
Requested to return to Council without action thereon Tfor purpose
amendment, ordinance providing for additional employees in De¬
partment of Public Works. 259, 260
Requested to return to Council without action thereon, ordinance pre¬
scribing of requirements of Veterinary Surgeons for Civil Service 260
Return to Council without action thereon, ordinance authorizing condem¬
nation of certain piece of property belonging to A. B. Giles .... 314
Requesting to transmit to State Commissioners of Health, reports of
Engineers engaged by City to study sewerage questions. 400, 401, 402
Returing herewith with my approval Bill No. 1200, granting Postal Tele¬
graph to lay and maintain underground cable in certain parts of
City. 402, 403
Requesting to return to Council without action, ordinance providing for
manner and method of making changes in contracts ...... 405
Returning herewith without my approval ordinance permitting portion of
sidewalk in certain parts of City by merchants for exhibiting their
goods .. 417
74
INDEX
RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Relative to Mayor
Requesting to return to Council without action thereon, an ordinance to
proceed to condemnation the property of F, P. Jackett, in Eleventh
ward, for Park purposes. ... . 567
Requested to return to Council without action thereon, Bill No. 1914,
resolution requesting the President of Engineers Society of Western
Pennsylvania to submit to Council members of three or more of
said association.. 619
Requesting to return to Council without action thereon. Bill No. 1918,
resolution authorizing the issuing of warrants in favor of Safe
Deposit and Trust Company . . . 620
Requesting him to return without action thereon. Bill No. 46, for the
purpose of amendment .. . 65
Returning herewith without my approval Bill No. 1991, providing for
submission to the people at the general election to be held in
November. . 638, 639
Returning herewith an ordinance anthorizing that the indebted¬
ness of City be increased in a certain sum for construc¬
tion of a public highway connecting Brownsville with Grandview
avenue ... 639
Returning herewith without my approval Bill No. 1994, an ordinance
authorizing that the indebtedness of said City be increased in a
certain sum for improvement of Ohio street .. 639
Returning herewith without my approval Bill No. 1995, an ordinance
authorizing that the indebtedness of City be increased in a certain
sum for acquirement of land for Highland, Riverview, McKinley
and Grandview Parks . 639
Returning without my approval Bill No. 1984, an ordinance authorizing
that the indebtedness of City be increased in a certain sum for
remodeling, repairing and equipping North Side Market House . . 640
Returning herewith without my approval Bill No. 193>^, an ordinance
authorizing the purchase of an automobile for use of City Pay¬
master . . 649
Requested to return without action the following ordinances, opening
Corliss street, vacating Neville street, vacating Sharp street,
vacating a portion of a public road, vacating Railroad street,
vacating Ravine street, vacating Tunnel street, vacating a por¬
tion of an unnamed street, and vacating an unnamed street . . . 693
Requested to return without action thereon, ordinance for the con¬
struction of an undergrade crossing of Corliss street, an ordi¬
nance granting the right to enter upon, use and occupy Corliss
street ... . .. ... .... 695
Returning without my approval Bill No. 4, an ordinance establishing a
Department of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes . 58, 59
Returning without my approval Bill No. 259, resolution providing for
the payment to Hon. William A. Stone the sum of $100, against
the present and late Delinquent Tax Collectors of Pittsburgh 79
Returning without my approval a resolution providing for the payment
of a judgment of $-'3i),396 ... 89
Requesting him to return without action thereon for purpose of amend¬
ment, ordinance razing No, 8 Police Station. 148
Returned without action thereon, resolution for removal of rubbish 148
Return without my approval resolution providing for separation against
certain lots in J. W. Hays Plan. 152, 153
INDEX
76
RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Relative to Mayor
Return without i^y approval, resolution authorizing the Board of
Viewers to divide tne assessment of certain parts of land. 153
Requesting him to appoint the directors of the various departments of
the City. . . li>2, 193
Requesting him to return to Council without action thereon Bill No.
763, a resolution requesting Pittsburgh Railways Company to in¬
vite at least two competent engineers to investigate Mount
Washington Tunnel and report whether safe for traveling through
or not . . . . .. 225
Returning without my approval, Bill changing name of St. Marie street
to Bond street.. 278
Returning without my approval, ordinance granting street railway
franchise to Federal Street & Pleasant Valley Railway Com¬
pany . . . . , . 247, 248
Returning without my approval ordinance granting to Duquesne Street
Railway Company right to occupy with its tracks on Diamond
street. 249
Returning without my approval ordinance granting to Suburban Rapid
Street Railway Company certain connections with South Side
Company. 249, 250
Returning without my approval, ordinance granting Birmingham Rail¬
way Company the right to make connections with South Side
Railway Company. 250
Transmitting report upon sewerage collection and disposal.. 79
To transmit to Commission of Health the reports of engineers engaged
by City to study the sewerage question . Ill
Remonstrances Against
Extension of the permit to build a highway bridge over Monongahela
river . 130, 188
Grading and paving of Mena street (formerly Main street). 132
Grading, paving and curbing of Reynold street 374
Grading, paving and curbing of Diploma street. 534
Grading, paving and curbing of Stanton road. 536
Grading, paving and curbing of Campus street. 539
Grading, paving and -curbing of Academy lane . 636
Opening of Feeney’s alley . 361
Proposed change of grade of Island avenue.. 95
Passage of ordinance for construction of subways under tracks of
Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Braddock. 330
Passage of an ordinance authorizing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Aspen street . 416
Repealing
A resolution authorizing the issuing of a warrant in favor of City So¬
licitor, in full payment of the taxes and liens on a certain property
of the City in Millvale Borough ... .... 716, 720
Resolution No. 20 authorizing the M^or to issue and Controller to
countersign a warrant in favor of City Solicitor. . . 806, 828
Repaving of
Kent alley. 7
76 ^ INDEX
RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Requesting
Director of Department of Public Works to make estimate of laying
waterline . , . . 7, 30
Director of Department of City to certify to Council cost of various an¬
nual contracts ... 57, 72
Director of Department of Public Health to submit to Council an esti¬
mate of cost of removing garbage. . . 67, 79
Department of Public Works, railroads and others interested in the im¬
provement of Corliss street to come to a conclusion .... 87
Directors of several departments of City Government to report to Coun¬
cil on (‘‘Ordinance requiring lettering of all automobiles belonging
to the City” j whether or not ordinance was complied with .... 170
Mayor to return to Council, without action thereon, resolution for re¬
moval of rubbish . 148
Mayor to appoint successors for the present heads of departments of
City that expired March 2nd, 1912 . 225, 239
Mayor to return to Council, without action thereon, for purpose of
amendment resolution authorizing employment of Miss Beatty as
Official Stenographer for charges preferred by Voters’ League . . 383
Mayor to return to Council, without action, for further consideration,
resolution authorizing changes in contracts for repaving and re¬
curbing . . 461
Mayor to return to Council, without action, ordinance providing for regu¬
lation of productive or emissive smoke within City limits . ... 4*0
Morals Efficiency Commission to make a comparative study of such
method and results thereof, reporting before September 30, 1912,
to Council . . . 501. 54 h
Mayor to return to Council without action an ordinance amending Sec¬
tion 1 of an ordinance, entitled: “An ordinance fixing and estab¬
lishing the annual license fees to be paid for switches, turnouts,
etc.”. ... .'. 852
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon for purpose of re-
comitting to Committee on Public Works an ordinance widening
• Grant boulevard and an ordinance changing the lines of and widen¬
ing Grant boulevard.. ..... 861
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon for the purpose of re¬
committing to Committee on Finance an ordinance authorizing the
purchase of certain real estate in l^th, 20th, 21st, 24th and 6th
wards of City.. . . . 862
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon an ordinance designat¬
ing depositories for the monies of the City of Pittsburgh . ... 616
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon a resolution authoriz¬
ing City Solicitor to release and satisfy claim against Amelia A.
Noone. . ‘... . 617
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon a resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the Director of Department of Works, to enter
into negotiations with South Pittsburgh Water Company . 523. 624
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon an ordinance authoriz¬
ing and directing the uroper officers of City to enter into contract
with Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. . . 524
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller to set aside a certain sum
providing for free moving pictures in parks. . . .... . . . , . 528
INDEX ii'
RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Requesting -
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon an ordinance fixing
and establishing an annual license fee to be paid for switches, etc. 528
Mayor to return ro Council without action thereon resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of Charles Mailing, for refunding
overpaid taxes and charging same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund. .. 714
Mayor to return without action thereon Bill Noj 2189 an ordinance author¬
izing and directing the proper officers of the City to enter into an
agreement with borough of Aspinwall, providing for grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Delafield avenue. 715
Ma„ cr to return to Council without action thereon an ordinance author¬
izing Mayor to execute and deliver a deed reconveying to Hill
Burg win two lots of ground in Sixteenth ward. 802
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon an ordinance creating
the position of Lieutenant of Motor Cycle Squad and Police Motor
Patrol in Bureau of Police . . 802
Mayor to return to Council without action thereon resolutions anthoriz-
ing the members of Real Estate Board who constitute Board of
Appraisers, to appraise various properties at Marshalsea. 852
President of Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania to submit to
Council the names of three or more members of said association,
who shall be selected by Council to investigate the allegation over¬
charges for materials and labor taken on Larimer Avenue Bridge
and report to Council . . ^ . .506, 57H, 579, 620, 642
Pittsburgh Railways Company to pay bill of cost in equal monthly in¬
stallments .... ... 57, 72, 80, 89, 90
Real Estate Agents^ Association to direct a committee to aid Council by
appraising in arriving at a price in value of tne property selected
by them for playground purposes. 700, 710
Right of the City to require Pennsylvania Railroad Company to elimi¬
nate grade crossing without cost to the City .. 193
Shade Tree Commission to plant no more trees on Grant boulevard from
Seventh avenne to Craig street until Council shall decide ... 741
Senate and House of Representatives to pass an Actt, entitled: ^‘An
Act authorizing Cities of second class to issuing notes in anticipa¬
tion of the sale of corporate bonds duly authorized at times notes
are issued. ’'.. 807, 830
Stone, William A. to proceed by mandamus to compel delinquent tax
collector to comply with reasons of ordinance establishing and
regulating Department of Delinquent Taxes . . .. 240
The Mayor and Directors of Public Safety, Public Health, Superinten¬
dent of Bureau of Police and releave the taxpayer. 23
Satisfaction of Liens Against
Johnston, Camilla .. 115, 155
Joyce, Thomas. 219, 458
Phillips, Hannah. 9, 62
Property of Church of Holy Innocents. . 227
Scobie, Mary .. 115, 156
78
INDEX
RESOLUTIONS-Oontinued Page
Setting Aside
A certain sum as a special appropriation in the appropriation for the
year 1913 as a fund to be used in assisting the Pittsburgh Eistedd¬
fod Association in bearing expenses connected with the holding of
International Eisteddfod in this City. 719, 73'S 797
Appropriation No. 141, the sum of $1,500 for park purposes. . . . I04, 131, 155, 150
Contingent Fund of Appropriation No. 42, $15,000.00 , . . .... 15t>
Specifications for
Care and disposal of unlicensed dogs . . 410, 417, 492
Collection, removal and disposal sf garbage (approving. 251, 251
Collection, removal and disposal of rubbish. . 251, 251
Superintendent of City Property
Directed to obtain an accurate list of all properties owned by City . . . 813, 828
Speciar Committee of
Council to confer with the officials of street railways companies for the
purpose of determining the advisability of having street railways
companies engage in the express business. 813, 833
Transferring
System of passengers as now maintained by Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany . 162
Transferring Funds from
A certain sum from Code (miscellaneous service) to Code A 1, sala¬
ries (regular) Appropriation No. 24, Department of Law 648, 669
Appropriation No. 24, miscellaneous service to different items same
(appropriation). .. 133, 156
Transferring of Funds
Appropriation No. 16, collector of delinquent taxes from Appropriation
No. 19, interest on overdue damages from Appropriation No. 24,
Department of Laws and from Appropriation No. Department
of City Treasurer to Appropriation No. 5, interest on City^s loans 855
Appropriation No. 29, Item A-1, Bureau of Surveys to Appropriation No.
29 and 220, Bureau of Surveys ... ... . . 855
A-1, “Salaries,*' Appropriation No. 25, Bureau of Building Inspection . . 698, 710
Appropriation No. 220 to various departments. . . 806, 828
Balance remaining in Appropriation No, 47, repairing bridges to Appro¬
priation No. 34 B-15, Bureau of Light. 730, 796
Code C, Bureau of Water Appropriation No. 220 to apply on contracts
for furnishing fuel .. * 815
Certain items, certain appropriations .. 697, 700
From one different Item to Appropriation No. 31, Bureau of City Prop¬
erty. . . ... .... . . 807, ^29
Item A-t, “Salaries'* Appropriation No. 16, Department of Delinquent
Tax Collector, to item “Installation of Tax Pre-billing System,
Preparation of Budget Estimate and Installation of New System
of Control Accounting.** ... .. 729, 797
Item, “Regular Salaries, A-1,'* Appropriation No, 16 to item: “Miscel¬
laneous Service B,** same appropriation. 697, 709
INDEX
7e
RESOLUTIONS.-.Continued Page
Transferring of Funds
Item A'l, ‘‘Salaries,^' Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Fire to item . ,
‘‘Supplies General Office,’* Department of Public Works C, Appro¬
priation No. 220, $244.75 to item: “Miscellaneous Service B,**
Appropriation No. 2^^, $144.75, and item: “Equipment General
Office, “ Department of Public Works, Appropriation No. 2-^0,
$100 . ;. .. 699, 710
Items to Appropriation No. 81, Bureau of City Property. 807, 829
Item Code C. Bureau of Water, Appropriation No. 220, to apply contract
for furnisning fuel. 815
Interest on overdue damages from Appropriation No. 24, Department of
. Law, and from Appropriation No. 9, Department of City Treasurer
to Appropriation No. 5, interest on City’s Bonds. 856
Item, “Sewage Disposal,” Appropriation No. 46 to item: “Miscel¬
laneous Service B,” Approrpiation No. 46, $2,250 to item: “Equip¬
ment” Bureau of Construction F, Appropriation No. 220, $250 . . 706, 796
Item, “Supplies Board of Water Assessors C, ” Appropriation No. 220, to
item; “Repairs Board of Water Assessors E,” same appropia-
tion, $ 0 and to item: “Materials, Board of Water Assessors D,”
same appropriacion, $40 . 705, 720
Vice Commission
Fifteen members, including five ladies, which shall meet with approval
of Mayor and nine Councilmen.. 74, 78, 79, 82
Voters' League
Organization of City of Pittsburgh known as, have preferred charges
against J. M. Morin, E. R. Walters, Jos. G. Armstrong, Directors
of Department of Public Safety, Health and Works •. 327, 328
Warrants In Favor of
Adam Laidlow & Co.$ 217.40 .
Arenth, Jacob.. 85.15.
American Locomotive Company. 1,253.00 .
Appel, A. 42.39 .
Allegheny General Hospital. 1,706.26
Allegheny General Hospital.I,43u.l7 .
Altrusky, Jennie. 2,000.00 .
Altrusky, Elsie. 1,000.00 .
Altrusky, Guardian for Jennie... . 2,000.00 .
Au^lander, Peter... 54.76 .
Betz, George. 200,00 ,
Beatler, W. J. 7.50 .
Burns. Mary .... 500.00
Bauer, Lizzie . .. 600.00 .
Booth & Flinn, L’td. 297.82 .
Booth & Flinn. L’td. 633.37 .
Bowder, George. 15.06 .
Bannon, Michael. 33.75 .
Board of Water Assessors. 83.32
Bohmer, John. 33.76 .
718, 739
17, 62
. . . 48
. . 77, 105
. . . 87
87, 88
. . 243, 349
. . . 243, 349, 407
. . 243
. . 534, 641
. . 276, 458
. . 344, 363
. . 344, 378
318, 319, 346, 437
. . 318, 334
. . 7
9, 41
. . 633, 661
. . 17, 41
. . 633, 661
80
INDEX
RESOLUTIONS—Continued
Warrants In favor of
Bolster, J. W.
Bergman, Jos, A. & Sons.
Blum, Amos.
Boles, Joseph.*.
Brown, Mrs. Lena .
Bauer, John...
Bruff, Judd H.
Brennan, John B, ..
Bruff, Judd H.
Brussan, John.
Branca, S. ..
Brock, Ida M.,.
Booth, J. B.,.
Baldrick, James.
Bartz, Henry..
Brubaker, Mrs. A. E.
Buckley, Mrs. Florence .
Barnes, G. Wetler.
Biel, F. C...
Barber Asphalt Paving Co.
Beatty, A. K, M. D.
Booth & Flinn, Ltd ..
Chapel, Mrs. Ida A..
Cuthbert Brothers Company.....
Cuddy, Mrs.
Crescent Electric & Manufacturing Company
Cavendish, W...
Conley, F. G.
Casey, John F...
Charlton, William ..
Casey, J. F.
City Treasurer.
Connelly, P. R.
City Solicitor.
Cleary, John J.
Chamber of Commerce.
Colvin, Jas. T. . . ..
Dawe, Estate of William A.
Dinards, Dan.
Deputy Water Assessors.
Dravo Contracting Company.
Dawson Contracting Company.
Day & Company.
DannhardUs Second Brigade Band.
Dravo-Doyle Company.
Dysart, John.
$ 72.60 . 18, 64, 88,
97.79.19,
33.75 .
200.00 .
200,00 .
50.(i0.
2,486.68 .
65.00 .
785.96 .. 131,
300.00 .
102.60 .
146.25 .
74.30 .
133.81 .
50.00 .
25.00 .
200.00 .
4,2(10.00.
4,260.00 .
27.81 ..
44.00 .
501.28.
2(10.00.
62.50 .
150.00 .
204.13 .
22.50 ..
4,260.00 .
16,200.25 . 502, 521,
52.00 .
248.57 .
1,500.00
259.88
33.76
3,500.00
100.00
1 , 000.00
1,264.63
37.60
1,556.60
152.19
200.00
135.00
8,950.00
33.75
604,
242,
Page
89, 106
79, 45
633, 651
67, 124
78, 104
85, 119
116
85, 119
139 1.-6
211, 254
686, 740
697, no
697, 797
718, 851
604, 671
279, 296
604, 670
430, 457
430, 457
744, 812
806, 827
856
149
149, 186
201, 254
211, 231
294
430, 457
523, 826
533, 618
686, 702
643, 650
606, 690
633, 651
633, 651
657, (>89
647, 669
49, 71
68, 93
68, 81
228, 288
243, 289
52
8, 33
606
633, 671
INDEX
81
RESOLUTIONS—Continued
Warrants In favor of
D. G. Stewart & Geidel.
Dravo Contracting Co.
Dunsieth, Samuel.
Evans, Miles.
Edmunaon, Dr. F.
Edwards, J. F.
Eckert George.
Elmer Motor Company.
Exier, Joseph ..
Eichleay, Jr., John.
Evans. Miles..
Fitzpatrick, Marg’t A.
Frederick, Emanuel.. .
Feudner, Mrs. Olga I.
Federal Water Company ....
Franz, Estate of Henry.
Froch, Mary.
Fitzsimmons, Celestin.
Fowler, Harry B.
Funaro & Refegrins.
Finney R. F.. .
Fraser, Robert S.
Fox, Ahresn.
Ford, J. T. . . . . ^.
Farr, Lottie. .... .
Farr, Lottie. .
Gay tons, Chas.
Gasparra, Nicholas .... ...
Gordon, Arthur.
Garrison, Samuel.
Gray, Alex. ..
Hunter, W. E..
Hawkins, Delafield & Longfellow .
Hengel, Gottlieb .
Heller, Ben.
Hilf, John C.
Henderson, Thomas, Estate of . .
Hidenrich, Mr.
Hawkins, Mrs. F, F.
Hilf, John C.
Hughes & Savage..
Hess, A. C.
Humboldt Fire Insurance Company
Hall, Oscar E.
Hirt, Fred, oiler..
$ 687.50 .
10,401.60 .
1:13.82.
300.00 .
moo..
41,44.
300.00 .
495.00 .
10.00.317,
295.00.
800.00 ..
300,00 .
490.00 .
8,402.49 . 48,
1,000.00 . 49, 71. 82,
250.00 . 58,
40.00.. . .
36.00 .
400.00 ..
12.\00.
2,000.00 .
1,750.00. ..
445.00.
1,000.00 ..
2,000.00 .
34.60 .
100.00 .
205.00 .
13.76.
73.50 .
5.00 .
800.00 .
2SM .
128.59..
156.00 .. .
1,01)0.00 .... 49, 71, 82,
24.60 .
85,24 .
150.00 .
6:i.89.
50.20 .
32.40.
300.10 .
40.08.
Page
227, 253
808
816, 858
798
807
816, 843
78, 104
86, 104
318, 349
502, 620
604
808
816
6, 42
74, 83
83, 120
92, 105
149
195, 218
227, 308
302, 323
505
635, 867
605, 642
493, 621
301, 419
116, 189
149, 186
279, 297
414
685, 702
718, 827
42
17, 41
18, 52
48, 80
83, 120
67, 91
116, 203
148, 186
431, 461
453, 508
454, 484
456, 509
5:-l7, 841
82
INDEX
RESOLUTIONS-Continued
Warrants In favor of
Hensel, Fred.
Holland & Devlin.
Ignelzi, Michael A.
Ignelzi, Albertina Z.
Jones, W. B..
Jackson,Isaac P.
Jance, Frank .
Jacoby, W. M. . . .
John A. O’Hara & Sons.
John, Judge, oiler ... .
James Rees & Sons.
Jas. J. Walker Company.
Kirker, William B. .
Kelley, Phillip.
Kirby, Mrs. Anna.
Kingan, R J. . . . ,
Keech, W. H.
Kerr, Dr. Allen M.
Louis, David .... ......
La France Fire Engine Company . .
. . . $ 233.00 .
. . . 808.60
7.20 .
. . . 7.20 .
. . . 5,1*00.00.
. . . 1,000,00 .
. . . 25.00 .
. . . 250.00
. . . 2,400.00
. . . 106.00 .
84.1.50
. . 21.50 .
. . . 6U0.00 .
. . . 21'.00.
. . . 1,000.00.
. . . 150.00
. . . 41.26.
. , . 200.00 .
. . . 36.00.
. . . 1,150.00
Leven, Jules. 15.00
Ladies' Guild of Christ M. E. Church, refund-
Louletta, Donato. 250.00
Murdock-Kerr Company. 2-5.00 .
McCaffery, James J. 25.00 .
Miller, Rob’t T. M. D. . .. 100.00 .
Marlin, W. W.. ... 150,00
McNeil, Miss Helen. 5i<0.o0
Munk, William L. 5(/O.Oo .
McTaggart, J. R. 45.70 .
Meining, Emma . 3,000.00 .
McGonigle, J. D. , . .. 47.95 .
Martin, Maurice. 899.22 .
McConnell, Matilda. 520.60
Melling, Charles. 121.95 .
McLaughlin, George. 18.00 .
M. O’Herron & Company. 31.57 .
M. O’Herron & Company. 848.00 .
M. Welsh & Company. 54.00
McCann, Frank. 1,000.00 .
McConnell, Matilda G. ... 520.60
M. O’Herron & Company. 60.00 .
M. O’Herron & Company. 191.70 .
Moody, B. 40.50 .
McGuire, A. A. 300.00.
47,
657,
6o6,
Page
556
601, 642
685, 711
685, 711
719
803, 859
100, 139
454, 488
168
242, 2. 2
536, 857
570, 619
57, 72
58, 73
89, 109
604, 669
699, 710
807
685, 711
48, 62
294, 378
329, 350
482, 648
6, 22
9, 40
35, 73
8, 58
85, 139
196, 254
279, 300
627, 670
545, 5b0
556, 578
566, 578
689, 714
658, 740
7, 30
502, 520
49, 64
856
578, 620
686, 703
699, 712
6>6, 741
698, 813
INDEX
88
RESOLUTIONS-Continued
Warrants In favor of
McGuire, Beatrice. $ 300.00 . .
McClure, Gertrude. iHO.uO . .
McClure, Rob't D. 180.00 . .
Minsinger Co. 260.00
McFadden, Manus. 42.40 . .
Mohney, C. L.. . . 365.y2 . .
McCurdy, May Co. 465.19. .
Maglone, Vito. 24.60 . .
McQuade, Jas. H. Co.2,962.60 . .
Mudi, Wm. Dr. 6.00 . .
National Blank Book Company. 80.00 . .
Neeld, C. M. 413.(>0 . .
Nirella Band. 136.00 . .
North Side Concrete Company. lO'^.OO . .
National Surety Company. 126.00 . .
Neuner, J. A. 200.00 . .
North Side Concrete Company.. 121.-44 . .
Observatory Christian Church. 266.25 . .
Ogilvie, William. 6.>0.00 . .
Oursler, Howard B. 67.25 . .
Ott Brothers Company. 143.16 . .
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati Packet Company . . . 502.32
Pennsylvania Water Works . . 3,840.00 . .
Pittsburgh Valve Foundry Construction Co. . 1,385.0 ). .
Pittsburgh Auto Lamp & Repair Company . . 6,5o0.00 . .
Pascall Tony & Carrie . 40.00 . .
Pfalb. 2,000.00 . .
Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring Company ... 37.00
Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring Company . . 117.00 .
Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring Company . . 112.30
Pritchard, John C. . 20.00 . .
Penna, Railroad Co. 73.98 . .
Pcnna. Railroad Co. 3.126.95 .
Quinn, Cota T. .... 6,000.00 . .
Rising & Radcliffe. 1,100.00 . .
Rutan & Russell. 1,057.93 . .
Richard, Truman E . 2,175.00 . .
Riemond, Michael. 150.00. .
Rudey, Frank W. .. 866.50 . .
Rosalia Foundling Asylum. .. 720.00 . .
Ramsey, Joseph. 420 .h2 . ,
Rosalia Foundling Asylum.. 170.20 . .
St. Francis Hospital. 100.50 . .
Severance. F. W. 4.64 . .
Scully, Patrick... • •
7 ,
169, 231
115,
116, 169,
. 241,
Page
608, f»43
698, 843
698
716, 786
718
7;i0, 802
806
806
835, 858
835
6, 22
29, 30
8, 33
18, 63
318, 352
281, 309
414
72
116, 138
195, 218
280, 298
70, 187
87, 126
88. 119
171, 202
319, 349
329, 350
637, 554
465, 489 ,
646, 580
633, 652
730
743
295, 438
6, 22
187, 219
131, 297
195, 252
289, 295
317, 403
456. 521
535, 616
195, 352
195, 218
196, 239
84
INDEX
Shelton, Lewis ,
Searight, Frank.
Saw Mill Run Coal & Supply Company
Schultz, R. E.
Stoerkel, Adolph, Estate of
Strickel, Phelix G.
Schmitt. V. . .
Smith, Lillian
Safir, Mrs. R .
Stieren, Clara J.
Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Smay, J. B.
Slippy, J. C.
Solomon, Rock..
Spain, William..
Smith Brothers & Company, Inc. . . .
Sylvester, Richard.
Shaul, Anderson.
Sheets, J. B.
Sullivan, Mrs. Sarah. 200.00
Schoenberg, Homer .. 300.00
Schneider, Mrs. Alexander. 26.00
Shapira, M. A. 1,000.00
Slippy, J. C. 20.15
Sullivan, Mrs. Carrie.
Shelton, Louis. 6,820.00
Thos. Ctonin & Company. 154.29
Tedesco, A. ..
Taylor & Dean. 114.00
Vogt, Mrs. Josephine L.. . 100.00
Vail, Mrs. Lottie B. . ..
Verulla, Frank. 250.00
Waverly Oil Works. 140 00
Weil & Wilkelm, Estate of .. 300.00
-Continued
Page
n favor of
. $ 68.20 .
» . .
. . . . 196, 197, 254
. 117.00 .
.... 76, 6, 22
. 984.50 .
. 6, 22
. 100.00 .
. . . . 211, 252
. 107.25 .
. . . . 8, "-2
75.00
.... 243, 308
, 200.00 .
. •. . . 39, 52
. 1,000.00.
. . *
. 49, 72, 82, 83, 121
. 1,385.70
. . . . 57
. 525.00 .
. . . . 58, 94
300.00 .
.... 47, 62
. 208.00 .
.... 98, 123
. 6,000.00 .
. . . . 114,254
1.54 .
.... 149, 169, 253
. 464.73 ,
.... 18, 54
. 371.76 .
346, 377
. 356.75 .
.... 438, 547
. 250.00
.... 482, 548
. 136.92 .
.... 556, 57^-, 620
*. 6,704.80 .
. 656, 678, 620
77.00.
. . . 537, 846
20.16 .
5-27, 532
. 250.00.
. . . 482, 548
. 162.94 .
. . . . 343, .77
. 2,000.00.
.... 313, 363
37.50
.... ' 302
. 604.80
.... 647, 670
. 100.00
. . . . 657, <vh9
11.59 .
. . . . 697,809
85.00 .
.... 699, 712
715, 736
745, 859
806, 842
808
816, 842
816
836
. 154.29 . . .
. 633, 653
20,00. . .
.... 18, 64
. 114.00. . .
. 227, 253
. 100.00. . ,
. 807
. 500.00. . .
... 359, 420, 442, 467
. 250.00. . .
. 482, 548
. 140 00, . .
. 17, 73
. 300.00. . .
. 6, 24
INDEX
85
RESOLUTIONS—Continued
Warrants In favor of
Weldon & Kelly Company.
Wirth, E. A.
Wentz Frank W.
West End Manufacturing Company.
Wassel, Chas. P.
Wilbert Harry J..
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co. . ,
Wirth, A. .
Westinghouse Electric Company.
Workshop for the Blind.
Wadsworth Stone & Paving Compauy . .
Werle, Rosie W.
Williams, John .
Weldon & Kelley Company.
Wm G. Johnston & Co.
William Kerns Sons.
Webster^ Clyde L...
Yokel, Frank.
Zittler, Joseph.
$ 144,00
200,00
301.44
8,868.64 .
100,00 ..... 131, 167,
40.00 . 149,
144.00 .
.168,
2.175.89 .
1,689.87.
270.35.
402.00 .
4.39.
78,25 .
650.00 .
95.43.
256.26.
13.00..
33.75 .
Miscellaneous
South Side Association, consent of Council is hereby given to gardening
and beautifying that district.
That an invitation be extended to Convention of the International As¬
sociation for prevention of smoke to hold its annual convention
in the City of Pittsburgh at some time during the year 1913 . . .
That hereafter all meetings held by any standing or sub-committee of
Council no action shall be taken at the time of, such hearing upon
matters of consideration except unanimus consent of members
present .
Page
6
17, 41
47, 73
100, 120
211, 230
217, 218
149, 186
159, 202
195, 218
374, 404
414
601, 642
647, 669
667, 693
6, 22
637, 555
705, 736
730, 809
633
242, 288
567
703
Proceedings of tbe Souncil of tbe Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Monday January 1, 1912. ' No. 1
iilititiripal KprorJJ
EIGHTY-SEVENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL
JOHN M, GOEHRING,.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBIURT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgfh, January 1st, 1912.
On Monday, the first day of January,
A. D. 1912, at nine o’clock In the fore¬
noon, the members-elect of the Council
of the City of Pittsburgh convened In
the Council chamber in said City in
accordance with the provisions of the
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of I'ennsylvania, approved May 31st,
1911.
The Council was called together by
Edward J. Martin, City Clerk.
The certificate of the election of
members, as follows, was read;
“Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
County of Allegheny, J
I, William B. Kirker, Prothonotary
of the Courts of Common Pleas in and
for the County and State aforesaid,
do hereby certify that at an election
held on the 7th day of November, A.
D, 1911:
Edward V. Babcock having
received .45078 voles ^
Robert Garland having re¬
ceived .44089 votes
John M. Goehring having re- ,
celved .44147 votes ^
William A. Hoeveler having .
received .44477 votes ^
James Purdy Kerr having
received .44123 votes
Peter J. McArdle having re¬
ceived ..43621 votes
Enoch Rauh having re¬
ceived .43916 votes
William G. Wilkins having
received .43325 votes
Samuel S. Woodburn having
received .43208 votes
were duly elected to the office of Coun¬
cil of the City of Pittsburgh, County
and State aforesaid.
Witness my hand and" the seal of said
Court the 29th day of December, 1911.
(Seal) WM. B. KIRKER,
Prothonotary,
Mr. Raiiti moved
That the certificate be received
and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
The roll being called, the following
members responded to their names;
Messrs.
Babcock Hoeveler Rauh
Garland Kerr Wilkins
Goehring McArdle Woodburn
A quorum being in attendance. Coun¬
cil proceeded to the election of a presi¬
dent.
Mr. Wilkins nominated, for President,
Hon. J. yi. Goehring.
Mr. Rauh seconded the nomination.
Mr. Itabcock arose and said:
“Gentlemen:—I also wish to second
the nomination of Mr. Goehring, and
in so doing it gives me great pleasure
to say that Mr. Goehring has served us
In a way that has lent dignity to the
organization and gained for us the re¬
spect of the whole City, and it Is a
pleasure to have this opportunity to
say these things and to second his
nomination.”
Mr. Gnrlnnci moved
That the nominations close on the
name of Mr. Goehring.
Which motion prevailed.
And the result of the voting was as
follows:
For J, M. Goehring:
Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
And J, M. Goehring having received
eight votes, a majority of the votes of
Council, was duly elected President of
Council for the ensuing term.
The Clerk appointed Messrs. Rnuh
and Bahcook, a committee, to escort the
/
/■N
1
1‘reHident-elect, J. M. c;oehi‘iiiK» to the
chair.
And the committee havini^ performed
its duty and introduced the I'resident-
elect, <1. >1. fioehrluf?.
The Clerk called upon Hon. William
A. Maeec, Mayor, who administered the
oath of office to the members of Coun¬
cil and the President-elect.
Mr. <*oehriii); took the chair and
8al<l:
•'1 thank you sincerely for the honor
conferre<l on me in asking me to act as
your presiding officer. It is just seven
months ago when you selected me as
your president. You at that time took
the chances of my being able to per¬
form the duties of the office. Having
served that length of time, I consider
your action today as an approval of
my efforts in this capacity, and If my
administration has been successful it is
due to the co-oi)eration of all the
members of Council.
There will be differences of opinion
in the future as in the past upon pub¬
lic matters, and 1 know there is enough
Irish blood in this Council to assert
itself and that views may be
stated in a vigorous manner, but I trust
that whatever differences we may have
oh (luestions concerning public policies
that they will not interfere with the
))ersonal regard and respect we have
for each other as members and gentle¬
men, and that this feeling will prevail
during the whole time of our Councii-
manlc careers.
I thank you."
The Chnir stated that the first thing
in order would be the drawing for the
two-year and the four-year terms, and
that the Clerk had prepared cards num¬
bered from 1 to 9, both Inclusive,
wnich would be placed in blank en¬
velopes placed in a hat, and under
tlie provisions of the Act of May 31st,
1911, those drawing odd numbers would
be entitled to serve for two years and
those drawing even numbers would be
entitled to serve for four years.
Ml’, liorr moved
That the clerk call ’ the roll,
and as each member’s name is called,
he shall come to the desk and draw an
envelope.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Clerk called the roll and
the result of the drawing was as fol¬
lows:
Mr. llalM'ook drew No. 5; Mr. Gar-
Iniid, No. 8; Mr. Ifoeveler, No. 9; Mr.
Kerr, No. 2; Mr. Me.^rUle, No. 7; Mr.
Rniih, No. 1; Mr. Wilkins^ No, 3; Mr.
\V4M Mill urn. No. 6, and President Goeh-
rfng, No. 4.
And the members being entitled to
serve for four years were Messrs. Gar¬
land, Kerr, Wo<Mlburn and President
Cioehring; and the members being en¬
titled to serve for two years were
Messrs. Babcock, lloeveler, MoArdle^
Kaiih and WJIkliiN.
The Chair announced that the com¬
mittees w'ould be constituted the same
as heretofore, being as follows: Fi¬
nance, Mr, finrlniid, chairman; Public
Works, Mr. MeArdle, chairman; Public
Service and Surveys, Mr. Wilkins,
chairman; Public Safety, Mr, Babcock^
chairman; Charities and Correction, Mr.
Woodburn, chairman; Filtration and
Water, Mr. Hoeveiert chairman; Health
and Sanitation, Mr, Kerr, chairman, and
Parks and Libraries, Mr. Itanb, chair¬
man.
Mr. Kerr moved
That a special committee of
three be appointed to draft rules for
this Council; said committee to re¬
port at the next meeting of Council.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Chair appointed as members
of said Committee; Messrs. Kerr, Wil¬
kins ana Garland.
PRESENTATIONS.
Tlie Clinlr presented
No. 1.
Commonwealth, of Pennsylvania, 1^^ ’
County of Allegheny, * j”®*
I, William B. Kirker, Prothonotary
of the Courts of Common Pleas in and
for the County and State aforesaid, do
hereby certify, that at an election held
on the 7th day. of November, A. 0.
1911, Eustace S. Morrow, having re¬
ceived 45140 votes, was duly elected
to the office of City Controller of the
City of Pittsburgh, County and State
aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court the 18th day of December,
1911.
(Seal)
WILLIAM B. KIRKER,
Phothonotary.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 2. Oath of office of E. S.
Morrow, City Controller, affirmed be¬
fore William A. Magee, Mayor, on De¬
cember 30th, 1911.
Which was read, received and filed.
ALSO
No. 3. Official Bond of E. S.
Morrow, City Controller, with the
American Bonding Company of Balti¬
more, Maryland, as surety in the sum
of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), ap¬
proved on December 30th, 1911, by Wil¬
liam A, Magee, Mayor.
Which was read and approved.
Mr. llabeiACk pre.sented
No,. 4*. An Ordinance establish¬
ing the Department of the (Collector of
Delinquent Taxes, defining the duties
of the Collector and fixing his salary,
designating the number of employes in
said department and fixing the number
of employes in said department and
fixing their salaries.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Mr. Ifoeveler presented
No. 5. Whereas, The people of
this City insist that the public moneys
2
be placed in banks whence the City
will derive llie highest rate of Interest;
therefore, V>e it
Resolved, 'Phat the Finance Commit¬
tee, during the month of February, dis¬
pose of this matter in such manner as
it may deem to be for the best inter¬
ests of the City.
Also
No. B. Whereas, Public health
and cleanliness demand the erection
of stations for the quick and econom¬
ical disposal of public offal and debris;
and
Whereas, If such stations be prop¬
erly located they will be revenue pro¬
ducers to the City, instead of charges
to both the City and to individual tax¬
payers, as at present; therefore, be it
ReR<jlv(><l, That the President of Council at
next meeting appoint a committee of thme to
examine iiiui study the subject of hand¬
ling all [)ublie offal and debris of every
description and to report their findings
to Council at its first meeting in Feb¬
ruary, 1912.
Also
No. 7. Whereas, There are now
slaughtered for food purposes within
the City of Pittsburgh more than 7,000
hoofed animals every week in the year
without inspection other than that of
the owner; and
Whereas, It is well known that many
of these animals are diseased; and
Whereas, Proper inspection and hy¬
gienic ’ slaughtering of the same will
not only protect the public health, but
will be a source of revenue to the
City; therefore, in the interest of pub¬
lic health and revenue, be it
Resolved, That the President at next
meeting of Council appoint a commit¬
tee of three to examine and study the
question and make report of their find¬
ings at the first meeting in March,
1912.
Which were road and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr moved
That when Council adjpurns.
It shall adjourn to meet on Tuesday,
January 9th, 1912, at 3 o’clock, P. M.
Which motion prevailed.
The Cbalr said,
“In behalf of Council, I wish to
thank the friends for their attendance
At this time, and particularly the lady
friends, as they have added grace and
beauty to the occasion. Thank you
all,"
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
Proceodings of the’ Kouncil of tbe ^ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday January 9, 1912. No. 2
Also
fliunirtpal Mpruri
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J, MAHTIN/..City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, January 9th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjourn¬
ment.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garlanri McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelor Raiih
Goehring, President,
The Chair stated, as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. 44 Hr I and presented
No. 8. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
Mrs. Olgo I. Fendner in the sum of
$490.00, in full for all damages caused
by the water course maintained by the
City in Old Smith’s way overflowing
and backing into cellars of two apart¬
ment houses known as Nos. 543 and 547
Kosedaie street, owned by Mrs. Pend-
ner, and charging same to Contingent
Fund.
Also
No. 9. An Ordinance authoriz¬
ing the transfer of six hundred dollars
($600.00) from Item "'Salaries" Appro¬
priation No. 220, to item "Miscellane¬
ous/’ Appropriation No. 220, Depart¬
ment of Supplies.
Also
No. 10. An Ordinance author¬
izing the transfer of the sum of nine
hundred dollars ($900.00) from the item
•'Cable and Cable Splicing" Appropria¬
tion No. 220, to item "Telephone Serv¬
ice," Appropriation No. 220.
No. 11. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor 'of
Shaw Brothers in the sum of $117.76,
for extra work in connection with the
printing of the annual reports of city
officers, as follows: Resetting 38 pages
of tables for Bureau of Water at $2.56,
$97,28; resetting 8 pages for the Bu¬
reau of Health at $2.66, $20,48; same
to be payable from Appropriation No.
220 .
Also
No. 12. Communication from
the Stable Foremen of the Bureau of
Highways and Sewers asking for an
Increase in wages.
Also
No. 13, Communication from
Lee C. Beatty, Ass’t City Solicitor,
transmitting an ordinance providing for
the settlement of damages claimed by
James Mulgrew in opening Belmar
street.
Also
No. 14. Petition of James Mul¬
grew for claim for damages against the
City for the taking of his property in
the proceedings for the opening of Bel¬
mar street, from Kedron street to Up¬
land street. .
Also
No. 15. An Ordinance providing
for the settlement of damages claimed
by James Mulgrew In the opening of
Belmar street.
Also
No. 16. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing an increase of the
indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of thirty thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide the balance of funds required
for the erection of two public bridges
on Atherton avenue, crossing the rights
of way of the Pittsburgh Junction Rail¬
road, and the Pennsylvania Railroad,
respectively, and providing for the re¬
demption 01 said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.
Also
No. 17. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the making of a contract or
contracts for the furnishing and lay¬
ing of a riveted steel rising main and
5
appurtenances from the Mission Street
l*umpins Station to the Allentown
Tanks, South Side.
Also
No. 18. An Ordinance provid¬
ing’ for the letting of contracts for ma¬
terials and general supplies required
hy the several departments of the City
government, for the fiscal year begin¬
ning February 1st, 1912.
Also
No. 19. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the Counter Clerk In the
Bureau of Surveys.
Also
No. 20. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of warrants in favor of
Murdock-Kerr & Co. for $285.00, Na¬
tional Blank Book Mfg. Co. for $80,00,
Shaw Brothers for $984.50, Rising &
liadclifie lor $1,110.00, \Vm, G. Johnston
& Co. for $650.00, for printing the bud¬
get for 1912, and charge same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 21. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of
the Estate of Wilhelm Weil for $3.00,
refunding cost of advertising delin- j
Quent water rent, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 49, R. C. T.
Also
No. 22. Communication from
the Western Pennsylvania Christian
Missionary Society asking that the
liens against the Observatory Hill
Christian Church for the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Drum street,
amounting to $235.00, and grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Wilson avenue,
amounting to $255.25, be set aside.
Also
No, 23. Communication from
K. E. Schutz, Rector of St. James Me- .
morial Church, asking for damages
caused by basement of church and par¬
ish house being flooded by overflow
of sewer. *
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 24. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract for
the furnishing and delivering of dis¬
charge chambers and cage plates for
5 million gallon pumping engine No.
5, in the Howard Street Pumping Sta¬
tion, and providing for the payment
thereof.
Also
No, 25. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract for-
the furnishing and delivering of a suc¬
tion C8,ge plate for twelve million gal¬
lon pumping engine in the Montrose
Pumping Station, and providing for the
payment thereof.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on Filtration and Water.
Mr. lloe«'<‘lor ]>resoutod
No. 26. Whereas, It is appar¬
ent to many thoughtful citizens that
the development of our patrolman (one
branch of our municipal help to be
considered) is retarded by circum
scribing and restricting the scope o*
his activities, which is brought about
by limiting his opportunities to ge'.
results in the interest of the public
good; therefore, be it
Resolved, That Council request th(r
Mayor, the Director of the Department,
of Public 'Safety, the Director of th*
Department of Public Health, and the
Superintendent of the Bureau of Police,
to meet with the Committee on Appro¬
priations In the hope that they may
be able to devise ways and means t<>
better the service, relieve the taxpayer,
increase the efficiency of the police,
and eliminate unnecessary employes.
Also
No. 27. Communication fror-c
Weldon Kelly relative to refund of
$144.00 for water meter installed In th*^
Highland building, Plighland avenui
East End.
Also
No. 28. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of
Weldon & Kelly Company for $144.00, i;i
payment of water meter furnished for
the Highland building, and charging
same to Apropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 29. Resolved, That Council
request the Finance Committee to ob¬
tain a legal opinion as to when the
term of the present Delinquent Ta.'C
Collector expires.
Which was read.
Mr. lloeveler moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr profsented
No. 30. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the chief disinfector
and disinfectors, Division of Transmiss¬
ible Diseases, Bureau of Infectious Dis¬
eases, Department of Public Health.
Also
No. 31. An Ordinance Increas¬
ing the salaries of the Chief Inspector
and three Inspectors in the Division of
Miscellaneous Pood Inspection, Bureau
of Pood Inspection, Department of Pub¬
lic Health.
Also
No. 32. An Ordinance increas¬
ing the salaries of three fruit and
vegetable inspectors in the Department
of Public Health, Bureau of Pood In¬
spection.
Also
No. 33. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the Assistant Medical In¬
spector in the Bureau of Infectious Dis¬
eases, Department of Public Health.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
^ No. 34. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the purchase of a certain lot
or piece of ground situated in the Nine¬
teenth ward in the City of Pittsburgh
from Mrs. Henrietta V. Booth, for the
uses and purposes of the Bureau of
Fire.
Also
No. 35. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the purchase of a certain lot
or piece of ground situated in the Nine¬
teenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh
from William H. Kelley, for the uses
and purposes of the Bureau of Fire.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on I’ublic Safety.
Mr. ;?IcAr«lle presented
No. 36. An Ordinance opening
Wakefield street, from itomeo street to
the westerly line of John A. Holl’s Plan
of Lots in the Fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Also
No. 37, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer nii Russell street, from '
Irwin avenue to Holyoke street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 38. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Eggers street, from
points about 270 feet north and 200
feet south of Heckelman street to pres¬
ent sewer on Heckelman street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 39. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Starr way, from a
point about 80 feet west of Maple Ter¬
race to present sewer on Kearsarge
Street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 40. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
C. M. Neeld Construction Company for
$413.60, for extra work in reconstruc¬
tion of roadway and sldew’alks on Cali¬
fornia avenue bridge, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 47, Bridge
Repairing.
Also
No. 41- Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
M. O’Herron & Company for the sum
of $31.57, for extra work in grading,
paving and curbing approach to Wil-
mot street bridge, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 37, Street Repav¬
ing.
Also
No. 42. Petition asking for the
repeal of the ordinance opening Arbor
street, from Lincoln avenue to the first
angle west, approved February 16th,
1911.
Also
No. 43. Petition asking for the
repeal of the ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance for the opening of Arbor
street, from Lincoln avenue to angle
westwardly,” passed February 14th,
1911, and an ordinance passed January
5th, 1909, establishing the grade of said
street.
AVhich were severally referred to the
Committee on l^ublic Works.
Also
No. 44. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of
Booth & Flinn, Ltd., for $663.37, for
extra work in repaving roadway of
the South Twenty-second street bridge,
and charging to Appropriation No. 129,
Improvement Bonds, 1907.
Also
No. 45. Resolution authorizing
and directing the Mayor to employ one
or more consulting engineers in con¬
nection with carrying out the work au¬
thorized by the bond election of 1910,
the compensation for each engineer
not to exceed $5,000.00 per annum, to
be paid from proceeds of said bonds.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on Finance.
Mr. Kiiiili presented
No. 46. An Ordinance author¬
izing the payment of the wages semi¬
monthly of the employes who receive
per diem wages.
Also
No. 47. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of
Day & Company in the sum of $200.00.
refunding cost of transient venders'
license which they paid for Stall No.
6 at Diamond square for the purpbse
of disposing of a car of jack rabbits,
which were consigned to them from
Idaho and for which they had no space
for same at their salesroom located at
48 Eighteenth street, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Also
No. 48. Petition of residents
and property holders on Kent alley,
Tenth ward, for the repaving of Kent
alley, from McCandless avenue to Fifty-
second street.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 49, Resolution requesting
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to make an estimate of the
cost of laying a water line from the
nearest available point In the City of
Pittsburgh to the City Homes and Hos¬
pitals, Marshalsea, Pa., and to report
at the earliest possible date.
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'Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Works.
Mr. UilkiiiN pre<ieiited
No. 50. An Ordinance establish¬
ing the grade on Mackinaw avenue,
from Wenzell way to Saranac avenue.
Also
No. 51. An Ordinance re-estab¬
lishing the grade on Federal street,
from Lafayette avenue to Perrysville
avenue.
Also
No. 52. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Burchfield ave¬
nue, from Shady avenue to Wm. Pitt
boulevard.
Which were severally referred to the
Conimittee on 1‘ublic Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 53. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the clerk of Contagious
diseases, Division of Transmissible Dis¬
eases, Bureau of Infectious Diseases,
Department of Public Health, at one
thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200)
per annum.
Also
No. 54. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the Assistant Permit
Clerk of the Bureau of Infectious Dis¬
eases, Department of Public Health,
at one thousand two hundred dollars
($1,200.00) per annum.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on Finance.
Mr. WoiMlbiirii presented
No. 55. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of
the Saw Mill Hun Coal & Supply Com¬
pany, In the sum of $107.25, for coal
furnished to the Department of Char¬
ities, and charging the same to Appro¬
priation No. 220.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Charities and Correction.
Also
No, 56. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of
Mrs. Ida Chapel for $200.00, in full
payment of damages resulting from
the injury received by stepping in a
hole in defective boardwalk on Coast
avenue, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Also
No. 57. Petition of Ebenezer
Hallett for extension of water lines
on the east side of Pittock street, from
Shatly avenue to Nicholson street, and
on the west side of Pittock street,
from end of line on said IMttock street
to south side of Nicholson street, in
the “Hallett Shady Avenue Plan,” Four¬
teenth ward.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 58. Communication from
W. M. Orr and J. H. Booth asking that
Federal street be further improved
by up-to-date lighting system, same
as Is employed in other progressive
cities, between the bridge over the
river and the railroad bridge at the
Fort Wayne Station.
Which was referred to the Committee
on I'ublic Works.
Mr. Ilabeoek presented
No. 59. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
the Nirella Band for the sum of $135.00,
for musical services rendered the Bu¬
reau of Police at the annual Inspection
of its uniformed employees on Novem¬
ber 30th, 1911, and charging same to
Item No. 5, Miscellaneous, Appropria¬
tion No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Also
No. 60- Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Dannhardt's Second Brigade Band
for the sum of $135.00, for musical
services rendered the Bureau of Police
at the Annual Inspection of its uni¬
formed employees on November 30th,
1911, and charging the same to Item
No. 5, Miscellaneous, Appropriation No.
22, Bureau of Police.
Also
No. 61. Communication from
Jos. H. Thompson, relative to the li¬
cense fee charged by the City of Pitts¬
burgh for moving picture houses.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 62.
STONE & STONE.
Frick Building Annex.
Pittsburgh, December 30, 1911.
To the Honorable,
John M. Goehring and E. V. Babcock,
Committee.
Gentlemen:
In response to your request of me to
I fix the fees that 1 shall charge for
I services to be rendered to the City in
■ the matter of the resolutions passed,
i permit me to state, that for the serv-
I ices rendered up to date, and for a
j test case concerning the fees retained
, by Mr. O’Brien, my charges will be
i two thousand dollars.
! If, however, the other solicitors and
I their assistants will not abide by the
1 result of the test case and I have to
j sue them or have litigation with them,
j either adversely or amicably, I will
! have to receive extra compensation
j therefor, and we can agree upon that
hereafter.
! This amount covers services for the
I drawing of ordinances concerning the
i Delinquent Tax Collector and opinion
I rendered on that subject, and also cov-
I ers any advice that may be required
to be given hereafter concerning the
I Delinquent Tax matter.
I Yours very respectfully,
WILLIAM A. STONE.
Which was referred to the Committee
' on Finance.
8
The CliHlr presen tod
No. 63. Ke.'-'Jolution authorizing
the City Solicitor to satisfy the several
Hen's filed against the property of Han¬
nah Phillips on Brighton road for the
sum of $450.00 and $225.00, for open¬
ing and widening Brighton road filed
at M. L, D. No. 56 and 58, July Term.
1003, and liens for the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of said road, filed at
M. L. D. No. 28 and 30, May Term, 1908,
lor the sums of $272.13 and $675.00,
upon payment of the original assess¬
ment and costs, without any interest
whatever thereon, l>y the heirs of said
Hannah Phillips.
No. 64. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to transfer from Appropriation No.
24, items Nos. 9 and 10, (Witness Fees),
Department of Law, the sum of $1,-
086.59; $536.59 to Appropriation 24, Item
1, Salaries, and $550.00 to Appropria¬
tion No. 220, Item 2, Department of
Supplies.
No. 65. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of James J. McCaffrey for $25.00, in
full settlement of all claims for dam¬
ages resulting from injury by stepping
on the end of a loose board on the
Blaine street steps, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 42.
No. 66. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
George Bonder for $15,00, in full set¬
tlement of all claims for damages re¬
sulting from injury to his confection¬
ery and fruit store at the corner of
Duquesne way and Standwix street
by the bursting of a hose belonging to
the Bureau of Highways and Sewers,
and charging same to the Contingent
Fund, Appropriation No. 42.
Also
No. 67. Comunication from the
Larimer Board of Trade transmitting
resolutions asking for the purchase of
Silver Lake Grounds, in the Twelfth
ward, for playground purposes; ask¬
ing for the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Larimer avenue, between the
bridge and Clifford street, and asking
to have River avenue, between Everett
street and Beechwood boulevard, laid
out, paved and curbed.
Also
No. 68. Communication from
F. B. Maloy. offering a piece of ground
adjoining the head of the Pittsburgh
& Castle Shannon Incline Plane run¬
ning along Bailey avenue 210 feet to
Aline street; thence along Aline street
200 feet to Bernard street; thence
along Bernard street 200 feet, for play¬
ground purposes, or could be used by
the Bureau of Highways & Sewers, at
a rental of $100.00 per month.
Also
No. 69. Petition of Flora C.
Sweet, Trustee of the Bethany Home,
for exoneration from City taxes, and
for refund of taxes already paid.
No. 70. Communication from
The Pittsburgh Playground Associa¬
tion relative to the consolidation of
the Pittsburgh Playground Association
and the Vacation School Association
of Allegheny.
No. 71. Resolution instructing
the Finance Committee to take into
consideration the feasibility of supply¬
ing to consumers of water meters to
be purchased and installed by the City,
the cost of the same to be paid In
the first instance by the consumer, but
to be subsequently returned to said
consumer by giving him credit on ac¬
count of water consumed.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 72. Communication from
Sherwood Council, No, 160, Jr. O. U.
A. M., relative to closing of stores in
the “Hill District” on Sundays.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Safety.
Also
No. 73. An Ordinance opening
Murtland street, from Penn avenue to
Willard street, in the Fourteenth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing that the cost, damages and ex¬
penses occasioned thereby, be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 74. Resolution granting
permission to the North Side Musical
and Social Union of Pittsburgh to use
the Select Council Chamber of the for¬
mer City of Allegheny, situated on the
second floor of the building at the
northwest corner of Ohio and Federal
street one evening of each week (pref¬
erably Tuesday), and to place a piano
therein; this permission to become ef¬
fective on the adoption of this resolu¬
tion and to terminate at the option of
the City of Pittsburgh.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Works.
Also
No. 75. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Pittsburgh Subway Com¬
pany the consent of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to the construction of its under¬
ground railway, subject to certain
terms and conditions, and reserving to
the City of Pittsburgh the right of
purchase by the said City.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 76. An Ordinance grant¬
ing permission to J. Ogden Armour, his
heirs and assigns, to erect and main¬
tain In connection with the arch bridge
now being erected by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company over Lambert street,
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an extension of same over said Lam- i
belt street immediately adjoining the i
arch bridge of said railroad lor the I
purpose oi carrying a siding from said '
laliroad into property now owned by i
J. Ogden Armour. |
Which was referred to the Committee
on t'ubllc Works, '
Also I
No. 77. An Ordinance author- '
izlng and directing the proper officers
of the City of iUttsburgh, for and on
behalf of the said City, to make and
enter into a written contract with the
Pennsylvania iiailroad Company, rela¬
tive to the recor.struction of the over- I
head railroad bridge at Fifth avenue
with supp'ortlng columns along the
curb lines and the payment to the said i
The I'ennsylvanla Railroad Company
of seventy-five hundred dollars ($7,-
500.00) in connection tlierewith. I
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 78. i
MAY0R:S OFFICE,
Pittsburgh, I’a., December 29, 1911.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen:
I return herewith, without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 1279, entitled “An Or¬
dinance granting to the l^ennsylvanla
bight, Heat & Power Company the right
to enter upon, use and occupy streets,
avenues and alleys in the First to the
Tv/entieth wards, both inclusive, of the
City of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of
cor.structing, laying and maintaining
therein, conduits, subways, tubes, cables >
and wires, and to erect poles and sup¬
ports upon and along said highways,
and string wires and cables along the
same, subject to the terms and condi¬
tions herein provided.” Although I
consider this an admirable measure in
some particulars there should be some
changes, In my opinion, and also some
amendments. In the second paragraph
of Section two, the factors entering
Into the calculation of a reasonable
rate should be determined with some ,
deftnlter.ess. Section five should be
amended to more definitely determine
what factors enter into “extensions.”
As the collection of revenues is an ad¬
ministrative function the second para¬
graph of Section 6 should provide au¬
thority for some executive officer to
Inspect the books of the company. Sec¬
tion seven, which gives to the city an
option of purchase after twenty-five
years upon the basis of “actual cost
of construction, less depreciation, plus
15 per cent, without any consideration
or allowance of franchise value or earn¬
ing power,” in my opinion should be
changed to actual physical valuation
without franchise or going value or
earning power plus a percentage. In
order to avoid debate as to original
costs. The second paragraph of Sec¬
tion seven puts a limitation of fifty
years upon the franchise, but no provis¬
ion is made as to the ownership of
the work or continuance of the business
after that time. This seems to me to
be a most serious omission. Further¬
more, consideration of this clause
raises the question as to the terms of
the ordinance of the City of Allegheny,
appioved March 4th, 1898, granting to
the same company rights in the streets
of that city, now a part of the City of
Pittsburgh. Careful consideration
should be given to the effects and con¬
sequences that will ensue from oper¬
ating the same company In different
arts of the city under different grants.
suggest that the grantee be asked
to surrender those rights which it en¬
joys under the Allegheny ordinance
and accept in lieu thereof the same
conditions provided in this ordinance.
The option of purchase will mean little
or nothing if confined only to the struc¬
tures erected within the territory con¬
stituting the old City of Pittsburgh as
the power plant and other works are
located on the North Side, and there
will be no inducement to the City to
ever take advantage of this apparently
valuable concession unless the reserved
rights of the City should be extended
over the entire system of the grantee.
Section nine attempts to prevent a mer¬
ger of this company with a compet¬
ing company without the consent of
Council. This is good as far as it goes,
but it is not enough. As I read this
section of the ordinance, it merely pre¬
vents a formal consolidation, sale or
assignment. What is particularly de¬
sired is a prohibition against collusive
management leading to higher rates or
poorer service. This section, in my
opinion, should be amended so as to
prevent any informal combination of
any and every kind, character and de¬
scription with any other company under
the penalty of forfeiture.
These together with some minor ob¬
jections, which for lack of time I will
not enumerate, are questions more or
less debatable, but as your honorable
body has given much consideration to
the subject there need he no great de¬
lay in preparing a new bill and I shall
be prepared to confer upon the sub¬
ject.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr. Kerr presented from the Special
Committee appointed to draft rules for
the present Council,
No. 79.
Pittsburgh, January 9th, 1912.
To the President and Members of
Council.
Gentlemen:
Your Special .Committee, appointed to
draft rules for this Council, respect¬
fully reports that your Committee met
this day, and formulated the following
rules, which it trusts will meet with
your approval:
ROB’T GARLAND,
W. a WILKINS,
J. P. Kerr, Chairman.
10
RULKS OF OHOKR.
JiUI^lC 1.
Stated meetings of the Council shall
be held on Tuesday of each week at
3 P. M.
RUfjl3 2,
Any Councilman not present at any
regular or duly called special meeting
of Council shall bo flned the sum of
ten dollars ($10.00), unless excused by
the Council for sickness or other un¬
avoidable causes, and any such fine or
fines imposed shall be deducted from
the salary of such offending member
from time to time first coming due
after such offense, as provided by the
Act of Assembly, approved May 31st,
1911, relating to the government of
cities of the second class, and ordinance
of Council relating thereto.
RUT.K 3.
A quorum shall consist of a major¬
ity of the members. This applies to
committees as well as to regular or
special meetings of Council.
RUI.B 4.
At the hour appointed for the meet¬
ing of Council the President shall take
the Chair, and the Clerk shall proceed
to call the roll and note the absentees
and no member shall depart without
leave from the President. In the ab¬
sence of the President, the members
shall elect a President pro tempore,
provided there be a quorum present.
Should no quorum attend within thirty
minutes after the hour appointed for
the meeting, the Council shall there¬
upon stand adjourned, and all absent¬
ees shall be fined in accordance with
Rule 2 hereof.
The order of business at all stated
meetings of Council shall be as fol¬
lows:
Reading, correction and approval of
the minutes of previous meeting or
meetings where the same may not have
been already read, corrected and ap¬
proved.
Presentation of petitions, letters,
memorials, remonstrances and ordi¬
nances, which may be referred to the
appropriate committees, or otherwise
disposed of, without debate.
Unfinished business.
Reports from standing committees.
Reports from special committees.
Motions and resolutions.
The order of business at special
meetings shall be the same as in the
case of stated meetings, except the spe¬
cial business for which the meetings
have been called shall be first consid¬
ered after the reading, correction and
approval of the minutes of previous
meetings, not already read, corrected
and approved.
RULE 5.
Special meetings of Council shall be
called by the Clerk at the order of
the President or of any standing com¬
mittee of the Council, or of one-third
of all the members or by the Mayor,
provided that such call shall be in
writing, shall specify the purpose for
which the call is made, and shall be
signed by the parties ordering the call
and be entered by the Clerk upon his
minute book; and the Clerk shall mail
a notice to the members of such spe¬
cial meetings not less than forty-eight
(48) hours previous to said meetings,
except for emergency meetings author¬
ized to be called by the Mayor under
the Act of March 7th, 1901.
RULE 6.
All meetings of Council and Com¬
mittees shall be open to the public, yet
no person shall be admitted to the
floor of Council, as Inclosed, but the
members, officers of Council, the
Mayor, (2ity Controller, Heads of De¬
partments, reporters of the press, and
persons assigned to duty by the Presi¬
dent.
The President shall rigidly enforce
all rules adopted for the government
of Council, shall preserve order and
decorum, and in debate shall prevent
personal reflections and confine mem¬
bers to the question under discussion.
When two or more members arise at
the same time he shall designate the
one entitled to the floor. He shall
decide all questions of order, subject
to an appeal from his decision.
When a member is about to speak
or communicate any matter . to the
Council, he shall rise and respectfully
address himself to the President, con¬
fining his remarks to the subject be¬
fore the Council and avoiding personal
reflections; and no member, unless by
permission of Council, shall in any one
meeting speak more than twice on the
same matter.
Every member presenting a paper to
the President for the consideration of
the Council shall first endorse his name
thereon and state its general purport,
and the name of such members, as also
of every member who shall make any
motion, shall be entered upon the Min¬
utes of Council. All resolutions and
ordinances to be presented to Coun¬
cil shall be endorsed with the name of
the person by whom it was drawn, and
also with the name of the person at
whose request it was drawn. ^
If any member in debate transgresses
the rules of the Council, the President
shall, or any member may, through the
President, call him to order. If the
case requires it, the member so called
to order may be fined five dollars ($6.00)
to twenty dollars ($20.00), to be de¬
ducted from his salary as in the case
of fines for absenting himself.
RULE 8.
All ordinances for the appropriation
of money, and all resolutions or orders
to enter into contracts, whereby the
City shall or may become liable for
the payment of money; all ordinances
and resolutions of a general or per¬
manent character shall be fully and
distinctly read on three different days
in the Council, unless where necessary
in cases of urgency when In such cases
the rules may be suspended by two-
thirds (%) (6 members) of the whole
number of Council.
All votes shall be taken viva voce,
unless the yeas and nays shall be re-
(iulred by law or demanded by any
one member.
The yeas and nays may be demanded
on any question at any time before ,
tne vote shall have been announced.
No ordinance shall be passed except
by uiii, a*.<l no bill shall be so altered
or amended on its passat^e as to change !
us uiiginal purpose. !
All bills, ordinances and resolutions
or other inatteis desired and intended j
to come before Council should be pre-
sei ted in jjerson by a member or hied i
with the Clerk, which shall in open
meeting be lead by the l‘resident or
Clerk by title (at regular or special ,
meetings of the Council) and the Presl- !
dent shall refer it to the proper com- i
mlttee, and when returned therefrom |
shall be printed and a copy of each j
bill mailed to each member at least
forty-eight hours previous to a regu¬
lar or special meeting of Council.
No bill shall be passed containing i
more than one subject, which shall be ;
clearly expressed in its title.
Kvery bill shall be read at length; i
all the amendments made therto shall
be printed for the use of the members i
before the’ final vote is taken on the
bill.
No bill shall become a law on tVie
same day on which it is introduced
and reported, except in case of public |
emerge.'-cy, and then only when re- I
quested by the Mayor and approved by
the affirmative votes of all the mem- |
bers of Council present, as provided
In Section 12 of the Act of Assembly
of May 31st, 1911, relating to the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second class.
Kvery bill, ordinance or resolution
shall be read when reported out of
Cdmmitee, then read again at the next
legular or special meeting thereafter, ;
provided forty-eight hours have elapsed
from the time of reporting to Coun¬
cil and first reading, and then put on
final reading and passage at the fol¬
lowing regular or special meeting of
I’ouncll, unless where necessary in
cases of urgency the rules have been j
suspenWed as herein provided. Any
bill, ordinance or resolution may be
amended at any time before the third
reading and final passage. On the final
passage of any bill, ordinance or reso¬
lution, the vote shall be taken by yeas
and nays, the names of persons vot¬
ing for and against the same to be \
entered on the journal at the passage
or approval of any such bill, ordinance
or resolution, shall require at least five
votes or ihe majority of the whole
Council.
No ordinance giving any extra com¬
pensation to any public officer, serv- ;
ant employe, agent or contractor, after
service shall have been rendered or
contract made, nor providing for the
payment of any claim against the City,
without previous authority of law,
shall be pas.sed, except by two-thirds j
vote of all members of Council.
When any bill upon its third read¬
ing and final passage receives the votes
of a majority of the members of Coun¬
cil present, but not a majority of those
elected, such bill shall be considered
as laid upon the table, and may. be
called up for further action at the
same or any subsequent meeting of
Council.
No rule shall be suspended except
by an affirmative vote of two-thirds
of the members present, and such vote
shall be taken without debate.
RULE 9.
The President of the Council shall
appoint the following standing com¬
mittees:
1. Committee on Finance shall have
charge of and jurisdiction over all or¬
dinances. resolutions, bills, papers andl
all matters relating to finances, tax¬
ation and the indebtedness of the City,
and the appropriation of moneys, or
the payment of moneys not provided
for by previous authority of law; the
exoneration, release or satisfaction of
any claims held by the City; the cre¬
ation of offices or positions of any
kind; the regulation of salaries, fix¬
ing the number and pay of employes:
the care and control of the public
funds and all other legal and financial
business of the City government, and
such other business as may be referred
to it by the Council; provided, how¬
ever, that where money has been speci¬
fically appropriated by the Council for
any of the purposes of the departments
of the City government, that there¬
after any matter relating thereto shall
be referred to the Committee or the
proper department, and the said Com¬
mittee shall then have complete charge
and jurisdiction thereof.
2. Committee on Public Works shall
have charge of and jurisdiction over
all ordinances, resolutions, bills or
papers pertaining to the Department of
Public Works as far as relates to
streets, highways, sewers, public prop¬
erty and bridges.
3. Committee on Public Service and
Surveys shall have charge of and juris
diction over all ordinances, resolutions
and bills pertaining to the laying out,
establishing the grade and vacating
the public highways of the City, and
granting of franchises or rights of way
to corporations,
4. Committee on Filtration and
Water shall have charge of and juris¬
diction over all ordinances, resolutions,
plans and specifica.tions relating to the
erection and construction of the filtra¬
tion plant for the City of Pittsburgh
and water or water supplies.
5. Committee on Parks and Libraries
shall have charge of and jurisdiction
over all ordinances, resolutions and
bills pertaining to the public parks
and libraries,
6. Committee on Public Safety shall
have charge of and jurisdiction over
all matters of every kind and character
pertaining to the business of the De¬
partment of Public Safety, including
all matters relating to police affairs.
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to fire, to city {oleprraphs, the inspec¬
tion of buildingfire escapes and all
such other m^ittcrs pertaining to the
Department of I’ublic Safety, as the
Council may direct.
7. Committee on Charities and Cor¬
rection shall have charge of and Juris¬
diction over all ordinances, resolu¬
tions, bills or papers affecting or per¬
taining to the i>epartment of Chari¬
ties and Correction.
8. Committee on Health and Sani¬
tation shall hav{i charge of and juris¬
diction over all ordinances, resolutions,
bills and papers relating to the public
health, the inspection of gas fitting,
plumbing and house drainage and the
maintenance and improvement of hy¬
gienic conditions in the City.
Each committee shall be composed of
eight members, the Chairman of which
shall be designated by the President of
the Council and serve for the same
term or length of term for which the
President of the Council Is elected.
All reports from standing commit¬
tees shall be in writing, signed by the
Chairman, or a majority of the mem¬
bers thereof, and the papers shall be
returned with llic report. Reports from
all other committees (special or sub¬
committees) siiall be signed by the
members making said report. Nothing
In this rule shall be construed to pre¬
vent the introduction of minority re¬
ports.
The President of the Council shall
be ex-officlo member of all standing
and special committees.
The Rules of Council as far as ap¬
plicable shall govern all Committees
of Council.
RULE 10.
All Standing Committees of Coun¬
cil will meet on Wednesday and Thurs¬
day of each week at 1:30 o’clock P.
M., In the following order:
1. Committee on Finance.
2. Committee on Public Works.
3. Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
4. Committee on Filtration and
Water.
6. Committee on Parks and Librar¬
ies.
6. Committee on Public Safety.
7. Committee on Charities and Cor¬
rection.
8. Committee on Health and Sanita¬
tion,
In case all the committees should
meet on Wednesday and dispose of all
business, no meeting on Thursday will
be required.
The Clerk of Council shall prepare
a list of all outstanding special and
sub-committees in the order of their
appointment and upon the first Thurs¬
day of each month at three o’clock p. m.
under the direction of the President of
Council, said committees shall meet In
their order upon said list.
RULE 11.
When a motion has been made and
carried that further action on any mat¬
ter pending be indefinitely postponed,
a motion to reconsider said action must
be made at the same or at the next
subsequent meeting, and if said motion
is not then made, the matter cannot
be taken up or revived during the life
of said Council.
RULE 12.
No rule of the Council shall be
amended or changed, except by a two-
thirds vote of the members elected
-'thereto, and after one week’s previoug
notice to the members of (Council in
writing of such change desired to be
effected.
To pass a resolution authorizing the
payment of money for services or ma¬
terial already furnished shall require
at least two-thirds vote of the whole
number of members elected to Council.
To pass an ordinance over the veto
of the Mayor requires a two-thirds
vote of all the members elected.
To pass an ordinance giving any ex¬
tra compensation to any public officer,
employe or contractor a two-thirds
vote of all the members is required.
The usual or customary parliament¬
ary Rules of Order or manner of pro¬
cedure shall be observed in as far as
Is not set forth or expressed herein.
The Clerk of Council shall keep a
journal whereon shall be bulletined all
bills, ordinances or resolutions as re¬
ceived by the Clerk, as well as the
course of procedure, final disposition
of such, which journal shall be open
to all.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the report of the Special
Committee be approved, and that the
rules as recommended by said Com¬
mittee be adopted as the rules of Coun¬
cil.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of the Council of the Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vo!. XXXKV! Tuesday January 16, 1912. No. 3
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, January 16th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Ke»r Raiih
Garland Mo A idle Wood burn
Hoeveler
(Toehring, President,
Ab.sent-Mr. Wilkins
The Chair stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. linbcock presented
No. 80. An Ordinance desig¬
nating depositories for dhe moneys of
the City of Pittsburgh; to regulate de¬
posits therein, and to provide for the
payment of interest thereon.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Also
No. 81. Whereas, In an opin¬
ion rendered by William A. Stone, to
Council, concerning the office of De-
linciuent Tax Collector, advising Coun¬
cil that it had the power to pass an
Ordinance regulating that department,
he states that the Ordinance approved
October 20,. 1909, fixing the compensa¬
tion of the Tlelinquent Tax Collector
at three-tenths of the penalty of five
per cent, imposed by law on all de¬
linquent taxes and water rents col¬
lected by him; is invalid, because the
power given by the Act of Assembly of
May 8. 1909, is to Council to fix a
compensation for the Collector of De¬
linquent TaxevS either at a stated sal¬
ary or by fees; and as all the prior
ordinances since the passage of the
Charter Act are similar In filing the
compen.sation of the Delinquent Tax
Collector the question is raised
whether the Delinquent Tax Collector,
and all of his predecessors and their
bondsmen, are liable to the City for
the amounts retained as commissions
over and above the salary fixed by the
Charter Act.
The opinion, however, does not state
that said Collectors are liable to the
City, except that it may do so by in¬
ference. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That William A. Stone,
employed as Special Counsel by the
City, furnish an opinion to Council as
to the liability of the Delinquent Tax
Collector and his predecessors and
their bondsmen to the City for the
commissions collected and retained by
them over and above the salary pro¬
vided by the Charter Act and the rea¬
sonable disbursements for clerk hire
and other expenses.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock arose and said:
Mr. Chairman, during the past
week I have studied the delinquent
tax question. I want to state that I
am as much opposed to the system
of collecting delinquent taxes as any
other man, in or out of Council. I
consider that this office, or the system
in this office is rotten. It is conceived
in sin, born In iniquity and it is flour¬
ished and has been scourged by politi¬
cal corruption. I am opposed to the
system in the office. I am here to leg¬
islate for anything to’ correct the sys¬
tem in that office, and with that in
view I presented this resolution.'*
Mr. Rauh arose and said:
Gentlemen:—In again appeal¬
ing to your consideration and wisdom
today as to the advisability of abolish¬
ing the office of, and the present De¬
linquent Tax Collector, I wish it plain¬
ly understood that I am not only di¬
recting my criticism against the In¬
dividual as tax collector, but that my
opposition is also with the method of
collecting these taxes, and against the
necessity of a special office for such
purpose, an office that is not only an
unnecessary tax upon the community,
but a system contrary to the Interests
of economy and a good business gov¬
ernment.
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To eradicate a pernicious, obnoxious
system, such as has been In vogue
In thjs City for the past decade, radi¬
cal methods are demanded.
To simply reduce the salary of the
Deling uent Tax Collector (as some
have advocated) would not abolish the
nefarious evils which result from our
present Inlgultous system.
The office itself should be under the
direction and supervision of the City
Treasurer’s office. If any good, is to
result from such a change.
There are a dozen reasons which
could be advanced for the discontin¬
uance of this office and not one logical
one why It should be continued.
In no other city, as far as I can as¬
certain, is such a system tolerated.
This office has for a long time been
a thorn in the side of all those looking
to the best interests of the tax payers,
and this community has long looked
for relief from this distasteful, unbusi¬
nesslike and cumbersome system of
taxation.
Speaking for the taxpayers of this
City therefoTe, and for efficiency, I
ask your hearty and unrestricted sup¬
port to eliminate this evil system and
to arrange for the collection of delin¬
quent taxes in a businesslike way.
Not only Is this community expectant
as to our affirmative, unanimous sup¬
port of this resolution, but the eyes
of the entire country, are directed to
this Council of nine men, as to their
righteous action in so important an
issue.
By supporting this resolution af¬
firmatively, we will prove to this City
our earnest intention to serve the pub¬
lic in its highest interests.
Backsliding on this vital question
will prove disastrous to the integrity
of purpose we have been appointed to
serve the people.
Mr. nabforli moved
That the resolution as read be
adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 82. Communication from
Chas. H. Ogden, of the Pittsburgh Pro¬
vision Sr Packing Co., protesting
against the establishing of a public
abattoir by the City of Pittsburgh, and
stating that said company was pre¬
pared to take care of the public
slaughtering under U. S. Government
inspection.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Health and Sanitation.
Mr, 4iiarlan<l presented
No. S.1. Petition of property
owners on or near Stanton avenue,
north of Heberton street, In the Elev¬
enth ward, for the passage of ordi¬
nances for the purchase by condemna¬
tion proceedings of their property for
park purposes.
Also
No. 84. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of C. L. Kemery,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 85. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of I’ublic Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of John A. Moore,
in the Eleventh ward, for park- pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 86. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of l^ublic Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of .1. A. Young,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 87. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of (George W. Thelsa,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 88. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of William A. Smith,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 89. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of Roger Williams
and William McFarland, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 90. An Ordinance author
Izlng the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of Mildred J. Bar¬
clay, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 91. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con-
demn the property of E. M. Bigelow,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 92. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of W. G. Irvine,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 93. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of Henry Kempf,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 94. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Director of the Department
of Public Works to proceed to con¬
demn the property of James C. Crogan,
in the Eeleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
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Also
No. 95. An Ordinance author¬
izing: and directinf? an increase of the
indebtedness of the City of Pittsburjjh
in the sum of ninety thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale
of bonds of said City in said amount,
to provide funds for the payment of
the difference between the total cost,
damages and expenses and the special
benefits arising to property benefited
by the relocating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise improving of West
Carson street or River road, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said bonds
and the payment of interest thereon.
Also
No. 96. An Ordinance levying
and assessing taxes for the fiscal year
beginning February 1st, 1912, and wa¬
ter rents from February 1st, 1912, to
January 31st, 1913, including the levy¬
ing of special taxes for the payment
of the separate Indebtedness of certain
annexed districts upon all property
subject to taxation within the limits
of the City of Pittsburgh. .
Also
No. 97. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of
Waverly Oil Works for the sum of
$140.00, In full payment of claim for
death of horse caused by having Us
foot caught between street car track
and paving stones on Liberty avenue,
near Twenty-eighth street, and charg¬
ing same to Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 98. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
Jacob Arenth for $88.15, in full pay¬
ment of dama.gcs clone his property by
bursting of a water main of the City
of Pittsburgh, on Sycamore street,
Etna, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 99. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
E. A. Wirth for $200.00, salary for
months of December and January for
work done in the Bureau of Costs, and
charging Appropriation No. 2, Mayor's
Office,
Also
No. too. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
Gottlieb Heugel for $2.96, refunding
taxes paid in duplicate for years 1904-
1907, and charging the same to Bor¬
ough of West Liberty, Special Fund.
Also
No. 101. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Controller to engage Hawkins,
Delafield & Longfellow to pass on Wa¬
ter Bonds, Series “R," 1911, Street Im¬
provement Bonds, Series "C," 1911, at
a sum not exceeding $800.00, the cost
thereof to be charged to Contingent
Fund.
Also
No. 102. An Ordinance regu¬
lating the hours of employment of cer¬
tain City employes.
Also
No. 103. An Ordinance supple¬
ment to an Ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance fixing the number and salaries
of officers and employes in the office
of the Department of Law,” approved
April 29, 1910, providing for an In¬
crease of salary for the Assistant Lien
Clerk therein.
Also
No. 104. Communication from
Henry G. Haaek asking for an exonera¬
tion of certain water rent on property
at 5162 Butler street.
AVhlch were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance,
Also
No. 105. Communication from
Rea & Co., asking for a hearing rela¬
tive to changes of grade on account of
elimination of the Try street grade
crossing.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works.
Mr, lloeveler moved
No. 106. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Board of Water Assessors for
$83.33, to reimburse them for salary
paid to Alexander Hogel during May,
1911, and charging to Appropriation
No. 33.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Also
No, 107. Petition of James W.
Fisher, asking that he be re-imbursed
by reason of being compelled to vacate
fish stand No. 45 in the Pittsburgh
Market, after he had purchased the
stand and fixtures at Sheriff’s sale and
the stand had been transferred to him
by the former owner with the consent
of the Director of the Department of
Public Works.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works,
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 108. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Keystone Light Company,
its successors and assigns, the right to
enter upon and use the streets, alleys
and highways of the City of Pitts¬
burgh for the purposes of erecting,
placing and maintaining poles, tubes,
conduits, wires, cables and other ap¬
pliances, fixtures and apparatus nec¬
essary and convenient in supplying
electricity to the public and providing
the terms and conditions thereof.
Also
No. 109, An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalk
and roadway on Wallbridge street,
from the first angle south of Herschell
street to Weaver street, and establish¬
ing and re-establishing the grade of
Wallbridge street, from Herschell street
to AVeaver street.
Also
No. 110. An Ordinance chang¬
ing the name of Arcena street, between
Kirkpatrick street and Grant boule¬
vard, in the Fifth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, to Kirkpatrick street.
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« i
Also I
No. 111. An Ordinance estab- |
lishingr the g^raUe of Yoder street, from
Webb street to Greenfield avenue. !
Also I
No. 112. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalk
and roadway and establishing the
grade of Ridgway street, from an un¬
named alley and Blessing street to the
first angle In Uldgway street west of ,
said unnamed alley and Blessing j
street. i
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 113. An Ordinance Increas- 1
ing the salary of the Mesenger in the ]
office of the Mayor. |
Which was referred to the Committee i
on Finance.
Mr, prosentt«l
No. 114. An Ordinance author- |
Izing and directing the grading, pav- ’
Ing, regrading, repaving and otherwise I
Improving of Lambert street, from
Frankstown avenue to the P. R. R.
Company's driveway and the construc¬
tion of a public sewer for the drainage |
of said street, describing the said sewer
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 115. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Atherton avenue,
from a point 971 feet eastwardly from
Craig street to the easterly curb line
of Enfield street, and providing that '
the costs, damages and expenses of the '
same be assessed against and collected |
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 115. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Atherton avenue,
from Craig street to a point 552.67 feet
eastwardly and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 117. Petition for grading, |
paving and curbing of Goe avenue, be- j
tween Brighton road and Harvard Clr- '
cle.
Also
No. 118. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Goe avenue, from
Brighton road to Harvard Circle, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also !
No. 119. An Ordinance author- i
izing and directing the construction of !
a public sewer on Graphic street, from |
a point about 20 feet south of Prescott i
street to present sewer on Kllbourne
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 120, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Freyburg street, from
a point about 30 feet east of South
Tenth street to present sewer on South
Eleventh street, and providing that the
costs; damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 121. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the North Side Concrete Company
for the sum of $108.00, together with
Interest thereon from November 27th,
1910, in payment for the laying of a
granolithic sidewalk in front of the
premises of the Eleventh ward school
(North Side), situate on Massachusetts
avenue, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 30, Bureau of Highways
and Sewers.
Also
No. 122. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of A. Tedesco, laborer, Bureau of Wa¬
ter, for $20.00, for ten days lost time
at the regular rate of $2.00 per day,
caused by injuries received .while in
the performance of his duties, and
charging to Appropriation No. 32, Bu¬
reau of Water.
Also
No. 123. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of J. W. Bolster, repairman. Bureau of
Water, for $72.50, for 29 days lost time,
at regular rate of $2.50 per day, caused
by injuries received while in the per¬
formance of his duties, and charging
to Appropriation No. 32, Bureau of
Water.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. presented
No. 124. Communication from
H. M, Stein, attorney for Ben Heller
and Samuel Perrin, asking for refund
of $128.59, overpaid taxes.
Also
No. 125. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Ben Heller and Samuel Perrin for
$128.59. refunding overpaid taxes on
property at No. 67 Chatham street, and
charging same to Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 126. Petition of property
owners of Eleventh ward, asking (Coun¬
cil to take favorable action on ordi¬
nances for acquiring certain property
lying along Stanton avenue for park
purposes.
Also
No. 127. An Ordinance to pro¬
vide for the licensing of slot machines
and other devices set in motion by the
insertion of coin, and providing a pen¬
alty for the violation thereof.
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Also
No. 128. Communication from
Catherine Hoyt, Probation Officer, rela¬
tive to the housingr conditions in the
Negley Run district, and recommend¬
ing that said Kegley Run be made the
East End entrance to the boulevard,
thereby wiping out the present dwell¬
ings and beautifying the hillsides.
V'hich were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 129. Communication from
H. D. Mason, transmitting statemeni
of Youth’s Companion, of Boston, Mass.,
regarding statement relative to exces¬
sive typhoid death rate of Pittsburgh.
W hich was read, received and filed.
Mr. WocMlIiiii n pre.sented
No. 130. Communication from
citizens of the North Side, asking that
the hearing be re-opened in complaint
against Edward Barbelli.
Also
No. 131. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Joseph A. Bergman & Son for the
sum of $97.79, for extra work on En¬
gine House No. 53, and charging the
same to the account of item No. 6,
BuildlngSj Appropriation No. 21, Bu¬
reau of Fire.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Safety.
Mr. Rnbcoek proven ted
No. 132. An Ordinance author¬
izing the proper officers for and on
behalf of the City, in connection with
the abolishing of the grade crossing
on Second avenue, to make a supple¬
mentary contract with the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Co. and the Pennsyl¬
vania Company, its lessee, with refer¬
ence to the reconstruction of an en¬
larged sewer from Third avenue to
Water street, and providing for the
cost thereof.
■VYhloh was referred to the Committee
on Public Works.
The Chair presented
Also
No. 133.
PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS COMPANY,
Pittsburgh, Pa., January 15th, 1912.
To the Honorable Council of the City
of Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen:
Relative to our promise to place be¬
fore your Honorable Body on January
15th, certain financial plans, as well as
statements of the improvements in¬
stalled during the past year and those
contemplated to be made within the
next two years, we find ourselves un¬
able at this time, in consequence of
the financial plans not being fully com¬
pleted, to submit the same to you.
W^e have, however, prepared a state¬
ment of the amounts expended on im¬
provement during the past year, aggre¬
gating $1,700,000, and those expected
to be made on work during 1912 and
1913.
We would respectfully request that
you grant us a further extension of
time to enable us to submit for your
consideration a plan which it is be¬
lieved will fully satisfy you that we
are taking steps to improve the rail¬
way service in the City of Pittsburgh.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES D. CALLERY,
President.
Which was read.
Mr, WofMllMirii moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 134.
PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS COMPANY,
Pittsburgh, Pa., January 16th, 1912.
To the Honorable Council of the City
of Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen:
Referring to the verdict recently
found against the Pittsburgh Railways
Company in the Street Cleaning Case,
In the amount of $236,396.00, which in¬
cludes interest, and $521.60 costs; this
being a very large amount to be, paid
at one time, we ask to be permitted to
pay the principal in monthly payments
covering the period of the coming fiscal
year, with interest, and the further
right to anticipate any or all payments
at any time within the period.
We will pay the costs at once.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES D, CALLERY,
President.
Also
No, 135. Communication from
U. G. Purviance, 1439 Adams street.
North Side, stating that the only real
method of boosting Pittsburgh is by
lowering the millage.
Also
No. 136. Communication from
James H. Aronson, sales manager of
United States Realty Co., asking for the
purchase by the City of property at No.
110 Smithfield street, adjoining the City
engine house.
Also
No. 137. Communication from
member of Columbia University Alum
nae in Pittsburgh requesting an appro¬
priation of $2,500.00 to be used In main¬
taining two municipal gardens.
Also
No. 138. Communication from
the Art Commission stating that at a
meeting of said commission a motion
was adopted that Council be asked to
arrange for suitable room in which the
Art Commission may meet twice a
month regularly and oftener if neces¬
sary for the transaction of its business..
W^hich were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 139. Petition of property
owners on St. Marie street, asking for
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change of name of said St. Marie
street to “Bond street."
Al^o
No. 140. An Ordinance chang¬
ing the name of St. Marie street, be¬
tween Highland avenue and Wight-
man’s line, in the Eleventh ward, to
“Bond street."
Also
No. 141. Resolution of the
Homewood Board of Trade, favoring a
subway ordinance that will benefit the
City and protesting against the pas¬
sage of the present subway ordinance.
Also
No. 143. Communication from
A. E. Anderson, president and counsel
of United Terminal System of Painter’s
Run Railroad Co., asking permission
to construct as part of its system a four
track underground railway in the City
limits.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 143. Communication from
W. R. C. Rowan, relative to the con¬
dition existing in regard to the water
supply in the district known as Du-
quesne Heights,
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Filtration and Water.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garlanil presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 144. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for January 10th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 9. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of six hundred dollars ($600.00)
from Item “Salaries," Appropriation No,
220, to item “Miscellaneous," Appropri¬
ation No. 220, Department of Supplies.
Wh tch was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which Was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Ooehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 10 An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of the sum of nine hundred
dollars ($900.00) from the item “Cable
and Cable Splicing," Appropriation
No. 220, to item “Telephone Service,"
Appropriation No. 220,
Which was read.
Mr. (ilnrland moved
A su.spen.ston of the rule to ai
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Gochring, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also**
Bill No. 13. Communication
from Lee C. Beatty, Ass’t City Solicitor,
transmitting an ordinance providing
for the settlement of damages claimed
by .James Mulgrew in the opening of
Belmar street.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 14. Petition of James
Mulgrew asking for damages for the
taking of his property by the City in
the proceedings for the' opening and
widening of Belmar street, from Ked-
ron street to Upland .street.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 15. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
settlement . of damages claimed by
James Mulgrew in the opening of Bel¬
mar stret." ,
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
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Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of tlie bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The aye 5 and noes w^ere taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mossrs.
ItubCDck Kerr Ranh
(4ar)und McArdle Woodburii
llooveler
(loebrlng, President.
Ay 08 —8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 17. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the furnishing and la^ying of a riveted
steel rising main and appurtenances
from the Mission Rtieet Pumping Sta¬
tion to the Allentown Tanks, South
Side.
Which was read.
Mr. <7tHrli«H<i moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tl.e second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed. ‘
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Habc(M;k Kerr Rauh
(larland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 18, An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the
letting of contracts for materials and
general supplies required by the sev¬
eral departments of the City Govern¬
ment, for the fiscal year beginning Feb¬
ruary 1st, 1912.
Which was read.
Mr. Clarland moved
A suspension of the rule to gl-
low the second and third readings and
final pa.^sage of the bill.
Wlilch motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 16. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of thirty thousand dollars, and pro¬
viding for the issue and sale of bonds
of said City in said amount,* to provide
the balance of funds required for the
erection of two public bridges on Ath¬
erton avenue, crossing the rights of
way of the Pittsburgh Junction Rail¬
road and the Pennsylvania Railroad, re¬
spectively, and providing for the re¬
demption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon."
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 46. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
payment of wages semi-monthly of the
employes whose wages are not fixed by
Act of Assembly.”
In Finance Committee, January 10th,
1912, amended in the title by striking
out the words, “who receive per diem
wages," and by inserting in lieu there¬
of the words "whose wages are not
fixed by Act of Assembly," and in Sec¬
tion 1 by striking out the words "fixed
at the per diem rate," and by insert¬
ing In lieu thereof the words "not fixed
by Act of Assembly."
Which was read.
Mr. (4arlaiifl moved
That the amendment as made
by the Finance Committee be adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended was read a
first time.
Mr. Oarland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
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And on the question. ‘‘Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Haiih
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affiimative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 11. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Shaw Brothers in the sum of $117.76,
for extra work in connection with the
printing of the annual report of city
officers as follows:
Resetting 38 pages of tables for
Bureau of Water, at $2.56.$97.28
Resetting 8 pages for the Bureau
of Health, at $2.56.20.48
Same to be payable from Appropriation
No. 220.
Which was read.
Mr. ijiarlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goohring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 20. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of warrants in favor
of the following firms, in payment for
work in printing budget for 1912:
Murdock-Kerr & Co.$ 285.00
National Blank Book Mfg. Co.. 80.00
Shaw Brothers . 984.5«0
Rising & Radcliffe. 1,110.00
Wm. G. Johnston & Co. 650.00
Same to be payable from Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. (4nrli(ii4l moved
A su.spen3ion of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution W'as read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
I being taken were:
: Ayes—Messrs.
I Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle W'oodburn
j Hoeveler
! Goehring, President.
\ye«—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 44, Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Booth & Fiinn, Ltd., for $663.37, for
extra work in repaving roadway of the
South Twenty-second street bridge, and
charging Appropriation No. 129, Im¬
provement Bonds, 1907.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrliindi moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
• final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
^ Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 45. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the Mayor to em¬
ploy one consulting engineer, if he
shall deem advisable, the compensation
not to exceed $5,000.00 per annum, in
connection with bond improvements au¬
thorized at general election of 1910,
said compensation to be charged to and
paid from proceeds of said bonds.
In Finance Committee, January 10,
1912, amended by striking out after the
words “to employ one” the words “or
more,” after the words consulting” the
words “engineers as” and inserting in
lieu therof the words “engineer if,” and
by striking out at the end of the first
Resolved clause the words “for each
engineer so employed.”
And the amendments of the Finance
Committee were approved.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
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the ayes and noes were taken, and
being: taken were:
Ayes Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdlo Woodburu
Hoeveler
Ciocbrinp, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there bein;? two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 64. Resolution author¬
izing' the City Controller to transfer
from Appropriation No. 24, items 9 and
10 (witness fees). Department of Law,
the sum of $1,086.59; $536.59 to Appro-,
priation No. 24, Item 1, Salaries, and
$650.00 to Appropriation No. 220, Item
2, Department of Supplies.
Which was read,
Mr. Gar 1 fillU moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of tlie resolution.
Winch motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes Avere taken, and
being taken were:
.\yos—Messr.s.
Babcock Kerr Hauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
(Tochrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the reso¬
lution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 6. Resolution author¬
izing ttie President of Council, at the
next meeting, to appoint a committee
of three to examine and study the sub¬
ject of handling all public offal and
debris of every description and to re¬
port their findings to Council at its
first meeting in February, 1912.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
M^hlch motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bal>cock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Gw'hring, President.
Ayes—8
No<?s—None,
Also
Bill No. 7. Resolution author¬
izing the President of Council, at the
next meeting, to appoint a committee
of three to examine and study the
question and make report of their find¬
ings, on the proper inspection and hy¬
gienic slaughtering of animals for food
purposes, at the first meeting in March,
1912,
Which was read.
Mr. 4«arl}«ii<l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goebring, President.
Ayes—8
Noea—None.
Also
Bill No. 26. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety, the Director
of the Department of Public Health,
and the Superintendent of the Bureau
of Police, to meet with the Commit¬
tee on Appropriations in the hope that
they may be able to devise ways and
means to better the service, relieve the
taxpayer, increase the efficiency of the
police and eliminate unnecessary em¬
ployees.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Aye.s—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ihiuh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goebring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 5. Resolution directing
the Finance Committee, during the
month of March, to dispose of the mat¬
ter of placing the public moneys in
banks whence the City will derive the
highest rate of interest, as It may deem
to be for the best interests of the City.
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
lialMtork Kerr Uanli
(r.irlaiid McArdle Wood burn
Hocveler
(ioeliring, President.
Ayes- 8
Noes—None.
Also, with the recommendation that
It be received and hied,
mu No. 62.
Pittsburgh, Pa.,. December 30, 1911.
To the Honorable, John M. Goehrlng
and K. V. Babcock, Committee.
Gentlemen:
In response to your request of me to
flx the fees that 1 shall charge for
services to be rendered to the City in
the matter of the resolutions passed,
permit me to state, that for the serv¬
ices rendered, up to date, and for a
test case concerning the fees retained
by Mr. O’Brien, my charges will be two
thousand dollars.
If, however, the other solicitors and
their assistants will not abide by the
result of the test case and 1 have to
sue them or have litigation with them,
either adversely or amicably, I will have
to receive extra compensation therefor,
and we can agree upon that hereafter.
This amount covers services for the
drawing of ordinances concerning the
Delinquent Tax Collector and opinion
rendered on that subject, and also cov¬
ers any advice that may be required
to be given hereafter concerning the
Delinquent Tax matter.
Yours very respectfully,
WILLIAM A. STONE.
Which was read,
Mr. moved
That the Communication be re¬
ceived and filed and proposition ac¬
cepted.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No, 21. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Estate of Wilhelm Weil for $3.00,
cost of advertising delinquent water
rent, and charging the same to appro¬
priation No. 49, R. C. T.
Which was read.
Mr. 4^iirlniifl moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
No. J45. Whereas, A report
from the City Controller shows by a
rough computation that the present De¬
linquent Tax Collector received in 1909
an average commission of $4,195.00 per
month beginning April of that year,
making $50,340.00 for the year. That
in 1910 his average monthly commission
is about $3,475.00, making for the year
$41,700.00, and that for the eleven
months in the year 1911, his commis¬
sion would average $3,165.00 per months
making $34,815.00 for the eleven
months, or a total of $126,855 for the
years 1909, 1910 and eleven months
of 1911. Said report also shows that
the office expenses of said department
would run somewhere between $18,-
000.00 and $21 000.00 per annum. De¬
ducting $60,000.00 from above amount,
being an allowance of $20,00.00 per an¬
num for three years, would leave com¬
missions less office expenses of $66,-
855.00 as the collector’s compensation:
and
Whereas, William A, Stone, Esq., em¬
ployed as special counsel by the City
to render an opinion regarding the law
relating to the office of said Delinquent
Tax Collector, has submitted to Council
an opinion wherein he states that the
ordinance approved October 20th, 1909,
which provides for the above commis¬
sion is illegal, and that Council has
no power to provide for compensation
by commissions, and that the commis¬
sions so collected by the Delinquent Tax
Collector belong to the City; and
Whereas, From the above it appears
that the compensation heretofore re
ceived and now being collected by th(
present Collector of Delinquent Taxes,
in addition to being grossly excessive
for the services rendered, is also con
trary to law, and that after an allow
ance to said collector of $5,000.00 per
year, such as is received by the Direct¬
ors of other departments, there would
still be a balance of about $51,855.00 du -
the City. Therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Finance Committee
that it recommend to Council the pas¬
sage of a resolution requesting the
Mayor of the City to demand the resig¬
nation of the present Delinquent Tax
Collector, Samuel J. Grenet, and tha-
in the event of his refusal to resign
that the Mayor forthwith remove saitl
Samuel J. Grenet from his office as De¬
linquent Tax Collector.
Which was read.
Mr Hoeveier arose and said
Mr. Chairman:
The conception of the ideas which
prompted the creation of the Delinquent
Tax Office was not necessity, economy
or efficiency, but the idea underlying
its creation was the furtherance of
politics with the desire to force col¬
lection of moneys wrung from the peo¬
ple by assessing property beyond its
existing values and endeavor to force
from the people taxes that were based
on values Imaginary and far beyond
the market values at the time. This
idea of discounting the future had only
speculative reasons to oifer for its ex¬
cuse. Pittsburgh was small but grow¬
ing very fast, and it looked as if the
extraordinary growth would meet the
extraordinary extravagance.
It is a question if this speculative
financiering was good for the commun¬
ity, but there is a limit to such infla¬
tion, and the breaking point must be
reached at some time. This breaking
point was reached long ago and yet
these extravagant notions are still being
fostered and encouraged. The whole
community realizes that Pittsburgh is
not erowingr as it should and that many
properties are being legally confiscated,
as shown by the properties that the
City is compelled to take over for taxes
and costs,
To lawyers and business men high up
In the affairs of Vittaburgh, but who
are not actual owneis of much prop¬
erty or have incomes outside of real
estate In Pittsburgh, the tax levy means
little when compared with their abil¬
ity to pay. Such people look lightly
on the tax question and claim that
under the law the former owners of
the confiscated proi)erties and the own¬
ers of property that will be confiscated
have redress in the co\irts if they have
grievances. This is true in a sense;
but when you analyze the question, you
will find that 90 per cent of the own¬
ers have held on to Uieir property and
paid taxes until they liave lost the abil¬
ity to hire counsel and give the time
necessary to prosecute the litigation.
But these people thus oppressed by
legal process are only a bagatelle with
the number who are suffering and still
struggling to pay the burdensome tax
in tbe hope that the future may bring
to them relief. After you go into the
question carefully you will realize that
there is only one hope for relief, and
that is the exercise of economy and
efficiency to the point that will make
Pittsburgh attractive to strangers who
may be looking for a home in which
they can manufacture and do business
at a profit. Therefore, it is the plain
duty of the Council and the Mayor to
make Pittsburgh attractive to the
stranger, as it i.s essentially a work¬
shop. (See page 27, Section 7, City
Charter).
The preamble to the Goehring reso¬
lution states the case very well, but
the resolution does not strike home.
It places Council in the same position
it was placed in before. The Babcock
ordinance has working qualities, but
the blank spaces in the ordinance re¬
quire careful thought arid consideration.
The office of Delinquent Tax Collector
can he filled by any experienced clerk
who has training In the work and can
give bond in accordance with the law.
The other Items can be treated and
should be regulated on the same basis
as outside business is regulated.
Therefore, gentlemen, I recommend
and move that the whole question be
returned to the Committee on Finance
for adjustment and report their con¬
clusions to Council at its next meeting.
Which motion was not seconded.
• Mr. Kntili moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion was seconded by Mr,
Wood burn.
Mr. GoehHng called Mr. ITabenek to
the Chair, and taking the floor, stated:
Mr. Chairman, T want to amend this
resolution by adding: “Be it further
resolved, That in the event of the said
resignation or removal that the Mayor
be respectfully requested to appoint
the City Treasurer as Collector of De¬
linquent Taxes.”
Mr. McArdle arose and said:
Mr. Chairman, what are we propos¬
ing to do? Amend not an action or
lesolution but a request or recommen¬
dation that has been made by the Fi¬
nance Committee. My contention is
that it is not susceptible to arnendment
by this body.
Mr. Garland arose and said:
Mr. Chairman, this Council has a
right to amend any ordinance or reso¬
lution, This Council is the governing
body.
Mr, Goehring arose and said:
‘TvTr. Chairman, I wish to explain my
position in regard to this matter. As
I understand it, this is a recommenda¬
tion on the part of the Committee on
Finance that the Mayor be requested
to ask for the resignation of the pres¬
ent Delinquent Tax Collector, and in
the event of his refusal to resign that
the Mayor request his removal. Now
I propose to amend that by the amend¬
ment just read, that in the event of
his resignation or removal that the City
Treasurer be appointed Delinquent Tax
Collector.
Now, Mr. Chairman, I want to say
briefly that something has been said
with regard to this being a political
movement and that politics had some¬
thing to do with this resolution. I do
not so understand it, I think it was
in July or August that we passed a
resolution similar to this in the shape
of an ordinance. I do not think it was
politics that influenced the passage of
that resolution, and I cannot see that
any conditions have arisen that would
make Council change its mind at this
time, after an elapse of six or seven
months.
As stated in the preamble tp the Res¬
olution, if anything, we have additional
reasons for insisting on what we in¬
sisted on at that time. So far as I
am concerned personally, and I think
I’ voice the sentiment of the members
of Council, that there is no interest be¬
tween the members of Council, or In¬
dividual members of Council, and the
Mayor. I have said, not only to others
but the Mayor himself, that when he.
proposed a measure that it appealed
to me as being proper I intended to
support it. At tlfte same time I reserve
the privilege of disagreeing with the
Mayor or any other department head
of the City Government if I do not see
fit to approve of any measure they
may be interested in,
I have no personal grievances with
the present Delinquent Tax Collector.
I am not willing to pay him the ex¬
orbitant or excessive compensation. It
is not a matter of persons; it is an
opposition to a system, and not a griev¬
ance or anything else against any per¬
son who might happen to be holding
the position of Delinquent Tax Col¬
lector. However, I want to speak par¬
ticularly on this amendment.
The Chair said:
The Chair will hold that this resolu¬
tion is amendable. He Is not clear on
parliamentary law. It will only be in
accord with work coming from th«
Committee on Finance.
Mr. <*oehrlnpr continued:
‘‘Mr. Chairman, now in regard to this
amendment it appears that the City
Treasurer is the logical and proper
party for the collection of taxes. He
collects part of the taxes. Why should
he not collect all? And 1 say that for
two reasons that he should be the col¬
lector (1) as a matter of convenience
to the public at large. It is but proper
that they, if possible, should deal in
the matter of taxation with one per¬
son rather than two; with one office
rather than two offices. Now, it may
be a very small matter to the business
man to be able to find the Delinquent
Tax Collector, (to understand that he
Is to pay the current taxes to the City
Treasurer and the Delinquent Tax in
another department. That may be clear;
but when we recollect that thousands
of people, often because of the head
of the family being employed delegates
their wife or children to pay their taxes
it becomes a matter of importance that
they should not be put to an Incon¬
venience In knowing where and to
whom to pay taxes. Now they all know
at some time or other where to find
the City Treasurer—on the first floor
of this building, and he is the logical
and proper party that should receive
not only taxes due, but ail taxes due
to the City and water rents, and not
be referred to the third or fourth floor
of this building or some other build¬
ing. So, as a matter of convenience
to the people, the argument is all in
favor of having' the City Treasurer as
the head of the Department of De¬
linquent Taxes. And not only that, but
as a matter of economy, to the City,
he should, under one head.
Now I may only point that I have
consulted Mr. Edlls on the question. I
understand very weil, as we must all, that
he is in a delicate position; that he is
an appointee of the Mayor; and that
for that reason and for additional rea¬
sons he would not want to be placed
In the position of underbidding an em¬
ployee in another department, that he
would not like to express himself as
to the matter of compensation if he
would undertake to do this work; and
yet it must be apparent to every mem¬
ber of this Council that he could do
the work that a separate collector does
for one-half the cost to the City of
Pittsburgh. Why his time is there em¬
ployed as City Treasurer In the collec¬
tion of taxes. He has his office force;
It will be merely adding some addi¬
tional labor.
Now whether it is a thousand or two
thousand dollars In the matter of econ¬
omy; whether it Is a matter of econ¬
omy as compensation of salary; whe¬
ther a mr.tter In economy in clerks, in
the matter of light, In the matter of
heat; whether it be a matter as to a
thousand dollars or two or three, he
does not make any difference, so far as
the principle is concerned. Have we
a right as trustees of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, wheti we have the logical and
proper party—a man who could do it
at the convenience of the people and
at an advantage In the way of econ¬
omy to the people—is it right that we
should turn him aside?
Why, Mr. Chairman, the State Legis¬
lature recognized the fact that the City
Treasurer would be the proper party
when they made an exception to all the
departments of the City—the only de¬
partment In the City in which they said
that the Department of Delinquent
Taxes could be joined in, and that the
Treasurer could be made the Dlrectoi
of Delinquent Taxes. The old City of
Allegheny recognized this when it
united, or at least made the Treasurer
Collector of Delinquent Taxes. I say^
Mr. Chairman, in view of all these facts»
with all respect that I have for the
Mayor, and I am sorry that he did not
make this move six months ago, sav¬
ing the City $6,000 or $8,000, I want *o
say that if he can answer those argu¬
ments that I will recede from my po¬
sition in asking that this resolution be
adopted.
And Mr. Goehring having resumed
the Chair,
Mr. Hoeveler arose and said:
“Mr. Chairman, so far as I am con¬
cerned I have no fight with any de¬
partment. It Is simply a matter of
good business and economy. We have
fooled av/ay our time since last sum¬
mer because we did not use our efforts
to bring about the ends desired. We
have today the right to fix compensa¬
tion; the Appropriations Committee h is
that right. The only thing that prompt¬
ed me to present that resolution was
the fact that we might be able to get
together and at once reduce this waste
of money. If we do not it will be con¬
tinued for an indefinite period. It Is
hoped that we can do it. We lose
one weejc at the outside,
Mr. Babcock arose and said;
Mr. President:
I am as much opposed to the system
under which our Delinquent Taxes are
collected as any member of this Coun¬
cil. I will vote for any ordinance or
resolution that proposes to remedy this
system, but this resolution does not
propose to remedy the system, but to
humiliate the occupant of the Office
of Delinquent Tax Collector. It is not
aimed at any change In the system of
collecting taxes^ but is aimed directly
at the Tax Collector himself. I have
no favors to ask for Mr. Grenet. I have
no prejudice against him, but if I did
have, that prejudice would not justify
me in using the position which the
people have placed me In to embarrass
or humiliate him unless he had per¬
formed some act or done something that
would justify my course.
What has he done? He has deducted
and retained the commission allowed
him by Councils on penalties attaching
to Delinquent Taxes. He has done this
by the advice of his counsel. He has
done it believing he had the legal right
to do It, and in doing it he has fol¬
lowed the example of all his predeces¬
sors since the Charter Act was passed
in 1901. Not only that, but all the
previous Mayors and previous City So-
Heitors have recognized his right to do
it. Mayor Guthrie, when he appointed
Mr. iroshorn, reQUiied him to enter into
a written contract agi eelng to pay over
to the City all of the commissions al*
lowed him under an Ordinance except
the sum of i^G.OOO.tiO per year, thereby
recognizing the right of the Collector
to retain the commissions.
There is no charge that Mr. Grenet
has embezzled any portion of the mon¬
eys he has coUected or that he has been
derelict in collecting the taxes, but the
chuige is that he has retained a com¬
mission, which Councils, by ordinance,
authorized him to retain, and which has
been retained -by all of his predecessors.
If this conduct Justiiics the resolution
reouestlng the Mayor to demand his
resignation, to be consistent, we should
pass a resolution requesting the Mayor
to demand the resignation of the City
Solicitor, because he, ton, has retained
docket fees, which our Special Counsel
has advised us he has no legal right
to retain, and we have authorized suits
against the City Solicitor for these
docket fees.
I introduced an ordinance in this
Council, whjch is pending, for the regu¬
lation of the Department of the Delin¬
quent Tax Collector, under the advice
of our Special Counsel, that we had the
right to fix a salary for his compensa¬
tion. If after the passage of that Or¬
dinance, the Delinquent Tax Collector
should dispute it and retain commis¬
sions allowed him by a previous or¬
dinance, or do any other act which was
either in violation of law, or unseemly,
I would vote for a resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to demand his resigna¬
tion, but I can see no justification in
voting for this resolution at this time.
It we should pass it and the Mayor
should comply with our request and re¬
move Mr. Grenet, and appoint a suc¬
cessor, that successor would be justi¬
fied under the precedence, and the or¬
dinance as it now exists, in retaining
the same commission that Mr. Grenet
retained. The evil la not in Mr. Grenet,
it is in the system under which he has
conducted his office. 1 am ready to
legislate for the change of that sys¬
tem, but legislating Grenet out of of¬
fice does not change the system nor-re¬
form the department, nor benefit any¬
body.
Our Special Counsel has advised that
the ordinance under which Mr. Grenet
retains his commission is invalid. If
that is so, all the prior ordinances since
the passage of the Charter Act are in¬
valid, and if the City is not estopped
by Its acqulesence, then It should col¬
lect from Mr. Grenet and his bonds¬
men and from all his predecessors and
their bondsmen, all the moneys retained
by them over and above the salary of
*5,000.00, provided In the Charter Act.
But 1 do not understand the opinion
of our Special Counsel to pass upon
the liability of Grenet and his prede¬
cessors to the City, but to pass only
upon the power of Councils to pass an
ordinance regulating the Department of
Delinquent Tax Collector,' and I have
today offered a resolution requesting
the opinion of our Special Counsel on
the liability of Mr. Grenet and his pre¬
decessors to the City for the comntiis-
slons which have been retained over
and above their salaries fixed by the
Charter Act.
This Council is brought into life by
a public demand for a business Coun¬
cil. We should do nothing rash nor in
haste. Our actions should reflect the
dignity and responsibility of our posi¬
tions. We should not allow public sen¬
timent to infiuence us into hasty or ill
considered action. We should be firm,
but moderate. We should not be in¬
fluenced by politics or prejudice against
the individual.
It was perhaps right for the Com¬
mittee to report this resolution to
Council, but I can see no reason for its
passage at this time, and shall vote
against it.
These remarks refer to the motion
and not the amendment.""
This resolution when introduced had
the ear marks of politics in it, I do not
say it was politics; i am not here to
question the motive of any Council- »
man. It was sprung here without any
chance to consider it, and for that rea¬
son a request was made that it be laid
over for two weeks. The newspapers
thought it was politics; that’ it was
personal revenge and spite. This Coun¬
cil is brought into life by a public de¬
mand for a business Council. We should
do nothing rash nor in haste. Our re¬
quest should reflect the dignity and re¬
sponsibility of our positions. We should
not allow public sentiment to influence
us into hasty or 111 considered action.
We should be firm, but moderate.
Mr. Garland arose and said;:
Mr. Chairman, I am in favor of the
resolution, but I never dreamt for one
moment that politics was entering into
^it or anything else until I read it In
the newspapers. I am very glad the
gentleman made remarks on that point.
It is a matter of pure business entirely
with me.
Mr, llalK'oek admits that the ordi¬
nance is invalid, and the opinion of
Mr. Stone says that the commission
paid to the Delinquent Tax Collector
Is wrong. Now the Mayor does not
show any tendency to correct that
abuse, and when Governor Stone,
paid for as counsel, says that the ordi-
. nance is valid; that the salaries or
fees are valid in the law; commissions
are not, and these commissions are
extortionate and exorbitant; and if
the Mayor will say. “I will keep the
man, I will cut down the commission,"
Mayor Magee, will be doing something
to attract the business people of the
community. The Mayor does not do
that, but holds on to the man and pays
him the commission. It is not proper
under the ordinance. I would say that
a business man would cut that unnec¬
essary expense off immediately. If the
Mayor would show good faith by re¬
taining the man for political purposes
or otherwise, he would cut down the
fees, allow him a salary. He would
not allow him such a large commis¬
sion—twice as much as the Mayor re¬
ceives, or five or six times the depart-
t
nient heads. Jt is like money going
through a sieve and we sit here and
do nothing; and when the gentleman
brought up the resolution 1 was glad
to vote for it, and 1 am surprised that
some of my colleagues did not vote
for It. That It was not unanimous to
stop such an exorbitant commission,
1 am ashamed of, 1 voted before to
make a request on the Mayor; 1 will do
it again. 1 have nothing against the
present Delinquent Tax Collector. I
say he Is receiving considerably more
than his services are worth to the City,
U the office is conducted Illegally we
should correct It, and 1 am glad that
I am able to do It, and I am in favor
of the amendment and the original
motion.
Mr. MeArtlic arose and spoke against
the amendment and resolution.
Mr. taoeliriiig again called Mr. JlnU-
cofk to the C’liiiir and taking the door,
said:
Mr. Chairman. I am surprised that
the gentleman should misunderstand
our position with regard to this reso«
'lutlon. 1 would infer from his remarks
that it is our intention, or it is not
definitely ascertained as to what com¬
pensation the Treasurer, in case of his
appointment, would receive. The in¬
ference that we will pay him the com¬
pensation that we have been paying
to the present Delinquent Tax Col¬
lector Is all wrong. Now his remarks,
In view of the opinion that we have
no right to pass such an ordinance, and
that ordinance unde;* which the pres¬
ent Delinquent Tax Collector is oper¬
ating Is in violation of law, and how
can the gentleman continue under that.
Why, he criticizes the idea that the
ordinance before the Finance Commit¬
tee was laid over for the present? Why
the very purpose of laying over that
blank ordinance was for the purpose—
who was to be the Delinquent Tax
Collector, and the amount was left
blank. If the present Delinquent Tax
Collector Is to continue on that ordi¬
nance will be taken up later and under
that, but the blank will be one amount.
If, as 1 contend, should the City Treas¬
urer be declared the Delinquent Tax
Collector, it will be another amount,
that blank, but there is no question
but we will consider the ordinance that
is before the Finance Committee, and
that will be the ordinance before which
the Council will operate, whether it Is
the present Delinquent Tax Collector
or whether some other or the City
Treasurer.
It has been intimated that he can¬
not perform the duties. I do not know
why. It is only a question of collect¬
ing a little more money. With a few
more clerks he will be able to collect
the thousands of dollars that he now
collects. A competent officer he Is In
a position to collect the additional de¬
linquent taxes and In a far better po¬
sition than any Independent person;
and as to that I will point to the old
City of Allegheny. They did away with
their separate Delinquent Tax Col¬
lector and put It in the hands of the
Treasurer, and I never heard a word
of complaint or criticism as to that
City Treasurer not being able to per¬
form the duties of the Delinquent Tax
Collector in connection with his own.
I say this is no criticism of the
Mayor. The Mayor of the City is the
only man who is able to do away with
this Iniquitous system, and I ask for
the votes of the gentleman who voted
on the 11th day of July, 1911, that this
position be declared vacant and that
the City Treasurer be appointed de¬
linquent Tax Collector. I ask them the
reason that they do not vote on this
question as they did at that time.
And President Goehrlng resuming the
chair.
Mr. Kerr arose and said:
Mr. Chairman, I went through this
once before. We put this whole propo¬
sition up to the Mayor just as it is
today. He is the only man in the City
of Pittsburgh to discharge this man
and appoint the City Treasurer. Pfe
then refused to do It and will no doubt
refuse to do it at this time. We are
only wasting time. I cannot see why
we should proceed along the same
basis. We should not talk so much,
but get down to work and pass an ordi¬
nance that will eradicate these excess¬
ive and exorbitant commissions.
Mr. Woodimru arose and said:
Mr. Chairnaan. when this resolution
was presented I was for it. I am in
favor of making the office of Collector
of Delinquent Taxes a bureau in the
Treasurer’s Department. If it is made
a department it carries the salary of
the directors of all departments, $5,000
per annum; if it is made a bureau, tiie
ordinary salary for the superintendent
of a bureau is $3,000. I am for this
resolution because it carries out my
Ideas of what this thing should be— a
bureau of the Treasurer’s Department,
and not a separate department of the
Municipal Government.
Mr. Bnhcock arose and said:
Mr. Chairman, In answer to your re¬
marks, that you ask for the votes of
the members of Council that you had
last summer on this proposition. I
hope, sir, that I will always, 99 times
out of a 100, be able to obey such a
command so long as-1 sit in your Coun¬
cil, but I cannot do it this time; and
the reason is that this thing is not
going to get you anything.
And on the question, “Shall the
amendment be adopted?"
The. Chair ordered a call of the Ayes
and Noes, and the Ayes and Noes be¬
ing taken, were:
AycR—Messrs.
Garland Kauh Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Bshcock Kerr McArdle
Hocvelcr
Aye.s--4
Nf>es—4
So the motion to amend did not pre¬
vail.
28
J-
«Mi’. >%'4»4Mli»iirn moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Upon which motion, the Chair ordered
a call of the Ayes and Noes, and the
Ayes and Noes being- taken, were:
Ayes—Messrs, < '
till r land Ilauli Woodbtirn
Uoe velar
Goc'lu’ing, President.
No<w—Messi’s.
Ihiixtoek Kerr McArdle
A.ve.s-6
Noes—3
So the motion to recommit to the
Committee on Finance prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented, from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 146. lleport of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for January
10th, 1912, transmitting- sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received ahd filed.
Also
Bill No. 37. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a pub¬
lic sewer on Russell stre.et, from Irwin
avenue to Holyoke .street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby."
%Vhich was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pajsage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And tlie bill was read a second time
and agreed to. i
And the bill was read a third time and j
agreed to. ‘
And the title of the bill was read and {
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes v^ere taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mossi\s.
llabcoeic Kerr Rauh
Ourland McArdle Wood burn
Hoftvelor
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None, i
And' a majority of the votes of Coun- !
cll being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 38. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Eggers street, from points
about 270 feet north and 200 feet south
of Heckelman street to present sewer
on Heckelman street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and |
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McAi*4ll€» moved
A eiispen&lon of the rule to a’-
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed,
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pas.s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—M(issrs.
Babcock Kerr Ilaiih
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes-None.
And a majority of the votes of Coiir-
cil being in the affirmative, the bi.J
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 39. An Ordinance e* -
titled "An Ordinance authorizing a 1
directing the construction of a pub.
sevver on Starr way, from a point abc „
80 feet west of Maple Terrace to pre
ent sewer on Kearsarge street, a 1
providing that the costs, damages a
expenses of the same be assess - !
against and collected from prope-i^
specially benefited thereby.
Which was read.
Mr. illeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings ai.d
final passage of the bill.
Wliich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second ti **
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time a* i
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read a; i
agreed to.
, And on the question, "Shall the b:M
pass finally?"
: Tbe ayes and noes were taken agn^ -
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoe voter
Goehring, Presldci 1 1.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Co- -
cil being in the affirmative, the « i i
passed finally.
Also
No, 40. Resolution authorlr' :
the issuing of a warrant in favo
C. M. Neeld Construction Company .c-
$413.60, for extra work In reconstruc¬
tion of roadway and sidewalks on Cali¬
fornia avenue bridge, and charging:
same to Appropriation No. 47, Bridge
Repairing.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A su.spension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
llnal pa^-sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And iho rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the aye^ and noey were taken, and
being taken were:
Ay<'S~M<'Hsr8.
lliilMjook Kerr Rauh
(Jar laud McArdlo Wood burn
Iloevolcr
Gociiririg, President,
Ayes—8
N<h'h—N one.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, tlie
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 41, Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of M. O’Herron & Company for the
sum of $31.57, for extra work in grad¬
ing, paving and curbing approach to
Wilmot street bridge, . and charging
same to Appropriation No. 37, Street
Repaving.
Which was read.
Mr. Me A Mile moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
lov^'^ the second and third readings and
final pa-sage of the resolution.
Whicii motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
tiurd times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs.
Balx-ock Kerr Rjuih
Garland * McArdle Woodhurn
Iloovelcr
(Joehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 49. Resolution request¬
ing the Director of the Department of
Public Works to make an estimate of
the cost laying a water line from
the nearest available point in the City
of Pittsburgh to the City Homes and
Hospitals, Marshalsea, Pa., and to re¬
port at the earliest possible date.
Which was read,
Mr. McArillt* moved
A .su.spen5»ion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third reading.^ and
final pa sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Uauh
Garland ’ilcArdle Woodl)Urn
Jloeveler
•' Guehring, President.
Ayes— 8
Noes—None. •'
Also
Bill No. 76. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting permis¬
sion to J. Ogden Armour, his heirs and
assigns, to erect and maintain in con¬
nection with the arch bridge now beinp
erected by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company over Lambert street, an ex
tension of same over said Lumber i
street immediately adjoining the arch
bridge of said railroad for the purpos*
of carrying a siding from said railroad
into property now owned by said j.
Ogden Armour.”
Which W'as read.
Mr. iWc.AMlIf* mov^ed
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. 31c A Mile pres<'nled
No. 147. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Clerk to have
printed, for the use of Council, Bill
No. 76, entitled “An Ordinance grant¬
ing permission to J. Ogden Armour,
his heirs and assigns, to erect and
maintain in connection with the arch
bridge now being erected by the Penn¬
sylvania Railroad Company over Lam¬
bert street, an extension of same over
said Lambert street, etc.,” and that the
costs thereof be charged to the City
of Pittsburgh,
Wfi'ich was read.
Ml’. yicAi’dic moved i
That the resolution be referred
to the Committee on Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle also presented, from the
Committee on Public Works, with a
negative reebmmendation.
Bill No. 74. Resolution grant¬
ing permission to the “North Side Musi¬
cal and Social Union” of Pittsburgfi,
Pa., to use the Select Council Cham¬
ber of the former City of Allegheny,
one evening each week and to place
a piano therein.
Which was read.
Mr. 3IcAi’<ile moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr (for Mr. AVI I kins) presented
from the Committee on Public Service
& Surveys, with an affirmative recom¬
mendation,
No. 148. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
30
for January 10th, 1912, transmitting:
sundry papers to Council. i
Which was read, received and filed. i
Also
Bill No. 50. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing- the
grade on Mackinaw avenue, from Wen-
zell way to Saranac avenue.” i
Which was read,
Ifr. Kerr moved |
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and '
flnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And tiie bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to. ;
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were: i
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rtiub
Oarland McArdle Woodburn ;
llocveler
(Toebring, President. j
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the aflirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 51. An Ordinance en- |
titled “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade on Federal street, from Laf- |
ayette avenue to Perrysville avenue." i
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and j
final passage of the bill. !
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time j
and agreed to. '
And the bill was read a third time and I
agreed to. I
And the title of the bill was read and |
agreed to. |
And on the question, “Shall the bill i
pa.ss finally?” I
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehiing, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None. |
And a majority of the votes of Coun- :
cil being in the affirmative, the bill I
passed finally. i
Also j
Bill No. 52. An Ordinance en- 1
titled “An Ordinance re-establishing ;
the grade of Burchfield avenue, from
Shady avenue to Wm. Pitt boulevard.”
Which was read,
Mr. Kerr moved *
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Itauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goeliring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Ana a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 77. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh, for and on behalf of
the said City, to make and enter into
a written contract with The Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company relative to the
reconstruction of the overhead railroad
bridge at Fifth avenue with support¬
ing columns along the curb lines and
the paj^ent to the said The Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company of seventy-
five hundred dollars ($7,500.00) in con¬
nection therewith.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taketi agr^o*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rnuh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes-None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Iloevcler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 149. Report of the Commit¬
tee on* Filtration and Water for Janu¬
ary 10th, 1912, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 24. An Ordinance, en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract for the furnishing
and delivering of discharge chambers
and cage plates for five million gallon
pumping engine No. 5, in the Howard
Street Pumping Station, and providing
for the payment thereof."
Wli ich was read.
Mr: ifoeveU^r moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa-sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
paas finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayos- Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ilaub
tbirland McArdle Wood burn
HiKJveler
(inchring, Pri^sident.
Ayes-8
Noes—None. ^
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 25. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract for the furnish¬
ing and delivering of a suction cage
plate for twelve million gallon pump¬
ing engine In the Montrose Pumping
Station, and providing for the payment
thereof."
Which was read.
.Mr. Ileovelor moved
A stispension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayos—MtNSsrs.
Babcock Ken* Raub
(Tail and McArdle Woodbiirn
Iloovolcr
Goohrlng, President.
I Ayes—8
i Noes—None.
And a majority oi the votes of Coun¬
cil being ’ in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with the recommendation that
it be referred to the Appropriation
Committee,
Bill No. 57. Petition of Eben
ezer Hallett, asking for extension of
water lines on the east side of Pittock
street, from Shady avenue to Nichol
son street, and on the west side of Pit
tock street, from end of line on said
.Pittock street to south side of Nichol
son street, In the "laallett Shady Ave
I nue Plan,” Fourteenth ward.
I W^liich was read,
i Mr. llocvcier moved
' That the communication be re
I ferred to the Committee on Finance.
I Which motion prevailed.
1 Mr. Woodbiirn presented from th-
! Committee on Charities and Correction,
I with an affirmative recommendation,
j No. 150. Report of the Com-
‘ mittee on Charities and Correction for
January 10th. 1912, transmitting a res¬
olution to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also .
Bill No. 55. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Saw Mill Run Coal & Supply Con--
i pany in the sum of $107.25, for coal
j furnished to the Department of Chari¬
ties, and charging the same to Appro-
[ priation No. 220.
[ Which was read.
Mr. Wood burn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
» third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bat)cock Kerr Ranh
i Garland McArdle Woodbiirn
! Ilimvcler
: Goehring, President.
1 Ayes—8
I Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Rabcoek presented, from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 151. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for January
10th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
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Which was read, rercivcd and filed. i
Also i
Bill No, 34. At\ Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the
purchase of a certain lot or piece of
ground situated in the Nineteenth
ward of the City of J’ittshurgh from «
Mrs. Henrietta V, l-tooth, for the uses
and purposes of th*; Bureau of Fire."
Which was read.
Mr. ItaUeoeli moved
A tmspensioj) of the rule to al- I
low the second and iliivd readings and
final passage of the hill. I
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was ruid a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was road a third time and
agreed to.
And Ihe title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
JJnhroek Kerr Itauh
(iurlund McArdte M^>odburn
Jloeveler
fjrocbring, President.
Ayes— ;
N(Kis—None. j
And a majority of the votes of Conn- i
cil being in the afiinnative, the bill i
passed finally. I
Also j
Bill No. 35. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the I
purchase of a certain lot or piece of
ground situated in the Nineteenth ward, j
of the City of Pitt,sl)urgh, from Wil¬
liam H, Kelley, for the uses and pur- I
poses of the Bureau of Fire.” I
Which was read, 1
Mr. lln3»coc9i moved !
A suspen.sion of the rule to al- !
low the second and third readings and !
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed. j
And the bill was read a second time |
and agreed to.
' And the bill was read a third time and ;
agreed to. i
And the title of the bill was read and |
agreed to. i
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were laken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs
Babcock Kerr Ilauii
(hirland McArdle Wood burn
lloeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Nix-s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 59. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Nirella Band for the sum of
$135.00, for musical services rendered
the Bureau of Police at the annual in¬
spection of its uniformed employes on
November 30th, 1911, and charging the
same to Item No. 5, Miscellaneous, Ap¬
propriation No. 22, Bureau of I'ollce,
Which was read,
Mr, liab<MU‘k moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa sage of the resolution.
\Vh ich motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution waj read a second and
tliird times, and upon final passage
the aye 3 and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Mes.srs,
Rala*o(ik Kerr Kiuih
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hooveler
Gooiiring, Presideiit.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
A nd there being two-th irds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 60. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of Dannhardt’s Second Brigade
Band for the sum of $135.00, for musi¬
cal services rendered the Bureau of
Police at the annual inspection of its
uniformed employees on November
30th, 1911, and charging the same to
Item No. 5, Miscellaneous, Appropria¬
tion No. 22, Bureau of Police.
W'hich was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
11 abcoe k Kerr Ranh
tiarlund AlcArdle Woudbnrn
il Hjveler
Goehring, lYcsidont.
Ayes—8
Noe.s—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Garlaud presented
No. 152. Communication from
Wm. A. Stone, giving opinion as to
termination of the term ot the Col¬
lector of Delinquent Taxes.
Wh icli was read.
Mr, <varlaii<] moved
That the communication be
printed for the use of Council and be
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tbe Council of tl]e Sity of Pittsburgl).
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday January 23, 1912.
No. 4
UJuniripal iSrruriii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, January 23, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
B<ibcock McAt’dle Wilkins
Oarland llauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goohrlng, President.
Ab.seiit—Mr. Kerr
The Chiilr stated tha t as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Rnbcock presented
No. 153. Communication from
Chas. C. Cooper, representing the
Kingsley House Association, Covode
House, Irene Kaufmann Settlement,
Soho Bath Settlement, etc., relative to
securing copies of the Health Code.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 154. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for two weeks' vacation, with pay,
of certain city employes.
Also
No. 155. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Assessors to certify the
names of property owners with their
addresses, or the addresses of the
agents thereof, to the City Treasurer
In order that said City Treasurer may
send statements of 1912 taxes to said
property owners or agents.
Also
No. 156. Statement of the
Chamber of Commerce showing list of
banks with capital and surplus of S500.-
000.00 to $1,000,000.00, to be used in
consideration of the depository ordi¬
nance.
Also
No. 157, Statement of the
Chamber of Commerce showing list of
banks with capital and surplus of
$1,000,000.00 and over, to be used in
consideration of the depository ordi«
nance.
Also
No, 158, Communication from
the first and second Assistant Engi¬
neers at Ross and Montrose Pumping
Stations relative to establishing their
salaries the same as at Brilliant Pump¬
ing Station.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Xlso
No. 159. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of Robt.
F. Miller, M. U., for $100.00, for medi¬
cal and surgical services rendered to
Charles Crum me r, a patrolman in the
employ of the Bureau of Police who
was injurg'd while in the discharge of
his duties, and charging same to the
account of Item No, 5, Medical Serv¬
ices, Appropriation No, 22, Bureau of
Police.
Also
No. 160. Communication from
Frank I, Hooff, of 107 Conneston ave¬
nue, asking for additional police pro¬
tection in the Bon Air District, Eight¬
eenth ward.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Safety.
Mr. GarlMnd presented
No. 161. An Ordinance making
appropriations for the maintenance and
operation of the government and the
payment of liabilities of the City of
Pittsburgh beginning February 1st,
1912.
Also
No. 162. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the transfer of the
sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
from item “Construction of a public
highway bridge on Atherton avenue
over Pittsburgh Junction Railroad," to
item “Balance in General Fund," Ap¬
propriation No. 161.
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Also
No. 163. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a public highway bridge
on Atherton avenue over the P. R. R.,
and authorizing the setting aside of the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00) from Appropriation No.
151 for the payment oi the costa there¬
of.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Iloeveler prescrib'd
No. 164. Petition for the erec¬
tion of a public lamps on Forward ave¬
nue, between Wm. Pitt boulevard and
Commercial street.
Which was referred to the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Mr. MeArtne presented
No. 165. Communication from
Jos. G. Armstrong, Director Department
of Public Works enclosing petition of
business men on the South Side asking
for change of paving material for
business men on the South Side asking
for change of paving material for
Eighteenth street road from Belgium
block to a hillside brick.
Also
No. 166. Petition of business
men on the South Side asking for
change of paving material for Eight¬
eenth street road from Belgium block
to a hillside brick.
Also
No. 167. Petition for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of Norton
street, between Sandwich street and
Kuhn street.
Also
No. 168. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing Norton street, from Sand¬
wich street to Kuhn street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 169. Petition for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of Tuscarora
stieet. from Braddock avenue to the
City line.
Also
No. 170. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing- the grading, paving
and curbing of Tuscarora street, from
Braddock avenue to the City line, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 171. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on an Unnamed alley,
between Warble street and Cornwall
street and on Elora alley, from a point
about 47(> feet west of Elora alley to
the present sewer on Warble street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 172. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, re¬
grading, paving, repaving and other¬
wise improving of Warrington avenue
from Arlington avenue to a point 34,69
feet east of Mount Oliver street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 173. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Kingsboro street,
from Haberman avenue to Craighead
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Public AVorks.
Also
No. 174. An Ordinance trans¬
ferring the Bureau of Viewers from
the Department of Public Works to the
Department of Law.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Finance.
Also
No. 175. Communication from
Wm. Weiss, President Beechview Board
of Trade transmitting copy of resolu¬
tion passed by said Board of Trade
at its meeting held on Friday
evening, January 19, 1912, relative to
fire protection in the Nineteenth ward.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Safety.
Mr. Kiiiili presented
No. 176. An Ordinance direct¬
ing the lettering of all automob biles
belonging to the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 177. Communication from
Samuel S. Shaplra offering to sell the
Ford ^property, located at Wylie ave¬
nue, Green street and Devilliers street,
for playground purposes, for $38,000.00.
Also
No. 178. Communication from
the First and Second Assistant Engi¬
neers of Ross and Montrose Pumping
Stations relative to establishing their
salaries the same as Brilliant Pumping
Station.
Also
No. 179. Communication signed
"A Taxpayer," stating that there are
too many employes in Riverview Park.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 180. Communication from
S. W. Krels, 330 Merrimac street, sug-
gesting that iif the future grading, pav-
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Ing and curbing ordinances include
sidewalks, and that the roughened or
unfinished concrete be used as a stand¬
ard for sidewalks.
Which was referred to the Committee
on I'ublic Works,
Mr. ^^Ilkinn pr<‘sented
No, 181. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing and re-establishing the grade
of Oate Lodge alley, from Lynda alley
to Alluvian street.
Also
No. 182. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and re-establishing the
grade of Baum avenue, from Liberty
avenue to Rebecca street.
Which were referred to the Com- |
mlltee on Public Service and Surveys.
Mr. Woodbiirn pre.sented !
No. 183. Communication from !
Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, !
of Pittsburgh, giving the reasons for
asking the City to help said Society I
financially in operating its horse am¬
bulance. i
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
The C'tiHir presented
No. 184. Communication from
the Lawrenceville Board of Trade trans¬
mitting petition of Citizens Committee I
relative to bridge at Thirty-ninth street I
over Junction Hollow. i
Also
No. 185. Petition of Citizens’
Committee asking Council to take ac¬
tion to secure the erection of a bridge
at Thirty-ninth street o\"er Junction
Hollow to connect Penn and Liberty
avenues district with Melwood avenue
district.
Also 1
No. 186. I
To the City Council of Pittsburgh, i
Pittsburgh, Pa. j
Gentlemen: I
Referring to the Resolution of Janu¬
ary 16, 1912, requesting me to furnish
an opinion to Council as to the liabil¬
ity of the Delinquent Tax Collector
and his predecessors and their bonds¬
men to the City for the commissions
collected and retained by them over
and above the salary provided by the
Charter Act and the reasonable dis¬
bursements for clerk hire and other
expenses, I beg to say that after an
examination I advise that the Delin¬
quent Tax Collectors of Pittsburgh and
Allegheny, and their bondsmen, are li¬
able to the City of Pittsburgh for the
commissions collected and retained by
them, less the salary of $5,000.00 a
year, each, and the disbursements
for clerk hire and other legal expenses
incurred by them, for the following
reasons:
The Act of March 7, 1901, as amend¬
ed by the Act of June 20, 1901, P. L.
587, provides as follovrs:
“The Collector of Delinquent Taxes
shall be the head of the department
of Delinquent Taxes, and all laws and
ordinances in force at the passage of
this act, relative to said offices and
the collection of delinquent taxes,
shall be and remain in full force, ex¬
cept so far as the election of the Col¬
lector of Delinquent Taxes is therein
given to Councils. The head of this
department shall receive such com¬
pensation, either by a stated salary or
by fees, as may be fixed by Councils.”
By this Act, Council is authorized
to fix a compensation for the Delin¬
quent Tax Collector either by a stated
salary or by fees, and because of the
fact that the manner in which com¬
pensation is to be fixed is stated in
the Act to be either by a stated sal¬
ary or by fees, Council can fix the
compensation of the Delinquent Tax
Collector in no other way than by a
stated salary or by fees.
The provision in Section 10 of the
Act of J une 20, 1901, P. L. 592, pro¬
viding that;
“All city officers and employes shall
receive a fixed salary for their services
and all fees and penalties shall be col¬
lected for the City, and paid directly
into the City Treasury,”
does not apply to the Collector of De¬
linquent Taxes because the proviso of
the Section is;
“That the provisions of this article
shall not apply to the Collector of De¬
linquent Taxes, who shall receive such
compensation as may be fixed by Coun¬
cils.”
In the absence of the first section of
the Act of March 7, 1901, as amended
by the Act of June 20, 1901, the word
“compensation” in the 10th Section of
the Act of June 20, 1901, without any
limitation, or provision, might author¬
ize Councils to fix the compensation of
the Delinquent Tax Collector by a com¬
mission, but that provision was in¬
serted for the purpose of relieving the
Delinquent Tax Collector from paying
fees and penalties into the City Treas¬
ury, and does not repeal or qualify
the first section as amended, which
specifies that the compensation of the
Delinquent Tax Collector shall either
be a stated salary or fees.
The schedule of the Act of March
7, 1901, fixing the compensation for
all department officers, fixes the com¬
pensation of the Delinquent Tax Col¬
lector as well as the other department
officers at $5,000.00 per year, with the
power of Council to reduce the salary
to $2,500.00 per year. Councils has
passed ordinances fixing the compen¬
sation of the Delinquent Tax Collector
at a commission.
The Supreme Court In Jenkins vs.
Scranton, reported in 202 Pa., 267, held
that the Councils had no right under
the Act of March 7, 1901, to fix the
compensation of the Delinquent Tax
Collector at a commission, because the
law gave them no power to fix his
compensation at a commission, but a
salary, and that a commission was not
a salary. In this case, the Delinquent
Tax Collector was permitted to re¬
cover a portion of the salary due him
37
under the Act of March 7, 1901, where
the City had passed an ordinance fix¬
ing a commission for the collector,
and defended on that ground. Mr. Jus¬
tice Brown in rendering the opinion of
the Supreme Court, said:
“The salary of the head of each de¬
partment of the City government is
fixed by the Act of 1901 at $5,000, with
the provision that Councils may reduce
it to $2,500; but it had not been so
reduced when the recorder made this
appointment. The salary as fixed by
the statute went with the office. Even
If it could be reduced to affect the
present Incumbent, the reduction could
not be made by allowing him a per¬
centage on his collections. The Act
of March 7, 1901, expressly provides
for compensation at a fixed sum, which
may be reduced to a fixed sum. and
the Act of March 16, 1878, in so far as
it allows Councils to fix compensation
at a percentage on the collection by
the collector, Is superseded and re¬
pealed i>y necessary implication,” * ♦ •
“Hereafter, under the supplement to
the Act of March 7, 1901, passed June
20, 1901* J’the compensation .may be
by a stated salary or by fees, as fixed
by Council, hut the present incumbent
is entitled to the compensation fixed
by the statute under which he was
appointed,"
This case rules that the Act of March
15, 1878. which allowed Councils to fix
compensation by commission was re-
l^ealed i)y the Act of March 1, 1901, and
this Act, giving the Delinquent Tax
Collector a salary, he was entitled to
that sala,ry. Under the authority in
the Jenkins case, the Act approved
March 22, 1877, establishing the office
of Delinquent Tax Collector of cities
of the second class, In so far as It con¬
flicts with the Act of March 7, 1901,
and the Act of June 20, 1901, Is re¬
pealed by implication. Therefore, we
start out with the question whether
Council has In pursuance of the power
conveyed by the Act of March 7, 1901,
and the Act of June 20, 1901, fixed a
compensation of the Delinquent Tax
Collector by salary or by fees. If not,
then the collector Is entitled to the
salary of $6,000.00 a year, given him
by the Act of March 7, 1901, as Coun¬
cil has never reduced the salary by
ordinance. The case of Jenkins vs.
Scranton decides squarely that a com¬
mission is not a salary because a com¬
mission Is not a fixed sum or a fixed
compensation. Now fees are as much
a fixed sum as Is a salary, and there
was nothing to prevent Council from
passing an ordinance fixing the com¬
pensation of the Delinquent Tax Col¬
lector at a fee of so much for every
delinquent certified to him as a de¬
linquent. The amount of the tax bears
no relation to the fee, necessarily, any
more than the amount of the sum sued
for bears to the fee which you pay
the Prothonotary for entering the suit,
and especially in our State there Is,
and always has been a distinction be-
tiveen fees and commissions. The Pro¬
thonotary is paid fees and commis¬
sions; so Is the Sheriff, but each sepa¬
rate and distinct from each other, and
by special authority of an Act of As¬
sembly.
There Is no ordinance passed by
Councils giving to the Collector of l^e-
Ifnquent Taxes any salary or any fees,
but several ordinances have been passed
giving him a commission. The Ordi¬
nance under which the present Col¬
lector retains his commission was ap¬
proved October 20, 1909. It recites the
Act of Assembly, approved May 8, 1909,
j)age 477, which provides that Coun<dls
Is empowered to fix the compensation
of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes
either at a stated salary or by fees, and
then the ordinance proceeds to fix a
commission for the Collector. If a
commission is fees, then they did not
exceed their authority, but If a com¬
mission is not fees, they did, and they
had no power to pass the ordinance.
T»owers of Councils must be construed
strictly. Unless the Legislature has
conferred upon Councils the power to
pass an ordinance of this character
they cannot do it.
In Knicht vs. Northampton Co., 4
North Co., 399, it is held that where a
policeman sues a county for serving
process he cannot recover because he
draws a salary, and a provision in the
Act of Assembly providing that all fees
received by officials shall be paid into
the City Treasury, prevents him from
collecting fees except for the county.
Where a charter provides that the
Chief of Police shall receive no other
compensation than his salary, other
Sections authorizing fees, held, “that
he received them for the City, and an
ordinance authorizing him to retain
them was void.” 28 eye., 492 (IV.),
“The fixed salary of a municipal of¬
ficer is payable only in the mode pro¬
vided by law which Is usually from a
particular fund by a particular dis¬
bursing officer. Therefore, unless
expressly empowered by a law a munic¬
ipal officer cannot pay himself directly
or Indirectly by retaining the funds
collected by him in the performance of
his onicial duties.”
28 Cyc. 460-d.
“As with the Mayor so with the
minor executive officers, their author¬
ity is determined by charter and law¬
ful ordinances, and they have no power
to go beyond the authority so con¬
ferred.”
28 Cyc., 465-c.
There are two or three cases In West¬
ern States where the meaning evident¬
ly was Intended to embrace fees with¬
in the term salary and commission
within the term fees. That would be
in con/lict with the cases recited, but
In our State this very question, prac¬
tically, has been- decided.
In Philadelphia vs. Martin, 125 Pa.,
583. the City sued Martin, who was the
City Treasurer of Philadelphia^ for
commissions paid him by the State
Treasurer. The Act of March 31, 1876,
P, L, 13, provided:
“ • * • that In counties having
over 150,000 Inhabitants all legal fees
received by county officers shall belong
to the county, etc,, • ♦
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The commissions paid him by the
State Treasurer he did not turn into
the City Treasury of I^hlladelphia, and
suit was brought. The question was
decided In favor of the defendant, and
he was allowed to retain his commls-
aions on two grounds: |
First: That the Act of 1876 did not I
apply to compensation received for
services rendered the State when not !
done in pursuance of any ordinance
of the City or law of the City; in
other words, that he was acting for the
State and not the City, and that the
City could not claim the commissions
which he received from the State. j
Second' That commissions were not |
fees. ' j
Judge Allison, who rendered the
opinion was adopted by the Supreme
Court, said:
“The rate at which such compensa¬
tion has been made has always been
prescribed by law, being in the form
of commissions or percentage on the
amount collected. This has never been
treated or designated as a fee or as
fees; indeed, the meaning of commis¬
sions or percentage, as established by
immemorial legal usage, is so wholly
different from the meaning of the word
fees, when used to designate compen¬
sation for legal services performed by
an officer, that it is impossible to mis¬
take the one as meaning that which
Is signified by the other.”
I, therefore, conclude;
First: That the Act of March 7, 1901,
repeals the provision in the Act of
March 22. 1877, fixing a commission
for the Delinquent Tax Collector, and
gi‘ e.« him a salary of $5,000.00 a year,
which the Delinquent Tax Collector
has a right to be paid and to retain,
as well as all of his predecessors, as
that salary has never been changed
by any ordinance of Council.
Second: That the amendment to the
charter, approved June 20, 1901, and
the Act of May 8, 1909, both in the
same identical language, authorizes
Councils to fix the compensation of the
Delinquent Tax Collector by a fixed
salary, or fees, which they have not
done.
Third: That the several ordinances
of Council giving to the Collector a
commission are void, because the Coun¬
cil had no power to compensate the
Collector by commissions.
Fourth: That a commission is not
a fee in Pennsylvania, nor is it a sal¬
ary.
Fifth: That the Collector of De¬
linquent Taxes and all of his prede¬
cessors since March 7, 1901, in the cities
of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, and their
bondsmen, are liable to the City for the
amounts retained by them as commis¬
sions, less their salaries of $5,000.00 per
year, each, and the expenses of clerk
hire and other legitimate expenses in¬
curred In the discharge of their office;
and these sums may be recovered by
.suits at the instance of the City against
these Collectors and their bondsmen.
It is doubtful whether the bondsmen
are liable seven years after the re¬
tention of commissions under the Act
of April 4, 1798. 3 Sm. L. 331 Sec, 4.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. A. STONE,
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kiiiili presented
No. 187. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the Captains in the
Bureau of Fire, Department of Pub¬
lic Safety.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Mr. iJarlitiid presented
No. 188, Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Solicitor to
prepare an ordinance for the condemna¬
tion of certain property in the Twenty-
sixth ward, adjoining Rivervlew park,
fronting on Bollman avenue and Thorn
street, as shown on Martin Tibls Plan
of Lots, Tenth ward, now Twenty-fifth
ward, Allegheny.
Also
No. 189. An Ordinance author¬
izing the employment of two additional
clerks and a Chauffeur in the Paymas¬
ter’s Division of the Treasurer's Office.
Also
No. 190. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Mayor and the Director of
the Department of Supplies to adver¬
tise for and award a contract for an
automobile for the use of the City
Treasurer’s Office, Division of Paymas¬
ter.
Also
No. 191. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of R. E. Schulz, Rector, St. James Me¬
morial Church, for $200.00, in payment
In full for all damages caused by
sewer overflowing and flooding base¬
ment and parish house of said church,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No, 192. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing an increase in the
salary of the messenger in the Depart¬
ment of Supplies.
Also
No. 193. An rOdlnance regu¬
lating the licensing of theaters and
other permanent places of amusement.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
Bill No. 16. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the Indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of thirty thousand dollars, and pro¬
viding for the issue and sale of bonds
of said City in said amount, to provide
the balance of funds required for the
erection of two public bridges on Ath¬
erton avenue, crossing the rights of
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way of the Pittsburgh Junction Rail¬
road and the Pennsylvania Railroad, re¬
spectively, and providing for the re¬
demption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.”
In Cotincll, January 16th, 1912, bill
read a iirst time.
Wh ich was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Babeock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Wilkins
Wood burn
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noee—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 194. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance lor January 17th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Bill No. 95. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of ninety thousand dollars, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the payment of the
difference between the total cost, dam¬
ages and expenses and the special ben¬
efits arising to property benefited by
the relocating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise Improving of West-
Carson street or River road, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of Interest
thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill* No. 4. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing the
Department of the Collector of Delin¬
quent Taxes, defining the duties of the
collector and fixing his salary, desig¬
nating the number of employes in said
department and fixing their salaries.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Rnuh W^oodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 102. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance regulating the
hours of employment of certain em¬
ployees in the City service.”
Which was read.
Mr. GnriHiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Wliich was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkin.s
Garland Ihiuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, Presi<lent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 65. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of James J. McCaffrey for $25.00, In
full settlement of claim for damages
caused by injuries received in stepping
on a loose board In the City steps on
Blaine street, and charging the same
to Appropriation No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and nOes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Jhibcock McArdlo
(hirland liauh
Hoeveler
Wilkins
Woodburn
(loeliring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 66. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of George Bonder for $15.00, in full
settlement of all claims for damages-
caused by hose of Bureau of Highways
and Sewers bursting and flooding his
confectionery and fruit store, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr, OnrlAiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Ibiuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Bill No. 99. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of E. A. Wirth for $200.00, salary for
months of December and January, for
work in the Bureau of Costs, and charg¬
ing Appropriation No. 2, Mayor’s Of¬
fice.
Which was read.
Mr. Unriniiil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the re.solution .was read a second and
Ihird times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Wilkins
Woodburn
Ooebriog, President.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland liauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Ooebriog, President.
Ayes— 8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Bill No. 100. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Gootiieb Heugel for $2.98, refunding
taxes paid in duplicate for years 1904-
1907, on property situate in former
Borough of West Liberty, and charg¬
ing same to Borough of West Liberty,
Special Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. OHrlnncI moved
A suspension of the ruls to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock 5
Garland I
Hoeveler
McArdle
Rauh
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
.fVlSO
Bill No. 106. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Board of Water Assessors for
$83.33, to reimburse them for salary
paid to Alexander Hogel during May,
1911, and charging to Appropriation
No. 33.
Which was read.
Mr. OarlHiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes- Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
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Also
Bill No. 101. Resolution author¬
izing the Controller to engage Haw¬
kins, Delaheld & Longfellow to pass
on Water Bonds, Series “E,’' 1911;
Street Improvement Bonds, Series “C,”
1911, at a sum not exceeding $800.00,
and charging the cost thereof to Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. nr I and moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
ilnal pa sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
thinl times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bab«M!k McArdie Wilkins
(faiiaiHL ilauh Woodburn
Iloeveler
Goetiring, President.
A yes-8
Noes-None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 8. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Olga I, Fendner In the sum of
$490.Ou, in full for all damages caused
by the water course maintained by the
City In Old Smith’s way overflowing
and backing Into the cellars of two
apartment houses known as Nos. 543
and 547 Ilosedale street, owned by Mrs.
Fendner, and charging same to Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. GHrlaiifl moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdie presented, from the
Committee on Public Works, virith an
affirmative recommendation,
No, 195. Report of the Com-
mitte on Public Works for January
17th, 1912. transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 76, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting permis¬
sion to J. Ogden Armour, his heirs and
assigns, to erect and maintain in con¬
nection with the arch bridge now being
erected by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Comr>any over Lambert street, an ex¬
tension of same over said Lambert
street Immediately adjoining the arch
bridge of said railroad for the purpose
of carrying a siding from said railroad
into property now owned by said J.
Ogden Armour.”
In Committee on Public Works, Janu-
uary 17th, 1912, amended by adding a
new section to be known as Section 2.
Mr. McArdie moved
That the amendment be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a first time as
amended.
Mr. McArdie moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings find
final passage 6f the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tluie
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noe«5 were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdie Wilkins
Garland Hauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Gochring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. .147. Resolution auth¬
orizing and directing the City Clerk to
have printed, for the use of Council,
Bill No. 76, entitled “An Ordinance
granting permission to J. Ogden .Vr-
mour, his heirs and assigns, to erect
and maintain in connection with the
arch bridge now being erected by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company over
Lambert street, an extension of same
over said Lambert street, etc.,” and
charging the costs thereof to the City
of Pittsburgh.
Which \^as read.
Mr. MeArdIc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final pas.sage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdie Wilkins
Garland Ihiuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolutions passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 118. An* Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
1 directing the grading, paving and curb-
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Ing of Goe avenue, from Brighton road
to Harvard Circle, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benelited
thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. NcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed «to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘‘Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, .and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler ,
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 119. An Ordinance en¬
titled '*An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Graphic street, from a point
about 20 feet south of Prescott street
to present sewer on Kilbourne street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
^Garland Kauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vote.s of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 120. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Preyburg street, from a point
about 30 feet east of South Tenth
street to present sewer on South Elev¬
enth street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A .suspension of the rule to gI-
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Welkins
Garland Kauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 132. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
proper officers for and on behalf of the
City, in connection with the abolishing
of the grade crossing on Second avenue,
to make a supplementary contract with
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and the Pennsylvania Company, its les¬
see, with reference to the reconstruc¬
tion of an enlarged sewer from Third
avenue to Water street, and providing
for the cost thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Uuuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes-8 .
Noes—M one.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative* the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 42. Petition asking
for the repeal of the Ordinance opening
Arbor street, from Lincoln avenue to
the first angle west, approved February
16th, 1911.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
That further action on the pe¬
tition be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 43. Petition for repeal¬
ing the opening of Arbor street, from
Lincoln avenue to angle westwardly.
Which was read.
Mr. McAr<Ilc moved
That further action on the pe¬
tition be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. WllkliiH presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 196. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for January 17th, 1912, transmitting
sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 109. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalk and road¬
way of Walbridge street, from the
first angle south of Herscholl street
to Weaver street, and establishing and
re-establishing the grade of Walbridge
street, from Herschell street to Weaver
street,”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed,
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to^
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Gk>ehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. no. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance changing the .lame
of Arcena street, between Kirkporrick
street and Grant boulevard, in the Fifth
ward of the City of Pittsburg]., to
‘Kirkpatrick street.’ ”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Kauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 111. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Yoder street, from Webb
street to Greenfield avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. W'ilkiiis moved
''A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
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Bill No. 112. An Ordinance en¬
titled '*An Ordinance lixing- the width
and position of the sidewalk and road¬
way and establishing- the grade of
lildgway street, from an unnamed alley
and Blessing street to the first angle in
Uidgway street west of said unnamed
alley and Blessing street."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilklnw moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mes-srs.
Babcock McArdle Wilktne
Garland Rauh M’^oodburn
Hoeveler
Gw^hrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative* the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Babcock presented, from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation.
I No. 197. Report of the Com-
i mittee on Public Safety for January
17th, 1912, transmitting a resolution to
Council,
Which was read, receivea and filed.
Also
Bill No. 131. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Joseph A. Bergman & Son for
the sum of $97.79, for extra work on
Engine House No. 53, and charging the
same to the account of item No. 6,
Buildings, Appropriation No. 21, Bu¬
reau of Fire.
Which was read.
I Mr. Babcock moved
j A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
i final passage of the resolution.
I Which motion prevailed.
I And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
j Ayes Messrs.
j Babcock McArdle Wilkins
! Garland Huuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally,
1 And there being no further business
I before the meeting, the Chair declared
1 Council adjourned.
ProcGedinp of tbe Council of the 2ity of Pittsburgb.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday January 30, 1912. No. 8
iinniti)ial
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING,.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, January 30,1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Hauh
Gochring, President.
The Chair stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Itabcock presented
No. 198. Communication from Wm.
A. Stone, F^hc]., stating that lie would charge
to prosecute the suits against the delinquent
tax collectors for the recover^' of the com mis¬
sions colle<rted by them, at the rate ofi^lOO.OO
for each suit and one-lifth of the amounts re-
covemd, the City to pjiy all costs.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Mr. <4arlaiid presented
No. 199. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts for ttvc
(ii) years, for fu nil siting electric lights to the
City of Pittsburgh, on its streets, iKiulovards,
alleys, l).v-ways and parks, and providing for
the cost tliereof for tlie year 1912.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Works.
Also
No. 200. An Ordinance Increasing
the salary for tiie position of Arcliitectui’al
Draftsman in the Bureau of Construction.
Also
No. 201. Communication from Lee
C. Beatty, First Assistant City fcJolicitor, rela¬
tive to resolution for satisfaction of muni¬
cipal lien tiled agaln.st property, of Siiady
avenue Christian Church, located bn Dickson
street.
Also
No. 202. Resolution exonerating the
Trustees of the Blmdy avenue Christian
Church from the payment of assessment,
amounting to $:100.00 and all interest thereon,
for the grading, paving and curbing of Dick¬
son street, from Sliady avenue to Stay ton
sti’eet, and llie City Solicitor is hereby autlior-
ized and dii-e<*ted to satisfy U»e municipal lien
filed against said property at M. L. 1). No. 292,
November Term 1908, and charging all the
costs to the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 203. An Ordinance authorizing
the employment of .special assishiiit counsel,
in connection with all iiiatter.s relating to
public utilitie.s, and for the purpo.se of making
a study of the sources of the special revenues
of tlie City, the fi.xing and collecting thereof,
and providing compensation therefor.
Also
No. 204. An Ordinance to amend an
ordinance entitled “An Ordinance authoriz¬
ing and directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the sum of
twenty thousand dollars (^20,000.00,) and pro¬
viding for the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds for the
extensions of pipe lines for the supply of
water, and providing for the rodcin)>tioti of
said bonds and the payment of interest tliere-
oii,*' approved the 30th day of Deceml)er, 1911,
by increasing the annual ta.x to pay the prin¬
cipal of said txinds to a per cent.
Also
No. 205. An Ordinance authorizing
the tmnsfer of tlie sum of 32,515.71 from Appro¬
priation No. 21, Bureau of Fire, to Appropria¬
tion No. 48, Council men’s salaries.
Also
No. 200. Resolution authorizing ttic
issuing of a warrant in favor of F'rank W.
Wentz for 3:101.44, refunding purciiuse
money on property on the North Side
of Kenwood avenue, conveyed to him by
JSheritrs deed and acknowledged DecernI hu-
2nd, 1911, which deed was def^ttive, as the
same conveyed no title.
Also
No. 207. Resolution authorizing the
Issuing of a warnint in favor of tlie American
La France Fire Engine Company, of F]lmira,
New York, for the sum of 31,150.00, for one
47
new boiler, water nest type, tubes to be of
ebansKil iron, for first size Amoskeaj< ensinp;
new boiler to be fltb^d to enj^lne and make all
studs, bolts un<l flttliiirs noeessary to put boiler
in proper working: eoiulition, and charging:
same to Approi)i’iatlon No. 220.
Also
No. 208. Comnuinicalion from Reed,
Kmltti, Shaw & Beal, attorneys for tlie Aineii-
ean Ijoe.omotive (Jpiiipany, relative to reim¬
bursement for tlie installation of water mehjra.
Also
No. 200. Resolution autliorizlng the
Issuing of a warrant in favor of tlieAmerian
IiO<*omotivo i:om)>any for 1,252.00, with inter-
<*,st thereon, for installing wahu* nu'ters in its
works In tin* former City of All(‘gheny at the
suggest if )ri of the Hu roan of Water, at its own
expense, an<l eluirging same to Ap))ropriatlon
No. 42,
Wlilch were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 210. An Ordinance aiitliorizing
th<‘ making of a (smtract for the renting of
two rooms in tlio Henry W. Oliver Building
at the y<‘arly rental of one tbousand one hun-
. d»’('(! and fIfIy-.slx doilars, (i: 1,J50.00,) and pro-
vliling fur the iraytiient thereof,
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works,
Mr. pn‘seiited
No. 211. (’ouiinuiueatlon from Thos.
A. McQuade, 8iiperint<*ndent of the Bureau of
Police, relative to th(^ f‘rection of a City Hall
on the Monongahela Wharf between Sjnitbllekl
and Wood streets,
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on P^inance.
51 r. It err presented
N<k 212. An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the lndebtedne.s.s
of the I’ity of Pittshurgh in the sum of
one hunflred and eighty thon.sund dollars,
and providing for the ls.siie and sale of
bonds nf said City In said amount, to
provide funds to make re pail’s and linprove-
Tiieiits to the maelilnery and plant eoniieeted
with tiic Municipal Water WorkvS, owned and
operated by said City in the supply and <lis1ri-
bution of water, and to pun*base and install
maeliinery, appliances and e<|Uipinent there¬
for, and ])roviding for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest thereon.
Also
No, 218. Res<»liit}on authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of .John C. Hilf,
(^av)M*nter, Rumui of Highways <fe Kewers, for
for d<»etor and !ios]>Ual ex pen es and
for time lost, on uc<*ount of injuries received
while in the performance of his dutie.s as car¬
penter, and charging same U) Api>roprlation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 214. Petition of residents on South
Klghteenth street for erection of a board¬
walk on South Klghteenth street onjxjslte
St. .lames street along an Unnamed alley to
South Piighteenth street.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 215. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts for the
collection, removal and disposal of garbage,
oflal, tin cans, dead animals and cond* mned
meat in the (Jity of Pittsburgh for oin- year
beginning February 1st, 1912.
Also
No. 2111. Resolution authoriziifg and
directing the 51ayor and the Director >f the
Department of Ihiblic Health to enter tiito u
lease with the agent or agents of the Nixon
building for a lease of the fourth aii<l fifth
tlooi s of said building for a period of one year
lieginniiig Febriuiry 1st, 1912, for the us*- of the
Department of Public Healtii. at a rental of
i??,079.00, the amount thereof to be chnigeable
to and payable in monthly installment'- from
Appropriation No. 100.
Which were referred to the Commit tee on
Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 217. Cominunicatloii from W.
D. <irimes, attornej'^ for the Federal Water
Company, asking for passage of rofsoIuCon for
payment of $8,402.49 for water furmsln *1 City
Homes and IIosi)ituls, Marshaisea, Pn.
Also
No. 218. Resolution aiitliorizing the
i.ssuingof a warrant in favor of the i *‘deral
Water Company for water furnished to the
City of Pittsburgh at its City Home and Hos-
pilal at Marshalsea, amounting to $6,1: ‘,i. . 86 , to¬
gether with interest thereon amoiuiMng to
$2270.68, or a totil of $8,402.49, and eb.trging
same to Appropriation No. 88.
Which were referred to tlie Commii.ee on
on (;iiarities and Correction.
Mr. HlcArillc presented
N o. 219. An O rd i nance provi(l i n g for
tiie examination of and i.s.sulng of permits to
persons operating pipes, containers, tanks or
vessels under air, water or gas pressure in the
City of JMttsluirgh, for the inspect Ion of such
pipes, containers, tanks or vessels, and for the
installation and regulation of safct.v •levices
thereon, and prescribing penalties for viola¬
tion of the provisions thereof.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Safety.
Also
No. 220. An Ordinance authorizing
the advertisement for and submission ofcjun-
peliti VO designs or plans of the approuclies,
M)rtal.s and other port.h)ns of the New Union
bridge and the appointment of an at <diite(i-
tural advisor by the Director of the I>epart-
ment of I’ubllc Work.s to aid him in selecting
plans and awarding the prizes.
Also
No. 221. Petition for the grading,
paving and curbing of Merrlman alley, l)e-
tween South Twentietii street and South
T we nt y-fl rst street.
Also
N<». 222. An Ordinagee anthoriziag
and directing the grading, paving and curbing
of Merrinuui alley, from Soutii Twentieth
street to South Twenty-first street, and prt>
viding that the costs, tlainages and expenses
of the same he a.sscased against and <*oUected
from property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 228. I*et 1 tion for ihe gnid ing and
paving of Holman alley, between Cedarville
street and State alley.
Also
No. 224. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading ami paving of Hol¬
man alley, from Codarville street t-o Shite
alloy, and providing that the costs, dainuges
and expoii.sc.s of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially beiielit-
ed thereby.
Also
No. 225. Kesolution authorizing the
Issuing of a warrant in favor of M. Welsh it
(Company for $54.00, for extra work on con¬
struction of eoiicrote step.s on Junllla street,
from Elba street to CJcnter avenue, and eharg-
Ingsanieto Apr)ropnation No. 87, Street lie¬
paving, item “Junilla Street Steps.”
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on l^ubiic Works.
Mr. presented
No. 220. Petition of property owjiers
on (4r(»tt(i stivot asking that the width of the
diiveway he tixed at 22 feet througliout.
Also
No. 227, An Ordinance fixing the
widtli and po.sition of the roadway and re-es¬
tablishing the grade on Grotto stioet, from
Lemingtoii avenue to Sjjencer street.
Also
No. 228. An Ordinance giving and
establishing the names of an Unnamed street
in Samuel Dyer’s Heirs Plan of Hots and of an
Unnamed alley in Jlol>ert H. Hays’ Plan of
Lots.
AVhich were .severally referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Wo<Mlliurii presented
No. 22«. An Ordinance granting to
the Pennsylvania Eight, Heat and Power
Company the riglit to enter ui)on, use and
(K'cupy streets, avenue.s and alleys in the First
to the Twentieth wards, both inclusive, of tlie
City of Pittsburgh, for tlie i)ur|>o,se of con¬
structing, laying and maintaining therein,
conduits, subways, tubes, cables and wires\
and to erect j)olcs and suj)poiTs upon and
along said highways, and string wires and
cables along the .same, subject to the terms
and conditions lierein provided.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 280. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Charities to
continue as Assistant Superintendent at Mar-
shalsea, George W. Todd.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Finance.
Mr. Itaboock presented
No. 2.81, Communi(>nt.ion from the
I>irectorof the Department of Public Safety
requesting the pu.ssage of resolutions for war¬
rants in favor of the legal representatives of
Thus, Henderson, deceased, \Vm. Dawe, de¬
ceased, Henry Franz, dc(“caspd, and Adolph
Stoerkel, deceased, in tlie amount of ^1.000.00
each, who were nark policemen at the time of
their death and in the employ of tlie Jiureau
of Police.
Also
No. 282. liesolution authorizing the
Issuing of a warrant in favor of the Estate of
William Dawe deceased, late a Park l^itrol-
niaii in the employ of the Hureau of Police,
who died December 81st, 1911, in the sum of
^l.OOfJ.OO, and charging the .same to the account
of Item No. J, Salaries, Ap))ropnation No. 22,
Hureau of Police,
Also
No. 2.88. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of of a warrant in favor of the Estate
of Henry Franz, deceased, late I*ark l^atrol-
maii, in the enijiloy of the Hureau of Police,
w'lio (lied December lUtli, JlHl, in tlie sum of
itl,0 0,00, and charging tin- same to the account
of ihon No. 1, Salaries, Approiiriation No, 22,
Hureau of I’olice.
Also
No. 284. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of the E.'.state of
Tlioinas Henderson, (l(U*eascd, late a Park
Patrolman in the employ of the Bureau of
Police, who died November 17th, 1011, in the
sum of^l.OdO.OO, and charging the same to the
account of item No. 1, salaries, Appropriation
No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Also
No. 2.85. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of the Estate of
Adoljdi Stoerkel, decca.sed, late Park Patrol¬
man, in tlie employ of tlie Bureau of Police,
wiu) died November loth, 1910, in tlie sum of
$1,000.00, and charging the same to the a(;count
of item No. 1, Salaries, Approi^riation No. 22,
Bureau of Police.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2.86. An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled “An Ordinance providing
for tlie purchase of a certain lot or piece of
ground situated in the Nineteenth ward, of
the City of Pittsburgh, from William H.
Kelley, for the use.s and purposes of the Bur¬
eau of Fire,” approved .January 18th, A, D.
1912, and nicorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 28,
page 527.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Safety.
The Cliiifr presented
No 287. Commiin1{*ation from R. L.
O,Donnell, General SuperinUmdtmt, The Penn¬
sylvania Railroad Company relative to a pro¬
posed change in the tracks crossing Twenty-
first street, and additional tracks across that
street.
Also
No. 2.88. Communication from C. W.
Cantrell relative to tiie plimlng of j)arcel nicks
in the cars of the l*ittsi>urgh Railway Com¬
pany.
Which were referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 2‘89. Com muni cation from P,
Wall Manufacturing Company asking for the
presentation to council of a resolution author¬
izing the City Tri'asurer to make settlement
for the switch license of said company on Cass
or Preble avenue, at a rate of $111.50 per year.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Also
No. 240. Communication from Hil-
dredth and Company complaining that they
were the lowest bidders, but w'ere not awarded
tlie eon tract, for the inspection of the Point
liridKC.
Also
No. 241. Communication from James
F. McNaul asking? tluit an ordinance be passed
under the Act of lKll/3, for the paving of an
alley In the rear of Shinton avenue, and an
alley In tlie rear of Kticlld avenue.
Also
No. 242. Communication from T. L.
IMllow, AssJsUint Huiwrlnhnulent of the
lliircau of lIlKhways A Sewers, relative to the
paK«at;e hy Council of an ordinance by a three,
fourths vote for the paving of Mina street.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Public Works,
Also
No. 24J. Communication from pro¬
perty owners and rcsld* nts of the Thirteenth
Ward asking the City to make an arrange-
mcii'i for the purchase in bulk of water from
the Pennsylvania Water Company in order
that the City may distribute it to the con¬
sumers at the same rate at which they pur¬
chase it.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Filtration and Water.
Mr. Kaiili presented
No. 244. Comm unication from James
C. Lindsay Hardware Company complaining
about the blocking of an alley In the rear of its
pro|>erty at 12, 14, 16, 18 Kighth Street.
Which was referred to the Committee
cn I'ubllc Works.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OP COUNCIL.
Bill No. 95. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an Increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of ninety thousand dollars, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the payment of the
difference between the total cost, dam¬
ages and expenses and the special ben¬
efits arising to property beaeflted by
the relocating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise improving of West-
Carson street or Uiver road, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon."
In Council, January 2Jrd, 1912, Head a first
tlnuv
Wh ich was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. nabeock moved
A suspenrlon of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OP COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 245. Report of the Committee on
Finance, for January 24th, 1912, transmitting
sundry papers to council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 162. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing the
transfer of the sum of Five thousand dollars
^Jt5.000.00) from item “Construction of a public
highway bridge on Atherton avenue, i>ver
Pittsburgh Junction Railroad,^’ to item “Bal¬
ance in General Fund," Appropriation No. 151.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Riiuh
Goehrlng, Presidej\t.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 16J. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing the
Mayor and the Director of the Department of
Public Works tf> advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the construction of
a public highway bridge on Atherton avenue,
over the P R. R., and authorizing the setting
aside of the sum of one hundred thousand dol¬
lars (^100,000.00) dollars from Appropriation
No. 151, for the payment of the costs thereof.'*
Which was read.
Mr. 4iii«rlnii4l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McAi’dle Woodburn
lloeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Rill No. 174. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance transferring the Bureau of
Viewers from tiie Department of Public
Works to the Department of Law.”
Which was read.
Mr. <xarlaii(i moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Kauh
Goohiing, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 18il. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance autiiorizing the employment
of two additional clerks and achaufteur in the
Paymaster’s Division of the Treasurer’s office.”
Which was read.
Mr. 4i>nrlniifl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed lo.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Jtaiih
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 190. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and
the Director of the Doi)artment of Supplies, to
advertise for and award a contract for an
Automobile for the use of the (’ity Treasurer’s
ofiice, Division of Paymaster,”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. On rla lid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Bubcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland IVtcArdle Woodburn
Hoevelcr Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes- 9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. .'56. Resolution authorizing*
the i.ssuing of a warrant iji favor of Mr.«i. Jdii
Cliapel for S200.00, in full payment of all dam-
agcis resulting from injury rcceiv(‘d by step-
l)ing in a hole in a defective boardwalk on
(^oast avenue, and charging Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. (wiirlniiil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
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third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ral>eoc'k Kerr Wilkins
Garland MeArdle Woodburn
Jloeveler Ibiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
rt solution passed finally.
Also
Hill No, 191. Rp.solution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of It K.
Scimtz. Hector, St. .lames Memorial (.’hureh,
for 1(200 IK), payment In full for dariiages caused
hy chocking up of City sewer in the neighbor-
iioodof Kelly and Collier streets, and fiooding
the hasoincnt (»f the church and parisli house,
and charging the same to Appropriation No.
^2, (’ontingent Pund.
Which was read.
Mr. GarlatKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle. Woodburn
Uoeveler Huuh
Goehring, ’President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution pa.ssed finally.
Also
Bill No. 176. An Ordinance entitled
“.\n Ordinance directing the lettering of all
automobiles belonging to the City of Pitts¬
burgh.”
Which was read.
Mr. ^ilarlniid moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
♦final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And tlie bill wjus read a second time,
Mr. Itniili moved
To amend the bill in Section 1 by in¬
serting after the f^.ord “Automobiles” the
words “and Auto Trucks, excepting the City
I'aymastcr’s Car,”
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Rniili moved
To amend the bill in the title after
the word “Automobiles” by insefting the
words, “and Auto Trucks, excepting the City
Paymaster’s Car.”
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, Kiiiili moved
To amend tlie bill in section 1 after
the word “lettered” by inserting the wouls
“in a (ronspicuous jdacc on both sides of
the body (?f the autojnobile or auto truck.”
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. It a nil moved
To amend the bill In Section 1 after
the words “in height” by inserting the woi ii.s
“in a color contrasting with the body of the
automobile or auto tnicH*”
Which motion prevailed.
And tlje bill as read a second time, and
amended, was agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 156, Hesolulion directing the
City Assessors’ Office, in certifying to the ( ity
Treasurer the names of property owners, to¬
gether with tlic assessirieiit and valuation of
their property, to also, so far a.s they have
such information, certify the addresses of
such owners, or agents, and directing said
Asses.sors’ Office to immediately commence
the preparation of a list of the names of all
property owners, together with their addrej<ses
or the names and addresses of their agents,
in order that the City Treasurer may send
statements of taxes to same.
Which was read.
Mr. 4»arliiiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—Nolle.
Also, with a negative recommendation
Bill No. 47. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of Day &
Company in the sum of ^(200.00, refunding cost
of transient vender’s license which they paid
for Stall No* 6 at Diamond Square for the
purpose of dispo.sing of a ear of Jack rabbits,
which were consigned U> them from Idaho,
and for which tiiey had no space for same
at their sales-rooin at 48 Eighteenth street,
and chargeing same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Kund.
Which was read.
Mr, Garland moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 125. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of B(‘n Heller
and Samuel Perrin in the sum ofi*128.59. being
the amount of overcharge In taxes which the
City has received from the said Heller and
Perrin, for two dwelling houses which were
toi n down and not on tlie lot when the taxes
were levied.
Which was read.
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Mr. 4iiiirliin<l moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with the recomni on elation that a reso¬
lution bo jms.sed dlrcoting W. A. 8t(»ne, Ksq.,
b» bring suits Hgainst the Collcctorsofl)elin-
([uent Taxes appointed since the Charter Act
of ItHU, to recover com missions in exeess of
J5,0(K).00 per annum, and tliat a committee of
two he appolfiled to arrafige his fee.
mil No. Iftfi. Opinion of Wm. A.
Htone, Es<p, iiol<Ung the Collectors of Delin¬
quent Tuxes liable to the.City for commissions
retiUned.
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr, MoArdle presented, from the
Committee on Public ‘VVorhs, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No, 24(1. iteport of the Committee on
Puhllc Works for January 24Mi, 1912, traiis-
niltUng sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
mil No, 168. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing tiie
grading, paving and curbing of Norton street,
from Sandwich street to Kuhn street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and expenses of
the same l)e assessed against and <*olleeted
from properly speeially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. iHCyirdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And (he bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Gurland' McArdle Woodbiirn
Hoeveler Uauh
Goebring, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 170. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing the
gmdlng. paving and curbing of Tuscarora
street, from Brad dock avenue to the City
Line, und providing that the costs, fluriuige.s
and expenses of the same bo assessed against
and collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McAr^lle moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low tl.e second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler lltviih
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 171. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing the
construction of a public sewer on anilnnained
alley, l)et\veen Wari>le street and Cornwall
street and on Klora alley, from a point about
470 feet west of Klora alley to tlie present SeWer
on Wari)le street, and ]>roviding that the costs,
damages and expenses of tbe same be a-ssessed
against and collected froni property specially
benefited tliereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. JWcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goebring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 121. Resolution authorizing
the is.suing of a warrant in favor of the North
Side Concrete Company for the sum oflflOH.OO,
together with interest thereon from November
27th, 1010. in payment for the laying of a
granolithic sidewalk in front of the premtses
of the Kleventh Ward Public School {North
Side) situate on Massachusetts avenue, and
charging the same to Appropriation No. 30,
Bureau of Higliways and Sewers.
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In Committee on Public Works, January
24th, 1912, read and amended by striking? out
the words ‘‘together with Interest thereon
from November 27th, lillO,” and as amended
ordertid to be returned to <rouncll with an
atUrinatlvc reeomiiiendation.
Which was read.
Mr, iMeArdle moved
That the amendment of the Committee on
Public Works be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. iMeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of tne resolution as amcnd(id.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
llabcock Kerr Wilkins
tlaiiand McArdle Woodbiirn
Hoeveler Kauli
Goehi'ing, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
rfsolntioii passed finally as amended.
Also
Rill No. 122. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrantln favor of A. Tedesco,
I^aborer, Rurcuu of Water, for $20.00, for 10
days lost time, at tile regular rate of :82.00 per
day, caused by Injuries received in the per¬
formance of his duties, and ehargitig the same
to Api)roprlation No. Bureau of Water.
Which was read. »
Mr. .McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messi*s,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(itti'lund McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, l^resident.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally,
Mr. WlIktnN jfresented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 247. Report <if the Committee on
Public Servit^e and Surveys for January 24th,
11)12, transmitling papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. Iftl. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance estsiblIshingand re-establishing
the grade of Gate Lodge alley, from Lynda
alley to Alluvlan street.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. WilkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a .second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 182. An Ordinance enliticd
“An Ordinance fixing the width and position
of the sidewalks and roadway and rc-t‘sta'D-
li.sliiiig the grade of Baum avenue, from Lib¬
erty avenue to Rebecca street.”
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed tp.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. II«*oveler presented from the Com¬
mittee on Filtmtion and Water with the re¬
quest that it be referred to the Committee
on Finance,
No. 248. Report of the Committee
on Filtration & Water for .lanuary 24th, 1912,
transmitting a paper to council.
Which was read, received and filed.
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Also
BUI No. 14rl. Com mu Hi cation from
W. R. C. llowati relative to tlie condition
exlstiti^r in ropird tt) the water supply in
DiKjuesne Heights District,
Wlilch was read and referred to the Coni'
iiiittec on Finance.
MOTIONK AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Kniili presented
No. 240. Res<dution requesting the
Mayor to return to council, without u<dion
Uiereon, for tlie purpose of aineiidincntj Bill
No. 40, entitled “An Ordinance autbonzing
tlie payment of the wages semi-monthly of
tlie employes wliosc wages are not Mxed by
Act of Assembly.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kiiiili moved
Tlie adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned to Council,
without action tliereon.
Hill No. 46. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing tlio iiayineiit of
the wage.s semi-monthly of the employes
wliose wages are not fixed by Act of Assem¬
bly.”
In Council, January 16th. 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. ItIIIII! moved
To reconsider the vole by whicli the
bill was read a second and third times and
finally pas.si d.
Which motion prevailed.
And tlie question recurring “Shall tlie bill
as read a second and third times be finally
passed ? ”
Tlie motion did not prevail.
Mr. It null moved
To amend the ordinance in Section l
by striking out the words “whose wages are
not fix<‘d iiy Act of Assembly,” and by insert¬
ing in lieu tiiereof the words “of IMttslmrgh,
whose wages are fixed upon a per diem iia-sis
and all officers and employe.^ whose salaries
are not fixed by Act of Assemiily and which
do not exceed 8^l,H00.00 per year,” and in the
title by striking out Uic words “arc not fixed
ii.v Act of Assemiily,” and by inserting in lieu
tiiereof tiic words “are fixed upon a per diem
basis and all officers and employes whose
salaries are not fixed liy Act of Assembly and
which do not exceed ,800.00 per year.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended w'as agreed to on
second reading.
Mr, Kerr presented
No. 250. Resolution requesting the
Ma.vor to return to Council, witliout action
thereon, fur tlie purpose of amendment. Hill
No. 102, entitled “An Ordinance regulating tlie
hours of employment of certain employes in
the City service.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned to Council,
’ without action thereon
Bill No 102. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance regulating the liours of em¬
ployment of certain employes in Uie City
service.”
In Council, January 2.‘lrd, 1012, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moied
To reconsider the vote by wliich the
bill was read a second and third times and
finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Siiall tliehill
as read a second and third times he finally
passed?”
The motion did not prevail,
Mr. lic^rr moved
To amend the bill in Section 1 by
striking out tiie words “except on Saturday,
on eacli day in tlic week exiH'pt Saturday, and
on Saturday until 1 M., and for such furtii-
cr and additional time as may lie required by
tlie Directors and SuperliiteiKicnts ofthe vari¬
ous Departments and Bureaus,” and by in¬
serting in lieu tiiereof the words, “and for such
furtlier and additional time as may be
<liiired by tiie .Mayor, Directors c>r Suptu'inten-
dents ofthe various departments and liureaus.
On Huturday the hours of ail City employes us
aiiove set I'ortii shall he from 8::^ A. M. to
12 M.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the Inil, as amended, w’as agreed to on
second reading,
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 251.
Whereas. At a meeting of the Finance Com¬
mittee helu on the 29111 day of January. J912,
tiie Ih’tail Liquor Dealers Ih^otective Associa¬
tion, liy its counsel, was heard at lengtii witii
rtispect to the sale of liiiuor l>y tiie ketqiers of
foreign Ixiarding iiouses, by the inaiiagers of
licensed dan<*es and iiy clubs duly ciiartered
by tiie Couits of Allegheny County and being
operated in the interest of and for tiie profit
of one or more persons; and,
Wlicreus, Such sale of liquor liy persons who
pay no license fees therefor, if not in clear vio¬
lation of the law, is higlily dangerous to the
morals of tiie coniniiinity and prejudlcal to
the interests of a lawful busines.s i*onlrihuting
in excess of J700,0(J0 anmialiy to the revenues
of the City of Pittsburgh; and
Whereas, The responsibility for the evil com-
I ilaii.od of, in so far as ri'lates to tlie City of
^Ittsburgii, rests witli tlie Courts of Alleglieny
County, tiie. District Attorney and the Depart¬
ment of Ihibiic Safety, as well as the lioldei*s
of licenses who claim to have inforinutioii of
illicit traffic and w'hose duty is to see that
prosecutions are enUu’cd; and
WheroavS, The Finance ("onimitU^e rt^ferr<‘d
the wdiole mutter to tlie Committee on Jhilillc
Safety for a full and complete investigation,
and unanimously adopted a resolution ex¬
pressing the seiiee of this Council thutordi-
uanci's regulating the sale of liquor in the City
of Pittsburgh he rigidly enforced and that the
attention of the Executive Department be
called to tht; matter at onc<*; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the President of this iiody he
and he Is hereby author!z<*d and direch'd to re¬
el ucst William A. Blakeley, District Attorney
lion. Roberts. Frazer, President Judge of th,
e
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Courtof (Joiniiioti IMoasof ADf^ljciiy Ctumty,
P. II. rr<;st(U‘nt of the UeUil! IJ(iuor
Dealers I’roteotive Assoehitlon, Wlllhiin A.
Maijee, Mayor, Ujfjether willi the (Ity Sollei-
tor, the Director <»f th<‘ Department of Ihihlle
Hah‘ty and the SuperhiU>mient of I^olieo, to
m(*et with the Oomnilttoo of Ihjbllc Safety at
• Its next reniilar ineelinx, or jus soon thereafter
us may be eonvcnient, to the end that there
nmy he lnau}{urated a full Invt^Ktl^talion, and
ways jind mejtns may be devis(‘d for the n^vo-
eatlon of eertaln charters, the stainpiniir out of
the evil complained of and the complete en¬
forcement of the law.
Whirl! wjis refern?d to the Department of
Dubllc Safety.
The Chair presented
No. 2.12,
IX THK COIJUT OF Q,UAltTER SESSIONS
OF Ald.EGHKNY COUNTY
1»KXNSYUVAN1A
In He Fotltlon for the annexation t No. 61 .Tune
ofti portion of Haldwin Township > Sessions,
to the City of Fittshurgh, J 11)11.
DEOUEE.
And now, to wit, this 60th day of December,
1011, it aj>p(“urinK to llie Court that in pur¬
suance to an order of this Court made on the
2511 1 day of November, 1011, authorizing and
directing an election to he held by theciualifled
votera of that portion of Baldwin Township
described In petition tiled in this case and
siiown on plan liereto attached to determine
the will of the jieople upon the question of the
annexation of said portion of Haldwin to the
City of FIttshurgh; an election was duly lield
on the iJTth day of December, 1011, after due
and timely nollcn thereof in aceordunee witii
said reedted order of court, proofs of which
notice having tH'en duly filed and exhibited
to the Court; and it further appearing from
returns of said election duly eertilied to this
Court and filed jimong the records of this
ca.He, that 37 votes were cast in favor of said.
proiHJSCd annexation ami 15 vott^s cast against
said proposed annexation and tliat tlie ma¬
jority of the votes cast were in favor of said
projiosed annexation.
Now therefore, On motion of .1. C. Boyer,
Attorney for IVtitioners in this proceeding,
it is further adjudged and diicreed that on
and after the first Monday of January, A. D.
1!)12, the territory embnwed in that porticn
of Baldwin Township described in the petition
filed in these proceedings and shown on pl.m
thereto attaciied, and made part thereof, .shall
I ) 0 annexed to and become and be a pjirl of
the City of IMttsburgh in conformity with llie
provisions of the Act of Assembly of the Coni-
monwealth of Fennsylvania, entitled, “.\ii
Act for the annexation of any City, Borough,
Townsliip, or part of Townsiiip to a eontiiju-
ous City and providing for the indebtedness
of tlie same, approved the 28th day of A jn il,
II) 03, and its supplements and ainendmenis,
and that tlie citizens of said territory
named shall have, enjoy and exorcise the lull
rights of citizens in the City of Fittsbnrc li;
and it is further ordered and decreed that ibe
City of Fittsburgh pay tlie cost of this pro¬
ceedings.
And it is further ordered and decreed timt
the said annexed territory be annexed to i lie
Nineteenth Ward of said City of Fittsbnrcli
than on and after the first Monday of Januai y
1912, the said annexed territory be apart of
the .said Nineteenth Ward of said City <>f
Fittsburgh,
BY THE COURT.
From the record.
Attest:
WILLIAM H. COLEMAN,
f Seal of the Court of ) Clerk of Court
Obfl’i’ter Sessions of >
Allegheny County,Fa. j
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr. linbrock moved
Tiiat Mr. Kerr be exemsed forabs(M.ce
from the meeting of the Committee on Fin¬
ance, held on January 10th, 1912, and from the
meeting of Council, held January 23rd, 1 :m 2,
that Mr. \VilkiiiM be excused for absence fr<un
the meeting of Council, held January 16;}),
1912, and from the meetings of the Committec.s
on Finance; lA^blic Works; Fublic Service
Surveys; Filtration & Water; Public Safi ly,
and of Health <& Sanitation, held January
17th, 1912.
And there 'being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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IHuiiiripl llerarlr.
Proceedings of tlje Council of the 2ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVl Tuesday February 6, 1912. No. 6
and the Philadelphia Company (which be¬
came surety on the appeal bond In the Su¬
preme Court, given by said Ibiilways Com¬
pany,) has signed the petition requesting the
extension herein recited; and waiving any
and all claims it might or could have affecting
its liability on said appeal bond, by reasmi of
said extension for the payment of said judg¬
ment.
Also
No. 255. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of Wm. B.
Kirker, Prothonotary for ^500.00, for prepara¬
tion of lists of Docket Fees of City attorneys,
and charging the same to Contingent Fui.d.
Also
No. 256. R.e.solution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in fa vor of the Estate of
Mary E. Schenley, deceased, for the sum of
i)!!,38.5.71, refunding taxes erroneously paid by
the Trustees of the said Estate on property
situate in the Second (formerly Twelftif)
ward; such warrant when signed and deliver¬
ed to be applied to the payment of taxes as¬
sessed by the City for the year 1912, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 49, Refunding
City Taxes.
Also
No. 257. Resolution requesting and
directing the Directors of the Departments of
the City to certify to Council, on or befoi*e the
1st of September of each year, the estimated
cost of the various annual contracts relating
to their respective departments, and to sub¬
mit to Council on or before September 1st, an
ordinance providing for the advertising for
proposals and awarding of said annual con¬
tracts.
Also
No. 258. An Ordinance authorizing
and dlre<*.ting the transfer of the sum of two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00,) from item “Re¬
construction of a portion of the sewerage .sys¬
tem In the Try street Drainage Biusin,” to Item
“Balance in General Fund,” Appropriation
No. 157.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
Bill No. 198. Communication from
Wm, A. Stone, Esq., stating that he would
charge to prosecute the suits against the delin¬
quent tax collectors for the recovery of tlie
commissi<^ns collected by them, at the rate of
$100 for each suit and one-flfth of ths amounts
recovered, the City to pay all costs.
In Committee on Finance, January Slst,
1912, read and the Clerk directed to prepare a
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lOunirtpal EcrarD
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING,.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, February 6,1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Uoeveler Rauh
Goebring, President.
The Chair stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 25.S. Resolution authorizing and
directing the City Solicitor to satisfy lien died
against the Observnh>ry Hill (.hrlstian Church
at Wilson avenue and Drum street, amounts
ing to $255.25, together with intere.st thereon,
and charging the costs to the City,
Also
No. 254. Whereas, In the case of the
City of Pittsburgh vs. the Pittsburgh Railways
Company, No. 240, Fourth Term liK)7, wherein
the judgment obtained, with interest, now
amounts to $236,396, with the sum of $521.60
due to the City in said case, us costs; and
Whereas, The Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany, defendant in said judgment, has peti¬
tioned the Council to permit said judgment
to be paid in installments; now, therefore, be it
Kewilved, That the Pittsburgh Railways
Oimpany be allowed to pay siiid judgment in
e<]ual monthly installments, for the period of
one year, extending from February 1st, 1912,
to February Ist, 1913, with interest payable on
all deferred payments or installments, at the
rate of 6 iier cent, per annum.
Provided, That this resolution shall not take
effect until the said bill of costs $521.60 is paid.
resr)lution accoptlnj; proposition of W. A,
Stone, Ks4i., as sot forth in coniniunicutlou.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 259. itrsolutloii a(H*oj)tin‘? i>ro-
poHition of Win. A. Stone, Ksip, Spoi'liil Coun¬
sel, UH contained in his communication of
Jummry :«)th, 1912’ (Council Hill No. J!W, 1912,)
to-wll: for eacii suit hroiiKlit aj^alnst
Col lectors of lielinquent Tuxes or their honds-
iiien, the City to pay all costs and <iost of
l^tithi'i’int; needed inforinutlon and In addition
thcr<‘U> to pay a fee crjulvuliuit toime-llllh of
all moneys re<-overed and paid Into the City
Tnnisury from (’ol lectors of I>ellnqu(‘nt Taxes
and their Homlsmen; the said fee to be paid
from tlie ContiuKciit Kund.
Which was read.
And on motion of Mr. Oarlaiid, the reso¬
lution was ad<)ptcd.
Also
No. 2fK). Ibwdntlon authorizing: the
IsHulnjr of a warrant in favor of Plmilx C.
Slrlckel for #525,90, 7 months lime at #75.00 per
month, lost on account of contractinf? d jscus(;s
as a <llKlnfe<‘tor and on account of said sick¬
ness could not jKjrforin his duties, and charj?-
iiifr Kumc to Appropriation No. 168, item No. 1,
Salaries, department of Health.
Winch was referred to Hie Committee on
Health and Sanitation.
Mr. ll<M*v<^ler presented
No. 261. lilst of properties stiowing
their asscs.s<*d un<l actual values, In the City of
of IMltsburKh.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Finance.
Mr. Herr presented
No. 262. Kesolntion autliorizing the
issuing of a warrant ill favor of Mary Frosch
for #250.00, In full settlement of all claims for
damages, cau.sed by .stepping on a defective
part of the boardwalk on (Nmnlston avenue,
and charging same to A)n>ropriatlon No. 42.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Finance.
Mr. presented
No. 26.8. All Ordinance authorizing
and direiding tlie grading, paving and eurl)mg
of Mina street, from I an*) la street to an Un¬
named alle.v, and providing that tiie costs,
damages an<l expenses of the same be as.sessed
against and collected from property specially
iKjnetited thereby.
Also
No. 264. Ib'soliition authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of Han diiiardo
for #l,2tM-H.8, for extra work in improving
roads on Monongahela - Wharf, l»etween
8in ill I field street bridge and Wabnsli H. U,
Hrhige, and cimrging same to Appropriation
No. 81.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Works.
Mr. Ks%iifi presented
No. 265. llesidullon authorizing the
iesning of a warrant in favor of Piillin Kelle.v
for #210.00, in payment of expenses incurred
for d<x;tor and hospital bills caused by licing
shot on October 17tli, 1911, and on Dc^cemlier
17th, 1911, while In the fierforinance of his
duties as patrolman, as jK*r hills lieroto at¬
tached, and cliarging same to Appropriation
No. 21, Bureau of Police.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Public Safety.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 266. Petition for the va(;at!<m of
Majestic alley, between Graham street
and ttie east line of Chas. Patterson’s \'ibta
Plan of liOts.
Also
No. 267. An Ordinance vacating Mar
jectic alley, from Graham .street to the easterly
line of the Vista Plan of Lots, laid out by
Charles Patterson, in tlie Eleventh ward of the
City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 268. An Ordinance to authorize
the proper ofheers for and on behalf of tin- City
of Pittsburgh to enter into a contract with the
Pennsylvania Company, operating the Pitts¬
burgh, Fort Wayne & Cliica^o Railway, rela¬
tive to the use of certiiin portions of Men haiit
street and Marburg street, and the vacation of
.su<;h portions of said streets.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur-
. veys.
The Ctinir presented
No. 269. Communication from John
1). Brown, Esq., Attorney for Estate of Wil¬
liam Eberhardt, deceased, protesting agalii.st
the ordinance for the grading and paving of
Mazer street, in tlie Twenty-sixth ward.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works.
Also
No. 270. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of W. W. Marlin,
M. I)., for the sum of #150.00, for professiional
servH'c.s rendered H. J. Herman,an employe
of Highland Park Zoo, who was bitten by a
monkey and w'ho was under the care of Dr.
Martin from June 9th, 1910, to DecemiK-r 5th,
1910, and cliarging tlie same to Appropriation
No. 36, Bureau of Parks.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Flnanc/?.
Also
No. 271.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
January 31st, 1912.
The Honorable the Council
of the City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen:—
I return herewith without my approval Bill
No. 4, *‘An Ordinance estiibllshing the Depart¬
ment of tlie Collector of Delintiuent Taxes,”
etc., principally for the reason that the com¬
pensation provided for the head of this de¬
partment is lnade<iuatc in amount for the ser¬
vices rendered by him. This department
performs one of tlie very important functions
of ilie public service. The collector not only
give.s all of hl.s time but is expected as well to
exercise more than ordinary initiative and in¬
telligence ill tlie transaction of tiie duties
which by law are provided to be performed
by him in his department. On July 19th,
1911 1 coininunicalea to your houondde body
my opinion as to Hie most expedient form of
compensation and am still as firmly of that
view’ as I was at that time. However, I am
convliwed that tlie constant organized agita¬
tion against the present form of remunemtlon
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works (llre<‘tly in the contrary cii root ion than
the one intended and produces a result directr
Jy opposite to that wliich 1 believe would be
attained if tlie olticer were peianitted to exer¬
cise the functions of his olhce undisturb d and
if the delinquent tax payer would not in this
manner be constantly encouraged to delay
the payment of his just obligations to the City.
As I have never had any other puri)ose in
view in advocating the percentage biisls of
compensutloii timn theelTlciency of the service
and since 1 became convinced some time ago
that by reason of this organized contention
and criticism that the present jjlan was not
elJectlng the liigliest results aimed at, I inti¬
mated to the ineiiibersof your lionorable body
at the time when they were Inauguraled into
olHce that the collector would be willing to
acce pt 111 lieu of the fees then paid him a fair
and respectable stated salary. This was not
only mentioned to you informally but your
attention was called to the subject on the
(M’lmion of your first meeting by a communi¬
cation from me in writing. It was first the
opinion of your honorable body that the
Council had the power to abolish the olhoe
and tlie department Upon learning of this
misapprehension and discovering that the
continuance of the department layinthedis-
crdlon of the Mayor your honorable body at¬
tempted then to compel me to abolish the
oOlce by appropriating a grossly inadequate
sum for its operation. As the effect of this
would have been only to cripple the depart¬
ment no further action was taken. At that
time I protested against such attempted usur¬
pation of power and must repeat my protest
now us it must seem clear to anyone that the
purpose of this ordinance is not the efficiency
of the (?ollector but intended rather only to
harass the executive department of the muni-
dpallly. The compensation of the <M)llector
is of minor importance when compared with
his tax returns but if 1 should be mistaken
and if this feature of the siil)ject is the prevail¬
ing one then let me call the attention of your
honorable body to the fact that the City has
lost much more by reason of the manner in
which this subject has been treated din ing the
past eight months and at this lime. If during
the month of June the department had been
organized us provided now in the bill before
us and a fair and reasonable salary had been
provided for the head of the departmentr—say
five thousand, six thousand or six thousand
live hundred per year—the City would now be
In possession of the ditference between suidi
ealary atvd tiie fees deducted by the collector
which amount to a much larger sum And
liM)kingahead, If at tills time such a fair and
reasonable salary were provided, the City
would during the next year have a profit of
the difference between such sum and the
much larger sum which the collector would
otherwise receive in fees.
1 understand well tiiat the honorable body
is of the opinion and proceeding upon the
theory that the City is in a iiositioh to recover
from the pre.sent col lector and his predecessors
all of the fees reUiined by them under aiitliori-
ly of the respective ordinances enacted I)y the
City since 11)01. I <;annot agree with this view
considering the well .settled rule that money
paid voluntarily through mistake of law can¬
not l>e recovered. Then again it is well known
that you have been advised by learned coun¬
sel that the term of this officer expires in the
ensuing April and that by exercising your
power to refuse to confirm bis reappointment
your honorable body will attempt to compel
me to appoint the (;lty treasurer as deliniiuent
tax collector. Leaving out of consideration
for the present the moral side of such an atti¬
tude as this I beg to Inforin you that I do not
agree with the o})inion that I will be com¬
pelled to nominate some person for thi.s ofhee
at tliat time. The Charter Act provides, “and
(the'Mayor) shall nominate by and with the
advice and consent of tlie Hclect Council (the
heads of departments) who shall hold office
during the term for vviiich (the Mayor) was
elected and until their succe.ssors shall be re¬
spectfully appointed and (lualified.” The
Charter also piovides that “(the Mayor)
shall hold his office for a term of three years
and serve until liis successor is duly
elected and qualified.”
The head of this department was clearly ap¬
pointed for the tei-m during which the Mayor
shall hold office and as the Supreme Court of
Penns 3 qvania has definitely determined that
I liold office until the first Monday of April,
clearly this oflicer iiolds his office for the
same iieriod. The term for which I was
EIjKCTKD was not for three years. It was
until Jny successor was duly “elected and
qualified” and since I was not elecUsd fora
period of only tiiree years therefore this ap¬
pointee whom 1 nominated and whose nomi¬
nation was confirmed was not appointed for
three years. The general provision a.s con¬
tained in section six of the a<d of June 120th,
1901, P. L. 590, says nothing about three years.
The language is “sliall hold office during the
term for which the Mayor was elected, and un¬
til their successors shall be respectively ap¬
pointed and qualified,”
You have been advised that the ordinance
und<T which the head of this department is
retaining a percentage of the penalty inflicted
upon delinquents is not technically within
the language contained in the acts oi 1901 and
1909 which provide that this compemsation
shall be by a stated salary or fees. The con¬
tention being urg(‘d that this commission is
not a fee I will not undertake to controvert at
length. It is based upon a technical and
strained interprehitlon. As against this nar¬
row contraction I prefer to believe that the
courts in passing Judgment upon this <iuestion
—and I have no desire to obstruct an adjudi¬
cation of the (luestion involved— av hen they
come to determine the meaning of the legisla¬
ture both tluit of the state and of the City will
no doubt consider this language Avith a view
to reaching a consistent construction of the
many acts of assembly and ordinances of
Council ])assed upon this subject during the
last tliirty-five years Avhich plainly beyond
any question intend to offer a premium to the
collector in proportion to the results accom¬
plished by him in the performance of ids
official duties.
I would make no mention of the advice re¬
ceived by your honorable body from its
special counsel except that it api)ears that
your C/Onclusions as contained in this bill are
based upon the assumption that you have
been correctly advised of the law and that you
have full and arbitrary poAvei in the premises,
I have at no time agreed Avith this vieAV and
do not now and respectfully suggest that by
proceeding in another manner, the manner
lndi(‘ated to your lionorable body some
months ago and constantly relterahid by me
AA'ould bring a skOlution to the far greater ad¬
vantage of the City both us affecting the gross
sum collected by this department and also in
the minor matter of depriving the collator of
a large part of the compensation Avhlch lie uoav
receives.
Respectfull submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
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Which was read, received and filed.
And
Bill No. 4. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance csUibllHhitn; the I)epartinent
of the Delinquent Taxes defining: the duties of
tlie (Jollector and Jlxlnfj his salary, designat¬
ing tile nuinl>er of employes In said depart¬
ment and fixing their salaries.”
Was read.
M r. ItalK^itck arose and said
Mr. President:
We have nothing at present to do with all of
the reusuns assigned by the Mayor for his veto
of Ordinance No. 4, entitled “An Ordinance
estahllsiiliig the Department of tlie Collector
of Deilnrjuent Taxes.” The question of the
expiration of term of the Heads of Depart¬
ments on the first Monday of April is not now
lieforc us. The question of the liability of the
Tax Collector for commissions retained by
thorn is not now before us.
It Is our duty, and we best meet the expecta¬
tions of the people of the (^ity, wnen we de¬
liver ourselves by act and word in a digni¬
fied business way. The commission forih of
government is new in this country and much
of its success depends upon a conservative, cau¬
tious, business action. Tlie only question which
is now before us for consideration is the reason
advanced by the Mayor for vebiing this ordi¬
nance, that the salary for the Delinquent Tax
Collector is U)o small. In considering this
salarv it was not the purpose of Council to
penalize, or reflect, upon the present Tax (iJol-
lector; the purpose was to fix a compensation
that was in Keeping with the duties the
ofiicer performs, a (jompensation that was in
kee})ing wUh his responsibilities In compari-
sion with the duties that other Department
Heads perform and THKIlt responsibilities,
and it was the opinion of Council that the sal¬
ary fixed In the Ordinance was sufficient for
the Head of this Department.
I am of the same opinion, noth with sbmding
the Mayor’s veto, that I wu.s when I originally
voted for ordinance, and feel it my plain duty
to vote for its passage.
And on the question, “Shall the l>ill become
ft Jftw notwlthsbmdlng the objections of the
Mayor.”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Oarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelcr Itauh
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
objections of the Mayor were not sustained.
The Clirtlr presented
No. 272. Whereas, The City Council,
through its Committee on Appropriations, in
order to k<*ep dow.i the City’s millage, has
made a number of reductions In various de¬
partments, among others dispensing with the
)<>sltlona of matrons at the various engine
mus«*s of the City, it being the opinion of
Council that the duties performed by said ma¬
trons could easily l>c done by the City fire¬
men; and
Whereas, It appears that ft number of the
matrons disinlssed are wl<iows of deceased
firemen, and that it Is a matter of great hard¬
ship that they should be deprived of said em¬
ployment; now, be it
Re.solved, That a Committee of three be ap¬
pointed to investigate and report to C<iuiicil
what, if any, provision is made by exUtlng
laws and ordinances for the maintenance or
support of the widows or families of de<‘' a.sod
firemen and policemen; said committee lu re¬
port and recommend what, if any fui ther
coiiipensiition by i)ension or otherwise, si < )uld
be provided.
Which was read.
Mr. ltal»cock moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Chair appointed, as memlx re of
said Committee, Messrs. Wilkins, McArtlle
and WoiMlbiirii.
Mr. Raiili presented
No. 27:1. Communication from K. S.
Kitzmiller asking that taxes be exouerab d on
property of Home Hotel, ftvS the same i - used
entirely for charitable purposes.
Which was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Finance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
Bill No. 46. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing the paynn at of
the wages semi-month I j' of the employes
whose wages are fixed upon a per diem l)asl8
and all officers and employes whose salaries
arc not fixed by Act of Assembly and which
do not exceed $1,800.00 per year.”
In Council, January 16th. 1912, pas.- ^d.
In Council, January 30th. 1912, R( t ailed
from the Mayor without action theron. vote
reconsidered by which the bill was r -ad a
second and third times and finally p;issed,
and bill amended in Section 1 and tith , and
. as amended agreed to on second reading.
And the bill as amended was read n third
time and agreed to.
And the' title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babitock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No 102. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance regulating the hours of em¬
ployment of certain employes In the City
service.”
In Council, January 23rd, 1912, passed.
In Council, January 30th, 1912, recalled from
the Mayor without action thereon, vote recon¬
sidered by which the bill was a second and
third times and finally passed, aruU hill
amended in Section 1 and title, and as amend¬
ed agreed to on second reading.
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And the bill us amended was road a third
time and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
iloevclcr Itauli
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pjiflscd finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. 176. An Ordinance entitled
Ordinance directing the lettering of all
automobiles and auto trucks, excepting the
City Paymaster’s car belonging to the City of
Pittsburgh.”
In Council, January 80th, 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, bill read a first and second times and
amended in Section 1, and as amended agreed
to second reading.
And the bill as amended was read a third
lime and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle
Bauh
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally as amended.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garinnil presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 274. Report of the Committee on
Finance for January 31st, 1912, transmitting
sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 204. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance to amend An Ordinance en¬
titled ‘An Ordinance authorizing and direct¬
ing an increasing the indebtedness of the City
of Pittsburgh in the sum of twenty thoustind
dedlars (@20.000.00,) and providing for the Issue
and Side of bonds of said City in said amount,
to provide funds for tlie extensions of pipe
lines for the supply of water, and providing
for the redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of Interest theron,^ approved the 30th
day of December, 1911, by Increasing the an¬
nual tax to pay the prine<pal of said bonds to
5 per cent.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 212. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing an
iIncrease of the indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh in sum of one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars (@180,000.00) and provid¬
ing for the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds to make
repairs and improvements to the machinery
and plant connected with the Municipal
Water Works, owned and operated by said
City in the supply and distrioutlon of water,
and to purchase and install machinery,
appliances and equipment therefor, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said bonds and
the paymejit of interest thereon.’*
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 200. An Ordinance entitled
‘‘An Ordinance increasing the salary for the
position of Architectural Draftsman in the
Bureau of Construction.”
Which was read.
Mr. fiiarlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 205. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing the transfer of the
sum of @2,535,71 from Appropriation No, 21,
Bureau of Fire, to Appropriation No. 48, Coun-
cilmeii’.s Salaries.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Ayos—Mt!ssrs.
Habfork Kerr Wilkins
(furiand MeArdie Woodinirii
] [oitvolor Kaiili
Onelii’iug, President.
Ayes—0
X<K‘s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in tlie alllrmative. tlie bill
passed Anally.
Also
Pill No. 201. <'ojnniunieailon from
IjOo lientty, First .\sslstant (’ity Solicitor,
relative to Ih-soluilou lov sjdisliieUon of muni¬
cipal lien tiled against property of Shady
Avenue Christian Church, located on Dickson
street.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
liillNo, 202. Il(‘solutlon exonerating
thcTruste<‘s of tin* Shady Avomie Ciiristiau
(;hureh from the payment of assessed
against property for tin; grading, paving and
euri)ing of l)l<*kson street, and authorizing
and directing the City Solicitor to satisfy the
municipal lien liUsl against saitl proiierty at
M. L. D. No. 2l»2 Novmnhcr Tenri, lOOS, and
ctiarging all costs to the City.
Which was read.
Mr. (ilarlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messr.s.
Ikil>rook Kerr Wilkins
(lailiiiKl McArdle Woodbuni
Iloevcler Itauti
Goehring, Prc.sident.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Pill No, 207. Resolution autimrizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of American
IvaKianee Kir(‘ hhigino Company, of Klmira,
New York, in tiu? sum rif for one new
boiler, water nest type, tubes to Iw; of ebareoal
in HI, for first siz<^ Amoskeag engine, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 220.
Which was read.
Mr. <ilHrluii4l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, ard upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Pabrook Kerr Wilkins
Garland MeArdlc \Voodburn
Hocveler Ibnili
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution i\assed finally.
Also, with a negative recommendation
Pill No. (>l). Petition from Flora C.
Sweet, Trustee of Petiiuny Home, loean d at
No. 182:tand 1S25 Centre avenue, asking for re¬
fund of tuxes paid for years JUIO-JI, and ex¬
empting .said property from future taxation.
Which w'as read.
Air. Gai’litiid moved
Tliat furtlicr action on the petition
be indefinitely po.stponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Pill No. 6.T •Resolution autlnnizing
tiie City (Solicitor to satisfy the liens filed at
Nos, .5() and 58.inly TiM*m, filOJl, ft)r the opening
and widening of Brighton Road, for lie sum.s
ufir450.(K) and ^{!225.0(>, against the proju rtyof
Hannah lfiiilli])s, deceased, upon the pa> nient
thereof by the heirs of .said tianiniii IhiiHips,
deeea.Sf d, of the original as.scs.sment and costs,
wltlioutany interest whatever tliereon.
Which was read.
Air. Giirlaiid moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Rill No. 98, Re.solntion antinn ixing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of .Jacob
Arontli for ;ii!8S.15, in full payment of damages
done his projierty by bursting of a wah r main
belonging to tiie City, on Wycainore ..freot,
Ktnn, and <;liarging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund,
Which was read.
Air. Garland moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Air. Garland also presented from the
Committee!' on Finance, with an ullirmative
recomendation
No. 275. Report of tiie Com mil tee on
Finance for February otli, 1912, transmitting
an Ordinance to Council.
Wiiich was read, received and filed.
Also
Pill No. 96. An Ordinance enliiled
“An Ordinance levying and assessing taxes
for the fiscal year beginning Februa'y Jst,
1912, and water rents from February 1st, 1912,
to December 31st, 1912, including Uie levying
of special taxes fortlie payment of these perale
Indebtedi)eHs of cerUiin annexed districts
npciii all prop(‘rty subject to fixation within
tlie limits of the City of Pittsburgh.”
Which was read.
Mr. <4arluiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
BalMtuck Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McAidie Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. McArdle presented, from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 270. R(*port of the (Committee on
TMddic Works for January 81st, 1912, transmit¬
ting sundry i)ap('r.s to Council.
Wiiich was read, received and filed.
Also
mu No. 190. An Ordinance entitled
“.\n Ordinance providing for the letting of a
contmct or contracts for five (5) years, for
furnishing electric lights to the City of Pitts¬
burgh, on its streets, boulevards, alleys, by¬
ways and parks, and providing for tiio cost
thereof for the fl.scal year 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Mc.irrtle moved
A suspension of the rule to al >
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. Wilkjii<4 moved
To amend the bill in Section 1 and in
the title, after tlie words “bj’-way.s and parks,”
by inserting the words, “in wards numbered
one to twenty of said City, l>oth inclusive.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time, and
amended, was agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 210, An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing the making of a
contract for the renting of two rooms in the
Henry W. Oliver i>unding at the yearly rental
of one thousand one hundred and fifty-six
dollars {fl,1.^.00,) and providing for tire pay¬
ment thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins .
(Tarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler lluuh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 222. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing the
grading, paving and curbing of Mcrriman
alley, from 8outh Tweiitietli street to 8outii
Twenty-first street, and providing tliat the
costs, dajnagos and expetisas of the same be
assessed against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. jMcArilJc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tl'.e second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 224. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing the
grading and paving of Holman alley, from
Cedarville street to Shite alley, and providing
til at tiie costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited tliereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArrtIo moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law^, and were:
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Ayo»—Mos.srH.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(kirluiid McArdle Woodburn
lioeveler Itaiih
Cioehrlng, I^resldent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2515. 'solution authorising
the issuing of a warrant in favor of M. Welsh
A <5(). for the sum of S54.00, for extra work on
constnielion of concrete steps on Junllla
street, from Kll)a street to Centre avenue, and
charging same h) Ai>|)ro|>riatlon No. 37, Street
llepalving, Item **Junilla Street SU^ps.'*
Which was read.
Mr. illcArUIe moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of tlie resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the re.solution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehring. President.
Ayo.s—9
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommendation
Bill No. 123. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warnmt in favor of .f. W.
Bolster, Ih'pairmaii, Bureau of Wat<?r, for
1172.50, for 20 days lost time at tlie regular Rite
of ?2,o0 per day, on account of injuries received
while in the dlseliarge of his duties, and charg¬
ing to Appropriation No. 82, Bureau of Water.
Which was read.
Mr. Me.lrdle moved
Tliut further action on the resolution
be indefinitely iM)sti>oned,
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. WfikiiiH presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 277, Report of the Committee on
Piiblle Service and Surveys fur January 31sl,
1912, transmitting papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 227. An Ordinance entitled
An Ordinance fixing the width and position
of the roadway and re-establishing the grade
f)f (iroto streirt. from lAuniagton avenue to
Spencer st reet.’’
Which was read.
Mr. WlikltiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
_ ' __ : _5;^^ —
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
« Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 228. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance giving and establishing the
names of an Unnamed street in Samuel DyePs
Heirs Plan of Lots and of an Unnaiiie<l alley
In Robert H. Huy's Plan of Lots.”
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall tl'.e bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messra.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. llabcock presented, from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 278. K(*port of the Committee on
Pulfilc Safety for January .31 st, 1912, transmit¬
ting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 219. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance providing for the examination
of and issuing of permits to persons operating
pipes, containers, tanks or vessels under air,
water or gas pressure in the City of Pittsburgh,
for the liispectlon of such pipes, containers,
tanks or vessels and for the Installation and
regulation of safety devices thereon, and pre*
scribing peniilties for violation of the provis¬
ions hereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. liaheock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Uoeveler Kuuli
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afllrmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
mil No. 286 An Ordinance entitled
"An Ordinance mpealiiig an ordinance entitled
‘An Ordinance providing for the purchase of
u certain lot or piece of ground situated in the
Nineteenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
from William H. Kelley, for tlie uses and pur¬
poses of the I Jureuu of Pire,^ approved Janu¬
ary 18th, A. It, 1912, and recorded in Ordi¬
nance Book, Vol. 28, page 527.”
Which was read.
Mr. JIabcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And ^the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler litiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Rill No. 251. Resolution directing
the Pre.sldent of Council to request William
A. Blakely, District Attorney; Hon. Robei’tS.
Frazer, President Judge of the Court of Com¬
mon Pleas of Allegheny County; P. II, Keefe,
President of tlie Hehiil Liquor Dealers Protec¬
tive Association; William A. Magee, Mayor:
together with the City Solicitor, the Director
of the Department of Idiblic Safety and the
Superintendent of Police, to meet with the
Coinmiiteee on Public Safety at its next regu¬
lar meeting, or as soon thereafter as may be
convenient, to end that there may be ina.ugu-
ruted a full investigation, and ways and means
may be devised for the revocation of certain
charters, the stamping out of tiie evil com¬
plained of })y the Rebiil lii<iuor Dealers^ As¬
sociation regarding the illegal sale of liquor,
and the complete enforcement of the law.
Which was read.
Mr. Itabeock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McAi'dle Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noe.s—None.
Mr, Kerr presented from the Committee
on Health and Sanitation, with an affirmative
recommendation
No. 270. Report of the Committee on
Health and SanihUion for January 81st, 1012,
transmitting a resolution to Council.
W hich was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 216. Resolution authorizing
and directing the Mayor and tlie Director of
the Department of Public Health to enter into
a lease with the agent or jigents of the Nixon
Building for a lease of the fourth and fifth
fioors of said building, for a i^eriod of one year
beginning February 1st, 1912, for the use of the
Department of Public Health, at a rental of
S7,U79.00, the amount thereof to be chargeable
and payable in monthly instiiHments from
Appropriation No. 160.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
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M0TI0N8 AND UESOLUTIONS
Mr. Kerr presented
No, ‘280. Whereas, Some little contro¬
versy lias arisen over the amount of appro-
orlatlon contemplated for the Pittsburgh
Playgrounds Association; and
Whereas, Tlie o 111 dais of the Pittsburgh
Playgrounds Assmilation are not satisfied with
the amount of the proposed appropriation for
that oVgunlzatloni; and
Whereas, Some members of Coun(*ll are of
the opinion tiuit tiie alfairs of the Association
are extravagantly managed; therefore, be it
Kes<ilved. That (George W. Purke, Superin¬
tendent of tlie Hureau of Parks; Dr. J. T.
Holdswortli, Dean of tlie S<*h<)ol of Economics
of the University of Pittslmrgli. and H, S.
Preltensteln, Htiitistldan In tlie City Controll¬
er’s Olllo-^,bcand are hereby authorized to make
a thorough investigation of tlie ottiec manage¬
ment, of the competency of the officials and
the activities of tiie IMttsburi^ii Playground
Association, and report to tins body at the
next regular meeting.
Which was read.
Mr. Herr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. ^leArillc moved
That the l*rcsident appointa special
committee of five on the proposed City Hall
site.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Cltalr appointed as members of
said special committee, Messrs. mcArdle,
Wilkins, Rnbcock, Karlatid and lloev*
eler.
The Chair presented
No. 281.
Pittsburgh, Pa., February 6th, 1!)12.
To the Members of Council.
Gentlemen:—
The Real Estate Hoard invites the Council
of the City of Pittsburgh to meet with tli(‘in at
a luncheon at tlie Fort Pitt Hotel, Friday, next,
at 12:15 o’clock, P. M. to hear Mr. Dotty of the
Manufacturer’s Appraisal Company,
Yours respectfully,
THE RB:aL estate BOARD,
Which was read.
Mr. llnbcock moved
That the communication be rec“ivcd
and filed and that a vote of thunks be extend¬
ed to the Real Estate Board for its kind invi¬
tation.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, W’oodburn presented
No. 282. Communication from W.
T. Kiuson, Branch Manager, Cienerul Film
Co., inviting Council to visit its offices for the
purpose of having the operation of a moving
picture machine explained in detail.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tbe Council of tbe Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday February 13,
1912. No. 7
iJIunirtpal Sprnrii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN..City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK.,Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, February 13, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Gloebring, President.
The Chair stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 283. An Ordinance providing for
the purchase of a ceilain lot or piece of ground
situate in the Nineteenth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, from Z. B. Wilsom for the uses
and purposes of tlie Bureau of Fire,
Also
No. 284. Communication from Ern¬
est Treganowan, Recording Secretary, Sher¬
wood Council. No. 160, Jr. O. U. A. M., asking
that Council Instruct the director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety to enforce the laws
regarding the closing of stores on Sunday.
Which were referred to the Committee on
Public Stifety,
Mr. tiarlanfl presented
No 285. Resolution authorizing the
iMulng of a warrant in favor of Mr. Hldenrich
for $24.60, in full payment of damages caused
by cutting the water service pipe in resetting
pole on Homer street, and charging the sfime
to Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 286. Resolution authorizing and
directing the City Solicitor to enter into an
arrangement with the Real Estate Trust Com¬
pany, representative of the parties in Interest,
for the re-transfer of property of Stephen and
Frank Dietrich, their heirs or assigns, upon
the payment of such sum as he shall deem
satisfactory, and that said solicitor shall re¬
port the settlement to Council, together with a
deed conveying said land to said Stephen and
Frank Dietrich, their heirs or assigns, for ap¬
proval by Council.
Also
No. 287. Resolution requesting the
Director of the Department of Public Health
to submit to Council an estimate of the cost of
removing garbage for the last six months of
the present fiscal year, and also for an addi¬
tional one year, or additional three years, or
an additional five years, and to submit to
Council an ordinance providing for the adver¬
tising for proposals and the awarding of a
contract for the disposal of garbage for the last
six months of the present fiscal year, and an
ordinance providing for the succeeding period
of three years or five years.
Also
No. 288. Petition of the Homewood
Board of Trade asking the City to purchase
for playground purposes the property lying in
the said district and bounded by the P. R. R.
on the south* Lang avenue on the west; the
Homewood Public School on the north and
Clawson avenue on the east; being about 460
feet square.
Also
No. 289. Communication from R. A,
Carter transmitting statement of the property
which the City has had under consideration
for several years, and which Mr. Carter de¬
sires to sell at tills time.
Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 290. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of Joseph Boles
for the sum of $200.00, iu payment of damages
caused by Injuries to horse which stepped on a
cover of a manhole on Liberty avenue, which
turned or gave W’ay, and chargingsatne to the
Appropriation for the Bureau of Highways
and tSewers.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works.
Also
No. 291, Communication from Amy
E. Brubaker, of 6228 Bond street, asking Coun¬
cil to restore the name of Bond street.
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Which was referred to the Committee
on Tublic Service and Surveys.
^ Mr. lfo(‘veIer preKctiU^d
No. 21)2. Coininuiiicatlon from Joim
C. IjOfTun, of ;W-iO Liberty avenue, relative to
the City eliur^lnir $t,0() for each opening made
in the Mtreot for tile purpose of repairing wa¬
ter lines. ♦
Which v/as referred to the Committee
on Filtration and VVater.
Also
No. List of propcn'tlos showing
thoir assesscjd and actual values in the City of
IMttsburgU.
Which was referred hi liio Department of
Assessors for illiiig, siUijoct to Die call of
Council at any tlm(‘.
Mr. WllkiiiH presented
No. 2I>4. An Ordijianee vacating a
portion ot h'orfur street, between Ewing street
and JSus.sufras street.
Which was referred to the Committee
on I'ubllc Service and Surveys.
The Cliaii* presented
No. 21)'). CVimmiinicatlon from Com¬
mittee coniiiosed <}f George W. Surke, Super¬
intendent of the Bureau of l^irks: J. T. lloids-
woi lh, of Die University of Uittshurgh, and H.
S. lireitenstein, City Statistician, reporting on
theefliciont and ceonomieal management of
thealluirs of the Pittsburgh Playground As-
.socialion.
Which was read.
Mr. Korr moved
Tiiat Die ri'port lie adopted and that
the Committee he disciiarged with a vote of
thanks.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 21H). Kesolution authorizing the
issuing of warrants in favor of Die several
<Uijmty water assessors for car fares ex])ended
hy Diem in coming to and from work by rea-
sonoflieing compelled to work at nlgiits in
Die preparation of the .stdiedule of water rates
for the ordinance assessing water rents for Die
year 1JI12 (said total amount not to exceed Die
sum of and charging same to Ai>pro-
priation No. .'D, Board of WaUT A.ssessois.
Which were referred to the Commit¬
tee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 21)7. Communication from the
Board of Klre Underwriters of Allegheny
<’i>unty, Pji., relative to desired changes in the
rules governing the installation of electrical
wiling, ajid also Xxy the defective coudiDon of
the City fire alarm sysUnii.
Also
No. 21)K. (,V>mmunfcation from the
ofllcersof the Five Hueial iiidUementa of the
City of Piltshurgli r(‘<|uesting Lliat Council ai>-
polntaVlee C^nnmlsslou to compile data in
relation to the social evil in this City.
Which were refer’-ed to the Cominiltee on
Public Hufely.
Also
No. 291).
MAYOU’.S OFFICE,
Pittsburgh, Pa., February 12th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the Cityof
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I tmnsmit herewith for your consideration
sevenil reiairts upon sewage colleetloii and
disposal under date of January 80th, J9l2a.s
follows: One from Mr. Allen Hazen, one
from Mr. Frederick P. Stearns and Mr. Harri¬
son 1’, Eddy and one from jMr. N S. Sprague,
Superintendent of the Bureau of Construction
in tlK? Department of Public Works. These
reports cover a study of the subject of sewage
collection and di.sposal begun in 1909 and con-
tiiuu>d to date. The investigation of tlicse
engineers was caused by the mandate of the
Commissioner of health of the Commonwealth
to whom the City i.s <*ompened to apply from
time to time for authority to erect new sewers
and add extensions to the existing .sewers
under Die provisions of an act entitled “An
act to iireserve the purity of the w'aters of the
sUite for the protection of the public health,’^
approved April 22nd, 1905. The relevunl jiarts
of said act us applying to the ease ol l*itts-
burgli are as follows:
“Section 4. No person, corporation or mu¬
nicipality shall place or permit to be placed,
or dischargo or perrhit to tlow into any of the
w'uter.s ot' Die State, any sewage exi'i pt
hereinafter provided. But thi.s act shall not
apiily to W'aters pumped or flowing from coal
mines or tanneries, nor,prevent the dls< harge
of sew age from any public sewer system own¬
ed and maintained by a municipality, provide
ing such sewer system W'as in operation and
w as discharging sewage into any of the waters
of the State at the time of the passage of this
act. But this exception shall not permit the
lilseBarge of sewage from a sewer system
which shall be extended subsequent to the
pas,^age of this act.”
“For the purpose of this act sew'Uge shall be
defined as any substance that contains any of
Die waste products, or excri^mentitious or
othei\discharges from the bodits of iiuman
belng.s or animals.”
“Sec‘/tion 5. Upon application duly made to
the Commissioner of Health, by the public
authorities having by Jaw the charge of the
sewer sy.stem of any municipality, the Gover¬
nor of the suite, the Attorney General and.
the Corhm'issioner of Health shall conshler the
case of such a sewer system, otherwise I'l ohlb-
ited by this act from disidiurging sewage into
any of the waters of the State, and, w'henever
it is their unanimous opinion that the general
intererts of the Public Health would be
subserved thereby the Commissioner of
Health may Issue a permit for the
discharge of sew'age from any such
sew er system into any of the waters of the
suite, and may stipulate in the permit the
conditions on which such discharge may be
permi I ed*********,’’
“Section 7. The penalty for the discharge of
sew age from any pulilic sewer system into any
of the waters of the State, without a duly Issu¬
ed permit. In any case in which a permit is
re<|uirecl hy this act shall be flve hundred dol¬
lars, and a further penalty of fifty dollars per
day for each day Die ofleiise is maintained, re*
coverablc by the Commonwealth, at the suit
of the C’omuilasioner of Health, as debts of like
amount are recoverable bylaw. The penalty
for the discharge of sew'age from any public
sower system in to any <if the waters of the State,
w ithout filing a reiwnt in any case in which a
report Is reiiuired to be filed, shall be fifty dol¬
lars, recoverable by a like suit.”
“Section 11. Any order or decision, under
this act, of the Commissioner of Health, or
that of the Governor, Attorney General and
Commissioner of Health, shall be subject to an
appeal to any court of common pleas of the
county wherein the outlet of such sew’er or
.sew'er system, otherwise prohibited by this
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act, iH situated; and said court siiall have
power Ui heur said appeal, and may alfirm or
set aside said oiah ror decision, or modify the
Buine, or otherwise tlx the terras upon whicii
permission shall be granted. lUit tlie order or
deelslonappealed from shall not he superseded
by the api)eal, but siiall sUind until the order
of the court, as above.”
. After a number of applications iiad been
inade during a period of several years for per¬
mission to erect or extend scwei's tlie Gover¬
nor, the Attorney General and the Comiriis-
Hloner of Health of the Couiinonwealth on
January lotli, 1910 formerly granted permis¬
sion to make such improvements in tiiree
Kcpamte decrees upon certain conditions con¬
tained therein,
FI 1 * 81 . That tiie City either alone or in con¬
junct ioi; with any one or all of the other mu-
nicipulltles interested make a study of the
question of sewage disposal and prepare plans
and report of sewage treatment for the Nine
Mile Hun Hasin.
yecoud. That the City i)repare compreiien-
slve plana for improved .sewerage and tlie lay¬
ing out of sanitary sewej’s In the Saw Mill
Hun Drainage Hasin and submit a report and
plans for the treatment of the same.
Tlilrd, That the City propareacoraprehen-
Rlve sewerage plan for the collection and dis¬
posal of all tlie sewage of tiie municipality;
and tliat it conclude such studies and tests as ,
It may deem expedient to inaugurate and de¬
cide upon as a method for the treatment of its
sewerage and submit a report and plans there¬
of to tiie Commissioner of Health.
Hrierty summarized the above reports arc to
the effect that sewers sliould be erected in tlie
Nine Mile Hun and the Saw Mill Run but that
means must first be devised to bring about co¬
operation in tlie constriKttion of tlie same be¬
tween the three borongii.s and three townships
in the one case and the four boroughs and six
townships in the other—the larger part of the
ar(‘a in both ca.ses being outside the City of
Pittsburgh. As to that permit wdilcli requires
a comiirehensive sewerage plan for the City
as a whole it is reporW that more reconstruc¬
tion and extensions are necessary and should
be made fmm time to time. Hut a larger view
of this subject reiiuires the co-operation of tlie
greater part of the lioroughs and townships
within the county and the same difficulty is
mot in the solution of this general question as
to the co-operation of a largo number ofinde-
piuident'iiiunicipalitios as mentioned in ihe
case of the two particular basins of Nine Mile
Hun and Saw Mill Run. As to the advisa¬
bility a''d necessity of a seperute sewer system
for domestic sewerage and a plant for tlie dis¬
posal of the same the unanimous conclusion
of all the experts is against any immediate
action towards these ends for the following
reasons:
First. Tlie cost of construction, same being
beyond the constitutional borrowing power of
the City.
Second. The co.st to owners of property for
making tiie necessary connections between
the new .sewer system and the building which
it would serve.
Third. “The effect of the acid and Iron dis¬
charged Into the rivers in destroying bacterial
life Is so great that there is little probability that
the numiier of germs in the rivers will be ma¬
terially decreased by tlie treatment of tiie
sewage and therefore little advantiige as
measured liy the bacterial content of the
river water will re.suit from the projecU^d
purification works.”
Fourth. A sewage disposal plant such ns
eonteniplated would be a great local nuistmee.
Fiftli. Tlie degree of river jmrifleation that
M^ould be affected would not produce such a
degree of purity as would permit the use of
raw river water for drinking purposes and
would not obviate tlie necessity for filtration
to the communities on the Ohio river below
Pittsburgh.”
Sixtli. Not on the ground of purification of
the w^aters but solely for tiie purpose of re¬
moving certain locaf nuisances the degree of
which may in the course of time increase, cer¬
tain recoininendations are made for the con¬
struction of Intercepting sewers that were not
contemplated in tlie rocommondations of the
Commissioner of Healtli in tlie above men¬
tioned permits but which .should receive the
con.sideration of your hononibie body.
I beg t> inform you that under the terms of
these various orders the City was required to
make renort to the Cominis.sioner of Health on
or before December 1st, 1911. The studies of
the subject had not been completed at that
date ami an extension of time was asked until
Mai’cii ist, 1912. No reply was fortlicoming
and as tlie orders are imperative in their lang¬
uage it liehovesthe repre.sentati ve authorities
of tlie City to act as speedily as may be and
therefofx,' I respectfully suggest to your honor¬
able body that you give immediate considera¬
tion to these repcirts and recommendations in
order that the policy of the City may be deft-
nitt'Iy dcterhiined and communicated to the
Commissioner of Health at a very early day.
Respcctfu 1 ly sn bmltttid,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works.
Mr. Rnuli presented
No, 900. Communication fiom Rose
Klee asking for the repeal of the location of
Solway street througli her property on Wight-
man street.
Which was referred to the Committee
on Public Service and Surveys.
Mr. Anile presented
No. 301. Petition for the grading,
paving and curbing of Hampshire avenue be¬
tween Cape May avenue and Westfield street.
Also
No. 302. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and curbing
of IlaTnp.sliire avenue from Cape May avenue
to Westfield street, and providing that the
costs, damagca and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from properly
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 303. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and curbing
of the westerly one-lialf of South Twenty-first
street, from Sidney street to Clifton street, and
providing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against and
collectx^d from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 304. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and curbing
of Loretta street, from Greenfield avenue to
Frank street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property specially
benefl'ted thereby.
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Which were severally referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 305. I{4‘«olut!on outhorlzln? the
isNuing of a wurmnl in fa vor of the Pittsburgh
A (’incinnuU I*JK*ket CVnnpaiiy for ®502,32, ex¬
pense oecasloned i>y repairing dainagcs caused
by removing wharf-bout on ()elolx*r 31st, 1311,
for the coiel>ration of tlie Centennial of Steam
Navigation on the Ohio rivfcr, and charging
Mime to Ap])roprlatlon No. 42, Contingent
Fund,
Which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
UlU No. 133. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance for tlie letting of a contract, or
contmctSj h»r five (5) years, for furnishing
electric 1 (gilts to the City of IMttsburgh, on
Ita stroets' lioulcvard.s, ulioys, by-ways and
parks, in wards nuinliercd one to twenty of
said City Isitii Inclu.sive, and providing for
the cost tliereof for the tlscal year 1912.
Id Connell, February «Ui, 1312, Rule sus¬
pended, I>111 read a first and second times and
amended in Section 1 and in title, aftiirthe
w'ords, “by-ways and parks” by inserting llie
words, “in wards numbered one to twenty of
Mild City, both Inclusive,” and as amended
agreed to on second reading.
And the bill as amended was rcadatliird
time and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevaler Kauh
Goehring, Presldeot.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the afhrmatlve. the bill
passed finally as amended.
Also
Hill No, 204. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance to amend An Ordinance en¬
titled ‘An Ordinance authorizing and direct¬
ing nn increaw; the indebtedness of the City
of Pittsburgh in the sum of twenty thousand
dollars (820,000.00,) and providing for the issue
and sale of Innids of said City in said amount,
to provide funds for tlie extensions of pipe
lines for the supply of water, and providing
for the redemption of said ix>nds and the pa.v-
mont of Interest theron,’ approved the ^h
day of I^cember, 1311, by increasing the an¬
nual tax to pay the iirlnc’pal of said'bonds to
5 per cent.”
In Council, February 6th, 1912. Hill read a
first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion iDrevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messm.
Babcock Kerr Wilkln.s
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 212, An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing an
increase of the indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh In sum of one hundred and eighty
tliousund dollam (8180,000.00) and provid¬
ing for the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds t«) make
repairs and Improvements to the machinery
and plant connected with the Municipal
Water Works, owned and operated 1-y said
City in the supply and distribution ol water,
and to purchase and in.sttill machinery,
appliances and e<iuipinent therefor, and pro¬
viding for tlie redemption of said bonds and
the payment of interest tliereon.”
In Council, February 6tb, 1912, Bill read a
first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bilk'
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messi’s.
Babcock KeiT Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
‘ J ^ presentations.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
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3(H). Kcport of the Cominittoe on
Finjincc for Fehrnury 7th, IninsiniUing
eundry papers to (Jouncil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
inn No. 258. All Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinanceaiitiiorizinf< and directing? the
transfer of tlie .sniii of two thousand dollars
(82.(K)().(X)) from itmn‘reconstruction of a por¬
tion of the sewerage system in the Try street
JJniinage llasin,’ to itian ‘Balance in General
Kuiui,’ Apiiropriation No. 157.”
Which was read.
Mr. Iirtirluiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill w'as read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WMlkins
Garland McArdle Woodhurn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 231. Communication from
the Director of the Bopartment of Public
Safety asking for the passage of r(!Solntions for
warrants ill favor of legal representatives of
park patrolmen, Thos. Henderson, tleccased.
Win. Da we, rtecoased, PIcnry Franz, deceased
and Adolph Stoerkel, deceased, for the sum of
?l,(H)0.00 each.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 232. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of the
Estate of William Dawc, d('ceii<ed, late
a park patrolman in the employ of
the Bureau of l^olice, who died Decem-
l)er 3lsl, 11)11, In the sum of :fl,000.l)0, and
charging the same to the account of item No.
1, Salaries, Appropriation No. 22, Bureau of
Police.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(itarland McArdle Wood burn
1 loeveler Rauh
Gociiring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-th irds of the
votes of (Council in tlie affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 233. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of the PNtiite
of Henry Franz, deceased, late a jiark patrol¬
man in tiie em])loy of tlie Bureau oflVilice,
who died Doeember 10th, 1011, in tlie sum $1,000.-
00, and eliarglngtlie same to the account of item
No. 1, Salaries, Appropriation No. 22, Bureau of
l»olice.
Which M'as read.
Mr. <;arlaii<1 moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes w^ere taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hocvclcr Itauh
Goohriug, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being tw'o-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2.34, Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of the Estate
ofTliomas Henderson, deceased, late a park
patrolman in the employ of tlie Bureau of
i^ilice, who died November 17th, PJll, in the
sum of $] ,000.(X), and charging the same to the
account of item No. 1, Salaries, Appropriation
No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a third time,
and upon final passage the ayes and
noes were taken, and being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(hirland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevcler Rauh
Goehrlng, I^resldent.
Ayo.s—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of (jouncil in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
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Also
lit 11 No. 235, llesolution authorizing
tlie IsHUing of a warrant lu favor of the Kstate
of Adolph HUxjrkcl, decoased, late a park pa¬
trolman in tlie employ of the llureau of Police,
who died Novemhcr 15th, 1910, in the sum of
$1,01)0.00, and charging the same to the jvccount
ofltemNo. 1, Halarles, Appropriation No. 22,
Bureau of Police.
Which was read,
Mr. <4iirlaii4l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 255. llesolution authorizing
the issuing of u warrant in favor of Win. B.
Klrker, Protlionotary, for $500.00, for prepara¬
tion or docket fees of City attorneys, and
charging tlie same to Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Gurlaiiii moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 22. Communication from
The Western Pennsylvania Christian Mission¬
ary Society asking that the liens against the
Observatory Hill Christian Church for the
grading, paving and curbing of Brum street,
amounting to $2:15.00, and gnvdlng, i)aving and
curbing of Wilson avenue, amounting to
$255.25, be set aside.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Rill No. 258. Resolution authorizing
and directing the ('ity Solicitor to satisfy lien
filed against the Observatory Hill Christian
Church at Wilson avenue and Drum street,
amounting to $255.25, together with Interest
thereon, and charging the costa to the City.
Which was read.
Mr. Gar Inn (I moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 257. Resolution rofnirstlng
and directing the Directors of the Depsirtments
of the City to certify to Council, on or »)efore
the 1st of September of each year, the estimat¬
ed cost of the various annual contracts relating
to their respective departments, and to submit
to Council on or before 'September 1st, an
ordinance providing for the advertising for
proposals and awarding of said annual con¬
tracts.
Which was read.
Mr. GarlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 254. Resolution allowing the
Pittsburgh Railwa.\8 Company to pay judg¬
ment at No. 240, 4th term, 1907, amounting to
$286,:W6.00, with the sum of $521.60 due as costs.
In equal monthly installments, for the period
of one year,,extending from February Ist,
1912, to February let, 1913, wlUi interest on all
deferred payments or installments at the rate
of 6 per cent, per annum.
Which was read.
Mr. Babrock moved
That the resolution be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Upon which motion Mr, Babcock de¬
manded a call of the ayes and noes,
and the demand having been sustained,
the ayes and noes were ordered to be
taken, and being take were:
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Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Kerr Rauh
Noes—Messrs.
Garland Hoeveler Woodburn
Goehiing, President.
Ayes—6
Nws—4
So the motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommendation
Bill No. 97. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of the Wav-
erlyOll Works in the sum of il40.00, In full
payment of claim for death of horse, which
died by reason of injuries received at Liberty
avenue near Twenty-eighth street by having
its foot caught between the street car track
and the paving stones of said street, and charg¬
ing Mime to Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Onriand moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 206. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warmnt in favor of Frank W.
Wentz for the sum of $301.44, refunding money
paid by him for the purchase of property
which was conveyed to him by a defective
sheriff’s deed.
Which was read-
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 230. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Charities to continue as
Assistant Superintendent at Marshalsea,
George W, Todd.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the ordinance
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 239. Communication from
P. Wall Manufacturing Co. asking for the pre-
senUitlon to Council of a resolution autiiorlz-
Ing the City Treasurer to make settlement for
the switch license of said company on Cass or
Preble avenue, at a rate of $111.50 per year.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
Tiiat further action on the communi¬
cation be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with the recc^mmendatlon that the
paper be sent to the Department of Assessors
for filing, subject to call of Council at any
time.
Rill No. 261. List of properties show¬
ing their assessed and actual values, in the
City of Pittsburgh,
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
• That the paper be referred to the De¬
partment of Assessors for filing, subject to call
of Council at any time.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Itabcock presented from the Commit¬
tee on Public fciiifety, wMth an affirmative rec¬
ommendation
No. 307. Report of the Committee on
Public Safety for P'ebruary 7th, 1912, transmit¬
ting papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 265. Resolution authorizing
the i.sRuing of a warrant in favor of Philip
Kelly for the sura of $210.00, In payment of ex¬
penses Incurred for doctor and hospital
bills caused by being shot on October
17th. 1911, and on December 17th, 1911,
while in the performance of his duties
as patrolman, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Police.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
th ird times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommendation
Bill No. 159. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of Robert F.
Miller. M. D., for the sum of $100.00, for medi¬
cal and surgical services rendered to
Charles Crummer, a patrolman in the
employ of t he Bureau of Police, who
was Injured while in the discharge of
his duties, and charlgn^ the same to the ac¬
count of Item No. 5, Medical services, Appro¬
priation No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That further tictlon on the resolution
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, Babcock moved
That Dr. Miller be sent a copy of the
report of the City Solicitor on Bill No. 159.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Woodburn presented from the
Committee on Charities and Correction,
witli a negative recommendation
No. 308. Report of the Committee on
Charities and Correction for February 7th,
1912, transmitting papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
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Also
Bill No. 217. Communication* from
W. 1). Olimes, Attorney for Fotleml Water
Co., asking for the passage of a resolution for
the payment of 402.49 for water furnished
Mur.Mluii.soa.
Which was read.
Mr. Wo4Mll»«irn moved
Tliut further action on tiie communi¬
cation he Indeilnltely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No.218. Resolution authoiiziiiff
the Issuing of a wuiTuntin favor of tlie Federal
Water Company for $8,402.49, for water furn-
islied to the City of Pittsburgh at its City
Home and Ifospital at ^iarsluilsea and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 88.
Which was read.
Mr. WoiMllMirn moved
Tliat further action on the resolution
be liidcflultely post])oned.
Which motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr. 4;arlnn<l presented
No. 309. Resolved, That tlie Control¬
ler be re<iuested to have ready for tlie consid¬
eration of (/ounci I l>y Saturday morning next
the complete appropriation ordinance, as de¬
cided upon by the Finance Committee sitting
on appropriations; and be it further
Resolved, That a special meeting of t:<>uncll
be lield on Saturday, the I7th inst., at i0;30 A.
M., for the consldemtlon and final passage of
said appropriation ordinance.
Which was read.
Mr. Oar land moved
The adoption of the i’esolutlon.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Itaiili pre.sented
No. 310. Resolved, That Com aril aiv
prlate five thousand dollars to be applied
toward the paying of expenses of aO lumis-
sion to he known as the Vice CommisMon. to
be composed of fifteen members, including
five ladies. Tiiis Commission to be nominat¬
ed by the head workers of tlie Kingsley House,.
Covode House, Irene Kuufmann and Soho'
Bath Settlements, the St. Vincent !».• Raul
Society, and the Woods Run Industrial Home.
That the fifteen constituting this Commission
must meet wltii the approval, of the Mayor
and nine Councilrnen, or ten ill all.
If any of these fifteen names are uns-. l isfafc-
tory to the Mayor or nine Councllmcn, that
this Committee of six .shall have the privilege
to substitute names which shall meet witii the
full approval of the Mayor and nine < auicil-
men.
Which was referred to the Committee
on' Public Safety.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chalir declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of the Council of tbs Uiy of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Saturday February 17, 1912. No. 8
illuniripal Slprorii
COUNCIL '
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President I
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk |
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, February 17, 1912.
Council met pursuant to the following call;
Pittsburgh, February I5th, 1912.
Mr. E. .1. Martin,
Clerk of Council.
Dear Sir:—
Please call a special meeting of Council for
Saturday, February 17tb, 1912, at 10:30 o’clock,
A. M., for the purpose of considering Bill No.
161, entitled “An Ordinance making appropri-
ption.s for the maintenance and operation of
the Government and the payment of liabilities
oftheCltyof Pittsburgh beginning February
l.st, 1912.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Which was read, received and flled.
Present—Messrs.
Ba()cock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
The Chair stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
REPORTS OF committees.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No, 311. Report of tlie CommItt<*e
on Finance for February 14th, 1912, transniib-
ling an ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 161. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance making appropriations for the
maintenance and operation of the government
and the payment of liabilities of the City of
Pittsburgh beginning February 1st, 1912,”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tl'.e second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pas.s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
And on motion of Mr. Kerr
Council adjourned.
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Ultiripl llcrort.
Proceedings of the Council of tbe 2ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday February 20, 1912. No. 9
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, February 20,1012.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Garland MoArdle Wilkins
Hoe veler Rau h W' ood burn
Kerr
Goehriug, President.
Absent—Mr. Babcock
The Chair stated that as there were no
objections, the readinj? of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS,
Mr. Garland presented
No, 312. Communication from Mr.
E. 8. Morrow, City Controller, tiansniltling an
ordinance correcting an error lu tiie npproprir
atlon ordinance, for the payment of the pur-
cha.se and costs of land bought in the City at
SherltPs sale, amounting to ^04,504.28, and
recommending Its passage.
Also
No. 313. An Ordinr^nce supplement¬
ing an ordinance entitled “An Ordinance
making appropriations for the maintenance
and operation of the government and the
payment of liabilities of the City of Pittsburgh,
beginning February 1st, 1912,” pjviscd Febru¬
ary 17th, 1912, making an appropriation for
the payment of the cost and purchase money
of land purchased at bherifTs sale.
Also
No. 314. An Ordinance creating a
Bureau of Public Utilities, defining the powers
and duties of the same, providing for the em¬
ployment of a superintendent and employees
thereof, fixing the salaries of the same, and
providing for the payment thereof.
Which were severally read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 315. Communication from G. W.
Allyn asking for a hearing on the opening of
Morewood avenue through tlie Tech grounds
to Scheiiley Park.
Also
No, 316. Hesohition authorizing the
issuing of a warrant In favor of A. Appel for
®42.39, in full settlement of all claims for dam¬
ages caused by overflow of water from second
floor of South Side Market into his grocery
store on the first floor of said building, and
charging the same to Appropriation No. 220,
South Side Market.
Which w'ere read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Works.
Mr. Hoc veler presented
No. 317. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts for the
waterproofing and repairs of Filters No. 47 to
56, inclusive, together with the removal and
replacement of all filtering materials and the
furnishing and placing of additional filtering
materials in the filtration Plant Aspinwall,
Pa., and providing for the payment tliereof.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 318. List of property showing
their assessed and actual values, in the City
of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the Depart¬
ment of Assessors for filing, subject to tlie call
of Council at any time.
Mr. MeArclIe presented
No. 319. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing tl»e construction of a public
sewer on Meade street, fwm the crown be¬
tween Linden street and Dallas street to pres¬
ent sewers on Linden street and Dallas street,
and providing that the co.sts, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be as.scssed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Also
No. 320. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a public
sewer on Davison street, from Percy alley to
resent sewer on Forty-second street, with
ranch sewers on Percy street, Percy alley.
Arsenal alley and Hugo alley, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses of ti>e
same be assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 321. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the gnidlng, paving and curb-
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InK of Wharton from South Twentie^th
8tn‘et to Tweiity-llrsl street, and providing
that the cost**, damages and expenses of the
sinne he ussessod against and collected from
property specially i)eneftted thereby.
Also
No. 322. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and curbing
of Mtiade street, from Linden strwt to Dallas
street, and providing that the costs, damages
and expens<‘H of the same be assessed against
and (roIU'etod from proiK'rty specially bcnetlt-
e<l thereby.
Also
No. 323. Communication from resi¬
dents and property owners living on or near
Htarkamp street, sisklng Ui have said street
opeiK'd for tradlc from liellalre avenue to
Itrookline houlevanl.
Which were severally n'ad and referred to
the Cominltteo on I'ublle Works.
Mr. liiiiili presented
No. 824. Communication froin Mrs.
A. 11. DuPuy asking for the passt^gc of an or¬
dinance prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of phosphorus matches in the City of Pitts-
bui*gli.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Health and BaniUition.
Also
No, 325. Communication from the
Arlington Heights Hoard of Tmde asking for
the purchase of K. M. Y"ard property situate at
tlie iiead of the Soutli Twenty-second street
Incline, for playground purposes,
M'^hlch was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Mr. HilkiiiA presented
No. .326. An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Kirkpatrick street, from Bedford
avenue to Gnvnt Ixmlevard.
Also
No. 327. Petition for the vacation of
King avenue, from Avondale Place and
Haights street U) Hampton street.
Also
No. 328. An Ordinance vacating cer¬
tain sections of King avenue, from Avondale
IMmeand Haights street U) Hampton street,
In the Kleventh ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh,
Which were severally read and referred to
the CoinmitU'c on Public Service and Surveys.
Mr. Wo<Mll>nt‘n presented
No. 329. Communication from Chas.
K. Snyder asking f)n bebalf of the Allegheny
Conference of Associated ('harities of Pitts¬
burgh, for the use of the room used by the
North Hide Chamber of (.’ommerce in the old
Allegiicny City Hall, on the second Thursday
of each month.
Wliich w-as read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Works.
Also
No. 330. Communication from Wil¬
liam ./ones relative to the use of his property
at Nos. 1003 and 1005 (’onstance street, Twenty-
third ward, as a garage.
Which was road and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety.
The presented
No. .331, Communication from the
Oakland Board of Tmde relative to the open¬
ing of Bluff street, between Seneca street and
Gist street, and relative to the Insta’latlon of
water meters.
Wliich was read and referred to tiie Com¬
mittee on Public Works.
Also
No. .332. Ile.solution authorizing the
Issuing of a warrant in favor of (i. orge P.
Eckert for 8JJOO.OO, in full settlement of all
claims for damages caused by the ovn flowlng
of tlie City sewer located on PiCkert street, and
cliarging the same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 333. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of Mrs. Lena
Brown for :$200.00, in full settlement for all
claims for damages caused by falling on loose
board in boardwalk on Celadlno stin t, injur¬
ing her back and side and suffering severely
from pain and shock, and charging Hie same
to Approj)nation No. 42, Contingent Kund.
Also
No. .3.34, Re.soUitlon exonerating the
McClure Avenue Presbyterian Chu* -h from
the payment of assessment for llie grading,
paving and curbing of Lecky aveune, from
Brighton road to Flckert street amounting to
$928.00, and all interest thereon, and authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Solicitor to satisfy
the municipal lien tiled to recover said ussesfr
inent agaln.st said property at M. L. D. No.
159, April Term, 1909, and charging nil costs to
the City.
Also
No 335. Resolution exonerating John
W. Barth, from'the payment of a-sessment
for the grading of Agnew street, between
Lincoln avenue and Hartman’s Lane amounts
ing to $164.09, and all interest thetoon, and
autiiorizlng and directing the City Bolieltorto
satisfy any municipal lien filed for the recov¬
ery of said asses.sinent against said property,
and charging all costs to the City.
Which were severally read and lofcrredto
the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 336. Communication from Jos*
G. Armstrong, Director of the Dei>artmentof
Public Works relative to $.‘J00,(X)0 j 0 included in
ttie ordinance making appropriations for 1912
under Appropriation No, 37, Item E-ll, for
street repaving, for which the .streets to be re¬
paved have not been designated.
Also
No. 337. Petition of James W. Fisher
for a hearing before the proper committee of
Council relative to the re-iinbur.m ment for
money expended by him in obtaining posses¬
sion of Fish Stand No. 45, in the Diamond
Market of which stand he was deprived of his
lease.
Which were read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Works.
Also
No. 338.
IN THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAB
OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
IN EQUITY.
City of Pittsburgh, Plaintiff I
V8. No. 79
William A. Magee, Mayor of the }• April Term,
City of Pittsburgh, et al., 1912
Defendants. j
FINAL DECREE.
And now, February 10, 1912, this case came
on to be heard at this time, upon Bill and
AnKwer, and was argued hy Counsel, and
thereupon, upon consideration thereof, it is
ordereu, adjudged and decreed as follows, viz:
! That the City of Pittsbui^h, l^ennsylvania,
is entitled to have nine representatives on the
ifcmrd of Tnistee.s of tlie Citrnegle Free Jjibi'ary
of the City of Pittsburgh, and that said nine
representatives on said Board of Trustees
simll be e.x-offlco members of the Board of
Trustees of the Carnegie Institute of tlie City
of Pittsburgh; and that tlie nine representa¬
tives of said City entitled to be Trustees as
aforesaid, are and shall be the persons wl»o
now or hereafter may bold the following
Ottlcial positions in said City of Pittsburgli,
viz: The Mayor, the President of Council, the
meiniKjrs of tlic Library Committee of Council
not exceeding six In number, and the Presi¬
dent of the Board of Public Education of the
City of Pittsburgh.
February , 1012,
From the record.
WM, B. KIHKEK, Prothonotary.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 339.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa., February 15th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen:
I return herewith without my approval
Bill No. 259, a resolution providing for the
payment to the Honorable William A. Stone
the sum of $100.00 and twenty per cent.
(20 per cent.) of tlie recovery in each one of
eerUiln suits advised by him against the pres¬
ent and lute delinquent tax collectors of Pitts¬
burgh. I have no objection tosucli suits being
brought and the payment of a contingent fee
to the counsel bringing the same but I object
to the payment of $100.00 per ease and tlie costs
as provided therein for the reason that in my
opinion there is no chance beyond a mere
speculative one of recovery. The Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania several yea rs ago award¬
ed to the hist incumbent of this office the fees
provided under the ordinance 'which would
ue attacked. There is very slight probability
of a reversal. As an example of whut the
costs In tliese cases would be J beg to refer you
ton recent resolution passed by your honor¬
able body providing for the payment of $500.00
to the Prothonotary for a certificate of his
records in the cose of the suits against the
present and former city solicitoi's.
Furthermore, there Is some question whether
the bringing of these*, suits contemplated
against tlie delinquent tax collectors Is within
the purview of Bill No. 101 under which special
counsel was retained. There was no motion
at the time of the passage of that bill of suits
to recover the fees of delinquent tax collectors
and as 1 understand the fee of the special
counsel under that resolution has already
been agreed upon and fixed at $2,000.00. It
may perhaps be necessary if your honorable
body decides to bring action against the de¬
ll n(ment tox collectors to have a sum definitely
authorized and counsel definitely appointed
as in the former cases.
Respectfully submitted,
WllJJAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
And
Bill No. 259. Resolution accepting
the proposition of Wm. A. Stone, Esq., Special
Counsel, as contained in his communication
of .Taiiuary mii, 1912,(Council Bill No. 198,1912,)
to-wit! $100.00 for each suit brought against
collectors of delinquent Uixes or their bonds¬
men, the City to pay all costs and cost of
gathering needed information and In addition
thereto to pay a fee equivalent to one-fifth of
all moneys recovered and paid into the City
Treasury from collectors or delinquent taxes
and tiieir bondsmen. Tlie said fee to be paid
from the Contingemt Fund.
Was read.
And on the question, “Shall the hill liecome
a law notwithstanding the objections of tlie
Mayor.”
Tlie ayes and noos were taken agreeably to
law, and were:
Ayes Messrs.
Garland McArdle W^llkins
HoeVeler Rauh. Woodburn
Kerr
Gochrlng, President.
And the aye:s were 8 and the noes, none and
there being two-thirds of tlie votes of Council
in tlie afiirmative, the resolution became a
law, notwithstanding the objections of tlie
Mayor.
REPORTS OP COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on F*inance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 340. Report of the Committee on
Finance for February 14th, 1912, transmitting
sujidry papers to Coiincil.
Which was read, -received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 287. Resolved that the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Health is
liereijy requested and directed to submit to
Council an estimate of the cost of removing
garbage for the present fiscal year, and also
for an additional year, or additional three
year's, or aii additional five years, and to sub¬
mit to Council an ordinance providing for the
advertising for proposals and the awarding of
a contract for the disposal of garbage for the
present fiscal year, and an ordinance provid¬
ing for tlie succeeding period of one year or
three years or five yeai's.
Which was read.
Mr, <i}iirlaii<l moved .
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution w'as read a second time.
Mr. Garland moved
To amend the resolution, after the
words, “requested and directed to submit to
Council,” by Inserting the words, “at Us next
regular meeting on the 27th iust.,” and also to
amend the resolution by striking out the
words “and also for an additional year, or ad¬
ditional three years, or an additional five
years; and to submit to Council an ordinance
providing for the advertising for proposals
and the awarding of a con tract for the disposal
of garbage for the pmsent fiscal year, and au
ordlnjince providing for tho Kucceeding period
of one year or tl>ree yours or five years,” and
hy luKorting in lieu thereof the words “and to
sulnnlt h> Oonncil ftii ordinance providing for
tile udvertislng for proposals and tlie award¬
ing of a contract for tlie disposal of garbage for
tlie present liscal y(?ar. Ho It furtlier, Ilesolv-
ed, that tlie I)ilector of tlie Depurtinent of
ruiillc IlealUi Is liert'by re<inested and direct¬
ed to submit to Council witiitn six weeks
from tile passage of tlda ordinance, an ordi¬
nance providing for proper specifications, the
adverliHing for proj>osais, and tlie awarding of
a contract for tlie removal of garbage for a
period of five years, beginning X^'ebruary 1st,
lUlii.”
Which motion prevailed.
And tiio resolution as read a second time
and amended was agreed to.
And tiie resolution was read a tliird time
and llnally passed l>y the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Iloeveler lluuh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None. •
Also
Hill No. 254. Whereas, in the case of
the City of Pittsburgh vs. tlie IMttslmrgli Rail¬
ways Company, No. 240, 4tii term, 1!K)7, wJieie-
In the judgeinnt obtained, with interest, now
amounts to $2^10,806, with tlie sum of $521.60 due
to tlie City in said case, as coats; and
Wlierea.s, The Pittsburgh Rivilways Com¬
pany, defendant in said Jiidginent, has peti¬
tioned the Council to permit said judgment to
be paid in installments; now, tlierefore, be it
Resolved, Thattiie Pittsburgli Hallways Com¬
pany lie allow'cd to pay said judgment in equal
niontlily Inst.all meats, for tlie period of one
year, extending from February 1st, 1912, to
Fetiruary l.st, 1918, with interest payable on all
defern!d payments or installments, at tlie rate
of 6 per cent, per annum.
Provided, Tliat this resolution shall not take
effect until Uie said hill of costs, $521.60. Is paid,
and the Philadelphia Company (wliich be¬
came surety on the aiipeal bond in the Su¬
preme 0)urt, given by «Ud Railw'ays Com¬
pany) lias signed tlie isdition reii nesting the
extension lie rein recited, and waiving any and
all clainiH it might or could have atfecling its
liability on said ap|>eal bond, by reason of
said extension for the payment of sidd judg¬
ment.
Which was read.
Mr. Ill nr I mid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution vas read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote; •
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdlo Wilkins
Iloeveler liauh Woodburn
Kerr
Qoehring, President.
Also, with a negative recommendation
Rill No. 218. Resolution autliorizlng
the issuing of a warrant In favor of .John C.
Ililf, Carpenter, Bureau of Highways and
Sewers, for $156.00 ($50.00 of wiiich is l*»r doc¬
tor’s bills, $84.00, lost time and $22.00 for liospltr
al expenses) by reason of injury received in
the discharge of hts duties, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on tho reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Rill No. 270. Resolution''autltorizing
tlie issuing of a warrant in favor oi \V. W.
Martin, M, I)., for the sum of $150.00. ior pro-
ft.ssional services rendered H. J. Herman, an
employe of Highland Park Zoo, who was
bitten by a monkey and who umlerthe
care of I)r. Martin from June 0th. 19iO to De¬
cember 6th, 1910, and charging the ..ame to
Appropriation No. 36, Bureau of Park.^.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on tVic reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented, from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 341. Report of the Com n i Ittee on
Public Works for February 14th, 1912, t l ansmit-
ting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Rill No. 36. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance opening Wakefield street from
Romeo street to the westerly line of John A.
Roll’s Plan of Lots, in the Fourth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned there¬
by be assessed against and collected from pro¬
perties benefited thereby,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
Aiid on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs,
Garland McArdl© Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Gochring, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
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And there betn^ three-fourths of the
votes of Coumill in the affirmative, the
Wll passed finatJy in accordance with
the Act of Assembly, approved May 22^
18d5.
Also
Bill No. 73. An Ordinance entitled
“An f)r(llnam« openinj? Mnrtland strt;et,
from avenue to Willard street, in the
Fourt(K>nth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
and providing that ttie cost, damages and ex¬
penses ocetwioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited tliere-
by.»
Which was read.
Mr. .VIcArclIe moved
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdlo Wilkins
lloeveler Itauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—&
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 342, lleport of the Committee on
Filtiiition and Water for February 14tli, 1912,
transmitting a resolution to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
A suspension of the rule to al- ;
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill. I
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. j
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?’*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Koeveler Ilauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the Act of Assembly, approved May 22,
1896.
Also
Bill No. 302. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing the
grading, paving and curbing of Hampshire
avenue, from Cape May avenue to 'W'estfield
street, and providing that the costa, damages
and exijenses of the same he as.ses.sed against
and collected from property siKicially benefited
thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. IVcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Also
Bill No. 296- Kesolution Authorizing
theissuingofwarnintsin favorof tiieseveral de¬
puty wiiterasscfisors for the amounts expended
by ea<di for car fare to and from woi k at night
in preparing the schedule of water rente for
the year 1912 (the total amount not to exceed
$37.({0,) and chai’ging same to Appropriation
No. Board of Water Asso.ssors.
Which was read.
Mr. lloeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle W’'ilkins
Hoeveler Kauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Kerr (for Mr. ifnUcocU) presented
from the Committee on I’ublic Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation
No. 343. Itcportof the Committee on
Public Safety for Fel>ruary 14tli, 1912, transmltr
ting .sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Rill No. 283. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance providing for tlie purchase of
acertiiln lot or piece of ground situate in tlie
Nineteenth ward of the City of Pittebui'gh,
from Z. B. Wilson, for the uses and purposes
of the Bureau of Fire.”
Which was read.
Mr. Herr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, '"Shall the bill
pass finally?'*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ourlniul McArdlo Wilkins
I[<KWC‘lor lluuli Woodburn
Kerr
Oochring, President.
Ayes—8
N<h*s— None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afUrmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommendation
Hill No. 2i)8. Communieallon from
the OfllccrKof the Five 8o<;lal 8ottleinents of
IIje City of Pittsburgh reciuestlng that (Jouncil
appoint a Vice (’oinmission to compile data in
relation to the Wo(5ial evil in this City,
Which was read.
Mr. lierr moved
That farther action on the communi¬
cation be indefinitely postp(»ncd.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Hill No. 310. Resolution providing
for the appointment of a Vice Commission of
fifteen members, including five ladies, and
autliorizing the appropriation of $5,000.00 to be
applied toward the paying of the expenses of
same.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
Til at further action on tiie resolution
1)C indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed,
Mr. licrr also (for Mr. Babcock) present¬
ed from the (>)inn*‘ttce on Public Safety, with
the recommendation that it be adopted by
Council
No. 344. Report of the Committee on
Public Hafety for Ftibruary 17th, 1(112, transmits
ling a rosfdution to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 345. Whereas, The evidence pro¬
duced l)ofore the Public Safety Committee of
Council shows many InsUuices of the violation
of the liquor huvs within llie City by so-called
clubs, speuk-euslcs and disorderly houses; and
Wliereas, The sales of llguoi*s so made, in
addition to iHjing objectionable because of
their not toeing subject to tlie restrictions of
the rules of Court applicable to the licensed
(h.'ahT, are partlculuiiy olject lonable l)ccHuse
of their Ixilng made in connection with vices
of tlie places named; and
Whereas, Many of the drinking clubs claim¬
ing to be protected by Court charters are com¬
post'd of young men and boys, thereby making
sucii resorts nartloularly harmful; and
Wheroiis, Tiie fining of offenders under the
City Ordinance by reiison of the large profits
in illegal sale of liquors has hut a temporary
effect in the stopping of such sales; now, be It
Resolved, That while the City Council as the
legislative department of the City Govern¬
ment iuus mi power to enforce the laws, it may
in the Interest of morality and in the adminis¬
tration of tlie finances of tlie iMty, properly
make ns'oiiimendatlons regarding the enforce¬
ment of the liquor laws to the end that the
large revenue accruing to the City from that
source may be properly protected.
Tl) ere fore, Be It Further Resolved, Tiiat this
Council request of the Executive Dcjpartmentof
the City a rigid enfoi'ceiuent of the liquor laws
by information and indictment, and (hat the
District .\tlorney of the County take the nec¬
essary-action towards the annulment of the
club charters herein complained of.
In Council, February 20th, 1912, Read and
adopted.
Which was read.
Mr. Herr moved
Tlie adoption of the l•esolutjon.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Oarinnd moved
That a copy of the resolution be sent
to the Director of the Department of Public
Siifety, the several Police Magistrates and the
District Attorney.
Which motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Hoevelcr presented
No. 346. Resolved, That tlie Com¬
mittee on Public Safety meet on Tliursday,
February 22nd, 1912, at 2 o’clock, P. M., to con¬
sider the matter of adjusting the inspection of
building operations and that the builders of
the City be invited through the publb- press to
attend said meeting.
Which was read.
Mr: Moeveler moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 347. Resolved, That the Mayor is
hereby requested to return to Council, without
action thereon, for the purpose of recommit¬
ting to the Committee on Finance for amend¬
ment, the following:—
Bill No. 232. Resolution for a war¬
rant in favdf of the Estate of William Da we, de¬
ceased, late a park patrolman, in the employ
oftheJlureau of Police, who died December
31st, 1911, for the sum of $1,000.00.
Bill No. 233. Resolution for a war¬
rant in favor of the Estate of Henry Franz, de¬
ceased late a park patrolman, in the employ
of the Bureau of Police, who died December
10th, 1911, in the sum of $1,000.00.
Bill No. 234. Resolution for a war¬
rant in favor of the Estate of Thomas Hender¬
son, deceased, late a park patrol man in the
eJiiploy of the Bureau of Police, and who died
iNovernber 17th, 1911, in the sum of $1,000.00.
Bill No. 235. Resolution for a war¬
rant in favor of the Estate of Adolpli 8toerkel,
deceased, late a park patroluian in tlie employ
of tlie Bureau of Police, who died November
15th, 1910, in the sum of $1,(100.00.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned to Council,
without action thereon
Bill No. 232. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of the Estate
of William Da we, deceased, late a park patrol¬
man in the employ of the Bureau of iVfiice-
who died December 3ist, 1911, in the sum o^.
82
$l,()00.00and charging the.same to the aeeounto
item No. 1, Salaries, A})propriation No. 22,
Hureau of Police.
In Council, February l’>tli, 1912, passed.
Which was read,
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider liie vote by which the
rcHolution was read a second and third times
and lliially passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And on the oucstion. “Shall the resolution
he read a second and third times and finally
passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 233. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of tlie Eshite
of Henry Franz, deceased, late a park patrol¬
man in the employ of the Bureau of Police,
who died December lOtii, 1911, in tiie sum of
$1,000.00 and charging tlie same to the account
of item No. 1, Salane.s, Appropriation No. 22,
Bureau of Police.
In Council, February 13th, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Herr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
resolution was road a second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And on the question, “Shall the resolution
be read a second and third times and finally
pas.scd?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 234. Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant in favor of the Estate
of Thomas Henderson, deceased, late a park
f atroiinan In the employ of the Bureau of
‘ollce, who died November 17th, 1911, in the
sum of $1,000.1)0, and charging the same to item
No, 1, Salaries, Appropriation No. 22, Bureau
of Police.,
In Council, February 13th, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
resolution was read a se<;ond and'third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And on the question, “8hall the resolution
l)e read a second and third times and finally
I)a.‘«ed.”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
BiiJ No. 2.35. Regointlon authorizing
the issuing of a warrant In favor of the Estate
of Adolph Htocrkol, deceased, late a park pa¬
trolman In the employ of the Bureau of Police,
who died Noveml)er 15th, 1910, in the sum of
$1,0U).00, and charging the .same to the account
of item No. 1, Salaries, Appropriation No. 22,
Bureau of I’olice.
In Council, February 18th, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
resolution was read a second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And on the question, “Shall the resolution
be read a second and third times and finally
passed?”
The motion did not prevail,
Mr. Kerr moved
Tliat the resolution be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed,
Mr. Kerr called up and moved to recon¬
sider tiio vote by wdiich further action Avas in¬
definitely postponed
Bill No. 217. Communication from
W. D. Grimes, Attorney for Federal Water
Co., asking for the pfussage of a resolution for
tile payment of $8,402.49 for water furnished
Marslials(;a.
In Council. February 13th, 1912, Read and
furtlier action on the communication indefi¬
nitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
And tiie question recurring, “Shall,further
action on the communication be Indefinitely
postpon(*d?”
The motion did not prevail,
Mr. Kerr moved
That the Communication be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Charities and
Correction.
Which motion prevailed,
Mr. Kerr called up and moved to recon¬
sider tiie vote by which further action was in¬
definitely postponed
Bill No. 218. Resolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of the P'ederal
Water Company for water furnished to the
City of l^ittsburgh at Its City Home and
Hospital at Marshalsea amounting to $6,181,88,
together with interest thereon amounting to
$2,270.63, or a lottil of $8,402.49, and charging the
same to Appropriation No, 38.
In Council, February 18th, 1912, 1912, Read
and further action on the resolution indefi-
nitelj" posponed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall further
action on the resolution be indefinitely post¬
poned?”
The motion did not prevail.
The C'liiiir (for Mr. llabcock) presented
No. 348. Wliereas, In certain cases it
is necessary that City einployee.s and tlieir
families should reside upon City ;)roperty,
and it Is believed tliat in some instances tills
privilege is aiuised; Now. be It
Resolved, Tiiut the City Solicitor render
Council an opinion defining wdio shall consti¬
tute memiiers of the family and as to the
proper action to be taken against those who
are not members of the family.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tbe Council of tbe Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday February 27, 1912. No. 10
^uniripal ScritrD
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk j
Pittsburgh, February 27, 1912.
Council met.
Present—M essrs.
Baipcock Kerr Wilkins
Uarland McArdle Wood burn •
Hoeveler Uauh
Goehring, President,
The Chnlr stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
.Mr. Babcock presented
No. 349. Communication from The
Ailing & Cory Company agreeing to pay all
expenses incurred in ciianglng the name of
italkam street 4o Alcor street.
Also
No. 350. An Ordinance changing the
name of Balkatn street, between River avenue
and Reliance street, In tiie Twenty-second
ward, to “Alcor street.”
Which were read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 361. Communication from R. J.
Trimble, Secretary of Hoard of Fire Under¬
writers of Allegheny County relative to inves-
Uifatlon of fire alarm system and the installa¬
tion of electric wiring.
Also
No. 352. Communication from Mrs.
R. C. Masters, Pi*esideiit of the 1 Protective
I>e»gue fur the familie:) of drunkards, tusking
lo appear before the Puidlc Safety Committee.
W'hich were read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety,
No. 353. Resolution autiiorizlng tiie
employment of a party or ptirties to invest i-
gah? tlie mtitter of tlie insurance carried by the
(3ty, especially with reference to the resi)onsl-
billty of the insurance companies; Utelr lia¬
bility to the City under existing policies; the
rates of in.suranee now paid, and tiie amount
of insurance carried.
Wldch was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Mr. tiarlaiid presented
No. 354. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of Joiin Hauer
for^o.OO, in full settlement of all claims for
damages caused by horse being injured while
being driven along Carson street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets, when a sewer I'e-
ccntly tilled and paved over by tiie City
gave way and the horse fell Into tiie same and
was seriously injured, and ciiarging tiie same
to Appropriation No. 30. Bureau of Jllghways
and sewers.
Also
No. 355, Resolution authorizing the
setting aside of the sum of $15,000.00 from the
Contingent Fund, Appropriation No. 42, for
tiie purj)Ose of paying the expense incurred by
sloping tiie hillsides and removing overhang¬
ing rock along the hillsides on the soutiiern
side of Grant boulevard, and autiiorizlng the
issuing of warrants in payment of the coat of
said work and material required therefor.
Also
No. 356, Resolution authorizing the
Issuing of a warrant In favor of Miss Helen
McNeil for the sum of $500.00, In payment of
damage.s and doctor’s bills for injuries re^
ceived liy negligence of tiie City, caused by
Miss McNeil falling into a man-hole opposite
the market place, corner Ea.st Oliio a».a l>la-
mond street^ and charging the Siiine to the
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. .357. Il<»olution authorizing the
City Treasurer to enter into a contract witli a
bonding or security company (which has com¬
plied with the law requiring bonding com¬
panies to hie seml-annuul statements) to se¬
cure the City against loas by robbery, com¬
monly known as “holdup” of the City pay-
ma.ster; the cost or expcn.se of .said policy to be
paid on payroll certified by the City Treiisurer,
and charging to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Also
No. 858. Communication from Lee
C. Beatty, AsslsUint City Solicitor, relative to
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Also
tbe change of tljo name of the Bureau of
Viewers, In the Department of Law, to the
“Bureau of Public Improvomeiits.”
Also
No, An f)rdlnance changing the
name of the Bureau of VlewevH, in tlie Depart¬
ment of liUW, to the Bureau of Ihiblic Inir
provements.
Also
No. ‘160. An Ordinance authorizing
tiie transfer of the sum of :!M60.00 from Appro¬
priation No. 40, item S, <H Laboratory Sup-
pi les, to F-7, Furniture and Furnishing, same
appropriation, for the purpose of furnishing
additional nH)ms in the Oliver Building, re-
fiuired by the Bureau of Construction.
Also
No. 361. An Ordinance authorizing
tlie Mayor and Director of the Department of
Supplies to advertise for and awaiu a contract
for an automobile for the use of the Director
of the l)epartmeiit of Public Works.
Also
No. 362. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant In favor of 151 more Motor
Company in sum theof ^1)5.00, for the purchase
of one second hand auto, 1910 model, No. <3848.
one new Sterling 34 Inch x 4 inch tire and one
folding wind siiield, same to be payable from
Appropriation No. 220.
Also
No. 363, An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Samuel W. Black, in tine Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 364. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
M. B. Brown, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 365. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Anton Bruce, in tho Eleventh w'ard, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 366. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of tiie Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Marj' Ann Bryson, In the Eleventh ward, for
park purpo.se8.
Also
No, 367. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
George Conrad, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 368. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to prcKfccd to condemn the property of
Frederick Gillerick, in the ICieventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 360. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the properly of
J. C. Grogan, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
No. 370. An Ordinance autlu s izing
the Director of the Department of 'ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the pror^rty of
L. Bandte, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 371. An Ordinance autlioiizing
the Director of ttie Department of J*ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the pro) orty of
F. A. Birth, in the Eleveutli ward, r< •* park
purposes.
Also
No. 372. An Ordinance authr.rizing
the Director of the Department of Ihibllc
Works to proceed to condemn the proj i rty of
Katherine Iloevcler, in the Eleventh win d, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 373. An Ordinance authorizing
tlie DirecUir of tlie Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the pro|--rty of
F. P. Jacklett, in the Eleventh ward, fo: park
purposes.
f
Also
No. <374. An Ordinance autiiorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the p!x»]>rrty of
Joseph Toiler, in the Eleventh ward, fm- park
purposes.
Also
No. .375. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the proj - rty of
Anna J. Toller, in the Eleventh ward, tor park
pu rposes.
Also
No. 376. An Ordinance autiiorizlng
the Dlrecfor of the Department of l^ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the proifoily of
Kate Kiley, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 377. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of (\iblic
Works to proved to condemn the property of
M. Laurent, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 378. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the pro)<crty of
Anton Lutz, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. .379. An Ordinance autiiorlzing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Tru.steftH for Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital,
In the Eleventii ward, for park purposes.
Also
No* 380. An Ordinance autliorizing
the Director of the Denartment of Public
Works to proceed to conctemn the property of
Nicholas Meyer, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 381, An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of tiie Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Hannah M. Neale, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
F
Also
No. 382. An Ordinance authorizing:
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Iternard Nortrup, in llie Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 383. An Ordinance authorizing:
the Director of the T>epartment of Public
Works to pro<jeod to condemn tlie prop<^rty of
I’hlJadelplila Company, in the Eleventh ward,
for park pu rposes.
Also
No. 884. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn liie property of
James H. Park, In tlie Eleventii ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No, 385. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of tlie Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Joscpti Petersheiin, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 388. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn tlie property of
John Iteufer, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 887. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
M. Hupprecbt, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 388. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condeinn tlie property of
M. Sehaub, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 389. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Joseph Scliuffer, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 390. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
Joseph Scherder, in the Eleventh w'ard, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 391. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property <>f
Elizalxith Scherder, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No, 392. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the property of
M. SchoU, In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 393, An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of 1‘abllc
Works to pr<K‘eed to condemn the property of
John atrohle, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 394. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department <if public
Works to proceed to condemn tlie property of
J. Usselman, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No, 395. An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of tlie Department of Public;
Works to proceed to eoiideinn the property of
J. J. Werner, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purpo.ses.
Which were severally read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 396. Ijlst of properties in the City
of Pittsburgh showing their assessed and
actual values.
Which was read and referred to the Depart¬
ment of Assessors for tiliJig, .subject to tlie call
of Council at any time.
Also
No. 397. Petition of A. C. O'Leary for
the lowering of water main on Wilbert street,
Nineteenth ward.
Also
No. 398. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts for the
construction and installaiion of baffles and
appurtenances at the Pittsbui’gh Filtration
Plant and providing for the payment thereof.
Also
No. 399. Resolution authorizing the
Issuing of a warrant in favor of the Pennsyl¬
vania Water Company for $3,840 00 for fire
hydrant rental for twelve (12) months ending
February Ist, 1912, for ninety-six (96) hydrants
located in the Thirteentii ward. City of Pitts¬
burgh, Pa., and charging same to Appropria¬
tion No. 32, Bureau of Water,
Which were read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Blltration and Water.
Also
No. 400, An Ordinance regulating
the heating of passenger or street railway cars
operating in the City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
scribing penalties for the violation of the pro¬
visions thereof.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 401. Resolution requesting the
Department of Public Works, the railroads
and others Interested in the Improvement of
Corliss street to come to a conclusion and fix
a definite time when this improvement will
be finished.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Works.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 402, Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of the Allegheny
(lenenil HospiUil for 31»7o6.26, for treatment
furnished patients sent U) said hospital by the
Department of Charities and Correction, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 38, De¬
partment of Charities and Correction.
Also
No. 403, Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of the Aliegiieny
General Hospital for the sum of $1,4.‘10.17, in
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Also
payjiir'nt of troatuient furnisljed for patients
sent to Haiti iiospltal by the Bureau of Police,
uiul tjluirglnj; same to Appropriation Nt>. *22,
Bureau of Police.
Wlileh were read and referred to the Coni-
inittee on Fi nance.
Also
No. 40t Communication from the
resldentM uinl pro|)erty owners on tlie South
SI tic rc<i nesting? tlie purciiasc of the McKee
property on Samli street, iictween Soutli
Twelftii street and South Tldrteenth street, for
playground purposes.
Also
No. 405. Coinmunicallon from K. P.
(Bllesple relative to the system of collecting
dtfg taxes In the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 40fi. Communication from C. B.
Cook, Chairman, and Henry H. Hanna, S<!C-
r<*tttry, of tlie Hill Top Ikiard of Trade urging
the purcliase of property for playground pur¬
poses in the Klghloenth ward lying between
Warrington and Klngsboro street and Habcr-
rnan avenue and Kstella street, containing 36
lots.
Also
No. 407. Ilesolution authorizing and
directing tlie Collector of l)elin<jucnt Taxes to
exonerate the Soutli Side Hosiiital from the
payment of ^18.46, September, 1910, installment
f)f taxes and water rent on property now own¬
ed liy said liospital, then assessed In tiic name
of .lolin Miller, and from the payment of SH4.82
Marcii and September, 1011, installments of
Uixcs and water rent, assessed in the name of
said hos])ttal, on property situate in the
Seventeenth (old Twenty-sixth) ward.
Wliicii were severally read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. McAr<llo presented
No. 408. Communii^ation from the
Inlcirnational Brotherhood of Klectrical Work¬
ers relative to tlie wage rate of certain em¬
ployees at the North Side Ijight plant.
Also
No. 40t). An Ordinance authorizing
the City Planning Commission to employ one
Cliief Clerk, one First Assistant Kngineer, one
Second Assistant Engineer and one Rodman,
fixing the salaries of said employees and pro*
viding for the payment thereof.
And
No. 410. An Ordinance providing for
the making of a eontnict for llic rental of
Uoonis Nos. 1H31, 1332 an<l 1333 In the Henry
W. Oliver Building for the use of the (Mty
iMuniiing Commission, at an annual rental of
^1,744.00, and providing for tha payment
thereof.
Which were severally read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kniili presented
No, 411. Communication from Klia.s
Sunsleln requesting two additional Hgiitsto
be phwed on Phillips avenue between Murray
avenue and Shady avenue,
Which wa.s read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Work.s.
Mr. U'flkliin presented
No. 412. An Ordinance CvStablisblng
the grade on Diploma street, from Stanford
road to Harliisori^s Line.
No. 413. An Ordinance establis :ing
the grade on Academy Lane, from Dip-una
street to Campus street.
Also
No. 414. An Ordinance establir .ing
the grade on Campus street, from Da \ -av¬
enue to Dietrich’s Line.
Also
No. 415. Petition for the vacati .n of
Pampa alley, from Sottel street to C:';son
alley.
Also
No. 416. An Ordinance va • ting
I'ampa alley, between SolTel street and C' ”Son
alley, in the Nineteenth ward of the C. y of
Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 417. An Ordinance vacaBiig a
portion of Knox street, in the Tweni Hrst
ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
Also
No. 418. Petition for the vacating of
a portion of Tamello alley as shown r rj the
Mellon’s Plan of Haum Grove property, the
Eighth ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No, 419. An Ordinance vacat :g a
portion of Tamello alley, as shown o; the
Mellon’s Plan of Haum Grove property, .n the
Eigiitii ward of the City of IMUsburgh.
Also
No. 420. Dedication of certaii' pro¬
perty for public use for highway purp« -.‘sa.s
an extension of Tamello alley, from the r u-th-
eavSteiiy line of Tamello alley to Migii* nette
street in the Elglitli ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Also
No. 421. An Ordinance accept! u;r the
dedication of certain property for pubit * use
for highway purposes as an extensi<'n of
Tamelh* alley, from the northeasterly hue or
end of Tamell/> alley, assliown on the Mt lion’s
Plan of Baum Grove property to Mignonette
street In the Eighth ward of the City of f^ltts-
burgh.and appropriating and opening the >ame
for public use for highway purposes.
Which were severally read and refer rod to
the Committee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 422. Resolution refunding to the
Pfttsburgh Valve, Foundry & Construction
Company the sum of Sl,JI85.71, paid >»y said
Company through the Mary E. Sell on ley
Estate to tlie City of Pittsburgh taxes errone¬
ously asses.sed by the Board of Assessors on
property whlcli had been condemned and oc¬
cupied as a right-of-Avay by the Pittsburgh
Junction Railroad Company, and authorizing
and directing the Mayor to issue, and the City
Controller to countersign a warrant for tlie
above sum in favor of the Pittsburgh Valve,
Foundry & Construction Company.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 428. Petition of residents on
Bader street. Twenty-sixth ward, for the con¬
struction of a sewer on said street.
Also
No. 424. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of J. W. Bolster,
Ilopalrraan, Bureau of Watf r, for $72.00 for 29
(Jays' lost time on account of injuries reeelv(‘d
during the performance of liis work, and
ciiarging same to Appropriation No. 32,
Bureau of Water.
Which were read and I'eferred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Works.
Also
No, 425. Communication from D. F.
Maroney relative to fenders for automobiles.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 426. Plan showing the proposed
eliminalion of the grade crossing and over¬
head bridge at Homewood.
Also
No. 427. Communication from pro¬
perly owners in the Twenty-second ward pro¬
testing against granting the Pennsylvania
llailroad Company any portion of Marburg or
Marion streets.
Wldch were read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Pi/bllc Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 426. Communication from the
Civic Club of Allegheny County relative to the
erection of a modern market house on the
Diamond street site.
Also
No. 429. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Board of Water Assessors to
allow exonerations of water rents for the
months of February and Marcii, 1912, to all
persons assessed for water rent at a flat rate.
Which were read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Mr. Wllkln!9 presented
No. 4W. An Ordinance fixing the
width and position of the northerly sidewalk
and of the roadway on Hiver avenue between
Federal street and Dasher street.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Hervice and Hurveys.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 481. licsoluUon authoiizlng the
Issuing of a warrant In favor of Mr.s. Anna
Kirby, widow of Kdward Kirby, deceased, late
a Park Patrolman, In the employ, of the Bu¬
reau of Police, who died February 14th, 1912,
In the sum of $1,000.00, and charging the same
to the account of Ih^in No. 1, Salaries, Appro¬
priation No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Which wa« read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Safely.
The Chair presented
No. 482.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa., February 24th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen:
I return herewith without my approval Bill
No. 254. a resolution providing for the pay¬
ment ora judgment of $286,896.00 in monthly
installments with interest, the said sum liav-
ing been recovered in a suit at law against the
Pittsburgh Ilallw'ays Company at No.. 240,
Fourth Term, 1907, Court of Common Pleas
No. 4 of Allegheny County. The City of
Pittsburgh has been in constant litigation
with the IMttsburgh Railways Company for a
number of years in an endeavor to compel the
corporation to render adequate service to its
patron.s, the people of tlie City. Two com¬
plaints to the Pennsylvania Railroad Com mis¬
sion were filed. Examination of the facts
made by the Railroad Commission was fol-
low'ed by recommendations or orders for im¬
provements in the service—the principal and
most emphatic order bt'ing to considerably in¬
crease tlie number of cars operated. The City
has no oerhiin means of knowing how far
such recommendations have been complied
with. Counts and observations have been
made on several oecusions by the police and
the reports were that the orders were not being
complied wdth. W’ith sucli a large system
there is no diflieuJty In evading compliance
witii sueli orders where the ('ity lias no force
to Investigate and where the railways com¬
pany refuses as it lias done to permit tiie City
to inspect its books and records. It is a sus¬
picious cireumstanee to my mind tliat this
corporation sliould be willing to pay the high
rate of 0 per cent, interest for the privilege of
settling this Judgment in monthly Install¬
ments. The evident purpose is to pay tiiis
judgment out of earnings and as tiie corpora^
tion has had an annual deficit of about $1,800,-
000.00 eacli year for the last two years it does
not seem to be good policy to permit tills large
sum to be saddled ujion the earnings of the
current year because of tlie temptation to
further reduce tlie service. In my iniormal dis¬
cussion with the members of your hfinorable
body at which I suggested thi.s apprehension
one of the members replied that “tlie service
could not be much more worse than it now
is.” This is not strictly true as conditions
w^ere considei’able worse three j^ears ago, be¬
fore the last complaint was filed with the Rail¬
road Comnii.ssioii. Here is an opportunity to
discover wliether or not tlie order of the Rail¬
road Commission has been complied with.
If it is tiie intention to extend the grace of the
City to the company by the passage of this
ordinance tiien it sliould be amended so that
the railways company offer proof to the
County or other City officer that such order of
the Railroad Commission has been complied
with, particularly as to tlie number of cars
operated and also that hereafter the company
E ermit an Inspection of its books and records
y the head of the contemplated Bureau of
rublic Utilities or other City officer to
insure compliance with such order In the
future. Such anamendment providing for
such proof would work no liardship
upon the company if it is acting in
good faith and in addition would
satisfy the City that the amount of the judg¬
ment w'as not being s<]ueezced out of the oper¬
ating expenses, which would be indirectly
compelling tlie people of tiie City to pay the
company’s debt and also it would be some as¬
sn i*ance to the patrons of the road that some
ettoit was being made towards the amelioia-
tion of the grevions conditions under which
they are compelled to travel.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 254. Whereas, in the case of
the City of Pittsburgh vs. the Pittsburgh Rail-
Avays Company, No. 240, 4tli term, 1907, where¬
in the judgment obtained, with interest, now
amounts to $2:16,896, with the sum of $521.W due
to the City in said case, as costs; and
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W’hercas, The IMltshursIi Hallways Com¬
pany, defendant in said judj'inent, has peil-
tioned the Council to permit said Judgment to
be paid In insUillments; now, therefore, be it
Itesolved, Thatthe Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany h(i allowed to pay saldjudgment in ecpial
monthly Installments, for the period of one
year, exU'iidlng from February 1st, 11)12, to
February 1st, 11)18, with inUinjst payable on all
deferred payments or installiiients, at the rate
ufd percent, per annum.
Provided, That this rc.solution shall not take
etf’ect until the said bill of costs, $'>21,(50. is paid,
and the l*hiladeli)iiia Company (whlcii he-
eainc suredy on the appeal bond in the Su-
l>reme Court, given hy said Railways Com¬
pany) has signed tlio netition re(iuesting tlie
e.xteiislon liereln recited, and waiving any and
all claims it rnigiit or could have artbeting its
]ial)ility on said ai>poal bond, by reason of
said extension for tlie payment of said judg¬
ment.
Was read.
And on tlie (piestioii, “Shall the hill become
a law notwithstanding tlie objections of tlie
Mayor.”
The ayes and noes were taken agreeably to
law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauti
Goebrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And tbere being two-thirds of tbe votes of
Council In the aflirmatlve, the bill became a
law notwithstanding the objections of the
Mayor.
Mr. Gnrlnncl presented
No. 488. An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of officers and employees
in the oflice of the Mayor.
Also
No. 484. An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of officers and employes
in the office of the City Controller.
Also
No. 485. An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of officers and employes
in the office of the City Clerk,
Also
No, 4.8fi. An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of officers and employes
In the Department {>f Public Ilealtli.
Also
No. 487. An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of officei's and employes
In the Department of Public Safety.
Also
No. 488. An Ordinance fixing the
numl)er and snlarii^ of offi<*crs and employes
in the North Side Municipal Light Plant, in
the Department of IMblic Works.
Also
No. 489. An Ordinance fixing the
numl>cr and salaries of the officers and em¬
ployes in the Board of W'ater Assessors.
Also
No. 440. An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of officers and employes
in the Department of Charities and Correction
Also
No. 441, An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of officera and employes
in the office of the Department of Daw.
Also
No. 442, An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of officers and emuioyes
in the office of the Department of Assessors. ■ -
Also
No. 443, An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of tlie officers and em¬
ployes In the Department of Supplies.
Also
No. 444. An Ordinance fixing the
saiai’y of tne Superintendent of the Buieau of
Construction, In the Department of i’ubllc
Works.
Also
No. 445. An Ordinance fixing the
salary of the Superintendent of the Bui-<'au of
Water, in the Department of Pubke W- n ks,
Also *
No. 448. An Ordinance fixing the
salary of tlie Superintendent of the liureau
of Improvements, in the Department oi Law.
Also
No, 447. An Ordinance providing for
two (2) telephone clerks at a salary o'isixty-
five dollars, (865.00) per month each in tlie Fil¬
tration Division, Bureau of Water, in (he De¬
partment of Public Works, instead of tl l ee (3)
telephone clerks at a salary of fifty *ollars,
($50.00) per month each.
Also
No. 448. An Ordinance autho rizing
the Director of the Department of f’ubllc
Works to employ clerks in the Bureau of
Highways and Sewers, and fixing the ssilarles
of said clerks.
Also
No,, 449. An Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of the officers uikY em¬
ployes In tbe Bureau of Surveys, in the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Also
No. 450. An Ordinance fixing the
wages of the laborers in the Filtration Jd vision
of the Bureau of Water, in the Department of
Public Works.
Also
No. 451. An Ordinance providing for
one chief clerk and one clerk and bookeeper
in the Division of Domestic Service, Bureau of
Water in tiie Department of Public Work.9,
and fixing the salaries of said clerks.
Also
No. 452. An Ordinance abolishing
the position of clerk and stenographer in the
Division of Pumping stations in the Bureau
of Water In the Department of Public W'orks.
Also
No. 453. An Ordinance rei)ealing
Section 32 of an ordinance entitled “An Ordi¬
nance fixing the number and salaries of offi¬
cers and employees in the Department of
Public Works,” enacted April 25th, 1910.
Also
No. 454. An Ordinance amending
Section 50 of an ordinance entitled “An Ordl-
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nance fixing the number and salaries of the
officers and employes in the Department
of Public Works,” enacted April 25th, 1910.
Also
No. 455. An Ordinance amending
Section 41) of an ordlnatuje entitled “An Ordi¬
nance fixing the number and salarie'< ofofii-
cers and employes in tiie Department of
Public Works,” enacted April 25th, 1910.
Which were severally read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 456. Report of the Committee on
Finance for February 21.st, 1912, transmitting
sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 313. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance supplementing an ordinance
entitled ‘An Ordinance making appropriation
for the maintenance and ojjeration of the gov¬
ernment and the payment of liabilities of the
City of Pittsburgh, beginning February 1st,
1912,’ passed February 17th, 1912, making an
appropriation for the payment of the cost and
and purchase money of laud pui chased at
Sheriff’s sale,”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wag read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the Question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayee—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 334. Ro.solution exonerating
the McClure Avenue Preshy terlan Church from
the payment of asses.sment for tlie grading,
paving and curbing of Lecky avenue, ainounl-
Ing to $9-28.00, and the interest thereon, and
authorizing and directing the City Solicitor
to satisfy the municipal lien filed to recover
said assessment at M. L. D. No, 159, 2 ^rll
Term, 1909, and charging all costs to the City.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 335. Resolution exonerating
John W. Barth, from the payment of the
assessment for the grading of Agnew street,
amounting to 8164.09, and all inte/’est thereon,
and authorizing and directing the City Solici¬
tor to satisfy any municipal lien filed for the
recovery of said assessment and charging all
costs to the City.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wiikins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
Also
Bill No 285. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of Mr. Illdenrich
for 824.60, in full payment of damages caused
by resetting pole on Homer street, thereby
cutting his water service line.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-th irds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 203, An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing the employment
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of special assistant counsel, In connection with
all matters rclatlnj? to public utilities, and for
the purpose of making a study of sources of
tlic special revenues of the City, and fixing
and colleeting thereof, and providing com¬
pensation tlie refer. ”
In (Jonimlttee on F'inance, February 21st,
1912, Head and amended in title by inserting
after the words, “relating to public utilities.”
tlie words “and such matters as may be sub-
initb'd to them by the City Solicitor,” and by
Inserting after the words “fixing and collect¬
ing thereof’ the words “and fixing the term
of their employment,” and by striking out the
words “Uicrcfor” and by inserting in lieu
tlicreof the words “for such services.”
Which was read.
Mr. Ralx'ocU moved
That the bill be recommitted to the
Committee on Finance,
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Hill No. 202. Hesolution authorizing
the Issuing of a warrant in favor of Mary
Frosch for the sum of !$2;)0.00, in full settlement
of all claims caused by stepping on defective
part of sidewalk on (’onniston avenue which
caus{;d her to fall and sustain severe injuries,
and charging the same to Appropriation No.
42.
In Committee on Finance, February 21st,
1912, Amended by striking out the words
“S250.00” and by inserting in lieu thereof tiie
words “$200.00.”
Which was read.
Mr. Herr moved
That the resolution be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented, from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 457. Keport of the Committee on .
Public Works for February 21st, 1912, transmit¬
ting sundry papei's to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 115. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and directing tlie
grading, paving and curbing of Atherton
avenue, from a point {>71 feet eastward!y from
Craig street to the easterly curb line of Enfield
street, and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same bo assessed against
and collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby,”
W'hich was read.
Mr. McAraie moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wps read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilklrts
Garland McArdle Wood! urn
lloeveler Rauh
Qoehring, Pn'4dent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally In accordant ; with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly ipprov-
ed May 22nd, 1895.
Also ,
Bill No. 116. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and dlr< : ting the
grading, paving and curbing of ■therton
avenue, from Craig street to a point 4.67 feet
oastwai’dly, and providing that tl.<5 costs,
damages and expenses of the same h* issessed
against and collected from property puclally
benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. JjtteAidle moved
A suspension of the rul to al¬
low the second and third readin gs and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a secc d time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third t:me and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was r. ad and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall fhe bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkinr^
Garland McArdle WoodKiirn
Hoeveler Huuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9 ^ ;
Noes—None. ‘
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly, approv¬
ed May 22nd, 1895.
Also
Bill No. .^19. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance authorizing and direeling the
construction of a public sewer on Meade street,
from the crown between Bin den street and
Dallas street to present sewers on Linden street
and Dallas street, and providing that t he costs,
damages and expenses of the same be usseased
against and collected from property sjiecially
benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
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And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayea—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Uoeveler Kauh
Goehriug, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the aflirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 320. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance autnorlzUiq and directing the
Construction of a public sewer on Davison
street, from Percy alley t-o present sewer on
Forty-second street, wUh branch sewers on
Percy street, Percy alley. Arsenal alley and
Hugo alley, and providing tliat the costs,
duttmges and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Bauh
Gkxihring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 264, Resolution authorizing
the issuing of a warrant In favor of Dan Dln-
ardo for the sum of 61,264.63, for extra work in
Improving roads on Mononguiiela wharf, be¬
tween Smlthfield street bridge and Wal)aah
R. K. Bridge and charging same to Appropriar
Uon No. 31,
Which was read.
Mr, McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itauii
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being two-th irds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 114. An Ordinance entitled
“An Oi’dinance authorizing and dlre<‘tlng the
grading, regrading, repaving and otherwise
improving of Lambert street, from Franks-
town avenue to the P. U. It. Company’s drive¬
way and the construction of a public sewer
for the drainage of said street describing the
said sewer, and providing tliat the costs,
damages and expeii-ses of tlie .same be assessed
against and collected from propei ty specially
benefited thereby.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. McArclle moved
That the ordinance be recommitted to
the Committee on Public Works,
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 458. Report of the Committee on
Public Service and Surveys for February 21st,
1912, tran.srnittiiig papers to Council,
W^hich was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 326, An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance establishing the grade of
Kirkpatri(;k street, from Bedford avenue to
Grant boulevard.” ^
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the aflirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommendation
Bill No. 328. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance vacating cerUUn sections of
King avenue, from Avondale Place and
Halphts street ti> Hampshire street, in the
KlevenUi ward of tlio City of Pittsburgh.”
Which was read.
Mr. U’ilk III H moved
TIint furtlier action on the ordinance
be indelinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. iCoevcIer presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 45i). Report of the Committee on
Filtration Hiul Witter for February 21st, 11)12,
transmitting an ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. .S17. An flrdlnance entitled
‘*.\n Ordinance jirovldlng for the letting of a
contmetor <*ontnicts for the waterprooting and
repairfl of Kilters No. 47 to 65 inclusive, to¬
gether with the removal and replacenieiit of
all tillering maUirials and the furnishing and
placing of additional tlltering materials in the
Filtmtion Plant, Aspiiiwall, Pa., and provid¬
ing for the pai menl thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. OnHitiiil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
A.ves—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Uauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority, of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr presentea from the Committee
on Health and Sanitation, witli an atllrmatlve
recommendation .
No. 460. Report of the Committee on
Health and Hanlhition for February 2l.st, 1912,
transmitting a ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bin No, 260. Kesolutton author!zing
the issuing of a v. arrant in favor of Plielix G,
atrlckel for $525.00, for 7 months lost tiiaeat
$75.00 per month by reason of disease cont ract-
ed in the performance of his duties as '.!isin-
fector, and cliarging same to Appropriation
No. 16:i, Item 1, Salaries.
In Committee on Health and Sanitation,
Fel)ruary 21st, 1912, amended by strikijtgout
the words "$525.00” and by Inserting in lieu
thereof the words "$400.00.”
Which was read and the amendment} were
agreed to.
And the resolution 'was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule lo al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final p 5 * 3 sage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messm.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbum
Hoeveler Uauh ^
Qoehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
'Mr. Kerr moved
That Mr. Italicock be excused for
absence from the meetings of Coui^-il, held
February 20th, 1912, and the Coraniittees on
Finance, Public Works, Public Scr'nee and
Surveys, Filtration and Water, Publ <* Safety,
Charities and Correction and Health uud Sani¬
tation, held February 21st, 1912.
Which" motion prevailed.
Mr. C^arltind moved _ '
That when Council adjourn sit shall'
adjourn to meet on Thursday, February 29th,
1912, at 3 o'clock, P. M , for the consideration
of the appropriation matters, now before
Council.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Herr presented
No. 461. An Ordinance crediting one
additional position in the Bureau of City Pro¬
perty, Department of Public Works, to be
known as clerk at South Side Market.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance, ’*
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chafr declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tl]e Council of tlie Sity of Pittsburgli.
Vol. XXXXVl Thursday February 29, 1912. No. 11
ffiiutiriipal Si'twri)
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J, MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
* Pittsburgh, Foi)ruary 29, 1912.
Council met pursuant to the following call:
Pittsburgh, February 27th, 1912.
Mr. E. J. Martin,
Clerk of Council.
Dear Hlr:
Please call a meethig of Council for Thurs¬
day, February 29th, 1912, at 8 o’clock, P. M., to
kike up such business as may come before the
meeting.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. GOEHRING,
Chairman.
Which was read, received and filed.
Present—M esars.
Bal)cock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevcler Kauh
Gochring, President.
The Choir Stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Haheoek presented
No. 462, An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts for razing
No. 8 Police Station, located on South Main
street. Twentieth ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl¬
vania, and for tiie erection of a new Police
Station on the same lot of ground for the uses
and purposes of the Bureau of Police.
Wliich was read and referred to tlie Com¬
mittee on PTnaiice.
The Chair presented
No. 468. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the proper oliicers of tlie City of
IMttshurgh, for and on belialf of said City, to
make and to enter intt> a written contract
with the Borough of Wilkinsburg and tl»e
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, relative to
the vacation of portions of Brusldon avenue
and Mcl^herson street; the construction of
undergrade crossings at Braddock and Home-
wood avenue^ in lieu of the e.xlsting grade
crossings at Brush ton and Homewood av¬
enues; the improvement of a portion of
Tliomas .street, a possible change of grade of a
portion of Brushton avenue, and the indem¬
nifying of the said Railroad Company by the
said City and the said Borough, from assess¬
ments for certain benefits.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on l^ublic Service and Surveys.
Mr. burn presented
No. 464. Remonstrance of property
owners on Island avenue against the proposed
change of grade of said I.sland avenue.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No, 465. Communication from J. B.
Booth A Coini:>any asking for a uniform rate
of electricalinspcction in order that the City
requirements may correspond w'ith tho.se of
the Board of Fire Underwriters.
Whtcii was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety.
Mr, 4i>nrlaiiU presented
No. 466. An Ordinance authorizing
tlie City Treiisurer to allow tlie temporary
clerks pay for overtime, during the tux collect¬
ing season.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
And tliere being no further bu.siness before
the meeting the Ulialr dcclaired
Council adjourned.
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Procesdings of ih Kouncil of tbe (5ity of Pittsburgti.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, March 6, 1912. No. 12
^uttirtpal Sli’rxirlJ
COUNCIL
JOFfN GORTirtrJVG.President
K. .1. MARTIN,...City Clerk
FtOHKKT CF.ARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, March 5, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland '<cArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Rauh
Absent—Mr, Goehring, President.
Mr. Uiiiih moved
That in the ab.sence of Presi¬
dent <ioehrliig> Mr. Garland be elected
F’resident Pro Tern.
Which motion prevailed.
And Mr. (iarhinil took the Chair.
On motion of Mr. WiikluN, tlie read¬
ing of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with.
P I i fOS K XT A TT ONS.
Mr. Itabeoik presented
No. 467. Communication from
Flenry Reutzel complaining of the wa¬
ter from Hchenley Park overFlowing
his property on Farvvord avenue at the
corner of Naylor street, and asking
that the City ac<iuire the said prop¬
erly for park purposes.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 468. Communication from
?herwood Council, No. 16 0, .Jr. (). U. A.
M„ asking what disposition the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Safety made of the names turne<l in on
February 13th, of stores found open
on Sunday, February 12th.
Also
No, 469. Communication from
R. .F. Trimble relative to the Committee
from the Roa.rd of Fire Underwriters
appearing before Council.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. Itahcook (for Mr. Goehrlng) pre¬
sented
No. 470. Communication from
A. A. Hamerschlag transmitting a reso¬
lution granting the consent of the
City to the incorporation of the Board
of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute
for the management of the Technical
Institute.
Also
No. 471. Resolution granting
the consent of the City to the incor¬
poration of the Board of Trustees of
the Carnegie Institute for the manage¬
ment of the Technical Institute.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and libraries,
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 472. Resolution placing
the ((uestion of procuring property,
preparing plans and letting the con¬
tract at an early date, for the removal
of rubbish, with the Director of the
Depaitment of I^ublic Works.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 473, An Ordinance author¬
izing the Mayor and the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
advertise for proposals, and to award
a contract or contracts for the sale and
removal of certain buildings on the
site of the proposed North Side Res¬
ervoir, and providing for the disposal
of the money received for the same.
Also
No. 474. An Ordinance author¬
izing an<l directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to purchase three (3) lots in
the Hartupee Plan, Shaler township,
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, to he
used for the purpose of water supply
and distribution, in connection with
the North Side Reservoir, and provid¬
ing for the purchase price thereof.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 475. Communication from
C. A. Warmcastle in relation, to the
vehicle license and reply to same from
Adolph Kdlis, City Treasurer.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 476. List of properties in
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
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Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing,
subject to the call by Council at any
time.
Mr. McAnile presented
No. 477. An Ordinauce antlmri/lng
and (llrectliiK llie grading, regrading, paving,
repaving and oUierwlse improving to the re-
esbibllMlied grades of Second avenue, from
llosH street to tlie first angle east oftheHouth
Tenlli street i>ridge, and Try way, fi’om Sec¬
ond avenue to (ireeriough Btreet, and the grad¬
ing of the streets and alley affected by tiie im¬
provement of tlie same, to-wlt: Gasoline
street, from Second avenue to Greenough
street; Iron alley, from Second avenue to
(ireenougli street; IJrewery street, from Second
avenue to Hlack alley, and providing for tlie
payment of tlie cost tliereof.
Also
No, 478. An Ordinance extending
and opening Morewood avenue, from Forbes
street southwardly to tln^ dividing line be¬
tween tiie properties of John It. McGinley and
the Central iJoanl of Education, in tlie Four-
t(‘entli w'ard of the (Mty of I’iltsburgh, and
providing that tiie co.st, damages and expenses
Hieasloned tiiereby be assessed against and
collected from properties benefited tiiereby.
Also
No. 479. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing tlic grading, paving and euril¬
ing of Haiiermaii avenue, from JJalley avenue
to Kathleen street, and providing tiiat the
costs, damages and expenses of tlie same be
asHesR(*d against and ctdlected from property
specially benefited Ibereby.
Also
No. 480. llesolution auhtoriz-
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of F. F. Schellenberg for $208,00 for
extra work on repairing Pine street
bridge over the West Penn Railroad,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 47, Repairing Bridges, item, Pine
^street Bridge Repairs,
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Hauh presented
o. 481, Resolution dlre<ding the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public Works to
rejxirt to Council, at its last regulHi meeting
in Marcii, tlie estimated cost Of erecting a
huniiorary slied market house in Hint portion
of tiie pulilic s<inare on Hecond avemio, i>e-
tween (4rant street and Hoss street, now usc'd
as a park un<l known as “Hecond Avenue
Park.”
Also
No, 4H’2. An Ordinance providing
tiiat tiie portion of tlie puiilic s(]iuire on Hec¬
ond avenue, Ix'tw’cen (4tant and Ross streets,
now used as a park, siiall be set apart and
used a« a free public market place for tlie ex¬
clusive use of farmers ami gardeners selling
tlie produce of tiieff* o%vn farms.
Also
No 4K.S. Resolution authorizing and
directing tlie City Treasurer to advertise In all
the daily newspapers of tiie City of Pittsburgli
(exclusive of Hundays) a notice not less tlian
4x5 Inches in size, stilting that nil tiixpayers
paying their tiixes during the month of Mareii
will be entitled to a discount of 2 i>er cent; stiid
notice to run from Marcii 18th to 25tii inclu¬
sive, and to l>e placed In a conspieious place
in said newspajuTs, and the cost of said adver¬
tising from Appr<»pr1atlon No. 9, I-l,
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finanue.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 484. An Ordinance repal¬
ing an ordinance approved May 3rd,
1901, entitled “An Ordinance relocating
Allequippa street, from Centre a. enue
to Grant boulevard.”
Also
No. 485. An Ordinance j'xing
the width and position of the side*/alks
and roadway and establishing the
grade on Methyl street, from Coast
avenue to Wentworth avenue.
Also
No. 486. An Ordinance Rab-
lishing the grade of Wakefield reet,
from Romeo street to Ward str< t.
Also
No. 487. An Ordinance .stab-
lishlng and re-establishing the rrade
of Grace street, from Mason str- ot tp
Adderly street.
Also
No. 488. An Ordinance dedi¬
cating certain land of the City of Citts-*
burgh, in Shaler township, All< '.heny
county, Pennsylvania, for a strec . and
directing the Mayor to execute ai rec¬
ord a deed declaring said dedicat on.
Also
No. 489. City View PL.n of
Lots, Twentieth ward, laid out ; or C,
E. Loeffler, and the dedication of the
streets shown therein.
Also
No, 490, An Ordinance approv¬
ing and accepting the “City View Plan
of Lots,” in the Twentieth ward ^f the
City of IMttsburgh, laid out by C. E.
Loeffler, and approving and accepting
the streets shown therein.
Also
No. 491. Dedication of certain
land in the Fourteenth ward to be
known as Ferree street, and running
from Murray avenue to a point 531.04
feet easterly therefrom.
Also
No. 492. An Ordinance accept¬
ing the dedication of certain property
for public use for highway puriioses
to be known as Ferree street, from
Murray avenue to a point 531.04 feet
easterly therefrom, in the Fourteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh and ap¬
propriating and opening the same for
public use for highway purpose.s.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on I'ublic
Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 493. Whereas, The Penn¬
sylvania State Railroad Commission, at
; the request of the City of Pittsburgh to
i make an investigation of the traction
situation in the City of Pittsburgli, ap¬
pointed an expert to make an investi¬
gation and report on the subject, and
before taking any action on the ex¬
pert's report the Commission requested
the views of both the City and the
Railways Company on said report; and
Whereas, After considering tlie report of the
expert, and tlie views of both tiie City and the
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lliillwuys Company on said report, the Com¬
mission on June ifh’d, lUlO, made certain ree-
oinmendatlons to the IMttsimrgh Hallways
Company looking to the l)(3ttermcnt of the
Btreet railways conditions in the City of Pitts¬
burgh; and
Wlieroas, Nearly two years have elapsed
bIuco these recoinmendationa were made: and
Wlieroas. Doubts have been expressed by
many of the citizens of Pittsbnrgli as to
whetlier all or any of the said recommenda¬
tions have been wholly or even in part com¬
plied with; therefore, be It
Hesolved, That the Shite Railroad Com mi s-
Klon be rctiuesled by the <Jouneil of the City of
Pittsburgh to make a further inve.stigalion
and advise the Council as to what extent the
Pittsburgh Railway Company has complied
with said recommendations.
Which was read.
Mr. lierr moved
To amend the resolution by striking
out the words “advise the Council,” and by
inserting in lieu thereof tlie words “report to
Council within sixty days.”
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. WlIkiiiM moved
That the resolution, ;i6 amended, be
adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wood burn presented
No. 494. Communication from Mrs.
I^estor Ijorah, asking why discrimination ex¬
ists relative to one party being allowed to
build and another refused a permit to build
on a certain plot of ground.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 49r>. An Ordinance providing for
the vacation of a portion of Federal street,
otherwise known as Federal Lane, in the
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth wards, Pitts¬
burgh, formerly the.Tenth and Twelfth wards,
Allegheny,
Which was read and referi'cd to the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys.
Mr. Kerr pre.scnted
' No. 4%. Whereas, Nuinerou.s com¬
plaints have been received from the re.sldent.s
and property owners in the district drained by
Nine Mile Hun; and
Whereas, A great deal of property damaged
Is caused by the obstruction of t.lie natural
waU'r way. which causes a choking up of the
sewers and a consequent backing up of the
water Into tlie cellars, w'hich is destnietive to
property and a menace to the health of the
community; therefore, be It
Hesolvcd, That a representative from the
Borough of Wilkinsburg, the Borough of
Kdgewood and the Borough of .Swissvale, and
from Wilkins township and Penn towMiship,
and a representative of the .State Board of
Health, be reipiested to meet with a committee
of this Council for the purpose of arriving at
some plan by which thi.s niii.sance may be
abated; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chairman of Council ap¬
point a Committee of tliree to arrange for a
meeting with the above representatives.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolu¬
tion.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Cliair appointed Messrs. Kerr,
lloevelei* and WilkliiN.
Also
No. 497. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contx’acts for under¬
ground conduit lateral construction work and
futnishing the necessary cables and other mar
terials for placing of police and tire alarm tele¬
graph and telephone wires underground along
South Main street, from West Carson street
w'estwardly; also along West Carson street,
from Steuben street to tlie City Line, for the
Buieau of Electricity.
Also
No. 498. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contnicts for under¬
ground conduit lateral construction work and
furnishing the nects.«ary cables and other ma¬
terials for placing police and lire alarm tele¬
graph and telephone wires underground along
Carson street, between Smith Held street and
South Twenty-fourth street, for the Bureau of
Electricity.
Which were read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Also
No, 490. Specifications for the collec¬
tion, removal and disposal of garliage, oftal,
tin cans, dead animals and condemned meat
in ai d throughout the City of Pittsburgh.
Also .
No. 500. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts for the
collection, removal and dispos.al of garbage,
offal, tin cans^ dead animals and condemned
meat in the City of I^ittsburgli for four years
beginning F'ebruary 1st, 1912.
Also
No, 501. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts for the
collection, removal and disposal of garbage,
offal, tin can.s, dead animals and condemned
meat in the City of Pittsburgh for six years
beginning February 1st, 1912.
Also
No. 502. An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contratit or contracts for the re¬
moval of garbage and rubbish in the City of
pittsburgli for .six years beginning February
1st, 1912.
Also
No. 50.S. Communication from tlie
Nortii Side Garbage Company relative to re¬
moval of garbage on the North Side of the
City.
W’^hich were severally read and referred to
the Committee on Health and Sanitation.
The Chair (Mr. 4i>iirlaiB4l) presented
No. 504. An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the indebtedness
of the City of Pittsburgh In the sum of three
hundred and eight thousand dollars, and pro¬
viding for the issue and sale of bonds of .said
City ill said amount, to provide the balance of
funds required for the following purposes: for
the erection of a public bridge connecting
Bloomfield with the Herron Hill district, at or
near Grant boulevard; for the erection of a
public bridge on Murray avenue, ttcross Wil¬
liam l*ilt boulevard, and for the erection of a
public bridge on Hoeveler street crossing Ev¬
erett street, and providing for the vedeinption
of said bonds and the payment of InUirest
thereon.
Also
No. 505. An Ordinance fixing the
nuinlierund Hularles of the olllccrs and em¬
ployees In the Carnegie Free Llbrury of Alle¬
gheny.
Also
No. 506. An Ordinance authorizing
tho projHjr City oJUcers Ui receipt for all
moneys due to the City of PiUsburgh out of
the amounts l>ld by said City for properties
bid in for said City at sherill ’s sale, and pro¬
viding that the City pay In to the sherifT the
amount of Its hid less such sums, and releas¬
ing the Sheri if, and all other oflicers from lia¬
bility to account for moneys .so receipted for.
Also
No. 607 Petition of Madelalne E,
Knowles for division of assessment against lots
12 and 13 In plan of lots laid out by J. Walter
Hays, called University Park,
Also
No 5(W. Resolution authorizing the
Bureau of Public Improvement (formerly the
Bureau of Viewers) to divide or seperate the
assessment against lot No.s. 12 and 13 in J. W.
Hays University Plan of Lots, In order that
Madelalne K. Knowles may pay that portion
of the assessment made against that portion of
8ji.ld lots which belong to her; and authorizing
the City Solicitor on adjustment and payment
of stiid amount to release lien against that por¬
tion of the property owned by the said Mude-
laiue E. Knowles.
Also
No. 509. Resolution authorizing the
issuing of a warrant in favor of Frank Jance
for $25*00, In full settlement of all claims for
damages i)y bursting of fire hydrant at the
corner of Twenty-tiilrd street and Penn avenue
fioodiiig his premises, and charging the same
to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 510. Resolution authorizing the
Issuingof a warrant In favor of The Westing-
house Electric <fe Manufacturing Company for
the sum of $8,868.64, for arc rectifier bulbs
furnished North Side Light Plant, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 34,1911.
Also
No. 611. Communication from the
Independent Tire Repair Works asking for
the Installation of a water meter and com¬
plaining of excessive amount of water rent.
Also
No. 612. Communication from A. N.
Frazer Company relative to fire insurance ex¬
piring on City engine house at 44 and 46 Tun¬
nel street.
Also
No. 513. Communication from
R. E. Carson and Sheldon S. White
complaining of excessive water rates
and of the coiulitlon of the water fur¬
nished on the North Side.
Which were severally read and referred to
the (’/ominlttee on Finance.
Also
No. 514. Communication from
J. D. Gallery, President of Pittsburgh
Railways Company, relative to mak¬
ing' monthly payments on judgment
obtained at No. 240, Fourth Term, 15»>7.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 515. Communication fr'-m
H. H. Patterson, Esq., complaining
about the condition of Wm. Pitt boule¬
vard.
Also
No. 516. Communication f?om
Hildredth Ac Company relative to con¬
tract for the inspection of material for
the new Point Bridge.
Also
No. 517. Communication from
E. M. Noone, relative to the opening,
sewering, paving, grading and curb¬
ing, etc,, of North Rebecca street, 600
feet north of Black street.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 518, An Ordinance apr>ro-
priating certain real estate sltuat*.' in
the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth ward:- of
the City of Pittsburgh, belonging to
W. Scullion, C, Moore, E. McElroy M.
Murray, F, G. Conley, et al., C. Bau¬
man, M. Fay, P. Conway, C. S. Paxton,
Pennsylvania Railroad, Pittsburgh
Junction Railroad, A. J. Schwartz. C.
Nessenthaler, E. Hirsch, C. Rubrecht,
F. Goetz, N. Becker, J. Emmel, J. ICis-
sane, Alexander H. Miller, Ho-i^-ard
Sub-District School, Laurel Land Com¬
pany, S. B. Chester, C. Hoffman. T.
Lees, J. Schneider, C. May, F. McMas-
ter, S. Evans, J. Boehm, Realty Secur¬
ity Company and Eliza J. Woolslayer,
or whomsoever may be the owners for
the construction of a bridge and the
approaches thereto; authorizing con¬
demnation proceedings and providing
demnatoln proceedings and providing
Which was read and referred to the
Committee On Finance.
Also
No. 519. Communication from
M. K. McMullin relative to the water
conditions on the North Side.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and W'ater.
Also
No. 520. Communication from
Edward G. Lang asking for change of
name of Wilksboro avenue to Wheeler
avenue.
\Vhlch was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
No. 521.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
Pittsbur'-h, March 6, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh,
Municipal Building, Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen;
Replying to your request for an
opinion as to what the term “family’'
Includes in cases where It is necessary
that city employes of the charity insti¬
tutions should reside therein with
their families, I beg to say;
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That I find no Act ot Assembly and
no City Ordinance on this subject, and
therefore my answer must be rather
in the nature of a suggestion than a
definition.
First: As there is no existing regu¬
lation on the sui)ject* it is within the
province of the Council to make such
regulation as the necessities of the
situation seem to reciuire.
Second: Naturally, where a man's
family is to be kept at the public’s
expense, such maintenance should be
regarded and treated as par. of his
compensation, and should, therefore,
be restricted to such persons only as
he is legally bound to support. This
means practically wife and children
too young to support themselves.
Respectfully,
CHARLES A. O’BRIEN,
City Solicitor.
Which was read, received and filed.
President (JarlaiMl requested Mr. Bab¬
cock to take the Chair for the present.
Mr. Babcock taking the CJialr.
Mr. 4i}arlaii<l presented
No. 522.
Pittsburgh, Pa., March 4th, 1912.
To the Honorable,
The Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Gentlemen:
I am authorized by a client, whose
name 1 am not at liberty to disclose
at present, to tender to the City of
Pittsburgh in fee a cract of land easily
accessible to the City, having thereon
erected a large residcTice, barn and
outbuildings, tor use as a playground
and public park. Should your honor¬
able body be disposed to fa\'orably
consider this offer, 1 will be glad to
take up the details in any manner
which may seem be.st.
Respectfully yours.
ARTHUR xM. SCULLY,
(Attorney at Law.)
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr. UarlaiKl tnoved
That a committee of three be
appointed to confer with Mr. Scully to
negotiate for the same.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Chnir appointed Messrs.
Onrland, Kerr and Wilklua.
Also
No. 523.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Marcii 4th, 1012.
To the Honorable the Council of the
burgh.
Gentlemen:
I have been suspended by the Di¬
rector of the Department of Health
from my position as Tenement House
Inspector, the cause being given as
lack of appropriation,
I respectfully ask you to make an
investigation of this matter for I be¬
lieve that if it is necessary to reduce
the force in this Department the ef¬
ficiency of the man and not his polit¬
ical activity on behalf of the present
administration should be the test.
I enclose herewith efficiency record
for the past eight (8) months compiled
by the Department and furnished to
the Civil Service Commissioner which
speaks for itself. March 1st, 1907, I
was appointed Sanitary Inspector and
June 11th, 1908, was appointed to Tene¬
ment House Inspector. 1 have lost
four (4) days, three (3) being on ac¬
count of death, in my five (5) years’
service in this Department and have
tried to do my duty faithfully to the
City as my record will show. I have
spent no time in political work which
seems necessary in order to hold a job
in this Department.
Yours very truly,
FRANK C. JOHNSON.
340 Hector Place,
Pittsburgh. Pa.
Which was read.
Mr. Oar I and moved
That an investigation of this
matter be made by Council.
Which motion prevailed.
At this time Mr. Garland resumed
the Chair.
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 524. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract or
contracts for furnishing five (5) or
more auto-propelled patrol wagons
and two (2) automobiles for the uses
and purposes of the Bureau of Police.
Also
No. 525. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of contracts for
furnishing six (6) auto-propelled com¬
bination chemical and hose wagons
and one (1) auto-propelled tractor for
the uses and purposes of the Bureau
of Fire.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No, 526. Resolution authoriz¬
ing, empowering and directing the
Mayor and the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety to lease from
Martha Schmitt a certain lot or piece
of ground and building erected thereon
located in the Twentieth ward of the
City of I’lttsburgh and known as No.
119 Steuben street, for the period of
one year beginning March 1st, A. D.
1912, for the sum of $45.00 per month,
payable monthly and for the further
sum of such water rents as are as¬
sessed against the premises by the
City of I’ittsburgh, and charging the
same to the account of Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. ttnbeook (for Mr. Garland) pre¬
sented from the Committe on Finance,
with an affirmative recommendation.
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No. 627. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for February 28th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 369. On Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance changing the
name of the Bureau of Viewers, in
the Department of Law, to the. Bureau
of Public Improvements/'
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock., moved
A suspension of the rule, to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babooek McArdle. Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Garland,; President Pro Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 360. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of the sum of $400.00 from
appropriation No. 46, Item 3, 0-4, Lab¬
oratory Supplies, to F-7, Furniture
and Furnishings, same appropriation,
for thof purpose of furnishing addi¬
tional rooms in the Oliver Building,
required by the Bureau of Construc¬
tion.”
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved i
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.,
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes-Messrs.
Bal>cock McArdle Wllkin.H
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 361. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the.
Mayor and the Director of the i depart¬
ment of Supplies to. advertise for and
award a contract, for an automobile
for the use of the Director of tne De¬
partment of Public Works,”
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings andi
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time-
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of‘the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?v
The ayes and.noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Wood I. arm.
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun--
! cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also.
Bill NOi 409. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing thcj
City Planning Commission to employ
one Chief Clerk, one First Assistant.
Engineer> one Second Assistant Engi¬
neer, and one Rodman, fixing the sal¬
aries of said employes and providing,
for the payment thereof.”
Which was read.,
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings andi
final passage of] the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time-
and agreed to..
And the bill was read a third time and.
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read andi
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill)
1 pas.s finally?’’
The. ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs..
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn.
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem..
Ayes—8
Noes-rNone.
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And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 410. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing- for the
making of a contract for the rental
of Rooms Nos. 1131, 1332 and 1333 in
the Henry W. Oliver Building, for the
use of the City Planning Commission,
at an annual rental of $1,744.00,. and
providing far the payment thereof,”
Which was read.
Mr..Jtab<M»ek moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of th& bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tern.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 433. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Babeock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final, passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?!’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and. were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock MfcArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Kauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tern.*
Aye«—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of tWe votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the. bill,
passed finally.
Also
Bill Na 434: An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of officers and employes
in the office of the City Controller.”
Which was read.
Mf. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agr^e*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 435, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the City Clerk.”
Which was read.
Mr. lfb.1>c»ck' moved^
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tern,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the biU
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 357. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City Treasurer to enter
into a contract with a bonding or se¬
curity company (which has complied
with the law requiring bonding com¬
panies to file semi-annual statements)
103
i
i
to secure the City ag-ainst loss by
robbery, commonly known as “holdup,”
of tlie City Paymaster, the cost or ex¬
penses of said policy to be paid on
payroll certified by the City Treasurer
and charging Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. WiibcocU mov(5d
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
tlie resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and nOes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Jlocveler Hauh Woodbum
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 332. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of George F. Eckert for the sum
of $300.00, in full settlement of all
claims for damages to his property on
Kckert street by city sewer overflow¬
ing and flooding his cellar and house,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No, 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. linbeoek moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Rill No, 333. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Mrs. Lena Brown for $200.00,
in full settlement for all claims for
damages caused by injuries received
by stepping on loose board on board¬
walks on Celadine street, and charg¬
ing to Contingent Fund, Appropriation
No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been su pended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were tak n, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Me.<»srs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President ITo Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds: of the
votes of Council in the affirmaMve, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 355. Resolution set¬
ting aside the sum of $15,000 00 from
the Contingent Fund, Appropriation
No. 42, for the purpose of paying the
expense incurred by sloping ; (le hill¬
sides and removing overhanging rock
along the hillsides on • the : outhern
side of Grant boulevard, and authoriz¬
ing the issuing of warrants In pay-
ntent of the cost of said work and
material required therefor, u]fon pay¬
rolls certified to by the Dir-ctor of
the Department of Public Works, and
charging the same to the sum thus
set aside.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were;
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 362. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Elmore Motor Company Jn
the sum of $495.00, for the purchase
of one second hand auto, 19J0 mode).
No, 3848, one new Sterling 34x4 inch
tire and one folding wind shield, same
to be payable from Appropriation No.
220 .
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
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Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having^ been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs. ’
Ilul)cock McArdle Wilkins
Ilwveler Ilauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 262. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Mary Frosch for $250.00 in
full settlement for all claims for dam¬
ages caused by falling on defective
boardwalk on Conniston avenue, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42.
In Committee on Finance, February
21st, 1912, amended by striking out
the words “$^50” and inserting in lieu
thereof the words “200.”
In Council, February 27th, 1912, read
and recommitted to the Committee on
Finance.
In Committee on Finance, February
28th, 1912, amended by striking out
the words “$200” and inserting in lieu
thereof the words “$250,” and as
amended ordered to be returned to
council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
IMiich motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ay ee-Messrs.
Rabco<!k McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Kaiih Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—8
N(k«—N one.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 407. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Collector
of Delinquent Taxes to exonerate the
South Side Hospital from the payment
of $18.46, September, 1910, installment
of taxes and water rent on property
now owned by said Hospital, then as¬
sessed in the name of .John Miller,
and from the payment of $34.82, March
and September, 1911, installments of
taxes and water rent, assessed in the
name of said Hospital, on property
situate in the Seventeenth (old Twen¬
ty-sixth) ward.
In Committee on Finance, February
28th, 1912, amended by striking out
the words “$34,82” and by inserting in
lieu thereof the words “$30.82” and by
striking out before the words “assess¬
ed in the name of said Hospital,” the
words “and water rent,” and as amend¬
ed ordered to be returned to council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Mess r.s.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh W ood bu rn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Mr. McArdle presented, from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 628. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for February
27th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 114. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving, regrad¬
ing, repaving and otherwise improving
of Lambert street, from Frankstown
avenue to the P. R. R. Company’s
driveway and the construction of a
public sewer for the drainage of said
street, describing the said sewer, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefitted thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question* "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mesers,
Babcock McArdle WlJkins
Hoeveler Htvuh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, Frcstdeiit PiX) Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
hill passed finally in accordance with
Act of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895,
and the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 172. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading, pav¬
ing, repaving and otherwise improving
of Warrington avenue, from- Arling¬
ton avenue to a point 34.69 feet east of
Mount Oliver street and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene-
fltted thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Moss I'M.
Babcock MoArdle Wllklnn
Hoeveler lUiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
Act of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895,
and the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 173. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of K’ngsboro street, from
Haberman avenue to Craighead street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefitted thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. .HcAr<llc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tima
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess i*s.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
Act of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895,
and the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 316. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a w?}rrant in
favor of Mr. A. Appel for |142.3:), In full
settlement of all claims for «Jamages
to goods and merchandise caused by
overflow of water from second floor
of South Side Market House to his
store on first floor of said building,
and charging the same to Ai»i>roprla-
tion No. 220, (South Side Market).
W^hich was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes' and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 424. Resolution au-
th<^rlzing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of J. W. Bolster, repairman,
Bureau of Water, for $72.00, for 29
days lost time caused by Injuries re¬
ceived in the performance of his duties,
and charging to Appropriation No. 32,
Bureau of Water.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
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And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Kauh Wood burn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 529. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for February 28th, 1912, transmitting
sundry papers to council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 350. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance changing the
name of Balkam street, between River
avenue and Reliance street, in the
Twenty-second ward, to 'Alcor street’."
Which was read.
Mr. W'ilkliiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoevelef Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tera.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 412. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade on Diploma street, from Stan¬
ford road to Harbison’s line."
Which was read.
Mr. W'tIkliiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Kauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 413. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance establishing the
grade on Academy lane, from Diploma
street to Campus street."
Which was read.
Mr, WilkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 414. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance establishing the
grade on Campus street, from Davis
avenue to Dietrich’s line."
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?’*
107
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Itoeveler Ihiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, I’rcsldent Vro Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 419. An Ordinance en¬
titled *'An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of Tamello alley, as shown on
the Mellon's Plan of Baum Grove prop¬
erty, In the Eighth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh,"
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
• . Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall vthe bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs,
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoevelcr lltiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
Aycs-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 430. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance Axing the width
and position of the northerly sidewalk
and of the roadway on River avenue,
between Federal street and Dasher
street."
Which was read.
Mr. W'llkliiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkitjs
Hoeveler KauU Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President P.'O Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, Ihe bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No, 420. Dedication of cer¬
tain land for an extension of Tamello
alley, from the northeasterly line or
end of Tamello alley, as sl«own on
the Mellon’s Plan of Baum Grove prop¬
erty to Mignonette street.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wllkiiis
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, PrCvSldent Ib o Tem.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 421. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance accepling the
dedication of certain property for pub¬
lic use,‘ for highway purposi s, as an
extension of Tamello alley, from the
northeasterly line or end of Tamello
alley, as shown on the Melhui's Plan
of Baum Grove property to Alignonette
street, in the Eighth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and appropriating and
opening the same for public use for
highway purposes."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wi 1 k I ns
Hoeveler Eauh Woodburn
i Kerr
Garland, President Pro Tem.
I Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 530. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
108
February 28th, 1912, transmitting' an
ordinance to council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 398. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
the construction and installation of
iMidlcjit and appurtenances at the
ritlsburgh Filtration Plant, and pro¬
viding for the payment thereof,"
Which was read.
Mr. Iloeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
IhilK'ock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler llauh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, Fre.sident Pro Tern,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. llalicock presented, from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 531. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for February
28th, 1912, transmitting a resolution
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 431. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Mrs. Anna Kirby, widow of
Edward Kirby, deceased, late a park
patrolman in the employ of the Bureau
of Police, who died February 14th,
1912, in the sum of $1,000,00, aVid
charging the same to the account of
Item No, 1, Salaries, Appropriation No,
22, Bureau of Police.
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. isabcoeli moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
th ird times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
bein g taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Riiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Garland, President I*ro Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
. And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Kerr presented
No, 532 An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for the collection, removal
and disposal of garbage, offal, tin cans,
dead animals and condemned meat in
the City of Pittsburgh, for one year
beginning April 1st, 1912.
Also
No. 533. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for the collection, removal
and disposal of garbage^ offal, tin
cans, dead animals and condemned
meat in the City of Pittsburgh for the
term of..years beginning
Also
No. 534. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for the collection, removal
and disposal of garbage, offal,
cans, dead animals and condemned
meat in the City of Pittsburgh for the
term of.years beginning
Also
No. 535. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for the collection, removal
and disposal of garbage, offal, tin
cans, dead animals and condemned
meat in the City of Pittsburgh for the
term of.years beginning
Which were read and severally re¬
ferred to the Committee on Health and
Sanitation.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
Proceedings of the Council of the Kity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday March 12 , 1912. No. 18
iKunttijial iSfrurii
COUNCIL j
JOHN M. GOEHRING,.President !
R. J. MARTIN.City Clerk ’
ROBERT CLARK, .Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, March 12, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Hoeveler MoArdle Woodburn
Absentr— Massrs.
Garland Wilkins
Goehiing, President.
Mr. IlRiih moved
That in the absence of Presi¬
dent Cioehring, Mr. Babcock be elected
President Pro Tern.
Which motion prevailed.
And Mr. Unhcock took the Chair.
The Cbnir stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting 'was dispensed
with.
PRF^SKNTATIONS.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 536. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the making of a contract or
contracts for the construction of the
“Foundations and Appurtenances for
Aspinwall Pumping Station.”
Also
No. 537. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the proper officers
of the City of Pittsburgh, for and in
behalf of the City, to enter into a con¬
tract with the Borough of Etna, grant¬
ing the said City the right to lay a
drain from its Reservoir property in
Shaler township, Allegheny county, on
Dick's Run Hoad or Millvale and Etna
avenue from the Borough line to a
point approximately 150 feet east of
the Intersection of the south building
line of Sherman avenue with the south
building line of Dick’s Run Road.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 538. An Ordinance appro¬
priating certain real estate situate in
Township of Shaler, Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, belonging to Joseph Cor-
nelly or whomsoever may be the owner
or owners, for the construction of pip¬
ing and connections for a new water
reservoir for the North Side, and au¬
thorizing condemnation proceedings.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 539. Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to transmit to the Com¬
missioner of Health of the State of
Pennsylvania the reports of the en¬
gineers engaged by the City to study
the sewerage question of the City of
Pittsburgh which reports were lately
submitted to this Council; and be it
further
Resolved, That the City of Pittsburgh
is unable to immediately decide upon a
policy with reference to the collection
and disposal of its sewage upon the
comprehensive plan desired by the
State Department of Health; and be it
further
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
Council, it is desirable that a confer¬
ence upon the subject be held with the
Commissioner of the State Depart¬
ment of Health and the Mayor is here¬
by authorized and directed to propose
such a conference to be held in Pitts¬
burgh with Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Com¬
missioner of the State Department of
Health or his rei^resentative, firstly, to
confer upon the general (luestion of
sewage collection and treatment for
the City at large, and secondly, for the
purpose of devising some plan of action
looking towards the co-operation and
apportionment of cost between the va¬
rious municinalities affected in the
Nine Mile Run Basin and the Saw Mill
Run Basin.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolu¬
tion.
Which motion prevailed.
Ill
Also
Also
No. 540. lAst of properties In
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any lime.
Mr. Kerr presented |
No. 541. An Ordinance amend¬
ing an ordinance and the title of an
ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance cre¬
ating and establishing in the Bureau
of Health, under the Department of
Public Safety, the Division of Tubercu¬
losis Inspection and Kelief, prescribing
the powers and duties thereof, how the
.same shall be controlled and exercised, '
and the number of employes and their
salaries,” approved February 4, 1009. !
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 542. All Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of South Main
street, from Carson street W’est to a
point 1223.69 feet westerly therefrom.
Also
No. 543. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing and ro-cstabllshlng the grade of
Mary street, from South Twentieth
street to South Twenty-third street.
Also
No. 544. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Nantasket
street from Greenfield avenue to Neeb
street.
Also
No. 546. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Mount Washington Street
Railway Company, its successors, les¬
sees and assigns the right to enter
upon, use, occupy and cross certain
streets In the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 546. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto The Fort Pitt Street Passen¬
ger Railway Company, its successors,
lessees and a.ssigns, the right to enter
upon, use and occupy certain streets
and highways In the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Also
No. 547. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Suburban Rapid Transit
Street Railway Company, Its success¬
ors, lessees and assigns, the right to
enter upon, use and occupy certain
streets and highways in the. City of
Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 548. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Dufjuesne Street Railway
Company, its S’^ccessors, lessees and
assigns, the right to enter upon, use
and occupy certain streets and high¬
ways in the City of IMttsburgh.
Also
No. B49. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Federal Street & Pleas¬
ant Valley Passenger Railway Com¬
pany, its successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the right to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways in
the 6ty of Pittsburgh.
No. 550. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto The Birmingham Street Rail-
wa.v Company, its successors, lessees
and assigns, the right to enter upon,
use and occupy certain streets and
highways in the City of Pittsburgh.
Which were severally read und re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys.
Mr. McArrtle prescnbid
No. 551. An Ordinance direct¬
ing the City Controller to transfer cer¬
tain items from Appropriation 10. Leg¬
islative and City Clerk’s Dejiartment
to Appropriation No. 220, Department
of Supplies.
Also
No. 552. An Ordinanci' direct¬
ing the City Controller to transfer
from Contingent Fund the sum of nine
hundred dollars ($900.00) to Approiirla-
I tion No. 220, Bureau of Supplies, for
the purpose of e(iuipi>ing the Labora¬
tory in the Bureau of Food Insiiection.
I Also
No. 553. An Ordinance author¬
izing the making of a contract for the
renting of various rooms in the Oliver
I Building for the offices of Mayor, l)e-
I partment of Public Works, Department
I of Supplies, Bureaus of Construction,
AVater and Board of Water Assessors
and the City Assessors, for a period
of one (1) year, from the first day of
May, 1912, to the 30th day of April,
1913, at the yearly rental of $35,291.00.
Also
No. 554. An Ordinance author¬
izing the making of a contract for the
renting of an office in the House Bulld-
! ing to be used by City Wharfmaster
for a period of one (1) year, from April
1st. 1912, to March 31st, 193 3, at the
yearly rental of $450.00.
Also
No. 555. An Ordinance author¬
izing the making of a contract for the
renting of Room No. 414 in the Henry
W. Oliver Building at an annual rental
of $588.00, and providing for the pay¬
ment thereof.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 556. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of l^ubllc
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Darling-
I ton Road, from the present sewer at
I a point about seven hundred (700) feet
east of Murray avenue to present sewer
I on Murray avenue, and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof.
Also
No. 557. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on South
Main street, from the present sewers at
Mansfield avenue to the present sewer
on South Main street at a jiolnt about
112
twenty-five (25) feet south of Alex¬
ander street, and providing’ for the
payment of the costs thereof!
Also
No. 558. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Butler
street, from the present sewers at
Korty-slxth street to present sewer on
P'orty-elghth street, and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof.
Also
No. 559. An Ordinance autiioriz-
ing and directing the grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving of
streets and branches laid out in the
grounds of the University of Pitts¬
burgh, from Allequlppa street east¬
ward ly, fro!n Centre avenue south¬
wardly, and from Berthoud street east-
wanlly to connect with present im¬
proved street in grounds of the Uni¬
versity of Pittsburgh, and authorizing
and directing the letting of a contract
or contracts therefor and providing
for the payment thereof.
Also
No. 560. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the renewal
of roadway floor and repairs to side¬
walk planking on the P*oint Bridge
over the Monongahela river, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Also
No. 561. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for repaving
roadway of the Aiken avenue bridge
crossing the 1*. R. R., and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof.
Also
No. 562. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of retaining wall on Wylie
avenue at McClarren street, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Also
No. 563. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
f>lrector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a retaining wall on Met¬
calf street near Strauss street, and
providing for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Also
No. 564. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of retaining walls on Fifth
avenue opixisite Brenham street, and
providing for the i>ayment of the costs
thereof.
Also
No. 565. An C)rdinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of the door system of the
South Twelfth street bridge crossing
the P. V, t't C. K. R., and providing
for the t>ayment of the costs thereof.
Also
No. .566. An Ordinance author¬
izing the regrading, repaving and
otherwise improving of Second avenue,
from a point 1600 feet east of Ross
street to the first angle east of the
South Tenth street bridge, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the costs there¬
of.
No. 567, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing or Frank street, from
Greenfield avenue to Lilac street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 568. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing .the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Bigelow street,
from Bristol street to Hazelwood ave¬
nue, and providing that the costs, dam¬
ages and expenses of the same be as¬
sessed against and collected from prop¬
erty si)ecially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 569. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Nantasket street,
from Greenfield avenue to Neeb street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 570. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Saline street, from
north line of Hazelwood avenue to
Monitor street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 571, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Melbourne street,
from Greenfield avenue to Frank
street, and i)roviding that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same he
assessed against and collected from
property .specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 572, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Gladstone street,
from Kaercher street to Bigelow street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
113
Also
No. 573. An Ordinance autlior-
ij^ins and directinff tTie jyrading', pav¬
ing and curbing of Connor street,
from Bigelow street to Winterburn
street, and providing that the costs,
<iamages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 574. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Idlac street, from
Graphic street to Welfer’s Line, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same he assessed
against and collected from property
siieclally benefited thereby.
Also
No. 575. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing oi Winterburn street,
from a point 150 feet south of Farns¬
worth street to Bigelow street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 576. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Lydia street, from
Greenfield avenue to Neeb street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the * same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 577. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Stanley street, from
Kaercher street to Connor street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 578. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Catherine Schmitt, widow of Flor-
entz H. Schmitt, deceased, (who was
killed by the bursting of a boiler at
the North Side Light Plant) for the
sum of $5,000.00, and charging the
same to Contingent Fund, Appropria¬
tion No. 42.
Also
No. 570. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of district chiefs, captains,
lieutenants drivers, engineers, assist¬
ant engineers, hosemen and laddermen
in the Bureau of Fire, Department of
Public Safety. ^
Also
No. 580. An Ordinance fixing the
salaries or wages to be paid to lieuten¬
ants and sergeants of police and pa¬
trolmen in the Bureau of Police, T>e-
partment of Public Safety.
Also
No. 581. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of thirty-three thou¬
sand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City
In said amount, to provide the bal¬
ance of funds required for the election
of a public bridge on Murray avenue,
across William Pitt boulevard, and for
the erection of a public bridge on
Hoeveler street, crossing Kverett
street, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
interest thereon.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Itaiili presented
No. 582. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for drilling and equipping
artesian wells, in the Bureau of Parks,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof.
Also
. No. 583. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing two brick
and cement shelter houses, to include
public comforts, in Rivervlew Park,
North Side, for the Bureau of Parks,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof.
Also
No. 584. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing brick and
concrete combination shelter house,
band stand and public comforts, in
West End Park, West End, for the
Bureau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof.
Also
No. 585. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing building
and equipping same with merry-go-
round in Riverview Park, North Side,
for the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.
Also
No. 586. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing brick and
cement shelter house, to include public
comforts. In Central Park, for the Bu¬
reau of I»arks, City of Pittsburgh, and
providing for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Also
No. 587. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing brick and
cement boat and shelter house, U) Include
putqic comforts, at liake Elizabeth, in West
F'ark, North Side, for the Bureau of
Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Also
No. 588. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing brick and
cement shelter house, to include public
comforts, in Olympia Park, for the
Bureau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof.
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Also
No. 589. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the lettinR of a contract or
contracts for constructinff building and
equipping same with merry-go-round,
In Grandview Park, South Side, for the
Bureau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof.
Also
No. 590. An Ordin.ance })rovid-
Ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing brick and
concrete combination shelter house,
band stand and iiuhlic comforts, in
Arsenal I’ark, for the Bureau of Parks,
tMty of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of tiie cost thereof.
Alio
No. 591. An Ordinance provid¬
ing fur the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing one brick
and concrete public comfort station,
Schenley Park, for the Bureau of
i'arks. City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the cost there¬
of.
Also
No. 592. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing building
and equippiTig same with merry-go-
round, in Schenley Park, for the Bu¬
reau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and
providing for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Also
No. 69.^. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing brick and
cement boat and shelter house, to in¬
clude public comforts, at Bake Carne¬
gie, fiighland Park, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Also
No. 594. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing brick and
cement shelter house, to include public
comforts, at Zoo Grove in Highland
Park, for the Bureau of Parks, City
of Pittsburgh, and i)roviding for the
payment of the cost thereof.
Also
No. 595. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing brick and
cement shelter house, to include public
comforts, in Herron Hill Park, for the
Bureau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing- for the payment of the
cost thereof.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Parks
and Libraries.
Also
No, 596. Communication from
James H. Gallagher, 7235 Butler street,
asking the City to imrchase four lots,
parts of which the City now uses, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 597, Communication from
E. M- McKeever, secretary of the Com¬
mittee of Citizens’ Movement and Law-
renceville Board of Trade, relative to
the location of a bridge at Thirty-ninth street.
Also
No. 598. Petition of residents
and property owners of Sixth ward
asking for the construction of a bridge
at Thirty-ninth street.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Woodburn presented
No. 599. Communication from
H. I>. Mason, of 1107 Ridge avenue.
North Side, re(iuesting Council to ask
the Pittsburgh Railways Company t(»
issue transfers from the North Side
to the East End.
Which was read and referred to
the Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Also
No. 600. Communication from
A. T, Rowe asking for the use of Old
City Hall for an evangelistic meeting.
AVhich was read and referred to the
Comrrtittee on Public Works,
Also
No. 601. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Solicitor to
satisfy liens filed at M. L. D. No. 54
October Term, 1910, for the recovery
of an assessment of $477.24, for grad¬
ing, paving and curbing and damage
by grade of Lemington avenue in front
of lot belongir^ to Camilla Johnston,
and at No, 81 Third Term, 1909, M. L.
D. against Mary Scobie and Camilla
Johnston, for the construction of a
sewer fronting on said property, upon
the )>ayment of the costs by said de¬
fendants.
Also
No. 602. Resolution directing
the Board of Assessors to divide the
property and taxe.s assessed thereon,
belonging to Ella M. Kunz, which she
purchased from Valentine Fisher, Sr.,
in the late Borough of Montooth,
fronting on the Washington pike, so
that said Ella M, Kunz may be able
to pay taxes on her property.
Also
No. 603. An Ordinance trans¬
ferring the sum of $1,257.11 from Ap¬
propriation No. 11, Industrial Work¬
shop for the Blind, to Appropriation
No, 220, Department of Supplies.
Also
No. 604. An Ordinance trans¬
ferring the sum of $3,259.90 from Ap¬
propriation No, 220, Department of
Supplies, to Appropriation No. 36, Bu¬
reau of Parks, Item, Monument to Mrs.
Schenley.
Also
No. 605. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Ilutan Russell, architects, for
$1,057.93, in payment of account for
the filtration work of 1900, and charg¬
ing the same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 606. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
•l ’. *’
of William Ogilvie for the sum of
$550.00, in payment of damages caused
by overflow of sewer to his property
on California avenue, North Side, and
charging the same to Appropriation No.
42,
Also
No. 607. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Charles Gaytons for $34.60, in pay¬
ment of damages caused by the burst¬
ing of a city water main on Seventh
street, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 32.
Also
No. 608. Tte.solution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in fjivor
of Mrs. F. F. Hawkins, administratrix
for the .lennle E. Dawkins Estate, in
the amount of $85.24. in full for actual
damages sustained by bursting of a
fire phi(f on the 60-1 nch City water main on
Sycamore street, In the Borough of
Etna and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 609. Resolution aufhoriz-
Ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of .Tudd H. Bruff, Sheriff, for $2,486.68,
for advertUlng tnunlclpal liens, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The Chair (Mr. linboock) presented
No. 610. Petition for the re¬
establishment of the grade on Iwelia
street, between Bogg.s avenue and
Meyer street.
Also
No. 611. Communication from
Mrs. E. H. Elliott relative to the es¬
tablished grade on Paul street, Mt.
Washington.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 612. Communication from
Rev. Thos. E. Boord, of the Wylie Ave¬
nue Baptist Church, relative to raf¬
fling of articles by churches and
others.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. McArdle (for Mr. Giiriniiil) pre¬
sented from the Committee on Finance,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 613. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for March 6th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 126. Petition of prop¬
erty owners of the Eleventh ward, ask¬
ing Council to take favorable action
on Ordinances for acquiring certain
F iroperty lying along Stanton avenue,
or park purposes.
Which was read,
Mr. IHfcAiMlIe moved
That the bill be recommitted to the
Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 93. An Ordinan<-e en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Henry Kempf, in the Eb'venth
ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 94. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Dei)artment of Pub¬
lic Works to proceed to condemn the
property of .lames C. (Brogan, in the
JOleventh ward, for park purposes."
Bill No. 363. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the {prop¬
erty of Samuel W, Black, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 364. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. E. Brown, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
Bill No. 365. Ap Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of I’ublic
Works to proceed to condemn tbo prof)-
erty of Anton Bruse, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Bill No, 366. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Mary Ann Bryson, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 367. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department'of i’ublic
Works to {iroceed to condemn the
property of George Conrad, in the
Eleventh ward, for park puri>oses."
Bill No. 368. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Dei^artment of T’ubUc
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Frederick Gillerick, in the Elev¬
enth ward for park purposes.
Also
Bill No, 369. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of J. C. Grogan in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 370. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
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Works to proceed to condemn the
property of L. Handle, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 371. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing- the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of F. A. Hirth, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 372. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
W^orks to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Katherine Hoeveler, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purpo.ses.”
Also
Bill No. 373. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of F. P. Jacklett, in the
eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
Bill No. 374. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Joller, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 375. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to j)roceed to condemn the
property or Anna .T. .Toiler, in the
Eleventh ward for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 376. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Kate Kiley, in the Eleventh
ward, for i»ark purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 377, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. Jjaurent, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 378. An Ordinance
tilled “An Ordinance authorizing tiie
l>lrector of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Anton T.«utz, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 379. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing tlie
Director of the Oefiartment of Pui)iic
Works to pro<‘cod to condemn tlie
property of I’rustees for Elizabeth
Steel Magee Hospital, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 380. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing tlie
Director of the Department of Public
Works to prmteed to condemn the
p^roperty of Nicholas Meyer, in the
Eleventh w^ard, for park purposes.”
I
Bill No. 381. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the T)ire<;tor of the Department of Public
Work.s to proceed to condemn tlie
property of Jfannah M. Neale, in thfe
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 382, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the l)ire<*tar of the Department of Public
Work.s to proceed to condemn the
property of Bernard Nortrup, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 383. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
tlie Director of the Department of Public
Works to procticd to condemn tlie
property of Philadelphia Co., in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 384. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
tlie Director of tlie Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of .James H. Park, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 385. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
tlie Director of tiie Department of Public
Works to proc<.*ed to condemn the
property of .Josm>h Petershelm, in the
Eleventh ward, ror park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 386. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing-
tiie Director of tlic Department of PiiiilKr
Works to pro(*ecd t/O condemn tlie
property of .John lieufer, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for i>ark purposes.”
Also'
Bill No. 387. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of tiie Department of Public
Works to [iroceed to condemn the
property of M. Itupprecht, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for i>ark puri>ose.s,”
Also
Bill No. 388. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance autliorizing
the Director of the Dejiartment c>f Public
Works to procet'd to <*oini(*inn tlu!
property of M. Schaub, in the JCleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 389. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Direct/or of the Di'iiartment of Pulilic
W<n*ks to proceed to condemn tlie
property of .loseph Schaffer, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. .390. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
tlie Director of Uic Department of Public
W'orks to pro<;eed to condemn tiie
property of .loseph Scherder, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 391, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
Also
the Director of the Dei)artment of
Workw proceed to condemn the
property of (Cllzabeth Scherder, in the
Kleventh ward, for jiark purijoses.”
. Also
BUI No. 392, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. Scholl, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes,”
Also
Hill No. 393. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic VV^orks to proceed to condemn the
property of John Stobel, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 394. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of .1. Usselman, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 395. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of .1. J. Werner, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purpose.s.”
Also
Bill No. 83. Petition of prop¬
erty owners on or near Stanton ave¬
nue, north of Heberton street, in the
Eleventh ward, for the j)assage of or¬
dinances for the purchase by condem¬
nation proceedings of their property
for park purposes.
Also
Bill No. 84. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
proi)erty of C. L. Kemery, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 86. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of John A. Moore, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 86. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of I’ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of -I, A. Young In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.
Also
Bill No. 87. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of George W. Theiss, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 88. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the J^epartment. of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
p^roperty of William A. Smith, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purpo.ses.”
i Bill No. 89. An Ordinance en-
I titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
i I>irector of the Department of Public
! Works to proceed to condemn the
i j)roperty of Roger Williams and WIl-
I liarn McFarland, in the Eleventh, ward,
j for i)ark purposes.”
1 Also
i Bill No. 90. An Ordinance en-
I titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
i Director of the Department of Public
j Works to proceed to condemn the
1 property of Mildred J. Barclay, In the
i iOleventh warci, for park purposes,”
j Also
i Bill No. 91. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of E. M. Bigelow, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 92. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of W. G. Irvine, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Which were read.
Mr. iHeArdle ntoved
That the bills be recommitted
I to the Committee on Finance for the
purpose of amendment.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 507. Petition of Made-
laine E. Knowles asking for division of
Lots 12 and 13 in Plan lairl out by J.
Walter TTays, called University Park.
! Which was read, received and filed.
1 Also
I Bill No. 508. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Bureau of Public Im¬
provement (formerly the Bureau of
viewers) to divide or separate the as¬
sessment against Lots Nos. 12 and 13
I in J. W. Hays University Plan, in
I Older that Madelaine E. Knowles may
' pay that portion of tlie assessment
! made against her portion of the pri»p-
I eiL, and directing the City Solicitor,
I on adjustment and payment of amount
due, if any, to release the lien against
i'he portion of the property owned by
said Madelaine E. Knowles.
Which wa.s read.
Mr. ^leArille moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final. passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
j third times, and finally passed by the
' following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
i Iloeveler McArdle Woodburn
I Kerr Riiuh
1 Babcock, President Pro Tern,
j Ayes—6
j Noes—None.
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Also
Bill No. 481, Resolu¬
tion directing the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works to report
to Council at its last regular meeting
in March, the estimated cost of erect¬
ing a temporary shed market house in
that i>ortion of the public square on
Second avenue, between Grant and
Uoss streets, now used as a park and
known as ‘'Second Avenue Park.’'
Which was read.
Mr. ItlcArUle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Hnal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Fro Teni.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 483. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Treas¬
urer to advertise in all the dally news¬
papers of the City of Pittsburgh (ex¬
clusive of Sundays) a notice not less
than 4x5 inches in size, stating that all
taxpayers paying their taxes during
the month of March will be entitled
to a discount of 2 per cent; said notice
to run from March 18th to 25th in¬
clusive, and to be placed in a conspicu¬
ous place in said newspapers.
Which was read.
Mr. >fcAr<lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tlie .second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle Woodburn
Kauh
Babcock, President Pro Tern.
Ayes-S
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 526. Resolution au¬
thorizing, emnowering and directing
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety to lease
from Martha Schmitt, a certain lot or
piece of ground and building erected
thereon, located in the Twentieth
ward, at 119 Steuben street, for one
year beginning March 1st, A. 1). 1912,
for the sum of $45,00 per month, and
for the further sum of water rents
as are assessed against the premises
by the City, for the uses and purposes
of the Bureau of Police, and charging
same to the account of Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayas—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Pro Tein.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 354, Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of John Bauer for $50.00, in full
settlement of all claims for damages
for horse being injured while driven
along Carson street, and charging the
same to appropriation No. 30, Bureau
of Highways and Sewers.
Which was read,
Mr. McArUlc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 422. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Pittsburgh Valve, Foundry
& Construction Company for $1,385.71,
refunding taxes paid on property
leased from the Schenley Estate, on
account of right-of-way of Pittsburgh
Junction Railroad being located
through the same.
Which was read,
Mr, McArfll« moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and tliird readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
tlie resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
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And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were
Ayes—Messrs,
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Hnuh
Prosldent I*ro Tern.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 610. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of The Westlnghouse Electric
& Manufacturing Co. for the sum of
$8,868.64, for arc rectifier bulbs fur¬
nished North Side Eight Plant, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
34, 1911.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and tliird readings and
final passage of the resolution.
W'^hich motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Pro Tern,
Ayes—0 :
Noes—None
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 232. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Estate of William Dawe,
deceased, late a park patrolman in the
employ of the Bureau of Police, who
died December 31st, 1911, in the sum
of $1,000.00, and charging the same
to the account of Item No. I, Salaries,
Appropriation No. 22, Bureau of Police.
In Finance Committee, March 6th,
1912, Amended by striking out the
words, “the Estate,” and by inserting
in lieu thereof the words “Christine
Dawe, widow,” and as amended ordered
to be returned to Council with an
affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. .McArfllc moved
That the amendment as made
by the Finance Committee be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read as
amended.
Mr. McArflle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read ar second and
third times, and upon final passage
tlie aye.s and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Hauh
Babcock, President Pro Tein.
Ayes—6
! Noes—None.
■ And there being two-thirds of the
! votes of Council in the affirmative, the
j resolution passed finally.
I Also
! Hill No. 2.3:{. Resolution authorizing
! the issuing of a warrant In favor of the Estate
! of Henry Franz, d(‘(;ea.sed, late a parit patrol-
I man in the employ of the Bureau of Police,
who died December 10th, 1911, In tiiesumof
j 81,000.00, and charging the same to the account
! of Item No. 1, Salaries, Appropriation No. 22,
I Bureau of Pon(!e.
' In Finance Committee, Mar^h 6th,
' 1912, Amended by striking (>ut the
! words, “the Estate” and by inserting
I In lieu thereof the words “Mary Franz,
widow,” and as amended orden d to be
returned to Council with an affirma-
I tive recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
That the amendment as made
by the Finance Committee be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read as
amended.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
I third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
: Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
' And there being two-third.s of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
I resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 234. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Estate of 'Phomas Hen¬
derson, deceased, late a park patrol-
' man in the employ of the Bureau of
J'Ollce, and who died November 17,
1 1911, in the sum of $1,000.00, and
' charging the same to the account of
I Item No. 1, Salaries Appropriations
No. 22, Bureau of I’olice.
In Finance Committee, March 6th,
1912, Amended by striking out the
1 words “the Estate” and by inserting
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In lieu thereof the words “Ida Hen¬
derson, widow/’ and us amended or¬
dered to i)e returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was reed.
Mr MeArdle moved
That the amendment as made
by the Finance Committee be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read as
amended.
Mr. MeArflle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
linal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule iiavlng been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes - Messrs,
Hoeveler MoArdle Woodbiirn
Kerr Rauh
Mubcock, I^resident Pro Tcm,
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of tiie
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 235. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Kstate of Adolph Stoer-
kel, deceased, late a park patrolman
in the employ of the Bureau of Po¬
lice, who died November 15th, 1910, in
the sum of $1,000.00, and charging the
same to the account of Item No. 1, Sal¬
aries, Appropriation No. 22, Bureau
of Police.
in Finance Committee, March 6th,
1912, Amended by striking out the
words, “the Fstate” and by inserting
In lieu thereof the words “Amelia
.Stoerkel, widow," and as amended or¬
dered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. ]H[eAr<lle moved
That the amendment as made
by the Finance Committee be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution w'as read as
amended.
Mr, .>lrAr<lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle W(K)dl)urii
Kerr llaiih
IbibciM'k, President Pro Tom.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 497. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
Underground conduit lateral construc¬
tion work and furnishing the neces¬
sary cal)les and other materials for
placing of Police and Fire Alarm Tele¬
graph and Telephone wire.s under¬
ground along South Main street, from
\Vest Carson street westwardly; also
along West Carson street, from Steu¬
ben street to the City line for the
Bureau of Electricity."
In Finance Committee, March 6 th,
1912, Amended in Section 1 by striking
out the words “account of" and by
inserting in lieu thereof the words
“Contingent Fund, Apin’opriation No.
42.",
Which was read.
Mr, 9IcAr<tle moved
That the amendment as made
l»y the Finance Committee be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read as amended.
Mr. -tieAr(lie moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on tiie question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Pro Tern,
Ayea—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 498. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
underground conduit lateral construc¬
tion work and furnishing the neces¬
sary cables and other materials for
placing of police and fire alarm tele-
grat)h and telephone wires underground
along Carson street l>etween Smith-
field street and South Twenty-fourth
street, for the Bureau of Electricity."
In Finance Committee, March 6th,
1912, amended in Section 1 by strikng
out the words “the account of" and
by inserting in lieu thereof the words
"Contingent Fund, Appropriation No,
42."
Also
Which was read.
Mr. McAr«lle moved
That the amendment as made
!)y the Finance Committee be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read as amended.
Mr. McArtile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. **Shall the bill
pas.s finally?” ,
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hocveler McArdle \V<M)dburii
Kerr FUiuh
Ihibcoc'k, President Pro Tcm.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun- |
cll being in the affirmative, the bill ;
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. -162. An Ordinance en- '
’titled “An Ordinance providing for i
the letting of a contract or con¬
tracts for razing No. 8 Police Station,
located on South Main street, Twen¬
tieth ward, TUttaburgh, Pennsylvania,
and for the erection of a new police
station on the same lot of ground for 1
the uses and purposes of the Bureau
of Police.”
Which was read.
Mr. IiIcArdle moved
A suspension of tiie rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle ‘ Woodburn
Kerr Kauh
Bai)cock, President ProTein.
Ayes-0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Bill No. 518. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance apijropriating cer¬
tain real estate situate in the Fifth,
Sixth and Eighth wards of the City of
Pittsburgh, belonging to W. Scullion,
C. Moore, E. McEloy, M. Murray, F. G.
Conley et. al.„ C. Bauman, M. Fay, P.
Conway, C. S. Paxton, Pennsylvania
Railroad Pittsburgh Junction Rall-
' road, A. J. Schwartz, C. Nessen-
thaler, E. Hirsch, C. Rubrect, F. Goetz,
N. Beckert, J. Emmel, J. Kissane, Alex-*
ander H. Miller, Howard Sub-T >istrict
School, Laurel Land Company, S. B.
Chester, C. Hoffman, T. Lees, J.
Schneider, C. May, F. McMaster, S.
Evans, J. Boehm, Realty Security Com¬
pany and Eliza J. Woolslayer, or whom¬
soever may be the owners, for the con¬
struction of a bridge and the at)proach-
es thereto; authorizing condemnation
proceedings and providing for the pay-
i ment of damages.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was re.'id and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodimrn
Kerr Rtiuh
Bjibco(;k, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, tlie bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 505. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of the officers and em¬
ployes in the Carnegie Free Library
of Allegheny.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArrile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
M'^hich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
I ably to law, and were:
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Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Baboo(jk, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 506. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
proper City officers to receipt for all
moneys due to the City of Pittsburgh
out of the amounts bid by said City
for properties bid in for said City at
sheriff sale, and providing that the
City pay into the sheriff the amount of
Its bid less such sums, and releasing
the sheriff and all other officers from
liability to account for moneys so re¬
ceipted for.”
Which was read.
Mr. iHcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agrer;.
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 482. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing that the
portion of the public square on Second
avenue, between (Jrant and Ross
streets, now used as a park, shall be set
apart and used as a free public mar¬
ket place for the exclusive use of far¬
mers and gardeners selling the pro¬
duce of their own farms.’'
Which wa.s read.
Mr. NcArdle moved
That the bill be recommitted to the
Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Aleo
Bill No. 466. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Treasurer to allow the temporary
clerks pay for overtime, during the tax
collecting season,”
‘ W^hlch was read.
Mr. Uuiili moved
That the bill be recommitted to the
Committee on P^inance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also with a negative recommendation.
Bill No. 203. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
employment of special assistant coun¬
sel, in connection wth all matters re¬
lating to public utilities, and such mat¬
ters as may be submitted to them by
the City Solicitor, Mayor or Council,
and for the purpose of making a study
of the source of the special revenues
of the City, the fixing and collecting
thereof, and fixing the term of their
employment, and providing compensa¬
tion for such services.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
That further action on the
bill be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No, 429. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Board of Water Asses¬
sors to allow e?»nerations of water
rents for the months of February and
March, 1912, to all persons assessed for
water rent at a flat rate.”
Which was read.
Mr. lierr moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented, from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation.
Bill No. 614. Report of the
Committee on Public Works for March
6th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 480, Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of F. F, Shellenberg for $208.00, for
extra work on repairing Pine Street
Bridge over the West Penn Railroad,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 42, Repairing Bridges, item, Pine
Street Bridge Repairs.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle inovod
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
tlie resolution was read a second and
th ird times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Riiuh
Babcock, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the |
votea of Council in tiie affirmative, the j
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 290. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in favor '
of .losepii H<ileK for tlie sum of ®lu0.00,
in payment of damages caused by in- !
Juries to horse While being driven |
along Blberty avenue, and charging
same to the Appropriation for the Bu¬
reau of Highways and Sewers. ;
In Committee on Public Works, March ,
6th, 1912, amended by striking out the !
words “1200.00’' and by inserting in '
lieu thereof the words “$150.00“ and by I
striking out the words “to the Appro- '
prlation for the Bureau of Highways
and Sewers,” and by Inserting In lieu
thereof tiie words “to Appropriation No. ^
42, Contingent Fund," and as amended i
ordered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read. I
Mr. M<’Ar<lle moved !
That the amendments as made i
by the Committee on Public Works be
agreed to. |
Which motion prevailed. '
Mr. jffcArUle movedi i
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed. j
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a .second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes— Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rjiuh ;
Balwock, President Pro Tern. |
Ayes-e I
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally. !
Also
Bill No. 472. Resolution placing
the question of procuring proi)erty, pre¬
paring plans and letting the contract, ;
at an early date, for the removal of I
rubbish, with the Director of the De- 1
partment of Public Works.
In Committee on Public Works,
March 6th, 1912, amended by striking
out the words “procuring property,"
and as amended ordered to be returned
to Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr. lUc.Arille moved
That the amendment as made !
by the Committee on Public Works be
agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. MeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs,
Hoeveler McArdle Woodljiirn
Kerr Rtiuh
Babcock, President I’roTem,
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 477. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading, pav¬
ing, repaving and otherwise improving
to the re-established grades of Second
avenue, from Ross street to the first
angle east of the South Tenth Street
Bridge, and Try way, from Second ave¬
nue to Greenough street, and tlie grad¬
ing of the streets and alley affected by
the improvement of the same, to-wit:
Gasoline street, from Second avenue to
Greenough street; Iron alley, from Sec¬
ond avenue to Greenough street; Brew¬
ery street, from Second avenue fo Black
alley, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof,”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. McArdle moved
To amend the bill in section 1
and in the title by striking out the
words “the first angle east of the South
Tenth street bridge,” and by inserting
in lieu thereof the words “a point
1,600 feet eastwardly therefrom.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
and amended was agreed to, and laid
over for reprinting.
Mr. Woodbiiru (for Mr, AViJkiiis) pre¬
sented from the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys, with an affirma¬
tive recommendation
No. 615. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for March 7th, 1912, transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 484. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance repealing an Or¬
dinance approved May 3rd, 1901, en¬
titled 'An Ordinance relocating Alle-
(luipi)a street, from Centre avenue to
(jrant boulevard.’ ”
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to. *
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pas.s Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—MesKi’M.
Hoeveler McArdle Wood burn
Kerr Itauh
Btu^cock^ President Pro Tern.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun-
ril being in t!ie affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 485. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way and establishing the grade on
Methyl street, from Coast avenue to
Wentworth avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. Woodl^iirn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed-
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mwsrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 486. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Wakefield street, from Romeo
street to Ward street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wooilhiirii moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Kauh
Babcock, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of tlie votes of Coun¬
t'll being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 487. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Grace street, from Mason
street to Adderly street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wooiibiirn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa-«sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President Pro Tem.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, tlie bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 488. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance dedicating certain
land of the City of Pittsburgh, in Shaler
township, Allegheny county, r*ennsyl-
vania, for a street, and directing the
Mayor to execute and record a deed
declaring said dedication.”
Which was read.
Mr. Woo«ll»iirti moved
A ruspenslon of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Wliicli motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And liic bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Also
Ayes—Mc'KHrs.
Iloeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Uauh
Htibcock, I'residont Pro Tern.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil beinRT in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Hill No. 491. Dedication of cer¬
tain land for a public highway to be
known as Ferree street.
Which was read, accepted and ap-
I^roved by the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Iloeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Kuuh
Habcoi'k, President Pro 'J’em.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 492. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance accepting the ded¬
ication of certain property for public
use for highway purposes to be known
as Ferree street, from Murray avenue
to a point 531.04 feet easterly there¬
from, in the Fourteenth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, and appropriating
and opening the same for public use for
highway purijoses."
Which wa.s read.
Mr. WooUbiirn moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pa.ss finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Haiih
Hab(HH‘k, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
rnssed finally.
Also
Bill No. 489. City View Plan of
Lots, Twentieth ward, laid out for C.
F. Loeffler, artJl the dedication of the
streets shown therein.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
H<^veler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Hauh
Babcock, President Pro Tern.
Bill No. 490. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance approving and ac¬
cepting the ‘City View^ Plan of Lots,’
in the Twentieth ward of the City of
Pitt.sburgh, laid out by G. E. Loeffler,
and approving and accepting the streets
shown therein.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Wo4»<iburn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes wore taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs,
Hoeveler McArdle WoodI)urn
Kerr Kauh
Babcock, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vote.s of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 616. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
March 7th, 1912, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 399. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Pennsylvania Water Company
for $3,840.00, for fire hydrant rental
for 12 months ending B'ebruary 1st, 1912,
for 96 hydrants located in the Thir¬
teenth ward, City of IMttsburgh, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 32,
Bureau of Water.
Wh ich was read.
Mr; lioeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final i)assage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Riuih
Babcock, President Pro Teno.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
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And tl>ere being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution parsed finally.
Also
Bill No. 473. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor and Director of the Dejiartment
of Public W’orks to advertise for pr<i-
posals, and to award a contract or con¬
tracts for the sale and removal of cer¬
tain buildings on the site of the pro¬
posed North Side reservoir, and j)rovid-
ing for the disposal of the money
received for the same.”
Which was read.
Mr. Ileoveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
W'hlch njotion prevailed.
And the bill*was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Mess r.s
lloHveler Mtr.Xrdle Wood burn
Kerr Uuuli
Babcock, Pi*e.sIdont lh*o Teni.
Ayes—8
Nix'S—N«)ne.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 4 74. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and Director of the
hepartnient of Public Works to pur-
cha.se three (3) lots in the Hartupee
Plan, Shaler township, Allegheny
county. Pennsylvania, to be used for
the pui pose of water supply and distri¬
bution in connection with the North
Side reservoir, and providing for the
l)urchase price therefor.”
Which was read.
Mr. Iloeveler moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Filtration and Water.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kiiiih presented from the Com¬
mittee on T*arks and libraries, with
an atflrmallve recommendation.
No. 617. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Ivibraries for
March 7th, 1912, transmitting paper.s
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 470. Communication
from A. A. Hamerschlag transmitting
a resolution granting the consent of the
City to the lncor]ioratton of the Board
of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute
for the management of the Technical
Institute.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 471. Resolution grant¬
ing consent of the City to the incor¬
poration of the Board of Trustees of
the Carnegie Institute for the manage-
of the Technical Institute.
Which was read.
Mr. KhiiIi moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Whicli motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Wood burn
Kerr Hauh
Babcock, Prc.sident IVoTem.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
Mr. tMMlIiiirii (for Mr. llabcoek)
presented from the Committee on Pub¬
lic Safety, with an affirmative recom¬
mendation,
No. 618. Report of the Com¬
mittee on J’ublic Safety for March 7th,
1912, transmitting Ordinances to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 524. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a; contract or contracts for
furnishing five (5) or more auto-pro¬
pelled patrol wagons and two (2) au¬
tomobiles for the uses and purposes of
the Bureau of Police.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wood burn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?’
The aye^ and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Il(»evolor McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Rauh
Babcock, President ProTenu
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 525. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
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letting- of contracts for furnishing six
(6) auto-i>roi>elled combination chemical
and hose wagons and one (1) auto-pro-
pelted tractor for the uses and purposes
of the Bureau of Klrc.”
Which was read.
Mr. lloeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, *'Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoevcler McArdle Wood burn
Kerr Uaiili
Babcock, BrcHldeut ProTein,
Aye.s—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr presented from the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation, with
an affirmative recommendation,
No, 619. Report of the Commit¬
tee on Health and Sanitation for March
7th, 1912, transmitting Ordinances to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 215. An Ordinance en¬
titled *'An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
the collection, removal and disposal
of garbage, offal, tin cans, dead animals
and condemned meat In the City of
Pittsburgh for one year beginning Feb¬
ruary 1st, 1912.”
Which was read,
Mr. Kerr moved
Tlmtthe bill be re<‘Oin milted to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 533. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a cO!htract or contracts for
the collection, removal and disposal
of garbage, offal, tin cans, dead animals
and condemned meat in the City of
Pittsburgh for the term of five years
beginning February 1st, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the bill be recommitted to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Which motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Itniih presented
No. 620.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTKKIOU.
UNITED STATES PENSION AOENOY.
Pittsburgh, Pa., March 11, 1912.
Mr. Enoch Rauh,
951 Penn avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
Some years ago, while In London, I
secured a rare fine engraving of Wil¬
liam Pitt, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
My thought at the time was that it
would be a suitable adornment for the
Council Chamber of Pittsburgli, con¬
veying as it does the name of the il¬
lustrious family, which in their day and
for all time shaped the world’s events,
and gave the name to 6ur great City.
I think the time has arrived when an
appreciative Council would ace pt this
as a gift from me.
Said engraving is suitably framed,
ready to be placed upon the wall.
Kindly inform me as to your views
a.nd desires as to the same.
Very truly yours,
D. ASHWORTH.
Which was read.
Mr. Kaiili moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed and the gift he ac¬
cepted by Council with thanks to the
donor and the Clerk be instioieted to
inform him that the same will la' placed
on the walls of the Council Chamber,
w'hen received.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. K<‘rr pre>‘enied
No. 621. Communication from
the City- Controller suggesting an
amendment to the Ordinance fixing the
number and salaries of oflicers and
employes in the Department of Law.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
Bill No. 441. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of officers and employes
In the office of the Department of
Law.”
Which was read.
Mr. K<^rr moved
That the bill bo recommitted to the
Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 442. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of officers and employes
In the Department of Assessors..”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the bill be recommitted to the
Committee on Finance,
Which motion prevailed.
And on motion of Mr. Kerr,
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of the Kouncil of tbe ^ity of Pittsburgb.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday March 19, 1912. No. 14
Iflunirtpal Sprnrii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.Prealdent
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,. Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Man^h 19,1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Rftheock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Ifoeveler Rauh
Goehiing, President.
The Chair introduced Mr. Daniel Ash¬
worth, who appeared before Council and
.spoke as follows:
“Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: While
visiting about the City of London some
years ago I came across this rare and
beautiful engraving of William Pitt.
It occurred to me instantly that it
would be an appropriate memento to
present to my home city in America
by reason of the name of the Pitt fam¬
ily, and after these lapse of years I
have It now before you to present it
to you. The name of Pitt forms an
historical association In connection
with this city that Is deserving of be¬
ing cherished by every patriotic citi¬
zen of this community.
“It has been said that the evil of
men’s deeds live after them. I once
heard a minister in the pulpit reverse
this sentence in which he said, *The
good that men do lives after them; that
evil Is often entered with their wrong/
so I concluded that that was a very re¬
versible sentence on many occasions,
especially so in this case. To those
who are here with their gray hairs,
in the early school days, will remem¬
ber vividly how the lines of the father
of this man. Lord Chattan, rising from
the sick bed for the last time, with
feeble steps, made his way into Parlia¬
ment and exclaimed in trembling but
forcible voice: 'Tf I was an American
as T am an Englishman, I never would
lay down my arms. No, never! never!
never!’ When this grand man passed
away the mantle of the illustrious
father fell upon the son. By his bril¬
liant intellect and powerful qualities
under an imbecile king and a feat min¬
ister he raised England from its old
position to the highest in the world,
moulding and shaping the destinies of
all Europe, in the struggles that were
then taking place.
“After a period of 123 years likened
by my calling of bringing forth the
history of England we have a historian.
Dr. Holland Rose, who, in two volumes,
tells the great story of this man’s won¬
derful career as the ruler of England.
‘T looked upon this picture in my
library with another picture of Napo¬
leon standing upon a rock on the Island
of Saint Helena and looking at the
setting sun, the story of a victory and
of a Waterloo were undoubtedly before
him. I turned from that picture and
looked upon this the embodiment of
high civilization and power; not of
arms, but of intellect; not of cunning
statesman craft, but of majestic pow¬
ers.
“The Pitt family name is associated
with the 'history of the City we love
so well. When this w^as a primitive
Indian village situated at the junction
of these two rivers they by their en¬
couragement assumed the foremanship
and with all that they built better than
they knew; for by reason of their early
encouragement and support we are a
city that stands proudly, not without
a peer, not old.
“I turn now to look at this picture,
gentlemen, and quote the language of
a poet:
'See what a grace Is seated on his brow,
High piercing curves the font of ,Tove
himself.
And like Mars to threaten and com¬
mand;
A station like the hurried Mercury:
Not light on the heaven’s kissing hill;
A combination and a form indeed—
Whenever God seemed to set this seal
And give the world assurance of a
man.’
“Now, gentlemen, it Is with pride that
I present you this slight memento to
adorn this Council Chamber. Please
accept the same from me.’’
Hon. William A. Magee said:
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"I think that this city is Indebted to
Colonel Daniel Ashworth for the ^ift
he makes to this Council. It often
seemed to me that the City of Pitts¬
burgh should have more mementoes in
the way of pictures of Its great men.
Other cities and capltols. Council Cham¬
bers of other cities, the legislative halls
of the States, Invariably have on their
walls some kind of pagean or decora¬
tions commemorating the great events
of great men who were concerned in
the commonwealth. The City of Pitts¬
burgh unfortunately has been lacking
In having mementos of this kind, and
Colonel Ashworth’s gift therefore Is
highly acceptable to this Council and
to the City.
“We ought to have something In the
City and have something In our vari¬
ous public offices and place of assem¬
bly to commemorate the great man
after whom this City Is named. Wil¬
liam Pitt was a friend of America not
only before the Revolutionary War be¬
gan, but during all of that long strug¬
gle. His voice was always for peace
and always in favor of his fellow-citl-
55ens and fellow-countrymen, separated
only by the width of the seas. All
through that struggle he was the friend
of America, and, as I said, raised his
voice and was a powerful factor in
bringing about the peace and independ¬
ence of these colonies that have be¬
come the United States.
“We must remember right at this
spot began one of the greatest wars
In history and one of the most mo¬
mentous so far as the future of civili¬
zation was concerned. Right at the
point of these two rivers was begun
the French and Indian War, and at the
same time the famous Seven-Tear War
was going on In Europe. It began by
a skirmish up the Monongahela river
and never ended in this country until
the fall of Fort Pitt, and ih Europe
not for a period of seven years after.
“This city is named after this great
statesman. T believe this city should
do honor to the early history of this |
city by erecting a monument in some
public place in this city. We should
he grateful to Colonel Ashworth not
only for the Intrinsic gift that he gives
now, but T personally think we as of¬
ficials welcome this gift as being the |
beginning of commemorating the name
of Pitt in the city which is named after
him, In some other more formal and j
perhaps more costly manner: and for
my part, Colonel Ashworth. T do sin¬
cerely Appreciate this gift to the City I
and T know the Council do also. |
The Cbnir stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes |
of the previous meeting was dispensed
with. j
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Babooek presented
No, 622. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Director of the
Department of Public Safety to deliver
to the Beechvlew Volunteer Fire Com¬
pany, certain fire apparatus.
Also
No. 623. An Ordinance A sup¬
plement to an ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance relating to the erection, con¬
struction and inspection of wires and
appliances used for electrical purposes;
providing for the inspection and super¬
vision of the same upon streets and
within buildings, and providing for the
appointment of inspectors thereof/’ ap¬
proved May 3rd, 1895; requiring per¬
mits to be obtained from the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety, for the construc¬
tion of wires and appliances for elec¬
trical purposes across or along streets,
providing for the inspection of said
wires and appliances, fixing fees for
said permits and inspection, and re¬
quiring persons or corporations main¬
taining or constructing such wires and
appliances, to file plans of suc h wires
and appliances in the Bureau of Elec¬
tricity.
Also
No. 624. Communication from Mo¬
tion Picture Exhibitors filing a pro¬
test against the exorbitant license fee
charged for the operation of moving
picture shows, and asking that it be
reduced from $20.00 to $10.00 per month.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No, 625. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of John P. Brennan for the sum of
$55.00 for expenses incurred in attend¬
ing the conference of the American
Cement Users' Association at New York
City, on January 29th to February 3rd,
1912, and charging the same to the ac¬
count of Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 626. Resolution remon¬
strating against the extension of the
permit to the Liberty Bridge Company
to build a highway bridge over the
Monongahela river in the City of Pitts¬
burgh, contemplated by H. R. Bill No.
21,292, and that a copy of this remon¬
strance be sent' to the United States
Engineers located in Pittsburgh, to the
Secretary of War and to the United
States Senators from Pennsylvania, and
members of the National House of Rep¬
resentatives from Allegheny County
and to the Chairman and Members of
the H. R. Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys,
Mr. Garland presented
No. 627. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Controller to make certain
transfers from one item to another
within certain appropriations.
Also
No. 628. An Ordinance desig¬
nating depositories for the monies of
the City of Pittsburgh; to regulate de¬
posits therein and to provide for the
payment of interest thereon.
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Also
No. 629. An Ordinance author¬
izing: the Director of the Department
of Supplies to purchase an auto truck
for the use of the Department of Sup¬
plies.
Also
No. 630. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing- the Controller to set
aside from Appropriation No. 141, the
sum of $1,500.00 for the purpose of lay¬
ing out a public ball park or play¬
ground in the Greentree Tank Ground;
the work to be done under the direction
of the Director of the Department of
Public Works and the Superintendent
of the Bureau of Parks.
Also
No. 631, Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of .Tudd H. Bruff, Sheriff, for $785.96,
for advertising Delinquent Tax Liens,
and charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 632. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Solicitor to
enter negotiations with the Pittsburgh
Auto Lamp & Repair Company to make,
if possible, an amicable settlement with
claimant for its property upon which
It has begun the erection of a build¬
ing. and which the City proposes to
condemn for bridge purposes and to
report the same to Council for its ap¬
proval.
Also
No. 633. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Charles P. Wassel for $100.00, sal¬
ary for the month of March, and charg¬
ing Appropriation No. 23, Bureau of
Klectricity.
Also
No. 634. Resolution granting
consent to the Superintendent of the
Bureau of Light and one representative
of the Citizens' Committee to investi¬
gate the new system of lighting now
In use in other cities, and to report
their findings to Council at its next
meeting. i
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Ilooveior presented
No. 635. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract
or contracts for the inspecting and test¬
ing of the material and workmanship
In the construction of the foundations
and appurtenances for the Asplnwall
Pumping Station.
Also
No. 636. An Ordinance providing
for the making of a contract or con¬
tracts for the construction of the North
Side Reservoir and appurtenances in
Shaler Township, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania.
Also
No. 637. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the making of a contract or
contracts for the inspecting and test¬
ing of the material and workmanship i
in the construction of the Rising Main
and appurtenances for the Mission
Street Pumping Station.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Filtration
and Water.
Also
No. 638. List of properties in
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Mr. li«rr presented
No. 639. Petition of Truman
E. Richmond asking for the passage of
a resolution for a warrant in his favor
for $2,200.00, in payment of damages
for injuries received by falling on side¬
walk on Southern avenue.
Also
No. 640. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Truman E. Richmond for $2,175.00, as
compensation to him for injuries re¬
ceived by falling on defective sidewalk,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 641. An Ordinance regulat¬
ing the sale of newspapers, magazines
or periodicals in the City of Pittsburgh
and the working as boot-black or In
any other trade or occupation per¬
formed in any street or public place
or in the distribution of handbills or
circulars or any other articles except
newspapers^ magazines or periodicals
by children under the age of 16.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 642. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving,
regrading, repaving and otherwise im¬
proving of Second avenue, from a point
1,600 feet east of Ross street to the
first angle east of the South Tenth
street bridge, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. It null presented
No. 643. Communication from
C. A. Heimert relative to the Depart¬
ment of Assessors assessing his prop¬
erty at more than its actual value.
Also
No. 644. Communication from
Suffern & Sons asking if Council wishes
to confer with them on the proposition
which they submitted to the Mayor and
the Council.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 645. Communication from
Mrs. Alverina M. Folks relative to es¬
tablishing a milk station in the extreme
portion of the Kast End of the City
of Pittshurprh, (Thirteenth ward.)
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation,
Mr. Wllkliin presented
No. 646, An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Sutherland street,
from Allendale street to Chartiers ave¬
nue.
Also
No. 647. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and establishing the grade
on Fremont place, from Mackinaw ave¬
nue to Baltimore street and Narragan-
sett street.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 648. Communication from
.Tames H. Gallagher, 72116 Butler street,
representing the estate of Isabella Gal¬
lagher, asking the City to pay $4,000.00
interest for 18 years and for the re¬
funding of taxes on proi)erty through
which the (jlty built a driveway and
which the City promised to purchase
in 1894.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Woo4]1>iirn pre.sented
No. 649. An Ordinance author-
l:^ing the Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Samuel McNaugher, sit¬
uated in the Twenty-sixth ward, City
of Pittsburgh, for park purposes.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chnir presented
No. 650. Communication from
Wm. Wlrth, member of Council of
Scranton, Pa., relative to the use of
the public towel.
Also
No. 651. Communication from
Retail Butchers and Meat Dealers’ Pro¬
tective Association asking for a hearing
relative to the meat business in this
City.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 652. Communication from
Consumers’ League of Allegheny
County protesting against use of Sec¬
ond Avenue Park for other than play¬
ground or i>ark purposes.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on parks and Libraries.
Also
No. 653. Petition for change of
name of Highwood street, running from
Brighton road to Bartold street, to
“Carson Lane.”
Also
No. 654. Communication from
F. H McGillIck protesting against the
change of name of Wm. Pitt boulevard
to “Beechwood boulevard.”
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys,
Also
No, 655. Communication from
the Allegheny County Child Labor As¬
sociation transmitting an ordinance rel¬
ative to the sale of newspapers.
Also
No. 656. An Ordinance regulat¬
ing the sale of newspapers, magazines
or jjeriodicals in the City of Pittsburgh
and the working as bootblack or in any
other trade occupation j)erformed
in any street or public place
or in the distribution of hand¬
bills or circulars or any other articles
excei)t newspapers, magazines or peri¬
odicals by children under the age of 16.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 657. Petition asking for
fire plugs in that portion of the Nine-
teentli ward, wiiich wa.s forineily pari
of Baldwin township.
Also
No. 658. Communication from
Samuel McKinley, asking for the con¬
struction of a boardwalk on Standard
avenue, Thirteenth ward.
Also
No. 659. Communication from
the Bloomfield Board of Trade com¬
plaining of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company by emptying their gas tank
into sewer on Lonergan avenue when
cleaning it.
Also
No. 660. Remonstrance against
the grading and paving of Mina (for¬
merly Main) street, City View, Twenty-
sixth ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 661. Communication from
Hon. William Flinn, chairman of the
City Planning Commission, stating
that said Commis.sion had approved
the plan of opening Morewood avenue,
from Forbes street to the Carnegie
Technical Schools.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 662. Communication from
Homewood liealty Company, relative
to the laying of a water line on Olivant
street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 663. Communication from
Frank J, Tener, protesting against the
double assessment of water rents for
February and March,
Also
No. 664, Communication from
the Oakland Board of Trade, protesting
against double assessment of water
rents for months of February and
March.
132
No. 665. Resolution transfer-
ring from Law Department, Appropria¬
tion No. 24, Code No. S-9, Miscellaneous
Service, N. O. C., the sum of $36.00 to
Code No. S-12, Towel Supply; the sum
of $600.00 to Code No. J, Street Car
Transportation; the sum of $600.00 to
Code No. T, Traveling Expenses; the
sum of $250.00 to Code No. S-2, Automo¬
bile Service; all being under Appropria¬
tion No. 24, Department of Law.
CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, March 16th, 1912.
To the Honorable Councilmen,
City of Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen;
A resolution which was passed* in
Council, March 12th, and approved by
the Mayor March 15th, directing me to
advertise in all the daily newspapers
in the City of Pittsburgh (Sundays ex¬
clusive) notice to run from March 18th
to March 26th, inclusive, and the cost
of same to be paid from Appropriation
91, was transmitted to me by the City
Clerk.
Wish to call the attention of your
honorable body that there was no such
appropriation made for my department
in the last budget. The cost will be
about $1,600.00
Kindly advise me in regard to same,
and oblige.
Yours very truly,
A. EDLIS,
City Treasurer.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 667. Communication from
Hon. W'illiam A. Magee, Mayor, trans¬
mitting for consideration of Council
the report of the Bureau of Construc¬
tion of the Department of Public Works
(the same having been approved by
Mr. Allen Hazen, consulting engineer
for the City) for the construction of
sewers in the Saw Mill Run Drainage
Basin.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
Bill No. 477. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading, pav¬
ing, repaving and otherwise Improving
to the re-established grades of Second
avenue, from Ross street to the first
angle east of the South Tenth Street
Bridge, and Try way, from Second ave¬
nue to Greenough street, and the grad¬
ing of the streets and alley affected by
the Improvement of the same, to-wit:
Gasoline street, from Second avenue to
Greenough street; Iron alley, from Sec¬
ond avenue to Greenough street; Brew¬
ery street, from Second avenue to Black
alley, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.’*
In Council, March 12th, 1912, Rule
suspended, bill read a first and secdnd
times and amended in Section 1 and
in title, and as amended agreed to on
second reading.
Which was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?**
The ayes and noe.s were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr, Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 668. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for March 8th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No, 437. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of officers and employees
in the Department of Public Safety."
In Committee on Finance, March 8th,
1912, amended in Section 4 as shown
in red ink, and as amended ordered to
be returned to Council with an affirm¬
ative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments as made
by the Committee on Finance be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
iS
133
Ayes—MesBrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 443. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of the officers and em¬
ployes in the Department of Supplies.”
In Committee on Finance, March 8th,
1912, amended in Section 1, as shown
in red Ink. and as amended ordered to
be returned to Council with an affirm¬
ative commendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments as made
by the Committee on Finance be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. t
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 442. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em¬
ployees in the office of the Department
of Assessors.”
In Committee on^t'inance, March 13th,
1912, Amended by fixing salary of Chief
Assessor at $3,300.00, and as amended
ordered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. 4ilarland moved
That the amendment as made
by the Committee on Finance be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itauii
Goeludng, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 439. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of the officers and em¬
ployees In the Board of W'^ater Asses¬
sors.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevadled.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. GarlaiKl moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 440. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em¬
ployees in the Department of Chari¬
ties and Correction.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 436. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of officers and employees
in the Department of Public Health.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 669. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance fixing the number and
salaries of officers and employees In
the Department of Public Works.”
134
In Committee on Finance, March 8th
1912, Amended in Sections 45 and 46 as
shown in red ink, and as amended or¬
dered to be returned to Council as a
substitute for Bills Nos. 438, 444, 445,
447, 448, 449. 450, 451, 452, 453, 464, 465,
and 461, with the recommendation for
Us adoption.
Which was read.
Mr, Clurlaiici moved
That the bill, as amended, be
adopted as a substitute for Bills Nos,
438, 444, 445, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452,
453, 454, 456 and 461.
Which motion prevailed.
And*
Bill No. 669. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance fixing' the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em-
nloyees in the Department of Public
Works."
Was read.
Mr. 44 nr I and moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third' readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Glarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goetirlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a ma.iority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 438. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em-
11c Works.”
Which was read.
Mr, f4nrlan€l moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 444. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the salary
of the Superintendent of the Bureau of
Construction in the Department of
Public Works,"
Which was read.
Mr. <4nrlRii(l moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed^
Also
Bill No. 445. An Ordinance en¬
titled ".tin Ordinance fixing the salary
of the Superintendent of the Bureau
of Water in the Department of Pub¬
lic W orks,”
Which was read,
Mr. Uarlaiid moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 447. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for two
(2) Telephone Clerks at a salary of
sixty-five ($65) dollars per month each
in the Filtration Division, Bureau of
Water in the Department of Public
Works, instead of three (3) Telephone
Clerks at a salary of fifty dollars ($50)
dollars per month each."
Which was read.
Mr. <4arland moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 448. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to employ clerks in the Bureau
of Highways and Sewers, and fixing
the Salaries of said clerks."
Which was read.
Mr. (4arlaiid moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 449. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of the officers and
employes in the Bureau of Surveys in
the Department of Public Works."
Wh ich was read.
Mr. 44arlaii<l moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 450. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the wages
of the laborers in the Filtration Di¬
vision in the Bureau of Water in the
Department of Public Works."
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. 44Hrlaii(l moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 451. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for one
chief clerk and one clerk and book¬
keeper in the Division of Domestic
Service, Bureau of Water in the De¬
partment of Public Works, and fixing
the salaries of said clerks."
Which was read.
Mr. CJarlaiid moved
That further action on the bill
be InUelinltely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 452. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance abolishing the
position of clerk and stenographer in
the Oivision of Pumping Stations in
the Bureau of Water in the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.”
Which was read.
Mr. 4iiii.rliin<i moved
That further action on the bill
he indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 453. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance repealing Section
32 of an ordinance entitled ‘An Or¬
dinance fixing the number and salaries
of officers and employes in the De¬
partment of l*ublic Works,' enacted
April 25th, 1910.“
Which was read.
Mr. Oarland moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 454. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance amending Section
60 of an Ordinance entitled ‘An Ordi¬
nance fixing the number and salaries
of the officers ad employees in the De¬
partment of I’ubllc W^'orks,’ enacted
April 26th, 1910."
Which was read.
Mr. CwarlaiiU moved i
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 465, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance amending Section
49 of an Ordinance entitled ‘An Ordi¬
nance fixing the number and salaries
of officers and employes In the De¬
partment of Public W’orks,’ enacted
April 26th, 1910.”
W'hich was read.
Mr. 4ilarlan<l moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 461. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance creating one ad¬
ditional position in the Bureau of City
Property, Department of Public Works,
to be known as clerk at South Side
Market.”
Which was read.
Mr. 4iinrlaii<l moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 604. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the Indebted-
' ness of the City of Pittsburgh In the
sum of three hundred and eight thou¬
sand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City
in said amount, to provide the balance
of funds required for the following pur¬
poses; for the erection of a public
bridge connecting Bloomfield with the
Herron Hill District, at or near Grant
boulevard; for the erection of a pub¬
lic bridge on Murray avenue, across
William Pitt boulevard, and for the
erection of a public bridge on Hoeveler
street, crossing Everett street, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
Which was read.
Mr. <jlarlniid moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Garland also presented from the
Committee on Finance, with an affirm¬
ative recommendation,
No. 670. Report of the Finance
Committee for March 13th, 1912, trans¬
mitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 538. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance ap-ropriating cer¬
tain real estate situate in Township of
Shaler, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania,
belonging to Joseph Cornelly or whom¬
soever may be the owner or owners, for
the construction of piping and connec¬
tions for a new water reservoir for the
North Side, and authorizing condemn¬
ation proceedings.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
* And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
I And the bill was read a third time and
I agreed to.
I And the title of the bill was read and
I agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 653. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
making of a contract for the renting
of various rooms in the Oliver Build¬
ing for the offices of Mayor, Depart¬
ment of Public Works, Department of
Supplies, Bureaus of Construction,
Water and Board of Water Assessors,
and the City Assessors, for a period of
one (1) year from the first day of
May, 1912, to the 30th day of April,
1913, at the yearly rental of $35,291,00.”
Which was read.
Mr. <anrlaii<l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayei—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Haiih
Gochring, President.
Aye8~0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 554, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
making of a contract for the renting
of an office in the House Building, to
he used by City Wharfmaster, for a
period of one (1) year from April 1st,
1912, to March 31st, 1913, at the yearly
rental of $450.00."
Which was read.
Mr. ftarlHiKl moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayea—Me-ssrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Ooehring, President.
,\yc8—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 555. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
making of a contract for the renting
of Room No. 414 in the Henry W.
Oliver building at an annual rental of
$588.00, and providing for the payment
thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr: Oarlaiifl moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr W'ilktns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the reso¬
lution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 603. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance transferring the
sum of $1,257.11 from Approppriation
No. 11, Industrial Workshop for the
Blind, to Appropriation No. 220, De¬
partment of Supplies.”
Which was read.
Mr. Oarlfind moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 604. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance transferring the
sum of $3,259.90 from Appropriation
No. 220, Department of Supplies, to
Appropriation No. 36, Bureau of Parks,
Item, Monument to Mrs. Schenley."
Which was read.
Mr. 4iiarlan4l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.s read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle ‘ Woodbnrn
Hoeveler Ranh
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 441. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the Department
of Law."
In Committee on Finance, March 6th,
1912, amended as shown in red Ink
and as amended ordered to be returned
to Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
In Council, March 12th, 1912, read
and recommitted to the Committee on
Finance.
In Committee on Finance, March 13th,
1912, Amended by inserting the line
"Three Assistant City Solicitors, salary
twenty-five hundred dollars per an¬
num," and as amended ordered to be
returned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Iiiarlanfl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion f»revalled.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agr-^c*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Gochring, President
Ayes—9
Noe.s—None.
And a majority of the a otes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 602. Jfesolution di¬
recting the Board of As-^essors to di¬
vide the property of Val -ntine Fisher
Sr., from that of Ella M. Kunz, situate
in the late borough of Montooth, and
which she purchased fror.-! said Fisher,
, so that the said Ella V. Kunz shall
i be able to pay taxes pro,(erly belong-
i Ing to her property,
j Which was read.
I Mr. Garland moved
I A suspension of 'ne rule to al-
j low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution,
i Which motion prevailed
i And the rule having bt en suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and Anally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodhurn
Hoeveler ‘ Rauh
I Goehling, President.
Ayes—9
I Noes—None.
' Also
Bill No. 606. R(>solutlon au¬
thorizing the issuing of :i warrant in
> favor of William Oglivii for the sum
■ of $550.00, in payment cl damages to
his property at 2481 California avenue,
North Side, caused by ov. rfiow of city
sewer, and charging the same to Ap*
propriation No. 42.
I Which was read.
Mr. Garlanil moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
I low the second and third readings and
I final passage of the resolution.
I Which motion prevailed,
i And the rule having been suspended.
{ the resolution was read a second and
1 third times, and upon final passage
! the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were;
Ayes—Messrs.
: Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goeh ring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
! votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
• Bill No. 509. Resolution au*
J thorlzing the issuing of a warrant Id
favor of Frank Jance in the sum of
125.00, In full settlement for ail claims
for damages caused by bursting of
fire hydrant at corner of Twenty-third
street and Penn avenue, which flooded
his premises and damaged his house¬
hold goods, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. <;nrlaiHl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babc<K!k Kerr Wilkins
Oaiiaiid McAi'dle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ihiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the atlirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 607. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Charles Gay tons for $34.60,
In full for damages done by bursting
of a city water pipe on Seventh street, !
to his goods stored in the cellar at No.
25 Scott Place, and charging same to 1
Appropriation No. 32. |
Which was read,
Mr. Garlaiul moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken ^were:
Aye«—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Oarland McArdle Woodburn
HoeveJer Rauh i
Goohriug, Pro.sidenl,
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And there being two-third.s of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 609. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Judd H. Bruff, Sheriff, for
12,486.68, in full for advertising munici¬
pal liens, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. liarlaiid moved i
A suspension of the rule to al- j
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution. ' I
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Uuiih
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 356. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Miss Helen McNeil for the
sum of $500,00, in payment of damages
caused by Injuries received by falling
into a manhole at corner of East Ohio
and Diamond streets, and charging the
same to the Contingent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, March 13th,
1912, Amended by striking out the
words, “$500.00,” and by inserting in
lieu thereof the words “$100.00,” and
as amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlitiicl moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Wliich motion prevailed.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final pas.sage
the aye.s and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes Messrs.
Babcock Kerr W'ilkliis
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Raub
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-th irds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 353. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City to employ a party or
parties to investigate the matter of its
insurance, especially:
(1) The responsibility of the Insurance
companies;
(2) Their liability to the City under
existing policies;
(3) Rate of insurance now paid;
(4) The amount of insurance carried;
and to report same to Council for their
consideration.
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In Committee on Finance, March 13th,
1912, Amended by inserting? after the
word “City” the word “Controller,” and
by adding* after the words “for their
consideration,” the words “The com¬
pensation not to exceed $600, and which
shall be payable from Appropriation
No. 42.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Oar land moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be apcreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Oar I mid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Habcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kmih
Goeiuing, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Mr, McArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 671. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for March
13th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 566. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of a
relief sewer on Darlington Road, from
the present sewer at a point about
seven hundred (700) feet east of Mur¬
ray avenue to present sewer on Murray
avenue, and providing for the payment
of the costs thereof.”
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. MoArdlc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed,
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the questfon, “Sliall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noe.s were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye.s—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Ayes—9
Kerr Wilkins
McArdle Woodburn
Rauh
Goehring, President.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vot<?s of Coun¬
cil being in the afilrmatl\e, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 557. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance auti> >rizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Publ;^ Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the constr iiction of a
relief sewer on South Main street, from
the present sewers at Mo.iisfleld ave¬
nue to the present sewur on South
Main street at a point about twenty-
five (25) feet south of Alexuuder street,
and providing for the payment of the
costs thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of tlie rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlm«
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a tliird time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill . as read and
agreed to.
And on the question,* "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
! The ayes and noes were /aken agree-
1 ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs. ■
! Babcock Kerr \'/i]k}ns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, Presldeat.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun-
I cil being in the affirmative, the bill
I passed finally.
I Also
i Bill No. 558. An Ordinance en-
! titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
I directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
I advertise for and to award a contract
i or contracts for the construction of
! a relief sewer on Butler street, from
j the present sewers at Forty-sixth
! street to present sewer on Forty-
I sixth street to present sewer on Forty-
I eighth street, and providing for the
I payment of the costs thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to ah
I low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
: Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tim*
and agreed to.
I And the bill was read a third time and
j agreed to.
I And the title of the bill was read and
' agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
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The ayes and noes were taken agree-
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Uttbcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarittud McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehriug, President.
Ayes—9
Noc*—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 559, An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving, curbing
and otherwise improving of streets and
branches iaid out in the grounds of
the University of Pittsburgh, from Al-
lequlppa street eastwardly, from Cen¬
tre avenue southwardly and from Ber-
thoud street eastwardly, to connect
with present improved street in
grounds of the University of Pitts¬
burgh, and authorizing and directing
the letting of a contract or contracts
therefor, and providing for the pay¬
ment thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. 91cArdl« moved
A sti.spension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
' Goehrlng, Presideut.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 560. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the renewal of road¬
way floor and repairs to sidewalk
planking on the Point bridge over the
Monongahela river, and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof."
^NTiich was read.
Mr. Mc.lrflle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 561. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for repaving roadway of
the Aiken avenue bridge crossing the
P. R. R., and providing for the pay¬
ment of the costs thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. HfeArille moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 562. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of
retaining wall on Wylie avenue at Mc-
Clarren street, and providing for the
payment of the costs thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. ?rtcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
1
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mefisrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburu
Hoevelcr Ranh
• Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also ,
Bill No. 56 3. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of a
retaining wall on Metcalf street near
Strauss street, and providing for the
payment of the costs thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
. And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill j
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburu
Hoeyeler Rauh
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 664. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the DepartmenV of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for the reconstruc¬
tion of retaining walls on Fifth ave¬
nue opposite Brenham street, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
^ And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
ogreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the que.stlon, "Hliall the bill
pass finally?’'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes- Messrs.
Babcock Kerr W'ilkiiiB
Garland McArdle Woodburu
! lloeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes-None.
And a majority of the v'des of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 565. An fn dinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Pui*Iic Works to
advertise for and to aw'aid a contract
or contracts for the reconstruction of
the floor system of the S^Mith Twelfth
street bridge crossing tin' P. V. & C.
R. R., and providing for the payment
of the costs thereof.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of tlie rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa.ss finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Qoelirlng, President
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 263. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Mina street, from Duella street
to an unnamed alley, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
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That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, WlikliiN presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service & Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 672, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for March 13th, 1912, transmitting’ sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 542. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of South Main street, from
Carson street West to a point 1223.69
feet therefrom.’*
Which was read.
Mr. WIlkiiiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a tliird time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Xoes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 543. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing and
re-establishing the grade of Mary
street, from South Twentieth street to
South Twenty-third street.
Which was read,
Mr. WllkliiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The aye.s and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Baticock Kerr Wilkln.s
flarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehrlng, President.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 544. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Nantasket street, from
Greenfield avenue to Neeb street.”
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Wliich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
Tlie ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kem* Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Riiiih
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noe.s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 520. Communication
from Kdward G. L-ang asking for
change of name of VV'llksboro avenue
to Wheeler avenue.
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiN moved
That further action on the
communication be indefinitely post¬
poned.
Whifih motion prevailed.
Mr. Hoe%'elcr presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 673. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
March 13th, 1912, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, receivea and filed.
Also
Bill No. 536. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the construction of the Foundations
and appurtenances for Asi)inwall
I’umping Station.”
Which was read,
Mr. Iloe%’eler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Aye«-9
None
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
Tlie ayes and noes were taken agree-
ai)ly to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Habcoek Kerr Wilkins
(iarUuid McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 537. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the
City of Idttsburgh, for and in behalf of
the City, to enter into a contract with
the Borough of Ktna, granting the said
City the right to lay a drain from its
reservoir property in Shaler Township,
Allegheny county, on Dick’s Run Road
or Millvale and Etna avenue, from the
Borough line to a point approximately
150 feet East of the intersection of
the South building line of Sherman
avenue, with the South building line
of Dick's Run Road.”
Which was read.
Mr. Iloevelei* moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tiie second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pa.ss finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goeliring, President.
Ayes—0
Noee—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the ^affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 474. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works, to
p^urchase three (3) lots in the Hartupee
Plan, Shaler Township, Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, to be used for
the purpose of water supply and dis¬
tribution, In connection with the North
I
Side Reservoir, and providing for the
purchase price thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Uaiik presented from the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 674. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries for
March 13th, 1912,transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 582. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
drilling and equipping artesian wells
in the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Ktiiili moved
A suspension of the rule to gl-
lovv the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goeiiring, President
Aye.s—9
Noee—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 583. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing two brick and cement
shelter houses, to include public com¬
forts, in Riverview Park, North Side,
for the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.”
Which was read,
Mr. Ha nil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘'Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Me A idle Wood burn
lloeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, l^resldent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 584. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing brick and concrete com¬
bination shelter house, bandstand and
public comforts In West End Park,
West Knd, for the Bureau of Parks,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr, RhiiIi moved
A suspension of the rule to aN
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Aye*—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goeh rl n g, P res i d en t.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 585. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing building and equipping
same with Merry-go-round in River-
view Park, North Side, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kaiih moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 586. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing brick and cement shelter
house, to include public comforts, in
Central Park, for the Bureau of Parks,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof,
Which was read.
Mr. Hauh moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to. ^
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess IT.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 587. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing brick and cement boat
and shelter house, to include public
comforts, at Lake Elizabeth, in West
Park, North Side, for the Bureau of
Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the cost there¬
of.
Which was read.
Mr. Ranh moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
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And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llaiih
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 588. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing brick and cement Shelter
house, to include public comforts, in
Olympia Park, for the Bureau of Parks,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof. '
Which was read.
Mr. Kaiiti moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill. ^
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes W'ere taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs-.
Babcock Kerr Wllkin.s
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ibiuh
Gk)chring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 589. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing building and equipping
same with Merry-go-round in Grand¬
view Park, South Side, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the paymen»t of the cost
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. Ranh moX’ed
^ A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itaiih'
Goehrlng, President.
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 590, An Or linance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing brick and concrete com¬
bination shelter-house, bardstand and
public comforts, in Arsenal Park, for
the Bureau of Parks, Citv of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof,”
Which w'as read.
Mr. Rauli moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
loXv the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Whichj motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed, to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to. i
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And oh the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilklris
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler .lluuji . i
Goehrlng, Pre.sident,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 591. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing one brick and concrete
X^ublic comfort station, Schenley I’ark,
for the Bureau of Parks. City ,of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
j of the Cost thereof."
AVhich was read. ^
Mr. Kniili moved
I A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
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Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agrreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pa3s finally?’’
The aye5 and noe*=? were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Uubcock Kerr Wilkins
tiaiiund McArdle Wood burn
lioeveler Kuuli
Goehring, I^resldent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 592. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
corstructing building and equipping
same wdth Merry-go-round, in Schen-
ley Park, for the Bureau of Parks. City
of IMtt.sburgh, and providing for the
payment ot the cost thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. lluuli moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and tliird readings and
final passage of tlie bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pa-'i'? finally?"
The aye^ and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Mes.stY.
Babcfjck Kerr WMlkins
(iarinnd - McArdle M’^oodburn
Hoeveler Ibmh
Godiring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 593. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing brick and cement boat
and shelter house^ to include public
comforts at Lake Carnegie, Highland
Park, for the Bureau of Parks, City
of Pittsburgh, and providing for the
payment of the cost thereof."
Which was read,
.Mr. Kaiili moved
A su.spenslon of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a .second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Wilkins
Woodburu
Goeliring, President.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburu
Hoeveler Kauh
Goeliring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 594. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing brick and cement shelter
house, to include public comforts, at
Zoo Grove in Highland Park, for the
Bureau of l*arks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. Kauh moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
r.na'. paosage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the* bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Anri the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess 1 * 8 .
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Kerr
McArdle
Kauh
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noc.s—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 595. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing brick and cement shelter
house, to include public comforts, in
Herron Hill Park, for the Bureau of
Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding fo^ the payment of the cost
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. Kaiiti moved
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A sufipensfon of the rule to aU
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr M’^ilklns
(4arland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itaiih
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. •
Mr. Knbeock presented j
No. 675. Resolution request- !
ing the Mayor to return to Council j
without action, for the puri)ose of |
amendment. Bill No. 426, entitled “An |
Ordinance providing for the letting of
a contract or contracts for razing No. j
8 Police Station, located on South Main 1
street. Twentieth ward, etc.”* ,
Which was read. j
Mr. Babcock moved !
The adoption of the resolution. !
Which motion prevailed. j
And the Mayor having returned, !
without action thereon,
Bill No. 462. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
razing No. 8 Police Station, located on I
South Main street. Twentieth ward, i
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and for the i
erection of a new Police Station on the i
same lot of ground for the uses and
purposes of the Bureau of I’olice.” '
In Council, March 12th, 1912, Rule
suspended, bill read three times and
finally passed.
Which was read.
Mr. nitbc»4*k moved
To reconsid^ the vote by
which the bill was read a second and i
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. ItnbCfM'k moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance. '
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. lloevcicr presented
No. 676. Resolution i; questing
the Mayor to return to Council without
action thereon, for the purpose of
amendment, Bill No. 472, K solution
placing the question of prepa: ing plans
and letting the contract, at ah early
date, for removal of rubbish, vith the
Director of the Department o\'. Public
Works.
Which was read.
Mr: ll<»cvcler moved
The adoption of the solution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill No, 472. Wherea.r The re¬
moval of rubbish is Importaiit to the
City of Pittsburgh; and
Whereas, There is absoP lely no
place where the stuff can be disposed
of without nuisance; and
Whereas, There is a questi-'U as to
what department is to take uarge of
this matter; and
Wheree.s, The bonds have -ren sold
for this purpose and the mono is avail¬
able; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Mayor end Coun¬
cil place the question of ireparing
plans and letting the contr;: t at an
early date with the Directr of the
Department of Public Works.
In Council, March 12th, 1912, Rule
suspended, read three times and finally
passed.
Which was read.
Mr, moved
To recor.sidei the vote by
which the resolution was re:Ml a sec¬
ond and third times and finalD' passed.
Wlilch motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the resolution be read a second and
third times and finally passeil?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Public
Works.
Which mntion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 677. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of J. C. Hilf for .?150.60, in full payment
and discharge of all claims for dam¬
ages he may have against the City by
reason of injuries received In putting
down steps in Washington Park, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tbe Souncil of the City of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI
Tuesday March 26, 1912,
No. 15
iHuntriiJal JSfrnrti
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK..Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, March 26,1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs,
lialwock Kerr Wilkins
Oarlnnd McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
The llinir stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting wa.s dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
.Mr. Rabrock presented
No. 678. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Cuthbert Brothers Company in the
aum of $62.50, for repairing building on
Cherry alley near Strawberry alley for
the uses and purposes of the Bureau of
Police, and charging the same to the
account of Item “E-9,” Miscellaneous,
N. 0, 0., Appropriation No. 220, Depart¬
ment of Supplies.
tVhlch was read and referred to the
Committee on F’inance.
Mr. Garlunil presented
No, 679. Communication from
James M. Russell relative to the paving
0 * Devon Road and Warwick Terrace.
Also
No. 680. Communication from
J. 11. Hillman, .Tr,, relative to the pav¬
ing of Devon Road.
Also
No. 681. Communication from
Hildreth & Company relative to inspec¬
tion of the Point Bridge.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee, on Public
Works.
Also
No. 682. Communication from
Paul C. Dunlevy, of the East End Sav¬
ings & Trust Company relative to de-
1 ‘ository ordinance.
Also
No. 683. An Ordinance fixing
thd number and salaries of additional
employes in the Filtration Division,
Bureau of Water, Department of Public
Works.
Also
No. 684. An Ordinance fixing
the number and salaries of additional
employes in the Division of Engineer¬
ing and Construction, Bureau of Water,
Department of Public Works.
Also
No. 685. An Ordinance author¬
izing the execution of a deed to John
Connell for a certain lot of ground on
payment of the purchase money and
without interest on deferred payment.
Also
No. 686. An Ordinance author¬
izing the transfer of certain sums of
money from Appropriation No. 220, De¬
partment of Supplies, to Appropriation
No. 203, Carnegie Free Library.
Also
No. 687. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor of
Nicholas Gasparra for the sum of
$100.00, for damage done to his house¬
hold and personal property by leakage
of water main belonging to the City
of Pittsburgh on Congress street, and
charging the same to Appropriation No.
42.
Also
No. 688. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant, In favor
of Harry J. Wilbert in the sum of
$40.00; Celestine Fitzsimmons in the
sum of $40.00, and Lillian Smith in the
sum of $1.54, for services rendered dur¬
ing the month of March, 1912, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 222,
Department of Supplies.
Also
No. 689. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Westinghouse Electric & Manu¬
facturing Company in the sum of
$144.00, for the purchase of two (2)
gross of metallic flatne arc lamp globesj
Also
same to Ije chargeable to and payable
from Appropriation No. 220.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Commi^ion on Finance,
Mr, Koeveler presented
No. 690. Communication from
John C. Innes relative to excessive
water rent on property located at 8112
P'rankstown avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Board of Water Assessors for filing,
subject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No. 691. Communication from
E. Lake!, 225 Lincoln avenue, agreeing
to build a furnace to burn all of the
rubbish on the North Side for a sum
not exceeding $2,000.00 per year on a
five-year contract.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 692. An Ordinance author¬
izing the City of Pittsburgh to mak& a
contract or contracts with the Penn¬
sylvania Railroad Company for the
privilege of laying a water pipe line
across their right of way, East of R.
O. Tower, near Aspinwall.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on P"iltration and Water.
Also
No. 693. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Director of the
Department of I^ublic Works to make,
execute and deliver to C, R. Buchheit,
of Pittsburgh, Pa., as trustee, a lease
of and for that portion of the wharf
in the Second (2nd) ward, of , the City
of Pittsburgh, fronting on the Alle¬
gheny river at low water and extending
back to Duquesne way between Sixth
and Seventh street bridges, subject to
the right of way of the Pennsylvania
Elevated Railroad.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 694. List of properties in
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 695, An Ordinance desig¬
nating depositories for the moneys of
the City of Pittsburgh; to regulate de¬
posits therein, and to provide for the
payment of interest thereon.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr, McArdle presented
No. 696. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Stebblns street, from
the northeast line of Berkshire avenue
to present sewer crossing Stebblns
street, at a point about 90 feet south¬
west of Berkshire avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
No. 697. An Ordi:)ance author¬
izing and directing the c< nstructlon of
a public sewer on Blngharn street, from
a point about 160 feet west of South
Thirteenth street to pres^^nt sewer on
South Thirteenth street :i.nd providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessefi against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Also
No. 698. An Ordiiiance repeal¬
ing an ordinance approv- d April 6th,
1911, entitled “An Ordinance opening
Lelia street, from Bog!;s avenue to
Meyer street, in the Nineteenth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, and provid-
i ing that the cost, damages and ex¬
penses occasioned there!)> be assessed
against and collected fr<<in porpertles
benefited thereby.*’
Also
No. 699. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the :Mayor and the
Director of the Departm^^nt of Public
Works to advertise for aial to award a
contract or contracts for the construc¬
tion of retaining wall on Paulowna
street near Thirty-third street, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Also
No. 700. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the gr;iding, paving
and curbing of Hoosack street, from
Rupple alley to Alger street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assi'ssed against
and collected from prop* rty specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 701. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Alger stret t, from Win-
terburn street to Lydia st reet, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assf'ssed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committoo on Public
Works.
Mr. Kauh presented
No. 702. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a c<)ntract or con¬
tracts for the furnishing and deliver¬
ing of one tree-moving wagon to the
Bureau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing for the payment of the
same.
Also
No. 703. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or con¬
tracts for the furnishing and deliver-
i ing of bulbs and plants to the Bureau
I of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the same.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Also
No. 704. Communication from
W. Runnette &. Company relative to
street l^htlng on Butler street, be¬
tween Thirty-fourth and Forty-fifth
streets.
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Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 7.05. Communication from
Arthur Gordon, rear 312 Brushton ave¬
nue,. asking for $205.00 for lost time
caused by sickness contracted while
employed as a disinfector in the De¬
partment of Public Health.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance, !
Mr. \V ilk I lift presented
No. 706. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing- a portion of Finley street, as laid
out in George Finley’s Plan of Lots,
in the Twelfth ward of the City of
riltsburgh.
Also
No. 707. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Clerk to
have printed for the use of Council,
an Ordinance vacating a portion of
Finley street, as laid out in George
Finley’s Plan of Lots, in the Twelfth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
charging the costs thereof to the City
of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 708, An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance approved February
I6th, 1910, entitled "An Ordinance es¬
tablishing the grade of Delia street,
from Boggs avenue to Meyer street.”
Also
No. 709. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade on Shelby street,
from Hall street to a point 240 feet
west thereof.
Also
No. 710. An Ordinance re-estab¬
lishing the grade on Langtry street,
from Shelby street to Whitla street.
Also
No. 711. An Ordinance granting
unto the Federal Street and Pleasant
Valley Passenger Railway Company, its
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
certain streets and highways in the
City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No, 712. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Transverse Passenger |
Hallway Company, its successors, les- i
sees and assigns, the right to enter
upon, use and occupy certain streets
and highways In the City of Pittsburgh. '
Also
No. 713. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Duquesne Street Railway
Company, Its successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the right to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways
In the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 714. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Duquesne Street Railway
Company, its successors, lessees and
assigns, the right to enter upon, use
and occupy certain streets and high¬
ways In the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No, 715. An Ordinance grant-
fng to the. Duquesne Street Railway
Company, it.s successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the right to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways in
the City of IHttsburgh.
Also
No. 716. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto The Fort Pitt Street Passen¬
ger Railway Company, its successors,
lessees and assigns, the right to enter
upon, use and occupy certain streets
and highways in the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 717. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Mount Washington Street
Railway Company, its successors, les¬
sees and assigns the right to enter
upon, use, occupy and cross certain
streets in the City of IMttsburgh.
Also
No. 718. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Suburban Rapid Transit
Street Railway Company, its successors,
lessees and assigns, the right to enter
upon, use and occupy certain streets
and highways in the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 719. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto The Birmingham Street Rail¬
way Company, its successors, lessees
and assigns, the right to enter upon,
use and occupy certain streets and
highways in the City of Pittsburgh.
■\Vhich were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys.
Mr. Wooflbiti'ii presented
No. 720. Communication ad¬
dressed to C. A. Hedges, 1521 Monterey
street, North Side, by Chas. H. Stein-
ecke, Chief Tenement House Inspector,
relative to the condition of tenement
house owned by Mr. Hedges at 1521
Monterey street, N. S.
Also
No. 721. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or con¬
tracts for the collection, removal and
disposal of garbage, offal, tin cans, dead
animals and condemned meat In the
First to the Twentieth wards, both in¬
clusive, of the City of Pittsburgh, from
.iune 1st, 1912, until January 31st, 1918.
Also
No. 722. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for the collection, removal
and disposal of garbage, offal, tin cans,
dead animals and condemned meat in
the Twenty-first to the Twenty-seventh
wards, both inclusive, of the City of
Pittsburgh, from June 1st, 1912, until
January 31st, 1918.
Also
No. 723. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or
contracts for the collection, removal
and disposal of rubbish in the Frst to
the Twentieth wards, both inclusive,
of the City of Pittsburgh, from June
1st, 1912, until January 31st, 1918^.
Also
No. 724.. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of a contract or con¬
tracts for the collection, removal and
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disposal of rubbish in the Twenty-first
to the Twenty-seventh wards, both in¬
clusive, of the City of Pittsburgh, from
June 1st, 1912, until January 31st, 1918.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Health and
Sanitation.
The Cliiiir presented
No. 725.
CHAMBER OF COMMIORCE.
Pittsburgh, March 25th, 1912.
Mr. E. J, Martin,
City Clerk,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
Herewith please see ten (10) copies
of a subway ordinance prepared and
recommended by the Committee on City
Transit, and approved by the Chamber
of Commerce of Pittsburgh by a nearly
unanimous vote at a meeting held
March 21st, 1912.
The action of the Chamber of Com¬
merce was ordered transmitted to City
Council, and we respectfully request
that you will kindly present same,
furnishing each member with a copy
of the ordinance.
Yours very truly,
LOGAN McKEE,
Secretary.
Also
No. 726. Proposed subway or¬
dinance for the City of Pittsburgh pre¬
pared and recommended by the Com¬
mittee on City Transit of the Chamber
of Commerce, entitled, “An Ordinance
granting unto the - Com¬
pany the consent of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to the construction of its un¬
derground railway, subject to certain
terms and conditions, and reserving to
the City of Pittsburgh the right of
l>urchase by the said city.”
Also
No. 727. Petition of citizens
and property owners asking asking for
universal street railway transfers.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys.
Also
No. 728. Communication from
A, C. Steven relative to sewer on Wil¬
liam street, North Side.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 729.
IMttsburgh, March 22nd, 1912.
To the President and Members of
Council,
Pittsburgh,. I^a.
Gentlemen:
I desire to respectfully enter a for¬
mal protest against the passage of “A
proposed Ordinance” extending and
opening Morewood avenue from Forbes
street through my property in the
Fourteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to the dividing line between my
property and the property of the Cen¬
tral Board of Education, known as Bill
No. 478.
As a protection to my interests, I
deem it advisable that this protest be
submitted to you, in view of the fact
that the opening of the street as
planned will cause great damage to my
property by reason of the deep cuts
involved, as well as the destruction of
a new brick garage and valuable trees
and shrubbery now located on the line
of the proposed street.
Respectfully,
J. R. McGlNLEY.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 730. Communiration from
J. L. Ritchey relative to rentals charged
market gardeners.
Also
No. 731. Communication from
the North Side Chamber of Commerce
relative to playgrounds on the North
Side.
Also
No. 732. Communication from
the East End Savings & Trust Company
relative to City depositories.
Also
No. 733.
DEPARTMENT OP LAW.
Pittsburgh, March 26th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pittsburgh
Municipal Building, City.
Gentlemen:
On the resolution referred to me for
investigation of the proposition of the
Pittsburgh Auto Lamp & Icepair Com¬
pany, for the sale of their property to
the City to be used as approach to
the Bloomfield bridge, I beg to report:
That after several meetings with the
parties, and visiting the property in
question in company with President
Goehring, these parties have agreed to
reduce the purchase price offered from
$8,000.00 to $6,500.00, which appears to
be a fair compensation for the value of
the land, and damages to cover loss on
outstanding building contract and other
Incidental matters resulting from the
compulsory change of location on their
part. This offer is based on immediate
action and transfer of title and pay¬
ment within ten days from this date.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES A. O’BRIEN.
City Solicitor.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
Bill No. 734.
MAYOR’S OFFICE. PITTSBURGH, PA.
March 20th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council
of the City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
I return herewith without my ap¬
proval Bill No. 508, a resolution pro-
I viding for the separation of the assesa-
j nsent against certain lots in the J. W.
I I fays Plan, the same being made for
a public 9<?wer. I consider this to be
a very bud practice, as assessments for
apecfal benedts tor public improvements
must necessarily be made against an
i*nilre piece of property. The viewers
take a v/bole plot into account In esti¬
mating a change in value brought
abojt by an improvement and do not
and cannot well take into account sep¬
arate parts of a plot. This resolution
auihoii/fs the Bureau of Public Im¬
provements to divide or separate the
assessment between the part held by
tile present owner and the part remain-
InK In possession of the former owner.
Yliere Is no rule or standard for mak¬
ing such division or separation. If the
bureau should undertake to make such
separation arbitrarily the owner of the
remainder of the lots would in all like¬
lihood object to the payment of the
balance, perhaps claiming that the di¬
vision of the benefit assessment thus
made Is inequitable as all parts of the
same tract are not necessarily eciually
benefited or damaged.
I do not know anything about the
physical facts in this particular case,
but am convinced that the passage of
this bill will result in the creation of
a precedent that will plague the Coun¬
cil and the City hereafter. As to the
record In this case, the petitioner who
is asking for relief should have made
an adjustment of this lien with the
vendor at the time of the purchase,
which appears from the record to have
been January 23rd, 1912, whereas the
report of the Board of Viewers was
confirmed by the Court of Common
Pleas No. 3 on March 2nd, 1908, nearly
four years before. The purchaser had
legal notice of this encumbrance
against the property and therefore
should not call upon the City to em¬
barrass itself in order to escape the
consequences of what was apparently
her own neglect.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
And
Bill No, 508. Whereas, In mak¬
ing the assessments for the construc¬
tion of the sewer in Bradford avenue,
et al., an assessment was made against
Lots Nos. 12 and 13 In J. W. Hays’
University Plan of Lots, and liens were
filed against said lots; and •
Whereas, The rear portion of said
lots In the property of Madelalne E.
Knowles;
Resolved, That the Bureau of Public
Improvement, formerly the Bureau of
Viewers, be authorized to divide or
separate the assessment against said
lots, in order that the said Madelaine
B. Knowles may pay that portion of
the assessment made against that por¬
tion of said lots, which belong to her.
Resolved Further, That the Solicitor,
on adjustment and payment of said
amount, if any, shall be and Is hereby
directed to release said lien against
that portion of the pro])erty owned by
the said Madelaine E. Knowles.
Was read.
And on the question, "Shall the reso¬
lution become a law notwithstanding
the objections of the ‘Mayor?"
The Ayes and Noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—None.
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Hauh Woodburn
Kerr
Qoebrtng, President.
When the name of Mr.Baliooek was
called, he arose and said, "Mr. Chair¬
man, I would like to have more time
to consider this proposition; I believe
it should go over until next week."
The Chair ruled
That the veto must be consid¬
ered at this meeting.
When the name of Mr. Garland was
called, he refused to vote.
When the name of Mr. Ranh was
called he arose and said, "Mr. Chair¬
man, In explaining my vote, I wish
to say that I believe the Mayor is per¬
fectly right in his contention, and I
therefore vote ‘No.’"
Ayes—None.
Noes—8
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the negative, the objections
of the Mayor were sustained.
Also
No. 735.
MAYOR’S OFFICE,
Pittsburgh, Pa., March 23rd, 1912.
The Honorable the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I return herewith, without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 602, a resolution author¬
izing the Board of Viewers to divide
the assessment of a certain parcel of
land, which, the resolution recites was
purchased by Ella M. Kunz from Valen¬
tine Fisher, Sr. 1 have had the record
inspected and am informed that no
such Conveyance has been made, but
even though there had I could not agree
with the policy of attempting to ap¬
portion taxes in a case such as this
for the reasons given in my message
to your honorable body under date of
March 20th, 1912, returning Bill No.
508, in which the same principle is in¬
volved.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
And
Bill No. 602. Whereas, Ella M.
Kunz purchased from Valentine Fisher,
Sr., a certain piece of ground situate in
the late Borough of Montooth, having
a frontage on the Washington Pike
of 70 feet, and running back a distance
of 192 feet along a 20-foot unnamed
street, on which is erected a two (2)
story dwelling house; and
Whereas, Said property has been as¬
sessed, together with other property of
the said Valentine Fisher, Sr., and
Whereas, Said Ella M. Kunz is de¬
sirous of paying that portion of the
tax properly chargeable to her lot;
therefore,
Resolved, That the Board of Asses¬
sors shall be and are hereby directed
to divide the said i)roperty and the
taxes assessed thereon, so that the said
Ella M. Kunz shall be able to pay those
taxes properly belonging to hef prop¬
erty.
’Wa^ read.
’ And on the question, "Shall the reso¬
lution become a law notwithstanding
the objections of the Mayor?"
The Ayes and Noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—None.
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
GoeliHug, President.
When the name of Mr. Ciurlund was
called, he refused to vote.
Ayes—None.
Noes-8
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the negative, the objec¬
tions of the Mayor were sustained.
Mr. Itabcock moved
That the Clerk be instructed to
open all correspondence from the
Mayor, which is addressed to Council,
and to notify the President and mem¬
bers of Council of the contents thereof.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garliiiid presented
No. 736. Rei)ort of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for March 20th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed;
Also
Bill No. 629. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Supplies
to purchase an auto truck for the use
of the Department of Supplies.
Which was read.
Mr. Cplarlniid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the 'second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
'And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
• Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehri tig, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 627. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance, authorizing the
Controller to make certain transfers
from one item to another within certain
appropriations."
Which was read.
Mr. Gar I anil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And Ihe bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess I’s.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehrlng, President
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 580. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the salaries
or wages to be paid to lieutenants and
sergeants of police and patrolmen In
the Bureau of Police, Department of
Public Safety.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garlnii^l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Also
Ayes—Messw.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(rarland McArdle Woodlnu-n
Hoeveler TUvuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-o
Koes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
pa.ssed finally.
Also
No. 736H.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
Pittsburgh, March 26th, 1912,
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh,
Municipal Building, City.
Gentlemen:
•
In reply to the letter of Controller
Morrow, under date of March 20th,
1912, requesting that I furnish the
Council with an opinion as to your
right to increase the salary of the
Chairman of the Board of Water As¬
sessors, I beg to say;
The language of Section 5, of the
Act of May 12th, 1911, authorizing the
Council to create the Board of Water
Assessors, Is as follows:
“The Councils of said cities are here¬
by authorized and empowered to cre¬
ate a Board of Water Assessors, con¬
sisting of three qualified citizens, to
be appointed by the Mayor, one of
whom shall be designated by the
.Mayor, as the Chairman of
said Board. Councils shall provide
a sufficient number of employees for
conducting the affairs of this board,
and shall fix the salaries of the mem¬
bers and employees thereof.”
The portion of the Act of May 31st,
19U, creating the present Council,
which has reference to their j)Ower to
rtx salaries, is as follows;
“Council shall have power to author¬
ize by ordinance the appointment of
such employees as may be necessary
for the proper discharge thereof. They
shall also have power to fix, from time
to time, the salaries of all City offi¬
cials and employees who are not
elected. The salaries and emoluments
of all such officers shall not be in¬
creased or diminished during their
term of office.”
I am of the opinion that the Chair¬
man of the Board of Water Assessors
Is not one of such officers within the
meaning of the above quoted section,
whose salary may not be increased or
diminished by the Council. He is an
employee or appoitnee without any
designated term, and removable at the
pleasure of the Mayor. Therefore, the
Council may increase or diminish his
salary or emoluments.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES A. O'BRIEN,
City Solicitor.
Which was read, received and filed.
Bill No. 439. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of the officers and em-
jdoyes in the Board of Water Asses¬
sors.”
Which was read.
Mr. GarlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agric-
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehiing, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 601. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Solici¬
tor to satisfy Hens filed at M. L. T>.
No. 54 October Term, 1910, for the re¬
covery of an assessment of $477.24 for
grading, paving and curbing and dam¬
age by grade of Lemlngton avenue in
front of lot belonging to. Camilla .John¬
son, for which a judgment was entered
on March 22nd, 1911, for $505.16, and at
M, L. D. No. 81 Third Term, 1909,
against Mary Scoble and Camilla John¬
ston for the construction of a sewer
fronting on said property, u|)on the
payment of costs by said defendants.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr * Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 630. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Controller
to set aside from Appropriation No.
141, the sum of $1,500.00, for the pur¬
pose of improving a portion of the
third times, and finally passed by the
following: vote:
Ayes- Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wiiklus
Oariand McArdle .<>dburn
Ifoeveler liauh
Greentree Hill Tank Grounds as a pub¬
lic ball park or playground; the work
to be done under the direction of the
Director of the Department of Public
Works and the Superintendent of the
Bureau of Parks.
Wh ich was read.
Mr. liiurlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Whicli motion prevailed. *
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(warlnnd McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler llauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 632. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Solici¬
tor to enter into negotiations with the
Pittsburgh Auto I^amp & Repair Com¬
pany in order to make, if possible, an
amicable settlement in the proposed
condemnation of property of said Com¬
pany located on Ridge street, which is
to be used for an entrance to the
Bloomfield bridge, and to report same
to Council for its approval.
Which was read.
Mr. GnrlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tlie second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution. ,
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(4arlan<l McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ilauli
(fociirlng, I’rosident.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 665. Resolution trans¬
ferring from Law Department, Appro¬
priation No. 24, Code No. S-9, Miscel¬
laneous Service, N. O. C., the sum of
$.36.00 to Code No. 12, Towel Supply;
the sum of $500.00 to Code No. J, Street
Car Transportation; the sum of $500.00
to Code No. T, Traveling Expenses; the
sum of $250.00 to (^de No. S-2, Auto¬
mobile Service; all being under Appro¬
priation No. 24.
Which was read.
Mr. Garliitiil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of tlie resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
Goehring, resident.
Ayes-0
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 625. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of John P. Brennan f w the sum
of $55.00, for expenses incvn red in at¬
tending the conference of tb*- American
Cement Users Asociation, at New York
City, on January 29th to Fc l>ruary 3rd,
1912, and charging the snrtie to the
account of Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which -was read.
Mr. Garltiiifi moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolutio?j.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a econd and
third times, and upon fln:il passage
the ayes and noes were raken, and
being taken were*
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr 1 1 k I ns
Garland McArdle M oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, i'resident.
Ayes—0
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 631. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Judd H. Bruff, Sheriff, for
$785.96, for advertising Delinquent
Tax Liens, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a .second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle • Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the aflfirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
156
BUI No. 633. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Charles P. Wassel for $100.00,
Halary for month of March, 1912, as an
etni)loyee of the Bureau of Electricity,
and charging Appropriation No. 23, Bu¬
reau of Electricity.
Which was read.
Mr. film*:and moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
fhe resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
IkiHJOck Kerr Wilkins
darland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llaub
Goehring, l*resident.
A yes-9
Noes—None,
And there being two-third.s of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 436. An Ordinance en¬
titled '‘An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of officers and employees
in the Department of Public Health,
In Committee on Finance, March 20lh,
1912, amended In Sections 7 and 12 as
shown in red ink, and as amended or¬
dered to be returned to Council with
and affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
.Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
.Mr. Gilrland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
•greed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
tlftrland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Jlauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-O
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 579. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the salaries
of district chiefs, captains, lieutenants,
drivers, engineers, assistant engineers,
hosemen and laddermen in the Bureau
of Fire, Department of Public Safety.”
In Committee on Finance, March 20th,
1912, amended in Section 1 as shown
in red Ink, and as amended ordered
to be returned to Council with an af¬
firmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. GIIrland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wms read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 541, An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance amending an Or¬
dinance entitled ‘An Ordinance creat¬
ing and the title of an Ordinance
establishing in the Bureau of
Health, under the Department of Pub¬
lic Safety, the Division of Tuberculosis
Inspection and Relief, prescribing the
powers and duties thereof, how the
same shall be controlled and exercised,
and the number of employes and their
salaries,’ approved February 4, 1909.”
In Committee on Finance, March 20th,
1912, amended in Section 4 as shown in
red ink and as amended ordered to be
returned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnriniid moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
Mr. GarlanH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
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Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ’'Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ilauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 466. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Treasurer to allow the temporary
clerks pay for overtime, during the
tax collecting season.”
In Committee on Finance, March 20th,
1912, amended in Section 1 as shown in
red ink, and as amended ordered to be.
returned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlnnd moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed. '
And the bill was read.
Mr. GarlHiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
^ Qoehiingy President.
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 4S2. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing that
the portion of the public square on
Second avenue, between Grant and Ross
streets, now used as a park, shall be set
apart and used as a free rmblic market
I place for the exclusive us* of farmers
and gardeners selling th*- produce of
j their own farms.”
I In Committee on Financ< . March 20tli,
I 1912, amended in Section 1 as shown In
red ink, and as amended ordered to be
returned to Council with an affirmative
' recommendation.
' Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
! That the amendment of the
i Finance Committee be agived to.
Which motion prevailed.
' Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of th<' rule to al-
I low the second and third n adlngs and
I final passage of the bill,
j Which motion prevailed.
I And the bill was read a second time,
j The Chair stated that Plon. S. L.
I Shank, Mayor of Indianapolis, was
present and was familiar with the mar-
I ket question, and Council would be
I pleased to hear from His Honor,
i Hon. S. Li. Shank, Mayor of Indian-
i apolis, Ind., being introdu< od to Coun-
j cil, arose and said:
I Mr. Chairman and Gentb inen: I am
! sure that the City of New Vork would
I be more than pleased If tin y had some
I place in their city where I he farmers
I and producers could go and sell their
I goods at retail prices to the people of
I that city. I know in Ind'.inapolls we
I have one of the best markets in the
I country. We are today experimenting
I on this subject, and will pass ordl-
I nances and resolutions to do the same
thing as you will do here today, and I
hope that the ordinance fjefore you,
gentlemen, will pass, giving the farmer
the right to come into ihe city and
I sell the products he raises, free of
charge, to him, on the market. Indian¬
apolis is going to do this same thing,
and Pittsburgh Is more alive to this
situation than any other city. We are
going to try to pass some ordinances
that will be for the benefit our City;
and I am going to send ?*Ir. Raiili a
i copy of these ordinances, and back him
in the fight for lower prices in the
cost of foodstuffs. I hope tliat you will
j pass this ordinance; it will not ruin
that place for playground purposes for
the children.
There is no point, I believe, in this
city where the farmer can go and sell
his own products. By making this
market you will be doing a good thing
j for the city; by making ihe farmers
sell at retail only. You will not have
I the trouble of the peddler buying the
! farmer out and running his business
i alongside of the farmer and the people
I finding the peddler retailing iije farm-
, ers’ products at higher prices. It is a
j mighty good ordinance.
Pittsburgh should be congratulated
■ on the Council that represent her here.
' They pass more bills at one meeting
' than I have signed in Indianapolis for
one year, because we have a Council
that does not agree with me, and I
think you are doing good for Pitts¬
burgh.
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There Is another proposition, the grar-
ba^e proposition. Jt took us nine
months before we g:ot this question
settled, and we let a contract for the
removal of garbage at $47,500, cover¬
ing a city of 250.000 inhabitants. We
paid $52,000 for the hauling of ashes.
This garbage proposition was bid .on
for five years at $54,000. A new con¬
tractor came in. We had to have three
biddings before we finally got a man
to contract for it at $47,500 a year for
six years. He bought the old plant, the
old wagons and rented the loading
station. The former contractor had
had the contract for the removal of
this garbage for 18 years at $54,000 a
year. Why, gentlemen, I was out in
Denver where they feed the garbage
to the hogs. The people pay $1,000
for this garbage and they are making
$50,000 or $60,000 a year off the hogs.
I wish Pittsburgh and Indianapolis
could dispose of their garbage in this
manner.
I am glad to be with you. I think
It Is one of the best Councils that I
have ever visited. We have our trouble,
but that is from the fact that four are
against me and the other four are with
me, and for that reason I am not afraid
to say anything. I wish to thank you
for the opportunity you have given me
to speak a few words to you.
The Chair stated that Mrs. Enoch
Rauh was present, and that Council
would be pleased to hear from her on
this subject.
Mrs, Enoch Rauh being Introduced to
Council, arose and said:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of
Council: 1 personally have a keen in¬
terest in the market in question, be¬
cause I am a householder and an ardent
Pittsburgher. I know of no direct way
that would be surer and swifter and
more efficacious than to bring your
farmer in direct contact with your cus¬
tomer and get back to the good old-
fashion days when we were not too
proud to carry the basket to and from
the home, and in these prosperous days
when people 'can go and come in ve¬
hicles and automobiles. I believe that
one of the swiftest ways to reduce the
higher cost of living would be to pur¬
chase directly froni the farmer who
want nothing but a generous recom¬
pense for the products of his farm.
"I am not prepared to say just where
the fault lies, but when we know that
eggs retail at 10 cents a dozen in the
summer and in the winter we got to
pay 56 cents a dozen, there is some¬
thing wrong In the manipulation and
machinery In our government, econom¬
ically considered. Now, I do not know,
a.«5 a woman, just where the trouble lies,
but as a woman and speaking for that
class of our citizens, I think they ought
to have foodstuffs within their com¬
mand—the working class especially.
They need eggs and butter and the
other necessities of life. They should
have these things within their control
and within their commanti, and it is
for us to fight for these people and to
insist on the measures that will put a
decrease in the price of these needed
quantities. These things go to make
strength and help our working people.
I am not speaking for the man or
woman who can afford to pay these
high prices. I made the contention—
and the women stood out in a dignified
manner not to buy these things until
the manipulators in these foodstuffs
reduced their prices and the women
did not buy butter thus causing the
dealers to have a large quantity on
their hands, and in five days they re¬
duced the price on butter 5 cents. There
is just one stand to take and that Is
a dignified determination.
I hope that this market will be
placed where your splendid Council will
vote to have it placed and open to re¬
tail prices only, so that the farmer can
give to you and any man and woman
first hand those goods at first
cost, and by so doing this you will
have solved one of the greatest prob¬
lems in the history of the Common¬
wealth.”
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa«s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WHkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 605, Whereas, There
remains due and unpaid the following
balances to Rutan & Russell, Archi¬
tects for the Filtration work of 1900,
to-wit:
Pumping Station, etc., Contract
No. 7 .$317.61
Gate Houses, Contract No. 2_ 48.50
Administration Bldg., Residence,
Stable, etc., Contract No. 691,82
$1,057.93
For which there was no money avail¬
able out of the bond issue of 1900, the
same being exhausted before this claim
was reached; therefore,
Resolved, That the Mayor be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to
issue, and the City Controller to coun¬
tersign, a warrant in favor of Rutan
& Russell, Architects, for $1,057.93, in
payment of foregoing account, and
charge the same to Appropriation No.
42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Oar land moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 634. Whereas, It is
proposed to install a new system of
lifi-hting on Federal street, North Side,
Pittsburgh, costing: in the neighbor¬
hood of $10,000.00; and
Whereas, A question has arisen as
to the best metho<l, and it has been
deemed advl.sable that the Superintend¬
ent of the Bureau of Light, and one
other person visit cities where this
new system is in use; therefore,
ftesolved, That the consent of Coun¬
cil is hereby given, that the Superin¬
tendent of the Bureau of Light and one
representative of the Citizens’ Commit¬
tee, shall be allowed at the expense of
nhe City to Investigate this new sys¬
tem of lighting in cities where it is
now in use, and report their findings to
Council at its next meeting.
Which was read.
Mr: 4iinrjnii«l moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Mc.Xrdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 737. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for March 20th,
1012, transmitting an ordinance to
Council.
Which Kas read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 304, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Loretta street, from Greenfield
avbnue to Frank street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from proi)erty specially bene¬
fited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. .XfcArdlo moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and ndes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
• Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the Act of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895,
and the several supplements thereto.
Mr. WilkiiiN presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 738. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for March 20th, 1912, transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 294, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of Forfar street, between Ewing
street and Sassafras street.”
Which was read.
Mr. WlIkiiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa.ss finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messj's.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(tarland McArdle W'oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
Act of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895,
and the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 646. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Sutherland street, from Allen¬
dale street to Chartiers avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. H’llkiiiw moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Ayei—Meisrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehiing, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 647. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way and establishing the grade on Fre¬
mont Place, from Mackinaw avenue to
fialtlmore street and Narragansett
street.”
Which was read.
Mr. WllkiiiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
(Inal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the (luestlon, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mofisrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
fiarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Ooehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the reso¬
lution passed finally.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 739. Keport of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
March 20th, 1912. transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No, 635. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the Inspecting and testing of the ma¬
terial and workmanship in the con¬
struction of the Foundations and Ap¬
purtenances for the Asplnwall I^ump-
Ing Station."
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
flnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed,
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 636. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the construction of the North Side Res¬
ervoir and Appurtenances in Shaler
township, Allegheny county, Pennsyl¬
vania.”
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 637. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the Inspecting and testing of the ma¬
terial and workmanship in the con¬
struction of the Rising Main and Ap¬
purtenances for the Mission Street
Pumping Station."
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
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And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?“
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess re.
Habcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle VVoodburn
lloeveler Huiili
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. lla brock presented, from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 740. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for March 20th,
1912, transmitting an ordinance to
Council.
Which was read, receivea and filed.
Also .
Bill No. 622. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Director of the 1 >epart-
ment of I'ublic Safety to deliver to tlie
Beechview Volunteer Fire Company,
certain fire apparatus.”
Which was read.
Mr. llabcocU moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. ,
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Me.ssrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins ,
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Iltuih
Goeliring, Presideiit.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. WoofllMirii presented
No. 741. Whereas, There
.seems to be considerable dissatisfaction
in many sections of the City with the
system of transferring of passengers
as now maintained by the Pittsburgh
Railways Company; therefore, be It
Resolved, That the Committee on
Public Service and Surveys be directed
to designate an early date for a meet¬
ing to which all citizens, or organiza¬
tions thereof, shall be invited and at
which all those so desiring shall be
heard.
Which was read.
Mr. Wood bur II moved
The adoption of (he resolur
tion.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. <«Hrlaii<i presented
No, 742. Petition of residents
and taxpayers of the Thirl t enth WanI
relative to street car facilities In the
district east of Oakwood street tra¬
versed by Frankstown avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Servi- e and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No, 743. Resdlve<l. That the
Mayor be and he is herein requested
to return to Council, wirtiout action
thereon, for reconsideration.
Bill No. 553. An Or.linance au¬
thorizing the making of a • ontract for
the renting of various rooms in the
Oliver Building for the officers of
Mayor, Department of Public Work.s.
Department of Supplies, Bureaus of
Construction, Water and Board of
Water Assessors and the City
Assessors, forj; a period i f one (U
year from the first day of May, 1912,
to the 30th day of April, 1913, at the
yearly rental of ?35,291.00.
Bill No. 555. An Or<linance au¬
thorizing the making of a contract for
the renting of Room No. 414 in the Hen¬
ry W. Oliver Building at an annual
rental of $588.00, and proviiiing for the
payment thereof.
Which was read.
Mi', Garland moved
The adoption of tin resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill No. 553. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance autliorizlng the
making of a contract for lb> renting of
various rooms in the Oliver Building for
the officers of Mayor, Department of
Public Works, Department of Supplies,
Bureaus of Construction, Water and
Board of Water Assessors ond the City
Assessors, for a period of one (1) year,
from the first day of May, 1912, to the
30th day of April, 1913, at the yearly
rental of $35,291.00.”
In Council, March 19th, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
To reconsider the vole by which
the bill was read a second and third
times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a secon<l and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 555. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
making of a contract for the renting
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of Room No. 414 in the Henry W. Oliver
Building at an annual rental of $588,00,
and providing' for the payment thereof.”
Jti Coumdl, Mareh 19tli, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. 4hirliiiid moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and hnally passed,
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail,
Mr. laiirliiiid moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
.Mr. liHrlniKl pre.sentcd
No. 744. Resolved, That the
.Mayor be and he is hereby requested
to return to Council without action
thereon, for the purpose of reconsider¬
ation, the following:
Bill No. 5S5. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract or
contracts for constructing building and
eguijiplng same with Merry-go-round in
Hivervlew Park, North Side, for the
Bureau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof.
Bill No. 589. An Ordinance
providing for the letting of a contract
or contracts for constructing building
and equipping same w'ith Merry-go-
round in Grandview Park, South Side,
for the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.
Bill No. 592. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract
or contracts for constructing building
and equipping same with Merry-go-
round in Schenley Park, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Bill No. 437... ,An Ordinance fix¬
ing the number and salaries of officers
and employes in the Dejiartment of
Public Safety,
Bill No. 669. An Ordinance, fix¬
ing the number and salaries of offi¬
cers and employes in the Department
of Public AVorks.
Which was read. '
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill No. 585. An Ordinance en-
lllled '*An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing building and equipping
same with Merry-go-round, in River-
view Park, North Side, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.”
In Council, March 19th, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. <«arlHn4l moved
To reconsider the vote - by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail,
Mr, liar land moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Which motion prevailed.
, . .» . .
Also
Bill No. 589. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
reconstructing building and equipping
same with Merry-go-round, in Grand¬
view Park, South Side, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.”
In Council, March 19th, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. liar land moved i
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. <iiarlaiid moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No." 592. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
let<t4ng of a contract or contracts for
coniftructlng building and‘’ equipping
.same'^with Merry-go-rourtd, fn Schen¬
ley Park, for the Bureau of Parks, City
of IMttsburgh, and providing for the
payment of the cost thereof.”
In Council, March 19th, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr, <iiarlHii<l moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
AVhIch motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Uarland moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Parks and Libraries.,
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 437. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of officers and employees
In the Department of Public Safety.”
In Council, March 19th, 1912, passed..
Which was read.
Mr. <j>MrlHnd moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and dnally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. tiarlaiid moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 669. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em¬
ployees in the Department of Public
Works."
In Council, March 19th, 1912, passed.
Which was read. ,
Mr. Uarland moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third time.s and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. <«arlnnd moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. OarlRiid presented
No. 745. Communication from
Civil Service Association of Allegheny
County transmitting a resolution rela¬
tive to recent acts by the heads of de¬
partments of the City of Pittsburgh,
which the association considered in vio¬
lation of the Civil Service law now in
force, and asking for the consideration
of the resolution.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 746. Whereas, Certain acts
of the General Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania relating to
second class cities in this Common¬
wealth provide for the appointment of
numerous employes of the City of
Pittsburgh by competitive examination
and other tests, and said acts recognize
and adopt the principle of compara¬
tive efficiency in the employment of
employes by the City of Pittsburgh;
and
Whereas The said acts recognize the
principle or relative efficiency in all pro-
motion.s from lower to higher posi¬
tions among the employes of said City;
and
Whereas, It Is a recognized principle
of business practice that the most able
and most efficient employe gives the
greatest result in labor done for his
employer, and it is the desire of Coun¬
cil to extend this practice to said em¬
ployes. Now, therefore, be It
Resolved, That It Is the sense of the
Council of the City of Pittsburgh, that
the heads of departments and of bu¬
reaus in the said City of Pittsburgh
under their control according to their
record of efficiency while in the City’s
employ; that is to say, the employe
done for the City shall be first
discharged in case it becomes
necessary to reduce the number of em¬
ployes in any such bureau or depart¬
ment, and" that this shall be done re¬
gardless of the political off illations or
religion of any of the City employes,
and shall apply to all em])loyes equally.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Hoeveler called up
Bill No. 474. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance autliorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works, to
purchase three (3) lots in the Hartupee
Plan, Shaler Township, Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, to be used for
the purpose of water supply and dis¬
tribution, in connection with the North
Side Reservoir, and providing for the
purchase price thereof.”
In Council, March 19th, 1912, read
and further action on the bill Indefi¬
nitely postponed.
Mr: Hoeveler moved
To reconsider the vote by which
further action on the bill was indefi¬
nitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question reciirring, “Shall
further action on the bill be indefinitely
postponed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Filtration and
Water.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle moved
That Mr. Ilaboock be excused
for absence from the meeting of Coun¬
cil on March 5th, 1912; the Committees
on Finance, Public Works, Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys on March 6th, 1912;
the Committees on Public Service and
Surveys, Filtration and Water, Parks
and Libraries, Public Safety, Charities
and Correction, Health and Sanitation
on March 7th, 1912, and Finance on
March 8th, 1912; That Mr. Garland be
excused for absence from the meeting
of Council on March 12th, 1912; That
Mr. W'llklna be excused for absence
from the meeting of the Committee on
Finance on March 8th, 1912; Commit¬
tee on Health and Sanitation on March
11th, 1912; Council on March 12th, 1912;
the Committees on Finance, Public
Works, I»ubllc Service and Sur¬
veys, Filtration and Water, Parks
and Libraries and Public Safety
on March 13th, 1912; Commit¬
tee on Health and Sanitation on
March 14th, 1912; That President Cloeh*
rinic be excused for absence from the
meeting of Council on March 5th, 1912;
the Committees on Finance, Public
Works, Public Service and Surveys on
March 6th, 1912; the Committee on Pub¬
lic Service and Surveys, Filtration and
Water, Parks and Libraries, Public
Safety, Charities and Correction, Health
and Sanitation on March 7th, 1912;
Committee on Finance on March Sth,
1912; Committee on Health and Sani¬
tation on March llth, 1912; Council on
March 12th, 1912; Committees on Fi¬
nance, Public Works, Public Service and
Surveys, Filtration and Water, Parks,
and Libraries, Public Safety on March
13th, 1912, and Committee on Health
and Sanitation on March 14th, 1912.
That Mr, Kerr be excused for absence
from the meeting^ of the Committee on
Ifinance on March Sth, 1912,
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting the Chnlr declared
Council adjourned.
Pnitiiipl
Proceedings of tbe Council of the Kity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday April 2, 1912. . No. 16
^imirttial ISrrorit
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING,.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK..Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburg-h, April 2nd, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
iW)coek Kerr WllUlns
Ofti’lnnd Mc.\rdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Gociiring, President.
Tlie ('hair stoled tliat as there were no
objections, the reading of the niiniites of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
The Chair at this time stated that
the first order of business would be
the election of the city clerks. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act of As¬
sembly.
Mr. Kerr nominated Mr. Edward J.
Martin for the position of City Clerk.
Mr. MoArdle seconded the nomination.
And on motion of Mr. AVoodtiurn, the
nominations closed on the name of
Edward J. Martin.
And the result of the voting: was
as follows:
For Kdnard J. Martin:—
Messrs.
Batjcock Kerr Wilkins
(ibirland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauli
Qf>eh ritig, Pre.sldent.
And Edward J. Martin having re¬
ceived h votes, being a majority of
the votes of Council, was declared duly
elected City Clerk for the ensuing
term.
Mr.Hnhcock arose and said:
“Mr. Chairman. I desire to
place the name of Mr. Robert Clark in
nomination for the office of Assistant
City Clerk.
"While on my feet, I desire to say
that it has been a source of satisfac¬
tion to me to serve with these two
gentlemen, Mr. Martin as Clerk, and
Mr. Clark as Assistant Clerk, since my
connection with council. They have
been a veritable source of information
to me, as I did not know much about
affairs of the City when I took office.
They have always handed me what
they had and with such courtesy and
cheerfulness that I have been satis¬
fied.”
Mr. Garland seconded the nomination.
And on motion of Mr. Woodburn, the
nominations closed on the name of
Robert Clark.
And the result of the voting was as
follows:
For Robert Clark:—
Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
And Robert Clark having received
0 votes, being a majority of the votes
of Council, was duly elected Assistant
City Clerk for the ensuing term.
Mr. E. J. Marlin arose and said:
“Mr. Chairman and Members
of Council: I wish to thank you for
your action today in electing me City
Clerk. In the past I have tried to
perform the duties of the office to the
best of my ability, showing all mem¬
bers the same courtesy, and in the
future I expect to do the same.”
Mr. Robert Clark arose and said:
“Mr. Chairman and Members of
Council: 1 wish to thank you for the
honor you have conferred upon me by
electing me Assistant City Clerk.”
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr, Babeork pre.sented
No. 747. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled, “An Ordi¬
nance opening Liedertafel alley, from
the westerly Hne of property of Mar¬
tha Harlander to the easterly line of
property of Martha Harlander in the
Twenty-fourth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefitted there-
ProcG0(ling8 of tbo ISouncil of tbe Kity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday April 2, 1912. No. 16
iJJumrtpal
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING,.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, April 2nd, 1912,
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Bidwock Kerr Wilkins
OarlHnd Mc.\rdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itauh
Goebring, President.
Tlie 4’linir stiiU^d that a.s there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
The Chair at this time stated that
the first order of business would be
tlie election of the city clerks, in accordance
with the provisions of the Act of As-
sembly.
Mr. Kerr nominated Mr. Kd^vard J.
Martin for the position of City Clerk.
Mr. McArdle seconded the nomination.
And on motion of Mr. Woodbiirut the
nominations closed on the name of
Edward J. Martin.
And the result of the voting was
as follows:
For Edward J. Martin:—
Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(birland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goebring, President.
And Edward J. Martin having re¬
ceived » votes, being a majority of
the votes of Council, was declared duly
elected City Clerk for the ensuing
term.
Mr.Raboock arose and said:
“Mr. Chairman. I desire to
place the name of Mr. Robert Clark In
nomination for the office of Assistant
City Clerk.
"While on my feet, I desire to say
that It has been a source of satisfac¬
tion to me to serve with these two
gentlemen, Mr. Martin as Clerk, and
Mr. Clark as Assistant Clerk, since my
connection with council. They have
been a veritable source of information
to me, as I did not know much about
affairs of the City when I took office.
They have always handed me what
they had and with such courtesy and
cheerfulness that I have been satis¬
fied,”
Mr. Garland seconded the nomination.
And on motion of Mr. Woodburn, the
nominations closed on the name of
Robert Clark.
And the result of the voting was as
follows;
For Robert Clark:—
Mf'Rsrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llaiiii
Goebring, President.
And Robert Clark having received
1> votes, being a majority of the votes
of Council, was duly elected Assistant
City Clerk for the ensuing term,
Mr. E, J. Marlin arose and said:
“Mr. Chairman and Members
of Council: I wish to thank you for
your action today in electing me City
Clerk. In the past I have tried to
perform the duties of the office to the
best of my ability, showing all mem¬
bers the same courtesy, and in the
future I expect to do the same.”
Mr. Robert Clark arose and said:
“Mr. Chairman and Members of
Council: I wish to thank you for the
honor you have conferred upon me by
electing me Assistant City Clerk.”
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Rnbcaek presented
No. 747. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled, “An Ordi¬
nance opening Liedertafel alley, from
the westerly line of property of Mar¬
tha Harlander to the easterly line of
property of Martha Harlander In the
Twenty-fourth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefltted there-
167
[!
by,” approved the 31st day of May.
1911.
Which ^vas read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 748. Communication from
the University of Pittsburgh relative
to study of the smoke situation In
Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 749. An Ordinance relat¬
ing to street and passenger railway
fares and transfers in the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Which was read and referred to the
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys.
Mr. Cilarlaiid presented
No. 750. Communication from
Charles M. DuPuy relative to condition
of Devon Road.
Also
No. 751. Communication from
.T. King Scott relative to condition of
Devon Road.
Also
No. 752. Communication from
W. H. Donner relative to condition of
Devon Road.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
Bill No. 753.
Pittsburgh. Pa., April 1st, 1912,
Mr. Robert Garland, Chairman,,
Finance Committee of Council,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
We, the undersigned Banks of Pitts¬
burgh, hereby wish to protest against
the unreasonable bill which is now
before Council and about to be finally
passed, governing City Depositories.
Before this bill is passed we pray that
you will give us a hearing before a
committee appointed by Council or the
full body of Council,
Yours very truly,
Monongahela National Bank,
James W. Grove, Preset
First National Bank of Birmingham,
Daniel Beech, Pres’t.
Peoples National Bank,
By Robt, Wardrop, PresR.
The Keystone National Bank of Pitts¬
burgh,
By A. Is. Beijones, Cashier.
Duquesne National Bank,
W. S. Linderman, Vice Pres’t.
Kxchange national Bank of Pittsburgh,
Alex. Dunbar, Cashier.
Third National Bank, Pittsburgh, Pa.
W. McK. Reed, Pres’t.
Commercial National Bank,
S. Bailey, Jr., Pres’t.
The Federal National Bank,
H. M. Landis, Vice Pres’t and Cashier.
United States National Bank,
C. F. Schaefer, Cashier.
The First National Bank of Pittsburgh,
By T. H. Richards.
Lincoln National Bank,
H, A. Johnston, Cashier.
The Bank of Pittsburgh, Nat’l Asso.,
By Harrison Nesbit, Pres’t.
Fidelity Title &. Trust Co. of Pitts¬
burgh, Pa.,
E. C. Edwards, Treas.
Diamond National Bank,
William Price, Pres’t.
The First National Bank of Allegheny,
W. L. Guckert, Vice Pres’t.
Columbia National Bank,
N. J. Davison, ^'^ce Pres’t.
Second National Bank, Allegheny,
J. N. Davidson, Pres’t.
Also
No. 754. Communication from
Rutan & Russell transmitting copy of
Ordinance No. 574, providing for the
employment of architects to prepare
plans and specifications for the con¬
struction of the filtration plant.
Also
No. 755. Petition of P. V.
Pischke, Draftsman in the Department
of Assessors, asking for an increase
in salary.
Also
No. 756. Communication from
the City Controller relative to ordi¬
nance changing the code classification
of appropriation items for the fiscal
year beginning February 1st, 1912.
Also
No. 757. An Ordinance chang¬
ing the code classification of appropria¬
tion items for the fiscal year beginning
February 1st, 1912.
Also
No. 758. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the appointment of a “Morals
Commission,” and providing for the
payment of the expense 'incurred
thereby.
Also
No. 759. Resolution Authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Treasurer
to issue and the City Controller to
countersign checks in favor of the
Board of Public Education for the
amount of the taxes belonging to said
Board, so collected and deposited.
Also
No. 760. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of John A. O’Hara & Son for $2,400.00,
in payment of claim for extra work
done on building in Washington Park,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund,
Also
No. 761. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of C. A. Wirth for salary for the month
168
of March at the rate of $1,800.00 per
annum In the Bureau of Costs, and
charging the same to Item 1, Appro¬
priation No. 2, Mayor’s Office.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 762. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Mayor and the Director of
the Department of Public Safety to
advertise for proposals and award a
contract for the arrest, care and dis¬
posal of unlicensed dogs running at
large within the City.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
.Mr. lloeveler presented
No. 763. Whereas, For several
months past the Pittsburgh Railways
Mt Washington Tunnel has been in
such condition of disrepair, as to re¬
quire the crown or arch of said tun¬
nel to be braced with timbers through
almost its entire length; and.
Whereas, A great number of the
many thousands of our citizens who
are compelled twice daily to ride
through said passage are in uncertain¬
ty and alarm, as to their actual safety;
and,
Whereas, Said traveling public using
said tunnel should be correctly advised
and Informed as to whether there is
any real risk or danger affecting their
use of said tunnel; be it therefore,
Resolved, That It Is the sense of this
Council that the Pittsburgh Railways
Company should invite at least two
competent outside engineers to investi¬
gate the matter, whether this tunnel
is perfectly safe for public travel In
Its present condition or not, and that
said report should be made very
promptly and immediately advertised
fully In the press.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 76 4. List of properties in
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Mr. McArdlc presented
No. 765. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of the National Surety Company for
$125.00, for fourth year premium of
Director of the Department of Public
Works, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 766. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Mayor and the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and award a contract or
contracts for repaving avenues, streets
and alleys, and authorizing the setting
aside of the various sums set forth
below, amounting in the aggregate to
one hundred sixty-nine thousand dol¬
lars ($169,000.00) out of Appropriation
No. 37, K-11, Street Repaving.
Also
No. 767. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award a
contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of a retaining wall on Soho
street at Gazzam street, and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof.
Also
No. 768. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on La Clair street, and
the northwest sidewalk of Hutchinson
street, in the City of Pittsburgh and
the Borough of Swissvale, from a point
about 400 feet northwest of Hutchin¬
son street to the present sewer on
Hutchinson street near Billiard alley,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Kaiili presented
No. 769. Communication from
J. M. Russell relative to the condition
of Devon Road and Warwick place and
asking that they be repaved.
Also
No. 770. Petition of citizens
on South Lang avenue and Willard
street asking for a street light In front
of No. 315 S. Lang avenue.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 771. Communication from
A. H. Miller relative to unsanitary con¬
dition of buildings located at 2825-27-29
Frontenac street, damaging him by loss
of tenants at 2822-26-30 Frontenac
street.
Also
No. 772. An Ordinance prohib¬
iting the use of any towel for com¬
mon use.
Also
No. 773. An Ordinance prohib¬
iting the use of common drinking ves¬
sels.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Health and
Sanitation.
Also
No. 774. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Mrs. R. Safir for the sum of $464.73,
in full settlement of all claims for
damages to her property by bursting
of the city water main on Webster
avenue in front of No. 1703 Webster
avenue, and charging the same to Ap-
• propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 775. Whereas, An Ordi¬
nance entitled ^‘An Ordinance directing
169
the lettering' of all automobiles and
auto trucks excepting the City Pay¬
master’s car belonging to the City
of Pittsburgh,” was passed by Coun¬
cil February 6th, and approved by the
Mayor, February 8th, 1912; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Directors of the
several departments of the City Gov¬
ernment be and they are hereby re¬
quested to report to Council at the
next meeting whether or not this ordi¬
nance has been complied with.
Which was read,
Mr. llftiili moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No, 776. Whereas, The Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company is and has
been for several years past, operating
with a heavy annual deficit and is com¬
monly reported to be overcapitalized;
and
Whereas, It has been the experience
of New York, Cleveland and Chicago,
that a permanent betterment of the
street car service cannot be scured un¬
til the company furnishing said serv¬
ice is placed on a sound financial basis;
and
Whereas, Blon J. Arnold, engaged by
the City of Pittsburgh as a consulting
engineer on traction conditions, after
a thorough investigation recommended
that steps be taken to have the hold¬
ings of the Pittsburgh Railways Com-
paT»y capitalized at a fair appraised
value.
Resolved, That the City Solicitor be
and he is hereby requested to investi¬
gate a^id report on the feasibility of
the City’s taking action to secure a
readjustment of the finances of the
Pittsburgh Railways Company to the
one erid that the street car service In
this City be improved.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Wilklttfi presented
No, 777. An Ordinance fixing
the width of the roadway on Gold alley,
between Atherton avenue and Denver
street.
Also
No. 778. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade on Mapleton alley,
from Highvlew street to Samantha
alley.
Also
No. 779. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an Ordinance entitled “An Ordi¬
nance locating ARilwood street, from
Center avenue to Ridge street,** ap¬
proved the 24th day of March, 1894, li)
so far as the same provides for the
location of Melwood street, between
Atherton avenue and Denver street.
Also
No. 780. Plan of the Atlantic
Land Company showing the proposed
streets through their property to be
dedicated to the City or Pittsburgh as
public streets, in the Fifth ward of
said City.
Also
No. 781. An Ordinance approv¬
ing and accepting Melwood avenue.
Gold alley and an irregular strip of
ground at the intersection of Atherton
avenue and Craig street, located and
dedicated by the Atlantic Land Com¬
pany, as shown on their i>lan of pro¬
posed streets, in the Fifth ward of
the City of Pittsburgh.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Wooclbiirii presented
No. 782, Communication from
J. Gust Wenzel, 1320 Diana street.
North Side, relative to the condition of
Diana street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 783. An Ordinance pre¬
scribing the requirements of veterinary
surgeons In the City service.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 784. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing that portion of the Perrysvllle
Plank Road, laid out in Jane Pusey's
Plan of Lots, bounded by Perrysvllle
avenue, Ellzey street and the easterly
line of Lots Nos. 69, 70 and 71, in Jane
Pusey's Plan, in the Twenty-sixth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to
the Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Mr. Kabcock presented
No. 785,
March 29, 1912.
Messrs. John M. Goehring, E. V, Bab¬
cock, Robert Garland, W, A. Hoev-
eler, J. P, Kerr, P. J. McArdle, Enoch
Rauh. W. Clyde Wilkins and S. S.
Woodburn, Councilmen of the City
of Pittsburgh,
Gentlemen:
We beg leave to call to your atten¬
tion the opportunity you now have to
effect certain needed improvements In
the administration of the departments
of the City. Under the law, as you
have already been advised by your at¬
torney specially employed for the pur¬
pose, the terms of the heads of de¬
partments expire on April 1st next.
As members of the new council. It be¬
comes your Imperative duty. If the new
departure in our City government is to
bear the fruit expected, to see that no
chance be allowed to pass to effect
such changes as will make for effici¬
ency, economy and faithful service.
To accomplish that which the people
expect, there ought to be no hesitancy
in meeting this present obvious re¬
sponsibility.
As men of affairs, you cannot be Ig¬
norant of the mal-admlnistration of at
least three of the City’s departments,—
Public Works. Safety and Health, and
170
of the failure of these several depart-
meiiis to render even fair service. These
dcpiirtnieiits luindle the greater ])Oiti<>n
of the taxpayers' money, and it is com¬
mon knowledge that they have been
falling down most lamentably.
The League feels the supreme im¬
portance ot this new venture in civic
government, in the movement to se¬
cure which, with other organizations
it had an important part. It is a ven¬
ture pregnant with interest, not only
to all of our own people but to the
other cities of the country which are
watching our experiment with the
closest attention. It is for these rea¬
sons that the League feels justified in
calling your attention to the present
opportunity.
At this time when Pittsburgh is seek¬
ing advancement, needed changes
should be effected when possible with¬
out resort to such public action a.s
might again bring our City’s name into
undesirable notoriety. At the same
lime, we believe you will agree with us
If such changes can be accomplished
In no other way, the Council and citi-
xens of Pittsburgh should not flinch at
resorting to more drastic measures! If
It is true, as we believe, that the City
udinlnistnition for wliicli you are to a
large extent responsible, is now hamp¬
ered by holdovers under the old sys¬
tem hostile to the new era of civic
responsibility and able to prevent any
council, however honest and diligent,
from serving the public as it desires,
there .should be no hesitation in taking
the necessary steps to rid the City of
.such hindrances to its i^rogress. even
though there should be involved a re¬
sort to proceeding by charges and
trial and removal, as provided in the
Charter Act.
It is within your power to demand
that these positions be filled by new
appointments, to compel the same by
legal procedure, if necessary, or to re¬
move from office after trial for cause
.shown, if forced to resort to that meth¬
od.
The confidence in the new plan of
those who insisted upon a change can
he justified and its permanency assured
only by a record of achievement such
as you have the power under the char¬
ter and we are sure the disposition and
Intention to make. We believe, there¬
fore, that we are only expressing your
(*wn feelings when we say that you
rannot afford to leave untried every
possible means to place the adminis¬
tration of this City upon a basis that
will be a credit to yourselves and will
at the same time result in great ad¬
vantage to this City and indirectly to
the other municipalities of the na¬
tion.
If you have already decided to take
the action indicated, we desire to as¬
sure you of our most cordial support.
If you have not yet come to a definite
conclusion on the matter, we beg leave
to urge upon you the demand for such
action arising from the legal situation,
the general feeling among the citizens
and the present very unsatisfactory
manner In which a considerable part
of the City’s business is being con¬
ducted.
Issued by authority of the Executive
Committee.
A. LEO WEIL,
TEN SARD DeWOLF, President.
Secretary.
Which was read, received and filed.
The Clittir presented
No. 786. Petition of Mary T.
Watson asking for $1»500.00 damages
by reason of injuries received on Glen
Caladh street.
Also
No. 787. Communication from
the Shade Tree Commission transmit¬
ting certificate of cost of x>lanting
shade trees on Craig, Solway and Jane
streets, amounting to $1,476.23.
Also
No. 788. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Mayor to issue, and the City
Controller to countersign, a warrant
in favor of the Pittsburgh Auto Lamp
& Repair Company for the sum of
$6,500-00 upon the approval of the title
to the property of said IMttsburgh
Auto Lamp & Repair Company for
bridge purposes and receipt of a deed
for the same.
Also
No. 789. Communication from
the Women’s Auxiliary of the East
Liberty Business Men's Committee ask¬
ing for the purchase of property at
117 Flavel street for a public bath
house, playgrounds, etc.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 790. Communication from
W. H. McCombs protesting against
granting any more street railway fran¬
chises until better facilities are given.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 791. Communication from
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works enclosing copy of report
containing data relative to the equip¬
ment which was purchased for the
filtration plant during construction,
but which could not be successfully op¬
erated.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 792. I*etltion of property
owners on Langtry street remonstrat¬
ing against the opening and grading
of said Langtry street.
Also
No. 793. Petition to the Di¬
rector of Public Works for the open¬
ing of Roxana alley, between Jack-
son street and a point 107 feet, more
or less, northwardly therefrom.
Also
No. 794. Communication from
Davies & Green relative to nuisance
caused by Nine Mile Run sewer and
;•»
asking- the Council to instruct the Bu¬
reau of Highways and Sewers not to
remove cover on this sewer at Smith
way.
Also
No. 795.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENN¬
SYLVANIA,
DEPAKTMENT OF HEALTH.
Harrisburg, Pa., March 28th, 1912.
To the Secretary of Council,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
I wish the Council would make a
careful study of the decree approved
by the Governor, Attorney General
and Commissioner of Health.
We thought we had indicated that
we wished your engineers to consult
with us from time to time as their
survey progressed, that we might ob¬
tain an economic plan for the disposal
of sewage—one which would be
suited to all conditions present.
The comprehensive plans are In¬
tended to save money as they are in
course of time worked up to. The
Commonwealth’s policy is to have the
municipalities work up comprehensive
plans, believing that it is much more
economical in the long run than to
build the room of a house without hav¬
ing a complete plan finished. The com¬
pleting of a comprehensive plan does
not mean the Immediate tearing up of
the old swerage system. It does mean,
however, that your extensions should
be built according to the comprehensive
plan and as time goes on the old sys¬
tem will gradually be converted into a
new one. ^
Yours very sincerely,
S. G. DIXON.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 796. Communication from
Robt. Swan, of Franklin street. North
Side, relative to a crossing at Bryn
Mawr avenue, over Lake Erie Railroad,
to Swan’s Ferry, in Esplen, Twentieth
ward.
Also
No. 797. Communication from
H. A. Ross, 1231 Pennsylvania avenue,
asking what the City intends to do
In regard to the ferry of Robert Swan
at the foot of Franklin street, which
has been closed by the City building
a retaining wall in the West End.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 798. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for March 27th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 84. An Ordinance en¬
titled ‘*An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Departm-^nt of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of C. L. Kemery, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Pinano^ March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read,
Mr. Oarlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Ooehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 85. An Ordinance en¬
titled ‘‘An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of .John A. Moore, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Wh ich was ^ read,
Mr. Oarlniifi moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
172
Ayes—Messrs.
Uuhcock Kerr Wilkins
(Jarland McA-rdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 86. An Ordinance en¬
titled '‘An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of l*ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of J. A. Young in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties In interest sign
annexed, agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. On r lull cl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bftl)Co<;k Kerr Wilkins
Gailaiid M c A rdle W ood bu rn
Hoeveler Ruuh
Goehring, President.
.\yes—9 ^
Noea—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in .the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 87. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of George W. Theiss, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Oariniicl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ilauh
Goehi’ing, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 88. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of William A. Smith, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 89. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Roger Williams and Wil¬
liam McFarland, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes,”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
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Which was read.
Mr. liiiirliiiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
Tlie ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Aye.s- Me-ssrs.
Babcock ICerr Wilkins
Uarhuid McArdle Woodburn
iloevoler llauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the hill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 90. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Oirector of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Mildred J. Barclay, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912, Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. I’rovided parties in Interest sign
annexed agreement. ^
Wliich was read.
Mr. <Karl}%ii(l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final Passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pas.s finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler Hauh
^ Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 91. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
W'orks to proceed to condemn the
property of E. M. Bigelow, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties In interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. OarlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third reading.*? and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tima
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aj’^es—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbarn
Hoeveler Rauli
Qoohrlng, PrcRldent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the aflirinative. the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 92. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance o,uthorizlng the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of W. G. Irvine, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes,"
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an atyrmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President
Aye.-?—9
Noes—None,
174
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 93. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Henry Kempf, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehriiig, President,
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 94. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to proceed to condemn the
property of James C. Grogan, In the
eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
W'hlch motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
176
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Qoehiing, President.
Ayes—9
Noe.s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 363. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Samuel W. Black, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlniid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of thv bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes- 9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 364. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. E. Brown, in the Elev¬
enth w’ard, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912, Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr; Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlma
and agreed to.
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And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarhuid McArdlo Woodburn
Hoeveler UauU
Goehriiig, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 365, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Anton Bruse, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided partie.s in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. OnrlniKl moved
A suspension of the rule, to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Gai-land , McArdJe Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauii
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of tlie rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill v.as read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrii^gj Prasident,
Ayas—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accoruance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 367. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of George Conrad, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Oar land moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Also
Bill No. J66. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
'Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Mary Ann Bryson, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties In interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which wa.s read.
Goehring, President.
A yes —9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 368. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop-
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erty of Frederick Gillerick, in the Elev-
entli wtird for park purposes.
in Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912, Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. <iiarl 111141 moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And tlie title nf the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Kerr
McArdle
Hauh
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No, 369. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of J. C. Grogan in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
.Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
Aiid on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
tiarland
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 370. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of l^ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of L, Handte, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes-."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilklne
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
AIbo
Bill No. 371. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of I^ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of F. A. Hirth, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Wh ich was read.
OnrlniKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler Rauh
Goehiing, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun*
cll being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No, 372. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of I^ubllc
Works to nroceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Katherine Hoeveler, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties In interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Gar Inn (I moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?’*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were: ,
Ayea—Mes.srs.
Bibcock Mc.\rdle' Wilkins
Gm rland liiiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 373. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of F. P. Jacklett, in the
eleventh ward, for park purposes.
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. GarliinO moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a ihird time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ’.Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes wer» taken agree*
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goeliring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accurdance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 374. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance .‘tiUhorizing the
Director of the Departnieiit of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Jollc* . in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park pin iioses.”
In Committee on FlnaVi.-e March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties isi interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garliincl mo ed
A .enspenslon of the rule to gl-
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?’*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 375. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Anna J. Joller, . in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposea.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in Interest sign
' annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. tiarlaiiU moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low ll.e second and third reading's and
Rnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘‘Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(Jarland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 376. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Kate Klley, In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. iirarland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock* Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ilauh ,
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes* 9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 377. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. Laurent, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion, Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A su.spension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the que.stlon, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 378. An Ordinance
titled ‘*An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Anton Lutz, In the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil w’ith an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 379. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
J>irector of the department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
g roperty of Tru.stees for Elizabeth
teel Magee Hospital, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. iiinrlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mc.ssra.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Oiiiand McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Oochrlng, President.
Ayes—9 <
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 380. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Nicholas Meyer, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. I’rovlded parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of tb.:: bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlug, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun-
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No, 381. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Hannah M. Neale, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Oar]anti moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
annexed agreement.
AUo
Bill No. 382. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Directar of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
ru'operty of Bernard Nortrup, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Oarland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
180
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘‘Shall the bill
pass finally?’'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes- Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(inriaiid McA.rdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ilauh
Goehiing, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 383. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
p^roperty of Philadelphia Co., in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnriand moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkiii.s
Oarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No, 384. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of James H. Park, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. (4nrlan«l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Baboock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President,
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 385. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Petersheim, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the hill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Oarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
annexed agreement.
181
Also
Bill No. 386. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Depaitmeiit of Publhi
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of John Reufer, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. l^rovlded parties in Interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And (he bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bal>oo(‘k Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Riiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 387. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of tlie Dei)artment of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. Uupprecht, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park ijurposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Oarlaiiil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was^read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle \S\.odburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlnt.^, l*i*eBldent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 388. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance luthorizlng
the Director of the Departmi-nt of Public
Works to proceed to c<)tuieran the
property of M, Schaub, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returin tl to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative rt-commenda¬
tion. Provided parties in irilerest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Ur rland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr A^'ilklns
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
'Goehring, President.
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 389, An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
tlie Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Schaffer, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912, Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read,
Mr. <4arland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
182
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, '‘Shall the bill
pass finally?’*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye'S—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveier Ilauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afflrmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 390. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Scherder, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912, Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Utiriaiifl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agric-
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Rerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-g
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Bill No. 391. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Elizabeth Scherder, In the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Oarlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 392. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. Scholl, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 393. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
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; *► ' -j
* %■ • • i;
Director of the DepartmeTit of Pub
lie Works to proceed to condemn the
property of John Stobel, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912, Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. <«urliiii4l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of hill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mesara,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No, 394. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of .Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of J. Usselman, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally : ' ^
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcot'k Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
' Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the hill
passed finally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 395. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of J. J. Werner, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purpos<5S,”
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returrjc<l to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlaiiil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr AVilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally In accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 686. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of certain sums of money from
Appropriation No. 220, Department of
Supplies, to Appropris+ion No. 203,
Carnegie Free Library, North Side.
In Committee on Finance March 27th,
1912. Ordered to be returned to Coun¬
cil with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion. Provided parties in interest sign
annexed agreement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
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The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
lUibcocik Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hueveler Riiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally in accordance with
enclosed agreement.
Also
Bill No. 684. An Ordinance en-
entitled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of additional employ¬
es in the Division of Engineering and
Construction, Bureau of Water, De¬
partment of Public W^orks."
In Committee on Finance, March
27th. 1912, amended by inserting a new
section to be known as Section 2, and
as amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read.
Mr. Gfirlnnd moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, OtirlniKi moved
A suspension of the rule to gl-
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes Messrs.
Raboook Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Raub.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 683. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of additional employes
In the Filtration Division, Bureau of
Water, Department of Public Works."
Which was read.
.Mr, GnrlaiKl rnoved
That the amendment as made
by the Finance Committee be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
aMt. Garland moved
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes —Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rimki
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Goehrlng, President.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Bill No. 553. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
making of a contract for the renting
of various rooms in the Oliver Build¬
ing for the offices of Mayor, Depart¬
ment of Public Works, Department of
Supplies, Bureaus of Construction,
Water and Board of Water Assessors
and the City Assessors, for a period of
one (1) year, from the first day of
May, 1912, to the 30th day of April,
1913, at the yearly rental of $35,291.00."
In Council, March 19th, 1912 passed.
In Council, March 26th, 1912, Re¬
called from the Mayor without action
thereon, vote reconsidered by which
the bill was read a second and third
times and finally passed and bill re¬
committed to the Committee on Fi¬
nance.
In Committee on Finance, March
27th, 1912, Amended in Section 1 by
striking out the words “sixty-five (65)"
and by inserting in lieu thereof the
words "sixty-six (66)" and by strik¬
ing out the words in "thirty-five thou¬
sand, two hundred ninety-one ($35,-
291.00)" and by inserting in lieu there¬
of the words "thirty-five thousand
eight hundred seventy-nine ($35,879)"
and in the title by striking out the
words "$35,291,00” and by inserting
in lieu thereof the words "$35,879.00.”
Which was read,
Mr. 4ilarlaii<l moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. <4ar]aii«l moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
I'i
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hi
t
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WUkIns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Hauh
Qoeiiring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 677. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of C. Ililf for $150.00, in full
payment and discharge of all claims
for damages he may have against t^e
City by reason of injuries received in
the performance of his duties while
putting down steps in Washington
Park, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, March
20th, 1912, Amended by striking out the
words “$150.00’' and by inserting in
lieu thereof the words “$100.00,” and
as amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read.
Mr. CiiarlniKl moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Commiiiee be agreed to.
WTiich motion prevailed.
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
A yes-9
Noes—None.
And there being two>thlrds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 678. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of (’uthbert Brothers Com-iny
in the sum of $62.50, for repairing
building on Cherry alley near Straw¬
berry alley for the uses and purposes
of the Bureau of Police and cnarging
the same to the account of Item “E-9"
Miscellaneous N. O. C., .^..npropriation
No. 220, Departmef.t of Supplies.
Which was read.
Mr. UarlniKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle \N'aodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-th!rds of the
votes of Council in the aJUrmatlve, the
resolution passed finally.
jvlso
Rill No. 687. Rfsolntion au¬
thorizing the issuing of . warrant in
favor of Nicholas Ga.sparra for the
sum of $100.00, for damages to house¬
hold goods at No. 19 Cr>rigress street,
caused by bursting of cit ' water main,
and charging the same Appropria¬
tion No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. Onrintid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, Presldem,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-lhirds of the
votes of Council in the normative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 689. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing oi. a warrant In
favor of the Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing Company in the sum
of $144.00, for the purchase of two (2)
gross of metallic flame arc lamp globes,
same to be chargeable to and payable
from Appropriation No. 220.
Which was read.
Mr. Oarlnitfl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
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And there being two-tliirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
risolutton passed finall 5 \
Mr, (ilarlaiKl called up
Bill No. 605. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Kutan & -.ussell. Architects
for the Filtration Work of 1900, for
the sum of $1,057.93, in nayment for
work (lone, and charging same to Ao-
proprlatlon No. ‘^2, Contingent Fund.
In Council, March 26th, 1912, ref^d
and further action indefinitely post¬
poned.
Which was read.
Mr. (jfiriaiiil moved
To’reconslder the vote by which
further action on the bill was indefi¬
nitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
further action on the bill be indefi¬
nitely postponed?
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. OHrlmid moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, from the Committee on Finance,
with a negative recommendation,
Bill No. 305. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Pittsburgh & Cincinnati
Packet Company for $502.32, expenses
occasioned by repairing damage caused
by removing wharf boat on October
31st, 1911, for the celebration of the
Centennial of Steam Navigation on the
Ohio river, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. iaHrlniKi moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 648. ^Communication
from James H. Gallagher, representing
Kstate of Isabella Gallagher, asking
City to pay $4,000.00 interest and re¬
fund taxes on property used by the
City as a driveway.
Which w^as read.
.Mr. Oariniiti moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 555. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
making of a contract for the renting
of Itoom No. 414 in the Henry W. Oli¬
ver building at an annual rental of
$588.00, and providing for the payment
thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. itarlnnil moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
r
Mr, MeArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 799. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for March
28th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 322. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
grading, paving and curbing of Meade
street, from Linden street to Dallas
street, and providing that the costs,
damage.s and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.’*
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agre'~d to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
Act of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895,
and the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 696. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Stebbins street, from the
northeast line of Berkshire avenue to
present sewer crossing Stebbins street,
at a point about 90 feet southwest of
Berkshire avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited
thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. JIcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion -prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
¥
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?’’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WJlUlns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goeliring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 697, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Bingham street, from a point
about 160 feet west of South Thirteenth
street to present sewer on South Thir¬
teenth street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Me Aril le moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tl ',0 second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall ,the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Katih
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—Nojie.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 699. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of
retaining wall on Paulowna street near
Thirty-third street*, and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. WeArdIc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the hill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President
Ayes— 9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 698. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance repealing an or¬
dinance approved April Gth, 1911, en¬
titled ‘An Ordinance opening Leila
street, from Boggs avenue to Meyer
street, in the Nineteenth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, and providing that
the cost, damages and expenses oc¬
casioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby.
Which was read.
Mr. MTcArflle moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. wriklns presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 801. Report of the Commit¬
tee on Public Service and Surveys for
March 28th, 1912, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
W'hich was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill Nd, 626. Resolution re¬
monstrating against the extension of
the permit to build a highway bridge
over the Monongahela river in the City
of Pittsburgh contemplated by H. R.
Bill No. 21292, and directing that a
copy of the remonstrance be sent to
the United States engineers located in
Pittsburgh, to the Secretary of War
and to the United States Senators from
Pennsylvania and Members of the Na¬
tional House of Representatives from
Allegheny county and to the Chairman
and Members of the H. R. Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Which was read.
Mr. WilkifiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh
Wllktns
e Woodburn
Goobring, Tresident.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Mr. WltkiuM also presented from the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys, with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion,
No. 801. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for March 28th, 1912, transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 709. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade on Shelby street, from Hall
street to a point 240 feet west there¬
of.”
Which was read.
Mr. WlIkliiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And Ihe bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on Xhe question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 710. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Langtry street, from Shel¬
by street to Whitla street.”
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law*, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock K
Garland W
Hoeveler R
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh
Wilkln.s
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No, 708. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance repealing an or¬
dinance approved February 16th, 1910,
entitled ‘An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Lelia street, from Boggs ave¬
nue to Meyer street.' ”
Which was read.
Mr. Wllkiiii^ moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 802. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water, for
March 28th, 1912, transmitting ordi¬
nances to Council.
Which was read, receivea and filed.
Also
Bill No. 474. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An. Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
purchase three (3) lots in the Hartupee
Plan, Shaler Township,Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania, to be used for the pur¬
pose of water supply and distribution,
in connection with the North Side Res¬
ervoir; and providing for the purchase
price thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
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Also
Bill No. 692. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
City of Pittsburgh to make a contract
or contracts with the Pennsylvania
Uailroad Company for the privilege of
laying a water pipe line across their
right of way, East of K. O. Tower, near
Asplnwall.”
Which was read.
Mr. llocvc^ler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
ilocveJer Itauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pfssed finally.
Mr. Haiih presented from the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries, with
an affirmative recommendation,.
No. 803. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Parks ;and Libraries for
March 28th, 1912, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 585. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing building and equipping
same with Merry-go-round, in River-
view Park, North Side, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. Itiiiih moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion pr^alled.
And the bill was'*^read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
Aiid on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wi 1 k i us
Garland Rtiuh Wo<..lburn
Goehring, l icsldent
Noes—Messrs.
Hoeveler Kerr
Aye.s—7
Noes—2
And a majority of the vote; of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 689. An Ordi.iance en¬
titled “An Ordinance provldi^ g for the
letting of a contract or con > l acts for
constructing building and <iuipping
same with Merry-go-round, m Grand¬
view Park, South Side, for t . ' Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment ol the cost
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. Ranh moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third rer. lings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill W£is read and
agreed to.
A/id on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were tai.en agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock IMc A rdle W i) k i ns
Garland Uauh Woudbum
Gtoehring, President
Noes—Messrs.
Hoeveler Kerr
. Aye8-7
Noes—2
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 692. An OrdiTuance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
constructing building and equipping
same with Merry-go-round, in Schen-
ley Park, for the Bureau of Parks,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof."
Which was read.
M 2 \ Raiih moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
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And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Measrs.
Ilalicock MeArdle Wilkins
Garland llauh Wood burn
Goeiirlng, President.
Noes—Messrs,
Hoeveler Kerr
\yes-7
Noes-2
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil beInK In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 702. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing^ for the
letting of a contract or contr;tcts for
the furnishing- and delivering- of one
tree-moving wagon to the Bureau of
Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the same.”
Which was read.
Mr. Rniili moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second "and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes- Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdl© W<H>dbiirn
Hoeveler Uauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-B
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 703. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
the furnishing and delivering of bulbs
and plants, to the Bureau of Parks, City
of Pittsburgh, and providing for the
payment of the same.”
Which was read.
Mr. Rniih moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
Agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
Agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Mes.srR.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. linbcock presented from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 804. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for March
28th, 1912, transmitting an ordinance
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 628. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance A supplement to
an ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance re¬
lating to the erection, construction and
inspection of wires and appliances used
for electrical purposes, providing for
the Inspection and supervision of the
same upon streets and within buildings,
and providing for the appointment of
Inspectors thereof,' approved May 3rd.
1895; requiring permits to be obtained
from the Department of Public P*ifety
for the construction of wires and ap¬
pliances for electrical purposes across
or along streets, providing for the in¬
spection of said wires and appliances,
fixing fees for said permits and inspec¬
tion, and requiring persons or corpor¬
ations maintaining or constructing
such wires and appliances, to file plans
of said wires and appliances in the
Bureau of Klectriclty.”
Tn Committee on Public Safety March
28th, 1912, Read and amended in Sec¬
tion 2 after the words "or highways,”
by inserting the words "or over or
under bridges” and in the title after
the words "alon^ streets” by inserting
the words “or highways, or over or
under bridges,” and as amended or¬
dered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read. ,
Mr. Biibeoek moved
That the amendments. ,of the
Committee on Public Safety be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Bnbcoeli moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The aye3 and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
AycR—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally,
Mr. Kerr presented from the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation, with
a negative recommendation,
No. 805. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation for
March 28th, 1912, transmitting ordi¬
nances to Council.
,Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 721. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
the collection, removal and disposal of
garbage, offal, tin cans, dead animals
and condemned meat in the First to the
Twentieth wards, both inclusive, of the
City of Pittsburgh, from June 1st, 1912,
until January 31st, 1918.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 722. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance j)roviding for the
letting of a contract or contracts* for
the collection, removal and disposal of
garbage, offal, tin cans, dead animals
and condemned meat in the Twenty-
first to the Twenty-seventh wards, both
inclusive, of the City of I’ittsburgh,
from June 1st, 1912, to January 31st,
1918.”
Which was read.
Mr. Korr moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. ItfcArdlo presented
No. 80C. Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he is hereby requested to
return to Council without action
thereon, for reconsideration, the fol¬
lowing: ^
Bill No. 679. An Ordinance fix¬
ing the salaries of District Chiefs Cap¬
tains, lieutenants, drivers, engineers,
assistant enginers, hosemen and lad-
dermen In the Bureau of Fire, Depart¬
ment of Public Safety.
Bill No. 580. An Ordinance fix¬
ing the salaries of wages to be paid
to lieutenants and sergeants of police
and patrolmen in the Burea^i of Police,
Department of I^ublic Safet;..
Which was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
The adoption of Die resolu¬
tion.*
I Which motion prevailed.
I And the Mayor havings returned,
I without action thereon.
Bill No. 579. An O’ imance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing . le salaries
I of district chiefs, captains, :ieutenants,
! drivers, engineers, assistant engineers,
hosemen and laddermen in the Bureau
of Fire, Department of Pui ic Safety.”
In Council, March 26th, ! 12, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. McArtre moved
To reconsider tli' vote by
which the bill was finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the bill as read a third time' ind agreed
to be finally passed?”
The motion did not prevci!.
Mr. McArflle moved
That the bill be h i id on the
table.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 580. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixin.i^ the salar¬
ies or wages to be paid to lieutenants
and sergeants of police am' patrolmen
in the Bureau of Police, ^department
of Public Safety.”
In Council, March 26th, 1912, p:issed.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdIo moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurling “Shall
the bill as read a third time- and agreed
to be finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr, 9fcAr<ll« moved
That the bill be laid on the
table.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 807. Communication from
P. P, Keller relative to sewer on Penn
avenue, which connects with sewer on
Fairmont street, flooding tiie cellar of
his residence at No. 157.5 Fairmont
street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. Kerr presented
Bill No. 808.
Whereas, William A. Stone, as special
counsel for the City, hy opinion rend¬
ered January 16th, 1912, has advised the
Council that the terms of the office of
the present heads of the executive de¬
partments of the City expire the first
Monday of April, 1912; and
Whereas, Tt becomes the duty of the |
Mayor, by appointment, to fill the of¬
fices so expiring; now, therefore, be it j
Resolved, By the Council of the City '
of Pittsburgh, That, as provided by
law, the Mayor be respectfully request- ’
ed to apijoint the Directors of the vari- I
ous departments of the City. |
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 809.
OFFICK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
Pittsburgh, April 2nd, 1912.
To the President and Members of Coun¬
cil of the City of Pitt.sburgh.
Gentlemen: I notice in the public
press of March 20th, that the “Voters’
League” has sent a communication to
Council in which they make certain
charges against me as Director of the
Hepartment of Public Works of the
City of Pittsburgh, and requesting my
removal from ofUce.
I feel that Council owes it to me, as
head of this department, to insist that
the accusers mentioned in the communi¬
cation referred to, file specific charges
and afford me an opportunity of being
placed on trial before your honorable
body, in order that T may defend my¬
self against any allegations that might
be preferred against me.
I would therefore consider it a
Ronal favor If your body would talTe
up my case, and, for your own satisfae-
tiop, ascertain definitely whether the
accusations can be substantiated, as
this matter has been going on for some
time and I feel that Council should go
Into an Inve.stigatlon and have the ques¬
tion finally disposed of.
Yours very respectfully,
JOS. G. ARMSTRONG,
Director, Department of Public Works.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moVed
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also ;
No. 810. ■
Whereas, In a communication from !
the Voters’ League charges of an in- i
definite character have been preferred
against the Director of the Depart- I
ment of Public Works; and •
Whereas, It Is for the best interests
of the City that the Council should be
ax)prised of any sijecific information
this body may have; and
Whereas, The Director of the Depart¬
ment of I’ublic Works, in a letter to
this body, demands an investigation
Into the affaiirs of his department;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Voters’ League be
requested to present before this body
any facts it may have with relation
to the mana.gement of the Department
of Public Works.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 811.
Resolved, That the Department of
Law be retjuested to furnish to Council
an opinion as to the legal right of the
City to require railroad companies to
eliminate grade crossings without cost
to the City; said opinion to be furnished
at the earliest date consistent with a
thorough study of the subject.
Which was read.
Mr. McArtlle moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. presejited
No. 812. An Ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance designating depositories
for the moneys#of the City of Pitts¬
burgh: to regulate deposits therein, and
to provide for the payment of interest
thereon."
In Committee on Finance, March 27th,
1912, recommended as a substitute for
Bill No. 695.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr, Canrlnntl presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance with a negative rec¬
ommendation.
Bill No. 695. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance designating de¬
positories for the moneys of the City
of Pittsburgh; to regulate deposits
therein, and to provide for the pay¬
ment of interest thereon."
Which was read.
Mr. Oarliiii«i moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
And on motion of Mr. Kerr,
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tlje Souncil of tbe ^ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday April 9 , 1912. No. 17
flunififial Errorli
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING...President
E. J. MARTIN,..... .City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerks
Pittsburgh, April 9th, 1912. '
Council met.
Present—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
The Olialr stated that os there were no
ohjectlon.s, the reading of the minutes of tlie
previous meeting was dispensed witii.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Bnbeocic presented
No. 813. Communication from
Mrs. Kate Hilwig, of Glbsonia, Pa., of¬
fering to sell her farm of 104 acres in
Richland Township for $200.00 per acre,
for a tuberculosis hospital site,
Vfhlch was read and referred to the
Special Committee of Council on
Tuberculosis Hospital site.
Also
No 814. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the is.suing of a warrant in favor
of the St, Francis Hospital for the siim
of $100.50 for boarding and nursing
Patrolman Charles Crummer from
March 23rd, 1911, to May 6th, 1911,
by rea.son of Injuries received while In
the perfbrmance of his duties as a
patrolman, and charging the sam'e to -
the account of Item S-15, Hospitals,
Appropriation No. 22, Bureau of -Po¬
lice.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.. ■
Mr, Garlanil presented *
No. 815, Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Howard B. Oursler, * Director of De¬
partment of Supplies, for expenses to
New York and return, in the sum of
$67.25, the same to be payable from"
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also i
No. 816. xvesolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Westinghouse Electric & Man¬
ufacturing ■ Company in the sum of
$3,175.89, for’the purchase of arc rec¬
tifier bulbs used at the North Side
Light Plant, same to be chargeable to
and payable from Appropriation No.
220 .. • _
Also -,
’ "No, 817. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing .of a warrant in favor
of Michael Riemond for $150.00, for
damages to his household and personal
property^by bursting of a fire„ hydrant
located at the northwest corner of
East Carson and Eleventh streets, and
charging same to Appropriation No, 42.
Also
No. 818. Resolution .authoriz- ‘
ing the issuing of a. warrant in favor
of Harry . D. Fowler, in payment of
freight on relics from- U. S.. Battleship
Maine, .in the apnount of $36.00, and_
charging same to-the Contingent Fund,
Appropriation No. 42. . .
Also ^
No, 819, Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of F. W. Severance, Trustee, for $4.64,
refunding overpaid taxes for the year
1905 by reason of a duplicate assess¬
ment on machinery, and charging same
to Appropriation No.- 49, H. C. T.
Also ' . '
; No. 820. An Ordinance relat¬
ing to the Department of Public Safe¬
ty; providing for changes in the num¬
ber of officers and emi)loyes in said
Department; and changes in the sal¬
aries of certain of said officers and
employes; .and fixing the salaries of
the additional employes herein pro¬
vided for. ) I
Also
No. 821, An Ordinance fixing
the salaries' of the General Clerk and;
the Draftsmen in the Bureau of Pub¬
lic Improvements, in the Department
of Law, '
Also
No. 822. An Ordinance fixing
the number and salaries pf the em-
195
ployes in the North Side Municipal
Llg-ht Plant, in the Department of Pub¬
lic Works,
Also
No. 823. An Ordinance relat¬
ing to the Department of Charities and
Correction; providing for changes in
the number of officers and employes in
said Department; and changes in the
salaries of certain of said officers and
employes: and fixing the salaries of the
additional employes herein provided
for.
Also
No. 824. An Ordinance relat¬
ing to the Department of Public Works;
providing for additional employes in
said Department, and fixing their sal¬
aries; making certain reductions in
the number of employes in said De-
)artment; and making certain changes
n the salaries of the employes in said
Department. *
Also
No. 825. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the Chief Draftsman in
the Department of Assessors.
Also
No. 826. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled “An Ordi¬
nance appropriating certain real estate'
in the Fifth, Sixth and Kighth Wards
of the City of Pittsburgh, belonging
to W, Scullion, C. Moore, E. McElroy,
M, Murray, F. G. Conley, et al., C. Bau¬
man, M. Fay, P. Conway, C. S. Paxton,
Pennsylvania Railroad, Pittsburgh
Junction Railroad, A. J. Schwartz, C,
Nessenthaler, E. Hlrsch, C. Rubrect, P.
Goetz, N. Beckert, .T. Emmel. .J. Kis-
sane, Alexander H. Miller, Howard Sub-
district School, Laurel Land Company,
S. B. Chester, C. Hoffman, T. Lees, J.
Schneider, C. May, F. McMaster, S.
Evans, J. Boehm, Realty Security Com¬
pany and Eliza J, Woolslayer, or whom¬
soever may be the owners, for the
construction of a bridge and the ap¬
proaches thereto; authorizing condem¬
nation proceedings, and providing for
the payment of damages,"' approved
March 15th, 1912.
Also
No. 827. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of William L. Munk for $500.00, In
full settlement of all claims for dam¬
ages alleged to have been received by
said William L. Munk by falling Into
an open sewer drop on Greenfield ave¬
nue on March 22nd, 1912.
Also
No. 828. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the President of
Council to appoint a committee of
nine and the President of Council
be the Chairman to take charge of
the entertainment of the Permanent
International Association of Naviga¬
tion Congresses.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 829. Communication from
Jos. T, Croyle, Secretary of the Church
Council of the Temple Lutheran
Church, 815 Anaheim street, demanding
that the laws relative to closing of
stores on Sunday be enforced by the
Police Department and the magistrates
punish all the offenders.
Also
No. 830. Communication from
the Central Christian Church Brother¬
hood opposing the opening of stores
on Sunday and endorsing the work of
the Sherwood Council of ilie Jr. 0. U.
A. M.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 831. Communication from
John H. Short relative to lighting the
Township of O'Hara with electricity
supplied from the Filtration Plant.
Which was read and referred to the*
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 832. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of. a warrant in favor
of Patrick Scully, for $1;».00 for dif¬
ference In wages of coal passer and
fireman for work done for 38 days at
the Brilliant Pumping Station, and
charging same to Item 1, Appropria¬
tion 32.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Mr. lloeveler presented
No. 833. List of properties In
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No. 834. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the making of a contract or
contracts for the furnishing and erect¬
ing of a “Peed Water Heater and Ap¬
purtenances” at the Mission Street
Pumping Station.
Also
No. 835. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the making of a contract or
contracts for the furnishing and.In¬
stalling of a “Steam Heating System
and Appurtenances” in the Mission
Street Pumping Station.
Also
No. 836. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the making of a contract or
contracts for the lining of the Smoke
Flue at the Mission Street Pumping
Station.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Filtration
and Water.
Mr. McArdle presented
. No. 837. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Louis Shelton for the sum of $68.20,
for 26 days’ lost time, at the rate of
$2.00 per day, doctor bill amounting to
$12.50 and drug bill amounting to
$3.70, caused by injuries received while
in the performance of his duties as a
laborer in the Bureau of Highways
and Sewers, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 838. An Ordinance author-
lilng and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Hamilton avenue,
from Penn avenue to Fifth avenue, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 839. Petition for the pav¬
ing and curbing of Watt street, be¬
tween Wylie avenue and Webster ave¬
nue.
Also
No. 840. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the paving and
curbing of Watt street, from Wylie
avenue to Webster avenue, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 841. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer in the
Thirty-third street drainage basin on
Wlneblddle avenue, private property of
C. Donnelly, of unknown owner north
of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-
way, S. M. Willock, Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company, Jos. McKay, and Phil¬
adelphia Life Insurance Company and
the right-of-way of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, from present sewer
on Wlneblddle avenue to present sewer
on private property of Philadelphia
Life Insurance Co. at a point near
Aiken avenue, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside of the sum of one hundred
sixteen thousand ($116,000.00) dollars,
from the proceeds arising from the sale
of the “Thirty-third Street Sewer
Bonds, 1911.”
Also
No. 842. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Damas street and
Homer street, from Buente street to
present brick sewer on Homer street
with branch sewers on Varley street,
Rescue street, Donora alley and Beck-
fleld street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No, 843. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Wabash
street, from a point about 20 feet
north of Independence street to the
resent sewer on Wabash street at
lank street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Rauh presented
No, 844. An Ordinance forbid¬
ding, after certain hours at night,
upon public highways of the City of
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Penn¬
sylvania, persons under seventeen
(17) years of age, unless accompanied
by parent or guardian or performing
a duty directed by such parent or
guardian, or whose presence thereon
is made necessary by their employment,
and also making it unlawful for the
parent or guardian of any such child
to permit their being upon the public
highways after certain hours at night,
and providing penalties for the viola¬
tion of the ordinance.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 845. Communication from
Frank W. Rudy, relative to selling to
the City the bandstand, flooring and
seats erected by him In Highland Park.
Also
No. 846. Petition of the Pitts¬
burgh Market House Protective Asso¬
ciation complaining of the unclean and
unsanitary condition of the Pittsburgh
Market House and requesting that it
be put in a sanitary condition and that
the building be painted and the stands
on the sidewalks be rebuilt.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 847, An Ordinance annull¬
ing and setting aside the location of
Allequlppa street, between Craig
street and Boundary street.
Also
No. 848. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Clerk to have printed for
the use of Council, An Ordinance va¬
cating certain sections of West Liberty
avenue, between a point 189.62 feet
north of Hargrove street and a point
320.94 feet south of Brookline boule¬
vard; and an Ordinance vacating a
portion of an unnamed thirty (30)
foot street, from Romeo street east¬
erly to the line of John A, Roll’s Plan
of Lots, laid out in the Linden Steel
Co., Ltd., Plan of Lots.
Also
No. 849. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing certain sections of West Liberty
avenue between a point 189.62 feet
north of Hargrove street and a point
320.94 feet south of Brookline boule¬
vard.
Also
No. 850. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing a portion of an unnamed thirty (30)
foot street, from Romeo street east¬
erly to the line of John A. Roll’s Plan
of Lots, laid out in the Linden Steel
Company, Limited, Plan of Lots, in the
Fourth ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
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Also
No. 851. An Ordinance fixings
the width and position of the roadway
and sidewalks on West Liberty ave¬
nue, from Warrington avenue to the
City Line.
Also
No, 852. Dedication of cer¬
tain property at the intersection of
Bayard street and Bellefleld avenue by
the First Baptist Church of Pitts¬
burgh.
Also
No. 863. An Ordinance accept¬
ing the dedication of certain property
for public use for highway purposes
at the intersection of Bayard street
and Bellefleld avenue, in the Fourth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
appropriating and opening the same
for public use for highway purposes.;
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys.
Mr. WooObiirn presented
No. 854. Communication from
Jos. B. Eaton relative to the condi¬
tion of the retaining wail and board
fence on St. Ives street, North Side.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Tlie Chnir presented
'No. 855. ^ Oath of office of
E. .T. Martin, City Clerk, sworn.to be¬
fore John M. Goehring, President of
Council, on April 2^ 1912.
Also
No. 856. Oath of. office of
Robt. Clark, Assistant City Clerk,
sworn to before .lohn M. Goehring,
President of Council, on April 2, 1912.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 857.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE RAILROAD
COMMISSION.
Harrisburg, I»a., April 3, 1912.
* File 160.
COMPLAINT vs, PITTSBURGH RAIL¬
WAYS COMPANY.
Mr. E. .1. Martin, City Clerk,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dear Sir:
I have been directed to forward to’
you a copy of the answer filed by the
Pittsburgh Railways Company, which
shews • what they have done toward
complying with the recommendations
of this Commission;^ ^ .
Yours very trulyu:.i t
^ A. B. MILLAR,
Secretary.
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE RAIL¬
ROAD COMMISSION.
Harrisburg, I’a., March 20th, 1912.'
Gentlemen:
We have received your letter of^
March 7th, enclosing a copy of Bill
No. 493 of Pittsburgh Council, and re¬
questing us to advise you how far the
Railways Company has cariied out the
recommendations.of the Commission. .
It is our belief that thf; Railways
Company has fulfilled, all tlicse recom¬
mendations as laid down in your Opin¬
ion, dated June 23rd, 1910, and In a
number of Instances has a.rtually ex¬
ceeded the requirements then speci¬
fied by you. In order to place this*
mtittor clearly before you wo. are quot¬
ing below your recommendations, and •
answering each in turn. » i >
Recommendation No. ■
That fifty additional closed motor
cars of 56-seat capacity be ordered at
once for delivery as speedily as pos¬
sible.
Answer:
The fifty cars recommendoil were pur¬
chased from the Pressed Steel, Car
Company and all are now in service
on the various lines of the Railways
Company. They are known as the-
No. 4100 type, being numbered from
4100 to 4149 inclusive.
It might be well \6 state that since,
the first investigation by the Commis¬
sion, the following large cars have been
purchased by the' Railway.s Company'
and placed in service. »
•Eighty (80) steel motor cars pur¬
chased from the J. G. Brill Co. and.
placed in service during the year 1910,.
Twenty (20) large interurban cars
placed In* service in 1010, on our In¬
terurban lines to Washington • and ,
Charleroi, thus releasing for city serv¬
ice twenty (20) city type of cars.’
Fifty (50) 60-seat steel trailer cars,
purchased from the Standard Steel Car
Company and place'd In service during
1911. , ' " _•
Fifty (50) steel motor cars mentl'anedt
above, and known as the 4100 type. .
Making a total of • two hundred'
(200) large double truck- cars added to*
the service in a little more' than two
years.
Recommendation No.^ 2: . *
That .all car^s be distributed over
practicable j;outes according to the,
amount of travel and <iurlng rush
hours be scheduled to meet so far as
possible the demands thereof, and that
outside of the morning and evening
rush hours a sufficient number of cars
be run on all routes to accommodate
the travel comfortably. -i
Answer:
Cars are now properly distributed
over the various routes ih accQi;da.nce
with the travel and during the middle
of the day there- are operated many
more, cars than are necessary to haul
the people, there* being normally, on
all routes during the middle of the
day and after the evening rush, many
vacant seats.
The distribution of cars is. given
great care and study by’d-special traf-
ic department of the Railways Com¬
pany, which is under a competent
superintendent, and he and a number
of assistants devote all their time to
the schedules, routing and general traf¬
fic requirements.- • - * --
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Recommendation No. 3:
That hereafter there be annual ad¬
ditions to the rolling stock amply suf¬
ficient to provide for any increase in
travel and to supply the loss from
wear and tear,.
Answer:
Two hundred large double truck
cars have been added to the equip¬
ment in a little over two years, a
few of which have been used to re¬
place wornout equipment, but most of
them for additional service.
The Company is now arranging to
purchase one hundred more cars, fifty
of them being 56-seat steel motor cars
and fifty being 60-seat steel trail cars.
Requests for propositions for the
motor cars are already in the hands
of the builders and the specifications
for the trail cars are nearing comple¬
tion.
As a matter of fact there has been
little or no Increase in travel during
the last year. This is accounted for
principally from the fact that the main
streets or arteries of the downtown dis¬
trict have been torn up for the recon¬
struction of tracks, changing grades
by the City, widening the Smithfield
street bridge and for the installation
of new sewers.
Recommendation No. 4:
That so far as the character of the
various routes permits and the travel
thereon requires, and as the wear and
tear of the rolling stock demands its
renewal, the old 28-seat cars should
be replaced by the 56-seat or other
equally good large type of cars.
Answer:
This recommendation has been fol¬
lowed, No new 28-seat cars have been
purchased since the recommendation of
the Commission. Some of the grades
and curves upon routes make it almost
Impossible to use a larger car than
the 28-seat car, and upon these routes
such cars have been operated. So far
as the character of the various per¬
mits and as the old cars are worn out
by use, they, will be replaced by the
larger cars, but up to the present com¬
paratively few of the old cars have
worn out, and all those which are
proper for service have been kept in
the service.
Recommendation No. 5:
That the routing and re-routing and
the operation of short runs should be
carefully studied, and from time to
time experimented with, as the City,
the other municipalities concerned, and
the Company may find advisable and
practicable, until the best arrange¬
ment thereof is determined and that
thereupon publication be made of the
several routes and the service thereon
for the convenient information and
guidance of the patrons, and that wher¬
ever now practicable or hereafter ren¬
dered so, the terminal loops be short¬
ened, the number of stops thereon be
decreased and the crossing of loops
py each other avoided.
Answer:
An effort has been made to carry
out the recommendation of the Com¬
mission as to routing and rerouting
and the operation of short runs. Prog¬
ress has been slow because of the
lack of proper switches and looping
facilities. From the time of the rec¬
ommendation of the Commission the
Railways Company has consulted with
the municipal authorities of the vari¬
ous cities and boroughs within its
district with the idea of reaching the
best possible results in this direction.
It has had, however, little success In
gettng the franchses which were nec¬
essary.
Recommendation No. 6:
Tlial all ca!*s be regularly and tlior-
oughly cleaned both inside and oinside
eacli Jay, with such additional clean¬
ing during the day as the circum¬
stances deinnnd and permit, and that
ample provision be made for the
prompt and full repairs as they may
be lequired.
Answer;
Th-s recommendation has been fully
carried out. Our statistics show that
for tne past four months there has
been a 28 per cent, reduction in the
number of crippled cars as compared
with the same period of the preceding
year.
Re 2 ommendation No. 7:
That the roadbed be maintained in
first-class condition, and that the
power plant be made sufficient for
every demand.
Answer:
During the past year, far larger
amounts have been expended in the
construction of new tracks than ever
in the previous history of the Com¬
pany, and the capacity of the power
houses has been increased so that it
has been sufficient for all demands for
current.
Recommendation No. 8:
That persistent endeavor be made
to keep the cars on schedule time. This
is regarded as very important.
Answer:
It is believed that improvement has
been made in this direction. There
have been added many street inspect¬
ors whose duties are to remove ob¬
structions and assist in keeping the
cars on their schedule time. This has
been a difficult matter in the past
year, however, because of the torn
up condition of the streets, the con¬
gestion due to the reconstruction of
the Smithfield Street bridge as well as
excessive wagon traffic, much of which
has been diverted from streets partially
closed to this class of traffic.
Recommendation No. 9:
That the Comimny promptly
determine the additional franchise
privileges it regards as necessary for
the most satisfactory and efficient
service, and then make application to
the respective municipal authorities for
the grant thereof, and persist in ef¬
forts to obtain the .same until a defi¬
nite conclusion is reached.
Answer:
Soon after your recommendations
were made, the Company determined
the additional franchise privileges it
thought necessary for the most satis¬
factory and efficient service.
We are sending you under separate
cover, a map of the downtown portion
of the City showing the loops desired
We were not able to convince the City
that these loops were necessary nor
have we been able to convince them
that other short connections were
needed, and, therefore, at the present
time, the same track arrangements are
in use as at the time when the Com¬
mission was first called into the situ¬
ation.
H should be stated, however, that
there is now before the Council of
the City of I’ittsburgh, certain ordi¬
nances covering the absolute minimum
number of tracks and connections
needed, for the Immediate improve¬
ment of the facilities in the terminal
district^ and it is hoped- that these
may be granted.
Consistent endeavor has been made
with various boroughs to secure the
loops or Y’s necessary for turning the
large cars. In a few cases only have
we been successful.
In Wilkinsburg we asked for a short
connection which would simplify the
operation of cars, and give a more
regular service, but up to the present
time we have been unable to convince
the Council of that borough of the
necessity for the connection.
In Aspinwall, Homestead and Ems-
worth negotiations for facilities for
turning cars are in the same condi¬
tion as at Wilkinsburg.
In Avalon and Carnegie consent was
obtained for connections to loops on
private property which the Company
purchased at very high rates.
By the co-operation of the Borough
of Mun.hall, some important track
charges were made there that permit
the turning of cars and eliminated
some bad grades and curves.
Also, the installation of additional
switches and turnouts on the Arling¬
ton Avenue and Carrick Division in the
Borough of Mt. Oliver has permitted
the operation of double track cars on
the Arlington Avenue and Carrick
route through Knoxville, which has
materially decreased the congestion on
the Knoxville cars.
Bermission has been secured from
East Pittsburgh Borough to lower the
tracks under the arch of the main line
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which
work will be performed during the
early part of this season, and when
completed will permit the operation of
double truck cars-through Braddock
and East Pittsburgh to Turtle Creek
ard Wilmerding.
On our property at the Thirtieth
street car barn a “Y” has been in¬
stalled and alterations to the building
made to permit the operation of dou¬
ble truck cars on the Carson street
loop upon the completion of the work
on the Smithfteld Street Bridge.
A "Y” and Doop at the Glenwood
Barrs has been installed on the Barn
property, enabling the operation of
double truck cars to Hazelwood and
Glenwood.
The Company is still making consist¬
ent endeavor to get concessions for
turning large cars and it is hoped In
time to secure the necessary franchises.
Recommendation No, 10:
That the endeavor to eliminate grade
crossings of steam roads prosecuted
vigorously.
Answer:
The Company, through a.i rangements
with the Pittsburgh, Chcrtiers and
Youghiogheny Railroad in McKees
Rocks Borough, has been able during
the past six months to abolish a grade
crossing in McKees Rocks by the de¬
pression of its tracks on the street
and the elevation of the railroad tracks.
An agreement has been entered into
by the City of Plttsburgii, the P. C,
C. & St. L. R. R. Co., and the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company for the elimi¬
nation of the railroad crossing on Sec¬
ond avenue at Try street It Is ex¬
pected that this work will be com¬
menced early this Spring.
This improvement will cost the Rail¬
ways Company a large cash outlay, be¬
sides the almost practical abandon¬
ment for a year of one r>f its main
lines with the great attendant loss of
receipts.
Negotiations were renewed March
13th, last, with the new Council of
the City of Pittsburgh for the elimi¬
nation of the grade crossing at Thirty-
third and Liberty streets.
Recommendation No. 11:
That proper and adequate provision
be made for the storage >t cars near
the terminal district so that the cars
can he readily run in for short trips
and for rush hour service.
Answer:
Additional facilities have -been pro¬
vided for this purpose by the acfiul-
sition of a large property on Forbes
street at Craft avenue, where there
has been erected a large car barn,
storage tracks, sub-station and excel¬
lent quarters for our employes.
Prom the foregoing, we believe it
will be evident that the Railways Com¬
pany has fulfilled all of the recom¬
mendations of the Commission insofar
as it has been possible without greater
co-operation from other parties con¬
cerned.
Respectfully submitted,
PITTSBURGPT RAILWAYS CO.,
(Signed) James D. Gallery,
President.
Which was read.
And upon motion of Mr. Kerr, was
received and filed.
Also
No. 858. Communication from
Jos. G. Armstrong, Director of the I>e-
partment of Public Works stating that
he had instructed the various Super¬
intendents in his department who have
automobiles for the use of their Bu¬
reau lettered.
Which was read, received .and filed.
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No, 859. Communication from
John M. Morin, Director, Department
of Public Safety, in reference to the
lettering of automobiles in his De¬
partment.
Which was read.
Mr. Kaiih moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed, and that the Director
be directed to comply with the reso¬
lution of Council directing the letter-
InK of all automobiles belonging to the
City.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 860. Communication from
Mrs. Jas. W. German, Secretary of the
Pittsburgh Sorosis, requesting Council
to pass an ordinance prohibiting the
use of very long and dangerous hat
pins.
Also
No. 861. Communication from
Rev. Chas. M. Teufel, Pastor of St.
Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church,
asking for the use of abandoned engine
house on Tioga street for a public
reading room and gymnasium.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 862. Communication from
Jacob Goettel, 105 Earl street, relative
to the condition of River avenue and
the side streets in the Twentieth ward
(formerly Esplen).
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 863. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Mrs. Cuddy for 3150.00 for injuries
received by being struck by a horse
driven by a mounted policeman on Car¬
son street, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 864.
Pittsburgh, April 6t.h, 1912.
Hon. John M. Goehring,
President, and Members of Council.
Gentlemen:
On Friday last the Administration
started with fitting ceremony the work
of improving the streets In the “Hump"
District, and the contractors now have
a large force of men engaged on this
work. A plan or method of proceed¬
ing with this undertaking has been
carefully developed by the i>epartment,
based upon questions of street railway
transportation, drainage, public incon¬
veniences, etc., which has been ap¬
proved by the Department anr? which
is satisfactory to the IMttsburgh Rail¬
ways Company, this company being
most affected by the “Hump" improve¬
ment.
To execute the work in accordance
with the plan requires the removal of
cars and tracks upon certain streets
and their relocation on certain other
streets where no tracks exist today,
together with curved track connections
and turnouts in various localities in
the downtown district. Franchise or¬
dinances granting to the Railways
Company the right to install these
tracks and under the necessary con¬
nections are now under consideration
by your Honorable Body.
As stated above, the work of “cut¬
ting the ‘hump’ " has already been
started, and it is the intention of the
Ixjpartment to push it vigorously. The
street cars must be removed at once,
but this cannot be done until locatloT^s
are granted elsewhere. The progress
of the work and public conven ence of
the traveling public depends upon on-
med'ate action in this matter.
As a matter of information I beg
to remind you that the question of r<.*-
routing in the “Hump" district affects
and extends beyond the mere limits
of the territory involved. The Mur¬
ray avenue cars must be diverted to
Second avenue during the construction
of the new Murray avenue bridge.
Second avenue will be closed at Try
street while the grade crossing work
is in progress and all cars now using
Second avenue, as well as the Murray
avenue cars, must be diverted to
Forbes street.
The cars now using the Tenth street
bridge and Second avenue must be di¬
verted to Carson street and Smithfield
street when Second avenue is closed.
The repaving of the South Twenty-
second street bridge make neces¬
sary the rerouting of the Suburban
cars from Forbes street to Carson
street.
I had an interview with Mr. Tone,
Second Vice-President of the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company, on Satur¬
day morning relative to the rerouting
of cars and removal of tracks in the
“Hump" district, and the company re¬
fuses to take any action in this matter
until such time as Council decides defi¬
nitely whether the franchise grants
asked for by the company will be tem¬
porary or permanent. In my opinion,
this question is the most important
one now under consideration by the
Council, as it affects the convenience
of thousands of people using the street
cars. I, therefore, request that this
subject be considered at the next meet¬
ing of Council or the proper committee
thereof and settled finally, so that the
plans of the Department can be carried
out without delaying the progress of
work on the removal of the “Hump"
and inconvenience to the public in gen¬
eral.
Yours very truly,
.TOS. G. ARMSTRONG,
Director, Department of Public Works.
Also
No. 865. Communication from
J. Phillip Jayme relative to street car
transfers on the Woods Run to the
Brighton Road car on a transfer from
the Rebecca street to the Woods Run
line.
Also
No. 866. Communication from
John Williams, Secretary of the West
End Board of Trade, relative to limit¬
ing the time of street railway fran¬
chises.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on B'inance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 867. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for April 3rd, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 551. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance directing the City
Controller to transfer certain item
from Appropriation 10, Legislative and
City Clerk’s Oepartment, to Appropri¬
ation No. 220, Department of Supplies.”
In Committee on Finance April 3rd,
1912, amended by striking out the
words “H. I. Printing and Stationery
$ 11 , 000 . 00 .”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendment be agreed
to
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
Mr. Giirlitiiil moved '
A f'uspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The aye^i and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babc(K;k Kerr Wilkins ?
Oiirlund McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ilauli
Ooebiing, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Al.so
Bill No. 757. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance changing the code
classification of appropriation items
for the fiscal year beginning February
1. 1912.”
Wihleh was read.
Mr. Cilarliiiid moved
A suspension of tlie rule to al¬
low the second and third 'readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the b/ll was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “hliall the bill
pa^s finally .'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ruuh
Goel» ri i t g, President
Ayes—9
Noes—-None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 761. Ivf .solution au¬
thorizing the issuing of warrant in
favor of C. A. Wirth for services In
the Bureau of Costs for the month of
March at the rate of $1800.00 per an¬
num, and charging the ^ ame to Item
1„ Appropriation No. 2, Jlayor's Office.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Mea.sr8.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Qoeli ri ng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 788. Resolution ap¬
proving the settlement made by the
City Solicitor with the Pittsburgh Auto
Lamp and Repair Company for the
purchase of said company’s land lo¬
cated on Ridge street and prant boule¬
vard, to be used as an entrance to the
Bloomfield bridge, and u)>on the ap¬
proval of the title to said land and
a receipt of a deed therefor, authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of said company in the sum of $6,*
500.00.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
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A suspension of the rule to aU
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Aye«—Messrs.
Bab<!ock Kerr Wilkins
(larlaiid McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Riiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayc8~0
Noe»—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 759. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Treas¬
urer to issue and the City Controller
to countersign checks in favor of the
Board of Public Education for the
amount of taxes belonging to said
Board, which has been collected and
deposited by the City.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlanil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third limes, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Got^hring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 783. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance prescribing the
requirements of veterinary surgeons in
the City service."
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with %. negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 467. Communication
from Henry Ueutzel asking the City
to purchase his property on Forward
avenue adjoining Schenley Park, for
park purposes, as the same is dam¬
aged by water coming in from said
Schenley Park during every thaw and
rain.
Which was read.
Mr. Gariniid moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postt)oned.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 608. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Mrs. E. F. Hawkins, admin¬
istratrix for the Jennie E. Hawkins
Estate, in the sum of $85.24, in full for
actual damages sustained by the burst¬
ing of a fire plug on the 60-inch City
water main on Sycamore street, in the
Borough of Etna, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which was read,
Mr, Garlafi«1 moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with the request that it be
received and filed.
• Bill No. 787. Communication
from the Shade Tree Commission trans¬
mitting certificate of cost of planting
shade trees on Craig, Solway and Jane
streets, amounting to $1,475.23.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlanfl moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the
Committee on Public W’^orks, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 868. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for April 4th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 766. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to advertise for
and award a contract or contracts for
repaving avenues, streets and alleys
and authorizing the setting aside of
the various sums set forth below,
amounting in the aggregate to one
hundred sixty-nine thousand dollars
($169,000.00) out of Appropriation No.
37, E 11, Street Repaving."
In Committee on Public Works, April
4th, 1912, amended in Sections 1 and
2, as shown in red ink, and in the title
by striking out the words, "One hun¬
dred sixty-nine thousand ($169,000)"
and by inserting in lieu thereof the
words "Two hundred thirty-eight thou¬
sand one hundred ($238,100)” and as
amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read.
Mr. MeArclIe moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Public Works be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
^Ir. Mrf’Arillc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were, taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ay oa—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
darland McArdle Woudburn
Hoevcler lluuh
Goehringj l*re.sident.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 767. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the reconstruction of
a retaining wall on Soho street at Gaz-
sam street, and providing for the pay¬
ment of the costs thereof.”
Which w'as read.
Mr. McArfUc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pasq finally?”
The aye^ and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayos—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Itauh
Gochrlng, President.
Aycs~9 ^
Noe.s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
parsed finally.
Also
Bill No. 768. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Da Clair street and the north¬
west sidewalk of Hutchinson street in
the City of Pittsburgh and the Bor¬
ough of Swissvale, from a point about
400.feet northwest of Hutch*nson street
to the present sewer on Hutchison street
near Billiard alley, and providing that
the costs, damages and expa nses of the
same be assessed against iuul collected
from property specially beri 'lited there¬
by."
Which was read.
Mr. IWirArdle moved
A suspension of th. rule to al¬
low the second and third • : adihgs and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a -econd time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a tlPrd time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill \ is read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Sb ill the bill
pays finally?”
The ayes and noes were Jaken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr 'Viikins
Garland McArdle V, =,(>dbiirn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehritur, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vol??s of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. AVilklnM presented fron the Com¬
mittee on I’ublic Service and Surveys,
with a negative recommen«;.ttion,
No. 869. Report oi’ the Com¬
mittee on Public Service nnd Surveys
for April 3rd, 1912, transmitting a reso¬
lution to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 776. Wliereas, The
Pittsburgh Railways Comnany is and
has been for several year.^^ past oper¬
ating with a heavy annual deficit and is
commonly reported to be overcapltaP
ized; and
Whereas, It has been the experience
of New York, Cleveland and Chicago,
that a permanent betterment of the
street car service cannot )m secured
until the company furnishing said serv¬
ice Is placed on a sound financial basis;
and
Whehea.s, Bion J. Arnold, angaged by
the City of Pittsburgh as a consult¬
ing engineer on traction conditions,
after a thorough investigation recom¬
mended that steps be taken to have the
holdings of the Pittsburgh Railways
Company capitalized at a fair appraised
value;
Resolved, That the City Solicitor be,
and is hereby reciuested to investigate
fl.nd report on the feasibility of the
City’s taking action to secure a re¬
adjustment of the finances of the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company to the one
r
end that the street car service in this
City be improved.
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiM moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Mr, Kerr moved
To amend the motion by mak¬
ing it read, that the bill be laid on the
table.
Upon which motion, The Chair or¬
dered a call of the Ayes and Noes, and
the Ayes and Noes being called, were;
. Ayea—Messrs. .
Hiibcock TCerr Uanii
Hoevder McAidle
Goeliriiig, President,
Noes—Mess iv?.
Garland Wilkins M'oodburn
And the Ayes being 0 and the Noes
3
So the motion as amended prevailed.
Mr. WllkiiiN also presented from the
Committee on l*ublic Service and Sur¬
veys, with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion,
No. 870. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for April 4th, 1912, transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 417. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of Knox street, in the Twenty-
first ward of the City of Pittsburgh,”
Which was read.
Mr. Woo<lbiirii moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of tht bill was read
and agreed to.
And on 'the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayca-Messrs.
Biljcork Kerr Hauh
Gtrliind MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, Ib'csidcnt.
Ayes-8
None.
When the name of Mr. WllkInM was
called, he arose and said, that he de¬
clined to vote as he was Indirectly in¬
terested in said bill.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 777. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the width
205
of the roadway on Gold alley, between
Atherton avenue and Denver street.”
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa.ss finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bab( 0 ‘k Kerr Wilkins
Garhind MeArdle Woodburii
Hoeveler Itiiuh
Gochring, President,
Ayes- 9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil^ being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 778. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade on Mapleton alley, from High-
view street to Samantha alley.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. WilklnH moved
A suspen.sion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Qoehiing, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 779. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance repealing an ordi¬
nance entitled ‘An Ordinance locating
Melwpod street,, from Center avenue to
Ridge street/ approved the 24th day
of March, 1894, in so far as the same
provides for the location of Melwood
street, between Atherton avenue and
Denver street/'
Which was read.
Mr. WllkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And tlie bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ikihcock Kerr Wilkins
(5arland McArdle Wood burn
Hwveler Rauh
Goehring, I'resident.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally. *
Also
Bill No. 780. Plan showing
proposed streets through property of
Atlantic Land Company, situate in the
Fifth ward, City of Pittsburgh, and
the dedication of the same.
Which was read.
Mr. WllkiiiM moved
That the plan be accepted and
approved.
Which motion prevailed by the fol¬
lowing vote:
Ayes -Measrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler llauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 781. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance approving and
accepting Melwood avenue, Gold alley
and an irregular strip of ground at
the intersection of Atherton avenue and
Craig street, located and dedicated by
the Atlantic Land Company, as shown
on their plan of proposed streets, in
the Fifth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh."
Which was read.^
Mr. WilkinM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle 'A'oodburn
Hoevelor Ilauli
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes-None.
And a majority of the v« tes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bli)
passed finally.
Mr. ItalH’ock presenter! from the
Committee on Public Sat ty, with an
affirmative recommendatic-n.
No, 871. Report nf the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety l;r April 4tli,
1912, transmitting an * . dinance to
Council.
Which was read, receiv* t and filed.
Also
Bill No. 762. An ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance ainhorlzing the
Mayor and the Director *.i the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety to Ldvertise for
proposals and award a (contract for
the arrest, care and disi- jsal of unli¬
censed dogs running at large within
the City."
Which was read.
Mr. Bubcoek moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill
Which motion prevailed
And the bill was read a second tlma
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the hill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa^s finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ay O.S—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President
Ayes - 9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. G nr I anil called up
Bill No. 721. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
the collection, removal and disposal of
garbage, offal, tin cans, dead animals
and condemned meat In the First to the
Twentieth wards, both inclusive, of the
206
City of Pittsburgh, from June 1st, 1912,
until January 31st, 1918.”
In Council, April 2nd, 1912, Read and
further action indefinitely postponed.
Which was read.
Mr. iiiiriniKl moved
To reconsider the vote by w'hich fur¬
ther action on the bill was Indefinitely
postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
further action on the bill be indefinitely
postponed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr, 44ttrluu4l moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Health and Sani¬
tation.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No, 722. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
the collection, removal and disposal of
garbage, offal, tin cans, dead animals
and condemned meat in the Twenty-
first to the Twenty-seventh wards, both
inclusive, of the City of Pittsburgh,
from June 1st, 1912, to January 31st,
1918'.*’
In Council, April 2nd, 1012, Read and
further action indefinitely postponed.
Which was read.
Mr. <MRrlaiu1 moved
To reconsider the vote by which fur¬
ther action.on the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
further action on the bill be indefinitely
postponed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Ijinrland moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Health and Sani¬
tation.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. i^nrlaiKl presented
No. 872.
Resolved, That the Mayor be and
he Is hereby requested to return to
Council without action thereon, for the
purpose of reconsideration. Bills Nos.
84. 86, 86, 87, 88, 89, .90, 91, 92, 93. 94,
363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370,
371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379,
380, 381, 382, 383. 384, 385, 386, 387,
388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394 and 395,
being ordinances authorizing the "Con¬
demnation of property in the Eleventh
ward for park purposes belonging to
the following persons, respectively:
C. L. Kemery, John A. Moore, Y. A.
Young, Geo. \V. Thelss, Wm. A. Smith,
Roger Williams and Wm. McFarland,
Mildred J. Barclay, E. M. Bigelow, W.
O. Irvine, Henry Kempf, James C. Gro¬
gan, Samuel W, Black, M. E. Brown,
Anton Bruse, Mary Ann Bryson, Geo.
Conrad, Frederick Gillerick, .1. C. Gro¬
gan. L Hardte. F. A. Hirth. Katherine
Hoeveler, F. P. Jacklett. Jos. Joller
!
I
I
I
Anna J. Joller, Kate Kiley, M. Laurent,
Anton Lutz, Trustees for Elizabeth
Steel Magee Hospital, Nicholas Meyer,
Hannah M. Neale, Bernard Nortrup,
Philadelphia Co., James H. Park, Jo.s.
Petersheim, John Reufer, M. Rupprecht,
M. Schaub, Jos. Schaffer, Jos. Scherder,
Pllizabeth Scherder, M. Scholl, John
Strobel, John Usselman and J. J. Wer¬
ner.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlaiiii moved
The adoption of the resolu¬
tion.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
to Council without action thereon.
Bill No. 84. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of C. L. Kemery, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 85. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of John A. Moore, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 86.. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn; the
property of J. A. Young in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.
Also
Bill No. 87. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of George W. Theiss, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 88. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of William A. Smith, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also ■:# '
Bill’ No. ‘89, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Roger Williams and Wil¬
liam McFarland, in the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 90. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of l^ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Mildred J. Barclay, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 91. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of E. M. Bigelow, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 92. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of W. G. Irvine, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 93. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing- the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Henry Kempf, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 94. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to proceed to condemn the
property of James C. Grogan, in the
J^Ieventh ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 363. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Samuel W. Black, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 364. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. E. Brown, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 365. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Anton Bruse, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 366. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Mary Ann Bryson, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 367. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
M'^orks to proceed to condemn the
property of George Conrad, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 368, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Frederick Gillerick, in the Elev¬
enth ward for park purposes.
Also
Bill No, 369. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty 9 f J. C. Grogan in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 370. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of L. Handte, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 371. An Oidinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authoilzing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of F. A. Hirth, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 372. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authmlzlng the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of Katherine Hoeveior, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes,"
Also
Bill No. 373. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance auth< rizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of F. P. Jacklett, in the
eleventh ward, for park puj ^mses.
Also
Bill No. 374. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Joller, la the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purpo^v's,"
Also
Bill No. 375. An Orcilnance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Anna J. Jolior, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 376. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of- Kate Kiley, In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 377. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M, Laurent, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
.fvlso
Bill No. 378. An Ordinance
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Anton Lutz, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes,"
Also
Bill No. 379. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Wo.’ks to proceed to condemn the
property of Trustees for Elizabeth
Steel Magee Hospital, In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Also
Bill No. 380. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
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property of Nicholas Meyer, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Bill No. 381. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Dji’eolor of the Department of Public
Work.*} to proceed to condemn the
property of Hannah M. Neale, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Bill No. 382. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the l>irect4ir of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Bernard Nortrup, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Bill No. 383. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Dliector of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Philadelphia Co., in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Bill No. 384. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of tlie Department of Public
W’orks to proceed to condemn the
property of James H. Park, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Bill No. 385. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Petersheim, in the
Eleventh ward, tor park purposes.”
Bill No. 386. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Depaitment of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of John Reufer, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 387. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of. the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. Rupprecht, In the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Bin No. 388. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Ibiblic
W'orks to proceed to condemn the
property of M, Schaub, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes."
Bill No. 389. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Work.s to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Schaffer, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Bill No. 390. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Scherder, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 391. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing
the Director of the Department of
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Elizabeth Scherder, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes,”
Also
Bill No. 392. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of M. Scholl, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes,”
Also
Bill No. 393. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to proceed to condemn the
property of John Stobel, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 394. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of J. Usselman, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.”
Also
Bill No. 395. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
propert 3 ’’ of J. J. Werner, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 2nd, 1912, Passed.
Which were read.
Mr. (larland moved
To reconsider the votes by
which the bills were read a second and
third time and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, "Shall
the bills be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
And the bills were laid upon the
table.
Mr. Babcock presented
No, 873.
Be It Resolved, By the City of Pitts¬
burgh, in Council assembled. That the
Director of the Department of Public
Health be and he is hereby directed
to prepare and transmit to Council
within two weeks from the passage of
this resolution forms of advertisement
of notice to bidders, proposals, specifi¬
cations and contracts for the collec¬
tion, removal and disposal of garbage,
offal, dead animals, condemned meat,
rubbish and refuse in the City of Pitts¬
burgh,
Separate contracts shall be prepared
for the period of time from June 1st,
1912, to February 1st, 1913, and from
February 1st, 1913 to February 1st,
1918, and bidders shall be asked to bid
a price per ton on earn contract on the
following basis:
1st: For the collection, removal and
disposal of garbage, offal, dead ani¬
mals and condemned meat in Wards
Nos. 1 to 20, inclusive.
1: ll
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2nd: For the same in Wards Nos. 21
to 27, inclusive.
3rd: For the same In the City of
Pittsburgh.
4th: For the collection, removal and
disposal of rubbish and refuse in
Wards Nos. 1 to 20, inclusive.
5th: For the same in Wards Nos.
21 to 27, inclusive.
6th: For the same in the City of
Pittsurgh.
7th: For the collection, removal and
disposal of garbage, offal, dead animals,
condemned meat, rubbish and refuse
in Wards Nos. 1 to 20, inclusive.
8th: For the same in Wards Nos.
21 to 27, inclusive.
9th: For the same in the City of
Pittsburgh.
Which was read.
Mr. <iifirlaii4l moved '
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wood burn presented
No. 874.
llesolved, That the Committee on
Charities and Correction be authorized
and directed, and it is hereby author¬
ized and directed, to investigate the
various functions and activities of the
North Side City Home, and report to
this Council at an early date.
Which was read.
Mr. Wood burn moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
The Chair presented
No. 875.
Whereas, It is very desirable that
the interior part of the parks, particu¬
larly Schenley Park, should be render¬
ed more accessible to the public by
means of a tract’on line, or other meth¬
od of public conveyance; now, there¬
fore, be it
Resolved, That a Special Committee
of this Council, consisting of the Presi¬
dent of Council, Chairman of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries, and
Chairman of the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys, be appointed to
take into consideration the feasibility
of the city’s building a traction line
through or around SchenU>\' Park, In
such a manner as would not interfere
with the beauty of the pMt k, and at
the same time take the puldic within
a short distance of the most attractive
points in the park, and for the Infor¬
mation of said Committee, tfie Director
of the Department of Publit Works is
authorized to make survey^ and esti¬
mate cost of the construction of said
proposed traction line, and said com¬
mittee is further authorizid to nego¬
tiate with the Pittsburgh Railways
Company for the supplying of the
power and the furnishing of cars and
operation of said railway, and that the
conclusions and recommendations of
said committee be reportt <1 to this
Council at an early date.
Which was read.
Mr. R»iih moved
The adoption of th.- resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. OarlaiMl presented
No. 876.
DEPARTMENT OF CI’iV CON¬
TROLLER.
Pittsburgh, April !>th, 1912.
To the Members.
Gentlemen:—In answer (o your re¬
quest of April 4, 1 would respectfully
report as follows, to wit:
Statement of the moneys already ex¬
pended on Sewage Disposa l.
To the Employment of I Experts:
Salaries. Expenses
1910- 11 $ 5,989.6r> $488.19
1911- 12 13,841.0:? 758.34
Total Expenditure .$21,077.81
Respectfully submit led,
E. S. MORROW,
< 'ontroller.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance,
The Choir announced
That the Chairmen of the sev¬
eral sub and special committees should
look up their business and kindly call
meetings and dispose of tlie business.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Choir declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tbe Council of tbe ^ity of Pittsburgb.
Vol. XXXXVI
Tuesday April 10, 1912.
No. 18
:®umrijjal Hecuri)
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING..President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, April 16th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Bahcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle
Haul!
Wilkins
Wood burn
Goehring, President.
The <lialr .stated that as there were no
objections, tlie reading of the inlnuh^s of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. ltnl>cocl< presented
No. 877. Communication from
Earl W. Reed, principal of the Shera-
den Sub-District School, relative to the
grading and paving of Corliss street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
No. 878. Communication from
H. G. Sharpnack relative to women be¬
ing held up at night in the neighbor¬
hood of 6470 Penn avenue in the East
Liberty District.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
No. 879. Communication from
Edward Martin offering a site for the
Tuberculosis Hospital, consisting of 89
acres, 30 acres of which is situated In
the Borough of Aspinwall and the re¬
mainder In O'Hara Township, at a cost
of $800.00 per acre.
Vfhjlch was read and referred to the
Special Committee of Council on
Tuberculosis Hospital site.
Mr. 44arlaii4l presented
No. 880. Communication from
E. H. Byers, 514 Allison street, rela¬
tive to the improvement of Grace
street, in the Thirteenth ward, between
Oakwood street and Allison street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
No. 881. Petition of Jacob
Arenth for payment of damages result¬
ing from bursting of Allegheny City
water main in the Borough of Etna.
Also
No, 882. An Ordinance author¬
izing the City Controller to transfer
the sum of one thousand (|1,000.00)
dollars from Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund, to the Bureau of Sur¬
veys, Appropriations Nos. 29 and 220,
as follows: To Appropriation No. 29,
Item A-2, Salaries, temporary employes,
$200.00; to Appropriation No. 220, Item
D-IO, Miscellaneous N. O. C., for Bu¬
reau of Surveys, $800.00.
Also
No. 883. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Charles P. Wassel for $100.00, for
salary for the month of April, 1912,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No, 23, Bureau of Electricity,
Also
No. 884. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Crescent Electric & Manufac¬
turing Company for two hundred and
four dollars and thirteen cents, in pay¬
ment of account for two 3 H. P. motors
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 36, Bureau of Parks.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. MeArdle presented
No. 885. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of John Brussau for the sum of $300.00,
in payment of damages and expenses
by reason of sewer on Junilla street
backing up and flooding his premises,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Also
No. 886. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the making' of a contract or
contracts for furnishing and erecting
new outside stands at Diamond Mar¬
ket
Also
No. 887. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the J.>epartment of Puh-
lic Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
construction of sidewalks on the west
approach to the Wilmot street bridge,
and providing for the payment of the
costs thereof.
Also
No. 888, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for reconstruct¬
ing the roadway floor and repairing
the south shore pier and counter-rod
on the South Tenth street bridge
crossing the Monongahela river, and
providing for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Also
No. 889. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for repaving
sidewalks and repairing truss mem¬
bers on the South Twenty-second
street bridge crossing the Mononga¬
hela river.
Also
No. 890. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor apd the
Director of the i:)epartment of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for re¬
paving sidewalks on the Highland ave¬
nue, Shady avenue and Penn avenue
bridges crossing the P. R. R., and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Also
No. 891. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a retaining wall on El¬
liott street east of I’lanet street, and
providing for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Also
No. 892. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction
of a public sewer on the north side¬
walk of Crosby street, from Realty ave¬
nue to present sewer on Limasco ave¬
nue, and providing that the costs,
damages ard expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 893. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Hamilton avenue,
from a point about twenty-five (25')
feet east of Penn avenue to the pres¬
ent forty-eight (48'0 inch -ower cross¬
ing Hamilton avenue eaM of Binler
street, and jiroviding that the costs,
damages and expenses of he same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefit<‘«i thereby.
Also
No. 894- An Ordinance author-.
! Izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on BaUnnore street,
I from present sewer on Baltimore street
I near Boustead street to pi • sent sewer
' on the northwest sidewall, of Baltl-
! more street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against mid collected
from property speciall benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 895. An Ordirimce author¬
izing and directing the onstruction
j of a public sewer on Hiunilton ave¬
nue, from points about li:: ) feet west
of Lambert street and 20 t< et west of
Enterprise street to ,th.' sewers at
Lambert street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expe ses of the
same be assessed . again - and col¬
lected from property speci iily benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 896. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the • onstruction
of a public sewer on Hamilton avenue,
from a point about 25 feet (‘ast of Jul¬
ius street to the preseni sewer on
Fifth avenue, and providit g that the
costs, damages and exp< . ses of the
same be assessed against ^ nd collected
from property speciall', benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 897. Petition for the
grading, paving and curl-ing of Til¬
bury avenue, between Shady avenue
and Nicholson street.
Also
No. 898. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Tillmry avenue,
from Shady avenue to Nicholson
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the sarne.be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 899, Petition for the
grading, paving and curbing of Wal-
bridge (formerly Western street), be¬
tween South Main street and Weaver
street.
Also
No. 900. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Walbridge (former¬
ly Western) street, from South Main
street to Weaver street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 901. An Ordinance widen¬
ing and straightening Webster avenue.
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from Fullerton street to Roberts
street, in the Third ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr, KhuIi presented
No. 902.
E. FREY & SON,
420 Ferry street.
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 12, 1912.
Mr. E. Rauh,
Pittsburgh, Pa-
Pear Sir:
As you are a member of the Coun¬
cil of Pittsburgh, I feel that I can
properly write you, in a matter of in¬
terest to the City, myself and others,
who look for a chance to do business
with the City. I have been a frequent
bidder, sometimes successfully, to fur¬
nish supplies to the City; but I had
about made the resolution to stop bid¬
ding, as I felt that fairness was not
always shown me. Many times this
has been impressed upon me. Will
confine myself to one specific case,
viz.: Under date of October 24, 1911,
bids were asked for furnishing 6-5 A.
Baker Horse Blankets for use of
Municipal Hospital. Mr. Floyd, from
the Purchasing Bureau, with a form
upon which <the requirements were
written, called upon me and asked
me to bid. I asked Mr. Floyd if gen¬
uine Baker Blankets were to be bought.
Mr. Floyd said the genuine only
would be received. For fear that Mr.
Floyd might not know the Genuine
Blanket, I was careful to explain the
easiest point of identification, viz, a
large picture of a horse printed upon
the inside of the blanket, with a
statement by the makers. Mr. Floyd
said, "He knew all about the blanket.”
We find that the blankets furnished
the City for use of the Hospital were
an imitation of the Baker Blanket,
known as the "Ironsides,” costing a
trifle over one-half as much as the
Baker Blanket.
The firm furnishing the blankets
signed a bid to furnish 5-A Baker
Blankets. The writer has examined
the blankets furnished at the Hospital
stables and finds them to be 'Tron-
sldes.” We have one of the blankets
at City Hall. We feel that this condi¬
tion, asking for one thing and accept¬
ing another works great harm to the
city and to every honest bidder. The
above case is by no means the only
one in which substitution has been
made.
We ask for action In the above mat¬
ter
Very truly,
ERNEST A. FREY.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 903. Communication from
U J. Goldsmith, 6616 Dalzell Place,
asking that a sidewalk be laid at 661.4
Dalzell Place.
Also
No. 904. Communication from
Geo. W. Ryan relative to lights on
South Lang avenue and asking that
an additional light be installed on said
avenue.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr Wilkins presented
No. 905. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Fletcher alley,
from Lang street to Brushton avenue.
Also
No. 906. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade on Cowley street,
from Ley street to Wickline’s Lane.
Also
No. 907. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Casanova alley,
from Janero street to Jackson street.
Also
No. 908. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Janero street,
from St. Clair street to Euclid avenue.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys.
Mr. Iloeveler presented
No. 909. List of properties In
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing,
subject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No, 910. Communication rel¬
ative to the construction of a street
retail market for farmers and gard¬
eners, accompanied by a sketch, etc.
Also
No. 911. Communication from
C. A. Warmcastle relative to license
plates for summer wagons and asking
that he be given a hearing before the
proper committee.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chnlr presented
No. 912. Comunicatlon from
Mr, Galen C. Hortinaw relative to wid¬
ening Bellefield avenue, and the open¬
ing of a 60-foot street from Fifth ave¬
nue opposite Clyde street and running
along property of Mr. Hostetter to
Forbes street.
Also
No. 913. Communication from
F. B. Vincent relative to the condition
of Buffington avenue, Eighteenth
ward.
Also
No. 914. Communication from
Hildredth & Company transmitting
letter sent to the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works relative to
the inspection of material for the
Point Bridge.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 915.
Whereas, Many complaints have
been made regarding the management
of the City markets, particularly the
Old City Diamond Market; said com¬
plaints relating to bad conditions of
the market building- and its surround¬
ings, discrimination against farmers
and gardeners and inequality and ex¬
cessive rents charged for stands; now
be it
Uesolved, By the City Council, That
a special committee of three be ap¬
pointed by the Chair to investigate
said complaints; and further that said
commltttee inquire generally into
market conditions and the ordinances
and market rules relating to the same,
P.nd make report with recommenda¬
tions to the Committee on Public
Works at an early date.
Which was read.
Mr. Balicrtck moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
The Chair appointed Messrs, Bal»-
oocky and Rniih as mem¬
bers on said committee.
Also
No. 916. Communication from
Prank H. Speer asking for a hearing
on the change of the location of Ham¬
ilton avenue.
Also
» No. 917, Communication from
S. D. Tone, Vice President of the Pitts¬
burgh Hallways Company, asking for
a hearing on the ordinance relative
to the heating of passenger or street
cars operating in the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 918.
B. McCHACKEN & SON,
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 16, 1912.
Hon. .John M, Goehrlng,
Berger Building, City.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed please find duplicate of
original certificate dated April 12th
covering C. & O. car No. 3191, dupli¬
cate covering same car dated April
16th, signed by Committee selected by
this Exchange to pass upon any ques¬
tion that may arise in regard to the
quality of hay. Vour Department of
Supplies has seen fit to refuse on ac¬
count of quality. We also enclose you
confirmation showing- that this grade
agrees with the kind purchased. This
car in question is still on track and
likely will remain for a few days.
Hoping that your Honorable Body may
deem fit to examine the hay or ap¬
point a committee for this purpose
and also any citizen or Individual who
may be interested in the quality of
hay that we are endeavoring to sup¬
ply the city. We hope you may deem
it wise to give this matter a thorough
investigation as we feel confident facts
will be developed which is not in ac¬
cordance with good busiTiess princi¬
ples In connection with tio' buying of
the supply of grain and l).iy for your
city.
Yours very truly,
B. McCRACKE.N' & SON.
Also
No. 919. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Frank Searight, in the sum of
$100.00, in full settlement of all claims
for damages on account of Injuries to
horse by falling through a water box
on McDowell street, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent B'und.
Also
No. 920. Communication from
A. C. Steven relative to assessment
for sewer on William street, Eleventh
ward, North Side.
Also
No. 921.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Sirs:
The Voters' League has received
your communication enclosing copy of
letter from the Director of the De¬
partment of Public ^^’'orl^s addressed
to you, marked Bill No. 809, also copy
of Bill No. 810, in which, after certain
recitals, you “Resolved, That the Vot¬
ers’ League be requested to present
before this body any facts it may
have with relation to the management
of the Department of Public Works,”
Referring to our communication of
the 29th ult„ which provoked this let¬
ter from the Director, on which you
passed the above resolution, you will
observe that the League's chief pur-
F 'ose was to call your attention to the
act that the terms of office of heads
of departments expired on April 1st:
that under the law new appointments
should then be made; and that such
appointments were demanded by the
mal-administration of at least three
of the city’s departments — Public
Works, Safety and Health. The Coun¬
cil, on April 2nd, inst., passed a reso¬
lution calling upon the Mayor to sub¬
mit to Council, for its approval, his
appointments of these various heads
of departments. If the mayor com¬
piles with this request, there is no
necessity for Council to enter upon
the trial of the charges of mal-ad-
mlnlstration. If the Mayor does not
submit such appointments, then there
Is a speedy remedy by writ of manda¬
mus for the enforcement of the law.
and aga^n, no necessity for such trial,
as in all probability, these trials could
not be completed, even if immediately
entered upon, before a decision is ob¬
tained upon the legal questions In¬
volved. The League is unwilling to
single out the Department of Public
Works, against which to prefer
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charges of mal^-administration. It it
found necessary to make any charg-es,
against, all three departments—the
Departrtiettt of Public Works, the De¬
partment of Public Safety, and the
Department af Public Health. Here¬
tofore charges have not been pre¬
ferred as it was anticipated that on
April 1st new appointments of the
heads of departments would be made,
as required by the expirations of their
term of office. Unless compelled,
either by the inaction of Council, or
other absolute necessity, the League
desires to avoid laying bare to the
public gaze anything that would
shanTe 5our city.
The League stands ready to specify
the charges, and produce the evidence
in proof thereof, if after the decision
on the question of the termination of
the terms of office of these respective
heads of departments, that action be¬
comes necessary. For obvious rea¬
sons, notice to defending parties of
the details of these charges will not
be given until Council is prepared at
once to proceed with the trial. Inter¬
ested parties must not be given op¬
portunity to destroy the evidence, or
make it difficult, if not impossible, to
introduce same when, wanted.
The Voters’ League has never
shirked its duty, however disagree¬
able and onerous. It has never made
A charge that was not justified by the
evidence in its possession. This record
s a guarantee that at the proper time,
f necessary, the League will file its
charges against the three departments
above named, and will proceed with
the proofs. The League insists at this
lime upon the propriety of first deter¬
mining if the terms of office of the
respective heads of departments have
expired on April 1st, before proceed¬
ing further.
The League appreciates the embar¬
rassment of Council in instituting pro¬
ceedings by mandamus to compel the
appointment of the heads of depart¬
ments, because of the fact that the
head of the legal department of the
city c.annot with propriety act, his
term of office being involved in the
proceedings. It knows (notwithstand¬
ing some expressions of contrary
opinion), of no prohibition in the law
which restrains Council from employ¬
ing attorneys for the purpose of insti¬
tuting and conducting such proceed¬
ings. If, for any reason, Council
should so desire, the League offers,
without charge to Council or to the
City, to supply the legal services re-
qaired to institute and prosecute, in
the name of the Council, the proceed¬
ings for mandamus, which have been
already referred to, or to arrange by
guarantee the compensation of such
attorneys as Council may employ for
that purpose.
Issued by authority of the Execu¬
tive Committee of the Voters’ league.
A. LEO WEIL.
X*resldent.
tKSM.MlD DeWOLF,
. Secretary. •
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 16, 1912.
Which yrere severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also '
No. 922.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
April 16th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen:
. The Pittsburgh daily papers report
the hearing In your body of the ordi¬
nance for a “Curfew Law” presented
by the East End Women's Christian
Temperance Union and not by Mrs.
Masters as the papers stated. The
report shows that this ordinance was
negatively recommended.
Would your Honorable Body grant
a hearing to a committee from the
E. E. W. C. T. U. in view of a com¬
promise regarding the age and the
hour limit.
Yours respectfully,
(MRS.) STELLA C. MASTERS,
Chairman of Committee.
506 N. St. Clair St, E. E. ' »
Which was read, received and filed.
REPORTS OP COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendatiop,
No. 923. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for April 16th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed,
Also
Bill No. 758. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the appointment of a ‘Morals Commis¬
sion’ and providing for the payment
of the expense incurred thereby.”
In Committee on Finance, April
10th, 1912, amended in Section 1 and In
the title by inserting after the word
“Morals” the word “Efficiency,” and
as amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read.
Mr, Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
. And the bill was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
: Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
215
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally/
Th^ ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Hoeveler Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Kerr Wllklus
Ayes—7
Noes—2
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. 820. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance relating to the
Department of Public Safety; provid¬
ing for changes in the number of offi¬
cers and employes in said Department,
and changes in the salaries of said
officers and employes, and fixing the
salaries of the additional employes
herein provided for.”
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler tlauh
Qoehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 821. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the sal¬
aries of the General Clerk and the
Draftsmen in the Bureau of Public
Improvements in the Department of
Law."
Which was read.
Mr. GarI h nil mov^
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes- 9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the voles of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 822. An ‘ ;rdinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of the employes In the
North Side Municipal Lig.iit Plant, In
the Department of Publi.- Works.’
Which was read.
Mr. OarlHiid moved
A suspension of ti:e rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlma
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Sliall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President
Ayes-9
Noes-None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 823. An tirdinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance rebating to the
Department of Charities and Correc¬
tion; providing for changes in the num¬
ber of officers and employes in said
Department, and changes In the sal¬
aries of certain of said officers and
employes, and fixing the salaries of
the additional employes herein pro¬
vided for.”
Which was read.
Mr Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlma
and agreed to,
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
216
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken ag^ree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Kabrock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Biiuh
Goebrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 824. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance relating to the
Department of I^ubllc Works; provid¬
ing for additional employes in said De¬
partment, and fixing their salaries;
making certain reductions in the num¬
ber of employes in said Department,
and making certain changes in the
salaries of the employes in said De¬
partment."
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
nnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Ribcock Kerr WMIklns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ibmh
Ooehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 825. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the salary
of the Chief Draftsman In the Depart¬
ment of Assessors."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 826. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance repealing an or¬
dinance entitled ‘An Ordinance appro¬
priating certain real estate in the
Fifth, Sixth and Eighth wards of the
City of Pittsburgh, belonging to W.
Scullion, C. Moore, E. McElroy, M. Mur¬
ray, F. G. Conley, et al., C. Bauman,
M, Fay, P. Conway, C. S. Paxton, Penn¬
sylvania Railroad, Pittsburgh Junc¬
tion Railroad, A. J. Schwartz, C. Nes-
senthaler, E. Hirsch, C. Rubrect, F,
Goetz, N. Beckert, J. Emmel, J. Kis-
Sane, Alexander H. Miller, Howard Sub-
District School, Laurel Land Company,
S. B. Chester, C. Hoffman, T. Lees, J.
Schneider, C. May, F. McMaster, S,
Evans, J. Boehm, Realty Security
Company and Eliza J. Woolslayer, or
whomsoever may be the owners, for
the construction of a bridge and the
approaches thereto; authorizing con¬
demnation proceedings and providing
for the payment of damages,' approved
March 15th, 1912."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noear were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rituh
Goehring, l^resldent.
Ayes-9
Noe.s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 688. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
217
ifavor of Harry J. Wilbert in the $um
of $40.00;, a warrant in favor of Celes-
tir.e Fitzsimmons In the sum of $40.00»
and a warrant in favor of Lillian
Smith in the sum of $1.54,. for services
rendered durinf? the month of March^
1912, and charginj? same to Appropria¬
tion No. 222, Department of Supplies
Which was read.
Mr. Onrlituil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended.
The resolution was read a second and
th i rd times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken^ and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Ga rl ami M c A rdle W oodbu rn
Hoeveler Raiih
Qoeliring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 815. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Howard B. Oursler, Director
of Department of Supplies, for ex¬
penses to New York and return, in
the sum of $67.25, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
Which was read.
M r.' O n r 1 a» «l moved '
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings a.nd
final pa'^sage of the resolution.
Which .motion prevailed.
And the rule having beeb suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Mcskrs.
Babcock Keir- Wilkin.s
(4 irland MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler. *' Ikiuh
Goehring, President;
Ayes-9 •
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in tlie affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill' No. 816. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Wesfirghouse Electric &
Manufacturing Comi^ny in the sum
of $3,175.89, for the purchase of arc
rectifier bulbs ^used at the North Side
Light Plant, and . charging same to
Appropriation No. 220;
Wh Ich was read. ^ ’
Mr. Wnrluiul moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Wh I cli ‘ m 0 ti oh ^ pi^vafled:
And the rule having been susp^dedr
the resolution was read a second and
third timeSj and upon finrti passag^
the ayes and noes wei're laken.i. and
being taken were: ' ^
Ayes—Messrs. • , •,,
Babcock , Kerr W dkine
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh .i
Goehrlrn^ President
Ayes~9 iC-.
Noes—None.
^ And «,there being tw. 0 ’'.th irds of the
votes of Council in ther affirmative, the
resolution pa.ssed finally.'
Also
Bill No. 818. Resolution' au-
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Harry D. Fowler payment
of freight on relics from ;T. S. Bat¬
tleship Maine, in the amount of $36.00,
and "charging the sanje^to Contingent
Fund, Appropriation No. 4:-. ' ,
Which was read.
Mr. <j}arlnn€l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings,and
final passage of th,e resolution.,
.-Wl\ich motion pri^yaii®^-
i*. And the rule having, been suspended,
the resolution »w;a3- read a .second jand
third times, and uporv . passage
the, ayes and noes ‘wet<e taken, and
being taken weret“^ .
Ayes—Messrs^
Bat)coek " •- kbrr' ^" Wi l k ins
Garland McArdle \\'oodburn ^
Ho«veler- • - . Itauh ‘*io • .1 '
Goehriiu;, Presldenk -
AyeS— 9 ^'" ' *" jc--i
Noes—None-
And there being^'^wo-th irds of the
votes of Council In' me affirmative, the
resolution passed finally. 7 '
Also .
Bill No. 819. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a vvarrant in favor
of F, W. Severance, Trustee, for $4.64,
city’s percentage of overpaid taxe»/on
machinery, and charging Aj)pronatlon
No. 49, R. C. T.
Wh ich was read. '
Mr. Cilnrliiiid moved ' ‘ ,, .
A suspension of the rule tp al¬
low the second and third readings ^ind
final pa sage of the resolUtibii.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended
the resolution was read a second, and
third times, and, upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken< ’4nd
being takers ^ere: ;in» v
Ayes—Mc**Ps.bi..n .! ne :» -.L:
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn/'
Hooye^r ’ t*' ?>r. .
Qoehriog; Presldeot,
^.. Aye»^9* **1. " i: h* ' * <J*
N’oes—None. ^
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And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally,
AUo
Bill No. 828. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the President of
Council to appoint a committee of nine
and the President ot Council to be
Chairman, to take charge of the en¬
tertainment of the Permanent Inter¬
national Association of Navigation
Congresses; the expenses incident
thereto shall be chargeable to and pay¬
able from Appropriation No. 42, on
payrolls approved by that Committee.
Which was read.
Mr. Oarlnnd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, apd upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W’oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Qoehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 581. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of thirty-three thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale
of bonds of said City in said amount,
to provide the balance of funds re¬
quired for the erection of a public
bridge on Murray avenue, across Wil¬
liam Pitt boulevard, and for the erec¬
tion of a public bridge on Hoeveler
street, crossing Everett streets, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 606. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Rutan & Russell, Architects,
for $1,057.93, in payment of account
for Filtration Work of 1900 on Pump¬
ing Station, Gate Houses, Administra¬
tion Building, Residence, Stable, etc.,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. tinrland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 924. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for April 10, j
1912, transmitting sundry papers to i
Council.
Which was read, rocelved and filed. I
Also I
Bill No. 479. An Ordinance en- j
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb- t
ing of Haberman avenue, from Bailey I
avenue to Kathleen street, and provid- I
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited therby.”
Which was read. |
Mr. McArdle moved j
A suspension of the rule to al- ^
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed. i
And the bill was read a second time !
and agreed to. !
And the bill was read a third time and |
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Gaiiund McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the Act of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895,
and the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 840. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the paving and curbing of
Watt street, from Wylie avenue to
Webster avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
219
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcoek Kerr WUklns
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler ll^iuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-9
Noe.s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pas.sed finally.
Also
Bill No. 841. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of a
relief sewer In the Thirty-third street
drainage basin, on Winebiddle avenue,
private property of C. Donnelly, of
unknown owner north of the Pennsyl¬
vania Itailroad right-of-way, S. M.
\Vlllock, Pennsylvania Railroad Com¬
pany, Jos. McKay, and Philadelphia
Dlfe Insurance Company and the right-
of-way of *the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, from present sewer on Wine¬
biddle avenue to present sewer on prii-
vate property of Philadelphia Life In-
f surance Co. at a point near Aiken
avenue, and authorizing the setting
aside of the sum of one hundred six¬
teen thousand dollars ($116,000.00),
from the proceeds arising from the
sale of the Thirty-third Street Sewer
Bonds, 1911.”
Which was read.
Mr. IWcArdle moved
A su.spension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Gaiian d M c .-V rd le W ood bu r n
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-G
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally. ,
Also
Bill No. 84$. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a pub¬
lic sewer on Damas street and Homer
street, from Buente street to present
brick sewer on Homer street, with
branch sewers on Varley street, Res¬
cue street, Donora alley and Beckfleld
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against aita collected from
property specially benefited thereby."
Which was read,
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of il‘e rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to. f
And the title of the hill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr ‘ Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
»Goehi ing, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirm a five, the bill
passed finally.
Also
** Bill No. 843. An Ordliianc en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Wabash street from a point
about 20 feet north of Independence
street to the present sewer on .Wabash
street at Plank street, and providing
that the costs, damage.s and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdlf moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the. bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa'^s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkliw
Garland McArdle Woodburn
floeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion, -f
Bill No, 747. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance ret>ealing an or-
220
finance entitled ‘An Ordinance open¬
ing Liedertafel alley, from the west¬
erly line of property of Martha Har-
lander to the easterly line of property
of Martha Harlander, in the Twenty-
fourth ward of'the City of Pittsburg^h,
and providing that the cost, damages
and expenses occasioned thereby' be
assessed against and collected from
properties benefited thereby,’ approved
the 31st day of May, 1911."
Which wag read.
Mr, ncArdle moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service & Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 925. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for April 11th, 1911, transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No, 847. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance annulling and set¬
ting aside the location of Allequippa
street, between Craig street and Boun¬
dary street."
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bRl was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
flarland McArdl© Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Gochrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 851. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the roadway and side¬
walks on West Liberty avenue, from
IVarrington avenue to the City line."
Which was read.
Mr. W'ilkiii.H moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Mo A idle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President,
Aye.g—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 852. Dedication of
certain land for a public highway as
a part of Bellefleld avenue and Bay¬
ard street.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 853. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance accepting the ded¬
ication of certain property for pub¬
lic use for highway purposes, at the
intersection of Bayard street and
Bellefield avenue, in the Fourth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, and appro¬
priating and opening the same for
public use for highway purposes."
Which was read.
Mr. Willi ins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And fhe bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes w^ere taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 848. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Clerk
to have printed for the use of Coun¬
cil, and charging the cost to the City,
the following:
An Ordinance vacating certain sec¬
tions of West Liberty avenue, between
a point 189.62 feet north of Hargrove
street and a point 320.94 feet south
of Brookline boulevard.
An Ordinance vacating a portion of
an unnamed thirty (30) foot street,
from Romeo street easterly to the line
of John A. Roll’s Plan of Lots, laid
out in the Linden Steel Co., Ltd., I»lan
of Lots.
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Q irland McArdle Woodburn
Hocveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 400. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance regulating the
heating of passenger or street rail¬
way cars operating in the City of
IMttsburgh, and prescribing penalties
for the violation of the provisions
thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Iiririnnd moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Wiiich motion prevailed.
Mr. WilkinM also presented from the
Committee on I’ublic Service and Sur¬
veys, with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion,
No. 926. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for April 10th, 1912, transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 711. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting unto
the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley
l^assenger Railway/'Company, its suc¬
cessors, lessees and assigns, the right
to erter upon, use and occupy certain
streets and highways in the City of
Pittsburgh.”
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, April 10th, 1912, amended as
shown in red ink, and as amended
ordered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkiii»i moved
That the ament!inents of the
Public Service and Surveys Committee
be agreed to.
W'hich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
Mr. WilkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and thir l readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ■c^hall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noe.s wer» taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ibiiih
Goei) ring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in ,the aflirm;! live, the bill
passed finally'.
Also
Bill No. 714. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting to the
Duqiiesne Street Railway Company,
its successors, lessees ainl assigns, the^
right to enter upon, ust^ and occuny
certain streets and higliways in tne
Cityv of Pittsburgh.”
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, April 10th, 1912, amended as
shown in red Ink, and as amended
ordered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. WilkliiM moved
That the amendments of the
Public Service and Surveys Committee
be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read,
Mr. U'llliliiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The aye's and noes were taken agnc-
ably to law, and were:
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AyM—Me8«ie.
Babcock Kerr Wllklne
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelcr Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the hill
pfssed finally.
Also
Bill No. 718. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting unto
the Suburban Rapid Transit Street
Kailway Company, its successors, les¬
sees and assigns, the right to enter
upon, use and occupy certain streets
and highways in the City of Pitts¬
burgh.”
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, April 10th, 1912, amended as
shown in red ink, and as amended
ordered to be returned to Council with
an aifirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
That the amendments of the
Public Service and Surveys Committee
be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
Mr. W'ilkiiiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin.s
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoevcler
Goehring, President.
No-Mr. McArdle.
Ayes-S
Noes-l
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 719. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting unto
The Birmingham Street Railway Com¬
pany, its successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the right to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways
in the City of Pittsburgh.”
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, April 10th, 1912, amended as
shown in red ink, and as amended
ordered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. W'llkiiiM moved
That the amendments of the
Public Service and Surveys Committee
be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin.s
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
No—Mr. McArdle
Ayes—8
Noe.s—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 712. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting to the
Duquesne Street Railway Company, its
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
certain streets and highways in the
City of Pittsburgh."
Which was read.
Mr- W’llkinM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
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Mr, ll€»eveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 927. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
April 11th, 1912. transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 834. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the furnishing and erecting of a ‘Feed
Water Heater and Appurtenances’ at
the Mission Street Pumping Station.”
Which was read.
Mr. Iloeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low. tlie .second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes - Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(lailand McArdle \\' 0 )dburn
Hoeveler Ruuli
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally. ,
Also
Bill No, 835. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the furnishing and installing of a
‘Steam Heating System and Appur¬
tenances' in the Mission Street Pump¬
ing Station,”
Which was read.
Mr. Iloeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of tlie bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
Tlie aye? and noes’were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
floeveler Ilauh
Owliring, President.
Ayes—e
Noes—None.
And a majority of the v<'tcs of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 836. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance piovlding for
the making of a contract »r contracts
for the lining of the smoke flue at
the Mission Street Pumpi.ng Station."
Which was read.
Mr. Iloeveler moved
A suspension of tl;- rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a inird time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Siiall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ay e.s—Me.s.srs.
Baboock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle v^oodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally,
Mr. Rauh presented fr(‘n the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libr aries,
No. 928. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Jdhraries for
April tlth, 1912, on the election of
Mr. E. E. Eggers, Custo<l!an and Li-
bra.rian for the North Side Carnegie
Free Library for the eisuing term
of two years,
! Which was read, received and filed.
I Mr. Ilaheoek presente<i from the
Committee on Public Safety with a
negative recommendation:
No. 929, Report of the Com¬
mittee on I'ublic Safety f«)r April lllh,
1912, transmitting an ortlinance to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
■ Also
Bill No. 844. An Ordinance en-
; titled “An Ordinance forbidding, after
I certain hours at night, iii)on public
! highways of the City /Mttsburgh,
1 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, per-
I sons under seventeen (17) years of
! age, unless accompanied l)y parent or
1 guardian or performing a duty directed
I by such parent or guardian, or whose
presence thereon is made necessary
[ by their employment, and also mak-
! Ing it unlawful for the parent or
i guardian of any such child to permit
I their being upon the public highways
I after certain hours at night, and pro-
■ vlding penalties for the violation of
the ordinance.”
224
Which was read.
Mr. Rabeock moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr presented from the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation with
a negative recommendation;
No. 930. Report of the Com¬
mittee on health and Sanitation for
April 11th, 1912, transmitting ordi¬
nances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 772. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance prohibiting the
use of towels for common use; pro-
hlhitlng the keeping or using of any
towel for common use, in any public
place, and providing a penalty for the
violation thereof,
Wliich was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
\viiich motion prevailed.
Mr. Hauh voting no.
Also
Bill No. 773. An Ordinance en¬
titled An “Ordinance prohibiting the
use of common drinking vessels; pro¬
hibiting the keeping or using of com¬
mon drinking vessels in public
places, and providing a penalty for
the violation thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
.Mr. Rniih voting no.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
.Mr. GnrIniKl presented
No. 931. Whereas, Council
has heretofore been advised that the
terms of the heads of the departments
of the city expired March 31, 1912,
and In pursuance of such advice, the
Councils have heretofore by resolution
requested the Mayor to appoint succes¬
sors for the present heads of depart¬
ments; and
Whereas, Appointments have not
been received from the Mayor nor any
reply to request of Council, and it is
necessary that immediate action be
taken in order that the administration
of the city may be conducted in accor¬
dance wHh the provisions of law;
Therefore, be It
Resolved That the Council hereby
authorized mandamus proceedings to
be instituted against the Mayor in
order to require such appointments to
be made;
Resolved, That the Committee on
Finance be instructed to employ an
attorney forthwith to institute such
proceedings and that the sum of
$.or so much thereof as
may be necessary be appropriated
from the contingent fund for the ex¬
pense of said suit.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. lloevcler presented
N(>. 932. Resolved That the
Mayor be and he is hereby requested
to return to Council, without action
thereon, for reconsideration, Bill No.
763. Resolution requesting the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Co. to invite at least
two competent engineers to investi¬
gate and report whether or not it is
safe to travel through the Mt. Wash¬
ington Tunnel in its present condition.
Which was read.
Mr; Jloeveler moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
to Council without action thereon.
Bill No, 76 3. Whereas, For sev¬
eral months past the Pittsburgh Rail¬
ways Mt. Washington Tunnel has been
in such condition of disrepair, as to
require the crown or arch of said
tunnel to be braced with timbers
through almost its entire length; and
Whereas A great number of the
many thousands of our citizens who
are compelled twice daily to ride
through said passage are in uncertain¬
ty and alarm, as to their actual safety;
and
Whereas, Said traveling public using
said tunnel should be correctly ad¬
vised and informed as to whether there
is any real risk or danger affecting
their use of said Tunnel; be it
therefore.
Resolved That it is the sense of this
Council that the Pittsburgh Railways
Company should invite at least two
competent outside engineers to in¬
vestigate the matter whether this
tunnel is perfectly safe for public
travel in its present condition or not,
and that said report should be made
very promptly and immediately adver¬
tised fully in the press.
In.Council April 2nd, 1912, Read and
adopted.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which
the resolution was adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring shall
the Resolution be adopted?
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. lierr moved
That the resolution be laid upon
the table.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Pnticock presented
No. 933. Resolved by the Coun¬
cil of the City of Pittsburgh, That
it consider the question of procuring
a suitable location and erection of a
tuberculosis hospital and for that
purpose the President of Council ap¬
point a Committee of three to con¬
sider and report upon the same to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Which was read.
Mr« Knbcock moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Chair appointed as mem¬
bers of said committee, iMessrs. Kerr,
llabcock and Woodbum.
And there being no further business
before the meeting the Cfiair declared.
Council adjourn* d.
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Proceedings of tbe Council of tlie ^ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol XXXXVI Tuesday April 23, 1912. jsiq
:^umrtpal StroriJ
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRINQ,....President
E. J. MARTIN,...City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, April 23rd, 1912,
Council met.
Presen —Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Absent—Mr. Rauh.
The <*hnlr stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Ralvrock presented
No. 934. Communication from
H. W. Daule'r relative to boys roller
skating on the streets.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No, 936. Communication from
Mrs. Ida Van Natta offering to sell
the City as a site for the proposed
tuberculosis hospital a farm of 276
acres on the Wabash Railroad, 18 miles
from Pittsburgh in Washington
county.
Also
No. 936. Communication from
Davis & Green, 125 S. Highland ave¬
nue, offering to sell to the City, as a
site for the proposed tuberculosis hos¬
pital, 204 acres of ground in North
Versailles Township, at $200.00 per
acre.
Which were read and referred to the
special Committee of Council on
Tuberculosis Hospital.
Mr. Garland presented
ine srant-
•.and
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
and cross certain streets and high¬
ways in the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 938. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the Foreman of the Con¬
struction in the Bureau of Eelectricity
of the Department of Public Safety.
AlBO
No. 939. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of D. G. Stewart & Geidel, In the sum
of $687.50, for the purchase of one car
of No. 2 White Oats, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 220, De¬
partment of Supplies.
Also
No. 940. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Taylor & Dean, in the sum of
$114.00, for the purchase and installa¬
tion of ten radiator screens, as select¬
ed for the North Side City Home at
Warner station, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 220, Department of
Supplies.
Also
No. 941. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Funaro and Pelegrino for the sum
of $400.00, in full payment of all
claims for damages sustained by
bursting of water mains on Penn ave¬
nue destroying 20 barrels of wine and
liquor, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
Also
No. 942. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Solicitor to satisfy the
lien filed against the property of the
Church of the Holy Innocents for the
Improvement of Sherwood avenue,
from Landis to Citadel streets, amount¬
ing to $991.64 at No. 499 January Term,
1912, and charging the costs to the
City,
227
Also
S
■M
Which were severally reaJ and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. lloevelcr presenU^d
No. 943. List of properties in
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No. 944, An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract
or contracts for the furnishing and
delivering of a “Boiler Peed Pump and
Accessories” for Ross Pumping Sta¬
tion.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
Also
No. 945. Petition of Butchers,
Pish Dealers, Gardeners, Farmers and
handlers of all food stuffs asking for
better facilities for market purposes
at the Diamond Market and recom¬
mending the Hoeveler plans for devel¬
oping a Ihttsburgh market.
Which was read and referred to the
special Committee of Council to
inquire into conditions of Market
House.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 946. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract
or contracts for the collection, re¬
moval and disposal of rubbish and
garbage, offal, tincans, dead animals,
and condemned meat in the First to
the Twentieth wards, both inclusive,
for a period of five and one-half years
from August 1st, 1912.
Also
No. 947. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract
or contracts for the collection, re¬
moval and disposal of rubbish and
garbage, offal, tin cans, dead animals,
and condemned meat in the Twenty-
first to the Twenty-seventh wards,
both inclusive, for a period of five
and one-half years from August 1st,
1912.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 948. Communication from
Hannah Pllis, Secretary of the South
Side iioard of Trade, enclosing resolu¬
tion of that Board requesting permis¬
sion to use any available ground or
grounds for the purpose of establish¬
ing gardens to educate the children to
plant, cultivate and harvest the pro¬
ducts of said gardens.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 949. Communication from
Wm. C. Kirsch submitting site for the
tuberculosis hospital situated in Per-
rysviile avenue next to the City Line
of Allegheny, adjoining the property
owned by the City, containing 13
acres.
No. 950. Communication from
Samuel Andrews offering site for tu¬
berculosis hospital known as the An¬
drews Farm, containing about 115
acres and another site: known as the
Aiken Farm, containing about 24 acres,
situate in Robinson Township.
Which were read and referred to the
special Committee of Council on
Tuberculosis Hospital.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 951. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the re¬
construction of a retaining wall on
Sterling ;street near Mission street,
and providing for the payment of the
costs thereof.
Also
No. 952, An Or<ii nance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract or
contracts for the furnishing of orna¬
mental iron posts and electrical equip¬
ment for improving the arc lighting
system on Federal street. North Side,
between River avenue an<J North ave¬
nue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Also
No, 953. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the coristruction of
a public sewer on Hobart street, from
the present sewer on Hoijart street,
near Murdock street to the present
sewer on Murray avenue, and
providing that the costs, liamages and
expensed of the same i)e assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefitted thereby.
Also
No. 954. Petition for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of Millvale
avenue, between Kincaid street and
Rosetta street.
Also
No. 955. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Millvale avenue,
from Kincaid street to Rosetta street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefitted thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 956. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Dravo Contracting Company for
$1,566.60, extra work rebuilding river
piers and general retmirs to South
Twenty-second j root bridge crossing
the Monongahela river, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 138, Bridge
Loan 1908.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. tVllkliiN presented
No. 957. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Tripod alley, from
Meadow street to Shetland street
228
Also
No. 958. An Ordinance ro-estab-
llshlnsr the grade of Norton street,
from Sandwich street to Hief street.
Also
No. 959. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade on Beaver ave¬
nue, from a point 259 feet south of
the southerly building lines of West¬
ern avenue to a point 349 feet south
of the southerly building line of West¬
ern avenue.
Alio
No. 960. An Ordinance repeal-
Inf? an Ordinance entitled “An Ordi¬
nance locating Solway street, from
Wlghtman street to Forbes street,"
approved February 27th, 1897, in so
far as it relates to that portion of
Solway street between a point at the
first angle east of Forbes street, being
distant 1146.52 feet easterly from
Forbes street and Wlghtrnan street.
Also
No. 961. Dedication by the
Schenley Farms Company of a certain
strln of land for a public highway, to
be known as Schenley Farms Terrace.
Also
No. 962. An Ordinance accept¬
ing the dedication of a certain strip
of land, for public use for highway
P urposes to be known as Schenley
arms Terrace, from Center avenue
to Grant boulevard, in the Fifth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, County of
Allegheny and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and appropriating and
opening the same for public use for
highway purposes.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys.
The Chair presented
No. 963. Communication from
Howard B. Oursler, Director of the
Department of Supplies, relative to the
purchase of 6% ton trucks for the Bu¬
reau of Highways and Sewers.
Also
No. 964. Communication from
Asa L. Carter relative to having the
Adams Market matter settled before
additional costs will have to be ad¬
vanced by his clients in the appeal
Just taken, and stating that there
might be an adjustment by the heirs
selling out to the City, or by the City
relinquishing all claims to the prop¬
erty and permitting the heirs to im¬
prove it, so that the City can secure
an income, and it the Council Is inter¬
ested In the premises, he will be
pleased to receive information to that
effect 80 that definite arrangements
can be made.
Also
No. 965. Communication from
John M. Morin, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety, asking Council
to provide $18,000 for the purpose of
caring for the police and fire alarm
telegraph and telephone wires located
in the district which is now being
changed by the City, known as the
“Hump District."
Also
No. 966. Whereas, Wlckes
Brothers paid into the City Treasury
of this City the sum of two thousand
($2,000.00) dollars at the time of the
passage of a certain ordinance vacat¬
ing a portion of Valley street In said
City; now, therefore,
In consideration of said payment,
the said Wickes Brothers are hereby
released and discharged from any and
all payments or liability to the said
City of Pittsburgh, on account of all
moneys, or liability due and collect¬
able from said Wickes Brothers under
the ordinances of said City known as
Switch Ordinances, or otherwise how¬
soever; and it is further
Resolved, That the City Solicitor be
and he Is hereby authorized to mark
“Settled and Discontinued" of record
upon the proper records of the Pro-
thonotary’s Office of Allegheny County,
Pa., any and all suits brought against
said Wickes Brothers for payments
alleged to be due under said switch
ordinances, or otherwise howsoever,
including therein the suit at No. —
July Term, 1911, of the Court of Com¬
mon Pleas of said County, upon pay¬
ment by said Wickes Brothers of the
Docket Costs of said suits.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 967. Communication from
Geo. I. Stahl, Clerk of the Borough
of Knoxville, relative to having relo¬
cated and opened a roadway 100 feet
wide, from Georgia avenue and Hart¬
ford street to Lillian street, over what
is now private property.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 968. Communication from
Ernest Treganowan, recording secre¬
tary of Sherwood Council No. 160, Jr.
O. U. A. M., stating that he has re¬
ceived no answer to his communica¬
tion of February 23rd and asking what
disposition has been made of same,
and calling attention to the fact that
things are wide open again; stores
are open on Sunday and the same con¬
ditions prevail.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OP COUNCIL.
Bill No. 581. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of thirty-three thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale
of bonds of said City in said amount,
to provide the balance of funds re¬
quired for the erection of a public
bridge on Murray avenue, across Wil¬
liam Pitt boulevard, and for the erec-
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tion of a public bridge on Hoeveler
street crossing Everett streets, and
provialng for the redemption ot said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon,*'
In Council, April 16 th, 1912, rea,d a
first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr, Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were: ^
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garlanii presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 969. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for April 17th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 783. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance prescribing the
re<iuirements of Veterinary Surgeons
in the City Service."
In Finance Committee, April 17th,
1912, amended in section 1 by striking
out the words “or retained*’ and by
Inserting after the words “no person
shall” the words “hereafter," and> as
amended ordered to be returned to
Council with iVn affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Ciarlniifi moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended was read.
Mr. Garin nil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passagb of the bill.
W'hich motion' prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tlma and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes wei ( taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilklna
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goeii ri ng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afffrrrtatlve, the bill
passed finally as amended
Also
Bill No. 882. At- Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance aiUhorizing the
City Controller to trans-'V.r the sum of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) from
Appropriation No. 42, C( utingent Fund,
to the Bureau of Surveys, Appropria¬
tions Nos. 29 and 220, as follows: To
Appropriation No. 29, It* m A-2, Salar¬
ies, temporary employ^ ^ $200.00. To
Appropriation No. 220, Mem D-10, Mis¬
cellaneous N. O. C., ior Bureau of
Surveys, $800.00."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlmt
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Go(diring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 883. Resolution au-
•: thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor-of Charles P. Wassel for $100.00,
for hig. salary as an employe of the
Bureau of Klectrlcity for the month
of April, 1912, and charging the same
to Appropriation No. 23, Bureau of
Electricity,
Which was read.
Mr. Garlanii moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the resolution.
230
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Mea.srs.
liabcoo.k
(iarlund
Hoeveier
Kerr
McArdle
Wilkins
Wood burn
Goeliring, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 884. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of The Crescent Electric and
Manufacturing Company for $204.13,
in payment of account for two 3 H. P.
motors, and charging Appropriation
36, Bureau of Parks.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution:
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveier
Kerr
McArdle
Wilkins
Wood burn
Gochring, President.
Aye.s-8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 765. Re.solution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of National Surety Company for
1125,00, for fourth year premium of
Director of the Department of Public
Works and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlnnd moved
That further 'action on the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Vviiich motion prevailed.
Mr. >f<»Ardle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 970. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for April 17th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also t
Bill No. 263. An Ordinance en-
t tied “An Ordinance authorizing and
'directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Mina street, from Luella
street to an unnamed alley, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from prop¬
erty specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdl« moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mes Bra.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveier
Kerr
McArdle
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Ayes - 8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 567. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Frank street, from Green¬
field avenue to Lilac street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to,
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agric*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveier
Kerr
McArdle
Wilkins *
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the afflrma-
I
tive» the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 568, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Bigelow street, from Bris¬
tol street to Hazelwood avenue, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. HlcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Qoehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 569. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Nantasket street, from
Greenfield avenue to Neeb street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehri , President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three -'ourths of
the votes of Council in he affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finall;. in accord¬
ance with the provisions »f the Act
of Assembly of May 22n(i. 1895, and
the several supplements : hereto.
Also
Bill No. 570. An <>, finance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Saline street, from north
line of Hazelwood avenue to Monitor
street, and providing tlm' the costs,
damages and expenses of riie same be
assessed against and colJected from
property specially benefit.ofi thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of thu rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlm*
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goeh ring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being threc'-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22n(l, 1895, and
the several supplements (hereto,.
Also
Bill No. 571. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Melbourne .street, from
Greenfield avenue to Frank street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collectd from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
232
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. '^Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevcler
GtoehrXngf President.
Ayes-S
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 572. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Gladstone street, from
Kaercher street to Bigelow street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. BIcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
flna] passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlma
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs. ^
Babcock Kerr WUklns
tMrIand McArdle Woodburn
Hoevcler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd. 1895, and
the several supplemefits thereto.
Also
BUI No. 573. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Connor street, from Bige¬
low street to Wlnterburn street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. MoArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second Urn#
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes- 8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 574. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Lilac street, from Graphic
street to Welter’s line, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, Pre.sldent.
Aye-s—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council In the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 575, An Ordinance en¬
titled "An ' Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Winterburn street, from a
point 150 feet south of Farnsworth
street ,to Bigelow street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby."
Which was read.
. Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to air
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was rekd
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally.' '
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the .affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 576. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance* authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Lydia street, from Green¬
field avenue to Neeb street, arid pro¬
viding that the' costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
.Mr. McArdlc moved
A susj^ension of the rule to si¬
lo w the second and third readings 6,nd
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was^ read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and Were;
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehi lng, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22ud, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 577. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Stanley street, from'
Kaercher street to Conner street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and thlid readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the blljl was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs. . ' ,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins" .
Garland b^cArdle, Woodburn
Hoeveler ' . - .
. , , . Goehrlng, Presld’eni
Ayes-8' „
Noes—None.
And there belhg' three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895? and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 887. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for the construction
;6f sidewalks on the west approach to
the Wilmot street bridge, 'and’ tirovid-
ing for the payment of the costs
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved » •
A suspension of the rule to Al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second ttmi
and agreed to.
234
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr AVilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler
Gochring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 888. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for re-constructing
the roadway floor and repairing the
South shore pier and counter-rod on
the South Tenth street bridge crossing
the Monongahela river, and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bol)cock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
• Bill No. 889. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for repaving side¬
walks and repairing truss members on
the South Twenty-second street
bridge crossing the Monongahela
river,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
hnat passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle \V oodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President,
Aye.s—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pessed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 890. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for repaving side¬
walks on Highland avenue, Shady ave¬
nue and Penn avenue bridges crossing
the P. R. R., and providing for the
payment of the costs thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
<4arluDd McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goehring, Pre.sident.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 891. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for the construction
of a retaining wall on Elliott street,
east of Planet street, and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof."
23 ")
Which wfis read,
Mr 9f4».Ar<lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
nnnl passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
^nd the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And'on the question “Shall the bill
pa s nnally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Uabcock Kerr Wilkins
O.irland McArdW Woodburn
HoiiVeler
Qoehring, President.
Ayes—8 *
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
1 assed finally.
Also
Bill No. 892. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on the north sidewalk of Cros¬
by street, from Realty avenue to pres¬
ent sewer on Limasco avenue, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected * from property
specially benefited thereby.’*
Which was read.
Mr. HcArille moved '
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
fnal passage of the Mil.
Which motion prevailed.
.'nd the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was'read a third time and
a;^recd to.
And the tttle of the bill was read and
u'xi eed to.
..nd on the question, “Shall the bill
finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
ly to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
H.t*>cock Kerr Wilkln.s
( 11 . land Me A rdle Woodburn
il >jveler
' z Goehring, President.
.\yos—8
Noes—None. ^
Vnd a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
I i\ sed finally.
Also
Bill No. 893. An Ordinance en-
tUled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Hamilton avenue, from a
point about twenty-five (25') east of
Penn avenue to the pro: ont forty-
eight (48') inch sewer crossing Ham¬
ilton avenue east of Binler street, and
providing that the costs, d images and
expenses of the same i-o assessed
against and collected frotn property
specialb’^ benefited there))’!.’’
Which W'as read.
Mr, McArdIc moved
A suspension of tli^ rule to al¬
low the second and third rcading.9 and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a :iecond time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were ‘aken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr '\M!kins
Ga Hand Me A rd le M '< jod bu rn
Iloeveler
Goehriu-r, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the voles of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 894. An‘ M dinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance auttiorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer qn Baltimore atreel, form pres¬
ent sewer on Baltimore street near
Boustead street to present sewer on
the northwest sidewalk of Baltimore
street, and providing thai the costs,
damages and expenses of ihe same be
assessed against and c(>llooted from
property specially benefiicd thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. 9IcAnile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a tliird time and
agreed to. .
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa'^s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Qoehring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
236
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being” in the affirmative, the bill .
passed finally.
AIbo
Bill No. 895. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
newer on Hamilton avenue, from
points about 220 feet west of Lambert
street and 20 feet west of Enterprise
Btreet to the sewers at Lambert street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
Bpecially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
.Nfr. 1fcAr«Ile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pa^is finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Mofisi-s.
Bj»bcock Kerr Wilkins
darlnnd .McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goei)ring, President.
Ayc8~8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 896. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Hamilton avenue, from a
point about 25 feet east of Julius
street to the present sewer on Fifth
avenue, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
asses.sed against and collected - from
property specially benefited thereby.”
W'hlch was read.
Mr. lifeAiMile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkin.s
Carl and McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Hoehring, IVcsident.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 898. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Tilbury avenue, from Shady
avenue to Nicholson street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. ncArdl« moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on' the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goebring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 886. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
furnishing and erecting new outside
stands at Diamond Market.”
Which was read.
Mr. MeAi*4lle moved
That the bill be recommitted
to tbe Committee on Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 220. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
advertisement for and submission of
competitive designs or plans of the
approaches, portals and other portions
of the New Union Bridge, and the ap-
pf>inlment of an architectural advisor
by the Director of the Department of
Public Works to aid him in selecting
plans and awarding the prizes.”
Which was read.
Mr. McAiMlIe moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. VVlikInN presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service & Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 971. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys for April 17th, 1912, transmitting
sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
AUo
Bill No. 416. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance vacating Pam-
pa alley, between Soffel street and
Carson alley, in the Nineteenth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh."
Which was read.
Mr. WllfciiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
habcock Kerr Wilkins
Oarland McArdle Wood burn
lloeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes-e
Noes—-None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
r assed finally.
Also
Bill No. 905. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Fletcher alley, from Lang
street to Brushton avenue.” .
Which was read.
Mr. WilkliiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Tnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wa(?5 read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Go» bring, President,
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirir-ative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 906. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance re-establish¬
ing the grade on Cowley street, from
Ley street to Wicklinc’s lane.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and thii.j readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read u third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
G<>*'>u*lng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 907. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinanoe establishing
the grade of Casanova alley, from
Janero street to Jackson street."
Which was read.
Mr, WilkliiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of thi bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilklne
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being: in the affirmative, the bill
passed Unally.
Also
Bill No, 908. An Ordinance
entitled ‘'An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Janero street, from St.
Clair street to Euclid avenue.”
Which was read,
Mr. WIlkliiN moved
A suspen.sion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
.Vyes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 140. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance changing the
name of St. Marie street, between
Highland avenue and Wightman’s line,
in the Eleventh wnrd, to Bond street.^’
l\Tiich was read,
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill' was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Garland Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Xoes—Messrs.
Hoeveler Kerr
Ayes-e
Noes—2
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 749. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance relating to
street and passenger railway fares and
transfers in the City of Pittsburgh.”
Which was read.
Mr. WIlkliiM moved
That further action on the
bill be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with a negative recommendation,
No. 972. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
April 17th, 1912, transmitting a reso¬
lution to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 832. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Patrick Scully for ?19.00, dif¬
ference in wages of coal passer and
fireman, for work done for 38 days as
fireman and for which he received
only the wages of a coal passer, and
charging Item 1, Appropriation 32.
Which was read.
Mr. ll»eveler moved
That further action on the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. OBr1aii<l presented
No. 973. Whereas, This body
has been advised by special counsel,
that the terms of the Heads of De¬
partments of the City expired on the
first Monday of April, 1912; and
Whereas, the Mayor, though especi¬
ally requested, has neglected and re¬
fused to make appointments for the
terms so expiring; and
Whereas, It Is desirable that the
question involved should be judicially
determined, and there being some
doubt as to this Council having the
right to employ special counsel to in¬
stitute proceedings; be it, therefore,
Resolved, By the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh, that the District Attor¬
ney of the County be hereby requested
to institute mandamus proceedings
against the Mayor of the City to en¬
force the appointment of persons to
fill positions of terms expiring as
aforesaid.
Which was read.
Mr. Oarlund moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Upon which motion, the Chnir or¬
dered the Ayes and Noes to be taken,
and being taken, were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Hoeveler McArdle
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And the Ayes being 3 and the Noes
6.
The resolution was rejected.
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 974. Whereas, Considera¬
ble time has elapsed since the passage
by Council of an ordinance establish¬
ing and regulating the Department of
Collector of Delinquent Taxes; and
Whereas, Notice of said ordinance
has been brought to the attention of
the Collector of Delinquent Taxes and
he has failed to comply with the pro¬
visions of said ordinance; therefore,
be it ’
Resolved, That William A. Stone,
the attorney who drafted said ordi¬
nance at the request of Council, be
requested to proceed by mandamus to
compel the Delinquent 'Pax Collector
to comply with the provisions of said
ordinance.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
And there being no further business
before the meeting the C’halr declared.
Council adjourned.
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Pitititipl llttffrlt.
Proceedings of tfee Kouncil of the ^ity of Pittsburgli.
Vol. XXXXVI
Tuesday April 30, 1912.
No. 20
fHuntripal Scruri
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, April 30th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Baticook Me A Idle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Wood burn
Kerr
Gochring, President.
Alwent—Mr. Garland.
The tiiair stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of tiie minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. RiiboocU presented
No. 975. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Frank W, Rudy for $866.50> for band
stand erected in Schenley Park, and
charging Appropriation No. 153.
Also
No. 976. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Solicitor to receive the
sum of $146.89 from Thomas Curran,
his proportion of lien against four lots
In the Curran-Algeo Plan of Lots, situ¬
ate in the Nineteenth ward, for the
construction of a sewer, and to release
and satisfy the aforesaid sewer lien
against said lots upon receiving the
written assent thereto of Andrew Ret-
tinger on the record of said lien filed
at No, 75, Fourth Term, 1911, and the
payment of all costs.
Algo
No. 977. An Ordinance setting
aside the sum of $18,000.00 from Ap¬
propriation No. 105, for the purpose of
paying the expense arising from the
lowering of the police and fire alarm
telegraph wires in the “ITump" district.
Also
No. 978. An Ordinance author¬
izing the condemnation of a certain
piece of property belonging to A. B.
Giles, situate in the Twentieth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, to be used for
the erection of a police station; and
providing for the payment of damages.
Also
No. 979,
DEPARTMENT OF
CITY CONTROLLER.
Pittsburgh, April 30th, 1912.
To the Council.
Gentlemen:
In conformity with law I hereby
report that Appropriation No. 49, Re¬
funding City Taxes, amounting to $5,-
000,00, has been exhausted. In this
connection I would say that there are
a number of orders of Court for the
refunding of moneys on properties in
the East End and other districts, which
were assessed at full valuation instead
of rural, in 1910 and 1911. It might be
well to authorize a transfer from the
Contingent Fund to meet these obliga¬
tions, as it is a question whether or
not the holder would not be entitled
to claim interest at the rate of 6 per
cent, on such deferred payments.
Yours truly,
E. S. MORROW,
City Controller.
Also
No, 980. Whereas, The pres¬
ent Mt. Washington Tunnel, although
restricted In service to street railway
traffic, has served to distinguish that
class of public improvements for mu¬
nicipal Invigoration beyond all others,
as illustrated by the truly extraor¬
dinary development of the South Hills
following the construction of the Tun¬
nel; and
Whereas, It is generally conceded
that a genuine and pressing need now
exists for the construction of further
bridges and tunnels but such as In char¬
acter provide for general traffic, in¬
cluding pedestrian, vehicle and street
car service, between the South Hills and
the central part of the city; and
Whereas. Allegheny County by au¬
thority of law is now enal)led, through
its Commissioners, to build such new
arteries as are required to meet the
needs of suburban development as well
as to relieve the cong-estion of the
downtown city; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Councils of the
City of Pittsburgh, that whilst we make
no suggestion as to location or site,
we do declare it to be the sense of this
body, that in view of the exceptional
value and widely distributed benefits
In prospect to the taxpayers of the
County, of which the city population
is largely a part, by the creation of
such further new arteries that the
Commissioners should at ooce exercise
their legal powers in the premises to
the end that improved general traffic
exchange between the South Hills and
the main city be effected at early date
and of such character and so located
as will benefit the greatest number
of people.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Ifoeveler presented
No. 981. List of properties in
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No. 982, Communication from
B. Fisher & Company relative to the
refusal of the Bell Telephone Company
to remove their telephone across the
street on contract which they had with
the above Telephone Company on an
unlimited service and insisting that B.
Fisher & Company sign a new contract
which takes away B. Fisher & Com¬
pany’s rights tor unlimited service.
Which was read and on motion of
Mr, Hoevcler was referred to the De¬
partment of Law.
Mr. lie IT presented
No. 983. An Ordinance author¬
izing the City Controller to transfer the
sum of $400.00 from B-5, “Expert Ser¬
vices,” Appropriation No. 219, and
$125.00 from C-10, “Office Supplies,” Ap¬
propriation No. 220, to A-1. “Regular
Salaries,” Appropriation No, 219.
Also
No. 984, Resolved, That the
consent of Councils is hereby given to
the South Side Association for Garden¬
ing and Beautifying that District, to
use any vacant property belonging to
the City, in that District for civic gar¬
dening, without cost.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr, prc-sented
No. 985. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing partial payments to
be made to Booth &. l'‘'linn. Ltd., for the
grading, T)aving and curbing of West
Carson street.
Also
No. 986. An Ordinance author¬
izing and diitctlng the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for thr; erection
of a public bridge on Hoeve’er street
crossing Everett street, and authorizing
the setting aside of the sum oi Twenty-
five thousand dollars ($25,00<..00) from
the proceeds arising from tlu^ sale of
the “Hoeveler Street Bridp>' Bonds,
1911,” and Nine thousand dollars ($9,-
000.00) from the proceeds arj.-ing from
the sale of the “Bridge BojkIs, Series
‘B’, 1912.”
Which were read and referi '‘d to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 987. An Ordinanro author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Hass stree t, from a
point about sixty (60') feet east of
Middletown Road to the present sewer
on Krupp street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefitted
thereby.
Also
No. 988. Petition for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of Kim street,
from Bedford avenue to a point 212.18
feet northwardly therefrom.
Also
No. 989. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Elm street, fiom Bed¬
ford avenue to a point 212.18 feet north¬
wardly from the north curb line of
Bedtord avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collect¬
ed from property specially benefitted
thereby.
Also
No. 990. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Cowley street, Irom Ley
street to Wickline’s lane, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fitted thereby.
Also
No. 991. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Mary street, from South
Twentieth street to South Twenty-first
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
propeity specially benefitted thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 992. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of John Judge, Oiler, Bureau of Water,
for $106.00, for 40 days lost time on
account of injuries received during the
performance of his work at Ross I’uinp-
ing Station, and charging the same to
Approi)rIation No. 32, Bureau of Water.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Mr. KniiSi presented
No, 993. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
242
Also
of the Dawson Construction Company
for $152.19, for extra work on Golf
Shelter House in Schenley Park, and
charging same to Api)ropriatoin No.
163, Park Bonds. 1910.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 994. Communication from
Lee S, Smith relative to pushing work
In improving the streets of the City
of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr, U’llkliis presented
No. 995. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Henrietta street,
from Braddock avenue to the City line.
Also
No. 996. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the roadway
on South Main street, from Carson
street \Vest to Wabash street.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. WoodUurn presented
No. 997. Petition of Webster
HInnau asking for a water line on Gra¬
ham avenue, now Garvin street, and
on Gibson street, now Gibboney street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
The Chair presented
No. 998. Petition of Mary Was-
serfallen for the laying of a water pipe
on Santiago street from Franklin Itoad
up 128 feet.
Also
No. 999. Communication from
Perrysvllle District Board of Trade ask¬
ing Council to take steps to provide an
adequate water supply to the residents
of that district.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 1000. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor of
a Guardian to be appointed for .Jennie
Altruaky, in the .sum of Two thousand
dollars ($2,000.00), and a warrant in
favor of Klsie AUrusky, the mother of
said Jennie Altrusky, in the sum of
One thousand dollars ($1,000.00), for
injuries to Jennie Altrusky by reason
of having her foot crushed by a sewer
drop at the corner of Wylie avenue and
Davenport street, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
Also
No. 1001. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Bernard Schroeder In the sum of
175.00, in full settlement of all claims
for damages by falling into a sewer
at the corner of Ligonier and Thirty-
third streets, and charging the same
to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
No. 1002.
DEPARTMENT OP SUPPLIES.
Pittsburgh, April 27th, 1912.
Mr. John M. Goehring,
President of Council,
Berger Building, City.
Dear Sir:
Recently we advertised and opened
bids for the purchase of automobile
fire aparatus. As the total amount in¬
volved is considerable and there is cer¬
tain to be criticism from various
sources in making this award, caused
by a question being raised as to the
manner of arriving at conclusion in this
connection, I beg to ask for a meeting
of the Council in executive session, in
order that I may receive advice therein.
I suggest that this matter be taken
up in conference as above suggested
because I believe the City’s interests
will be best conserved thereby, as a
policy must be adopted in connection
with this subject, as an award will
have to be made which on its face may
not appear to be to the best interests
of the City.
If the President of Council can grant
the above request and will advise me
when such a meeting may be held, the
writer will arrange to place the matter
before the body.
Very respectlully.
HOWARD B. OURSLER,
Director.
Also
No. 1003.
TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PITTSBURGH.
Independent Inspection of City
Contracts and Supplies.
Pittsburgh is just at the commence¬
ment of a period of vast public im¬
provement—a period of rebuilding and
upbuilding necessary to the future
greatness of the city. We are only be¬
ginning; more far must be planned and
more still done to keep Pittsburgh to
the front among progressive American
municipalities. Millions have been
raised by the sale of bonds and by
councilmanic appropriations. More mil¬
lions must be provided for other work
and for maintenance and operation of
the work already laid out and for
sinking fund and interest charges.
The League endorses such public ex¬
penditures as in line with progressive
civic planning, but calls to the atten¬
tion of Council another equally vital
question to the city—efficiency. If
these millions, raised either by bond
sales or by councilmanic appropria¬
tions, are not spent efficiently, econom¬
ically, honestly, they are wasted. If
the city does not receive a dollar’s
worth of work or material for a dollar
spent, the taxpayer’s money will have
been misspent.
Business-like management, the ordi¬
nary care, precaution, surveillance in
public business that would be given to
the private business, is all that is asked.
The League believes that the business
system under which IMttsburgh oper¬
ates today does not guarantee the same
safeguards as are thrown around pri¬
vate business, nor Insure the same de¬
gree of elflclency; that the taxpayer’s
money Is not protected even as that of
the private corporation; and that the
city has not a good business system.
If Its methods of business can be called
“system” at all. Council has the power,
temporarily at least, to remedy these
defects In the system. As Council will
be responsible to the people for raising
much of this money, for authorization
of all work and contracts, immediate
Investigation of this question is sug¬
gested.
WllKIlE THE SYSTEM FAILS.
The League finds that the system
under which the business of IMttsburgh
Is conducted falls to provide sufttcient
and proi>er Inspection of work done or
supplies purchased and that an ade-
(luate audit cannot be made. For ex¬
ample, under this system both contract
woiK and supr>lies are Inspected only
by the department drawing the speclil-
catlons and entering Into the contract
idr the city. The director of the de¬
partment making such contract is sole
arbitrator of all disputes with con¬
tractors and his word Is final as to the
acceptance of work or material. This
Is a bad principle, no matter how honest
or competent a department officer may
be. lo safeguard properly the tax¬
payer’s money, final inspection should
be made by an authority entirely in¬
dependent of that drawing the specifi¬
cations and letting the contracts. As
to the audit, none is made by such in¬
dependent officer, except a computation
by the city controller to discover
whether accounts have been properly
totaled. After Council has authorized a
contract, which has been regularly en¬
tered Into by a department, the con¬
troller cannot refuse payment of a
bill correctly totaled and regularly cer¬
tified by the department. If there Is
money for such a contract in the city
treasury.
ENORMOUS AMOUNTS
UNPROTECTED.
The amount of jiublic money today j
thus unprotected by Independent in¬
spection and audit Is enormous. Re¬
maining from bonds either issued or '
still to be sold, in January, 1912, there !
was ^9,413,513 to be expended within !
the next year or two for public work.
Council has Just api)ropriated to the
department of supplies |1,084,969 and j
lor slieet improvements $425,000. Add |
to this another million for work done
t y the city a? d j)ald for by assessment.
Here Is a total of almost $12,000,000 of
tae people’s moi.ey tp be spent without
Independent Irspection or audit. If
ore did not understand that municipal
business systems of today were the out¬
growth and development of small rural
communities and that public business
methods have not kept pace with other
business methods or with the needs of
the city’s larger actlvltie.s, such a con¬
dition would be unconceivable.
I’lttsburgh itself furnished convinc¬
ing Illustrations of its own lax system.
Take for example Highland Reservoir
No. 2 Contract. Your Council will be
asked for $210,000 to repair tills reser¬
voir, which was constructed not more
than ten years ago. The i>riglnal con¬
tract price was $420,000 for the entire
work. Why is it necessary to spend
half this amount for repairs within so
short a time? The reports^ of the state
supreme court tell the • tory. The
city controller refused to pay for the
work, charging that the speclllcatlon
had been violated, that reservoir
was leaking and should not be accepted
by the city. The supreme f-ourt decid¬
ed, however, that under tbr ordinances
of council and the contra< t which per¬
mitted the acceptance of t he work by
the director, the controlle: had no au¬
thority to interfere. The r servolr was
thus accepted by a deparwnenl under
its own contract, and the ' ity will be
asked to rebuild it.
Without legal authority the city con¬
troller has been able ocr;isionally to
save the city by prlvatv; inspection.
Several years ago, he caused the walls
of a number of city buildings to be
torn down and rebuilt. Hut he accom¬
plished this only through the mayor
whom he convinced that the contract
had been violated. The controller pafd
for the Independent inspection out of
his own pocket. As to expenditures
for supplies, the city controller for
years has made what inspection he
could and has corrected many evils.
But in this he has gone beyond his
authority, having no legal power to re¬
fuse payment of any bill, inoperly cer¬
tified by a department.
In addition to safeguarding the city's
money, independent inspection and au¬
dit would bring to light and prevent
the preparation of unfair specifications
or contracts. Take for example, a
contract let by a city department this
year, January, 1912, for an amount ex¬
ceeding $100,000. Under these specifi¬
cations ten days were given for the
preparation of bids for advertisement
and only three days were allowed to
present and put Into operation samples
of the machines to be contracted for.
More unfair still, but 12 days were
given after the bids had been opened
to put Into effect the contract, which
meant etiuipping a ))lant. installing
several thousand machines and organiz¬
ing a large force of trained men to
perform the work. Could there be any
real competition under sucii specifica¬
tions and would such a contract have
been possible with Independent Inspec¬
tion.
WHAT IS THE REMEDY?
How can an Independent Inspection
and audit be gotten that will protect
these enormous sums of the people's
money and give a more certain promise
of honest, competent and business-like
expenditure and administration? Such
a guarantee is due not only to the
taxpayers, but to Council as well. It
is through Cour.cil that much of the
money will be raised and spent. Coun¬
cil will be required to plan and author¬
ize practically all the public work. And
can Council do this with intelligence
and with a knowledge that the public
244
U urotected by efficient administration
and honest expenditure, without inde*
pendent inspection?
The remedy is simple. It is neces-
aary only for.Council to make It a part
of all contracts for work done or sup¬
plies furnished that they be inspected,
audited and approved by some authority
Independent of the one letting^ the con¬
tract. Such Inspection, to be inde¬
pendent, must be made by a department
of the city fjovernment apart from the
executive, under which the speciflca-
tlons are drawn and the contracts let.
At the same time it should be made
by officers elected by the people. This
would place such inspection in the
hands either of Council or the city
controller. It should be understood,
however, that by such independent in¬
spection there is no thouj^ht of reliev¬
ing the department under the executive
from the Inspection now made; but sim¬
ply to add a new safeguard, an addi¬
tional guarantee of efficiency.
While the change of system suggest¬
ed should be made eventually by the
state legislature, the League believes,
on account of the millions now unpro¬
tected, It would be unwise to delay
until such legislation is passed. Coun¬
cil has the power to establish indepen¬
dent inspection and to make the pay¬
ment of all contracts for work or sup¬
plies dependent on it. Council can con¬
trol this Inspection and audit itself or
the city controller can be required to
do the work. As the city controller
has the machinery and organization for
such inspection, and since logically he
should have these powers to be a con¬
troller or auditor in more than name,
it is suggested that his office be re¬
quired to make this inspection for
Council.
THE SYSTEM NOT UNTRIED.
The suggestion for independent In¬
spection and audit is not based on
theory. In New York, where the best
practical test has been made, excellent
results have been gotten and progres¬
sive American cities are now planning
to establish such a system. As has
been explained, the only valid reason
our municipalities are without it Is
that many of them are still operating
under systems long outgrown and en¬
tirely unfitted for the large responsi¬
bilities of the modern city.
Under New York's charter the city
controller Is given complete power of
Independent audit and inspection. “No
claim against the city for services ren¬
dered, work done or supplies furnished
shall be paid unless an auditor of ac¬
count shall certify that the charges
therefor are reasonable and just." To
make this audit final, the charter adds,
“In action at law against the city of
New York to recover upon a claim if
the amount claimed ijy the controller is
In excess of the amount as audited and
settled by the department of finance,
(he contractor must establish his claim
by competent evidence of value, and no
testimony shall be admitted to show
any promise or agreement by an officer
or employe of the city to pay any larger
sum than the amount so audited and al¬
lowed by the department of finance."
To carry on this work of investiga¬
tion the controller has a separate
bureau known as the Division of In¬
spection. Up to this time perfect in-
si>ectlon has been made only on what
is there known as “open market or¬
ders." However, a general inspection
Is made over all contracts, whether for
work or supplies. So great have been
the results toward efficiency, economy
and business-like management by care¬
ful inspection over “open market or¬
ders," New York will extend the same
supervision to all contracts. The cost
of this bureau to New York City is low.
Enough was saved on one contract to
pay the division’s running expenses for
a year.
It might be imagined that indepen¬
dent inspection would cause delay in
the acceptance of work or supplies or
litigation over the settlement of ac¬
counts. Such is not the case in New
York, The Inspection division is noti¬
fied Immediately on the preparation of
specifications and the letting of a con¬
tract. As a result inspection has been
made and the division is ready to audit
the account Intelligently immediately
upon presentation. As contracts are
drawn in conformity with the authority
given this division, there Is probably
less litigation than would result with¬
out such inspection. A feature of the
system, which should not be overlooked
is the moral effect it exerts over all
administrative officers and contractors.
As there is not the same opportunity
to violate or change specifications or
to deliver inferior supplies, contractors
make an effort to fulfill their obliga¬
tions In the first instance. After the
inspection division had been in opera¬
tion for a year or two a large decrease
in the number of rejections was noticed.
One example of many is sufficiently il¬
lustrative. During nine months, 1910,
there were rejected approximately 280,-
000 i)ounds of meat. During the fol¬
lowing year but 102,905 pounds were
rejected. But the rejection of inferior
work and supplies and the reduction of
overcharge Is not the only way this
division makes for efficient administra¬
tion in New York. Its Investigations
were followed by administrative re¬
forms in every department. To illus¬
trate how negligence and mismanage¬
ment are shown up, the division points
to the ice supply in a city hospital. The
bills for Ice in this hospital were so
large that the auditor believed a large
overcharge was being made. How¬
ever, upon Investigatoln he found the
ice was being delivered. He then fol¬
lowed uj> the supply to see what be¬
came of It and discovered that all
steam pipes of the hospital’s heating
system ran through the ice boxes. On
account of the large saving by in¬
creased efficiency and through the
moral effect upon contractor.s, no com¬
plete estimate of the saving to New
York by independent inspection can be
made. Here, however, is the opinion of
William A. Prendergast, controller of
New York City, as given to the League:
“I regard the work of the division
of inspection of the finance depart¬
ment as indispensable to an honest,
business-like administration of the af-
245
fairs of New York City. It is my duty
as controller to audit all ‘Open Market
Orders', which means all obligations
incurred by the City of New York, with
a few minor exceptions, of amounts
under$1,000. A proper audit of these
claims would be impossible except
through the Division of Inspection. The
fact that there is such a division and
that representatives of the finance de¬
partment are in touch with all expendi¬
tures made throughout the city, has
also a very valuable and salutary ef¬
fect upon the carrying out of obliga¬
tions under contracts of all kinds. The
city has not yet extended its system
of insiJection to a complete supervision
of contract obligations but I am of the
oi)lnion that such supervision will come
inevitably in the not distant future.”
Issued by authority of the Executive
Committee.
A. LEO. WEIIv,
President.
TENSARD DeWOLF,
Secretary.
Voters’ League,
1374 Frick Annex,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
April 30, 1912.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1004. Communication from
citizens living in the new Tenth ward
asking for repair of the boardwalks
and crossings on Evaline street, be¬
tween Kincaid street and Breedshill
street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works,
Also
No, 1005. Communication from
the Perrysville Avenue District Board
of Trade transmitting resolution to
Council adopted by said board asking
Council to provide for the following
improvements in Riverview Park — A
macadamized main driveway from Ob¬
servatory avenue to Davis avenue
bridge, providing a highway through
the park connecting the Perrysville
District with Brighton Road and Woods
Hun Districts; to provide three addi¬
tional public comfort houses; and to
provide a lake in the hollow large
enough for rowboats in summer
and skating In winter, with graded
walk or driveway around the lake.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Also
No. 1006.
PITTSBURGH CIVIC COMMISSION
Pittsburgh, Pa,, April 30, 1912.
Hon. J. M. Goehring,
President, iMttsburgh Council,
IMttsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir;—
Herewith you will please find the
action of the Pittsburgh Civic Commis¬
sion upon the jjending ordinances rela¬
tive to the Hump removal. Will you
kindly present same to Council at the
meeting this afternoon?
Yours very truly,
H. D. W. ENGLISH,
President.
The Legislative Committee respect¬
fully makes the following report upon
ordinances Nos. 711 and 714, granting
street car companies rights lo occupy
certain sections of streets in the dis¬
trict to be affected by the cutting of
the “hump”, which have been returned
to Council with the veto of the Mayor:
It is generally understood that bills
Nos. 711 and 714 are emergency ordi¬
nances to provide street car companies
a method of handling passengers dur¬
ing the time of cutting the “hump,”
This being the case, we see no reason
why the street car companies should
acquire any other rights under these
ordinances than may be necessary to
meet the emergency.
It has been the policy of (he Pitts¬
burgh Civic Commission and of this
committee to oppose the granting of
public service franchises in the City
of Pittsburgh where the public’s inter¬
ests are not adequately protected, as
will be shown by former reports of
this and other committees adopted by
the Commission.
These ordinances contenndate the
granting of rights beyond those re¬
quired to afford relief for a temporary
condition, for they provide that the
rights thereunder shall continue, not
only until the “hump” is completed,
but until terminated by an ordinance
duly adopted by Council. Tliis would
seem, under the cloak of an emergency,
to be the granting of permanent rights,
which it might be difficult for the street
car companies to secure directly from
the Council. No provision to assure
the city adequate service and the power
to take over the lines on a reasonable
basis, if necessary, are Included,
These are sufficient reasons to con¬
demn the ordinances in their present
form. A franchise Is merely a contract
between the city and the company to
which it is granted, and sho\ild be suf¬
ficiently definitel so that both parties
will understand their rights thereunder.
The provision in Section 2 of each of
the aforesaid ordinance provides,
“That the rights herein granted shall
continue in force ♦ ♦ • until the com¬
pletion of the work of removal of the
hump * • • and thereafter until ter¬
minated as herein provided. After the
completion of such work If Council of
Pittsburgh by ordinance so adopted
shall duly direct the tracks and
switches laid under and by authority
of this ordinance shall be removed and
the streets and paving be restored to
their present good condition within
one year from the pa.ssage of such ordi¬
nance and notice thereof,”
This is an unusual provision and in¬
directly grants more than the necessary
rights during the [jeriod required for
the cutting of the “hump.” We are
of the opinion that the ordinance should
contain a provision more definitely fix¬
ing the time when the rights under
246
these ordinances terminate. Section 2
now provides that the rights granted
under these ordinances shall continue
until the completion of the work of
the removal of the “hump.” This is
Indetlnite, and uncertain. Long before
the “hump” ’S completely cut away.
Fifth avenue and other thoroughfares
will likely be used by the street car
companies in regular service. It
would, therefore seem that the ordi¬
nance should provide that all rights
under these emergency or temporary
franchises should cease when the street
car companies are enabled to resume
traffic ui>on their regular routes now
in use.
There Is no valid reason why Section
2 in bills Nos. 711 and 714 now under
consideration should differ in intent,
from Section 2 of bill No. 713, passed
by Council and approved by the Mayor.
It reads as follows:—
Bill No. 713, Sec. 2. “The right and
franchise herein granted upon the por¬
tion of Diamond street between Grant
street and Sm'thfield street if for tem¬
porary use, and only to preserve the
street car traffic during the changes
of grade on Fifth avenue and Sixth .
avenue now provided by ordinance, and
the I)U(juesne Street Railway company
hereby agrees in its acceptance of this
ordinance, that while it may lay its
tracks on the said portion of Diamond
street upon the passage of this ordi¬
nance, no cars shall be moved or oper¬
ated upon the line hereby authorized
between Grant street and Smithfield
street, until the movement of cars upon
the Fifth avenue line of the Pittsburgh
Railways company, between Grant and
Smithfield streets, shall have been ma¬
terially interrupted by the work upon
the said street connected with the
change of grade of said avenue, as
aforesaid; and the movement of cars
arc! the operation of the said line on
Diamond street herein provided for, be¬
tween Grant street and Smithfield
street, shall cease at once when the
movement of cars on said Fifth avenue
lines of the Pittsburgh Railways com¬
pany and the Sixth avenue lines of
said company, between said points can
be resumed, and thereupon, all rights
granted under this ordinance between
Grant street and Smithfield street, on
Diamond street, shall cease, and the
tracks and switches laid under and by
authority hereof between said iioints,
shall be removed, and the street ana
paving restored to such condition, as
may be required by the Director of the
Department of Public Works.”
We recommend therefore that the
Mayor's action In vetoing bills Nos.
Ill and 714 be approved by the Pitts¬
burgh Civic Commission and that Coun¬
cil be requested to substitute for Sec¬
tion 2 of each ordinance a section simi¬
lar in Intent and purpose with Section
2 of Bill No. 713, to make them strictly
of the “emergency” tyi)e; or if it is
the Intention to authorize the use of
the streets for street car purposes for
a longer period than is involved in the
cutting of the “hump,” we recommend
the insertion of such provisions guar¬
anteeing ade<iuate service and the
City's right to purchase as are con¬
sistent with the best modern municipal
practice.
There have also been returned to
Council with the Mayo-r’s veto, two
bills, Nos. 718 and 719, authorizing the
laying of certain switches and connec¬
tions in South Kighteenth and South
Seventeenth streets in order that Car-
son street cars may be looped around
the s(iuare bounded by Carson, South
Eighteenth, Sarah and South Seven¬
teenth streets.
Provision is made for a short term
franchise, capable of being terminated
after a ten-year period on a year's
notice to the company by Council. Sec¬
tion 3 of each ordinance safeguards the
City in respect to its rights to force
the company to keep tracks and street
in repair.
There are no provisions guaranteeing
adequate service and e<iuipment or giv¬
ing the City power to demand such
service.
It is important that the proper safe¬
guarding of the City’s rights in the
matter of franchises to public service
corporations be made a precedent at
the earliest possible date.
Therefore, we recommend that these
bills, Nos. 718 and 719, be revised or
again drafted to include such provisions
in protection of the City’s rights as
are consistent with the best and most
progressive municipal practice,
T. D, McCLOSKEY,
FRANK C. OSBURN,
A. W. THOMPSON,
S. W. CUNNINGHAM,
JAMES W. KINNEAR,
Chairman,
Adopted by Pittsburgh Civic Commis¬
sion, April 30, 1912.
RESOLVED: That the Pittsburgh
Civic Commission adopt the report of
the Committee on Legislation relative
to certain street car ordinances in con¬
nection with the removal of the “hump”
and a loop on the South Side, and that
this action, with the report of the Com¬
mittee on Legislation be submitted to
Council through the President with the
suggestion that the matter being of the
most vital importance to the munici¬
pality, that these ordinances be given
the closest scrutiny with a view of
safe-guarding the best interests of the
City and that no precedent be estab¬
lished which might prove most un¬
fortunate in granting future franchises.
Which was read.
Mr. lierr moved
That the comunication be re¬
ceived and filed and printed in full in
the record.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1007.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, April 26th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burg, I'ennsylvania.
Gentlemen;
I return herewith, without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 711, An Ordinance
247
granting' to the Federal Street and
l*leasant Valley Passenger Railway
Company, one of the underlying com¬
panies of the Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany, a street railway franchise upon
Tunnel street and Pentland street, be¬
tween Fifth avenue and Seventh ave¬
nue, together with a connection at Wy¬
lie avenue with the tracks of the Central
Passenger Railway Company, another
underlying road of the Pittsburgh Rail¬
ways Company. The necessity for the
granting of this franchise arises from
the changing of the grades and the in¬
terruption of the use of Sixth avenue
and Fifth avenue during the “Hump”
cut in order to prevent more than a
minimum of interference in the trans¬
portation of the passengers of the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company during the
Improvement. To this extent the grant
is proper. The objection to the bill
lies in the provision contained in Sec¬
tion 2. The first part of the section
recites that the grant shall continue in
force until the completion of the work
ofthe “removal of the ‘hump.’ “ But
Immediately following it is provided
“after the completion of such work
if the Councils of Pittsburgh by ordi¬
nance duly adopted shall so direct the
tracks and switches laid underand by
authority of this ordinance shall be
removed and the streets restored to
their present good condition within one
year from the passage of such ordi¬
nance and notice thereof.” Herein in
my opinion is contained a legislative
“snake.”
It is apparent that something more
is contemplated than the mere tempor¬
ary use arising from the emergency
created by the “hump” improvement.
There is ample ground for suspicion
that under this clause an attempt is
being made to maneuver the gift of
unlimited and unconditional rights in
addition to the man already enjoyed
by this company and its subdivisions.
A grant made by a majority of the
Council with the approval of the Mayor
urgently required by the exigencies of
the present situation may be turned
Into an indeterminate franchise by a
minority merely by inaction. This sort
of legislation by indirection is in itself
morally wrong and should not be sus¬
tained even though it were clear that
no bad faith was intended and there is
all the more reason for discountenanc¬
ing it at this time when the city is
straining against the bonds with which
it has been fettered by the unlimited
and unconditional grants made by the
Councils in the past. Those responsible
for the franchises granted the various
assenger street railway companies
eretofore can at least say by way of
defense that the future operation of
their acts could not have been foreseen,
but the legislative authorities of the
municipality of thfs day in view of the
111 results experienced by the city and
Its people under those ordinances can¬
not Ignore the effects created in this
manner. And this is apparent also
from the provisions contained in Bill
No. 713 <a companion measure to No,
711 now under consideration), which
I have approved this day, granting a
franchise on Diamond street between
Grant and Smlthfield streets. The clause
above recited in Section 2 of Bill No.
711 was originally contained In No.
713, but after vigorous protest to your
honorable body sitting in committee
by Kaufmann Brothers whose depart¬
ment store abuts upon Diamond street
the following was submitted as Sec¬
tion 2:
“Section 2. The right and franchise
heerin granted upon the portion of
Diamond street between Grant street
and Smithfield street is for temporary
use, and only to preserve the street
car traffic during the changes of grade
on Fifth avenue and Sixth avenue now
provided for by ordinance, and the Du-
quesne Street Railway Company hereby
agrees in its acceptance of this ordi¬
nance, that while it may lay its tracks
on the said portion of I>iamond street
upon the passage of this ordinance, no
cars shall be moved or operated upon
the line hereby authorized between
Grant street and Smlthfield street, until
the movement of the cars upon the Fifth
Avenue Line of the IMttsburgh Rail¬
ways Company between Grant an<J
Smithfield street shall have been ma¬
terially interrupted by the work upon
the said street connected with the
change of grade of said avenue and as
aforesaid; and the movement of cars
and the operation of said line on Dia¬
mond street herein provided for be¬
tween Grant street and Smlthfield
street shall cease at once when the
movement of cars on said Fifth avenue
lines of the Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany and the Sixth avenue lines of said
company between said points can be
resumed, and thereupon all rights
granted under this ordinance between
Grant street and Smithfield street, on
Diamond street shall cease, and the
tracks and switches laid under and by
authority hereof between said points,
shall be removed, and the street and
the paving restored to such condition
as may be required by the Director of
the Department of Public Works.”
There can be no question that the
grant under this clause in Bill No.
713 is temi>orary, that it is made only
because of an emergency requiring It
and that it terminates upon the ending
of the abnormal conditions created by
the removal of the “hump.” The rea¬
son why this firm of merchants opposed
the grant in the language quoted from
Bill No. 711 was its fears that under
cover of the existing emergency a per¬
manent grant might be made. I have
the same apprehension in regard to
Bill No. .711. I believe that the enact¬
ment of this Bill is contrary to the
interests of the City as No. 713 would
have been if this private concern had
not Interevened because of its personal
interest. Your honorable body seems to
have conceded as much by amending
that Bill and in view of the neglect
to do likewise with No. 711 your atten¬
tion is called to the inconsistency. The
difference in the two cases seems to He
merely In the fact that the interest
protected is a personal and private one
and the one neglected is the public.
The former engaged counsel to re¬
monstrate against what it considered
an Infringement of its rights, the latter
does not appear to have been repre-
248
sented at least regarding- this phase
of the subject, thereby requiring re¬
consideration on the part of your hon¬
orable body.
Very respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Wliich was read.
Mr. Babcoeic moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
\viuch motion prevailed.
And
Bill No. 711. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting unto the
Federal Street and Pleasant Valley
Passenger Hallway Company, its suc¬
cessors, lessees and assigns, the right
to enter upon, use and occupy certain
streets and highways in the City of
Pittsburgh.”
Was read.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayea-Mr. Wilkins
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Hoeveler McArdle Wood burn
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—1
Noes—7
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the negative, the
objections of the Mayor were sustained.
Also
No. 1008.
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, April 26th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Gentlemen:
I return herewith, without my ap¬
proval, B*ll No. 714, An Ordinance
granting to the Duquesne Street Rail¬
way Company the right to occupy with
Its tracks Diamond street (formerly
Old avenue), from a point near Ross
street to Fifth avenue; Ross street be¬
tween Diamond street and Fourth ave¬
nue; and Shlngiss street from Diamond
street to Forbes street, for the reasons
contained in my message to you of this
date in relation to Bill No. 711.
Very respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
And
Bill No. 714. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting to the
Duquesne Street Railway Company, its
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
certain streets and highways in the
City of Pittsburgh.”
Was read.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mr. Wilkins
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—1
Noes—7
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the negative, the
objections of the Mayor were sustained.
Also
No. 1009.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa., April 26th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, Pennsylvania.
I return herewith, without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 718, an ordinance grant¬
ing to the Suburban Rapid Transit
Street Railway Company the right to
make certain connections with the
South Side l»assenger Railway Com¬
pany and the Birmingham Street Rail¬
way Company at the intersection of
South Seventeenth street and Sarah
street and South Eighteenth street and
.Jane street for a period of ten years.
The policy of granting rights on the
streets of the city without any condi¬
tions as to their use is clearly wrong
and nowhere has it been more conclu¬
sively demonstrated than in the City
of Pittsburgh. The operation of the
Pittsburgh Railways Company has been
condemned by every authority quali¬
fied to speak who has examined the
subject, but the best evidence that
this is so comes in the very experi¬
ence of the people of the city.* Thfese
few connections apparently are intend¬
ed to permit the Suburban Rapid Tran¬
sit Company to route its cars along
Carson street and over the Smithfield
street bridge Instead of over the
Twenty-second street bridge and along
Forbes street, a complete perversion of
the original grant to the Surburban
Rapid Transit Company.
I say this is the apparent Intention
on the part of the railways company,
but there is nothing expressed to that
effect. In fact, so far as anyone knows
no declaration has been made of an
official nature to your honorable body
as to the real purpose to which these
connections are to be put. Assuming
such rerouting to be the purpose of
this grant your honorable body should
not permit such rerouting without con¬
sideration. Assuming such a change to
be to the advantage of the patrons of
the Suburban Rapid Transit Company
and the Pittsburgh .Railways Company
then some provision should be inserted
in the ordinance providing for such
rerouting and to prevent its discon¬
tinuance at the will or whim of the
operating officials. My objections to
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this ordinance are that it shows a con¬
tinuance of the old policy of absolute
surrender to the g^rantees of public
franchises. The reason why the people
of the city have poor service from
the street railways company, why there
is practically no relief from crowding,
why the patrons of the company can
in no manner Influence the routing of
the cars, why few transfers are granted
and why the Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany can act in the arbitrary manner
that it does In the operation of its
various lines is because the city in Its
grants has not reserved any control
but has made absolute grants.
This ordinance differs from the many
others heretofore given only in the
term of years. I am unable to per¬
ceive why the grantee of a franchise
should be permitted to exercise arbi¬
trary power over any part of the streets
for ten years any more than for ninety-
nine years or nine hundred and ninety-
nine years—the principle is the same
in either case. The period of time for
which the franchise is granted is of
comparatively slight importance. What
the city should do at this time is to
add conditions of service in every fran¬
chise regardless of the term, unless
an emergency should arise or unless
negotiations should require a consid¬
erable period of time, in which event
a license in the nature of a tenancy
at will might be issued. If the ten
year term is offered in the nature of a
compromise then it is merely begging
the question. It does nothing to solve
the street railway problem and will ap¬
pear to be only a ruse to avoid the
public outcry that would arise from
the grant of a longer term of years.
Public opposition may be stilled by
the lesser term, but the public interest
is not less defeated.
Very respectfully submitted,.
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
And
Bill No. 718, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting unto the
Suburban Rapid Transit Street Rail¬
way Company, its successors, lessees
and assigns, the right to enter upon,
use and occupy certain streets and
highways in the City of Pittsburgh."
Was read.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?”
The ayes and noes'^were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—None.
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
IL>eveler Hauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goeh rliig, Presldent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thiids of the
votes of Council in the negative the
objection of the Mayor were sustained.
Also
No. 1010.
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, April liiJth, 1012.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Gentlemen:
I herewith return, without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 719, An Ordin.ince grant¬
ing to the Birmingham Street Railway
Company the right to make certain
connections with the South Side Pas¬
senger Railway Company at the inter¬
section of South Eighteenth and Sarah
streets and at the intersection of South
Eighteenth and Carson streets with the
tracks of the said Birmingham Street
Railway Company for the reasons men¬
tioned in my message to you of this
date in relation to Bill No. 718.
Very respectfully suinnltted,
WILLIAM A. ?dAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the coinmunlealkm be received
and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
And
Bill No. 719. An < ‘idlnance en¬
titled "An Ordinance granting unto
The Birmingham Street i-.ailway Com¬
pany, its successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the right to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways in
the City of Pittsburgh,"
Was read.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—None,
Noes—Messrs,
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Raub Woodbum
Kerr
Goeh ring, ITesident.
Ayes—None.
Noes—8
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the negative, the
objections of the Mayor were sustained.
Mr. Uerr presented.
No, 1011, An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Federal Street and Pleasant
Valley Passenger Railway Company, Its
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
certain streets and highways in the
City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No, 1012. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Duquesne Street Railway
Company, its successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the right to. enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways
in the City of Pittsburgh.
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Also
No. 1013. An Ordinance grant-*
Ing unto The Birmingham Street Rail¬
way Company, its successors, lessees
and assigns, the right to enter upon,
U8€ and occupy certain streets and
highways in the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1014. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Suburban Rapid Transit
Street Railway Company, its succes¬
sors, lessees and assigns, the right to
enter upon, use and occupy certain
streets and highways in the City of
Pittsburgh.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys.
The Chair presented
No. 1015. Resolution approving
the specifications for the collection,
removal and disposal of rubbish, which
are marked Exhibit “A,” and author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Health to Incorporate them in and make
them part of the contract, or contracts,
to be let under the terms of the ordi¬
nance relating thereto.
Also
No. 1016. Specifications for the
collection, removal and disposal of rub¬
bish in and throughout a portion of
the City of Pittsburgh, namely from
the First to the Twentieth ward, both
Inclusive, for a period of time from
August 1, 1912, to February 1. 1918.
Also
No. 1017. Resolution approv¬
ing the specifications for the collec¬
tion, removal and disposal of rubbish,
which are marked Exhibit “A,” and au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health to incorporate them in and
make them part of the contract, or con¬
tracts, to be let under the terms of the
ordinance relating thereto.
Also
No. 1018. Specifications for the
collection, removal and disposal of rub¬
bish in and throughout a portion of the
City of Pittsburgh, namely, from the
Twenty-first to the Twenty-seventh
wards, both inclusive, for a period of
time from August 1, 1912, to February
1. 1918.
Also
No. 1019, Resolution approv¬
ing the specifications for the collec¬
tion, removal and disposal of garbage,
which are marked Exhibit “A,” and
authorizing and directing the Mayor
and the Director of the Department of
Public Health to Incorporate them in
and make them part of the contract,
or contracts, to be let under the terms
of the ordinance relating thereto.
Also
No. 1020. Specifications for the
collection, removal and disposal of
garbage, in and throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, namely, from the First
to the Twentieth wards, both inclu¬
sive, for the period of time from Au¬
gust 1, 1912, to February 1, 1918.
Also
No. 1021. Resolution approv¬
ing the specifications for the collec¬
tion, removal and disposal of garbage,
which are marked Exhibit “A,” and
authorizing and directing the Mayor
and the Director of the Department
of Public Health to incorporate them
in and make them part of the contract,
or contracts, to be let under the terms
of the ordinance relating thereto.
Also
No. 1022. Specifications for the
collection, removal and disposal of
garbage, in and throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, namely, from the Twen¬
ty-first to the Twenty-seventh wards,
both Inclusive, for the period of time
from August 1, 1912, to February 1,
1918.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Health and
Sanitation.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
Mr. MoArdle called up
Bill No. 579. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the salar¬
ies of district chiefs, captains, lieuten¬
ants, drivers, engineers, assistant en¬
gineers, hosemen and laddermen in the
Bureau of Fire, Department of Public
Safety."
In Council, March 26th, 1912. Passed.
. In Council, April 2nd, 1912, recalled
from the Mayor and vote reconsidered
by which the bill was finally passed,
and bill laid on the table.
Which was read.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Ruuh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afiirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 580. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the salar¬
ies or wages to be paid to lieutenants
and sergeants of police and patrolmen
in the Bureau of Police, Department
of Public Safety."
In Council, March 26th, 1912, passed.
In Council, April 2nd, 1912, recalled from
the Mayor and vote reconsidered by wliich the
bill was finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Ayes—Messrs.
liiibcock McArdle Wllklni
Hoeveler lUiub Woodburn
Kerr
Goehiing, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Ilnbcook presented (for Mr. Gar-
land) from the Committee on Finance
with an affirmative recommenadtion
No. 1023, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for April 24th, 1912,
transmitting- sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also t
Bill No. 685. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
execution of a deed to John Connell
for a certain lot of ground on payment
of the purchase money and without
Interest on deferred payment.”
Which was read.
Mr. Babeock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was 'read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agr^o*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None. - ■ ‘ '
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 938, An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance fixing the salary
of the Foreman of Construction, in the
Bureau of Electricity, of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tim# tnd
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messi's.
Babcock McArdle Wilkin*
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 817. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Michael Riemond for $150.00.
damages to household and personal
property resulting from bursting of fire
hydrant at the northwest corner of East
Carson and Eleventh streets, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr, Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
' Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Gtoehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 919. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Frank Searight, in the sum of
$100,00, in full settlement of all claims
for damages resulting to horse being
injured by falling through a water box
on McDowell street, North Side, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final pas.sage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
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Also
Ayes—Mesars.
Babcock MoArdle Wilklna
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 939. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of D. G. Stewart & Geidel, in the
sum of six hundred eighty-seven and
50/100 dollars ($687.50), for the pur¬
chase of one (1) car of No. 2 White
Oats; same to be chargeable to and
payable from Appropriation No. 220, De¬
partment of Supplies.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcoek moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
(he resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wiikins
Hoeveler Kauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
AIio
Bill No. 940. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Taylor & Dean, in the sum of
|114,00, for the purchase and installa¬
tion of ten (10) radiator screens, as se¬
lected for the North Side City Home
at Warner Station, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 220, Department
of Suppllei^.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noea were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler llauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Bill No. 774. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Mrs. R. Saflr for the sum of
$464.73, in full settlement of all claims
for damages resulting from bursting
of City water main on Webster avenue,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, April 24,
1912, amended by striking out the words
"four hundred sixty-four and 73 /lOO
dollars ($464.73),” and inserting in lieu
thereof the words “two hundred dollars
($ 200 . 00 ).”
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the amendment of the
Committee on Finance be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution as amended was
read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. 910. Communication
relative to the construction of a street
retail market for farmers and garden¬
ers, accompanied by a sketch showing
the location of the same.
In Finance Committee, April 17th,
1912, ordered to be returned to Council
with the recommendation that it be re¬
ferred to the Special Committee on Mar¬
ket Houses.
Which was read.
Mr. Bnbcoek moved
That the communication be re¬
ferred to the si)ecial committee on City
market complaints and conditions.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 964. Communication
from Asa Leroy Carter asking for the
adjustment of the claim of the heirs of
the Adams Market property, either by
the heir^ selling out to the (IJIty, or the
City relinquishing all claims to the
property and permitting the heirs to
improve It. so that the City can secure
an income from the same.
In Finance Committee, April 17th,
1912, ordered to be returned to Council
with the recommendation that it be re-
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ferred to the Special Committee on Mar¬
ket Houses.
Which was read.
Mr. Habcock moved
That the communication be re¬
ferred to the special committee on City
market complaints and conditions.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 578. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Catherine Schmitt, widow of
Florentz H. Schmitt, deceased, (who
was killed by the bursting of a boiler
at the North Side Light Plant), for the
sum of $5,000.00, and charging same to
Contingent Fund, Appropriation No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. Itabcoek moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 827. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of William L. Munk for $500.00, In full
settlement of all claims for damages
alleged to have been received by him
by falling into an open sewer drop on
Greenfield avenue, on March 22nd, 1912.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 837. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Louis Shelton for the sum of
$68.20, for 26 days' lost time, at the rate
of $2.00 per day, doctor bill amounting
to $12.50 and drug bill amounting to
$3.70, caused by injuries received while
in the performance of his duties as a
laborer in the Bureau of Highways &
Sewers, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No, 863. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Mrs. Cuddy for $150.60, in pay¬
ment of damages caused by injuries re¬
ceived by being knocked down by the
horse of a mounted policeman on Car-
son street, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read. '
Mr. Babcock moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postporfed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 885. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of .John Brussau for the sum of
$300.00, In payment of damages and ex¬
penses by reason of sewer on Junllla
street backing up and flooding his
premises, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 931. Resolution for
the employment of an attorney by the
Finance Committee to institute manda¬
mus proceedings against the Mayor in
order that appointments be made of
the heads of the several dei)artments.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That further action on the reso¬
lution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
BUI No. 881. ConiJTiunlcaction
from Jacob Arenth asking for $87.00
damages caused by city water main
bursting and damaging his property at
No. 13 Sycamore street, Etna.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That further action on the com¬
munication be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed^
Also
BUI No. 920. Communication
from A. C. Steven, relative to assess¬
ment for sewer on William street,
Eleventh ward, North Side.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That further action on the com¬
munication be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 1024, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for April 24th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 642. An Ordinance en¬
titled, ‘'An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving, regrad¬
ing, repaving and otherwise Improving
of Second avenue, from a point 1606
feet east of Ross street to the first
angle east of the South Tenth street
bridge, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. ncArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlm#
and agreed to.
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And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Itefjcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler liauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President,
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 951. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the reconstruction of
a retaining wall on Sterling street, near
Mission street, and providing for the
payment of the costs thereof."
Which waa read.
Mr. UeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Me8.sr8.
Babcot^k Rauh Wilkins
Hoeveler McArdle: Woodburn
Kerr
Qoehring, President.
* Ayes^S
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 952. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
furnishing of ornamental iron posts
and electrical equipment for improving
the arc lighting system on Federal
street, North Side, between River ave¬
nue and North avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa."
Which was read.
Mr. BtcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rjiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pcssed finally.
Also
Bill No. 953. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Hobart street, from the pres¬
ent sewer on Hobart street, near Mur¬
dock street to the present sewer on
Murray avenue, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefltted
there-by,”
Which was read.
Mr, HfcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkini
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votee of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 955. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Mill vale avenue, from Kincaid
street to Rosetta street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fltted thereby."
255
Which was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Ahd the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Iloeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Wilkins also presented from the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys, with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion,
No. 1025. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service & Surveys for
April 24th, 1912, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 712. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance granting unto
the Transverse Passenger Railway
Company, its successors, lessees and
assigns, the right to enter upon, use
and occupy certain streets and high¬
ways in the City of Pittsburgh."
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service &
Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 957. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Tripod alley, from Meadow
street to Shetland street."
Which was read.
Mr, W'ilkitiM moved
j A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the hill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Rauh Wilkins
Hoeveler McArdle Woodburn
Kerr
' Qoehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 958. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Norton street, from Sand¬
wich street to Hlef street."
Which was read.
Mr. H’llkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al*
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "J?hall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock McArdle Wilkins >
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehriug, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 959, An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade on Beaver avenue, from a
point 259 feet south of the southefly
building line of Western avenue to a
point 349 feet south of the southerly
building line of Western avenue."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second Urns
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
256
Wilkins
Wood burn
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Kauh Wood burn
Kerr
Goebring, President.
AyeB“8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. f)60. j\n Ordinance en-
tllled, “An Ordinance repealing an Or¬
dinance entitled, ‘An Ordinance locating
Sohvay street, from Wightman street
10 Forbes street,' approved February
27th, 185)7, in so far as it relates to that
portion of Solway street between a
point at the first angle east of Forbes
street, being distant 1146.52 feet east¬
erly from Forbes street and Wightman
street."
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third lime and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ibilwock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Uauh Woodburn
Kerr
GoehHng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 961. Dedication by the
Schenley Farms Company of a certain
atrip of land for a public highway to
be known as Schenley Farms Terrace.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote:
Ayes—Me.ssrs,
Babcock
Hoeveler
Kerr
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
McArdle Wilkin.s
liauh Woodburn
Got'hrlng, President.
Bill No. 962. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance accepting the
dedication of a certain strip of land,
for public use for highway purposes, to
be known as Schenley Farms Terrace,
from Center avenue to Grant boulevard,
in the Fifth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, County of Allegheny and Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and ap¬
propriating and opening the same for
public use for highway purposes."
Which was read.
Mr. WilkliiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes w'ere taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Meesrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Jloeveler Ihuih Woodburn
Kerr
Goeiiring, President.
Aye.s—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 1026, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
* April 24th, 1912. transmitting an ordi¬
nance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 944. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the furnishing and delivering of a
"Boiler Feed Pumping and Accessories”
for Ross Pumping Station.”
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess r.s.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Gochiing, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
257
Mr. Kerr presented from the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation, with
an affirmative recommendation.
No. 1027. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation for
April 24tlv 1912, transmitting ordi¬
nances to Council.
Which was read, recelvea and filed.
Also
Bill No. 946. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
the collection, removal and disposal of
rubbish and garbage, offal, tin cans,
dead animals and condemned meat in
the First to the Twentieth wards, both
Inclusive, for a period of five and one-
half years from August 1, 1912,“
In Committee on Health and Sanita¬
tion, April 24th, 1912, amended in Sec¬
tion 1 by inserting after the words “ad¬
vertise for proposals” the words “and
prepare specifications” and by striking
out the words “offal, tin cans, dead
animals and condemned meat” and by
Inserting in lieu thereof the words, “ac¬
cording to specifications to be approved
by Council,” and in the title, after the
words “or contracts” by inserting the
words “and prepare specifications” and
by striking out the words “offal, tin
cans, dead animals and condemned
meat” and as amended ordered to be
returned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Health and Sanitation be
agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended, was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. lloeveler moved
To recommit the bill to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation,
Which motion did not prevail by
the following vote:
Ayc8~Me.S8rs.
Hf>eveler Rauh Woodburn
Gochrlng, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Kerr
Ayes—4
Noes—4
Mr. Hoeveler moved
To amend th^ bill In section 1
and the title by striking out the words
“five and one-half years” and by Insert¬
ing in lieu thereof the words “five and
one-third years” and by striking out
the words “August 1, 1912,” and by in¬
serting in lieu thereof the words “Octo¬
ber 1,. 1912.”
Which motion did not prevail by
the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler * Rauh Vv oodburn
Goehrii)},, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Baboock McArdle W $ 1 kins
Kerr
Ayes—4
Noes—4
And the bill was read a second Urn#
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ay e.s—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Kerr Rauh
Goeliri?)”, iResident.
Noes—Messrs.
Hoeveler Woodburn
Ayes-0
Noes—3
And a majority of the voles of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 947. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance provnling for the
letting of a contract or t c.ntracts, for
the collection, removal aii«) disposal of
rubbish and garbage, otT:i.l. tin cans,
dead animals and condeniiiod meat In
the Twenty-first to the Tw^Tity-seventh
wards, both inclusive, for a period of
five and one-half years fruui August 1,
1912.”
In Committee on Health and Sanita¬
tion, April 24th, 1912, amended in Sec¬
tion 1 by Inserting after the words “ad¬
vertise for proposals” the words “and
prepare specifications” and by striking
out the words “offal, tin cans, dead
animals and condemned meat” and by
inserting in lieu thereof the words, “ac¬
cording to specifications to be approved
by Council,” and in the title, after the
words “or contracts” by inserting the
words “and prepare specifications” and
by striking out the words “offal, tin
cans, dead animals and condemned
meat” and as amended ordered to be
returned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation. ,
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Health and Sanitation be
agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And tile bill, as amended, was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And tnc bill was read a second time.
258
Mr. Iloi^vclt^r moved
To recommit the bill to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Wiilcli motion did not prevuiJ by the
following vole:
Ayen-Messra.
Hocveler Kauh Woodburn
Goehrlng, Pre.sldeut.
Noes—Messrs.
BtiKjock McArdle Wilkins
Kerr
Ay<’s-4
XO(!8—4
.Mr: lloevcler moved
To amend the bill in section 1
and the title by striking out the words
“five and one-half years” and by insert¬
ing In lieu thereof the words “flve and
one-third years” and by striking out
the words “August 1, 1912,” and by in¬
serting In lieu thereof the words “Octo¬
ber 1, 1912,”
Which motion did not prevail by tlie
following vole*
Ayes—Messrs.
Hoeveler Rauh ' Woodburn
Goehrlng, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Kerr
Ayes—4
Noes-4
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
;\yea—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Kerr Ihiuh
Goehring, President.
Noes—Mes.srs.
Hocvelcr Wilkins
Ayes—6
Noes —2
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Rahcock presented
No. 1028. Communication from
Marwick, Mitchell & Co., Cost Account¬
ants and Kfficiency Engineers, in rela¬
tion to the recommendation for the in¬
vestigation of efficiency methods for
the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance,
Mr. WilkInM presented
No. 1029. Whereas, The Voter's
League In a communication to the
Council of the City of Pittsburgh, dated
March •29th, 1912, has declared that
there is “mal-adminlstration in at least
three of the City departments—Public
Works. Safety and Health,” and
Whereas, A second communication to
Council, dated April 16th, 1912, stated
that “The League stand ready to speci¬
fy the charge and produce the evidence
thereof,” therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Voters' League be
retjuested to present to Council in writ¬
ing the specification of the charges
constituting the mal-administration in
the three departments named, and be
prepared to present their evidence, in
order that Council may consider the
said charges and evidence in the man¬
ner provided in the Act of Legislature
approved March 31st, 1911, entitled, “An
Act amending and supplementing Arti¬
cle fifteen of an Act for governing
cities of the second class,” approved
March 7th, 1901.
Which was read.
Mr. WtlkiiiM moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed,
Mr. Raiili presented
No. 1030. Whereas, The main¬
tenance of a City Home at Warner Sta¬
tion is an unnecessary waste of the
City’s funds, as accommodation can be
provided at Marshalsea for the care of
the indigent and insane now inmates
of Warner.
Resolved, That the Director of the
Department of Charities report to
Council without delay the building or
buildings which would be necessary for
the consolidation of the Homes and
Hospitals at Marshalsea, together with
an estimate of the cost.
Which was read.
Mr. Hitiili moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Itaiih said:
“Mr. President and Gentlemen:—
Pittsburgh and the North Side now be¬
ing consolidated why keep two large
exi)ensive institution such as. Marshal¬
sea and the North Side Homes separate
and apart? Why not consolidate these
and should either one not be suificlently
large, then build an annex to one of
these institutions, thus saving the ex¬
penses of one set of officers, many
salaried ])eople and innumerable other
outlays which the taxpayers of our
City are now paying? Then use either
of the vacant buildings for a tubercu¬
losis hosi)ital. In my judgment this
would be a logical business proposi¬
tion.”
And the question recurring on the
adoption of the resolution.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. McArflle pre.sented
No. 1031. Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he Is hereby reciuested
to return to Council, without action
thereon, for the purpose of amendment,
Bill No. 824, An Ordinance relating to
the Department of Public Works; pro-
259
vidlng for additional employees in said
l>epartment, and fixing their salaries;
making certain reductions in the num¬
ber of employees in said Department,
and making certain changes in the sal¬
aries of the employees in said Depart¬
ment.
Which was read.
And the Mayor having returned, with¬
out action thereon,
Bill No. 824. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance relating to the
Department of Dublic Works, providing
for additional employees in said De¬
partment, and fixing their salaries;
making certain reductions in the num¬
ber of emt»ioyees in said Department,
and making certain changes in tlie sal¬
aries of the employees in said Depart¬
ment."
In Council, April 16th, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. .^leArdle moved
To reconsider the vote by which
the bill was read a second and third
times and finally passed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally ])assed?''
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. .MeAiMile moved
To amend the bill by adding at
the end of Section 1 the following:
“Bureau of City Property. One Clerk
at South Side Market, salary not to
exceed $100.00 per month.”
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. mcArtlle moved
To amend the bill in Section 2
by striking out the words “Light In¬
spector, at $3 per day, abolished,” and
by striking out after the words “4
night inspectors at $3.25 per day, re¬
duced to 2,” the words “salary not to
exceed $3 each per day.”
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. HeAr<llo moved
To amend the bill in Section 3
by striking out the words “Linemen,
reduced to not to exceed $3.25 each
per day.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill being printed as amend¬
ed, was agreed to on second reading.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
lloeveler lluiih Woodburn
Kyrr
Gochring, President.
Ayes—8
N<x?s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally as amended.
Mr. Wood burn pre.sonted
No. 1032. Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he is hereby requested to
return to Council, without action there¬
on, for the purpose of amendment, Bill
No. 783, An Ordinance j>rescribing the
requirements of Veterinary Surgeons in
the City service.
Which was read.
Mr. Woodbitrii moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned with¬
out action thereon.
Bill No. 783. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance proscribing the
retiuireraents of A^eterinary Surgeons in
the City Service.”
In Council, April 23rd, 1912, passed.
Mr, W’€»o«lbiirii moved
To reconsider the vote by which
the bill was read a set ond and third
times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurr.ing, “Shall the
bill be read a second aiul third times
and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. \Voo«lburn moved
To amend the bin in Section 1
by striking out the wtod “emi)loyed"
and by inserting in lieu thereof the
word “appointed.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
and amended was agreed to and laid
over for reprinting.
Mr. Itnbeock presented
No. 1033. Whei'oas, Tt appears
that in the case of the City against
Lawrence R. Goshorn, brought for the
recovery of commissions retained by
him as collector of delinquent taxes,
a rule has been taken upon the at¬
torney of the City, William A. Stone,
to file a warrant of attorney, on the
ground that he has not been authorized
to bring said suit, in accordance with
the provisions of the A(‘ts of May 7th,
1901, and Its supplement of .lune 20th,
1901, by his appointment by the Mayor
and the selection of the City Solicitor
and approval of Council; and
AVhereas, The Council are advised
that they have authority to employ an
attorney without the co-operation of
the Mayor or City Solicitor, and if
they have not, under the resolution
passed by Council of November 14th,
1911, asking the Mayor to appoint an
assistant counsel to advise the City
Council and to represent the City in
any litigation which might be neces¬
sary for the determination of the ques¬
tions involved between it and the tax
collector and City Solicitor, which or¬
dinance was approved by the Mayor,
who subsequently appointed William
A, Stone assistant attorney, and who
was also selected by the City Solicitor
as appears by copies of letters here
produced; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the President and
Clerk of Council be authorized to exe¬
cute and deliver to said William A.
260
r
Stone a Warrant of Attorney authorlz*
Ing him to proceed with the said litlga'
tlon against said Delinquent Tax Col¬
lector, Lawrence R. Goshorn, and other
tax collectors and the City Solicitor.
Which was read.
Mr. NcArdle moved
To amend the resolution after
the words “and other" by inserting
the word “delinquent."
Which motion prevailed.
Hr. UHbcock moved
That the resolution, as amend¬
ed, be adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
The Chair presented
No. 1034. Resolved, By the
Council of the City of Pittsburgh, that
the City Controller Is hereby authorized
and directed to audit the accounts of
the various city markets and report
the results of the same to said Coun¬
cil.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the resolution be adopted.
, Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Woodburn moved
That Mr. Garland be excused
for absence on April 22nd and 30th,
1912; that Mr. Kerr be excused for ab¬
sence on April 22nd, 1912; that Mr.
Rauh be excused for absence on April
4th, 22nd and 23rd, 1912, and that Mr.
Wllklna be excused for absence on April
4th, 1912,
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting the Chair declared.
Council adjourned.
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Pttiticipl ’|ltf ori
Proceedings of tte Council of the ^ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVl Friday May 3, 1912. No. 21
iitimiriftal ISprori
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRlNG.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
nOBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., May Srd, 1912.
Council met pursuant to the following
call;
Pittsburgh, May 1st, 1912.
Mr, E. .1. Martin,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:
Please call a special meeting of
Council for P>iday, May 3rd, 1912, at
3 o’clock P. M., for the consideration
of such business as may come before
the meeting.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. GOEHRlNG,
President.
Which was read, received and filed.
Present—Messrs.
Bahcock Mr. McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Jlauh Wood burn
Kerr
Ai>sent—Messrs.
(larland Goehring
Mr. Bnbeock moved
That Mr. Kerr act as Presi¬
dent Pro Tern., in the absence of Presi¬
dent Gnehrlng.
Which motion prevailed.
And Mr. Kerr took the Chair.
On motion of Mr. llabeoek, the read¬
ing of the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 1035. An Ordinance re¬
quiring all public service corporations
«r other persons occupying Main street,
from West Carson street , to Mansfield
avenue; and Wabash aVenue, from
Steuben street to Independence street,
for furnishing electric light, heat or
power to the public or operating tele¬
graph or telephone lines, to place their
cables underground and prescribing
regulations therefor and giving the
City the right to use the underground
sy.stems constructed under this ordi¬
nance.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys
Mr. Rabcoefc moved
That that portion of Rule 8,
which provides “That all bills, ordi¬
nances and resolutions shall be re¬
ferred to the proper committee and
when returned therefrom shall be
printed and a copy of each bill mailed
to each member at least forty-eight
hours previous to a regular or special
rrieeting of Council/' be suspended In
order that Council may consider Bill
No. 1011 and Bill No. 1012,. to ber re¬
ported by the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys this day.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. WilkiiiK presented from the Com
mitteo on Public Service and Surveys, with
an affirmative recommendation
No. 1036. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for May 1st, 1912, transmitting ordi¬
nances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1011. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance granting unto
the Federal Street and Pleasant Val¬
ley Passenger Railway Company, its
succes.sors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
certain streets and highways in the
City of Pittsburgh.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
263
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And' on the question, ‘'Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcoi^k McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Hauh Woodbum
Kerr, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—7
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1012. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance granting to
the Duquesne Street Railway Company,
its successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
certain streets and highways in the
City of Pittsburgh."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodbum
Kerr, President Pro Tern.
Ayes—7
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. nabcock (for Mr. Kerr) present¬
ed from the Committee on Health and
Sanitation, with an affirmative recom¬
mendation,
No. 1037. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation for
May 2nd, 1012, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 101 f. AVhereas, By the
terms of an ordinance of the City of
Pittsburgh. No.relating to the
awarding of a contract or contracts
for the collection, removal and disposal
of rubbish it is provided that the speci¬
fications made under said contract or
contracts shall be submitted to and ap¬
proved by the Council; now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the specifications
herewith submitted and attached to
this resolution and marked Exhibit “A"
are hereby approved as the proper
specifications for all contracts awarded
or to be awarded under said ordinance,
and the Mayor and the'Director of the
Department of Public Health are au¬
thorized and directed to Incorporate
them in and make them part of the
contract or contracts to be let as above
provided for.
Which was read.
Mr. Habcock moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed by the fol¬
lowing vote;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Rauh Woodbum
McArdle Wilkins
Kerr, President Pro Tern.
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
Ayes—6
Noes—1
Also
Bill No. 1016,
SPECIFICATIONS
For the collection, removal and dis¬
posal of rubbish in and throughout a
portion of the City of Pittsburgh,
namely, from the first to the Twenti¬
eth wards, both inclusive, for a period
of time from August 1, 1312, ,to Feb¬
ruary 1, 1918.
First, All the provisions of the fol¬
lowing Acts of Assembly shall be
deemed, taken, included and made part
of the specifications; to-wit: An Act
entited "An Act for the government
of cities of the second class," approved
the 7th day of March, A. D. 1901, and
an Act entitled "An Act amending and
supplementing an Act entitled "An
Act for the government of cities of
the sedond class," approved the 7th
day of March, A. D. 1901, in the fol¬
lowing particulars, etc.;" approved the
20th day of June A. D. 1901; and an
Act to regulate the hours of labor of
mechanics, workmen and laborers In
the employ of the State or any munic¬
ipal corporation therein or otherwise
engaged in public works, "approved
the 24th day of July A. D. 1897, and
an Act entitled "An Act creating a
Bureau of Health in the Department
of Public Safety in cities of the sec¬
ond class, defining the powers and
duties thereof and of the officers there¬
under, prescribing Rules and Regula¬
tions and laws respecting the Public
Health, and authorizing and imposing
fines, penalties and punishments for
violation thereof, "approved the 26th
day of June, A. D. 1895. And an Act
approved April 1, 1909 amending Ar¬
ticle 2, Article 6 and Article 16; and
Paragraph 24 of Article 19, of an Act
entitled "An Act for the government
of cities of the second class, "approved
the 7th day of March A. 1). 1901.
Second. The liability of the City
for the expense of collecting, removing
and disposing of rubbish under ‘the.se
specifications shall be limited to the
amounts provided for by the provisions
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of the ordinance in pursuance and un¬
der the authority of which these speci¬
fications are drawn.
Third: The manner, mode and form
of the disposal of rubbish under these
Rpeciflcations shajl be by that process
known as the incinerating method, or
by some other equally as good method,
subject to the approval of the Director
of the Department of Public Health,
who shall be the sole and absolute
JudKe as to what shall he termed any
other approved method.
Fourth. Such incineration or other
plant or plants as may be necessary
for carrying^ out these specifications
In their e^ntirety, shall be located with¬
in the limits of the City of Pittsburgh
at such point or points as the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation may
select and approve, but the contractor
may locate his plant or plants out¬
side of the corporate limits of the City
of Pittsburgh, if he so desires.
Fifth, If in the disposal of rubbish
In the City of IMttsburgh by inciner¬
ation or any other method that may be
used, there shall be any residium, re¬
fuse matter or materials of any kind
whatever of an offensive character aris¬
ing or resulting from or remaining
after said disposal, said residium. refuse
matter and material shall within twen¬
ty-four hours, be removed from and be¬
yond the limits of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, by the Contractor.
Sixth. The term “rubbish" wherever
it occurs in these specifications means
all paper, pasteboard, rags, mattresses
worn out furniture, old clothes, old
shoes, old rubbers, leather, carpets,
broken glass, crockery, bottles, straw,
excelsior, floor sweepings, old metal,
packing boxes and barrels and broken
parts thereof, tin cans, Christmas trees,
leaves, grass cuttings, and household
refuse generally, exclusive of garbage
and ashes.
Seventh. The rubbish shall be re¬
moved at' least once each week from
all dwellings and apartment buildings,
ail public buildings, religious, educa¬
tional and charitable institutions and
hospitals.
Eighth. Rubbish shall be collected
in and transported through the streets
of the City In vehicles, to he approved
by the Director of the Department of
Public Health, and shall not be
changed without the approval of the
aforesaid Director. These receptacles
or wagons shall have canvass cover¬
ing, which covering must at all times
be closed except when loading and
unloading rubbish, and must not at
any time be driven over the public
streets or highways In an overcrowded
or overloaded condition, and for any
failure, neglect or refusal on the part
of the contractor or any of his agents
or employes to comply with same as
herein- provided (the Director of the
Department of Public Health to de¬
termine the question of fact as to
violation without exception or appeal)
there shall be deducted from the next
monthly pay due said contractor, the
sum of $5.00 fpr each and every of¬
fense, which deduction shall be deemed,
taken and treated as liquidated dam¬
ages and not as penalties.
Ninth. The entire work of collect¬
ing, removing and disposing of rub¬
bish shall fie at all times accessible
to the Director of the Department of
Public Health, and his authorized rep¬
resentatives, and the said Director re¬
serves the right to cause the con¬
tractor to deliver for experimental
purposes, any portion of the rubbish
collected hereunder at any point with¬
in the City limits.
Tenth. Each bidder shall submit
with his bid drawings distinctly and
clearly showing the method by which
he Intends to dispose of the rubbish,
but no bid will he considered which
contemplates the dumping of offensive
residium within the corporate limits
of the City, except as herein previous¬
ly provided.
Eleventh. All receptacles, carts or
conveyances of whatever kind used for
the collection or removal of rubbish
shall be so constructed and loaded as
to prevent any part therein from fall¬
ing on any of the streets, alleys, lanes
or public highways of the City, and
must have the name of the contractor
and the number of the wagon printed
upon each side of the same in letters
of a size to be easily read, and for
any failure on his part to comply
herewith (the Director of the Depart¬
ment of I’ublic Health to determine
the question of fact as to violation
without exception or appeal) there
shall he deducted from the next
monthly pay roll or sum due said con¬
tractor, the sum of $10.00 for each and
every offense, which sum shall be
deemed, taken and treated as liqui¬
dated damages and not as penalties.
Twelfth. No money, gratuity, re¬
ward, fee or other valuable consider¬
ation, except the compensation agreed
to be paid by the City, shall be charged,
received or taken by the Contractor,
or any of his agents or employes for
doing or failing to do any part of the
work required to be done under these
specifications.
Thirteenth, The contractor shall at
all times use such appliances and em-
I)loy such or so many men for the per¬
formance of all the operations con¬
nected with the work embraced under
these specifications as will Insure a
f satisfactory rate of progress and qual¬
ity of work, and (if in the opinion of
the Director of the DeT>artment of Pub¬
lic Health) at any time that the work
or any part thereof, is not being prop¬
erly done, the same shall be immedi¬
ately corrected upon the demand of
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health, or his authorized represen-
tative^, hut no omission bn the part
of the said Director to notice or call
attention to such defect shall be held
to be a waiver of the right of said
Director to direct the same to he cor-
' reeled as aforesaid.
j Fourteenth. In case of failure by
I the contractor to comply in any re-
I sped with the specifications or with
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the contract, the Director of the De¬
partment of I^ublic Health is empow¬
ered and authorized to provide for the
collection, removal and disposal of
such rubbish as the contractor shall
fall to collect, remove and dispose of,
and to charge the expense to the con¬
tractor, and the contractors and his
sureties shall be liable for the expense
so Incurred.
Fifteenth. The Contractor shall
make (daily and) monthly reports on
blanks approved by the Director of
the Department of Public Health which
shall show the number of all loads and
parts of loads and tonnage collected,
and shall be sworn to before the City
Controller. The contractor shall fur¬
nish proper scales which shall be ap¬
proved by the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health for the proper
weighing of said rubbish. The City
shall furnish the Weighmaster, but all
other expense shall be borne by the
contractor.
Sixteenth. All the work shall be
done under the supervision of the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health, a'nd all details of such work
as are hot herein particularly speci¬
fied, shall be done in a manner accept¬
able to him.
Seventeenth. The contractor shall
have and maintain telephone communi¬
cation with the office of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, and be prepared
to receive orders between the hours of
6 A. M. and 12 P. M. Said telephone
communication to be at said contrac¬
tor's own proper cost and expense.
Eighteenth. Any official or employe
of the contractor for removing rub¬
bish, using improper or vile language,
being under the influence of liquor
while on duty, or demanding or ac¬
cepting pay from citizens for services
rendered, or falsifying any report he
may be called upon to make or refus¬
ing to collect and remove rubbish, and
refuse without being paid for same,
except as is provided and allowed as
compensation by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, shall immediately be discharged
and debarred from further employ¬
ment in said work. Should the con¬
tractor keep'^n his employ or at any
time re-employ any person or persons
in violation of this paragraph, there
ahall be deducted from the next
monthly sum due him $5,00 for each
person for each and every day so em¬
ployed, which sum shall be deemed,
taken and treated as liquidated dam-
age.s and not as a penalty. Only full-
grown men shall be employed in said
work, and each of said employes shall
wear In a conspicuous place a badge
numbered and marked “Rubbish and
Garbage Collector.’’.
Nineteenth. Each bid shall be ac¬
companied by a bond In a sum equal
to one-half j)f the estimated cost to
the City of carrying oQt the contract
during the whole or part of the fiscal
year for which it is given, which
bond shall be renewed on the first day
of February of each year during the
continuance of the contract, condi¬
tioned for the faithful performance
of each of the contractor’s covenants
hereunder, and shall indemnify and
save harmless the City of Pittsburgh,
the Mayor, the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, and the Super¬
intendent of the Bureau of Sanitation,
of the City of Pittsburgh against any
and all claims which may be made
by reason of any infringement of any
patent right in the use of any machin¬
ery or apparatus necessary in the dis¬
posal of rubbish under tiiese apecifl-
cationa; said bond shall also indemnify
and save harmless the Mayor, Director
of the Department of Public Health,
the Superintendent of the Bureau of
Sanitation of the City of Pittsburgh,
its officers, agents or servants, and
each and every one of them against
and from all suits or actions of every
description arising hereunder and
brought against the City of Pitts¬
burgh, the Director of the T>epartment
of l^ublic Health and the Superintend¬
ent of the Bureau of Sanitation, or any
of the officers, agents or servants of
the City, and also from damage and
costs resulting from negligence or
carelessness or otherwise, in the per¬
formance of the contractor’s obliga¬
tions under this contract.
Twentieth. The Director of Public
Health shall have printed at the ex¬
pense of the contractor, notices to be
left at each and every dwelling a^^d
apartment building, all public build¬
ings, religious, educational and char¬
itable institutions and hospitals, stat¬
ing that the collector will call for the
rubbish at stated intervals and setting
forth the following:
“First. All garbage shall be placed
in a separate receptacle to be kept for
garbage. The term “garbage” means
all refuse of animal or vegetable mat¬
ter used or intended to be used for
the food of man and includes offal,
condemned food and all dead animals
or parts thereof.
“Second. All rubbish shall be tied
in bundles or placed in a separate re¬
ceptacle which is not to be taken away
or otherwise prevented frorn becoming
scattered in handling. It may be put
into barrels, boxes or cans which are
not to be taken away except at the
request of the owner. It shall also be
kept either inside of the house or in
some other place out of the sight of
the street, and protected from the rain
or snow. The term “rubbfsh” means
all paper, pasteboard, fags, mattresses,
worn out furniture, old clothes, old
shoes, old rubbers, leather, carpets,
broken, glass, crockery, bottles, straw,
excelsior* floor sweepings, old metal,
packing boxes, and barrels or parts
thereof, tin cans, Christmas trees,
leaves and grass cuttings, and house¬
hold refuse generally, exclusive of
garbage and ashes.
“Paragraph 33, Section 3, of Article
19, of an Act, for the government of
cities oi the second class, approved
March 7th, 1901, as amended by Act of
June 20th, 1901, as follows:
“Section 3. Every city of the sec¬
ond class, in its corporate capacity, is
authorized and empowered to enact or-
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dlnances for the following- purposes,
in addition to other powers granted by
this Act.
Article 33. To make regulations to
secure the general health of the In¬
habitants, and to remove and prevent
nuisances, and the various amendments
and supplements thereto.
Director of Public Health.
Contractor.
Address ..
Telephone No.
Address .
Telephone No.
In case of any failure to collect rub¬
bish on the day or days specified in
the notice, there shall be deducted from
the next monthly payroll or sum due
said contractor, the sum of $2.00 for
each and every such failure, which
sum shall be taken and deemed as
liquidated damages and not as a pen¬
alty.
Twenty-first. All labor and equip¬
ment of every kind necessary to carry
out the provisions of these specifica¬
tions, shall be furnished by and at the
expense of the contractor.
Twenty-second. • When the contract
has been entered Into it 'sTiall not be
assigned, transferred or set over to
any other person or persons, firm or
firms, corporation or corporations, nor
will any power of attorney to collect
moneys due be recognized, and any
party assuming the direction of the
work, or taking part therein, shall be
considered as an employe under these
specifications and under the contract.
Any violations of the Acts of Assem¬
bly or the ordinance or these specifi¬
cations, shall be sufficient* cause for
the Immediate cancellation of the con¬
tract by the Mayor, and the Director
of the Department of Public Health,
who may thereupon employ the nec¬
essary labor to perform the work, or
re-advertlse and re-let the work at
the expense of the offending contractor
and his sureties.
Twenty-third. All parts of these
specifications are intended to be ex¬
planatory of each other, but in case
any misunderstanding or doubt as to
the meaning of any of their provisions
shall arise the same shall be sub¬
mitted to the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Health
for their decision and their interpreta¬
tion shall be final, binding and con¬
clusive without exception or appeal,
except to City Council.
Twenty-fourth. Monthly payments
shall be made to the contractor with¬
in the first ten days of each and every
month, said payment to be made after
the contractor has filed proper vouch¬
ers according to law for same, and
upon the certificate of the Director of
the Department of Public Health, in
such sums as may be due for the pre-.
vIdus month’s collection, removal and
disposal of rubbish under the contract.
Which was read.
Mr, ll»bc4>ck moved
The adoption of the specifica¬
tions.
Which motion prevailed by the fol¬
lowing vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Rauh W'^ilklns
McArdle Woodburn
Kerr, Pre.sldent Pro Tern.
Noes—Mr, Ilocvelcr
Ayes—0
Noes—1
Also
Bill No. 1017. Whereas, By the
terms of an ordinance of the City of
Pittsburgh, No. relating to the
awarding of a contract or Contracts for
the collection, removal and disposal of
rubbish, it is provided that the speci¬
fications made under said contract or
contracts shall be submitted to and
approved by the Council; now, there¬
fore, be it
Resolved, That the specifications
herewith submitted and attached to
this resolution and marked Exhibit
“A” are hereby approved as the proper
specifications for all contracts awarded
or to be awarded under said ordinance,
and the Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Public Health are au¬
thorized and directed to incorporate
them in and make them part of the
contract or contracts to be let as above
provided for.
Which was read.
Mr. Bnbeoek moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed by the fol¬
lowing vote:
Ayes— Messrs.
Babcock Rauh Wilkins
McArdle Woodburn
Kerr, President Pro Tem.
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
Ayes—0
Noes—1
Rill No. 1018.
SPECIFICATIONS
For the collection, removal and dis¬
posal of rubbish in and throughout a
portion of the City of ...Pittsburgh,
namely, from the Twenty-first to the
Twenty-seventh wards, both .Inclusive,
for a period of time from August 1,
1912. to February 1, 1918.
First. All the provisions of the fol¬
lowing Act of Assembly shall be deem¬
ed, taken, included and made part of
the specifications; towit: An Act en¬
titled “An Act for the government of
cities of the second class." approved
the 7th day of March, A. D. 1901, and
an Act entitled “An Act amending and
supplementing an Act entitled “An Act
for the government of cities of the
.second class,” approved the 7th day of
March, A. D. 1901, In the following
particulars, etc.:” approved the 20th
day of June. A. D. 1901; an Act to
regulate the hours of labor of mechan¬
ics, workmen and laborers in the em¬
ploy of the State or any municipal
corporation therein or otherwise en-
graced in public works,” approved the
24th day of July, A. D. 1897, and an
Act entitled "An Act creating a Bureau
of Health in the Department of Pub¬
lic Safety in cities of the second class,
defining the powers and duties there¬
of and of the officers thereunder, pre¬
scribing Rules and Regulations and
laws respecting the Public Health, and
authorizing and Imposing fines, penal¬
ties and punishments for violation
thereof,” approved the 26th day of
June, A. D. 1895. And an Act approved
April 1, 1909, amending Article Two,
Article Six, Article Sixteen and Para¬
graph twenty-four of Article Nine¬
teen, of an Act entitled “An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class,” approved the 7th day of March,
A. D. 1901.
Second. The liability of the City for
the offense of collecting, removing, and
disposing of rubbish under these speci¬
fications shall be limited to the
amounts provided for by the provisions
of the ordinance in pursuance and
under the authority of which these
specifications are drawn.
Third. The manner, mode and form
of the disposal of rubbish under these
specifications shall be by that process
known as the incinerating method, or
by some other equally as good method,
subject to the approval of the Director
of the Department of Public Health,
who shall be the sole and absolute
ju<lge as to what shall be termed any
other approved method.
Fourth. Such incineration or other
plant or plants as may be necessary
for carrying out these specifications
in their entirely, shall be located with¬
in the limits of the City of I’lttsburgh
at such point or points as the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation may
select and approve, but the contractor
may locate his plant or plants outside
of the corporate limits of the City of
Pittsburgh, if he so desires.
Fifth. If <n the disposal of rubbish
In the City of Pittsburgh by incin¬
eration or any other method that may
be used, there shall be any residium,
refuse matter or materials of any kind
whatever of an offensive character
arising or resulting from or remaining
after said disposal, said residium, re¬
fuse matter and material shall, within
twenty-four hours, be removed from
and beyond the limits of the City of
Pittsburgh, by the Contractor.
Sixth. The term “rubbish” wherever
It occurs in these .si)ecifications means
all paper, pasteboard, rags, mattresses,
worn out furniture, old clothes, old
shoes, old rubbers, leather, carpets,
broken glass, crockery, bottles, straw,
excelsior, floor sweepings, old metal,
packing boxes and barrels and broken
parts thereof, tin cafis, Cliristmas trees
leaves, grass cuttings and household
refuse generally, exclusive of garbage
and ashes.
Seventh. The rubbish shall be re¬
moved at least once each week from all
dwellings ard apartment buildings, all
public buildings, religious, educational
ard charitable institutions and hos¬
pitals.
Eighth, Rubbish shall be collected
In and transported through the streets
of the City in vehicles, to be approved
by the Director of the Department of
Public Health, and shall not be
changed without the approval of the
aforesaid Director. These receptacles
or wagons shall have canvass cover¬
ing, which covering must at all times
be closed except when loading and un¬
loading rubbish, and must not at any
time be driven over the public streets
or highways in an overcrowded or
overloaded condition, and for any fail¬
ure, neglect or refusal on the part of
the contractor or any of his agents or
employes to comply with same as here¬
in provided, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health to determine
the question of fact as to violation
without exception or appeal, there
shall be deducted from the next month¬
ly pay due said contractor, the sum of
$5.00 for each and every offense, which
deduction shall be deemed, taken and
treated as liquidated damages and not
as penalties.
Ninth, The entire work of collect¬
ing, removing and disposing of rub¬
bish, shall be at all times a<.cessible to
the Director of the Department of
Public Health, and his autliorlzed rep¬
resentatives, and the said Idrector re¬
serves the right to cause the contractor
to deliver for experimental purposes,
any portion of the rubbish collected
hereunder at any point within the City
limits.
Tenth. Each bidder shall submit
with his bid drawings distinctly and
clearly showing the method by which
he intends to dispose of Die rubbi.sh,
but no bid will be considered which
contemplates the dumping or offen.sive
residium within the corporate limits
of the City, except as herein previous¬
ly provided.
Eleventh. All receptacle.s, carts or
conveyances of whatever kind used for
the collection or removal of rubbish
shall be so constructed and loaded as
to prevent any part therein from fall¬
ing on any of the streets, alleys, lanes
or public highways of the City, and
must have the name of the contractor
and the number of the wagon i>rinted
upon each side of the same in letters
of a size to be easily read, and for
any failure on his part to comply here¬
with, the Director of the Department
of Public Health to determine the
question of fact as to violation with¬
out exception or appeal, there shall be
deducted from the next monthly pay
roll or sum due said contractor, the
sum of $10.00 for each and every of¬
fense, which sum shall be deemed,
taken and treated as liquidated dam¬
ages and not as penalties.
Twelfth. No money, gratuity, re¬
ward, fee or other valuable consider¬
ation, except the compensation agreed
to be paid by the City, shall be charged,
received or taken by the Contractor,
or any of his agents or employes for
doing or failing to do any part of the
work reouired to be done under these
specifications.
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Thirteenth. The contractor shall at,
ali times use such appliances and em-
jiloy such or so many men for the per¬
formance of all the operations con¬
nected with the work embraced under
these specifications as will insure a
satisfactory rate of progress and qual¬
ity of work, and if in the opinion of
the Director of the Department of I^ub-
llc Health at any time that the work
or any part thereof. Is not being prop¬
erly done, the same shall be immedi¬
ately corrected upon the demand of
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health, or his authoriiied repre¬
sentatives, but no omission on the part
of tne said Director to notice or call
attention to such defect shall be held
to be a waiver of the right of said
Idrector to direct the same to be cor¬
rected as aforesaid.
Fourteenth. In case of failure by
the contractor to comply in any re¬
spect with the specifications or with
the contract, the Director of the De¬
partment of I^ublic Health is empow¬
ered and authorized to provide for the
collection, removal and disposal of such
rubbish as the contractor shall fail to
collect, remove and dispose of, and
to charge the expense to the contractor,
and the contractors and his sureties
shall be liable for the expense so in¬
curred.
Fifteenth. The Contractor shall
make dally and monthly reports on
blanks approved by the Director of
the Department of Public Health,
which shall show the number of all
loads and parts of loads and tonnage
collected, and shall be sworn to be¬
fore the City Controller. The con¬
tractor shall furnish proper scales
which shall be approved by the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health for the proper weighing of said
rubbish. The City shall furnish the
Welghmaster, but all other expense
shall be borne by the contractor.
Sixteenth. AH the work shall be
done under the supervision of the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health, and all details of such work
as are not herein particularly speci¬
fied, shall be done in a manner accept¬
able to him..
Seventeenth, The contractor shall
have and maintain telephone communi¬
cation with the office of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, and be prepared
to receive orders between the hours
of 6 A. M. and 12 P. M. Said telephone
communication to be at said Contract¬
or’s own proper cost and expense.
Eighteenth. Any official or employe
of the contractor for removing rub¬
bish, using improper or vile language,
being under the influence of liquor
while on duty, or demanding or ac¬
cepting pay from citizens for services
rendered, or falsifying any report he
may be called upon to make, or re¬
fusing to collect and remove rubbish,
and refuse without being paid for
same, except as is provided and al¬
lowed as compensation by the City of
Pittsburgh, shall immediately be dis¬
charged and debarred from further em¬
ployment in said work. Should the
Contractor keep in his employ or at
any time re-employ any person or per¬
sona in violation of this paragraph,
there shall be deducted from the next
monthly sum due him .?5.00 for each
person for each and every day so em¬
ployed, which sum shall be deemed,
taken and treated as liquidated dam¬
ages and not as a penalty. Only full-
grown men shall be employed in said
work, and each of said employes shall
wear in a conspicuous place, a badge,
numbered and marked “Kubbish and
Garbage Collector."
Nineteenth. Each bid shall be ac-
accompanied by a bond in a sum equal
to one-half of the estimated cost to
the City of carrying out the contract
during the whole or part of the fiscal
year for which it is given, which bond
shall be renewed on the first day of
February of each year during the con¬
tinuance of the contract, conditioned
for the faithful performance of each
of the contractors' covenants hereun¬
der, and shall indemnify and save
harmless the City of Pittsburgh, the
Mayor, the Director of the Department
of Public Health, and the Superintend¬
ent of the Bureau of Sanitation, of the
City of Pittsburgh against any and all
claims which may be made by reason
of any infringement of any patent
right in the use of any machinery or
apparatus necessary In the disposal of
rubbish under, these specifications; said
bond shall also indemnify and save
harmless the Mayor, the Director of
the Department of I'ublic Health, the
Superintendent of the Bureau of Sani¬
tation of the City of Pittsburgh, its
officers, agents or servants, and each
and every one of them against and
from all suits or actions of every de¬
scription arising hereunder and
brought against the City of Pittsburgh,
the i.)irector of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health and the Superintendent of
the Bureau of Sanitation, or any of
the officers, agents or servants of the
City and also from damage and costs
resulting from negligence or careless¬
ness or otherwise, in the performance
of the contractor’s obligations under
this contract.
Twentieth. The Director of the Pub¬
lic Health shall have printed at the
expense of the contractor, notices to
be left at each and every dwelling and
apartment building, all public build¬
ings, religious, educational and chari¬
table institutions and hospitals, stat¬
ing that the collector will call for the
rubbish at stated intervals and setting
forth the following:
"First. All garbage shall be placed
In a separate receptacle to be kept for
garbage. The term "garbage m'eans
all refuse of animal or vegetable mat¬
ter used or intended to be used for
the food of man and includes offal,
condemned food and all dead animals
or parts thereof.
"Second. AH rubbish shall be tied
in bundles or placed in a separate re¬
ceptacle which is not to be taken
away or otherwise prevented from be¬
coming scattered in handling. It may
be put into barrels, boxes, or cans,
which are not to be taken way, ex¬
cept at the request of the owner. It
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shall also be kept either inside of the
house or In some other place out of
the sight of the street, and protected
from the rain or snow. The term "rub¬
bish” means all paper, pasteboard,
rag’s, mattresses, worn out furniture,
old clothes, old shoes, old rubbers,
leather, carpets, broken glass, crock¬
ery, bottles, straw, excelsior, floor
sweepings, old metal, packing boxes,
and barrels or parts thereof, tin cans,
Christmas trees, leaves and grass cut¬
tings, and household refuse generally,
exclusive of garbage, and ashes.
"Paragraph 33, Section 3, of Article
19 of an Act, for the government of
cities of the second class, approved
March 7th, 1901, as amended by Act of
June 20th, 1901, as follows;
"Section 3. Every city of the second
class, in its corporate capacity, is au¬
thorized and empowered to enact or¬
dinances for the following purposes,
in addition to other powers granted
by this Act.
Article 33. To make regulations to
secure the general health of the in¬
habitants, and to remove and prevent
nuisances, and the various amend¬
ments and supplements thereto.
Director of Public Health.”
Contractor.
Address .
Telephone No.
Address .
Telephone No.
In case of any failure to collect rub¬
bish on the day or days specified in
the notice, there shall be deducted
from the next monthly payroll or sum
due said contractor, the sum, of $2.00
for each and every such failure, which
sum shall be taken aiui deemed as
liquidated damages and not as a pen¬
alty.
Twenty-first. All labor and equip¬
ment of every kind necessary to car¬
ry out the provisions of these specifica¬
tions. shall be furnished by and at the
expense of the contractor.
Twenty-second. When the contract
has been entered into it shall not be
assigned, transferred or set over to
any other person or persons, firm or
firms, corporation or corporations, nor
will any power of attorney to collect
moneys due be recognized, and any
party assuming the direction of the
work, or taking part therein, shall be
considered as an employe under these
specifications and under the contract.
Any violations of the Acts of Assem¬
bly or the ordinance or these specifica¬
tions, shall be sufficient cause for the
immediate cancellation of the contract
by the Mayor, and/^he Director of the
Department of Public Health, who may
thereupon employ the necessary labor
to perform the work, or re-advertlse
and re-let Uie work at the expense of
the offending contractor and his sure¬
ties.
Twenty-third. All parts of these
specifications are intended to be ex¬
planatory of each other, but in case
any misunderstanding or doubt as to
the meaning of any of their provisions
shall arise, the same shall be sub¬
mitted to the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Health
for their decision and their interpre¬
tation shall be final, binding and con¬
clusive without exception or appeal,
except to City Council.
Twenty-fourth. Monthly payments
shall be made to the contractor within
the first ten days of each and every
month, said payment to be made after
the contractor has filed proper vouch¬
ers according to law for same, and
upon the certificate of the Director of
the Department of Public Health, In
such sums as may be due for the pre¬
vious month’s collection, removal and
disposal of rubbish under the con¬
tract.
Which was read.
Mr. liabcock moved
The adoption of the specifica¬
tions.
Which motion prevailed by the fol¬
lowing vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Ranh Woodburn
McArdJe Wilkins
Kerr, President Pro Tern.
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
Ayes—6
Noes—1
Also
Bill No. 1019. W^hereas, By the
terms of an ordinance of the City of
Pittsburgh, No.relating to the
awarding of a contract or contracts
for the collection, removal and dis¬
posal of garbage it is provided that the
specifications made under said contract
or contracts shall be submitted to and
approved by the Council, now, there¬
fore, be it
Resolved, That the specifications
herewith submitted and attached to
this resolution and marked Exhibit
"A” are hereby approved as the proper
specifications for all contracts awarded
or to be awarded under said ordinance,
and the Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Public Health are au¬
thorized to incorporate them in and
make them part of the contract or con¬
tracts to be let as above provided for.
Wihlch was read.
Mr. ]IIeArdle moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed by the fol¬
lowing vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Ranh W^oodburn
McArdle Wilkins
Kerr, President Pro Tem.
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
Ayes—6
Noes—1
Also
Bill No. 1020. Specifications
for the collection, removal and dis¬
posal of garbage, in and throughout
the City of Pittsburgh, namely, from
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the First to the Twentieth wards, both ■
Inclusive, for the period of time from ’
August 1, 1912, to February 1, 1918.
Which was read.
Mr. Habcock moved
To amend the Specifications in
Paragraph Fourth, by striking out
after the words “specifications in their
entirety," the following, “shall, if lo¬
cated within the limits of the City of
I'litsnurgh, be at such point or points
as the Director of the Department of
Public Health shall select or approve,
but the contractor may locate his plant
or plants outside of the corporate lim¬
its of the City of Pittsburgh if he j
so desires," and by inserting in lieu
thereof the following: “shall not be
located within the City of Idttsburgh
unless with the consent of Council first
had and obtained by ordinance duly
enacted."
Which motion prevailed.
And j
hill No. 1020. ;
SPECIFICATIONS j
For the collection, removal and dis¬
posal of garbage, in and throughout
the City of Pittsburgh, namely from
the First to the Twentieth wards, both
Inclusive, tor the period of time from
August 1, 1912, to February 1, 1918.
First, Ail the provisions of the fol- |
lowing Acts of Assembly shall be deem¬
ed, taKen, included and made part of i
the specifications, to-wit: An Act en- '
titled “An Act for the government of
cities of the second class," approved
the~7th day of March, A. D. 1901, and
An Act entitled “An Act amend¬
ing and supplementing an Act
entitled ‘An Act for the government of
cities of the second class,’" approved
the 7th day of March, A. D. 1901, in
the following particulars, etc.," ap¬
proved the 20th day of June, A. D. 1901;
an Act to regulate the hours
of labor of mechanics, work¬
men and laborers in the employ of
the state or any municipal corporation
therein or otherwise engaged in pub¬
lic works, approved the 24th day of
July, A. D, >1897, and an Act entitled
"An Act creating a Bureau of Health
In the Department of Public Safety
in cities of the second class, defin¬
ing the powers and duties thereof and
of the officers thereunder, prescrib¬
ing rules and regulations and laws re¬
specting the public health, and author¬
izing and imposing fines, penalties and
punishments for violations thereof,"
approved the 26th day of .Tune, A, D.
1895. And an Act approved April 1st,
1909, amending Article Two, Article
Six, Article Sixteen and Paragraph
Twenty-four of Article Nineteen, of
an Act entitled “An Act for the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second class,’"
approved the 7th day of March, A. D.
1901.
Second, The liability of the City
for the expense of collecting, remov¬
ing and disposing of garbage, under
these specifications shall be limited to
the amounts provided for by the pro¬
visions of this ordinance.
Third. The manner, mode and form
of the disposal of garbage in and
throughout the City under these speci¬
fications shall be by that process
known as the reduction process, in¬
cineration method, or by some other
eiiually as good method, subject to the
approval of the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health, who shall
be the sole and absolute judge as to
what might be termed any other ap¬
proved method,, subject to appeal to
Council.
Fourth. Any reduction, incineration
or other plant or plants necessary for
carrying out these specifications in
their entirety, shall not be located
within the City of Pittsburgh unless
with the consent of Council first had
and obtained by ordinance duly en¬
acted.
Fifth. If, in the disposal of garbage
in the City of Pittsburgh by reduction
or any other method that may be used,
there shall be any residium; refuse
matter or materials of any kind what¬
ever of any offensive character aris¬
ing or resulting from or remaining
after said disposal, said residium, re¬
fuse matter and material shall, within
twenty-four hours, be removed from
and beyond the limits of the City of
Pittsburgh by the contractor.
Sixth. The term “Garbage" wher¬
ever it occurs in these specifications,
means all refuse of animal or .vege¬
table matter which has been used for
the food of man, and all refuse ani¬
mal and vegetable matter which was
intended to be so used and includes
offal, condemned food, and all dead
animals, or parts thereof.
Seventh. The garbage shall be re¬
moved from all hotels, dwellings, and
apartment buildings, all public build¬
ings, religious, educational, and char¬
itable institutions, hospitals, restau¬
rants, markets, streets, alleys, lands,
lanes, s(juares, and all public places
in the City of Pittsburgh.
Eighth. Collections shall be made
daily, except Sunday, from all public
markets, hotels,' restaurants, fish mar¬
kets, butcher shops, hospitals, and
places where animal, game or fowls
are killed or dressed within the City,
providing, however, that the removal
of dead animals and animal offal shall
be at such hours as shall be prescribed
by the Director of the Department of
Public Health.
Ninth. During the months of May,
June, July, August, September and Oc¬
tober, garbage shall be removed from
all houses and buildings described in
Paragraph Seven in the first, second,
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth,
thirteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, that
partion of the eighteenth, formerly
known as the Thirtieth ward three
times each week. In all other por¬
tions of the city covered by this con¬
tract and not specified above where
garbage may accumulate, two collec¬
tions shall be made each week. Dur¬
ing the months of February, March,
April, November, December and Janu¬
ary, the garbage shall be removed
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twice each week from all places desig¬
nated hereinabove, as requiring three
removals during the summr months,
and once each week from places re¬
quiring two removals each week dur¬
ing the summer monins. Nothing con¬
tained in this paragraph shall Inter¬
fere with the requirements of these
specifications as set forth in Paragraph
eighth.
Tenth. Dead animals, lying upon
any of the streets, alleys or public
highways, or elsewhere, must be re¬
moved Immediately to the disposal
plant upon the contractor receiving
notification thereof, either from the
Department of Public Health or the
Bureau of Police; and if the contractor
fails, neglects or refuses to have the
same removed within four (4) hours
after receiving notice, either by tele¬
phone or otherwise (excepting in cases
where such notices shall be given be¬
tween the hours of 9 P. M. and 6 A. M.,
in which Instance the reckoning of the
four (4) hours shall be computed from
6 A. M.) the sum of $10.00 per day for
every day of failure, neglect or re¬
fusal to comply herewith shall be de¬
ducted from the next monthly bill of
said contractdr, which deductions
shall be deemed, taken and treated as
liquidated damages and not as penal¬
ties.
Eleventh. Garbage shall be collected
in and transported through the streets
of the City in vehicles in watertight,
closed metal boxes, the same to be
approved by the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health, and shall
not be changed without the approval
of the aforesaid Director. These ve¬
hicles or boxes shall have closely fitted
lids, which lids must at all times be
closed and kept closed except when load¬
ing and unloading garbage,and must not
at any time be driven over the pub¬
lic streets or highways in an over¬
crowded or overloaded condition. The
vehicles shall be thoroughly washed
and disinfected in a manner approved
by the Director of the Department of
Public Health, each day during the
period from Novmeber 1st to May 1st,
immediately after the close of the day's
hauling and after each load during the
period from May 1 to November 1, and
shall not appear on the public streets
and highways of the City of Pitts¬
burgh In an unsanitary or unsightly
manner. For any failure, neglect or
refusal on the part of the contractor
to cause to be thoroughly washed and
disinfected dally the vehicles as herein
provided, there shall be deducted from
the next monthly pay due said con¬
tractor, the sum of $5.00 per day for
each and every vehicle not so washed
and disinfected, wh^h deduction shall
be deemed, taken and treated as liqul-
dc.ted damages and not as penalties.
Twelfth. The entire work of col¬
lecting, removing and disposing of
garbage, shall be at all times access¬
ible to the Director of the Department
of Public Health, or his authorized
representatives and the said Director
reserves the right to cause the con¬
tractor to deliver for experimental pur¬
poses any portion of garbage, at any
point within the City limits.
Thirteenth. Each bidder shall sub¬
mit with his bid drawings distinctly
and clearly showing his method by
which it is Intended to dispose of the
garbage, dead animals and animal
offal; but no bid will be considered
which contemplates the dumping of
such material either within or with¬
out the corporate limits of the City,
or feeding the same to animals, ex¬
cept as herein previously provided in
case of residium.
Fourteenth, All receptacles, carts or
conveyances of whatever kind used
for the collection and reni'^^pval of gar¬
bage, shall be so constructed and
loaded as to prevent any part therein
from falling on any of the streets,
alleys, lanes or public highways of the
City, and must have the name of the
contractor and the number of the
vehicle printed on each side of the
same In letters of a size to be easily
read, and shall carry thereon at
least one gallon of good quality
of disinfectant for use in case of
emergency, and should any driver or
employe of the contractor, by his care¬
lessness or negligence, allow any gar¬
bage to fall upon the public streets,
lanes, alleys, highways or sidewalks
of the City of Pittsburgh, \:e shall im¬
mediately clean up the same and place
it in the wagon or receptacle, and thor¬
oughly disinfect the 'place on which
said garbage, etc., was dropped; and
for any failure on his part to com¬
ply herewith, there shall be deducted
from the next monthly pay roll or
sum due said contractor, the sum of
$10.00 for each and every offense, which
sum shall be deemed, taken and treat¬
ed as liquidated damages and not as
penalties.
Fifteenth. No money, gratuity, re¬
ward, fee or other valuable consider¬
ation, except the compensation agreed
to he paid by the City, shall be charged,
received or taken by the contractor, or
any of his agents or employes for do¬
ing or failing to do any part of the
work reiiuired to be done under these
specification.^.
Sixteenth. The contractor shall at
all times use such appliances and em¬
ploy such or so many men for the per¬
formance of all the operations con¬
nected with the work embraced under
these specifications as will secure a
satisfactory rate of progress and <iual-
ity of work, and In case it shall ap¬
pear at any time that the work, or
any part thereof, is not being prop¬
erly done, the same shall be immedi¬
ately corrected upon the demands of
the Director of the Department of
Public Health, or his authorized repre¬
sentatives, but no omission on the
part of the said Director to notice or
call attention to such defect shall be
held to be a walvef of said rights of
said Director to do so, or directing the
same to be corrected as aforesaid.
Seventeenth. Tn case of failure by
the contractor to comply in any re¬
spect with the specifications or with
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the contract, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health shall have
the right and power and is authorized
to provide for the collection, removal
and disposal of garbage, which the
contractor, shall fail to collect, remove
and dispose of and to charge the ex¬
pense to the contractor, and the con¬
tractor and his sureties shall be liable
for the expense incurred therein.
Eighteenth. The contractor shall
make monthly reports on blanks ap¬
proved by the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health which shall
show the number of all loads and parts
of loads and tonnage collected, and
which shall be sworn to before the
City Controller. The contractor shall
furnish proper scales which shall be
approved by the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health for the
proper weighing of said garbage. The
City shall furnish the Weighmaster,
but all other expense shall be borne
by the contractor.
Nineteenth. All the work shall be
done under the supervision of the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health, and all details of such work
as are not herein particularly specified
Bhali be done in a manner acceptable
to him.
Twentieth. The contractor shall
have and maintain telephone commun¬
ication with the office of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, and be pre¬
pared to receive orders between the
hours of 6 A. M. and 12 P. M. Said
telephone communication to be at said
contractor’s own proper cost and ex¬
pense.
Twenty-first. All wagons for haul¬
ing dead animals shall have a lid or
covering of an approved design or
style, which lid or covering must be
at all times thrown over the wagon
so as to cover up all carcases or dead
animals, excepting when loading or
unloading.
Twenty-second. Any official or em¬
ployes of the contractor for removing
garbage, using Improper or vile lan¬
guage, being under the Influence of
liquor while dn duty, vr demanding or
accepting pay from citizens for serv¬
ices rendered, or falsifying any report
he may be called upon to make, or If
refusing to collect and remove gar¬
bage, without being paid for same,
except as Is provided and allowed as
compensation by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, shall Immediately be discharged
and debarred from further employ¬
ment in said work. Should the con¬
tractor keep In his employ or at any
time re-employ any person or persons
in violation of this paragraph, there
shall be deducted from the next month¬
ly sum due him five ($5.00) dollars
for each person for each and every
day so employed, which sum shall be
deemed, taken and treated as litiui-
dated damages and not as penalties.
Only full grown men shall be em¬
ployed and shall wear in a conspicu¬
ous place a badge, showing a number
and marked “Garbage and Rubbish
Collector,”
Twenty-third, The contractor shall
Indemnify and save harmless the City
of Pittsburgh, the Mayor, the Director
of the Department of Public Health
and the Superintendent of the Bureau
of Sanitation, of the City of Pittsburgh,
against any and all claims which may
be made by reason of any ihfringe-
ment of any patent right in the use
of any machinery or apparatus neces¬
sary in the disposal of garbage under
these specifications; and said bond
shall also indemnify and hold harmless
the Mayor, Director of the Department
of Public Health and the Superintend¬
ent of the Bureau of Sanitation of the
City of Pittsburgh, its officers, agents
or servants, and each and every one
of them, against and from all suits or
actions of every kind and description
brought against the City of Pittsburgh,
the Mayor, the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health and the Super¬
intendent of the Bureau of Sanitation,
or any of the officers, agents or serv¬
ants under the specifications or the
contract of which they are part, and
also from damage and costs to which
it, they or any of them may be put by
reason of injury to the person or prop¬
erty of any other, resulting from neg¬
ligence or carelessness, or otherwise,
in the performance of the contractor’s
obligations under this contract, or from
any defective or improper appliances
used in the performance of the same.
Twenty-fourth. The Director of
Public Health shall print at the ex¬
pense of the contractor, a notice to
be left at all buildings described in
Section 7, and at every dwelling house
in the City, stating that the collector
will call for garbage on certain days
mentioned in the notice, and request¬
ing that such garbage be ready in pre¬
scribed and suitable vessels for the
collector when he calls for the same.
Each notice shall have appended there¬
to a copy in full of Section 20 of An
Act of Assembly entitled “An Act cre¬
ating a Bureau of Health in the De¬
partment of Public Safety in cities of
the second class, defining the powers
and duties thereof and of the officers
thereunder, prescribing rules and reg¬
ulations and laws respecting the imb-
lic health, and authorizing and impos¬
ing fines, penalties and punishment for
the violation thereof,” approved June
20 th, A, D. 1895, and the various
amendments and supplements thereto.
Said notice shall also contain the name,
address and telephone number of the
contractor, and the address of the De¬
partment of Public . Health, together
with telephone number.
It shall also contain the following:
NOTICE.
First. All garbage shall be placed
in a separate receptacle to be kept
for garbage. The term “garbage”
means all refuse of animal or vege¬
table matter used or intended to be
used for the food of man, and includes
offal, condemned meat and all dead
animals or parts thereof.
Second. 'All rubbish shall be tied in
bundles or otherwise prevented from
becoming scattered in handling. It
may be put Into barrels or boxes which
are to be taken, away. It shall also
be kept either Inside of the house or
In some other place out of the sight of
the street, and protected from the rain.
The term “rubbish” means all paper,
I^asteboard, rags, mattresses, worn out
furniture, old clothes, old shoes, old
rubbers, leather, carpets, broken glass,
crockery, bottles, straw, excelsior, floor
sweepings, old metal, packing boxes
and barrels or parts thereof, tin cans,
Christmas trees, leaves and grass cut¬
tings, and household refuse generally,
exclusive of garbage.
Paragraph 33. Section 3 of Article
19, of an Act, for the government of
cities of the second class, approveo
March 7th, 1901, as amended by Act ol
June 20th, 1901, aS follows:
Section 3. Every City of the sec¬
ond class, in its corporate capacity, is
authorized and empowered to enact
ordinances for the following purposes,
in addition to the other powers grant¬
ed by this Act.
Article 33. To make regulations to
secure the general health of the in¬
habitants, and to remove and prevent
nuisances, and the various amendments
and supplements thereto.
Director Public Health.
In case of any failure to collect gar¬
bage on the day or days specified in
the notice, there shall be deducted
from the next monthly payroll or sum
due said contractor the sum of $2.00
for each and every said failure which
sum shall be taken and deemed as liq¬
uidated damages ahd not as a penalty.
Twenty-fifth. Each bid shall be ac¬
companied by a bond in a sum equal
to one-half of the estimated annual
cost to the City of carrying out the
contract, which bond shall be renewed
on the first day of February of each
year during the continuance of said
contract.
Twenty-sixth. All labor and equip- I
ment of every kind necessary to carry
out the provisions of these specifica¬
tions, shall be furnished by and at the
expense of the contractor.
Twenty-seventh. When the contract
has been entered into it shall not be
assigned, transferred or set over to
any other person or persons, firm or
firms, corporation or corporations, nor
will any power of attorney to collect
moneys due be recognized, and any
party assuming the direction of. the
work, or taking part therein, shall be
considered as an employe under these
specifications and under the contract.
Any violations of the Acts of Assembly
or the ordinance of these specifications,
shall be sufficient cause of the imme¬
diate cancellation of the contract by
the Mayor, and the Director of the
l»epartment of l^ubllc Health, who may
thereupon employ the necessary labor
to perform the work, or re-advertise
and re-let the work at the expense of
the offending contractor and his sure¬
ties.
Twenty-eighth, All parts of these
specifications are Intended to Be ex¬
planatory of each other, but in case
any misunderstanding or doubt as to
the meaning of any of the provlslon.n
thereof shall arise, the same shall be
submitted to the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health for their decision, and their
interpretation shall be final, binding
and conclusive without exception or
appeal.
Twenty-ninth. Monthly payments
shall be made to the contractor within
the' first ten days of each and every
month, said payment to be made after
the contractor has filed proper vouch¬
ers according to law for same, and
upon the certificate of the Director of
the Department of Public Health, In
such sums as may be due him for the
collection, removal and disposal of
garbage under this contract.
Thirtieth. All questions of fact re¬
garding the violation of the provisions
of this contract or arising in connec¬
tion with the establishment of the
amount of liquidated damages which
may be assessed under any section of
these specifications shall he decided by
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health and his deci;-ion shall be
binding and conclusive without excep¬
tion or appeal except to the Council.
Was read, as amended.
Mr. McArdle moved
That the specifications, as
amended, be adopted.
Which motion prevailed, by the fol¬
lowing vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Rauh Woodburu
McArdle Wilkins
Kerr, President Pro Tern,
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
Ayes—6
Noes—1
Also
Bill No. 1021.
Whereas, By the terms of an ordi¬
nance of the City of IMttsburgh, No.
relating to the awarding of a contract
or contracts for the collection, removal
and disposal of garbage, it is provided
that the s 7 )ecifications made under said
contract or contracts shall be submit¬
ted to and approved by the Council:
now, therefore, be It
Resolved, That the specifications
herewith submitted and attached to
this resolution and marked Exhibit
“A” are hereby approved as the proper
specifications for all contracts awarded
or to be awarded under said ordinance,
and the Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Public Health are au¬
thorized and directed to Incorporate
them in and make them part of the
contract or contracts to be let as above
provided for.
Which was read.
Mr. 9Ie4r<lle moved
The adoption of the resolution.
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Which motion prevailed by the fol;
lowing vote:
Ayes—McHsrs.
Babcock Rauh Woodburu
MoArdlo WUklns
Kerr, Presldejit Pro Tern.
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
Ayes—0
Noes—1
Also
Bill No. 1022. Specifications
for the collection, removal and dis¬
posal of garbage, in and throughout
me City of Pittsburgh, namely from
the Twenty-first to the Twenty-sev¬
enth wards, both inclusive, for the
period of time from August 1, 1912, to
February 1, 1918.
Which was read.
.Mr. itHbeock moved
To amend the Specifications In
Paragraph Fourth by striking out
after the words “specifications in their
entirety,” the following: “shall, if lo¬
cated within the limits of the City of
littsburgh, be at such point or points
as the Director of the Department of
Public Health shall select or approve,
but the contract or may locate his
plant or plants outside of the corpor¬
ate limits of the City of Pittsburgh, if
he so desires,” and by Inserting in lieu
thereof the following: “shall not be
located within the City of Pittsburgh
unless with the consent of Council first
had and obtained by ordinance duly
enacted.”
Which motion prevailed.
And
mu No. 1022.
SPECIFICATIONS
For the collection, removal and dis¬
posal of garbage, in and throughout
the City of Pittsburgh, namely from
the Twenty-first to the Twenty-sev¬
enth wards, both inclusive, for the
j)eriod of time from August 1, 1912,
to February 1, 1918.
First. All the provisions of the fol¬
lowing Acts of Assembly shall be
deemed, taken, included and made part
of the specifications, to-wit: An Act
entitled “An Act for the government
of cUles of the second class/' approved
the 7th day of March, A. IX 1901, and
An Act entitled “An Act amending and
supplementing an Act entitled “An Act
for the government of cities of the
second class,” approved the 7th day of
March. A, IX 1901, in the following
particulars, etc.,” api)roved the 20th
day of June, A, I). 1901: an Act to regu¬
late the hours of labor of mechanics,
workmen and laborers in the employ
of the state or any municipal corpor¬
ation therein or otherwise engaged In
public works,” approved the 24th day
of July A. D. 1897, and an Act entitled
“An Act creating a Bureau of Health
in the Department of Public Safety In
cities of the second class, defining the
powers and duties thereof and of the
officers thereunder, prescribing rules
and regulations and laws respecting
the public health, and authorizing and
imposing fines, penalties and punish¬
ments for violations thereof,” approved
the 26th day of June, A. D. 1895.” And
an Act approved April 1st, 1909, amend¬
ing Article Two, Article Six, Article
Sixteen and Paragraph Twenty-four of
Article Nineteen, of an Act entitled
“An Act for the government of cities
of the second class,” approved the 7th
day of March, A, D. 1901.
Second. The liability of the City for
the expense of collecting, removing and
disposing of garbage, under these spec¬
ifications shall be limited to the
amounts provided for by the provis¬
ions of this ordinance.
Third. The manner, mode and form
of the disposal of garbage in and
throughout the City under these speci¬
fications shall be by that process known
as the reduction process, incineration
method, or by some other equally as
good method, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Department of
Public Health, who shall be the sole
and absolute judge as to what might
be termed any other approved method
subject to appeal to Council.
Fourth. Any reduction, incineration
or other plant or plants necessary for
carrying out these specifications in
their entirety, shall not be located
within the City of Pittsburgh unless
with the consent of Council first’ had
and obtained by ordinance duly en¬
acted.
Fitth. If, in the disposal of garbage
in the City of Pittsburgh by reduction
or any otl^er method that may be used,
there shall be any residium, refuse
matter or materials of any kind what¬
ever of any offensive character aris¬
ing or resulting from or remaining
after said disi)osal, said residium, re¬
fuse matter and material shall, with¬
in twenty-four hours, be removed from
and beyond the limits of the City of
Pittsburgh by the contractor.
Sixth. The term “Garbage” wher¬
ever it occurs in these specifications,
means all refuse of animal or vege¬
table matter which has been used for
the food of man, and all refuse, ani¬
mal and vegetable matter, which was
intended to be so used, and includes
offal, condemned food, and all dead ani¬
mals, or parts thereof.
Seventh. The garbage shall be re¬
moved from all hotels, dwellings, and
apartment buildings, all public build¬
ings, religious, educational and chari¬
table institutions, hospitals, restau¬
rants, markets, street.s, alleys, land.s,
lanes squa.res, and all public places in
the City of Pittsburgh.
Eighth. Collections shall be made
daily, except Sunday, from all public
markets, hotels, restaurants, fish mar¬
kets. butcher shops, hospitals, and
places where animal, game or fowls
are killed or dressed within the city,
j)roviding, however, that the removal
of dead animals and animal offal shall
be at such hours as shall be prescribed
by the T>irector of the Department of
iniblic Health.
Ninth. During the months of May,
June, July, August, September and Oc¬
tober, garbage shall be removed from
that portion of the Twenty-first ward.
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south of Locust street; Twenty-second I
ward, and that portion of Twenty-fifth
ward, west of Federal street, and
Twenty-third ward, three times each
week. In all other portions of the City
covered by this contract and not speci¬
fied above, where garbage may accum¬
ulate, two collections shall be made
each week. During the months of
February, March, April, November, De¬
cember and January, the garbage shall
be removed twice each week from all
places designated hereinabove, as re-
(luiring three removals during the sum¬
mer months, and once each week from
places re(iuirlng two removals each
week during the summer months.
Nothing contained in this paragraph
shall interfere with the requirements
of these specifications as set forth in
Paragraph Kighth.
Tenth. Dead animals, lying upon
any of the streets, alleys or public
highways, or elsewhere, must be re¬
moved immediately to the disposal
plant upon the contractor receiving
notification thereof, either from the
Department of imblic Health or the
Bureau of Police; and if the contractor
fails, neglects or refuses to have the
same removed within four (4) hours
after receiving notice, either by tele¬
phone or otherwise (excepting in cases
where such notices ■'shall be given be¬
tween the hours of 9 P. M. and 6 A.
M., in which instance the reckoning of
the four (4) hours shall be computed
from 6 A. M.) the sum of $,10.00 per
day for every day of failure, neglect
or refusal to comply herewith shall be
deducted from the next monthly bill
of said contractor, which deductions
shall be deemed, taken and treated as
linuidated damages and not as penal¬
ties.
Eleventh. Garbage shall be collected
in and transported through the streets
of the City in vehicles in watertight^
closed metal boxes, the same to be ap¬
proved by the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, and shall not
be changed without the approval of
the aforesaid Director. These vehicles
or boxes shall have closely fitted lids
which lids must at all times be closed
and kept closed except when loading
and unloading garbage, and must not
at any time be driven over the public
streets oy highways in an overcrowded
or overloaded condition. The vehicle
shall be thoroughly washed and disin¬
fected in a manner at)proved by the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health, each day during the T)eriod
from November 1st to May 1st, Imme¬
diately alter the close of the day's
hr.uling ard after each load during the
period from May 1 to November 1, and
shall not appear on the rmblic stroPts
and highways of the (?ity of Pitts¬
burgh in an unsanitary of unsightly
manner. For any failure, neglect or
refusal on the part of the contractor
to cause to be thoroughly washed a’-d
disinfected daily the vehicles as herein
provided, there shall be deducted from
the next monthly pay due said con¬
tractor, the sum of $5,00 per day for
each and every vehicle not so washed
and disinfected, which deduction shall
be deemed, taken and treatvd as liqui¬
dated damages and not as -tenuities.
Twelfth, The entire "Wirk of col¬
lecting, removing and disposing of gar¬
bage, shall be at all times accessible
to the Director of the Department of
I'ublic Health, or his authorized rep¬
resentatives and the said »drector re¬
serves the right to caus* the con¬
tractor to deliver for experimental pur¬
poses any portion of garbage, at any
point within the City limit.;.
Thirteenth. Each bidder shall sub¬
mit with his bid drawing.s distinctly
and clearly showing his method by
which it is intended to dispose of the
garbage, dead animals and animal
oftal; but no bid will be considered
which contemplates the ‘Jumping of
such material either withir. or without
the corporate limits of ttie city, or
feeding the same to anircals, except
as herein previously provided in case
of residlum.
Fourteenth. All receptacles, carts or
conveyances of whatever kind used for
the collection and removal of garbage,
shall be so constructed ard loaded as
to prevent any part thereivi from fall¬
ing on any of the streets, allevs, lanes
or public highways of the City, and
must have the name of tin contractor
and the number of the veidcle printed
on each side <^f the same in letters of
a size to be easily read, and shall carry
thereon at least one gall )n of good
quality of disinfectant for use in case
of emergency, and should any driver
or employe of the contractor, by his
carelessness or negligence, allow any
garbage to fall upon the in'Mic streets,
lanes, alleys, highways or sidewalks
of the City of Pittsburgh, he shall im¬
mediately clean up the same and place
it in the wagon or receptacle, and
thoroughly disinfect the place on which
said garbage, etc., was dropped; and
for any failure on his part to comply
herewith, there shall be do<lucted from
the next monthly pay roll or sum due
said contractor, the sum of $10.00 for
each alid every offense, which sum
shall be deemed, taken and treated as
liquidated damages and not as penal¬
ties.
Fifteenth. No money, gratuity, re¬
ward, fee or other valuable consider¬
ation, except the compensation agreed
to be paid by the City, shall be charged,
received or taken by the contractor,
or any of his agents or emjiloyes for
doing or failing to do any part of the
work re(juired to be done under these
specifications.
Sixteenth, The contractor shall at
all times use such appliances and em¬
ploy such or so many men for the per¬
formance of all the operations con¬
nected with the work embraced under
these specifications as will secure a
satisfactory rate of progress and qual¬
ity of work, and in case it shall appear
at any time, that the work,
or any part tfiereof, is not
being properly done, the same shall
be immediately corrected upon the de¬
mands of the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, or his author¬
ized representatives, but no omission
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on the part of the said Director to
notice or call attention to such defect
»hall be held to be a waiver of said
rights of said Director to do so, or
directing the same to be corrected as
aforesaid.
Seventeenth. In case of failure by
Ihe conti’iTctor to comj>ly in any respect
with the specifications or with the con¬
tract, *1116 Director of the Department
of Public Health shall have the right
and power and is authorized to pro¬
vide for the collection, removal and
disposal of garbage, which the con¬
tractor shall fail to collect, remove
and dispose of, and to charge the ex¬
pense to the contractor, and the con¬
tractor and his sureties shall be li¬
able for the expense Incurred therein.
Klghteenth. The contractor shall
make monthly reports on blanks ap¬
proved by the Director of the Depart¬
ment of I’ublic Health which shall
show the number of all loads and parts
of loads and tonnage collected, and
which shall be sworn to before the
City Controller. The contractor
Hhall furnish proper scales which shall
be approved by the Director of the
department of Public Health for the
proper weighinfe^ of said garbage. The
City shall furnish the Weighmaster,
but all other expense shall be borne
by the contractor.
.Nineteenth. All the work shall be
done under the supervision of the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health, and all details of such work
as are not herein particularly specl-
Hed shall be done In a manner accept¬
able to him.
Twentieth. The contractor shall
have and maintain telephone commu¬
nication with the office of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, and be pre¬
pared to receive orders between the
hours of 6 A. M. and 12 P. M. Said
telephone communication to be at said
contractor’s own proper cost and ex¬
pense.
Twenty-first. All wagons for haul¬
ing dead animals shall have a lid or
covering of an approved design or
style, which lid or covering must be
at all times thrown over the wagon
so as to cover up all carcases or dead
animals excepting when loading or
unloading.
Tw'enty-second. Any official or em¬
ployes of the contractor for removing
garbage, using improper or vile lan¬
guage, being under the influence of
liquor while on duty, or demanding or
accepting pay from citizens for serv¬
ices rendered, or falsifying any report
he may be called upon tp make, or if
refusing to collect and remove gar¬
bage, without being paid for same, ex¬
cept as is provided and allowed as
compensation by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, shall immediately be discharged
and debarred from further employ¬
ment in said work. Should the con¬
tractor keep in his employ or at any
time re-employ any person or persons
In violation of this paragraph, there
shall be deducted from the next month¬
ly sum due him five ($5.00) dollars for
each person for each and eVery
day so employed, which sum shall be
deemed, taken and treated as liqui¬
dated, damages and not as penalties.
(J)nly full grown men shall be employed
and shall wear in a conspicuous place
a badge, showing a number and
marked “Garbage and Rubbish Col¬
lector.”
Twenty-third. The contractor shall
indemnify and save harmless the City
of iflttsburgh, the Mayor, the Director
of the Department of Public Health
and the Superintendent of the Bureau
of Sanitation, of the City of Pittsburgh
against any and all claims which may
be made by reason of any infringe¬
ment of any patent right in the use
of machinery or apparatus necessary
in the disposal of garbage under these
specifications; and_ said bond shall,also
indemnify and 'hold harmless ’ the
Mayor, Director of the Department of
l^ubllc Health and . the Superintendent
of the Bureau of Sanitation of the City
of IMttsburgh, its officers, agents or
servants, and each and every one of
them, against and from all suits or
actions of every kind and description
brought against the City of IMttsburgh,
the Mayor, the, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health and the Super¬
intendent of the Bureau of Sanitation,
or any of the officers, agents or serv¬
ants under the specifications or the
contract of which they are part, and
also from damage and costs to which
it, they or any of them maybe put
by reason of injury to the person or
property of any other, resulting from
negligence or carelessness, or other¬
wise, in the jjerformance of the con¬
tractor's obligations under this con¬
tract, or from any defective or im¬
proper appliances used in the perform¬
ance of the same.
Twenty-fourth. The Director of Pub¬
lic Health shall print at fhe expense
of the contractor a notice to be left
at all buildings described in Section
7, and at every dwelling house in the
City, stating that the collector will
call for garbage on certain days men¬
tioned in the notice, and retiuesting
that such garbage be ready in pre¬
scribed and suitable vessels for the
collector when he calls for the same*
Kach'notice shall have appended therci
to a copy Ln full of Section 20 of ..an
Act of Assembly entitled “An Act cre¬
ating a Bureau of Health in the ,De-
]>a.rtment of 1‘ublic Safety in cities of
the second class, defining the powers
and duties thereof and of the offic^r^
thereunder, prescribing rules and regu¬
lations and laws resj>ecting tho pub¬
lic health, and authorizing . arid im¬
posing fines, penalties and punishment
for the violation thereof,” approved
June 26th, A. !'>. 18P5, and the vari¬
ous amendments ' and supplements
thereto. Said notice shall also contain
the name, ^ddress arid telephone num¬
ber of the 'Contractor, and the address
of the DepaTtment of Public Health,
together with telephone, number.
It shall alsb contain the following:
‘ !N.OTrCE.
First. All garbage' shall be placed
in a separate receptacle to be .kept for
garbage. The term “garbage’^ emeans
all refuse of animal or vegetable raat>
ter used or intended to be used for
the food of man. and includes offal,
condemned meat and all dead animals
or parts thereof.
Second. All rubbish shall be tied In
bundles or otherwise prevented from
becoming scattered in handling. It
may be put in barrels or boxes which
are to be taken away. It shall
also be kept either inside of the
house or in some other place out of
the sight of the street, and protected
from the rain. The term “rubbish'*
means all paper, pasteboard, rags, mat¬
tresses, worn out furniture, old clothes,
old shoes, old rubbers, leather, car¬
pets, broken glass, crockery, bottles,
straw, excelsior, Hoor sweepings, old
metal, packing boxes and barrels or
parts thereof, tin cans, Christmas trees,
leaves and grass cuttings, and house¬
hold refuse generally, exclusive of gar¬
bage.
Paragraph 33, Section 3 of Article
13 of an Act, for the government of
cities of the second class, approved
Mi^ch 7th, 1901, as amended by Act of
June 20th, 1901, as follows:
Section 3. Every city of the second
class, in its corporate capacity, is au¬
thorized and empowered to enact ordi¬
nances for the following purposes, in
addition to the other powers granted
by this Act.
Article 33. To make regulations to
secure the general health of the in¬
habitants, and to remove and prevent
nuisances, and the various amendments
and supplements thereto.
Director Public Health.
In case of any failure to collect gar¬
bage on the clay or days sp^c^fled In
the notice, there shall be deducted
from the next monthly payroll or sum
due said contractor the sum of $2.00
for each and every said failure which
sum shall be taken and deemed as liq¬
uidated damages and not as a penalty.
Twenty-flfth. Each bld» shall be ac¬
companied by a bond in a sum ecjual
to one-half of the estimated annual
cost to the city of carrying out the
contract, which bond shall be renewed
on the first day of February of each
year during the continuance of said
contract.
Twenty-sixth. All labor and equip¬
ment of every kind necessary to carry
out the provisions of these specifica¬
tions, shall be furnished by anu at
' expense of the contractor.
Twenty-seventh. When the contract
has been entered into it shall not be
assigned, transferred or set over to any
other person or persons, firm or firms,
corporation or corporations, nor will
a.ny power of attorney to collect mon¬
eys due be recognized, and any party
assuming the direction of the work, or
taking part therein, shall be consid¬
ered as an employe under these speci¬
fications and under the contract. Any
violations of the Acts of Assembly or
the ordinance of these specifications,
shall be sufficient cause of the Imme-
dla.te cancellation of the contract by
the Mayor, and the director of the De¬
partment of Public Health, who may
thereupon employ the necessary labor
to perform the work, or re-advertise
and re-let the work at tlie expense of
the offending contractor and hla sure¬
ties.
Twenty-eighth. All parts of these
specifications are Intended to be ex¬
planatory of each other, but in case
any misunderstanding or doubt ^.s to
the meaning of any of tlic provisions
thereof shaU arise, the saine shall be
submitted to the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Departmetit of I’ubllc
Health for their decision, and their in¬
terpretation shall be Anal, binding and
conclusive without exception or appeal.
Twenty-ntnCh. Monthly payments
shall be made to the contractor within
the first ten days of ea< h and every
month, sai^ payment to he made after
the contractor has filed proper vouch¬
ers according to law fov same, and
upon the certificate of the Director of
the Department of Publi(' Health, In
such sums as may be dun him for the
collection, removal and disuosal of gar¬
bage under this contract
Thirtieth. All questions of fact re¬
garding the violation of the provisions
of this contract or arising in connec¬
tion with the establishment of the
amount of liquidated damages which
may be assessed under any section of
these specifications shall decided by
the J.'Jlrector of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health and his decision shall be
binding and conclusive wUhout excep¬
tion or appeal except to the Council.
Was read, as amended.
Mr, 5IcAr<lle moved
That the specifications, as
amended, be adopted.
Which motion prevailed by the fol¬
lowing vote:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Rauh Woodburn
McArdle Wilkins
Kerr. t*resldent Pro Tein.
Noes—Mr, Hoeveler
Ayes—6
Noes—1
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Cliulr presented
No, 1038.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, I*a., May 3rd, 1912,
To the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh. Penna.
I return herewith, without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 140, changing the name
of St. Marie street, between Hiland ave¬
nue and Wightman’s line, in the Elev¬
enth ward, to “6ond street." I And
that at the time the nomenclature of
the City streets was re-arranged some
time ago, the name of Bond street
was changed to that of St. Marie street.
The purpose of making this change
was to avoid confusion and conflict
w’lth the names of other streets in the
same vicinity. The names of these
other streets are Broad street and
Baum street, respectively, which
streets run almost parallel and with¬
in two s(iuares of each other. Bond
street also runs parallel with the last
named streets, some distance away and
all of these streets intersect Hiland
avenue.
Qn account of the perplexity aris-
InK from the resemblance of these
street names, it was deemed wise ard
expedient to minimize the difficulty
by changrlng- the name of Bond street
to a name in sound and orthography
dissimilar to that of th» other two
for the reason that Bond street was
toe newest and least important of the
thoroughfares in duestion, and yet the
charge of its name would tend to rem¬
edy the complication (juite as effectu¬
ally as would the change of the name
of either of the older and more im¬
portant thoroughfares. Hence the
change was made. I'o re-change the
name would be taking a step bac»'-
ward, and establishing a precede'^t
mutability which I consider unwise to
sanction. I might suggest also that
there was ample notice given the pub¬
lic previous to the last revision of the
street names and that the constant
demands for further changes will ren¬
der migratory the work accomplished
in the general ordinance.
Resiiectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAOEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, and on motion of
Mr. McArclle, was received and filed.
And
Bill No. 140. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance changing the
name of St, Marie street, between High¬
land avenue and Wightman's line, in
the Eleventh ward, to ‘Bond street.’ ’’
Was read.
And on the question, “shall the bill
become a law notwitb.standing the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?”
The Ayes and Noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
McArdle Ruuh Woodburn
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock Ilooveler Wilkins
Kerr, President Pro Teiri.
Ayes—8
Noes - 4
And there being a majority of the
votes of Council in the negative, the
objections of the Mayor were sus¬
tained.
And tliere being no further biisines before
the meeting, tlic Chair declared
Council adjourned.
Vol. XXXXVI
Tuesday May 7, 1912.
No. 22
f0unirt:|ial iRrwri)
COUNCIL
.lOfiN M. GOKHUING.President
K. .1. MARTIN.City Clerk
KOBKKT CLARK, .Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, May 7th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, Pre.sident,
The Chair stated that as there were
no objections, the reading of the min¬
utes of the previous meeting was dis¬
pensed with.
PRKSRNTATIONS.
Mr. Ilaheoek presented
No. 1039. Communication from
P. H, Keefe, Superintendent of the Bu¬
reau of Information of the Allegheny
County Li<|uor Dealers I^rotective As¬
sociation, relative to submitting to the
Committee on Public Safely informa¬
tion as to the illegal sales of Ikiuor
in clubs in the City of Pittsburgh,
Which was read an<l referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No, 1040. Resolution author-
ixirg the Citv Solicitor to satisfy the
Hon again.st Thomas W, .Toyce, entered
at No. .17. October Term, 1.911, for
$150.00 for the grading, curbing, etc.,
of Ma’^sfield avenue, upon the payment
of $1.50,00, and charging the co.sts to
the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Gnrinnd presented
No. 1041. An Ordinance pror
viding for the letting of a contract <)r
foptracts for grading of ballgrounds
on Greentree Hill Reservoir site. North
Side, City of Pittsburgh, and providing
for the ])ayment of the same.
Also
No. 1042. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Mi.ss A. E. Brubaker for the sum of
$25.00, refunding amount paid for
I)rinting ordinance changing the name
of St. Marie street to Bond street
(which ordinance was vetoed by the
Mayor), and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1043. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Director
of the Department of Public Health
to prepare or have prepared plans and
specifications for the Tuberculosis Hos¬
pital to be erected at the City Farm
at Warner Station, and to report the
estimated co.st of the erection of the
building to Council.
Also
No. 1044. Itesolution a u t h o r-
Izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Arthur Gordon for $205.00, in paj'^-
ment for time lost by reason of having
contracted illness in the performance
of his work, as a disinfector in the
Department of Public Health, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
163, item 1.
AA’hich were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1045. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant In favor
of J. R. McTaggart for $45.70, expenses
attending trip to New York, and charg¬
ing the same to Approi)riation No. 164,
Division Bacteriology, Department of
Public Health.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Mr. floeveler presented
No. 1046, Li.st of properties in
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1047. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the condemnation for park
purposes of the real estate of Henry
Heutzel and Amelia Ueutzel, situate
in the Fourteenth ward.
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Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. MfArdle presented
No. 1048. Petition for the
grading, i)aving and curbing of Fingal
street, between Greenleaf street and
Uutledge street.
Also
No. 1049. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Fingal street,
from Greenleaf street to Rutledge
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No, 1050. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of College ave¬
nue from Ellsworth avenue to line of
I’ennsylvania Railroad Company, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1051. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
regrading, paving, repaving and oth¬
erwise improving of Grant boulevard,
from Ridgway street to a point 450.99
feet northwestwardly, and of the
street affected thereby, to-wit; Ridg¬
way street, from Grant boulevard to
a point 165.90 feet northwardly, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1052. An Ordinance au-.
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of the southern
roadway and sidewalk of Suburban
avenue, from Fairplay street to a point
615 feet west of Brookside avenue, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1053. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor and Director of
the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and award a contract or
contracts making certain public Im¬
provements, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside of various sums amounting
in the aggregate to fourteen thousand
two hundred dollars ($14,200.00), out
of Appropriation No. 47, E-6, Bridge
Repairs.
Also
No. 1054. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Gold alley,
from a point about fifteen (15) feet
south of Denver street to present sewer
on Gold alley, and providing that the
costs, damages and exT)enses of the
same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Also
No. 1055. An Ordinance an¬
nulling a contract made and entered
into the fifth day of May, A. D. 1911,
between the City of Pittsi>;-rgh, of the
first part, and Ott Brothej a Company,
of the second part, for r:.e grading,
paving and curbing of Si.'ney street,
from South Twenty-seconu street to
South Twenty-third street.
Also
No. 1056. Resoluti i authoriz¬
ing the issuing *of a warr it in favor
of Ott Brothers Company • r the sum
of $143.16, for work done n the con¬
tract entered into on the fth day of
May, A. D. 1911, for the g ding, pav¬
ing and curbing of Sidney ireet, from
South Twenty-second str* to South
Twenty-third street, wh: h contract
has been annulled by or nance, and
charging the same to A propriation
No. 37.
Which were severally t :d and re¬
ferred to the Committee on I’ublic
Works.
Mr. Hauh presented
No. 1057. Commui -ation from
Dr. Wm. H. Mercer relati\ to the City
acquiring a small triang lar lot at
the corner of Fifth and ilkins ave¬
nues for a small park.
Which was read and re red to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 1058. An Orel' .mce estab¬
lishing the grade on Eos ireet, from
Fast street to Howard st • et.
Also
No. 1059. An Orrl* .ance estab¬
lishing the grade of Swa’’ iilley, from
Stanton avenue to Bryant . . reet.
Also
No. 1060. An O; inance re¬
establishing the grade of amet alley,
from Ivy street to Myrtle ’ley.
Also
No. 1061. An C>;;iinance re¬
establishing the grade of Myrtle al¬
ley, from Howe street io Walnut
street.
Also
No. 1062. Correspondence with
the Civic Commission, ndative to a
])ublic hearing on the .subway ordi¬
nance.
Which were severally road and re¬
ferred to the Committe<“ on Public
Service and Surveys.
Mr. Wood burn presented
No. 1063. Communi(*ation from
Fdgar C. Gerwig, president of the
Perrysville Avenue District Board of
Trade, recommending the •''■(dion of the
Board of School (Tontrollors of the
Tenth ward, Allegheny, in urging the
paving of Maple avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
The Clinlr presented
No. 1064. Communication from
Rev. E. M. McKeever, Secretary of
Citizens Committeb of the Dawrence-
vilie Board of Trade, transmitting an
ordinance granting certain rights to
the Brereton Avenue Street Railway
Company.
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Also
No. lO'GS. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Brereton Avenue Street
Hallway Company, Its successors, les¬
sees and assigns the right to enter
upon, use and occupy certain streets
and highways in the City of Pitts¬
burgh; to lease its franchises and
property, or either, and to connect
Its track with those of other street
passenger railway companies.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys,
Also
No. 1066. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of J. A. Neuner for $200.00, in full set¬
tlement of all claims for damages by
reason of his child being vaccinated
by a physician in the employ of the
City of Pittsburgh and which child
developed acute Bright's Disease, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1067. Communication from
Frank M. McKelvey relative to water
rates charged in that portion of the
Klghteenth ward, which was formerly
the Borough of Beltzhoover, and ask¬
ing the privilege of appearing before
Council to explain the same.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 1068. Communication from
W. A. Smith, asking for the passage
of an ordinance, under the Act of 1895,
for the grading, paving and curbing
of Suburban avenue.
Also
No. 1069. Communication from
H. L. Crowley, asking for passage of
the ordinance for the grading and pav¬
ing of Suburban avenue.
Also
No. 1070. Communication from
J. Russel Cline, relative to the open¬
ing of Morewood avenue through the
Technical School property.
Also
No. 1071. Communication from
H. K. Peterson, 12 North avenue. East,
North Side, relative to the condition
of North avenue east of Federal street.
Also
No. 1072. Communication from
T. ,J. Fitzpatrick, general manager.
Western Pennsylvania tion So¬
ciety, relative to the lack of sufficient
lights on Duquesne way.
Also
No. 1^3. Communication from
the Director oT^he Department of Pub¬
lic Works relive to the condition
of the retaining wall at the intersec¬
tion of Prospect street and Troy Hill
road.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also "
No. 1074. Communication frdm
Edward Martin, 915 Union Bank build¬
ing, relative to joint site for the North
Side reservoir and the Tuberculosis
Hospital, consisting of 89 acres, partly
in Aspinwall borough and O’Hara
township, $1,000.00 per acre.
AYivich was read and referred to the
Special Committee of Council on
Tuberculosis Hospital.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OP COUNCIL.
Bill No,. 783. An Ordinance en¬
titled ‘‘An Ordinance prescribing the
requirements of veterinary surgeons
in the City Service,”
In Council, April 30, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor, vote reconsidered by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed, amend¬
ed by striking out “employed” and by
inserting in lieu thereof “appointed,”
and as amended agreed to on second
reading, and laid over for reprinting.
Which was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
^ . Goehring* Presideiit.
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 84. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of C. L. Kemery, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table. ,
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally .'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Ayes-Messrs.
iiaboouk Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wcxxlburn
Hoeveler Iluuti
Goehrlug, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
PQ,3sed finally.
Also
Bill No. 85. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of John A. Moore in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes,”
In Council, April 9th, 1912,' Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to. *
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bab(H>ck Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburu
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 86, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of l^ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of J. A. Young, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And ihe bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The aye^ and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Me A rd le W ood b u rn
Hoeveler flauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirniative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 87. An • >rdinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Depar(r‘*mt of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of George W. ’j'heiss, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered hy which the
bill was read a second ;> rul third times
and finally passed, and < ;il laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read i second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bi!i was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland xMcArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—D
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 90. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Mildred J. Barclay, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and hill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler H^iuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Also
Bill No. 91. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of l^ublic
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of E. M. Bigelow, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
In Council, April 9 th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And th,^ bill as read a second time
was agreed to. * .
And the bill was read a third time aiid
agreed to.-' -
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And- on the question, "Shall the MU
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland Me A idle Woodburn
Hoev^je;* Itawh
Goehring, l^resident.
Ayes-9 oai
^oes-T-^fone.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the ,blll
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 92. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of W. G. Irvine, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
In Council. April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
tableki*
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed tOj ^^
And the bill was read a third time and.
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayc8“>te8si^.
baiM'oek ’ McArdle Wilkins
floeveler Flauh Woodburn
Kerr
Noes—Xone.
Goeiiring, President.
And a inajorlty‘pf the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pfssed finally.
Bill No. 93. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of l^ublic
AVorks to proceed to condemn the
property of Henry Kempf, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
Agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to Jaw, and were;
Ayes—Mes-srs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes —0
Noes—None. ■
And a majority of the votes oftCbun-
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 94. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
W^orks to proceed to condemn the
property of James C. Grogan, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to. *
And the^ title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr - Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goeli rl ng,'’^t^reslden t.'
Ayes—9
Noes^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also ‘ -
Bill No. 363. An Ordinance en-*
titled "Ah Ordinance authorizing the
283 ’
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Samuel W. Black, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘'Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Bauh
Goehring, P.esldent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 367. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of George Conrad, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agr-'^o-
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rnuh
Goehring, Pre.sldent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
pas.sed finally.
Also
Bill No. 368. An Ordinance en¬
titled. “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Frederick Gillerick, In the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of tii4 bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question) “yiiall the bill
pass finally?”
The aye.s and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 369. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of J. C. Grogan, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Wh ich was read.
And the bill as read a second lime
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 370. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of L. Handle, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
284
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall tha bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hueveler Rauh
Qoehrlug, President.
Ayes-9
Noe§—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afHrmatlve, the bill
passed finally.
Al«o
Bill No. 372. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Katherine Hoeveler, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Council. April 9th, 1912, Recalled I
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayea—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle W’^ilkins
Garland Ibvuh Wood burn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
Mr. Hoeveler did not vote.
Also
Bill No. 374. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Joller, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
In Council. April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bin was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W oodburu
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 376, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Kate Kiley, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes."
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle M’^oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 382. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Bernard Nortrup, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
285
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to. , .
And the bill was read a.third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
.And on the question, "Shall the bill
liiss finally?"
.. The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McAMFe' Woodbui-n
lloeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
A^es—9 * ‘
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the aflirmative, the bill
passed finally.
. Also
i Bill No. 385. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Piepartment of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of Joseph Petersheim, in the
•Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
. In Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on, vote reconsidered by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
"Which was read.
^ «And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And ihe bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
^gre<'d to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
l>ass finally?" ^
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably jto law, and were:
*Ayes—Messrs.
Babcoqkf|3jf.cj
Garland M-.ArdleY;,
lloeveler Hauh
f Wilkins
W'oodburn
Goehiing, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None. ■
>,nd a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, |h.e bill
passed finally. , ...
^Also
Bill No. 389. An Ordlnance.ea-
titled ''‘An Ordinance authorizing the
iviiector of the Department of' Public
Works to proceed to condemn 'the
property of Joseph Schaffer, in the
i0tev6nth ward, for^ark purposesi." ■
In Council, April 9th, 1912, Hecalled
from the Mayor without action, there^
on,, vote reconsidered by which the
biJl 'wasoread'a second and third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
tivble. .‘ ,
Which was read. i
And -the bill as read a second time
Was agreed to. . .
280
And the bill was read a third time end
agreed to. ^
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. ,
And on the question, "?^hall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes wer<.- taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bat>cock Kerr Wilkliirf
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goeh; ing, President.
9
Noes—None. ^
And a majority of the v ffes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmjf.»ve, the bill
passed finally.
Alflo
Bill No. 395. An ' rdinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance a; iliorizing the
Director of the Departs nt of Public
Works to proceed to ondemn the
property of J. J. Werner, in the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes,"
In Council, April 9th, .;*12, Recalled
from the Mayor without iictlon there¬
on, vote reconsidered which the
bill was read a second a? I third times
and finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second time
was agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘'Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs.
Babcock Kerr WilUlns
Gai'luiid McArdle Woqdburn
Hoeveler Hauh '
. Goeh ring, President
, ij
Ayes—9 '•
.Noes—None. j
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed ^finally.
REPORTS OP COMJMITTEES,
J.
Mr. Garland presented froOT.«the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1075. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for May 1st, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also > »- -
Rill No. 977. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An ,Ordinance.setting aside the
sum of $18,OOO.OO^^ffbm Appropriation
NO. 105, for the' purpose of paying the
Expense arising from the lowering of
the police and fire alarm telegraph
wires in the ‘Hump’ district.”
Which was read.
Mr, <ilarlMn4 moved.
A suspension of tfie rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the hill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bin was read a second time
end agreed to. "
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, **Shan the bill
paea finally?” >
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Raboock Kerr Wilkins
Gariand MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
GoehrJng, President.
Ayes-p
Noes—None. v
And a majority of the VdtOs of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 983. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
1400.00 from B-6, ‘Expert Services,' Ap¬
propriation No. 219, and ?125.00, from
C-10, ‘Office Suppliesl’ Apprbpriation
No. 220, to A-1, 'Regular Salaries,’ Ap¬
propriation No. 219.’^
Which was read. ;
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the tjtle Of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 985. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing partial payments to be made
to Booth & Plinn, Ltd., for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of West Car-
son street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to. ’
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. ‘
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 986. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the erection of a pub¬
lic bridge on Hoeveler street crpssing
Everett street, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000.00) from the
proceeds arising from the sale of the
‘Hoeveler Street Bridge Bonds, 1911,’
and nine thousand dollars ($9,000.00)
from the proceeds arising from the sale
of the ‘Bridge Bonds, Series B, 1912.’”
Which was read.
Mr. GArJand moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
i\nd the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President
Ay 68—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 966. Resolution re¬
leasing and discharging AVickes Broth¬
ers from any and all payments or lia¬
bility to the City of Pittsburgh on ac¬
count of all moneys, or liability due
and collectable from said Wickes
Brothers, under the ordinances known
as Switch Ordinances, and authorizing
the City Solicitor to mark “Settled and
Discontinued" of record, upon the
proper records of the Prothonotary’s of¬
fice of Allegheny County, Pa., any and
all suits brought against said Wickes
Brothers for payments alleged to be
due under said switch ordinances, or
otherwise. Including therein the suit
at No. 411 July Term, 1911, of the
Court of Common Pleas of said County,
upon payment by said Wickes Brothers
of the docket costs of said suits, by
reason of the payment by said Wickes
Brothers of the sum of $2,000.00 into
the City Treasury at the time of the
passage of a certain ordinance vacat¬
ing a portion of Valley street.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None. '
Also
Bill No. 980. Resolution de¬
claring it the sense of Council, that in
view of the exceptional value and wide¬
ly distributed benefits in prospect to
the taxpayers of the County, of which
the city population is a large part, by
the creation of further new arteries,
that the Commissioners of Allegheny
County should at once exercise their
legal powers in the premises to the
end that improved general traffic ex¬
change between the South Hills and
the main City be effected at early date,
and of such character and so located
as will benefit the greatest number
of people.
In Finance Committee. May 1st, 1912,
amended by striking but the words
“should at once" and by inserting in
lieu thereof the words “be requested
to," ar.d by striking out the words
“and of such character and so located
as will benefit the*^greatest number of
people," and as amended ordered to be
retutned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. tnoved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended, was
read.
Mr. Oarlaind moved
A suspension of ^ne rule to al<
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the reso'ntion.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule havit been sus¬
pended, the resolution was read a
second and third time.-, and finally
passed as amended by he following
vote:
A.ye8—Me&srs.
Babcock Kerr ' Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goeh' iiig, President
Ayes—9 •
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 984. li. solution giv¬
ing the consent of Counc ' to the South
Side Association for < : irdenlng and
Beautifying that distrii to use any
vacant property belongii- : to the City,
in that district, for cii:o gardening,
without cost.
In Finance Committee, lay 1st, 1912.
amended by adding thv words “after
obtaining consent of t];c Director of
the Department of Publi- Works," and
as amended ordered to i*- returned to
Council with an affirmativ. recommend¬
ation.
Which was read.
Mr. Giirlitiid moved
That the amen<:rnent of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed
Mr. iiiarlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been sus¬
pended, the resolution was read a
second and third times, and finally
passed as amended by (he‘ following
vote; . ,
Ayes—Messrs. ^
Babcock Kerr ‘ , MMlklns
Garland McArdle ' Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 956. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant In favor
of Dravo Contracting C^ompany for
$1,566.60, extra work rebuilding river
piers and general repairs to South
Twenty-second street bridge crossing
the Monongahela river, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 138, Bridge
Loan, 1908. ■
Which was read.
Mr. 44}i.rlan(l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final paF-sage of the resolution.
288
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Aye»—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Gochrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 993. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Dawson Construction
Company for $152.19, for extra work
on golf shelter house in Schenley
Park, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 153, Park Bonds, 1910.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Baboock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 975. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Frank W. Rudy for $866.50,
for band . stand erected in Schenley
Park, and charging Appropriation No.
153.
Which was read.
Mr. C^arland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read a second
time.
Mr. Garland moved
To amend the resolution by
striking out the word “Schenley” and
by inserting in lieu thereof the word
“Highland.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution as read a second
time and amended was agreed to, and
was laid over for reprinting.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 942. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City Solicitor to satisfy
the lien filed against property of
Church of Holy Innocents for the Im¬
provement of Sherwood avenue, from
Landis to Citadel streets, amounting
to $991.64, at No. 499 January Term,
1912, and charging the costs to the
City.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 1076. Report of the Comr
mlttee on Public Works for May 1st,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 700. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Hoosack street, from Rup-
ple alley to Alger street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. MeArdlc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bebftock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goebring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 701. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Alger street, from Winter-
burn street to Lydia street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
289
agrainst and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tl'.e second and third readinfir^^ and
hnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
. Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler llauh
Goebring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed Anally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplehftents thereto.
Also
Bill No. 900. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Walbridge (fprmerly West¬
ern) street, from South Main street
to Weaver street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially berleAted
thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. jMcArcile rnoved
‘ A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. *
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.»
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil: being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also *
, Bill No. 989. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading,. j;avlng and
curbing of Elm street, from Bedford
'avenue to a point feet north¬
wardly from the north ourb line of
•Bedford avenue, arid providing that
the costs, damages and ^‘xpenses of
the same be assessed against, and col¬
lected from property spc ' lally bene-
Ated thereby."
T^Ich was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
A suspension of tin rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bin was read & third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "SI.all the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes, were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock , Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle V'oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlii.?, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
i And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 987, An Oi dinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Hass street, from a point
about sixty feet (60') east of Mid¬
dletown road to the present sewer on
Krupp street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
Same be assessed against and collected
from property specially beheAted
thereby."
Which was read.'
Mr. HfcArclle inbved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill waS read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tlftie
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.* ,
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass Anally ;
The ayes and noes wei*0 taken agree¬
ably to ‘law, arid were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr., . - Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh , .
Goehring, Pi’esldctit.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
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And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In . the affirmative^ the bill
passed Dnally.
Mr, Wltklns presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service & Surveys,
wUb an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1077. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for May 1st, 1012, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 706. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of Plnley street, as laid out in
George Finley's Plan of Lots, in the
Twelfth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh."
Which was read.
Mr, Wllkiiitt moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill 'W’as read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President,
Aye8-9
Noes-None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council In the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance W'ith the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 707. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Clerk
to have printed for the use of Coun¬
cil, an Ordinance vacating a portion
of Finley street, as laid out in George
Finley’s Plan of Lots, in the Twelfth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
charging the costs thereof to the City
of Pittsburgh,
Which was read.
Mr. WllkinH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
Kerr Wilkins
McArdle Woodburn
Ranh
Goehring, President.
Also
Bill No. 995. An Ordinance en- .
titled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Henrietta street, from Brad-
dock avenue to the City Line,"
Which was read.
Mr, Wllklna moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the' question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 996. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the roadway on South
Main street, from Carson street west to
Wabash street."
Which was read,
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pa.ss finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority ot the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
291
No. 1078. Report of the Com-
mtttee on Filtration and Water for
May 1st, 1912, transmitting' a resolu¬
tion to Council, ,
Which was read, received and filed.
• r
Also
Bill No. 992.' > Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuingi of a warrant in
favor of John Judge, oiler, Bureau of
Water, for $106.00, for 40 days lo5t
time at the resulur rate of $2,65 per
day, on account Of injuries received
in the performance of his duties, and
charging same to Appropriation No, 32,
Bureau of Water.
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to ml*
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which niotfon prevailed.
And the rule having be^>n suspende<S,
the resolution was read c second and
third- times,' and upon 'lal^ passage
the ayes and noes wert? tak^ and
being/.taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland ^ McArdle A’oodburn
Hoeveler '* ' Kauh . y
Goehrl )g, President,
Ayes—9 1
Noes—None.
^And there being ' two-tr Irds of the
votes of Council in the afi'?rmative, the
resolution passed finally.
And there being no furiher business
before the meeting the- Cfcnir declared
Council adjourn, d.
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Proceedings of tbe ISouncil of tbe Sity of PiUsburgl}.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, May 14, 1912. No. 23
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING,.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, May 14th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr IVllklns
(iariaud Rauh Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Absent—Mr, McArdle.
The t'liair stated that as there were no
objections, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Garland prese ited
No. 1079. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Knickerbocker Ice Company
authority to lay, construct and main¬
tain a cast iron pipe water line or
concrete conduit, not more than 24
Inches in diameter, from a point on
Magnolia alley in front of the plant
of the said Knickerbocker Ice Com¬
pany along Branchport (formerly Bay¬
ard) street, a distance of 510 feet to
the Ohio river, for the purpose of tak¬
ing water from said river to a well
on the premises of the said Knicker¬
bocker Ice Company plant; said water
line to be laid at a depth of 38 feet.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1080. An Ordinance amend¬
ing and Ordinance entitled “An Ordi¬
nance fixing the number and salaries
of officers and employes in the office
of the Mayor," approved March 8th,
1912.
Also
No. 1081. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of two Counter Clerks in
the Department of City Controller.
Also
No. 1082. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the appointment of a sten¬
ographer and statistician In the Divi¬
sion of School Medical Inspection, De¬
partment of Public Health, and fixing
the salary thereof.
Also
No. 1083. Resolution authoriz¬
ing H, K. Beatty, M. D., Superintend¬
ent of the Bureau of Sanitation, and
Isaac R. Carver, Superintendent of the
Bureau of Plumbing and House Drain¬
age, to attend the annual Convention
of the American Society of Inspec¬
tion, to be held in St. Louis, on the
4th, 6th and 6th of June next; pro¬
vided, however, the expense account
shall not exceed $100.00 in each case;
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 42.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Hoeveler pre.seDte(l
No. 1084. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract
or contracts for the construction of
the “Building and Appurtenances for
Aspinwall Pumping Station."
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 1086. List of properties in
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing,
subject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No. 1086. Communication from
Wm. L. Harmany, relative to over¬
assessment on water rent on house at
No. 313 North Beatty street. East End.
Also
No. 1087. Communication from
the Globe Varnish Company, relative
to the purchase of varnish supplies,
etc., for the City of Pittsburgh.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1088. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Perth street,
from a point about 470 feet west of
Elora alley to present sewer on Perth
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street, and providlngr that the costs,
dama^?es and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1089. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on south side¬
walk of Grandview avenue, from a
point about 75 feet east of Kearsarge
street to the present sewer on Maple
Terrace, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1090. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on the north
sidewalk of Vickrov street, from a
point about two hundred feet (200')
east of Hooper street to present sewer
on Magee street,, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1091. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on the south
sidewalk of Liverpool street, from a
point about 40 feet west of Allegheny
avenue to present sewer on Bidwell
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
B.ssessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1092. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on the south
sidewalk of Muriel street, from a point
about ten feet (10') west of South
Fourteenth street to the present sewer
on South Thirteenth street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1093. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on the west side¬
walk of Rebecca street, from a point
about fifteen feet (15') north of Corn¬
wall street to present sewer on Re¬
becca street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No, 1094. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the regrading,
repaving and otherwise improving to
the re-established grades of Tabor
street, from Carson street west to a
point 216 feet south westwardly and
providing for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Also
No, 1095, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
construction of a relief sewer on But¬
ler street and McCandless avenue, from
Fifty-second street and Fifty-fourth
street to the Allegheny river, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Also
No. 1096. An Ordinance wid¬
ening Finley street, from Frankstown
avenue to Shetland street, in the
Twelfth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed again.st and col¬
lected from properties benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1097. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing t>ie grading
and paving of Carmine alley, from
Sheridan street to Thisbe (formerly
White) alley, and providing that the
costs, damages and expen .^es of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1098. Communication from
Uptown Board of Trade rt^iuestlng a
hearing before the Committee on Pub¬
lic Works on Wednesday, May 15th,
1912, relative to the condition of the
streets In that district.
Which were severally re.<d and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 1039. Communication from,
Jos. H. Reiman, Secretary of the Tub¬
erculosis Commission, re<iuesting a
meeting with Council relative to the
tuberculosis situation in IMttsburgh.
W'hich was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Mr. Rauh presented
No. 1100. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the letting of a contract or
contracts for the celebration of the
Fourth of July in the various parks
of the City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the .same.
W’hich was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Also
No. 1101. Resolution autnonz-
Ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Jules Leveen in the sum of $1,500.00,
in full settlement of all claims for dam¬
ages by injuries received in falling
through broken place in sidewalk on
Diamond street, and charging the same
to Appropriation No, 42, Contingent
Fund,
Also
No, 1102. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of P. T. Cavendish for the sum of
$22.50, in payment of damages to au¬
tomobile caused by running into ob¬
struction on Grant boulevard, caused
by landslide (there being no danger
signal on same), and charging same
I to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
! Fund.
! Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Also
Also
No. H03. Communication from
committee representing the patrolmen
of the City of Pittsburgh relative to
the conditions existing as to time
compelled to remain on duty and to
the unsanitary conditions of station
houses.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 1104. An Ordinance chang-
InK and establishing the names of cer¬
tain avenues and streets in the Eight¬
eenth and Nineteenth wards of the
City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1105. An Ordinance chang¬
ing the names of certain avenues,
streets, alleys and ways in the City
of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1106. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of the east and west
building lines of Gold alley, from Ath¬
erton avenue to Denver street.
Also
No. 1107. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Melwood avenue,
from Atherton avenue to Denver street.
Also
No. 1108. Plan of Moffet Place
Plan of Lots, laid out by Joseph A.
Moffet, in the Fifth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1109. An Ordinance ap¬
proving and accepting the Moffet Place
Plan of Lots, laid out by Joseph A.
Moffet, In the Fifth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and approving and ac¬
cepting Ovilla Place shown therein.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on iPublic
Service and Surveys.
Mr. U'oodbiirit presented
No. 1110. Communication from
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
relative to the erection of a drinking
fountain at Fifth and Liberty avenues,
or at Fourth avenue near the Post
Office.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
The Chair presented
No. 1111. Communication from
.James I). Gallery, President of the
Pittsburgh Railways Company, rela¬
tive to the visit of the Officers and
Executive Committee of the American
Electrical Railway Association on May
28th. 1912.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 1112. Communication from
Sophia F. Miller, President of the
South Side Gardening and Beautify¬
ing Association, asking Council to pro¬
vide funds for the removal of rubbish
gathered on the South Side.
No. 1113. Communication from
Walter, W. Pollock, President and Gen¬
eral Manager of Manufacturers Ap¬
praisal Company, relative to the City,
of Pittsburgh using the Somers System
in making Its triennial assessment of
taxes.
Also
No. 1114. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of warrants in favor
of Cora T. Quinn for $5,000.00 and
Margaret T. Quinn, her mother, for
$2,500.00, for Injuries to Cora T. Quinn
received on boardwalk on Frankfort
street, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
Also
No. 1115, Communication from
the Hill Top Board of Trade, relative
to playground property at Warrington
and Haberman avenues, in the Eight¬
eenth ward.
Also
No. 1116. Communication from
Asa L. Carter, transmitting statement
of facts in the Adams Market matter.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1117. Communication
signed by a number of students of the
Carnegie Technical Schools relative to
the opening of Morewood avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1118. Communication from
the committee representing the citizens
of the outer Larimer and Lincoln ave¬
nue districts of the Twelfth ward ask¬
ing for a franchise to the Pittsburgh
Railways Company for the construc¬
tion of a street car line for the ex¬
tension of the Larimer Avenue Line to
the Lincoln Avenue Line.
Also
No. 1119. Communication from
citizens of the Twelfth ward, request¬
ing the Pittsburgh Railways Company
to extend their trolley service to outer
Larimer avenue district.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Servtcp and Sur¬
veys.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
Bill No. 975. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Frank W. Rudy for $866.50,
for band stand erected In Highland
Park, and charging Appropriation No.
153.
In Council, May 7th, 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, read a first and second times
and amended by striking out the words
“Schenley” and by inserting in lieu
thereof the word “Highland” and as
amended agreed to on second reading,
and laid over for reprinting.
And the resolution was read a third time
and agreed to.
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And the title of the resolution was
read and agrreed to.
And on the question “Shall the reso¬
lution pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken
agrreeably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland liauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
REPORTS OP COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1120. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for May 8th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 978. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
condemnation of a certain piece of
property belonging to A. B. Giles, situ¬
ate in the Twentieth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Penn¬
sylvania, to be used for the erection
of a Police Station, and providing for
the payment of damages.”
Which was read.
Mr. GnrliiiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess 1 * 8 .
Babcock Kerr Wllklna
<4arland Itauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehiing, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
prssed finally.
Also
Bin No. 1041. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts
for grading of ball grounds on Green-
tree Hill reservoir site. North Side,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the same.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of tht rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill w^us read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland llauh A\'uodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, Ih’e.sldent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1043. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health to prepare
or have prepared, plans and specifica¬
tions for the Tuberculosis Hospital to
be erected at the City Farnt at Warner
Station, and to report tht* estimated
cost of the erection of the building to
Council.
Which was read.
Mr. OarlaiKl moved
* A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1042. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant
in favor of Miss A. E. Brubaker for
the sum of $25.00, refunding amount
paid for printing ordinance changing
the name of St. Marie street to Bond
street (which ordinance was vetoed by
the Mayor, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
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Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of tho rule to al>
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Bauh Woodburn
Hoevcler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1044. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Arthur Gordon for $205.00, In
payment for time lost by reason of Ill¬
ness contracted as a disinfector in the
Department of Health, and charging
Appropriation No. 162, Item 1.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension Of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goebring, Presldeiit.
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution. pa.ssed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 639. Petition of
Thomas E. Richmond asking for the
passage of a resolution for a warrant
for $2,175.00, as compensation for in¬
juries received by falling on defective
sidewalk.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the pe¬
tition be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 640. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Truman E. Richmond for
$2,175.00, as compensation for injuries
received by falling on and receiving
internal injuries and a broken arm
from a defective sidewalk in the City
of Pittsburgh, after notice to the said
I City of the dangerous condition of the
sidewalk, and charging same to Ap-
I proprlation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
i Which was read.
Mr< Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed,
Whloh motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr (for Mr. McArdle) pre¬
sented from the Committee on Public
W^orks, with an affirmative recom¬
mendation,
No. 1121. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for May 2th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 886. An Ordinance
.entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for furnishing and erecting new out¬
side stands at Diamond Market.”
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Goehrlng, President.
No—Mr. Hoeveler.
Ayes—7
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1049. An Ordinance
entitled- “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Fingal street, from Greenleaf
street to Rutledge street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
297
And the title of the bill was read
and agrreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
liabeock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Kauli Woodburn
Hoeveler
Qqehiing, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in tlie affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1053. An Ordinance
entitled ‘‘An Ordinance authorizing- the
Mayor and Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to advertise for
and award a contract or contracts
making certain public improvements,
and authorizing the setting aside of
various sums amounting in the ag¬
gregate to fourteen thousand two hun¬
dred dollars ($14,200.00), out of Appro¬
priation No. 47, E-6 Bridge Repairs.”
Which was read.
Mr. Itaheock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Ibiuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1054. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Gold alley, from a point about
fifteen feet (15') south of Denver
street to present sewer on Gold alley,
and providing that the costs, damagea
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.” >
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and. third readings and
final passage of the biir.
Which motion prevailed.
And the hill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the hill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes— 8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1055. An Ordinance
entitled ‘^An Ordinance annulling a
contract made and entered into the
fifth day of May, A. D. 1011, between
the City of Pittsburgh, of the first
part, and Ott Brothers Company, of
the second part, for the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Sidney street, froni
South Twenty-second street to South
Twenty-third street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a .second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the hill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pas.s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh WfK>dburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1056, Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Ott Brothers Company for the
sum of $143.16, for work done on the
contract entered into the fifth day of
May, A. I). 1911, for the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Sidney street, from
South Twenty-second street to South
Twenty-third street, which contract
has been annulled by ordinance, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 3T.
Which was read.
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Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring» President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1122. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for May 8th, 1912, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 784. An Ordinance en¬
titled **An Ordinance vacating that por¬
tion of the Perrysville Plank Road laid
out In Jane. Pusey's Plan of Lots,
bounded by Perrysville avenue, Ellzey
street and the easterly line of Lots
Nos. 69, 70 and 71, in Jane Pusey’s
Plan, In the Twenty-sixth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh.”
Which wa.s read,
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass Anally'.''
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr . Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto. ^
Also
Bill No. 1058. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade on Eos street, from East street
to Howard street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkinis moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third reading’s and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of th* bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally,
Also
Bill No. 1059. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Swan alley, from Stanton
avenue to Bryant street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1060. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Comet alley, from Ivy
street to Myrtle alley.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wllklnw moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. *^Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcoek Kerr Wilkins
Garland Kuuh Wood burn
lloevoler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1061. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Myrtle alley, from Howe
street to Walnut street."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were: ,
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland llauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr presented from the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation, with
an affirmative recommendation.
No. 1123. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation for
May 8th, 1912, transmitting a resolu¬
tion to Council.
Which was read, recelvea and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1045. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of J. R. Taggart for $45.70, ex¬
penses attending tri^, to New York, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 164, Division Bacteriology, Depart¬
ment Public Health.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been* suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goeiiring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. WilkiitK presenh-^i
No. 1124. Resojved, That the
City Controller is hereby directed to
audit, examine and settle, the accounts
of the Collector of Delinquent Taxes
to the first of May, 1912, from Febru¬
ary 13th, 1912, in accordance with the
provisions of the Act of March 7, 1901,
P. L. 20.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
The adoption of the resolu¬
tion.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1126. Whereas, The recent
destruction by fire of a building at
the corner of Strawberry alley and
Liberty street would appear to remove
one of the obstacles towards the wid¬
ening of Strawberry alley; and
Whereas, It is the sense of the Coun¬
cil of the City of Pittsburgh that said
Strawberry alley should be widened
between Liberty street and Pentland
street, if the same can be accomplished
at a reasonable cost to the City; there¬
fore, be it
Resolved, That a committee of three
be appointed to investigate and report
upon such widening within two weeks
after appointment..
Which was read.
Mr. WtlkifiH moved
The adoption of the resolu-
tion.
Which motion prevailed.
And the €h»Ir appointed Messrs. Wilkins,
Biibcork and Hoeveler*
And there being no further business
before the meeting the Choir declared.
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tlje Council of tbe ^ity of Pittsburgli.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, May 21, 1912. No. 24
t
iUuniritial Srrnrii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, May 21, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Garland • McArdle Wilkins'
H{)eveler Rauh W<x)dburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Absent—Mr. Babcock.
The Chair stated that as there were
no objections, the reading of the min¬
utes of the previous meeting was dis¬
pensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Gitrlaiiil presented
No. 1126, Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Lottie Tar, for the sum of $2,000.00,
by reason of injuries received on the
boardwalk on Wells street, and charg¬
ing same to appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Also
No. 1127. Communication from
Arthur E. Young, of Young, McClintock
and Painter, representing Mrs. Virginia
Heed, submitting a claim for $448.00 on
account of taking charge of and care
for the Municipal Hospital known as
the "Pest House,” situated *at No, 93
Warren street, North- Side.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 1128. Communication from
George B. Shaw,, of Heed, 'Smith, Shaw
and Beal, calling attention of Council
to the condition of Noblestown Hoad,
from where the block pavement ends,
near Main street, to the Chartlers
Township line.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. lIo«vcl«r presented
No. 1129. List of propertied in
the City of Pittsburgh showing the’r
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
department of Assessors for filing
subject to call by Council at any time.
Mr. McArdle presented ' •
No. 1130. Petition of property
owners asking for the extension. of
Laclede street, from unnamed .alley to
Katherine, street. •
Also
No. 1131. An ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled, "An Ordi¬
nance authorizing and directing the
opening of Salisbury street, from Con¬
way street to Sterling street, and pro¬
viding for the assessment and collect¬
ion of the costs, damages arid expenses
arising thereby and the assessment of
damages caused by the grade of the
same,” approved October 18, 1910.
Also
No. 1132. Petition for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of Hargrove
street, between West Liberty avenue
and Warburton street.
Also
No. 1133’. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Hargrove street,
from West Liberty avenue to Warburton
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected- from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1134. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Transit alley, from Fifth
avenue to Torrens street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and expen¬
ses of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby. ^
Also
No. 1135. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Antietam street,
from Java alley to the east line of
Greenwood street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses* of
the vsame be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No; 1136. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading,, pav-
Ing and curbing of Veteran street, from
Kennedy avenue to Hawkins street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1137. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Reynolds street,
from Linden street to Hastings street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1138. An Ordinance widen¬
ing Strawberry way, from Liberty ave¬
nue to Orant street, in the second Ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing that the cost, damages and expens¬
es occasioned thereby be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1139, An Ordinance auth¬
orizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub-
llcWorks to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Sherman
street, private property of the City of
Pittsburgh (West Park), Stockton aven¬
ue and Merchant street, from Ohio
street and Park way to present seven¬
ty-eight (78'0 inch brick sewer cross¬
ing Merchant street south of Stockton
avenue, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.
Also
No. 1140. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Selby alley, from a
point about 75 feet east of South Ninth
street to present sewer on South Tenth
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1141. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Beckham street,
from a point about 20 feet west of
Shadeland avenue to present sewer on
Gass avenue, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from proi)erty specially benefited there¬
by.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 1142. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to Morris Walsh Sons, their succes¬
sors, lesses and assigns, the right to
construct and maintain permanently a
bridge across Sarah street, near South
Ninth st.reet. connecting the two barrel
factories of said Company, which are
located on opposite sides of said Sarah
street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 1143. Resolutlo!: authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of R. F. Finney, employed as foreman
of linemen at the North Side Light
Plant, for the sum of $126.00, for ser¬
vices for the month of Mfi.y; also a
warrant In favor of Wm. Spain, em¬
ployed as a general helper at the North
side Light Plant, for the sum of $37.50.
for the time employed at tlie rate of
$2.60 per day, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 34, Bureau of Light,
North Side Light Plant.
Also
No. 1144. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the appointment (►f a fore¬
man of linemen In Munioi]>al Light
Plant, N. S., and fixing the salary of
the same.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Financ.
Mr. Wllkinn presented
No. 1145. An Ordin.'^nce fixing
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and establishing and re¬
establishing the grade of Brockenrldgc
street, from Reed street to Allequippa
street.
Also
No. 1146. An Ordinance re-estab¬
lishing the grade of Elwood street,
from Summerlea street to Maryland
avenue.
Also
No. 1147. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Flotilla alley,
from Henrietta street to Forbes street.
Also
No. 1148. An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade of Gross street,
from Cypress street to Matilda street.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on I'ubllc Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Mr. Wood burn presented
No. 1149. An Ordinance increas¬
ing the wages of Assistant Firemen of
the North Side Light Plant from $2.60
per day to $2,75 per day.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1150. Communication from
Wm, F. Muchow, 1045 Hall street, Alle¬
gheny, relative to the condition of
Wardwell street. North Side, and to the
condition of his foundation on account
of bad condition of said street.
Also
No. 1151. Petition for the im¬
provement of that portion of Buente
street, lying between Rhine street and
the gates of St. John’s Cemetery, so as
to render said street passable to the
cemetery.
Also
No. 1152 Petition of property
owners and residents on Spring Hill,
24th Ward, asking Council to preserve
a natural spring on the old Voeghtly
Place while the City of Pittsburgh is
grading Robison Road.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
302
No. 1153. Petition of property
owners and residents of the North Side.
City of PUtsburiTh, In the vicinity or
llaslaKe avenue, asking that a truck
be Disced In service at No. 53 Engine
House.
Which was read and referred to the
Oommltee on 1‘ubllc Safety.
The CTmir presenh'd
No. 1164. Whereas, The sub¬
committee of the Committee appointed
by this Body to confer with the Com¬
missioners of Allegheny County con¬
cerning the erection of a joint Muni¬
cipal Building for the said County and
City, on the square bounded by Grant,
Diamond, Boss streets and Fourth ave¬
nue, In the City of Pittsburgh, Is pre¬
pared on obtaining ratification for
their act by the Council, to sign an
agreement with the said County Com-
mlsloners providing for an equal divi¬
sion of the preliminary expenses for
selecting, by competition in plans, etc.,
an Architect for said joint building;
now, therefore, be it
Uesolved, That the sum of Five Thou¬
sand <$5,000.00) Dollars, or so much
thereof as may be, or may become, nec¬
essary, for the aforesaid purpose, Is
hereby appropriated, to be available
from and after the final ratification by
the Council of the aforesaid agreement;
warrants against said fund hereby ap¬
propriated to be issued by the Mayor
and Controller upon the requisition of
vouchers signed by the President of
the Council, and countersigned by the
Chairman of said Special Committee.
i^u. iiug.
DKPARTMENT of PUBLIC SAFETY.
Pittsburgh, May 21st, 1912.
To the President and Members of City
Council,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith communication
from Mr. M. S. Humphreys, Chief of the
Bureau of Fire, calling attention to the
fact that the annual vacation perioil
la at hand for the uniformed emj)loyes
of the Bureau of Fire and the ordinance
providing for such vacations also di¬
rects that a substitute fireman be
placed on duty during the time each
employe Is absent on his vacation
period. A request was made of your
Honorable Body In the estimates for
appropriations for the current fiscal
year In the sum of Nineteen thousand
two hundred <$19,200.00) dollars to pro¬
vide for the payment of salaries to
these substitute firemen when on duty
during the vacation sea.son, but no ap-
prorlatlon was made for the same.
While It has not been our custom to
a.v»lgn a substitute for every man ab¬
sent on his vacation, yet there are
many places that it is absolutely es¬
sential that a man be detailed to fill
the vacancy existing during the absence
of the regular men, owing to the neces¬
sity of being amply fortified with a
proper crew of men in the w’ell built
up sections of our City. I therefore de¬
sire to call your special attention to
the necessity of placing an additional
sum of Nineteen thousand two hundred.
<$19,200.00) dollars at the disposal of
the Bureau of Fire, so that substitute
firemen may be detailed at such places'
as In the judgment of the Chief of the,
Bureau of Fire necessity may require
during the interim of June 1st to
December 1st, 1912.
Trusting you will give this matter
your favorable cdnslderation, I have the
honor to be.
Yours truly,
J, M. MORIN,
Director.
DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC SAFETY.
Bureau of Fire.
Pittsburgh, May 21, 1912.
Mr. J. M. Morin,
Director, Department of Public
Safety.
Dear Sir:
The annual vacation period of two
weeks with pay for firemen, as fixed
by ordinance passed Oct. 14th, 1907, la
at hand, and as a consequence our fight¬
ing force during the months of June
and November Inclusive, will be great¬
ly depleted. The said ordinance pro¬
vides that during the absence of the
men on furlough, substitutes shall be
employed to fill their places, and that
said substitutes shall receive the sala¬
ries now allowed by law to regular
firemen.' To properly fill the said va¬
cancies, it would recfuire about .sixty
substitutes, but I am of the opinion
that if forty in number were provided
for and i)roi>erly distributed, we could
manage, to get along. 1 W'ould there¬
fore recommend that the men on the
present sublist with ten additional ap¬
pointments be assigned to duty with
pay beginning June 1st, and’ that $19;-
200 be appropriated for the payment
of said substitute, in place of those
who will In rotation be allowed the
said two weeks furlough with pay.
Yours respectfully,
M. S. HUMPHREYS, ,
Chief, Bureau of Fire.
Also '
No. 1166.
DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC SAFETY.'
I'lttsburgh, May 21, 1912. ^
To the President and MembeVs of City
Council, Pittsburgh, Pa.^
Gentlemen:
Owing to certain improvements that
are now being made on Second avenue;
between Ross street and the South
Tenth Street Bridge, cauJ^d ’ by the
widening and change of grade alohg
Second Avenue, between Ross street
and the South Tenth Street Bridge, It,
will be necessary to make certain •‘Chan¬
ges, alterations and ImrSrovemerfts to
the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph
and Telephone Underg.ro'dna Cable Syje*
tern located on said Second Arenu^ be"-
tween the points above narrted.'^ As
no appropriation has been made for thi.s
purpose and as It Is vefy important
that the system of fife alarm and po¬
lice telegraph and telephone wires be '
properly cared for at once, ’I would*
respectfully ask your Honorable'Bod^
to set aside the sum of Six thousand
two hundred and fifty (16,260.00) dol¬
lars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, for the uses and purposes
of the Bureau of Klectriclty, to proper¬
ly care for and provide for the above
necessary changes, alterations and Im¬
provements.
Trusting you will give this matter
your immediate attention, I have the
honor to be.
Yours truly,
J. M. MORIN,
Director.
Also
No. 1157. An Ordinance setting
aside the sum of Six thousand two hun¬
dred and fifty dollars ($6,260,00), or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
from Appropriation No. for
changes, alterations and improvements
to the Underground System of Fire
Alarm and Police Telegraph and Tele¬
phone wires along Second avenue, be¬
tween Ross street and the South Tenth
street Bridge, for the uses and pur¬
poses of the Bureau of Electricity.
Also
No. 1168.
VOTERS LEAGUE.
1374 Frick Building Annex.
Pittsburgh, Pa., May 7th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with your request In
your resolution of April 30, 1912, the
Voters’ League respectfully submits
herewith charges against the Direc¬
tors of the Departments of Public Safe¬
ty, Public Works, and Public Health.
You refer in your resolution to our
letters to you of March 29th and April
16th, as if in those letters we sought
an opportunity to present these char¬
ges. On the contrary, we clearly stated
that we wished to avoid that necessity.
In these communications we pointed
out that under the law it was the duty
of the Mayor to submit to the Coun¬
cil appointments of heads of depart¬
ments in place of those now in office,
because the terms of office of the pres¬
ent heads of departments expired on
April 1st. The League expected that
the Council would therefore demand
and obtain appointments that would
be satisfactory to the Council. The
League called attention to the malad¬
ministration of the three departments
above mentioned, to show the necessity
for demanding the submission for ap¬
proval, of new appointees. Had this
demand for appointments been followed
up, it would have been unnecessary to
request of the League that It formulate
charges and go Ir.to the evidence in
proof of the same, and our City would
have been thus saved from further
shame. The League conceived It to be
not only the duty of the Council to de¬
mand, but to see to It, that these ap¬
pointments were made, in accordance
with law, and, If this were not done,
since their attention had been called to
the three departments, that the Coun¬
cil would at least, of Its own initiative,
first investigate those departments and
then introduce the necessary reforms,
and this without calling upon other
organizations. As members of Coun¬
cil were advised when they went in¬
to office, and since, the Voters' League
has stood ready at all times to fur¬
nish to the Council, either publicly or
privately, any information in the poi-
session of the League, and to render
to the Council any assistance within
its power, that the Council might re¬
quest, and since the Council of Nine
has been In office the Voters’ League
has refrained from any movement or
public utterance that would in any way
embarrass the Council or tend to pre¬
vent it from acting on any measure up¬
on its own initiative and on Its own
responsibility, without even a suggest¬
ion from the League.
Since, however, the Council has de¬
manded that the Voters’ League take
both the initiative and the responsi¬
bility, as well as assume the oner¬
ous burden, and Itself pay the cost,
of making the charges and Introduc¬
ing the evidence against the three de¬
partments named, the League hereby
complies with said demand and here¬
with submits the charges, and agrees
to begin the introduction of the evi¬
dence as soon as the <’^ouncil is pre¬
pared to hear the same, being willing—
however distasteful and unpleasant
the duty—to perform this further ser¬
vice for this community, in order that
we may have a clean, honest, moral
businesslike, and efficient municipal
administration. It must be understood,
however, that the League is not to be
charged with the responsibility for the
revelations of conditions the trial will
bring. That responsibility the Coun¬
cil alone must bear, since they have
selected that method of procedure.
The League asks the co-operation of
the Council. It asks the co-operation
of every citizen. It asks the support
of the entire community In this effort
to procure for this City, in addition to
a Council which has the confidence of
the community, an administration by
the heads of all departments that will
deserve like confidence and will be
representative of the high moral sense
of the community. The League en¬
ters upon this work resolved to go
through to the very end, regardless of
any other consideration than the wel¬
fare of our City, the reputation of its
people, and the encouragement of an
approving consience.
As the Introduction of testimony will
doubtless consume many days because
the League intends to make the show¬
ing exhaustive and complete, the
officers of the League will be glad to
confer with the Council at the earliest
possible moment to fix the date when
the taking of testimony shall begin,
and such other details of the trial as
may be necessary.
Assuring your honorable body that
the Voters’ League is entering upon
this work solely in the interests of
our City, so that you may intelligent¬
ly act, and confident that when the
evidence on both sides shall have been
laid before you, you will perform your
part as you shall ultimately decide is
for our City’s good, we are,
Respectfully submitted,
By Order of the Executive Committee,
A. LEO WEIL,
President.
TENSARD DeWOLP,
. Secretary.
This letter and the accompanying
charges were not presented two weeks
ago, on the day of their date, because
of a request for delay by gentlemen
not connected with the City admin¬
istration, who hoped they could bring
about the desired changes without a
resort to these charges and attendant
trials.
Also
No, 1159,
VOTERS' LEAGUE,
1374 Frick Building Annex.
Pittsburgh, Pa., May 7th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with your request, evi¬
denced by resolution in BUi No. 1029,
read and adopted April 30, 1912, and
In compliance with the Acts of As¬
sembly In such cases made and pro¬
vided, the Voters’ League respectfully
presents charges against the Director
of the Department of Health, Dr. E.
H Walters, of malfeasance In office
and mismanagement of his official du¬
ties, In the folowing particulars, (The
League reserving the right from time
to time to furnish other and further
particulars after due notice), namely:
1st. For and during a long period
last past, the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Health has not enforced the
laws and ordinances which it is the
duty of that Department to enforce,
and, as a consequence, the sanitary
conditions In the City of Pittsburgh
have been and are neglected.
2nd. The Director of the Depart¬
ment of Health, with full knowledge
and Information in the premises, has
allowed and permitted to continue
without abatement or effort to abate
numerous infractions and violations of
the law relating to his Department,
and has made no effort to punish
offenders.
3rd. Many of those now employed
in various capacities have not per¬
formed their duties properly; some
have wholly neglected said duties;
have been addicted to habits unfitting
them for continued employment; oth¬
ers perform little, if any, work along
the line of their employment. Some
of said employes have sought favors,
such as the loan of money, etc., from
those engaged in business which it was
their duty to inspect. Violations of
law have been permitted for the pay¬
ment of money by certain inspectors.
These conditions could easily have
been ascertained by the Director of
the Department if he had performed
his duty or was competent to perform
the same.
4th. In selecting employes for dis¬
charge the Director has picked from
among the most competent and experi¬
enced—those having the highest rec^
ord in the Department—^and has re¬
tained many who have been neglect¬
ing their duties, or were wholly unfit
for the same, as above charged.
5th. The Department has been con¬
ducted for the purpose of promoting
political aspirations and preferences of
the Director and his friends, and he
has violated the Civil Service Law in
this particular.
6th, Large numbers of violations of
the health laws have been reported to
the Director by the Inspectors, a large
number of which complaints have been
ordered discontinued by the Director,
although the conditions so reported
were unsanitary, unhealthful, and the
Interests of the City demanded the re¬
moval of the causes of complaint.
7th, Either for personal or political
reasons, or other unjust or improper
motives, there have been for a long
period of time no prosecutions or ac¬
tions of any kind, Instituted by the
Department of Health, against the vio¬
lators of the law, and in many in¬
stances no effort made to abate nui¬
sances or remove the causes of com¬
plaint.
8th. The unhealthy and unsanitary
conditions existing in certain sections
of the City have been allowed to con¬
tinue without the slightest effort being
made to Improve the same, and the<r
continuance in directly chargeable to
the malfeasance and mismanagement
of his official duties of the Director
of the Department of Health.
Respectfully submitted,
By Order of the Executive Committee,
A. LEO WEIL.
President.
TENSARD DeWOLF,
Secretary.
Also
No. 1160.
VOTERS' LEAGUE,
1374 Frick Building Annex.
Pittsburgh, Pa., May 7th. 1912,
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with your request, evi¬
denced by resolution in Bill No. 1029,
read and adopted April 30, 1912, and
in compliance with the Acts of As¬
sembly in such cases made and pro¬
vided, the Voters’ League respectfully
presents charges against the Director
of the Department of Public Works,
.Toseph G. Armstrong, of malfea.sance
in olfice and mismanagement of his
official duties, in the following par¬
ticulars, (the League reserving the
right from time to' time to furnish
other and further particulars after due
notice), namely:
1st. The Department has been con¬
ducted for a long time last past, and
before and since the induction intp
office of the present Council, in viola¬
tion of the Civil Service law.
2nd. During: the' period above men¬
tioned the Department of Public Works
has been conducted by the Director in
such manner as to tend to advance
the political interests of the Director
and his friends; and in furtherance
of this object men have been employed
and discharged regardless of the pub¬
lic Interests, or the interests of City
work.
3rd. The Director, by his personal
Interference and direction as to the
employment and discharge of employes
in many of the Bureaus, and for other
purposes than the welfare of the pub¬
lic work, frequently against the pro¬
tests of Bureau heads, has disorganized
the work in said Bureaus, and has
destroyed to a large extent the effici¬
ency of such Bureaus.
4th. Specifications have been pre¬
pared and advertised so that certain
bidders were favored and it was made
Impossible for certain others to bid
succepsfully, and specifications have
been prepared and contracts made
which seemed to be against the inter¬
ests of the City and in the interest of
certain contractors.
5th. By reason of the incompetency,
want of training and knowledge, of
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works, the majority of the Bureaus
in his l^epartment has not been con¬
ducted for the best interests and the
highest efficiency of the City, and some
of them have been conducted in utter
disregard of pressing necessity, neg¬
lectful of conditions demanding imme¬
diate attention, and in such manner
as to be a menace to the life, health
and property of this community.
Respectfully submitted.
By Order of the Executive Committee,
A. LEO WEIL,
President.
TENSARD DeWOLF,
Secretary.
Also
No. 1161.
VOTERS' LEAGUE,
Pittsburgh, Pa., May 7th, 1912,
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with your request, evi¬
denced by resolution in Bill No. 1029,
read and adopted April 30, 1912, and
in compliance with the Acts of As¬
sembly in such cases made and pro¬
vided, in Voters' League respectfully
presents charges against the Director
of the Department of Public Safety,
J. M. Morin, of malfeasance in office
and mismanagement of his official du¬
ties, in the following particulars, (the
League reserving the right from time
to time to furnish other and further
particulars after due''notice), namely:
1st. Since the coming in of the pres¬
ent administration of the Department
of Public Safety, the houses of prosti¬
tution, gambling houses, speakeasies
and assignation houses have been al¬
lowed to increase to an enormous ex¬
tent and to spread all over the City
so that it has obtained a reputation as
a wide-open town.
2nd. Houses of prostitution have
been allowed to open and exist, and to
now continue, in certain sections of
the City, where those having no power
to protect themselves live, to the utter
demoralization of those se<‘tions, and
the increase of prostitution in those
sections to a frightful extent and the
Inoculation and spreading of venereal
diseases in those localities among men,
women and children.
3rd. Houses of prostitution have
been allowed to continue, notwithstand¬
ing notice and request for tl;e removal
of the same, in localities and positions
in immediate juxtaposition to settle¬
ments, schools and places where young
girls and young men and boys con-
gregate.
4th. Certain classes of houses of
prostitution in which perversion and
bestiality are practiced before audi¬
ences, have been permitted to continue
their demoralizing influences.
5th. Assignation houses are permit¬
ted to exist, to which day and night,
colored men can be seen taking young
white girls and white women.
6th. Speakeasies for the unauthor¬
ized sale of liquor have been allowed
in all sections of the City in extraor¬
dinary numbers.
7th. The sale of liquor in houses of
prostitution has been permitted, stopped
from time to time, and then again
allowed; Order No. 800 being enforced
or withdrawn as the police department
may from time to time decide.
8th. Gambling houses have been
permitted in different parts of the City.
9th. The right to furni.sh supplies
of all kinds to the houses of prosti¬
tution, such as jewelry, furniture,
clothing, liquors, musical instruments
and service, etc., has been assigned,
from time to time, as a special privi¬
lege, and the underworld given to un¬
derstand that they must patronize only
those to whom the privileges are given,
on penalty of the displeasure of the
police and their power of retaliation.
10th. Violators of law having polit¬
ical Influence are protected, and those
having friends in office, or with in¬
fluence, not unfrequently have their
fines remitted or returned.
11th. Money has been paid for the
privilege of opening and conducting
houses of prostitution, and for the
privilege of furnishing supplies there¬
to.
12th, The methods of repression and
control practiced in other cities are
not in operation in Pittsburgh, to the
shame and disgrace of the community,
which is thus given the reputation that
our people are satisfied that such con¬
ditions should continue.
13th. The use for political purposes
of the men emi>loyed in the Depart¬
ment, and under compulsion and re¬
straint, has been from time to time
attempted. In violation of the Civil
Service law.
14th. The management, control and
direction of the Bureau of I’ollce, by
the Director of the Department, are
such that competency and the highest
efficiency are impossible, wherefore,
the most effective service Is not rend¬
ered.
15th. The Director is Inexperienced
and uninformed as to the duties of his
office, and incompetent and incapable
of properly performing the same,
Itespectfully submitted,
By Order of the Executive Committee,
A. LEO WEIL,
President.
TENSAUD DeWOLP,
Secretary.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
Bill No. 982. Communication
from B. Fisher and Company relative
to the refusal of the Bell Telephone
Company to remove their ’phone across
the street on contract which they had
with the above telephone company on
an unlimited service and insisting that
B. Fisher and Company sign a new
contract which takes away their rights
for unlimited service.
Which was read.
And on motion of Mr. Kerr, the com¬
munication was received and filed.
Also
No. 1162.
DEPARTMENT OP LAW.
Pittsburgh, May 21, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh,
Municipal Building, City.
Gentlemen:
On Bill No. 982, communication from
B. Fisher and Company in re-refusal
of the Bell Telephone Company to re¬
move their ’phone across the street
on a contract with said company, etc.,
I beg to report:
The Council has no jurisdiction or
supervision over complaints against the
telephone company by subscribers to
the service. This is a matter of con¬
tract, wholly between the company and
the party, and their only remedy for
a breach of contract, or exactions or
Injustice of .any kind, is in an action
by law or by bill in equity, as the facts
and circumtances require. This is only
one of many instances of the kind
manifesting the demand for a live Pub¬
lic Utilities Comission.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES A. O’BRIEN.
City Solicitor.
Which %vaB read, received and filed
and Clerk directed to seal copy of the
opinion to B. Fisher and Company.
Also
No. 116,^. Communication from
D. H. Burnham & Company, architects,
Chicago, Ill., relative to the installa¬
tion of a Are alarm system in the First
National Bank building. *
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 1164. Communication from
the Diamond Real Estate Company
asking that water line be laid on Volt
alley, Fifted^th ward, and asking the
privilege of appearing before Council
in relation to this matter.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 1165. Communication from
Edwin S. Fischer relative to the im¬
provement of Kockledge street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1166. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Civic Commission ask¬
ing Council to join in an invitation to
Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg, of Phila¬
delphia, and President McAnemy, of
Manhattan Borough, to address a public
meeting relative to subway franchises.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garlaiiil presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1167. . Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for May 15th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, receivea and fileil.
Also
Bill No. 1080. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance amending an
Ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance fix¬
ing the number and salaries of officers
and emx^loyes in the office of the
Mayor,’ approved March 8th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to. i.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs,, .
Oarlaiid McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Hauh Woodburu
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also f .q
Bill No. 1081. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance fixing the sal¬
aries of the two counter clerks in the
Department (if City Controller.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved ^
A suspension of the rule to al*
low the second and third readinsrs and
dnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Gtoehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 976. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City Solicitor to receive
the sum of $146.89 and release and sat¬
isfy the sewer lien filed against prop¬
erty of Thomas Curran, being lots Nos.
155, 156, 157 and 158 in the Curran-
Algeo Plan of Lots, Nineteenth ward,
said lien being filed at No. 75 Fourth
Term, 1911.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Hauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President. '
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Also
No. 1001. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warant In favor
of Bernard Schroeder In the sum of
$76.00, in full settlement of all claims
for damages by falling into a sewer
on Llgonier street, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. GarlAiKl moved
A suspensioli of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1083. Resolution au¬
thorizing H. K. Beatty, M. Super¬
intendent of the Bureau of Sanitation,
and Isaac R. Carver, Superintendent
of the Bureau of Plumbing and House
Drainage, to attend the annual con¬
vention of the American Society of
Inspection, to be held In St. Louis on
the 4th, 5th and 6th of June next, and
providing that the expense account
shall not exceed $100.00 in each case
chargeable to and payable from Ap¬
propriation No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wllktna
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—^None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda-
'tlon,
Bill No. 786. Petition of Mary
T. Watson asking for $1,500.00 dam¬
ages by reason of injuries received by
falling on Glen Caladh street.
Which was read.
Mn CiiarlRtitl moved
That further action on the pe¬
tition be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No, 941. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Punaro and Pelelgrino for the
sum of $400.00, in full payment of all
claims for damages sustained by prem¬
ises used as wholesale liquor house
at 1226 Penn avenue being flooded by
breaking of city water main, and charg¬
ing the same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnriniid moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1066. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of J. A. Neuner for $200.00, In
full settlement of all claims for dam¬
ages caused by his son being vaccinated
by a physician in the employ of the
City, without the consent of the boy
or his parents, from which acute
Bright's disease developed, and charge
Ing the same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Onriaiid moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Mo.Anlie presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 1168. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for May 15th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1088. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on Perth street, from a
point about 470 feet west of Elora
alley to present sewer on Perth street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected * from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of thi» bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the questiow “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Ittiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayei—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1089. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on south sidewalk of
Grandview avenue, from a point about
75 feet east of Kearsarge street to the
present sewer on Maple Terrace, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally/
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1090. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on the north sidewalk of
VIckroy street, from a point about two
hundred feet (200') east of Hooper
street to present sewer on Magee
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. Me A Mile moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1091. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on the south sidewalk of
Liverpool street, from a point about
40 feet west of Allegheny avenue to
present sewer on Bldwell street, and
Also
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.*'
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
end agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Kauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 1092. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on the south sidewalk of
Muriel street, from a point about ten
feet (10') west of South Fourteenth
street to the present sewer on South
Thirteenth street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.*'
Which was read.
Mr. ]llcArdl<> moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?*’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Itauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Bill No. 1093. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on the west sidewalk of
Rebecca street, from a point about
fifteen feet (15') north of Cornwall
street to present sewer on Rebecca
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third leadings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1094. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the regrading, repaving
and otherwise improving to the re¬
established grades of Tabor .street,
from Carson street W^’est to a point
216 feet southw'estwardly, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the cost there¬
of."
Which was read.
Mr. McAr4lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlma
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill wds read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?**
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodbnrn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
810
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1095. An Ordinance
entitled '‘An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Butler
street and McCandless avenue, from
Fifty-second street and Fifty-fourth
street to the Allegheny river, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. nc Anile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
■greed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, Presldentu
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 838. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Hamilton avenue, from Penn
avenue to Fifth avenue, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. WcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Carland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Ranh Woodburn
Karr
CSoehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Mr. presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1169. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for May 15th, 1912, transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 849. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance vacating cer¬
tain sections of West Liberty avenue
between a point 189.62 feet north of
Hargrove street and a point 320.94 feet
south of Brookline boulevard."
Which was read.
Mr. Wllkipis moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 850. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of an unnamed thirty foot (30')
street, from Romeo street easterly to
the line of John A. Roll’s Plan of Lots,
laid out in the Linden Steel Company,
Limited, Plan of Lots, in the Fourth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh."
Which was read.
Mr. WllklnN moved
A Eivspenslon of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to. i
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Hauh Woodbum
Kerr
Goehring, President,
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council In the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1107. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Milwood avenue, from
Atherton avenue to Denver street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkin A presented
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was I’ead a second tlma
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third timb and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Hauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, Pre.sident,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1109. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance approving and
accepting the Moffet Place Plan of Lots
laid out by .Joseph A. Moffet, in the
Fifth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
and approving and accepting OvHla
Place shown therein.”
Which was read.
Mr. WllkliiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Woodbum
Kerr
Godliring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1108. Moffet Place Plan
of Lots, laid out by Joseph A. Moffet,
in the Fifth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and the dedication of Ovllla
Place shown therein.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote;
Ayes—Me.ssi*s.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Eauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 1106. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade of the Fast and West building
lines of Gold alley, from A'therton ave¬
nue to Denver street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys,
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1104. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance changing and
establishing the names of certain ave¬
nues and streets in the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth wards of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. Wilkins moved
To amend the bill In Section 1,
line 11, by striking out the words
“Chelwynde” and by inserting in lieu
thereof the word “Chelton” and In
line 25 by striking out the word “Lau-
rien” and by inserting in lieu thereof
the word “Hobson.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
and amended was agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1106. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance changing the
names of certain avenues, streets, al¬
leys and ways In the City of Pitts¬
burgh.”
Which was read.
Also
Mr, Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final pasage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. Wilkins moved
To amend the bill In Section
line 16, by striking out the word “Be-
vanille" and by inserting in lieu there¬
of the word “Blrtley;’* line 33 by strik¬
ing out the word “Doucette" and by
inserting In lieu thereof the word
“Dousman;" line 43 by striking out
the word “Jacques" and by Inserting
in lieu thereof the word “Jarvis," and
line 76 by striking out the word
“ZoUum" and by inserting in lieu there¬
of the word “Delano."
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
and amended was agreed to.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1170. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
May 15th, 1912, transmitting an ordi¬
nance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1084, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for the construction of the ‘Building
and Appurtenances for Aspinwall
Pumping Station.'"
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Ranh Wood burn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the* votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pfssed finally.
Mr. Hnuh presented from the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 1171. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries for May
15tk 1912, transmitting an ordinance
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Bill No. 1100. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
letting of a contract or contracts for
the celebration of the Fourth of July
in the various parks of the City of
Pittsburgh, and providing for the pay¬
ment of the same."
Which was read.
Mr. Ranh moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to, '
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Rauh Wood burn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the
Special Committee,
No. 1172. Whereas, On March
5th, 1912, Arthur M. Scully, Esq., on
behalf of a certain client, presented a
resolution to Council making tentative
offer of a certain property to the City
of Pittsburgh; and
Whereas, Your committee appointed
for the purpose of looking into the
matter, has made its investigation, and
brings in a report favorable to the ac¬
ceptance of same, provided it shall be
deeded under suitable provisions; there¬
fore, be it
Resolved, That the matter be referred
to the Legal Department to prepare, In
conjunction with Mr. Scully, a proper
deed of dedication, and the same to
be submitted to Council for its ac¬
ceptance.
Which was read.
Mr. Gariniid moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Hoeveler arose and said,
When studying problems under con¬
sideration by Council, It is our duty
to weigh each measure as a business
proposition if we hope to retain the
respect of the people of today and
have those who will follow us respect
our memory. Therefore, In the present
shape of the proposition, I am opposed
to the acceptance of the proposed gift
to the City.
The proposition, in my opinion, iVould
become an attractive -effer, from the
City's point of view, if the donor will
give sufficient land to assure the City
adequate frontage on the river bank.
This will give thQ people a chance
to develop the pleasure ground in a
creditable manner and make it worthy
of the donor, and some day it will be
a valued possession of the community.
We expect much from the river im¬
provements. Why not take advantage
of this great governmental develop¬
ment and give to the people a means
for pleasure at . the lowest possible
cost?
As business is now constituted we
figure on cost in all our undertakings
and the time is one of competition and
our innate .selfishness makes us seek
the most for our money. Cities that
are now competing with us offer the
people recreation on adjacent waters.
Why do we not add this inducement
to our offerings as a desirable place
in which to live?
I love Pittsburgh’s story and claim
it as my forefathers’ home for three
generations. Its history from the end
of 1700 and all of .1800 comes to me by
tradition from intelligent people who
helped develop the old town. The orig¬
inal attraction for the young artisan,
scientist, scholar and worker, was its
location and natural advantages.
The Allegheny river coming from the
north with its large deposits of sharp
sand, nicely fixed between stone form¬
ation about every two miles, forms
ideal filter beds, just what we need to¬
day. The Monongahela from the south
passing close by the best coal on earth,
and meeting and mixing with the Al¬
legheny to form the Ohio, big enough
to make a waterway, on which we can
send the output of our labor to the
markets of the world.
After the French and Indians found
that the Kngllsh would be supreme,
a new blood came to the front, the
Irish, who always win blngland’s bat¬
tles. The names of O’Hara, Murphy,
and later Denny, are the names that
have a familiar and pleasant sound, all
descendants of the Irish kings. But
about 1827, these brilliant fighting peo¬
ple had to measure ability to do things
with a slower but more painstaking
I)eople, known as northern Dutch and
middle and southern Germans; from
this combination Pittsburgh made its
progress.
Why would I do anything that would
take away glory from either race of
my forebears? I believe the stories
of hardship, energy, tact and industry
of these people should be kept ever
present in the mipds of our children.
The teacher should have a reason for
telling them how these people lived
and worked and, while the children
a.re listening to these tales, it may be
the means of inducing them to set
aside the Ideas of luxuries and enjoy¬
ment that is so prominently placed
befcre them today.
luxurious living never make a great
people.
Children should be trained to realize
that honorable rework from fallowing
the plough to measuring ti’e stars Is
praise-worthy, and vC^e can do nothing
better than build practical monuments
to help keep such examples uppermost
in the minds of the young, present and
future.
We, as representatives of the people
of Pittsburgh, should not accept a gift
for the people and bind them to sup¬
port it unless it Is of a cliaracter to
reflect credit, on our business sense
as well as being credltabb^ to those
who have philanthropy in mind. The
present Is not the imporlant view¬
point. We are bound to u.ic our best
efforts to look into the future and
cover in a legal way the scope of the
whole undertaking.
And the question recurring on the
adoption of the resolution.
The motion prevailed.
Mr. Iloeveler voting
Mr. Oarlitiid presented
No. 1173. An Ordinance fixing
the license fees for all public amuse¬
ments, and providing a pemiUy for the
violation of the ijrovisions of this
ordinance.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr. iilnrland presented
No. 1174. Resolved. That all
further investigations In elation to
the disposal of sewage shall be sus¬
pended until such time as Council shall
direct its resumption.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolu¬
tion.
Also
No. 1175. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council,
without action thereon, for futher con¬
sideration, Bill No. 978, entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing the condemna¬
tion of a certain piece of property be¬
longing to A. B. Giles, situate in the
Twentieth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, Allegheny County, Pennsyl¬
vania, to be used for the erection of a
police station, and providing for the
payment of damages,”
Which was read.
Mr. OarlHiid moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action, thereon.
Bill No. 978. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
the condemnation of a certain piece
of property belonging to A. B. Giles,
situate In the Tw’entieth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh. Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, to be used for the erec¬
tion of a police station, and providing
for the payment of damages,”
In Council, May 14th, 1912, passed.
Which was read.
Mr. 4>arlBn<l moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the hill was read a second and
third times and Anally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and Anally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. OHrlBiid moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Iterr presented
No. 1176. Whereas, The sub¬
committee appointed by the Chairman
of the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys to take up the matter of
an equitable adjustment of the cost of
separating the Thirty-third street
grade crossing; and
Whereas, The Committee has arrived
at an agreement with the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Company, the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company and the City
of Pittsburgh, being the parties in in¬
terest; therefor be it
Resolved, That the facts be turned
over to the Legal Department and the
CUy Attorney be requested to co-oper¬
ate with the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works for the prepara¬
tion of a tri-party agreement between
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com¬
pany, the Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany and the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
WTilch motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1177. Whereas, The sub¬
committee appointed by the Chairman
of the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys to take up the matter of
an equitable adjustment of the cost of
separating the railroad grade crossings
at Lang, Homewood and Braddock ave¬
nues; and
Whereas, The Committee has arrived
at an agreement with the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company and the City
of Pittsburgh, being the parties in in¬
terest; therefore, be It
Resolved, That the facts be turned
over to the Legal Department and the
City Attorney be requested to co-oper-
ate with the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works for the prepara¬
tion of an agreement between the Penn¬
sylvania Rairoad Company and the
City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 117S. Resolved, That Coun¬
cil take a recess and that no regular
meetings of Council or Committees be
held from July 19th, 1912, to Septem¬
ber 3rd, 1912.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed by a viva
voce vote (Mr. Hoeveler desiring to
be recorded as voting no).
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tlie gouncil of the Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVl
Tuesday, May 28, 1912.
No. 2a
iHunirtpal HernriJ
COUNCIL
Also
JOHN M, GOEHRING,.Presidenl
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK..Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, May 28th, 1912.
Council met.
J*resent—Messrs.
hiiMM'k Korr Wilkins
Qarlapd McArdle Woodburn
Hueveler Riiuh
Goehring, President.
The Chair stated that as there were
no objections, the reading of the min¬
utes of the previous meeting was dis¬
pensed with.
PRESENTATTONS.
Mr. CfiirlaiKl pre.sentod
No. 1179. Communication from
K. V. Hays relative to the improve¬
ment of Npblestown Plank Road, from
South Main street to connect with the
County Brick Jioad at the Township
Line.
Also
No. 1180. Communication from
Mrs, Harvey Childs relative to the re¬
paving of the Noblestown Hoad, from
the City pavement to the brick pave¬
ment at the City Line, a distance of
about half a mile.
Also
No. 1181. Communication from
Robert A, McKean relative'to the con¬
dition of South Negley avenue, from
Walnut street to the Pennsylvania
Railroad bridge at Roup Station.
Also
No. 1182. Communication from
F. C. Blggert, .Jr., relative to the im¬
provement of the Noblestow'n Road
through the West End to the Town¬
ship Line.
No. 1183. Communication from
R. W. Tener relative to the con¬
dition of the Noblestown Road through
the West End to the Township Line.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 1184. Communication from
John B. Booth relative to the removal
of all the wooden poles on Federal
street between the Fort Wayne Rail¬
road Bridge and the Allegheny liiver
bridge owned by the I’ennsylvania
Light and Heat Company,
Also
No. 1185. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Mornlngside Electric
Street Railway Company, its succes¬
sors, lessees and assigns, the right to
enter upon, use and occupy and cross
certain streets and highways in the
City of Pittsburgh.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 1186. Communication from
the Petrollum Products Company rel¬
ative to forbidding sale of gasoline on
Sundays and relative to the Superior
Oil Company violating the law by sel¬
ling on Sunday. ,
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 1187. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of the Uoselia Foundling and Ma¬
ternity Hospital for $720.00, for main¬
tenance and care of foundlings sent to
it in 1909, 1910 and 1911, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 42.
Also
No. 1188. Resolution given to
Doctor B. H. Booth, Chief Medical Ex¬
aminer of the Division of Transmis-
sable Diseases the consent of Coun¬
cil to attend the meeting of the Ameri¬
can Medical Association, Section on
T^ublic Health, to be held on June 3 to
7, inclusive, at Atlantic City, i>rovid-
ing the expense sTiall not exceed $60,00,
to be paid from Approriation No. 42.
Also
No. 1189. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in fa-
Also
vor of Joseph Kxler for $10.00, refund¬
ing: the amount over])aid on lien, filed
at No. 24, July Term, 1908, and charg--
Ihr the same to Appropriation No. 4 2,
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Iloeveler presented
No. 1190. List of property in
the City of IMttsburj^h showing- its
assessed and actual value.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Mr. Iie» r presented
No. 1191. Petition for change
©f street lamps from 100 watt Tung¬
sten lami)s to arc lamps on Excelsior
street, between Estella street and
Reltzhoover avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1192. Petition of churches
on the South Side of the City of Pitts¬
burgh recommending to the City Coun¬
cil the api)uintment of a Vice Com¬
mission,
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1193. I>etition for the
grading, paving and curbing of Mel¬
vin stret, between Wightman street
and Phillips avenue.
Also
No. 1194. An ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, i)av-
ing and curbing of Melvin street, from
Wightman street to Phillips avenue,
and r>roviding that the costs, damages
and exi)enses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1195. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the l^epartment of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and award
a contract or contracts for repaving
Mansfield avenue, from Park Way to
the City Line, and r)roviding for the
I^ayment of the same.
Also
No. 1196. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor and l>irector of the
Department of Public Works to adver¬
tise for and to award a contract or con¬
tracts making certain public improve¬
ments and setting aside respective
sums amounting in the aggregate to
Five thousand seven hundred ($5,700.00)
dollars out of Appropriation No. 47,
I*:-6, Bridge Repairs.
Also
No. 1197. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing a warrant in fa¬
vor of Booth and P^linn, Ltd., for the
sum of $297.82, for extra work in re¬
paving Fifth avenue, from 190 feet east
of College avenue eastwardly, and
charging same to approi)riation No. 37,
Street liepaving.
Wjiicli were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on I’ublic
Works.
No. 1198. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the setting aside of an ad¬
ditional sum of Ninf' thousand
($9,000.00) dollars for reconstructing
the roadway floor on South Tenth
street Bridge, and transf-rring said
amount from item “RejK.ving Side¬
walks and Repairing Tru s Members
on South twenty-second sti i-et Bridge,"
Ai)propriation No. 47, E-6, Bridge Re¬
pairs.
Also
No. 1199. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of two hun¬
dred and ninety- seven dollars and
eighty-two cents ($297.82) from item
"Repaving Grant street, from Fifth
avenue to Diamond stre( t" to item
“Completion of the repavir g of Fifth
avenue, from 190 feet east of College
avenue eastwardly," Approorlalion No.
37.
Which were read and ref tarred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr, i I k i 11 presen ted
No. 1(200. An Or(<inance au¬
thorizing the Postal Telet’.rai)h Cable
Company to lay and mail :ain under¬
ground cables, conduits ai^id tubes be¬
neath certain streets of me City of
Iflttsburgh.
Which was read and ref< rred to the
Committee on Public »S. rvlce and
Surveys.
Mr. Wood bur ti presented
No. 1201. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of o contract or
contracts for the erection of an ad¬
dition to the IMggery at tht' City Home,
Marshalsea, I’a.
Also
No. 1202. All Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract or
contracts for the drilling td' wells, gas
and artesian, on the property of the City
Home at Marshalsea, Pa.
Also
No, 1203. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract or
contracts for the purchase and instal¬
lation of Laundry Machinery at the
North Side City Home at Warner Sta¬
tion, Pa., together with all tixtures and
appurtenances.
Also
No. 1204. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of the National Surety Company
for $125.00, in payment of the cost of
bond of the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Charities, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 38, Department of
Charities, General Office, Item B-17.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Charities
and Correction.
Also
No. 1205. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of Lizzie Bauer in the sum of
$600.00, in settlement of her claim
against the City for damages arising
to her building and property located
at No. 24 Flora street; Twoiity-seventU
.318
ward, occasioned by the leakage of
water from the City’s water pipes lo¬
cated U])on said street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1206. Communication from
the Wholesale Produce Dealers of the
North Side protesting against the vio¬
lation of The City Market llules by
Helling fruits, vegetables, etc. in the
Allegheny Market House at wholesale.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
The Cliiiir pn^scntcd
No. 1207. Whereas, There has
been an agreement between the City
of Pittsburgh and the 1‘ittsburgh Rail¬
ways Company relative to the improve¬
ment of the Smithfield street Bridge,
which gives the Railways Company
the absolute right to the upper side
of the bridge, the lower side to be used
for vehicle tralfic; and
Whereas, After a month or more of
trial of this arrangement It is found
that the lower side of this bridge, now
u.sed by vehicles, has not furnished
much relief, due to the increased traf¬
fic; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That Council take this mat¬
ter up with the officials of the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company and see if
an agreement can be entered into,
whereby the Railways Company will
allow the floor to remain on the east¬
ern portion of the bridge, and that
automobiles be allowed to use this side
of the bridge, thus relieving the con¬
gestion to that extent.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Also
No. 1208. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Tony Pascall and Carrie Pascall in
the sum of $40.00, in full settlement of
all claims for damages by reason of
having to vacate the Brereton Apart¬
ments, No. 709 Webster avenue, on ac¬
count of the widening of Grant Boule¬
vard, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No.
Also
No. 1209.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
DKPAUMKNT OF CITY PLANNING,
1332 Oliver Building.
May 27, 1912.
To the Council
of the City of Pittsburgh.
Sirs:
Under date of December 5, 1911, your
honorable body passed a resolution,
numbered 108, as follows:
“Wherea.s, The electors of the City
of Pittsburgh authorized an increase
of indebtedness of the City in the sum
of S800 000,00, for the purchase of rec¬
reation grounds at the general election
in November, 1910; and
“Whereas, It is desirable that such
recreation grounds be chosen accord¬
ing to a comprehensive plan; there¬
fore be it
“Resolved, That the City Planning
Department is hereby authorized and
directed to investigate this subject and
to pre])are a plan or map of the City,
indicating thereon its recommendations
of sights for the purposes named by
the electors at said election.”
In accordance with the instructions
contained in the above mentioned res¬
olution, the City Planning Commission
has undertaken to lay out such a com¬
prehensive plan as is contemplated by
the resolution and has the honor to
submit the following report thereon.
Suggestions as to suitable sites were
invited and received from many sour¬
ces, and the Commission sought such
light on the subject as it was possible
to get, and spent considerable time in
visiting the various locations. Various
civic organizations, including The Pitts-
gurgh Playground Association, Tiie
Playground and Vacation School Asso¬
ciation of Allegheny, a number of the
Boards of Trade, several of the Wo¬
men's clubs, and other associations in¬
terested in social betterment have been
consulted on the subject and their rec¬
ommendations have received careful
consideration by the Commission.
The Board of Public Education was
asked to define its policy regarding play¬
grounds in connection with and adja¬
cent to school sites, and the Commission
was informed that the Board had de¬
fined no specific policy concerning the
matter of j)laygrounds. However, af¬
ter a thorough study of the situation
as regards the city as a whole, the Com¬
mission arrived at the conclusion that
playgrounds should be established at
or adjacent to schools, and that rec¬
reation centers should be separate in¬
stitutions In themselves, it being the
belief of the Commission that the play¬
grounds must eventually be conducted
under the ausi)ices of The Board of
Public Education, and that the recrea¬
tion centers, or athletic fields, should
pror^erly be a part of the City park
system and should come under the jur¬
isdiction of the Bureau of Parks.
From the study and investigation so
far made of the needs of the entire city,
the City planning Commission desires
to recommend the following locations
as suitable sites for playgrounds and
recreation centers. The small litho¬
graphic map of Greater Pittsburgh
herewith accompanying indicates the
proposed playgrounds by blue circles
and the proposed Recreation Centers
by red circles, the numbers therein cor¬
responding to the numbers on the ac¬
companying blueprints.
West End, Twentieth AVard. The
l>roi>erties bounded on the north by the
Carnegie Library property; on the
south by Parkway street; on the east
by Independence street, and on the
west by Wabash avenue, containing
about four and one half acres, and be¬
longing to Michael Diebold and W. C.
and .1. M. Taylor, all of which is shown
within red lines on the blueprint here¬
with marked No.l. The assessed value
of this site is $67,925.00. It is further
recommended that Alexander street
along Sawmill Run be vacated. This
site is suitable for a recreation park.
AdJoining^ Ormsby Recreation Park,
Sixteenth Ward, South Side. The fol¬
lowing named properties fronting 144
feet on Sidney street; Mrs. J. Page
Wharton J, K. Wharton, U. J. Munhall
Lumber Company, and .J. Laughlin; and
the following named properties front¬
ing 96 feet on Carson street: J. R.
Wharton, J. 10. Wharton, and R. J.
Munhall Lumber Company. The total
area is about 31,100 s(iuare feet. The
assessed value of the properties enu¬
merated is $31,020.00. The properties
are shown within red lines on the blue-
I)rint herewith marked No. 2. This pro¬
perty would be an addition to the al¬
ready existing recreation park.
Warrington Avenue Site, Eighteenth
Ward, The plot of ground bounded
by Warrington avenue, Estella, Climax
and Curtin streets, Including the area
now occui)ied by Industry street whose
vacation is recommended. The total
area of this plot, including Industry
street, is 3.1 acres, and is shown within
red lines on the blueprint herewith
marked No. 3. The total assessed value
of the property is $100,267.00. This site
Is suitable for a recreation park.
Franklin School Site, Third Ward. The
property bounded by the Franklin pub¬
lic school property, Epiphany, Elm and
Hazel streets, containing obout 49-100
of an acre, all as shown within red lines
on the blueprint herewith marked No.4.
The assessed value of this property is
$57,677.00. This site is suitable for a
playground.
Soho Hollow, Fifth Ward. The Evan
Jones properties—*^four pieces in all—
situated on Wyandotte street and lying
between Kirkpatrick and Soho streets,
as shown within red lines on the blue¬
print herewith marked No. 5; and con¬
taining 6.03 acres. The total assessed
value of this site is $20,186.00. The va¬
cation of Moultrie street north of
Wyandotte street is recommended. This
site is suitable for a recreation park.
West Penn Hospital, Sixth Ward.
The old West Penn Hospital property,
fronting 1,090 feet on Brereton avenue,
extending along thirtieth street 603 feet
to the Grant Boulevard, thence along
the Grant Boulevard 1,055 feet, and
thence aloiiK property of M. E.
Schenley 621 feet, containing 16 1-2
a,cres, the same being shown within red
lines on the blueprint herewith marked
No. 6. This property has been recently
appraised at $165,000. This site would
be suitable for a rt^creation park.
Silver Lake Twelfth Ward. The three
pieces of proj>erty adjoining the Beech-
wood Boulevard at about the point
where the Lincoln avenue bridge cros¬
ses, the same belonging to George Fin¬
ley and containing 12.82 acres, all as
shown within red lin^ on the blueprint
herewith marked No. 7. This site
would be suitable for a recreation t)ark;
its total assessed value is $30,350.00.
In the acouirement of this property
steps should be taken by the City look¬
ing to tho .securing of a cascmcTit under
the Pennsylvania railroad bridge at
this point, so as to maintain a connect¬
ion between the separated pieces of
l)roT)erty. ,
Old Ninth Ward Schoolhouse Site,.
New Twenty-seventh Ward, North Side.
The property bounded by tio; old Ninth
ward school i>roperty, WilKins avenue,
Hanover and Refuge streets, containing
73-100 of an acre, all as sliown within
red lines on the bluepri .! herewith
marked No. 8. The total as.a-ssed value
of the j)roperty Is $13,478.0'^ This site
is suitable for a playgroun.;.
The property known a.' the “Mc¬
knight” block, fronting about 124 feet
on Fulton street and exl< n<iing back
to Fontella street 501 feet, m« vv Twenty-
first ward North Side, the same being
located across Fulton street from the
old Fifth ward schoolhoui e proi)erty.
The entire block contains about 1.42
acres and is now vacant; its assessed
value is $34,290.00. The property is
shown within red lines on Gic blueprint
therewith marked No. 9, ait ! is suitable
for a playground.
A plot of ground on Troy Jlill, Twen¬
ty-fourth ward. North Sld^' containing
about 4.07 acres, fronting i50 feet on
Gardner street, running lO Hermon
street. The largest part oi' this plot is
held by the Trustees and I;:ders of the
German Evangelical Prote;-' nt Church;
part of it is owned by St. .loseph's Ho¬
man Catholic Orphan Aaylv. m. The to¬
tal assessed value of thi--: i>roperty is
$22,776.00. The property is nown with¬
in red lines on the blueprint herewith
marked No. 10. This plot is suitable
for a recreation park.
On investigation, the (Commission
finds that there is ample space on the
Elm street side of the present brick
structure at Washington T ark recrea¬
tion grounds on which to erect a build¬
ing to contain a swimming pool, baths
and such other improvements as may
be necessary to properly \ arry on the
playground work at this pfint. and the
Commission strongly recommends that
funds sufficient to construct and etiulp
such a building be appropriated.
The Commission also recommends
that additional improvements and
suitable equipment be installed at the
Ormsby Park recreation center, and
that consideration be given to the im¬
proving and equipping of such sites as
may be adopted, i)articularly the West
End and Soho Hollow sites.
The Commission will continue the
study of the playground problem In
order that eventually the system may
be properly extended throughout the
entire city, and it will be prepared to
submit a further report to Council In
the near future.
Respectfully submitted.
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION,
Albert J. Logan.
Chairman.
AtU'st:
J. D. Hallman,
Secretary.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1210. Communication from
F. E. McGillick, 114 Sheridan avenue,
relative to the proposed crossing under
the railroad at Homewood avenue.
Which was read and referred to ±he !
Committee on Public Service and '
Surveys. :
Also
No. L211. Xfommunication from
W, E. HammeU, relative to the instal¬
lation of a water line on Rosemary
street.
Which was read and referred to the
£omn(Uttee on i^'iltrailon and Water.
Also
Ni). 1212. Communication from
Thw. C, Jenkins, relative J.o the intro¬
duction inU) Council of an ordinance
covering- tiue repaving- of the Nobles-
town Plank Hoad from the head of
South Main street, \\'eHt Knd, to the
township nne u:>pi)osite Carlin Station.
Also
Na>. 12*15. Communication from
J. R. Herjnes,. relative to the improve¬
ment of Nobleatown idank Road from
the block stone pavement at the head
of South Main street, West End.
Also
No, 1214. Communication from
Wm, I. King, Attorney-at-law,. Frick
building, relative to the improvement
of the road leailing from the West End
to the Noblestown Road.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 12.15. An Ordinance liml- ,
ting the time that automobiles shall be
permitted to -stand in -one location of
the public streets -of the City of Pitts¬
burgh,
Which was reaid and referred to the
CommiUee Public Safety,
The I’hnir stated that he had received
a number of communications, principal-
U' from £h« Jdinisterial Association and
Irom citizens urging the Council to pr«! 0 -
ceed without fear or favor on the
charges preferred by the Voters’
League against the Directors of the De¬
partments of Public Works, Public
Saf(4iy and i^hllc .Health, and if there
is no objections the communications
will be presented and given one number
as one paper.
Mr. RoliA. Onriniid arose and said that
he had recel^^ed a number of the same
kind of oommunications, but did not
think It necessary to present to Coun¬
cil at this time.
Mr. K. V. Ilalieoek arose and said that
he had received a number of letters on
this matter and that he had hired a
iirivate secretary to answer the same.
Hesalflfhat some peorde seem to think
the Oouncil know as much about vice
as the President of the Voters’ League
and others don’t; but as a Councilman
he would do his duty without fear or
favor.
Mr. W. tw. Wilkins arose and said that
he had received several communications
and Iha^t he had answered several of
the same by saying that he as a Coun¬
cilman wiTuld do his duty as he had
been sworn as a City Councilman.
Mr. S. .V. WfMMlliurn arose and said .
that he had received very many com¬
munications but would answer his by
his vote in Council today.
Mr. Wm. A. Hoeveler arose and rc*nd
a statement correcting misquotation
printed in one of the dally newspapers.
Also
No. 1216. Communication from
sundry persons in relation to the
charges preferred by the Voters’
League against the Directors of the
Departments of Public Works, Public
Safety and Public Health.
Which was read received and filed.
Mr. Rauh presented
No. 1217. Resolution directing
the City Controller to set aside the sum
of $20,000.00 from the Contin-gent fund,
for the purpose of Installing an efficien¬
cy system in the several departments
of the City Government.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 1104. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance changing and
establishing the names of certain ave¬
nues and streets In the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth wards of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.”
In Council, Rule susi)ended. bill read
a first and second times and amended
as shown In red Ink, and as amended
agreed to on second reading^ and laid
over for reprinting.
The bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the (luestion “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken
agreeably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W<K)dburn
Hoeveler Rjiuh
Goeliring, President.
Ayes—9
Nees—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1105. An Ordinance
entitled An Ordinance changing the
names of certain avenues, streets, al¬
leys and ways in the City of Pitts¬
burgh,”
In Council, May 21st, 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, bill rea<I a first and second
times and amended as shown In red
ink, and as amended agreed to on sec-
oml reading and laid over for reprint¬
ing.
The bill was^ read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the (luestion “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken
agreeably to law, and were:
Also
Ayes—Messrs.
Babeock Kerr Wilkins
(rarland MoArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ilauli
Goohring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
prssed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr, <*Hrlaiiil presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1218. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for May 22n(l, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 978. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
condemnation of a certain piece of
proi)erty belonging to A. B. Giles, sit¬
uate in the Twentieth wards of the
City of IMttsburgh, Allegheny County,
T^ennsylvania, to be used for the erec¬
tion of a Police Station, and providing
for the payment of damages.”
In Finance Committee, May 22nd,
1912, amended in Section 1 as shown
in red ink and in the title by striking
out the words, “A. B. Giles” and by in¬
serting in lieu thereof the words
“Rosenbaum Company, a corporation,”
and ordered to be returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read,
Mr. OarlftiKl moved '
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read as amended.
Mr. CjarlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs. .
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarhmd McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler lUmh
Goohring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pnissod flnall.y os amended.
Bill No. 1157. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance netting aside
the sum of six thousan«l two hundred
and fifty dollars ($6,250.0(’) or so much
thereof as may be neces.^t.ry, from Ap¬
propriation No. for changes, alter¬
ations and improvemenlw to the Un¬
derground System of Fire Alarm and
Police Telegraph and Telephone Wires
along Second avenue, between Ross
street and the South Tenth Street
bridge, for the uses and i)uri)oses of
the Bureau of Electricity,”
In Finance Committee, May 22, 1912,
Amended in Section 1 ami in the title
by inserting after the aords “Appro¬
priation No.” the words “42,” and or¬
dered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. OarlaiKl moved
That the ainondinents of the Finance Com¬
mittee be agreed, to.
Which motion prevaileil.
And the bill was read ns amended,
Mr. Garlaii«l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of tRe bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. 1082. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the appointment of a stenographer and
statistician in the Division of School
Medical Inspection, Department of Pub¬
lic Health, and fixing the salary there¬
of.”
Which was read.
Mr. Oar land moved
A .snspfns’or. of the rule to al¬
low tl'ie second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
322
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?’*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
llttl)Cock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdlo Woodburn
llueveler Ilaiih
Goehrlug, President.
Aye8-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in tiie affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1144. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance providing for
the appointment of a Foreman of Line¬
men in Municipal Light Plant, N. S.,
and fixing the salary of the same."
Which was read.
Mr. <ilnrlHiul moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pa?s finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye«—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itauii
Goehrlng, President.
Ayea—9
Noes-None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1143. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of K., F. Finney, emi)loyed as
foreman of linemen at the North Side
Light Plant, N. S., for the sum of
$125.00, for services during the month
of May; also a warrant in favor of
Wm. Spain, employed as a general
helper at the North Side Light Plant,
N, S., for the sum of $37.50, for the
time employed at the rate of $2.50 per
day, to be paid out of Appropriation
No. 34. Bureau of Light, North Side
Light Plant.
Which was read.
Mr. 4 i!iirliin<l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelor Kauh
Gochring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1154. Whereas, The
Sub-committee of the Committee ap¬
pointed by this body to confer with the
Commissioners of Allegheny county
concerning the erection of a joint Mu¬
nicipal Building for the said County
and City, on the square bounded by
Grant, Diamond, Ross streets and
Fourth avenue, in the City of Pitts¬
burgh, is prepared on obtaining rati¬
fication for their act by the Council,
to sign an agreement with the said
County Commissioners providing for
an equal division of the preliminary
expenses for selecting, by competition
In plans, etc., an Architect for said
joint building; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the sum of $5,000.00,
or so much thereof as may be, or may
become necessary for the aforesaid pur¬
pose. is hereby appropriated to be
available from and after the final rati¬
fication by the Council of the afore¬
said agreement. Warrants against said
fund hereby appropriated to be is¬
sued by the Mayor and Controller upon
the requisition or vouchers signed by
the President of Council, and counter¬
signed by the Chairman of said.
.Committee.
In Finance Committee, May 22nd,
1012, Amended by inserting after the
words "is hereby appropriated" the
words "from Appropriation No. 156,"
and ordered to be returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Mr. Giirlaiid moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read as
amended.
Mr. CJnrlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been su.spended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the aye.s and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
1 lahcook Kerr WT1 k 1 ns
Garland M<*Ardlc Woodlmrn
Hoeveler Ibuih
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally as amended.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 1149. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance increasing the
wages of the Assistant Firemen of
the North Side Light Plant from |2,50
per day of $2.75 per day,”
Which was read.
Mr. <a»rliiu<l moved
• That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, without recommendation,
Bill No. 1158. Communication
from the Voters* League transmitting
charges against the Directors of the
Departments of Public Works. Public
Safety and Public Health.
Which was read and received.
Also
Bill No. 1159. Communication
from the Voters* League transmitting
•charges against Dr. F. R. Walters,
Director of the Department of Public
Health,
Which was read and received.
Also
Bill No. 1160. Communication
from the Voters* League transmitting
■cdiurges against .losepli O'. Armstrong, Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works.
Which was rend and received.
Also
Bill No. 1161. Communication
from the Voters* League transmitting
charges against John M. Morin, Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Safety.
Wldch was read and received.
Mr. (>iirlnnfl also presented
No. 1219.
DEPARTMENT OF CITY CON¬
TROLLER.
Pittsburgh May 28th, 1912.
To the Council.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the direction
of your Committee on Finance, I have
prepared a resolution nominating the
Hon. Robert S. Frazer, President .Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas, to sit
a.s trial judge in the hearings of the
cJjarges prepared by the Voters' League
against the Directors of the Depart¬
ments of Safety, Health and Works.
Tn the preparation of the resolution
I have strictly followed the provisions
'Of Section 7 ur Article 14 'of the Act
for the government of cities of the
second class, which regulates this mat¬
ter.
Ynurs resp^»ctfully,
E. S. MORROW,
Controller.
V’^bich was read, recelvea and filed.
Also
No. 1220.
rpos The Voters* League have
presented certain charges of malfeas¬
ance and mismanagement of official
duties in their respective departments,
against Jos, G. Armstrong, Director
of the Department of Public Works,
John M. Morin, Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety, and i>r.
E. R. Walters, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health: and
Whereas, In the judgment of Coun-
: cil, said charges should be investigated
and inquired into and said Directors
each severally given a hearing thereon,
after due notice, in the manner pre¬
scribed by Section 7 of an Act of As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvalila entitled “An Act fiamenillng
and supplementing Article 14 oi!. an
Act entitled ‘An Act for the govern¬
ment of the cities of the second class,’
approved the 20th day of June, A. h.
1901, etc., etc.,” approved the 31st day
of May, A. D. 1911.
.Whereas, Said Section provides, In¬
ter alia, that the head of any depart¬
ment who may be found guilty after
due notice and hearing oi any mal¬
feasance or mismanagement, may be
removed and that "A judge of the Court
of Common Pleas of the County In
which such City is located to be chosen
! by the Council, shall preside at any
hearing, under the provisions of this
section, and decide finally all ques¬
tions of law, and questions relating to
the admission of evidence that may
arise in the case; now, therefore, be.it
Resolved, That notice of said charges
be^ given the said .Joseph J, Armstrong,
Director of the Department of Public
Works; John M. Mbrin, I)h ector of the
Department of Public Safety, and Dr.
E. R. Walters. Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, by delivering to
each a copy of said charges, and that
they may be given a hearing thereon
according to the provisions of the Act
above recited at such time as shall be
fixed by Council; and
Resolved, That Council hereby
chooses, nominates and appoints the
Hon. Robert S. Fraser, President Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas of Al¬
legheny county, as the judge who shall
preside at all hearings held under the
provisions of said Section 7, as above
recited, to investigate and Inquire into
the truth of said above recited charges
of malfeasance and mismanagement.
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. BabcocU moved
To amend the resolution by In¬
serting after the words “Court of Com¬
mon Pleas of Allegheny CountJ'” the
words “or such jjidge of said Court as
I he may delegate.”
: Which motion prevailed.
Mr. WooflUtirn moved
( The adoption of the resolution,
j as amended.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation.
No. 1221. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for May 22nd
I 1932, transmitting sundry papers
i Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1131. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing' an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the opening of
Salisbury street, from Conway street
to Sterling street, and providing for
the assessment and collection of the 1
costs, damages and expenses arising
thereby and the assessment of damages
caused by the grade of the same,’ ap¬
proved October 18, 1910.”
Which was read.
Mr, McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass flnelly?“
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Me Ardle W oodburn
Hoeveler Kauh j
Goehrlng, President. j
Ayes—9 i
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1133. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Hargrove street, from West
Liberty avenue to Warburton street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. .VfcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally7“
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bjilxjock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Me Ardle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
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And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1139. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of a
relief sewer on Sherman street, private
property of the City of Pittsburgh
(West Park), Stockton avenue and
’Merchant street, from Ohio street and
Park way to present seventy-eight
inch (78") brick sewer crossing Mer¬
chant street south of Stockton avenue,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. McAnlle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes~Mee.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in tlie affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1140. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Selby alley, from a point
about 75 feet east of South Ninth street
to present sewer on South Tenth street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. .’9lcAr<lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
1
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehrlngf President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a maiorlty of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1141. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Beckham street, from a point
about 20 feet west of Shadeland ave¬
nue to present sewer on Gass avenue,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.’’’
Which was read.
Mr. HlcArdlo moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
i\nd the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to Taw, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1079. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance granting to the
Knickerbocker Ice Company authority
to lay, construct and maintain a cast
iron pipe water line or concrete con¬
duit, not more than 24 inches in diam¬
eter, from a point on Magnolia alley
in front of the plant of the said Knick¬
erbocker Ice Company along Branch-
port (formerly Bayard) street, a dis¬
tance of 510 feet to the Ohio river,
for the purpose of taking water from
said river to a well on the premises
of the said Knickerbocker Ice Com¬
pany nlant. Said water line to be laid
at a depth of 38 feet."
Wh Ich was read.'
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to,
And the title of the bill read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "^hall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes wer?.' taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr W’llkinB
Garland McArdle .Voodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goeh ri g, President.
Ayes—9
Noes-^None.
And a majority of the v ^tes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirma'ive, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. WilkiiiH presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service 'nd Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
• No. 1222. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service vnd Surveys
for May 22nd, 1912, tran mitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, receive- and filed.
Also
Bill No- 1145. -1 Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewn' >ks and road¬
way and establishing and re-establish¬
ing the grade of Breckf-nridge street,
from Reed street.to Alleqnippa street."
Which was read,
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed-
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ".Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes wmre taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle \\h)odburn
Hoeveler Itauh
Goehvii^g, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1146. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance re-establish¬
ing the grade of Elwood street, from
Summerlea street to Maryland avenue."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
32r,
i
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. ''Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayea—Messrs.
llalKMwk Kerr Wilkins
Marland McArdlo Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehiing, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 114 7. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Flotilla alley, from Henrietta
street to Forbes street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wiikfns moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the "bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third lime
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to,
And on the Tiuestion, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Balwock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pas.*»ed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1148. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Gross street, from Cypress
street to Mathilda street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to*
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 1223.
Whereas, An organization of the
City of Pittsburgh, known as the Vot¬
ers’ League, A. Leo Weil, president,
and many respectable and responsible
citizens being officers and members of
said League, have preferred charges
against J. M. Morin, Director of the
Department of Public Safety; B. R.
Walters, Director of the Department
of Public Health, and Joseph G. Arm¬
strong, Director of the Department of
Public %Vorks; and
Whereas, Council is in doubt as to
whether the charges preferred come
under the provisions of the law, be¬
cause, under the law this Council can¬
not consider and try any offense com¬
mitted prior to the inauguration of
the present Council, the law providing
in the Seventh Section of the Act of
1911, that
“The procedure thus established shall
not have a retrospective or retroactive
effect, but that the procedure by im¬
peachment under existing laws shall
be and remain in force exclusively as
to any causes arising before the be¬
ginning of the terms of the Council-
men, as hereinbefore provided.” And
Whereas, The charges against the
aforesaid directors of the departments
do not specify when they were com¬
mitted—In the charges against the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Safety, it is alleged they were com¬
mitted since the coming in of the pres¬
ent administration of the Department
of Public Safety; against the Director
of the Department of Public Health,
it is alleged they were committed for
and during a long period last past;
and against the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, it is al¬
leged the Department has been con¬
ducted for a long time last past, and
before and since the induction Into
office of the present Council in viola¬
tion of the Civil Service Law,—never¬
theless Council feels that It is its duty,
from the nature of the charges made,
to proceed to a trial of the same, be¬
cause, under the charges, it may ap¬
pear that some of the offenses alleged
•will come under the jurisdiction of this
Council; and
Whereas, The duty will fall upon
Council to take final action after said
hearing in reference to these charges
and the evidence sustaining them, un¬
der the rulings of the judge;
Therefore, Council should be advised
and directed in said hearing by some
attorney selected by Council, who will
alone represent the interests of Coun¬
cil and the City, and not represent
either the Voters’ League or the Law
Department of the City, or the depart¬
ment heads, against whom the charges
are made; therefore, be it
Resolved, That William A. Stone, at¬
torney at law of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, be employed, to sit with Coun¬
cil on the trial of said charges and ad¬
vise Council in connection with its
duties under the law, and to perform
such other legal services as may be
necessary and requisite in connection
with this matter; he, the said William
A, Stone, to be paid such compensation
for hlH services rendered in his behalf
as Council shall fix by resolution or
ordinance; the sum so fixed to be paid
out of the contingent fund.
That before said William A. Stone
shall perform any services in this mat¬
ter he shall file with the Clerk of Coun¬
cil an agreement to accept such sum
as Council may fix, by resolution or
ordinance, for the services that he shall
render in this matter.
Which was read.
Mr. Itnbcork moved
The adoption of the resolution.
The motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1224.
Whereas, Considerable time has
elapsed since the passage by Council
of an Ordinance establishing and regu¬
lating the Department of the Collector
of Delinquent Taxes; and
Whereas. Notice of the said Ordinance
has been brought to the attention of
the Collector of Delinquent Taxes and
he has failed to comply with the pro¬
visions of said Ordinance; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That William A. Stone,
attorney at law, be employed by the
City of IMttsburgh, and be directed to
proceed by mandamus or other pro¬
ceeding at law, against the said De¬
linquent Tax Collector, Samuel .T. Gren-
et, in the name of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to compel him to observe and
carry out the provisions of said ordi¬
nance; the said William A. Stone to
perform ^uch services in connection
therewith in the trial of rjie case and
the conduct of the same as may be
necessary and requisite iu connection
with the matter; he, the ‘ild William
A. Stone, to be paid such < oinpensatlon
for his services rendered ;u this mat¬
ter as Council shall fix by resolution
or ordinance, the sum so fixed to be
paid out of the ContingenL Fund. And
that before said William A. Stone shall
perform any service in tb:.^- matter he
shall file with the Clerk of Council
an agreement to accept 5-'ich sum as
Council may fix by resolution or ordi¬
nance for the services wl.tch shall be
rendered In this matter.
Which was read.
Mr. Ilabcock moved
The adoption of tlu* resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Ctarlaiid presented
No. 1225. An O.Hlnance re¬
quiring all lessees of Ci'..v property,
who expose goods, wares or merchan¬
dise for pu"blic sale, to pUu e the prices
thereon in a conspicuous ’oanner, and
providing a penalty for the violation
thereof.
Also
No. 1226. An O; ainance au¬
thorizing and directing -he transfer
of the aggregate sum of 17,500.00 from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
to certain items in Appropriation No,
46, Bureau of Construction.
Also
No. 1227. An Ordinance creat¬
ing additional positions in the Bureau
of Construction, Departmnnt of Pub¬
lic Works, and providing for the ap¬
pointment of employes therein and the
payment of their salaries.
Which were severally road and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr moved
That Mr. Babeock be excused
for absence from the meeting held May
21st, 1912; that Mr. Garland be excused
for absence from meetings held on
May 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1912; that Mr,
MoArdle be excused, for absence from
meetings held May 14th and 27th, 1912,
and that President Goehring be excused
for absence from the meeting held May
3rd, 1912.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Vol. XXXXVI Tuesda:y
^ June 4, 1912. fMo. 26
iHimirtpal Sprurti
COUNCIL
JOIIX M. GOKIIRING.President
K .r. MARTIN.City Clerk
HOBKRT CLARK, .Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburg-h, June 4th, 1912.
Council met.
Frownt-Messrs.
HabotKk Kerr Wilkin.s
Garinnd McArdle Woodburn
Hneveler Ranh
Goeiiring, President.
The Chair stated that as there were
no objections, the reading of the min¬
utes of the previous meeting was dis¬
pensed with.
PRESENTATIONS
Also
No. 1232. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Ladies Guild of the Christ M. E.
Church (Babies Home) for $332.09, re¬
funding $181,34 for taxes for year 1912,
$150.75 taxes for year 1911, and charg-
^S^th^same to Appropriation No. 49,
Also
No. 1233. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor of
Pfabb for $2,0()0.00, together with inter¬
est thereon and costs, in settlement of
the case of "Pfabb against the City of
Pittsburgh," No. 634 First Term, 1909,
and charging Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1234 Communication from
E. ,T. White Company, relative to the
discrimination practised by the Bell
Telephone Company in removing some
users phones free of charge and refus-*
ing to remove others on the unlimited
service.
Mr. Garlniid presented
No. 1228. Communication from
Frederick Hill making application for
the position of stenographer in the trial
of the charges preferred against the
Directors of the Departments of Public
Safety, Public Works and Public Health
by the Voters' League.
Also
No. 1229. Communication from
Arthur E. Young enclosing an affidavit
of Mrs, Virginia Reed relative to her
claim for $76.00 for groceries and rent
of house used for Pest House on the
North Side.
Al.'tO
No. 1230. An Ordinance creat¬
ing positions, designating the duties
and fixing the salaries of those em¬
ployed In connection with and in the
operation of the Asphalt Repair Plant
of the Bureau of Highways and Sewers,
Department of Public Works,
Also
No. 1231. An Ordinance author¬
izing the transfer of various amounts
from certain items In Appropriation No.
46. to Item A-1, Division of Inspection,
same appropriation.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Also
No. 1235. Communication from
A, R, Malheny relative to the paving
of Novelty street under the Act of 1895.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1236. An Ordinance grant¬
ing the consent of the City to the erect¬
ion, in the public parks or public square
on the North Side, of a memorial to the
olRcers and sailors who lost their lives
in the sinking of the United States Bat¬
tleship "Maine" in Havana Harbor, and
appropriating certain moneys for said
purposes.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Iloevelor presented
No. 1237. List of property In
the City of Pittsburgh showing its
assessed and actual value.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
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Also
No, 1238. Communication from
the Globe Varnish Company enclosing
a list of different bids on which they
were the lowest bidders and for which
they did not receive the business and
asking Council to adjust this matter.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. U^rrr presented
No. 1239. Petition for the
erection of two public lamps on Kath¬
leen street between Beltzhoover ave¬
nue and Castle Shannon Incline tracks.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Public Works.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 1240. An Ordinance widen¬
ing Vista street, from Goehring street
to the 1st angle west of Goehring street,
in the Twenty-fourth ward of the City
of l‘ittsburgli, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Also
No. 1241. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Decision alley, from
Graham street to Rebecca street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1242. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Mayor and the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and award a contract or
contracts for repaving avenues, streets
and alleys, and authorizing the setting
aside of the various sums set forth be¬
low, amounting in the aggregate to
Fifty-nine thousand six hundred ($59,-
600.00) dollars out of Appropriation No.
37, K-11, Street repaving.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 1243. Resolved, That the
President of Council be authorized to
appoint a Special Committee of three,
or refer to a standing committee, to in¬
vestigate the complaints made through
The Uptown Board of Trade against tne
Pittsburgh Railways Company, with a
view to determining whether or not
action should be taken against the
Pittsburgh Railways Company to com¬
pel the abatement of the alleged nui-
sance.s complained of. The Committee
to report if possible at the next meet¬
ing.
Which was r^d and referred to the
Committee on f»ublic Service and
Surveys.
Mr. Ktiiili presented
No. 1244, An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract or
contracts for macadamizing roadway,
constructing sewer and concrete com¬
bination curb and gutter, from River-
view avenue to and around Observa¬
tory Buildings In Riverview Park, N. S.,
for the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh; also providing for the payment
of the same.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Dlbraries.
Also
No. 1245. Communication from
business people on the North Side
claiming discrimination i.i enforcing
ordinance for obstructing r.idewalks.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safe'y.
Mr. Willi I ns presented
No. 1246. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Gold alley, from
Atherton avenue to Denver street.
Also
No. 1247. An Ordl.;ance estab¬
lishing the grade on Ri r-cue street,
from Hockledge street to Varley
street.
Also
No. 1248. An Ordii ance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of J^'iiiley street,
from Frankstown avenue ro Shetland
street.
Also
No, 1249. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the proper of¬
ficers of the City of Pit;-burgh, for
and on behalf of said Ci , to make
and to enter into a writ’ n contract
with the Borough of ilkinsburg
and The Pennsylvania Railroad Com¬
pany relative to the vacation of por¬
tions of Brushton avenue and Mc¬
Pherson street, the construction of
undergrade crossings ai Braddock
Homewood and Lang avenues, in lieu
of the existing grade crossings at
Brushton avenue and Honicwood ave¬
nue, and of the overhead crossing at
Lang avenue, the improvement of a
portion of Thomas street, a possible
change of grade of a portion of Bruah-
ton avenue, and the indemnifying of
the said Railroad Company by the said
City and the said Borough.
Also
No. 1250. Remonstrance of
property owners and residents of Home-
wood against the passage of an ordin¬
ance for the construction of subways
under the tracks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company at Braddock, Home-
wood and Lang avenues.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Mr. Womibiirii presented
No. 1251. Petition of the Lin-
wood avenue Methodist Episcopai
Church of Allegheny for the exemption
of the assessment for the grading pav¬
ing and curbing of Linwood avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chnlr presented
No. 1252. Petition of property
owners abutting on Strawberry way
requesting the President of Council to
grant them a hearing before the Coun¬
cil, to protest against the widening of
Strawberry way.
Which wa.s read and referred to th«
Committee on Public Works.
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Also
No. 1253. Communication from
Hon. tVllllam A, Magee, Mayor, trans¬
mitting communication from the City
Planning Commission recommending* i
the extension of John street, from Ar¬
lington avenue to Preeland street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Also
No. 1254, Communication from
B, J. Huasell relative to the report of
the experts engaged on the matter of
water supply for the Greater TMtta- i
burgh and requesting Council to inspect j
these reports.
Which was read and referred to the I
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 1255. Communication from
I). T*. Black, of Real Estate Trust Com¬
pany, enclosing partial list of signers
to a petition protesting against the re¬
moval of the market or any part there¬
of from Diamond Square, the present
site of the old market house, and ask¬
ing that a new and modern market
house be erected on this site.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 1256, Communication from
the Official Board of the Free Methodist
Church, of Mt. Washington, requesting
Council to give the matter of the char¬
ges preferred against the Directors of
departments of Public Works, Public
Health and Public Safety special
attention.
Which was read, received and filed.
REPORTS OP COMMITTEES.
Mr, Ciarlnnd presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1257. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for May 29th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which ^'a.s read, received and filsd
Also
Bill No. 1188. Resolution giv¬
ing the consent of Council to Dr, B. A.
Booth, Chief Medical Examiner, of the
Dlvl.slon of Transmissible Diseases, to
attend the meeting of the American
Medical Association, Section on Public
Heallh, to be held on .June 3rd to 7th
Inclusive, at Atlantic City, and provid¬
ing the expenses shall not exceed $60.00,
to be paid from Appropriation No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrl»«hd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa sage of the re.solution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule havin'^r been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third tinie.s. and upon final passage
(he ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also ♦
Bill No. 1217. Resolution di¬
recting the City Controller to set aside
the sum of $20,000.00 from the contin¬
gent Fund for the purpose of installing
an efficiency system in the several de¬
partments of the oUv government.
Which was read.
Mr. GurlAiifl moved
A suspen.sion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been su.spended,
the re.solution wa.s read a second and
lliird times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcoek Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W’^oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1198. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
setting aside of an additional sum of
nine thousand ($9,000.00) dollars for
reconstructing the roadway floor on
South Tenth street bridge, and trans¬
ferring said amount from item ‘Repav¬
ing sidewalks and repairing truss mem¬
bers on South Twenty-second street
bridge,’ Appropriation No. 47, E-6,
Bridge Repairs,
Which was read.
Mr, fjlBrlmirt moved
A suspension of the rtile to al¬
low tl.e second and third readings and
finpl pa<Fage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And ihe bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pa«»«» finally?”
The aye’ and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
pc seed finally.
Also
Bill No. ' 1199. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of two hundred and ninety-
seven dollars and eighty-two cents
($297.82) from item ‘Repaving Grant
street, from Fifth avenue to Diamond
street,' to item ‘Completion of the re¬
paving of Fiftl^ avenue, from 190 feet
east of College avenue eastwardly,’
Appropriation No. 37."
Which was read,
Mr. Gar land moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Wliich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehriiig, President.
Ayes~9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommend¬
ation,
Bill No. 1102. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of P. T. Cavendish for the sum
of $22.50, in payment of damages to
automobile caused by running into ob¬
struction on Grant boulevard, caused by
landslide (there being no danger signal
on same), and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Qnrlfinfl moved
That further action on the resolution
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1225. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance requiring all
lessees of city property, who expose
goods, wares or merchandise for public
sale, to place the prices thereon in a
conspicuous manner, and providing a
penalty for the violation thereof."
In Committee on Finance, May
29th, 1912, ordered fo be returned to
Council with the recommendation that
it be referred to the Special Committee
on Market Houses.
Which was read.
Mr Garlniid moved
That the bill be referred to the
Special Committee on Market .
Which motion prevailed.
I
I
Mr. McArdle presented fr.)m the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, wi-Ji an affirm¬
ative recommendation.
No. 1258. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for May 29th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council,
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 1259.
MEMORANDUM OP AGJ?EEMENT
Made this twentieth day May, one
thousand nine hundred anc twelve, be¬
tween the Commissioners of Allegheny
County, State of Pennsylvania, and the
Committee representing ! he Council
of the City of IMttsburgh, i:j the matter
of the erection of a ne.. municipal
building .
Whereas, After conference and ne¬
gotiation between the ponies hereto,
it has been determined tint the best
Interests of the County of Allegheny
and the City of Pittsburgh will be
served by the erection of a joint Mun¬
icipal Building, to be designed and con¬
structed as one structure, one-half
thereof to be owned and occupied by
the said County and City separately and
respectively; and
Whereas, It has also been determined
that said joint Municip;;! Building,
should be erected on the blo- k or square
in said City bounded by Grant street.
Fourth avenue, Ross and Diamond
streets, fronting on Grant street and
the lower one-half part of said square,
or that next to Fourth avenue now
owned by the County of Allegheny shall
be purchased by the said City of Pitts¬
burgh from the said County of Alle¬
gheny at such price per square foot
as shall represent the cost of said prop¬
erty to the said County at the time of
the purchase by the said City Said
purchase by the City of Pittsburgh
from the County of Allegheny to be
contingent upon action hereafter to be
authorized for said purpose.
It is Now Further Agreed, by the
parties hereto, that the said Commis¬
sioners of Allegheny County and the
Council of the City of Pittsburgh, to¬
gether with the Mayor and such other
officials as are required to act thereon,
shall immediately pass such Resolutions
or Ordinances as may be necessary for
the em"'loyment of a competent archi¬
tect to prepare all the necessary plans
and specifications for tiie aforesaid
Municipal Building, and also to pro¬
vide for the payment equally between
sa.id City and County of all preliminary
expenses up to the time of the final
selection of such Architect, as herein
provided. The plan for the selection
of said Architect, hereby agreed to and
adopted, is by competition, restricted
to Architects residing and actually do¬
ing business in the County of Allegheny.
The five (5) architects furnishing the
best plans out of the whole number
competing to receive a prize of $1,090.00
each, and the one of these five making
the best plan shall be select‘'d as the
Architect for the proposed building, if
the building shall be erected. The
Architect whose plan is accepted and
who is employed as Architect for said
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bulldtng shall credit the $1,000.00 re¬
ceived as the prize for his plan In the
competition, on account of his aervlces
or commissions on said work. The
method of deciding or selecting the five
best plana, and the one best of the five
plans, shall be by some person or per¬
sons appointed for said purpose by the
laid County Commissioners, and the
Committee of the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh signing this agreement.
I. K. CAMPBELL
J. D. O'NEIL
S. J. TOOLE
County Commissioners of
Allegheny County.
Witness:
W. S. McCLATClIEY.
Chief Clerk.
(Seal of Allegheny)
( County )
J. M. GOEHRING
P. J. McARDLE
W. G. WILKINS
E. V. BABCOCK
ROBT. GARLAND
W. A. HOEVBLER
Committee of the Council
of the City of Pittsburgh.
Witness:
E. J. MARTIN
(Seal of the City of)
( Pittsburgh )
Which was read.
Mr. IffcArdle moved
That the agreement be approved.
W'^htch motion prevailed by the
following vote
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcook Kerr Wilklni
(Jarland McArdle Woodbum
Hooveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 1194. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Mefvln street, from Wlghtman
street to Phillips avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayea—Messri.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, Preslddbt.
Ayes—9
Noea—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1195. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director of
the Department of Public Works to ad¬
vertise for and award a contract or
contracts for repaving Mansfteld ave¬
nue, from Park way to the City line,
and providing for the payment of the
same,”
Which was read.
Mr. McAiHlIe moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1196. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor and Director of the Department
of Public Works to advertise for and
to award a contract or contracts for
making certain public improvements
and setting aside respective sums
amounting in the aggregate to Five
thousand seven hundred ($5,700.00) dol¬
lars, out of Appropriation No. 47, E-6,
Bridge Repairs.
Which was read.
Mr, McArdle movsd
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were talien agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoevaler llauh
Qoehrlng. President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Conn*
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1197. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Booth and Flinn Ltd., for the
sum of $297,82, for extra work in repav¬
ing Fifth avenue, from 190 feet east of
College avenue eastwardly, and charg¬
ing to Appropriation No. 37, Street Re¬
paving.
Which was read,
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ibiuh
Goeliring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr, WoodiMirn presented from the
Committee on Charities and Correction,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 1260. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Charities and Correction for
May 29th, 1912, transmitting sundry
ordinances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1201. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for the erection of an addition to the
piggery at the City Home, Marshalsea,
Pa."
Which was read.
Mr. Woodburn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second ana third readings and
final passage of the hill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Ke rr 11 k 1 ns
Garland McArdle odburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrln;:, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the voles of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1202, Ar Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance pi >vldlng for
the making of a contract to- contracts
for the drilling of wells, ^ is and ar¬
tesian, on the property of tVnj City Home
at Marshalsea, Pa."
Which was read.
Mr. Wooilbiirii moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third / adings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a oecond time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read ■ third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill . ts read and
agreed to.
And on the Tluestion, "S::all the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were t;-ken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcoi'.k Kerr >> Hklns
Garland McArdle M Oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrliii^S President.
Aye.s~9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the voles of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1203. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for the purchase and Installation of
laundry machinery at the North Side
City Home at Warner Station, Pa., to¬
gether with all fixtures and appurten¬
ances."
Which was read.
Mr. Woo<ll»iirii moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the blit
pass finally?'*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Ay<‘8 -Messrs.
]{al)eock Kerr Wilkins
Oar land McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Kauli
Goehring, President.
Ayes-9
N<k;s—N(» n€.
And a majority oi the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND UESOLUTIONS,
Mr. Bauli presented
No. 1261. Whereas, Ordlnunee
No. 93, entitled, "An Ordinance regrulat-
Ing, In the Interests of public safety,
health and convenience, the movement
of pedestrian, animal and vehicular
traffic of every kind in streets, parki^,
bridges, squares and public places, and
providing a penalty lor the violation
thereof," was passed in Council May
3l8t, 1910, and approved by the Mayor j
June 3rd, 1910; therefore, be it I
Resolved. That the Director of the j
Department of Public Safety be and he
Is instructed to have the provisions of |
said ordinance enforced. [
Which was read. |
Mr. ncAr<lle moved
That the resolution be referred
to the Committee on Public Safety.
Wiiich motion prevailed.
Mr. Balicork called up and moved to
reconsider the vote by which
Bill No. 1220. Whereas, The
Voters’ League have presented certain
charges of malfeasance and misman¬
agement of official duties in their |
respective departments, against Jos. i
G, Amrstrong, Director of the De- i
pertment of Public Works, John M.
Morin. Director of the Department of I
Public Safety, and Dr. E. R. Walters,
Director of the Department of Public
Health; and
Whereas, In the judgment of Coun¬
cil said charges should be investigated
and inquired into and said Directors '
each severally given a hearing there¬
on, after due notice, in the manner
prescribed by Section 7, of an Act of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of !
Pennsylvania entitled "An Act amend- '
irg and sui)i)lementlng Article 14 of
an Act entitled ‘An Act for the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second class, ;
apjm)ved the 20th day of June, A. I).
1901, etc., etc.,’" approved the 31st day !
of May. A. 1). 1911. i
Whereas, Said Section provides, inter
alia, that the head of any department
who may be found guilty after due \
notice and hearing of any malfeasance
or mismanagement, may be removed
and that "A judge of the Court of Com¬
mon I’leas of the County in which
such City is located to be chosen by |
the Council, shall preside at any hear- i
ing, under the provisions of this sec¬
tion and decide finally all questions j
of law, and (luestions relating to the
adml.sslon of evidence that may arise j
in the case; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That notice of said charges
be given the said Joseph G. Armstrong,
Director of the Department of Public
Works, John M. Morin, Director of the
Department of Public Safety, and l>r.
E. R. Walters, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health, by delivering
to each a copy of said charges, and
that they may be given a hearing
thereon according to the provisions of
the Act above recited at such time as
shall be fixed by Council; and
Resolved, That Council hereby
chooses, nominates and appoints the
Hon. Itobert S. Frazer, President Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas of Al¬
legheny County, (or such judge of said
Court as he may delegate), as the
judge who shall preside at all hearings
held under the provisions of said Sec¬
tion 7, as above recited, to investigate
and inquire into the truth of said
above recited charges of malfeasance
and mismanagement.
In Council, May 28th, 1912, was read
and adopted, as amended.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, "Shall
the resolution be adopted as amended?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kabeock moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the resolution w'as amended by
inserting after the words "Common
Pleas of Allegheny County” the words
"or such judge of said Court as he
may delegate.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, "Shall
the resolution be amended by inserting
after the words “Common Pleas of Al¬
legheny County” the words "or such
judge of said Court as he may dele¬
gate?”
Which motion did not prevail.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
The adoption of the resolu¬
tion.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. liitlicock moved
That Monday, the 10th of June,
at 10 o’clock, A. M., be fixed for the
trial of the charges specified by the
Voters’ League against the Directors
of the three departments named in
said charges, and that notice of said
time and place of trial be given to the
said three Directors, with copies of
the charges specified by said Voters’
League; and further, that a copy of
the resolution choosing Judge Frazier
be sent to him, with a copy of the no¬
tice fixing the time and place of trial,
and a coT)y of the charges made by
the Voters’ League.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the <*halr declared
Council adjourned.
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Vol. XXXXVI Thursday, June 6, 1912 No. 27
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COUNCIL
.lOTIN M. GORHRING.President
K. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
KOBKHT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburg-h, June 6th, 1912.
Council met i)ursuant to the follow¬
ing call:
TMttsburgh, .Tune 4th, 1912.
Mr. K. J. Martin,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:
Please call a special meeting of
Council for Thursday, June 6th, 1912,
at 3 o’clock P. M., for the purpose of
coiiHldering a jnotion to he made i»y the
Unco (Urectors against whom charges arc
lujuio for a 1>11I of j)articuhirK, and also for
the consideration of such other busi-
nes.s as may come before the meeting.
Yours respectfully,
.1. M. GOEHRiNG,
President.
Which were read, received and filed.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock . .McArdle Wilkin.s
Uarland llauli Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goeiirlng, I*resident.
Al»H<*nt—Mr. K’err.
On motion of Mr. Ilnbrock, the read¬
ing of the minutes of the jjrevious
meeting w'aa dlsi)ensed with.
The rhnir said:
"Gentlemen: On May 21st, 1912. a
communicatl(»n was received from the
Voter.s’ League transmitting charges
against the Directors of the l)ei>art-
ment of Public Works, Department of
i'ublic Health, and the I>ei>artment of
I’ubllc Safety. This communication
was referred to the proper committee
and was subse«|uently referred back
to Council without a recommendation.
On June 4th, 1912, a Resolution was
adopted nominating Hon. Robert S.
T'razer, I’resident Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas of Allegheny County,
as the judge who shall preside at the
hearing in the cases referred to; at
the same time direction was given to
the Clerk of Council to serve notice of
the charges upon the Directors ac¬
cused. Upon the same day a resolu¬
tion was passed fixing Monday, June
10th, 1912, as the time for the trial of
the charges, and directing that notice of
the time and place be given to the
Judge selected and to the accused Di¬
rectors.
It was suggested by the counsel for
the I>irectors that in order to expedite
these hearings that a special meeting
be called in order that certain i>re-
liminary < 4 uestions might be decided.
In accordance with that suggestion,
this special meeting has been called
for the purpose of considering a mo¬
tion to be made by the ]>irectors
against whom the charges are made to
ask for a bill of particulars and for
such other matters that might be
brought uj) in connection with these
charges.
Judge Fra7.er Is present with us and
I now vacate this position in the Chair
in order that he may i>reside.”
Hon. liobert S. Frazer, taking the
Chair, said:
“Gentlemen: As President Cioehring
has stated the purpose of this meeting
perhaps the first matter to be consid¬
ered will be the order of procedure. I
wfji be glad to hear from either the
members of Council or counsel repre¬
senting the parties against whom the
charges have been preferred.”
Mr. John P. Hunter, of counsej for
the Directors of the Department of
Public Works, Department of Public
Safety, and Department of I’ublic
Health, addressed the Judge, suggest¬
ing that the first thing in order would
be the formulation of the issue upon
which the Directors were to be tried.
He informed the Court that he desireil
to offer a communication from each of
the T')irectors ujion the subject.
The Judge directed Mr. Hunter to
read his communication.s, and he there¬
upon read one from John M. Morin,
Director of the Dejiartment of I’ublic
Safety, wherein the said Director de^
manded specifications of the charges
made against him and upon which he
is to be tried.
1
Mr. Hunter and the associate counsel,
Mr. James H. Beal, addressed the Judge
and Council in support of the demand
of Mr. Morin and the other Directors.
Mr. A. Leo Weil, President of the
Voters’ League, replied;
That after the conclusion of his (Mr.
Weil’s) remarks, Mr. Beal followed
with a rejoinder.
Upon request of Mr. Wm. A. Stone,
special attorney for the City Council,
the Judge announced that he would be
jjrepared to make his decision on Mon¬
day, June lOlh, 1912.
Thereupon the .Judge vacated the
Chair, and President lioehring resumed
the Chair.
Mr. ItiibcocU moved
That when Council adjourns it
shall adjourn to meet on Monday, June
10th, 1912, at 10 o’clock A. M.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. tJarlaiMl presented
No. 1262. Resolved, That
.shall be and
is hereby selected and employed as
the ofiiclal stenographer to report In
full the proceedings in tbai investiga¬
tion of the charges preferred by the
Voters’ League, against the Director of
the Department of Public Works, the
Director of the Department of Public
Safety, and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health, and furnish
such number of copies pC the same as
Council may direct.
Resolved Further, That the Mayor
be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to issue, and t ie City Con¬
troller to countersign, warrants in fa¬
vor of . ..
in payment of the cost of the work, aa
the same progr^esses, on payrolls to be
approved by the Presidei>T. of Council,
and made chargeable to Appropriation
No. 42.
Whtch was read and roit-risA to the
Committee on Finance.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the CHalr declared
Council adjourned.
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Vol. XXXXVI Monday, June lO, 1912. No. 28
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COUNCIL
JOIfN M. GOKKRTNG.President !
K. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk i
KORBUT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk j
I nitsbur^h, June 10th, 1012.
Council met pursuant to the foHow-
InK call:
Pittsburgh, June 7th, 1912.
Mr. E. J, Martin,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:
TMease call a special meeting of I
Council for Monday, June 10th, 1912,
at 10 o’clock A, M,, for the purpose of
considering charges made against the
Departments of Public Safets', Public
Works and Public Health.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. GOEHRING, *
President.
Which was read, received and filed.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler ' Rauh
Goehring, President.
The Choir stated
That, as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting were <lispensed
with.
President fioehrlng said:
“Gentlemen: The order of
business is the resumption of the mat¬
ter of charges against certain heads
of departments. .Judge liobert S.
Frazer being present with u.s, 1 would
ask that he preside.”
.ludge Frazer took the Chair and
said:
“At the last meeting, a motion
was made, on behalf of the Director
of the Department of I’ublic Safety,
John M. Morin, for a more definite spec¬
ification of the charges against him.
That motion was argued and we have
considered It, and while I was in doubt
as to whether an opinion should be
filed, I have reduced to writing my
view's in regard to that matter.”
Judge Frazer then presented:
No, 1263.
In tlie matter of tiie charges \
Against I
JOHN M. MORIN, V
Director of the Department of (
Public Safety. )
Frazer, specially Presiding, June 10,
1912.
An accusation containing a number
of counts has been filed by the Voters’
League with Council of the City of
inttsburgh, in which the Director of
the J>epartment of Public Safety is
cliarged with malfeasance and misman¬
agement of his official duties as such
J>irector. The charges are made under
the seventh section of the Act of May
3l8t, 1911, P. L. 465. Previous to the
passage of that Act the only remedy,
except by the appointing power, for
the removal of a Director of any City
department was by impeachment. The
Act referred to provides an‘entirely
new and exclusive course of procedure,
and supersedes a removal by impeach¬
ment for malfeasance or mismanage¬
ment of his office by a department J>i-
rector since the passage of the Act.
For offences committed previous to
that time the remedy of impeachment
still applies. The charges against the
Director of Public Safety are fifteen
In number, and we are asked by tiie
Director to require the Voters’ League
to he more specific and set out with
greater i)articularity the several accu¬
sations made against the Director. The
Act of Assembly under which the pro-
cee<llng i.s had being entirely new, we
are without precedent to gui.de us. We
have compared the Act with legislation
and the i)ractice relating to impeach¬
ment of public officers, and have
reached the conclusion that the Legis¬
lature by the Act of 1911 intended,to
modify the cumbersome proceedings
necessary in impeachment cases by
substituting a remedy more< informal,
and through which action may be had
more speedily in cases where charges
are preferred against municipal de¬
partment head.s. . With this purpose in
‘ view the T^egislature did not Intend
that accusations of this class should
he set forth with the same degree of
particularity required in an indict¬
ment charging a person with commit¬
ting an offence against the laws of
this Commonwealth. Accusations, how¬
ever, should be stated with such defi¬
niteness as to protect the interests of
the public and not do injustice to the
accused. The Director should be rea¬
sonably informed at the beginning of
the proceedings of the matters he will
be required to meet, and if necessary
should be allowed a reasonable time
in which to meet the charges either
before or after the testimony of the
accuser has been heard.
In accordance with this brief state¬
ment of the purpose and object of the
Act; and after argument by counsel and
upon consideration of the briefs fur¬
nished, we are of opinion that the first
assignment is sufficiently explicit. Pre¬
sumably the Police Department is in¬
formed as to the number of houses
of prostitution, gambling houses,
speakeasies, and assignation houses
there were in the City *on June 1st,
1911, and whether or not those houses
have Increased in number since that
time.
The second accusation should be
made more definite, by setting forth
the sections of the City where there is
no power for residents to protect them¬
selves, in which houses of prostitution
have been allowed to open and con¬
tinue to exist,
Th.e third accusation Is sufficiently
definite. If the I'olice Department re¬
ceived notice of the opening of houses
of prostitution in the vicinity of set¬
tlements, schools and places where
young girls and boys congregate, that
Department has all the information
necessary to meet the accusation con¬
tained in this count.
The fourth accusation refers to mat¬
ters that well might, because of their
kind, exist without the Police Depart¬
ment being able to reasonably obtain
information of their existence. We
are therefore of opinion that the count
should be made more definite by speci¬
fying the U»cation of the several houses
referred to and the names of the per¬
sons conducting them.
The fifth accusation is in the same
class with the fourth and for the same
reason the charge should be made more
definite by stating the location of the
various houses and the names of the
persons conducting them.
The sixth accusation is sufficiently
definite.
The seventh Is also sufficient. If
Order No. 800 has been susi)ended at
any time the re^'onls of the Dejiart-
mt‘nt will show 'that fact better than
Information to be obtained from i)er-
sons unconnected with the Department.
The eighth accusation is sufficiently
definite. If gambling houses have been
permitted to be opened in different
parts of the City the officials of the
Police Department should know that
fact.
The ninth accusation srln forth facts
whlcii if true, should bv. known to
those in charge of the 1’. lice Depart¬
ment, and if not true can met with¬
out any additional speclfi; ;ition.
The tenth accusation is somewhat
indefinite, and In Justice to the Di¬
rector should be made '/.ore explicit
by setting forth appro imately the
dates when such fines \v re remitted,
and by whom.
The eleventh accusatiovi should be
made more specific by seCing out the
I)ersons to whom money is alleged to
have been paid for the privilege of
opening and conducting lo oses of pros¬
titution, and for supplyin., or furnish¬
ing supplies thereto, togetl.er with the
location of the houses at o when such
payments were made.
The twelfth accusatioi*. is general.
It should set forth the o.;mes of the
cities referred to therein.
The thirteenth accusatb>n refers to
a violation of the Civil Service law
applicable to the City, anc if the state¬
ments therein contained iire true they
must of course be know'^. to the Di¬
rector. Therefore, it bec<vaes unneces¬
sary to give him inform.iion concern¬
ing what he already ha - knowledge
of.
The fourteenth and flfiaenth clauses
are conclusions to be dry »vn from the
accusations, and conse nently need
not be considered.
The accusations againsf the Director
of the Department of t'ublic Safety
should be amended in accordance with
the suggestions herein roide.
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr. A. Deo Weil, President of the Vot¬
ers’ League, argued In fnvor of taking
up the charges of the T'l^partment of
Public Safety first.
Mr. James H. Beal and Mr. John P.
Hunter replied to Mr. Weil and argued
In favor of proceeding with the charges
against the Department of Public
Works.
Judge Frazer stated that the argu¬
ments of Counsel for the defendants
did not cover the charges against the
Directors of the Departments of Pub¬
lic Works and Public Health.
Mr. Well argued that the charges
against the Department of Public
Health were specific.
Mr. Beal replied that the specifica¬
tions were not definite enough to en¬
able the Director of the Department
of Public Health to make a reiily.
Mr. Weil argued on the charges
against the Department of Public
Work.s, .stating they were specific.
Mr. Hunter reiilied, .stating the
charges were not specific.
Judge Frazer said:
“The matter is now submitted
to Council which has permission to re¬
tire.”
Council retired and having returned
to the council chamber, President
<«oeliriflig .said ;
“If your Honor please, the City
Council has concluded to try the cases
340
In the following" order: Mr. Joseph
G. Armstrong, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works; Mr. John M.
Morin, Director of the Departnaent of
Tublic Safety, and Dr. 10. U. Walters,
Director of the Department of Public
Health, and 1 want to state further,
that no action will he taken on any
of these cases until testimony in all
cases is concluded.”
Mr. Well asked Council to reconsider
its decision and that the case of Di¬
rector Morin be considered first.
President liioeliriiiK; arose 'and stated
why the decision was made to try the
case of the Department of Pu'bllc Works
tirst.
Mr. Beal stated they were ready to
proceed with Director Armstrong’s case
within twenty-four hours after being
l)resented with the specification of the
charges.
Judge Frazer stated that he could
furnish Council with his views in re¬
gard to the specifications in the cases
of the Departments of Public Works
and Public Health tomorrow.
Mr, Weil stated that the Voters'
League would not be ready for ten
days or two weeks to begin with the
case against the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Council at this time retired and hav¬
ing returned to the Council chamber,
Prenident 4«ooliriiig: said:
“Your Honor, the City Council
has not thought it necessary to recon¬
sider its action.”
Mr, Weil stated that they did not
believe they could have their case ready
before two weeks.
Judge Frazer asked Council If It
would be satisfactory to adjourn for
two weeks.
President Coehrliig replied that it
would .
Mr. Beal stated that it would be sat¬
isfactory to them.
Mr. Kerr moved
That Council adjourn until
Monday, June 24th, 1912, at 10 o’clock
A. M,
Mr. William A. Stone, for Council,
arose and asked that the meetings be¬
gin at 10 o’clock A. M. until 12 o’clock,
M., and from 1 o’clock P. M. to 3
o’clock P. M. every day.
Mr. Coehring moved
e
To amend the motion of Mr.
Kerr by adding that tiiere shall be
no sessions on Wednesday afternoons,
and that the trials shall not Interfere
with regular or special meetings of
Council.
Mr, Kerr accepted the amendment,
and the motion, as amended, prevailed.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
That when Council adjourns on
Monday, June 24th, It shall adjourn to
meet each successive day at 10 o’clock
A. M., sitting until 12 o’clock M., and
then meeting at 1 o'clock P. M., and
sitting until 3 o'clock P. M., except
Saturday and Wednesday afternoons
until the cases are finished.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, Kerr moved
That Council adjourn.
Which motion prevailed.
And Council adjourned.
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Hinwinpl lletprlt.
Proceedings of the (Council of tbe Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XKXXVI Tuesday, June 11, 1912. No. 29
iHitittrijial ErrorlJ
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRTNG,.Tresident
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, June 11th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
The Chair stated
That as there were no object¬
ions the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting were dispensed with.
PRES ENTATIONS.
Mr, Ilflbrork presented
No. 1264.
Pittsburgh, June 7th, 1912.
Mr. E. V. Babcock,
Chairman, Committee on Public
Safety.
Dear Sir:
I have received from the City Clerk
a coj)y of Bill No. 1261, being a reso¬
lution of Council adopted by the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety on June 5th,
liH2, Instruclirg me to enforce the pro¬
visions of the trafTic ordinance as
passed by Council May 31st, 1910, and
approved by Hon. W. A. Magee, Mayor,
.iune 3rd, 1910, being known as Ordin¬
ance No. 93.
In compliance with this Resolution,
1 beg to advise you that I have this
clay issued instructions to Mr. Thomas
A. McQualde, Suiierintendent Bureau of
I'olice to enforce the provisions of said
Ordinance,
Yours very truly,
J. M. MORIN,
Director.
Which was read, and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 126 5. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the appointment of addi¬
tional employes of the Bureau of Fire,
and fixing the salaries therefor.
Also
No. 1266. Whereas, By Bill
numbered 1223, passed by Council
May 28 th, 1912, and since approved
by the Mayor of the City ot Pitts¬
burgh, it is provided that I, William
A. Stone, am to be paid such compen¬
sation for my services—rendered in the
matter of the trial of the charges pre¬
ferred by the Voters’ League of Pitts¬
burgh against the heads of the Depart¬
ment of l»ublic Safety, the Department
of Public Health and the Department
of J^ublic Works—as Council shall fix
by resolution or ordinance, and that
before 1 shall perform any services in
this matter 1 shall file with the Clerk
of Council an agreement to accept such
sum as Council may fix by resolution
or ordinance for the services that I
shall render in this matter;
Now, Therefore, I, William A. Stone,
do, this fifth day of June, A. D. 1912,
agree with the Council ot the City of
I'ittsburgh to accept as full compen¬
sation for my services, to be rendered
in this case, such sum as Council shall
fix by resolution or ordinance.
Tn Witness Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal the day and year
aforesaid.
WILLIAM A. STONE (Seal)
Witness; A. D, ROSS.
Also
No. 1267. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of William A. Stone, Esq., for .$2,000.00,
In ])ayment of services rendered as
Counsel in the several cases, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1268. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of Somers, t'itler & Todd Company
for $162.94, in full settlement of ail
claims lor damages on account of fire
hydrant located on First avenue, be¬
tween Smithfield and Wood streets,
having its connection broken and flood¬
ing their cellar and damaging a large
amount of stock on hand In the cellar,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No, .42.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
343
Mr. (jiarlaufl presented
No. 1269. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing: the transfer of $650.00 from
Appropriation No. 42 for the purpose
of paying cost of laying a water main
on Garvin and Gibbony streets, in the
Twenty-sixth ward, City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1270. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the making of a contract or
contracts for the laying and construc¬
tion* of cement sidewalks in the City
of Pittsburgh, and providing for the
payment thereof.
Also
No. 1271. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of various sums
from certain items In Appropriation
No. 37 to item “General Fund” Appro¬
priation No. 37, X-8, retaining walls
and sidewalks.
Also
No. 1272. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of the sum of
two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) from
item, “Balance in General Fund,” to
item “Completion of the construction
of the Fifth Avenue Retaining Wall,”
Api>ropriation No. 37, X-8; and the sum
of four hundred dollars ($400,00) from
item “Balance in General Fund,” to
item “Completion of the repaving of
Selby alley, from South Ninth street
to a point near South Tenth street,”
Appropriation No. 37, 15-11, Street Re¬
paving.
Also
No. 1273. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of Mary R. Burns for $500.00, in
full settlement for the damages re¬
sulting by leakage of water pipes to
her premises at No. 110 Wabash ave¬
nue, and charging same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1274. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of \V'. J. Beitler for $7.30, refunding
money paid for use of water in dwell¬
ing on Landis street, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1275. An Ordinance to
compel the use of mufflers on motor
vehicles, and providing penalties for
the violation thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 1276. Communication from
Mr. E. S. McClelland relative to the
grade crossings of the Pennsylvania
iiailroad tracks at Homewood avenue.
Also
No. 1277. Communication from
•T. C. Ackerman asking Council to de¬
feat the ordinance now pending in
Council relative to the grade cross¬
ings of the tracks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Homewood and Lang ave¬
nues.
Also
No. 1278. Communi ation from
John McFarland protesting gainst the
passage of the ordinance relative to
the grade crossings of thi tracks of
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Home-
wood and Lang avenues.
Also
No. 1279. Communi ation from
D. H. Stoops protesting :• rainst the
passage of the ordinance relative to
the construction of grad: crossings
of the tracks of the Penns\ -. ania Kail-
road at Homewood and Li: g avenues.
Also
No. 1280. Commur ation from
J. A. Stockdill protesting jrainst the
construction of grade cro: ; rigs of the
tracks of the I'ennsylvaid i. Railroad
at Lang avenue in the Hi 'wood dis¬
trict.
Which were severally i d and re¬
ferred to the Committee oi Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Also
No. 1281. Commuii ation from
Suffern & Son relative to !ie applica¬
tion of efficiency method in certain
departments of the City overnnient
Which was read and re. ;red to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 1282. List oi i>roperty in
th the City or I’ittsburgi showing Its
assessed and actual value.
Which was read and re?* rred to the
Department of Assessors lor filing,
subject to call by Council t any time.
Mr. MeArdle presented
No. 1283. Commu* -.'ation from
the Hill Top Board of i > ade enclos¬
ing copy of Resolution approving the
action of the City Planning Commis¬
sion In recommending tne purchase
by the City tor playgroi.nd purposes
all that certain tract of gi ound bound¬
ed by E.stella and Curtain avenues and
by Climax street and Wairington ave¬
nue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1284. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic \\ orks to advertise tor and to award
a contract or contracts lor the re¬
construction of sidewalks on ap¬
proaches to South Twelfth Street
Bridge over P. & C. K. K., and on
Birmingham street southwardly to a
point near Plus street, and providing
lor the payment of .the cost thereof.
Also
No. 1285. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing tlie Mayor and
the Director of the Department of
I^ubllc Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
construction of sidewalks ,on South
Eighteenth street opposite retaining
wails between Josephine street and
Arlington avenue, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof.
Also
No. 1286. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Mary street,
344
from a point about 40 feel west of
South Twentieth street to present
sewer on South Nineteenth street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1287. Petition for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of River ave¬
nue from Federal street to west line
of Dasher street.
Also
No. 1288. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of River avenue,
from Federal street to west line of
f)asher street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same, be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there-
l)y.
Also
No. 1289. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Samantha al¬
ley, Irom Stanton avenue to Baywood
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1290. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Watson street,
from Stevenson street to I’ride street,
and provioing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to ^ the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Kaiih presented
No. 1291. Petition of Commit¬
tee of City School Nurses for an in¬
crease In salary from $75.00 to $90.00
per month.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1292. Communication from
Street Car Committee per Julius Arnd,
asking If Council will consent to hear
citizens from the Old Sixth ward plea
for a franchise granting to the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company the right to
bulk! and operate a street car line
along the side of Herron Hill.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on I’ublic Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. WilklnN presented
No. l29Ji.
THE DUFF MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.
Pittsburgh, June 7th, 1912.
To the President and Members of
Council, City of Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen;
Referring to an Ordinance designated
as No. 166, passed by your honorable ;
body April 9th, 1912, vacating a portion
of Knox street In the Twenty-first ward
which ordinance was passed at our re-
(juest and subject to certain conditions j
to be fulfilled on our part. While this
ordinance was requested by us in good
faith, it subsequently developed that
this company could not safely utilize
the property to be acquired and occupy
the portion of street vacated for
the location of its manufacturing plant.
It became apparent that we could not
safely erect buildings on the vacated
portion of the street nor could we ac¬
quire other properties adjoining at fair
values and with satisfactory titles;
hence, the necessity of abandoning the
location in question. We are, however,
pleased to advise that another location
within the City limits has been ac¬
quired which will be occupied for our
new manufacturing plant. ,
This Company now desires to ex¬
press its sincere thanks to Council for
their generous action in complying
with our request, and with the fore¬
going explanation, record our regrets
in not being able to accept the Ordin¬
ance and comply with the stipulation
specifically provided therein.
Respectfully,
Duff Manufacturing Company,
By J. R. McGINLEY,
President.
Also
No. 1294. An Ordinance locat¬
ing Munhall road, from Wightman
street to Beacon street.
Also
No. 1295. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade on B street, from
Columbus avenue to Lament street.
Also
No. 1296. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Tweed street, from
Allendale street to Allendorf street.
Also
No, 1297. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and re-establishing and
establishing the grade on Hampshire
avenue, from Baltimore street to Na¬
poleon street.
Also
No. 1298. Dedication of Lilac
street, from William Pitt boulevard to
Boulevard Plan of I.tots, in the Fif¬
teenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
Also
No. 1299. An Ordinance accept¬
ing the dedication of certain property
for public use for highway purposes to
be known as an extension of Lilac
street, from William Pitt boulevard to
the easterly line of the Beechwood Im¬
provement Company’s Boulevard lUan
of Lots, In the Fifteenth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, and appropriating
and opening the same for public use
for highway purposes.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Mr. Woodburn presented
No. 1300 Petition for the
change of name of Federal Street Ex¬
tension, between Lafayette and Perrys-
ville avenues, to “St, Luke’s Square.”
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and
Surveys,
346
Also
No. 1301. Resolution author- i
Izingr the issuing of a warrant in favor j
of Lizzie Bauer, in the sum of $600.00,
in settlement of her claim against the I
City for damages arising to her build- [
ing and property located at No. 24 |
Flora street, twenty-seventh ward,
occasioned by the leakage of water
from the City’s water pipes located I
upon said street, and charging the
same to Appr(Ji)riation No. 42. j
Which was read and referred to the j
Committee on Finance. :
To the Members of Pittsbiirgh Council.
Gentlemen:
The Daughters of Bet / Ross re¬
spectfully ask that you a’l horlze Hon
.William A. Magee, May r, to pro¬
claim “Flag Day,” Friday June 14th,
throughout our City in li<-nor of the
135th Anniversary of the irth of our
National Kmblem.
Most respectfI'lly,
Alice S. M,Connor,
President Daughters of I^'tsy Itoss.
Which was read.
The Clinir presented
No. 1302. Petition of Dorothy
Mills, Administratrix, c. t. a., and the
South Side Trust Company Ancillary
Administrator, c. t. a. for refund of
taxes assessed and paid erroneously.
Also
No. 1303. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of 'I'he South Side Trust Company of
Pittsburgh, Ancillary Administrator, c.
t. a., Estate of .James W. Mills de¬
ceased, in the sum of $371.76, for taxes
for the years 1907-191 0 inclusive, er¬
roneously assessed and paid by said
.lames W. Mills and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 49, R. C. T.
Also
No. 1304. Communication from
A. J. Kelly, Jr., Commonwealth Real
Estate Company relative to a hearing
on the matter of the purchase of prop¬
erty in the City of Pittsburgh for play¬
ground purposes.
Also
No. 1305. Communication from
F. G. Conley, F, C, Beil and G. Weller
Barnes asking the City of Pittsburgh
to purchase their property fronting on
the Grant boulevard lor an entrance to
the new Bloomfield Bridge, which prop¬
erty is valued at $2,500.00.
Also
No. 1306. Communication from
J. ^V. McKeen comijlaining of the ex¬
cessive charge made by the Pennsyl¬
vania Water Company for the furnish¬
ing of water in the P'ourteenth ward,
ar d askirg what action Council has
taken in the matter.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1307. Communication from
Houston Bros. Company relative to
ex ter si on of water line one hundred
feet on Monitor street, near Windsor
street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 1308. Communication from
Michael Diggin and Francis Gavin rela¬
tive to the condition of A street and
Kirkbrlde street, North Side.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1309,
DAUGHTERS OF BETSY ROSS.
T’ittsburgh, June 10, 1912.
I Mr. Hoeveler moved
I That the communi« itlon be re¬
ceived and fped and that a mmlttee of
two be appointed to call up- * the Mayor
j with the request that he • ue a iiroc-
lamation designating June Mth as Hag
i Day in accordance with said com¬
munication.
Which motion prevailed
And the Chnir appoin' -d Messrs.
Hoeveler and Wood burn,
Mr. Ranh presented
No. 1310.
MORALS EFFICIENCY C--MMISSION.
I Pittsburgh. .Tun- 10, 1912.
I To His Honor The May And The
i Council Of The City 0> Pittsburgh.
I Gentlemen:
i The Morals Efficiency C< ’ mission by
I you created and appoint«-d has for-
I mulated the following preliminary
j recommendations for an imi;iediate les-
I serirg of the evils of pros;:tution:
i (1) The sale and use of liquors in
houses of prostitution is io be pro¬
hibited and suppressed,
j (2) Music, dancing, shows, exhibl-
I tions and other features designed to
I attract visitors to such houses are to
be prohibited and supjrres.scd.
(3) Street-walkers, “ma.shers,” and
I all solicitation are to b*' prohibited
and suppressed, with penalty of im¬
prisonment, not fines.
(4) ’J’he laws against procurers and
cadets and the “white slave” traffic
are to be rigidly and unremittingly en¬
forced, with penalty of imj)rlsonment.
not fine.
Finally, we recommend immediate
steps to secure legislative provision for
a permanent non-partisan Public Wel¬
fare Commission to deal with the so¬
cial evil; such commission to consist
of five representative men and women,
to be separate from the police system,
and to have adequate powers and funds
for procuring information an<l enforc¬
ing the law by its own officers and
agents.
The preliminary recommendations
have already been presented to the
heads of the department, w*ho have
expressed their approval and intention
to co-operate. Enforcement thereof
should greatly diminish the evil at
once.
fredf:rtck a. Rhodes,
President.
GEORGE SEIBEL,
Secertary.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
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Also
No. 1311.
In the matter of ohargcft against n
. lOSKriKl. AUMSTHoNd, f
Director of the Dopartinent of \
Public VVMM’ks, j
of the City of Pittsburgh. J
Frazer, P. J., specially presiding, June
11, 1912.
What we have suid in our opinion
this day filed in the matter of the
charges against John M. Morin, Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Safety, as to the definiteness of the
accusations applies to this case, and
need not be again repeated.
The first accusation is sufficiently
definite. The violations, however,^must
be confined to those happening since
./une 5th, 1911, the date upon which
the present Council assumed their du¬
ties.
The second accusation is sufficiently
definite to indicate to the Director the
charges he must meet.
The third accusation Is sufficient, • If
the Director discharged employees of
the City against the protests of Bu¬
reau heads and thereby destroyed the
efficiency of his Department, he now
has that information and nothing can
be added thereto by further specifi¬
cation.
The fourth accusation is quite in¬
definite and should be made more spe¬
cific by furnishing the names of the
favored bidders and the contracts made
against 'the interests of the City and
in the interests of the contractors.
The fifth accusation should be made
more specific and set forth which of
the bureaus of the department have not
been conducted in the best interests of
the Citv. and which of them have beeil
conducted in disregard of pressing ne¬
cessity: and also the neglect of con¬
ditions demanding immediate attention
so as to be a menace to life, health and
property of the community.
In accordance with the foregoing,
the accusations against the Director of
the Department of Public Works should
be amended In accordance with the
suggestions herein indicated.
Also
No. 1312.
In the mutter of oiiarges against \
Dll. K. II. WAliTKIlS,
Director »)f tin* I)ej>artmcut of >
ll(Mdtit (
of the City of Pittsburgh. J
Frazer. P. .1. specially presiding .Tune
11, 1912.
What we have said in our opinion
thi.s day filed in the matter of the char¬
ges against John M. Morin, l')irector
of the Department of Public Safety, as
to the definiteness of the accusations,
applie.s to this case and need not be re¬
peated.
The flr.st accu.sation should be made
more deanite by stating the laws and
ordinances which the Director of the
Department of Public Health neglected
to enforce.
The second accusation should set
forth the infractions and violations of
the law relating to the Health Depart¬
ment which the Director has permit¬
ted to continue without effort of abate¬
ment.
The third accusation is sufficient to
the extent that It charges “many of
those employed in various capacities
have not performed their duties prop¬
erly; have wholly neglected said du¬
ties: some have been addicted to habits
unfitting them for continued employ¬
ment; others perform little if any work
along the line of their employment."
In other respects the accusation should
be made more specific and state the
names of the employes who have
sought favors from those engaged in
business which it was their duty to in¬
spect. and also the employes who have
failed to do their duty for a money
consideration. *
The fourth accusation is sufficient, as
the records of the Department will
.show the names of the' employes dis¬
charged, and also those retained in the
service of the City.
Fifth. If the Director has conducted
his department in violation of the Civil
Service law the records of the Depart¬
ment will show that fact. Therefore
no further specification is needed to
enable him to answer this charge.
The sixth accusation is sufficient. Tf
the Director neglected or refused to
investigate or prosecute complaints
made to him by Inspectors of the De¬
partment he has knowledge of the fact,
and needs no further information re¬
garding the same.
The seventh accusation should he
made more definite by setting forth in¬
stances in which no effort was made to
abate nuisances or remove causes of
complaint.
The eighth accusation is quite gener¬
al and should be made more definite by
stating the sections of the City which
were allowed to remain in unsanitary
condition without effort being made to
Improve the same.
The accusation against the Director
of the Department of Health should be
amended in accordance with the fore¬
going suggestions.
Which were read received and filed,
and copies ordered .sent to .los. G. Arm¬
strong Director, r)epartment of Public
Works, F, U. Walters. Director, De¬
partment of Public Health and the At¬
torneys interested.
UNFTNISHFD BUSTNIOSS.
Bill No. 371, An Ordinance en-
itled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the l)ej)artment of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the prop¬
erty of F, A. Hirth, in the Kleventh
ward, for park purposes.
In Council. April 2nd, 1912, passed.
Tn Council, April 9th, 1912. Recalled
from the Mayor without action thereon,
vote reconsidered by which the bill was
read a second and third times and fin-
ally passed, and the bill laid on the
table.
Which was read.
And the bill as read a second was
agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the duestion “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken
agreeably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(itirland McArdlc Woodburn
Hoevoler Uauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr, (liarlaiifl presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1313. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for .June 5th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
W’hi ell was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1226. An Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing ♦he transfer of the aggregate
sum of $7,500 from Appropriation No.
4 2, Contingent Fund, to certain items
in Appropriation No. 46, Bureau of
Const! uction.”
Which was read.
Mr. GarliiiKi moved
A Fuspen.sion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa'sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
/nd the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pa?-? finally?”
The aye4 and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hj>eveler Ranh
^ Goehring, President.
A yes-9
N<)es—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pfssod finally.
Also
Bill No. 1227. On Ordi¬
nance entitled “An Ordinance cre¬
ating adicltional positions in the
Bureau of Construction, r-epartment of
Public AVorks, and providing for the
appointment of employe: therein and
the payment of their sal iries,”
Which was read.
Mr. Iiiarliinfi moved
A suspension of 'he rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed'.
And the bill was read ' second time
and agreed to.
And the oill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bil*. was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, 'hall the bill
pas% finally?”
The ayes and noes wei^ taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Me.ssr.s.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodljurn
Iloeveler Uauh
• Goeb ing, President.
Ayes—9
Noe.s—None.
And a majority ol the otes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirm.Ive. the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1231. ,n Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance j uthorizing the
transfer of various amo’-nts from cer¬
tain items in Appropria-ion No. 46, to
Item A-l, Division of Inspection, same
Apjiropriation.”
Which was read.
Mr. <Narlnii«l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and thirVI readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevalh-d.
And the bill was read <a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
e.greed to.
Ard on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye.s—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler Uauh
Goehring, Pi’osldent.
Ayes—9
Nc)e.s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1230. An Ordinance
entitled,. “An Ordinance creating po¬
sitions, designating the duties and fix¬
ing the salaries of those employed in
connection with and in the operation
of the Asphalt Repair Plant of the Bu¬
reau of Highways and Sewers, Depart¬
ment of Public Works.”
r
In Committee on Finance, June 5lh,
11112 , amended by striking out the
words “Or Current Union Wages/' and
as amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an afiirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr fjiarlaiKl moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And this bill as amended was read,
Mr. <varlaiMl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And bn the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess I's.
Habcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland AtcArdIo Woodburn
Hoeveler Uuuli
Goohring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afTirmative, the bill
passed finally as amended.
Also
Dill No, 1000 Kesolution auth¬
orizing the issuing of a warrant in fav¬
or of a Guardian to be appointed for
.Jennie Altrusky in the sum of $2,000.00,
and a warrant in favor of Flsie Altrus-
l<y, the mother of said .lennie Altrusky
in the sum of $1,000.00, for injuries to
Jennie Altrusky caused by sewer drop
cover falling on her foot on Wylie ave¬
nue and charging same against Ap-
proprlatipn No. 42, Contingent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, June 5th,
lfil2, amended by striking out the
words. “A guardian to be appointed
for the said Jennie Altrusky in the
sum of $2,000.00 and a warrant in fa¬
vor of," and by striking out the words
“$l,000" and inserting in lieu thereof
the w'onis two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00)", and as amended ordered to
be returned to Council wdt.h an affirma¬
tive recommendation.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final pas.sage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative,
the resolution passed finally as
amended.
Also
Bill No. il89. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Joseph Kxler for $10.00, re¬
funding the amount overpaid on lien
filed at No. 24 July Term, 1908^ and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. ijinrlniid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa'-sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken w^ere:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdlo Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, Pre.sldent.
Ayes—0
Noe.s—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also j
Bill No. 1208. Resolution au- j
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in ;
favor of Tony Pascall and Carrie I’as- [
call in the sum of $40.00, in full set¬
tlement of all claims for damages i
caused by being com])elled to vacate ^
the premises at No. 709 Webster ave¬
nue, upon notice from the City, after
having paid their rent amounting to
$25.00, and the cost of moving amount¬
ing to $15.00, and charging the same
to Apiiropriation No, 42.
Wh ich wag read.
Mr. OarltiiHl moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And (be resolution as aincndod was road.
Mr. Gnriaiiil mov^ed
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution \va3 read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
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Ayes—Messrs.
Bubcock Kerr Wilkins
Garlund McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Uauli
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1232. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Ladies’ Guild of the Christ
M. 10. Church (Babies’ Home) for
$332,011, refunding $181.34 taxes for
year 1912, and $150.75 taxes for year
1911, on property being assessed in
the name of the Woods estate and oc-
cur)ied as a Babies’ Home, and charg¬
ing the same to Appropriation No. 49,
R. C. T.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And tlie rule having been suspended,
tlie resolution was read a second and
111 ird times, and upon final pas.sage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Mc.Ardle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution pa-5sed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1233. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of rfabb for $2,000.00, together
with interest thereon and costs, in set-
tlemert of the case of “Pfabb against
the City of Pittsburgh,” No. 634 First
Term, 1909, and charging Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund,
Which was read.
Mr. triaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa sage of the resolution.
\Vhich motion prevniled.
And the rule having been sus¬
pended, the resolution was read a
second and tiilrd times, and upon final ])as-
sage the ayes and mn^s were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs. /
Habco<dc Kerr Wllkin.s
(Jarland Mc.^rdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, Pre.sldem.
Aye8-9
Noes—None.
A'nd there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution pas.sed finally.
Also, with a negative reconiinendatlon
Bill No. 1236. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance granting the
consent of the City to the erection, In
the i)ublic parks or public square on
the North Side, of a memorial to the
officers and sailors who lost their
lives in the sinking of the (.rnited States
Battleship “Maine” in Havana Har-
( bor, and approi)riating c< rtain moneys
for said purpose.”
! Which was read,
Mr. moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postjjoned.
Which motion prevaile<l.
Mr. .McArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Wcuks with an
affirmative recommendatioji,
No. 1314. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for .June 5th,
1912, transmitting ordinarvees to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 990. An ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Cowley street, fr(.i;n Ley street
to Wickline’s lane, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed ag.'unst and col¬
lected from property sp. cially bene¬
fited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McAriMe moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
I low the second ard third readings and
I final passage of the bill.
W^hich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the “uestion, “Shall the bill
pass finally’^”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
I Babcock Kerr Wilkins
I Garland M<*Ar(11e Woodburn
j Iloevcfer Ranh
! (toeliring, President.
Ayes—9
I Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of
! Council belrg in the affirmative, the
: hill passed rtrally, in accordance with
the Act of A.ssembly of May 22n<l, 1895,
and the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 991. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Mary street, from South Twen¬
tieth street to South Twenty-first
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of he same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.**
Which was read.
r
Mr. Me.irille moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read d second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘'Shall the bill
jiass iinally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
lbil)c<M*k Kerr AVllkln.s
darlaiid McArdlo AVoodburn
HwVfIcr Uuuh
Goehring, President.
.\ycH-9
Ntx'S—None,
And a majority of the votes of
Council being in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the Act of Assembly of May 22nd, 1896,
and the several supplements thereto.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Comr
mlttee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1315. Keport of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for .June 5th, 1912, transmitting sun¬
dry ordinances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1246. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance establishing the
grade of Gold alley, from Atherton ave¬
nue to Denver street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the secor.tl ara third readings and
flral pas.sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the hill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
IbilK'jK'k Kerr Wilkins
(fjirlniul .McArdle Wood burn
Hts'vcler Uauli
(Toehring, Presi(h*nt.
A.VCS—9
>,Ak.'s—N one.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1247. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance establishing
the grade on liescue street, from
Uockledge street to Varley street.”
Which was read.
I Mr.' WilkiiiM moved
I A suspension of the rule to al-
i low tl.e second and third readings and
j final passage of the bill.
I Which motion .prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
j And the title of the bill was read and
! agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pas.s finally?”
' The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
I Ayes—Messrs.
i Babcock Kerr Wilkins
I Garland McArdle Wood burn
' Hooveler Kauh
Gochring, President.
Ayes—9
Noos—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirniative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1248. An Ordinanc
entitled "Ah Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Finley street, from
Frankstown avenue to Shetland street,”
Which was read.
Mr. Willi ins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
. and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
I And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were fSiken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
B}d>cock Kerr Wilkins
I (birhind Mc.Xrdlo Wood burn
I lloovelcr Uauh
G<)oliiing, Pr(*sklent.
Ayes—9
I Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kniih presented from the Com¬
mittee on Parks and libraries, with
an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1316. Report of the Com¬
mittee on 1‘arks and Libraries for .lune
5th. 1912, transmitting an ordinance to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed,
j Also
I Bill No. 1244. An Ordinance
I entitled "An Ordinance providing for
! the letting of a contract or contracts
I for macadamizing roadway, con.struct-
Ing sewer and concrete combination
curb and gutter, from River view ave-
351
nue to and around Observatory build¬
ings in Jtiverview I*ark, N, S,, for the
Bureau of Parks, City of I’ittsburgh;
also providing lor the payment of the
same.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kaiih moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agieed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa s finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Oaiiaiid MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler iiauli
Goeliring, President.
Ayes-9
Noe.s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Knheock presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety, with a nega¬
tive recommendation,
No, 1317, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for .June 5th,
1!;12, transmitting a resolution to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed
Also
Bill No. 814. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of St. Frarcis Hospital for the
sum of $100.50, for boarding and nurs¬
ing patrolman Charles Crummer, from
Maich 2.3rd, 1911, to May 6th, 1911 by
reason of injuries received while in
the performance of his duty as a pa¬
ir o3mar^. and cha.rging the same to the
account of Item S-15, Hospitals, Ap¬
propriation No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Which was read.
Mr. Il!thVitek in >ved
That further action on the re
solution be indefinitely postrioned.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. vVociILura presented from the
Committee on Charities and Correction,
with an affiimative recommendation,
No. 1.318. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Charities and Correction lor
.June 5th. 1912, transmitting a resolu¬
tion to Council. /
WUch W'as read, received and filed.
Also
Bill Xo. 1204. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
(avor of National Surety Company for
$125.00, in payment of the cost of the
sutety bond of the Director of the
Department of Charities (who has been
serving without .salary), and charging
same to Apriropriation >’ ». 38, Depart¬
ment of Charities, Gener;. i Office, item
B-17.
Which was read.
Mr. W4k04lbiiB*n moved
A suspension of (he rule to al¬
low the second and thii’d readings and
final passage of the resoUitl<*.i.
Which motion prevailed
And the rule having In-'n suspended,
the resolution was read t second and
111 ltd tinn'.s, and upon final nussage the aycK
and noe.s were Uiken, and bi rig taken wviv;
Ayes—Mes.sr.s.
Bat)C(>{*k KeiT Wilkins
Garland MeArdle oodluirii
Hoeveler Ranh
Goeln ng, l’iesi(l<‘nt.
Ayes- 9
Noes—None.
.-'nd thei e being t\v<, : i irds of (he
votes of Council in Uie : . irmative, the
resolution passed finally
MOTIONS AND RFS ■ dJTIONS.
Mr. Kaiili movea
! That Whereas, • barges have
: been i)referred against the Dejiart-
i ments of J'ublic Safety. ublic Work.s
I and Public Health respt lively, alleg-
I irg inaifeasarce and n ^nanagernent
of their ofticial duties, .d the Coun-
■ cil, under the Act of As- mbly in such
cases made and provide-', has notified
! the directors of such cii*rges and re¬
solved to enter upon i' e hearing of
; the same, and
Whereas, At such her i ing, on Mon-
j day, une 10th, it was suited by eoun-
I sel repiesenting the Aulers' League,
1 the orgarization which lias preferreil
said charges, that acce.ss to the books,
pa tiers, records ar d information in said
respective departments was necessary
in order to pioperiy pretiare and pre¬
sent the evidence in snptiort of said
charges; and
Whereas, The books, patiers, records
and data in the offices of said restiec-
tive depe.rtmei ts are t ity projierty.
keiit for the use and bent'fit of the (^ily
and should be accessible, therefore, to
all parties deslri: g to legitimately use
the same, and
Whereas, It is to the interest and for
the benefit of this community that said
charges should be fully and complete¬
ly investigated and any and all infor-
I mation ootainable with reference to
i the same should lie laid before the
I Council, who are by law directed to
j determine whether or not such depart-
; mer I heads shoulil be removed, and
I Whereas, In the investigation of said
charges, the Council is ilesirous that
' no information in relation thereto be
: withheld or suiipressed, but that the
j fullest and freest opportunity be af¬
forded for ascertaining any and every
' fact in connection therewith in order
I that the investigation, should be con-
I ducted to the end that if said eiiarges
are sustained, the proper remedy may
be applied, and if said directors of said
departments are free from blame, that
the fullest vindication may be obtained;
r ou', therefore, it is
Moved that the representatives of the
Voters' l^eogue, as well as the attorney
of the Council and the attorneys for
the defendants, be given the right to
examine all of the books, records, data
anti information in eacdi of the said de-
parlnients, in order that they may ob¬
tain therefrom whatever they may de¬
sire for the purposes of said hearings;
anil it is further
Moved, that the Directors of each of
said Departments be and they are here-
liy tntleretl and dlrceh'd to ullbrd to said
rt'presentalives and attorneys full and
free access to such books, records, in-
foimution and data, at such times and
tor such periods as such representa¬
tives and attorneys may desire the
same, with the right to make copies
anti excerpts thereof; and it is further
Moved, that said J->irectors be and
they are hereby directed and instructeil
to direct and instruct their clerks and
employes to afford to said representa¬
tives and attorneys every reasonable
facility for the examination of such
books, records, data and information;
and it is further
Movetl, that if for any reason at any
time such examination by said repre-
set.talives and attorneys is charged by
the director to Interfere with the prose¬
cution of public work now going on,
that he should call the same to the at¬
tention of the President of the Council,
who shall have the right, and is here¬
by given the power and authority, to
tlirect the manner in which such par¬
ticular examination should be conduct-
eil. so as to interfere in the least with
the prosecution of said public work;
anti it is furtlier
Moved, that it is in the ojdnion of
the Council i)roper aiid right that any
of Die records, books, papers, docu¬
ments, tlata or other information in
any of the said departments should be
available for examination and use by
any and all parties co: needed with said
hearings, ard the fullest anil freest
access thereto be i»rovided for either
the presentation or tlefense of said
charges.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. liitirliiiKl presen f t m1
No. 1311). Amentlinont to Rule
12 of the rules of Order for Council.
Atltl the following i){i.ragraph to Rule
12: "The Clerk of Council sliall pre¬
pare each week in which Committee
meetings are held, on or before Wed¬
nesday a calendar list of all matters
that have been submitted to Council
and that are undisposed of, giving a
statement of the present condition of
each resolution or ordinance, and of
any action that has been taken there¬
on, and shall furnish the same to each
member of Council at the meeting of
the Committee on Wednesday after¬
noon.
Which was read.
The Chnir stated that, under the
rules, the amendment woultl lay over
for one week and each member will
receive a copy' of the same.
Also
No. 1320. Whereas, Various per¬
sons have offered to erect public drink¬
ing fountains: and
Whereas, Others may desire to make
such offers to the City, and the City
itself may desire to erect such drink¬
ing fountains: therefore, be it
Uesolvetl. That the Director of the
Department of I^ublic Works be and
he is hereby authorized and directed
to designate not less than fifteen
(15) locations in the City of Pittsburgh,
where public drinking fountains for
persons, and combination fountains
and troughs for persons and for ani¬
mals may be located, and report the
same to the Council within two weeks.
Which was read.
Mr. OarlaiKl iiiovod
The adoj)tion of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed,
Mr. Kerr pre.sented
No. 1321. Whereas. The con¬
venience of the peojile demands a house
of public comfort in the business sec¬
tion of the City; and
Whereas, The most available place is
that i)art of Market street, between
Kifth and L«ib*»r<>' thei*»fore,
be it
Resolved, That .he ’v.. ?ctor of tn.
Department of Public Works be re^
(luested to furnish Coureil an estimate
of the cost of establishing an under¬
ground public comfort house in Market
street, between Fifth and Liberty ave-
l u - together with plans and specifi¬
cations for same,
W'hich was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
And there being no further buslnes.s
before the meeting, the Chiiir declaretl
Council atljourned.
uiiiripl ||fcor}(.
Proceedings of the Souncil of tfce City of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI
Tuesday, June 18, 1912.
No. 30
filiutiripal Kfrordj
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. ,T. MARTIN,..City Clerk
ROBEliT CLrAKK,. Assistant City Clerk
rittsburg-h, June 18th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring-, President
Abesent—Messrs.
Garland Kerr Rauh
The Choir stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Ilaheoek presented
No. 1322, Resolved, That the
Director of the Department of Public
Safety shall be and he is hereby author¬
ized, empowered and directed to fur-
ni.sh meals to all policemen on duty
in the City of Pittsburgh on July 4th,
1912, not to exceed two in number to
each officer; and be it further
Resolved, That the Mayor be and
he is hereby authorized and directed
to issue and the City Controller to
countersign, warrants in favor of such
persons or firms who shall furnish
meals as hereinbefore set forth upon
proper vouchers filed in due form of
law and approved by the Superintendent
of Police and upon proper payrolls ap¬
proved by the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety, and charge the
same to the account of Item B-9, Ap¬
propriation No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Also
No. I32J1. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Health to execute a contract in behalf
of the City of Pittsburgh with Richard
Kiehnel and John B. Elliott, doing
business as Kiehnel & Elliott, for the
preparation of plans, specifications and
all detail drawings for the work neces¬
sary for the erection of the Tubercu¬
losis Hospital at Warner Station, and
to superintend the construction of said
hospital, fixing the compensation of
said Kiehnel & Elliott, and providing
for the payment of the same.
Also
No. 1324. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor
and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health to ad¬
vertise for bids and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of a
tuberculosis hospital on the City Farm
property at Warner Station, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
of erecting said hospital.
Also
No. 1325. An Ordinance creat¬
ing the position of Ornithologist in
the Bureau of Parks, Department of
Public Works, and fixing his salary.
Also
No. 1326. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Controller to trans¬
fer the sum of $3,^00,00 from Appro¬
priation No. 31, Bureau of City Prop¬
erty, Item X-3, Building on Wharf
for market purposes, and the sum of
$.. from Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund, to Appropriation No.
31, Bureau of City Property, Item,
Construction of a Building on the Al¬
legheny River iWharf. between the
Sixth and Seventh street bridges, for
market purposes.
Also
No. 1327. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a building on the Alle¬
gheny River wharf, between Sixth and
Seventh street bridges, for market pur¬
poses, and providing for the payment
of the same.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1328'. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the First National Bank to
Install a fire alarm system in connection
with the City’s fire alarm system, and
providing for the cost and maintenance
thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
Mr. Iloeveler presented
No. 1329. List of property In
the City of Pittsburgh showing Its
assessed and actual value;
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No. 1330. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract
or contracts for the laying of a water
pipe line for the general extension and
betterment of service of the water sup¬
ply on the South Side.
Also
No. 1331. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Solicitor to receive from
Amelia A. Noone the sum of $136.00 her
proportion of assessment for the open¬
ing and extending of Rebecca street,
and authorizing the City Solicitor to
release and satisfy any claims against
her property upon the payment of any
costs that may have accrued.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance,
Mr. MoArdle presented
No. 1332. An Ordinance provid¬
ing for the manner and method of mak¬
ing changes in contracts after the same
have been let or awarded.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 1333. Resolution giving
the consent of Council to the Director
of the Department of Public Works
to award the contract for the construc¬
tion of the sewer on South Main street
to .lames H. McQuaide Company for
$6,000; provided, however, that there
shall be no change in the original spec¬
ifications.
Also
No. 1334. Petition for the
grading and paving with asphalt to the
full width of Mapleton alley, from
Highview street to Haights street.
Also
No. 1335. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading
and paving with asphalt to the full
width of Mapleton alley, from High¬
view street to Haights street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 13.36. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Novelty street, from
Susquehanna street to Hamilton ave¬
nue, and providing that the costs, dam¬
ages and expenses of the same be as¬
sessed against and collected from prop¬
erty specially be-tiefited thereby.
Also
No. 1337. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Aspen street, from
Cypress street to Liberty avenue, and
providing that the cost.s, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
No. 1338. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the g.ading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Travell t boulevard,
from Lincoln avenue to City Line, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same oe assessed
against and collected fivm property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1339. An Ordhi.mce author¬
izing and directing the gniding, pavlnjr
and curbing of Tripod alley, from
Meadow street to Shetland street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same assessed
against and collected fr^-m property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1340. An Ordir ance author¬
izing and directing the co.istruction of
a public sewer on Kenda.'l street and
Kent street, from the crown on Ken¬
dall street south of Kent street to the
prpsent .sewer on Fifty-f'urth street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same* be assessed
against and collected fr m property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1341. An Or.dinance au¬
thorizing and directing t3'<e construc¬
tion of a public sewer on “^helby alley,
from the property line southeast of
Hall street to the present sewer on
Hall street, and providing that the
costs, damages and exp. nses of the
.same be asses.sed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1342. An Ordinance an¬
nulling a contract made and entered
into the 22nd day of .Tunc A. D. 1911,
>'«tween the City of Pittsburgh of the
first part, and D. Dinardo, of the sec-
o’^d part, for the renavlrig of Muriel
street, from South Twelfth street to
South Fifteenth street.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 1343. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Mt. Washington Street Rail¬
way Company, its successors, lessees
and assigns, the right to enter upon,
use and occupy and to cross a certain
street in the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Wtlklns presented
No. 1344. Petition for the vaca¬
tion of a thirty-three foot Township
road, lying within the lines of a plan
of lots laid out by C. I. Shannon, ex¬
tending between Hazelwood avenue
and Wlnterburn street.
Also
No. 1346. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing a portion of a 33-foot township
road lying within the lines of C. I.
Shannon’s Plan of Lots, between Win-
terburn avenue and Hazelwood avenue,
in the Fifteenth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1346. An Ordinance re-es-
tabllshlnK the grade of Carson street
west, from Fernwood street westerly
to the City Llne^**
Also
No. 1347. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Kingsboro
street, from Haberman avenue to Es-
tella avenue.
Also
No. 1348. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the slde-
walk.s and roadway and re-establish¬
ing the grade of Atherton avenue,
from Liberty avenue to a point 1230,48
feet west therefrom.
Also
No. 1349. An Ordinance fix¬
ing the width and position of the side¬
walk and roadway and establishing the
grade of Buffington avenue, from
Frampton street to Montooth street.
Also
No. 1350. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the roadway
and establishing the grade of Handler
street, from Jane street to Mary street.
Also
No. 1351, An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the roadway
and establishing the grade of Mary
street, from Handler street to a point
201 feet west from Handler street.
Also
No. 1352. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway on Wabash street,
from Neptune street to Park way.
Also
No. 1353. An Ordinance fixing
the position and width of the roadway
and sidewalks and establishing the
grade of Westfield street, from Subur¬
ban avenue to an unnamed alley.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys.
Mr. Wflodbum presented
No. 1354. An Ordinance chang¬
ing the name of Federal street, between
Lafayette avenue and Perrysville ave¬
nue, to St. Luke’s square.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 1356. An Ordinance permit¬
ting the occupation of portions of the
sidewalks in certain parts of the City,
by merchants for the i)urpose of ex¬
hibiting their goods.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
The Chnir presented
Bill No. 1356.
In the matter of charges against x
.1().SKPH (4. AKMSTKONG, I
Pirector of the Pepartment of >
Public Works (
of the City of Pittsburgh. )
In compliance with the opinion of
his Honor, Judge Frazer, directing that
the Fourth and FiHh accusations,
which have been filed with the Council
in the above stated matter, be made
more definite, the said Fourth and Fifth
accusations are hereby amended so as
to read as follows, namely:
Fourth. Specifications have been
prepared and advertised so that cer¬
tain bidders were favored and it was
made impossible for certain others to
bid successfully, and specifications
have been prepared and contracts made
which seemed to be against the inter¬
ests of the City and in the interests
of certain contractors.
The names of the favored bidders
and the contracts made against the
interests of the City and the inter¬
ests of contractors, are:
(a) All those bidders to whom con¬
tracts were let, and all contracts let,
upon specifications which have been
advertised for only ten to fifteen days
since June 10, 1911.
(b) All bidders to whom contracts
were let, and all contracts let, since
June 10, 1911, for paving and repair¬
ing streets.
(c) The contract let to the Sunlight
Illuminating Company on January 19,
1912.
(d) The contract let to the Dravo-
Doyle Construction Company for a
steam turbine on November 1, 1911,
(e) The contract let to the Pitts¬
burgh Sanitary Flooring Company for
repaving sidewalks on the Millvale ave¬
nue bridge, in the present month.
Fifth. By reason of the Incompe¬
tency, want of training and knowledge
of the Director of the Department of
Public Works, the majority of the
Bureaus in his Department have not
been conducted for the best interests
and highest efficiency of the City, and
some of them have been conducted in
utter disregard of pressing necessity,
neglectful of conditions demanding im¬
mediate attention, and in such man¬
ner as to be a menace to the life,
health and property of this community.
The Bureaus of the Department
which have not been conducted in the
best interests of the City are the Bu¬
reau of Light, the Bureau of Public
Property, the Bureau of Highways
and Sewers, the Bureau of Con¬
struction, and the Bureau of Water; and
those that have been conducted in dis¬
regard of pressing necessity, are the
Bureau of Highways and Sewers, the
Bureau of Construction, and the Bu¬
reau of Water.
The conditions demanding Immediate
attention, and, which are a menace to
the life, health and property of the
community, are: the failure to pro¬
vide proper and adequate filtered water
for the old City of Pittsburgh, and the
South Side: to provide any filtered
water for the North Side; to provide
plans and specifications for, and to
proceed with the construction of the
reservoir for the North Side; to pro¬
vide any adequate water supply of
means of supply in case of accident
to any portion of the present pump¬
ing plant and system, or in case of a
confiagratlon; the use of chemicals at
the filtration plant for the supply of
water, injurious to health, to this com¬
munity; the failure to ascertain the
cause of, and to remove, the enormous
waste of water now going on and
which has been going on for a long
time; the utter failure and apparent
incompetency to grasp the present
menacing and hazardous condition of
the City’s water supply with reference
to its Insufficiency, waste, contamina¬
tion (requiring treatment by chemical
germicides), liability to water famine
in case of accidents or conflagrations;
and the want of any definite or well-
considered plans, or any sufficient
preparation for remedying the above
conditions, although those conditions
have been known and reports made
upon the same some time since; the
haphazard, experimental, and practi¬
cally chaotic management of the Bu¬
reau in regard to the inefficiency of
the present filtration plant, the rem¬
edy therefor, the methods to be adopted
for Increasing the quantity of filtered
water, the means by which the North
Side and other portions of the City,
which now have no filtered water, are
to be supplied, and the plans for tak¬
ing care of even the normal growth of
this City, without reference to the ex¬
traordinary demands that may be made
by the taking in of adjoining boroughs;
and all this, notwithstanding the fact
that enormous bond issues have been
voted many months ago, the bonds
sold, and the money lying Idle in bank,
use of this Bureau and Depart¬
ment, but for the expenditure of which
no proper or definite plans have been
devised, designed or promulgated.
Respectfully submitted,
VOTERS’ LEAGUE,
A. LEO WEIL, President.
TENSARD DEWOLF,
Also
Secretary.
Bill No. 1357.
In the matter of charges against \
JOHN M. MORIN,
Director of the T)c[)artinent of (
Pubiic Safety /
In compliance with the opinion of
his Honoi, judge Frazer, directing that
the 2nd. 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th and 12th
accu.sations which have been filed with
me in tne above stated mat¬
ter. be made more definite, the said
2nd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 11th and 12th ac¬
cusations are hereby amended to read
as follows, namely:
Second. Houses of prostitution have
been allowed to open and exist and
to now continue, in certain sections of
the City, where those having no power
to piotect themselves live, to the utter
demoralization of those sections, and
the increase of prostitution in those
sections to a frightful extent and the
inroculatlon and spreading of venereal
diseases in. those localities among men,
women and children.
The sections of the City above re¬
ferred to, where there Is no power of
residents to protect themselves, in
which houses of prostitution have been
allowed to open and to now continue,
are the Hill District In the City of
Pittsburgh and the dtstri.-t of.Lower
Allegheny, North Side.
4th. Certain classes of houses of
prostitution in which perversion anil
bestiality are practiced before audi¬
ences, have been permitted to continue
their demoralizing influenros.
The location of some of the houses
referred to are given bt iow and the
names“ of the persons conducting them
are in some cases unknown and in
some cases the houses have changed
hands recently. There are still other
houses than those enum-rated where
the same or like performarutes are prac¬
ticed.
No. 4 First avenue.
No. 9 Ross street.
No. 507 Water street.
No. 509 Water street.
No. 89 Second avenue.
No. 117 Itasca street.
No. 1419 Pasture street.
5th. Assignation hous's are per¬
mitted to exist, to which day and night,
colored men can be seen t aking young
white girls and white worsen.
The location of such ho ises and the
names of the persons conducting them
cann'ot be safely given b<‘cause some
of the houses have chani.v**d hands re¬
cently and because of the «Iifficulty of
any one, outside of official circles, prov¬
ing competent evidence tiiat a certain
house is conducted as an assignation
house, unless the frequenters of such
places can be Induced to confess. Such
places arc, however^ well known to the
police. It Is respectfully requested
that a re-hearing on the request for
particulars of this accusation be given.
10th. Violators of law having politi¬
cal influence are protecte<], and those
having friends in office, or with Influ¬
ence, not unfrequently have their fines
remitted or returned.
The dates when such fines were re¬
mitted and by whom remitted cannot
be definitely ascertained, there being
no record thereof in any of the offices
of the police magistrates where such
practices have prevailed, such return
of fines or abandonment of case tak¬
ing place without any docket entry
thereof being made.
11th. Money has been paid for the
privilege of opening and conducting
houses of prostitution, and for the
privilege of furnishing supplies there¬
to.
Referring to this accusation, in the
opinion filed his Honor, Judge Frazer,
says:
“The eleventh accusation should be
made more specific by setting out the
persons to whom money is alleged to
have been paid for the privilege of
opening and conducting houses of pros¬
titution and for supplying or furnish¬
ing supplies thereto, together with the
location of the houses and when such
payments were made."
It is Impossible to comply with this
requirement, without destroying the
evidence in proof thereof, or subjecting
the unfortunate and oppressed, though
depraved, women to the horrors of po¬
lice persecution. Much of the evidence
has been given to the League under
ihe seal of confldeiioc, with the prom¬
ise that the informer should not be
called, until after other evidence had
been introduced. Many who have ac¬
knowledged they have paid money
hgtve stated that if their names were
published they would leave town or
would perjure themselves if placed up¬
on the witness stand, that not only
their future but their very lives and
liberty would be endangered. The
payment of money not infrequently
was made through middlemen or inter¬
mediaries, and until shown to whom
this money was delivered would be of
no value for the purposes of this in¬
vestigation. The location of the houses
is immaterial because such places read¬
ily change hands and one having the
privilege may move from place to
place. Most important, however, is
the fact that the charge of such pay¬
ments of money was made, as has been
heretofore stated and reiterated, not
for the purpose of making out a case
of bribery, against any individual, but
for the purpose of showing the exist¬
ence of a system of commercialized
vice, of which the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety by reason
of its generality and universallity
should have had noticed. It is fur¬
ther respectfully submitted that it is
Immaterial to whom the money was
paid, or by whom the money was paid,
if it appears that in order to procure
the opening of a house of prostitution
or the right to furnish supplies there¬
to. money must be paid to someone,
and that those who failed to pay were
closed or prevented from furnishing
supplies. It is further respectfully sub¬
mitted that there is a distinction be¬
tween this Investigation and a prose¬
cution for graft, this being an attack
upon the svstem of commercialized
vice for which the removal of the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
is ^demanded, and not a prose¬
cution of this or that individual for
taking graft. Wherefore, it Is respect-
'‘••iiv renuested that a rehearing on
this reopest for particular accusation
be granted.
12th. The methods of repression and
control practiced in other cities are
not in operation in Pittsburgh, to the
shame and disgrace of the community,
which Is thus given the reputation
that our people are satisfied that such
conditions should continue.
The names of the cities referred to
are Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston,
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Detroit, Minne¬
apolis, Seattle, Kansas City, Missouri,
1 08 Angeles, Des Moines, Milwaukee,
Rochester, Atlanta, Birmingham and
every other city In this country which
h^s addressed Itself to the consider¬
ation of the social evil and methods
and means of minimizing and reduc¬
ing the effects thereof upon the health
and morals of the community.
Respectfully submitted,
VOTERS’ LEAGUE.
A. LEO WEIL,
President.
TENSARD DEWOLP,
Secretary.
Which were read, received and filed.
Also
No. 1358. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Mrs. Lottie B. Vail in the sum of
?500.00, in full settlement of all claims
for damages received by stepping into
a hole while getting off a street car
at the corner of Liberty and Center
avenues, and charging • the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1359. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Councils of the
City of Pittsburgh that the indebted¬
ness of said City,, be increased In the
sum of five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000.00), for the reconstruction, re¬
building and equipment of a market
house in the Diamond square, in the
former City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1360. Communication from
Sister M. Innocent, Sister Superior of
the Mercy Hosuital, asking the City
Council to establish a quiet-zone in the
vicinity of the Mercy Hospital.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1361.
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, .June 14th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen;
I enclose herewith two communica¬
tions from the Department of City
Planning, one under date of June 11th,
1912, recommending a street railway
route through Schenley Park and an¬
other one under the same date recom¬
mending the construction of a bridge
over the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Thirty-ninth street and the improve¬
ment of Melwood avenue, Brereton ave¬
nue and other streets on the hillside
between the Grant boulevard and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, In the Sixth ward.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. MAGEE.
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 1362.
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING.
1332 Oliver Building.
Pittsburgh, June 11, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitt.s-
burgh.
(Through Mayor W. A. Magee.)
Sirs;
''rhe City Planning Commission, in
accordance with the provisions of the
Act of Assembly of June 10, 1911, ere-
359
The proposed line throiu-vh the park
is shown In plan and p;‘ file on the
blue print herewith, and he possible
connections with other I r.es is also
shown on a blue-line i>rl: : herewith,
the red lines representiru the lines
now in operation, and th-- green line
representing the proposed - ew line.
Plespectfully submit Jed,
CITY PLANNING CO..’.AITSSION.
ating and regulating a Department of
City J’lanning, has the honor to sub¬
mit the following for your consider¬
ation.
In view of the agitation for the con¬
struction of a street car iine in or
through Schenley I'ark, the plan here¬
with is submitted by the Commission
as the one that it In its judgment thinks
will best serve the public, the same
being' described about as follows:
Beginning at the Intersection of
Filth and Craft avenues, running along
('raft avenue to Forbes street, and con¬
tinuing along Craft avenue to Fmily
street along Kmily street and down
Wilmot street, connecting with the At¬
wood street line at Ward and Dawson
streets, to the Wilmot street bridge,
thence over the bridge, and crossing
the itiverview road at grade in the
rear and to the right of the bandstand
and the tennis courts, thence along
the right side of the 1 ^anther Hollow
load to Five I'oints, crossing said Five
Points by a double-arch reinforced con¬
crete bridge (not designed), thence
along the right side of the Bartlett
road to the line of Bartlett street,
thence along Hartlett street to • Wlghtinan
street, thence nortli along Wightiiian street
to f oroes street, connecting at this
point with the Forbes street lines;
and also running south along Wlght-
man street from Bartlett street to Po-
cusset street, thence along Pocusset
sti eet to Murray avenue, connecting
at this point of intersection with the
Homestead, Braddock and McKeesport
lines. The total length of the pro¬
posed line within the park is 5,100 feet.
This proposed line will serve the pur¬
pose of carrying j>eople into the cen-
lei of the park, and at the same time
will make a shorter route between the
business section of the City and por¬
tions of the City not now reached by
any street railway.
The Commission desires ^to express
the opinion that any street car line
through the park should be constructed
entirely at, the expense of the com¬
pany operating the same. The Com¬
mission is also of the opinion that if
this lire is constructed, the traction
company should be granted a fra’"ichise
or ly under tbe condition that trans-
lers must be issued both ways at all
points of intersection with other lines,
the same to be issued either on cash
fares or on transfers from other lines.
The City Planning Commission is,
however, of the opinion that the con¬
venience and j)leasure of the public
can be be.st served by the operation, in
the summer season, of a reasonable
number of sight-seeing automobiles
that w’ould carry those “who so desire
from the entrances through the park
at a low rate of fare, the routes of
travel of such automobiles to be fixed
by the Superintendent of the Bureau
of Parks as may best meet the needs
of the public. It is believed that such
a line of automobiles would eliminate
the necessity of mutilatl»''g the park
co’'struct'on of a street car line
which must necessarily disturb the
natural scenic beauty of the park.
Albert J. Loga-;. Chairman.
Which was read and ref* rred to the
Special Committee of Council aiipoint-
ed to consider the constr'..ction of a
street railway through Sch< nley Park.
Also
No. 1363.
DEPARTMENT OP CITY ’‘BANNING,
1332 Oliver Build ’ig.
Pittsburgh, June ’ Uh, 1912.
To the Council of the of Pitts¬
burgh.
(Through Mayor W. A, Magee.)
Sirs:
The City Planning Con 'nisslon, in
accordance with the prov^ .ons of the
Act of Assembly of June ‘ . 1911. cre¬
ating and regulating the Department
of City Planning, has tb. honor to
recommend that the City o Pittsburgh
construct a bridge over ..D .;ction Hol¬
low and the Pennsylvania railroad at
Thirty-ninth street, in thr Sixth ward,
and that in connection the ewith Mel-
wood avenue be improved ? ■ d extended
from Atherton avenue w st through
old Luna. Park to Denver . treet, relo¬
cating Melwood avenue fi- m a point
about 400 feet northwardly ,rom Byron
street and connecting M ^wood ave¬
nue at Ridge avenue; again contlnu-
i»"g Melwood avenue by the widening
of an unnamed alley betwr-en Herron
avenue and Hancock street; thence
through private property lo Brereton
avenue; thence along Brereton avenue
about 500 feet in a westerly direction;
thence by private property, passing in
the rear of the old West Penn Hospital
buildings to Humbolt street at Stock¬
holm street, widening Stockholm street
to r^lutarch street: thence by private
property to Jones avenue and the Gnini
boulevard, all as shown in plan and
detail on the blueprint drawing here¬
with. said i)lan having been prepared
under the direction of the Commis¬
sion.
The matter of a bridge at Thirty-
ninth street was first brought to the
attention of the Commission by a peti¬
tion presented to it by the Lawrence-
ville Board of Trade. The scheme for
a bridge was thoroughly investigated
and considered by the C(»mmission,
meetings were held with representa¬
tives of various interests and persons
connected with the localities that
would he most affected by a bridge at
Thirty-ninth street, and hearings were
giving to committees representing the
Lawrenceville Board of Trade and oth¬
ers. The Commission arrived at the
conclusion that a bridge at Thirty-
ninth street should be considered only
360
In connection with a proposed opening
of Melwood avenue in'both directions j
In such way as to furnish an outlet
to the Grand boulevard and the Oak¬
land District, as heretofore described
and as shown by the plan herew'lth. '
Respectfully submitted,
CITY l>LANNtNG COMMISSION, 1
ALBERT J. LOGAN, Chairman. j
Also I
No. 1364. Communication from i
citizens and property owners relative !
to the widening and straightening of j
Webster avenue, from Fullerton street
to Koberts street. |
Also
No. 1365. Communication from j
the Duquesne Club, Sixth avenue, pro¬
testing against the widening of Straw- |
berry alley. i
Also !
No. 1366. Communication from j
E. J. Allen asking that Immediate ac- I
tlon be taken in the matter of the !
widening of Strawberry alley, between
Liberty avenue and Grant street.
Also
No. 1367. Remonstrance against
the opening of Feeney’s alley, from !
Terrace street to an unnamed alley, in
the Fourth ward. ,
Also '
No. 1368. Petition for the re¬
peal of the ordinance authorizing the
grading, paving and curbing of Lang¬
try street, from Shelby street to Dyer j
street, in the Twenty-seventh ward. i
Which were severally read and re- I
ferred to the Committe on Public
Works.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. linbooek (for Mr. Garlnml) pre¬
sented from the Committee on Finance,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1369, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for .June 12th. 1912,
transmitting sundry paj>ers to Council.
Which was read, received and fllsd. -
Also
Bill No, 1265. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance providing for the
appointment of additional employees
of the Bureau of Fire, and fixing the
salaries therefor.”
Which was read,
Mr. Itnheock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pa?s finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle M'^oodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehr lug, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1270. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the
making of a contract or contracts for
the laying and construction of cement
sidewalks in the City of 1‘lttsburgh, and
providing for the payment thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tl.e second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle W’'oodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Qoehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1271. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance 'authorizing the
transfer of various sums from certain
items in Appropriation No. 37, to item
‘General Fund’ Appropriation No. 37 X8,
retaining walls and sidewalks."
Which was read.
Mr. Rnbcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
301
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler ^ 'Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1272. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of the sum of two thousand
($2,000.00) dollars from Item 'Balance
in General Fund’ to item ‘Completion
of the construction of the Fifth avenue
retaining wall’ Appropriation No. S7,
X8, and the sum of four hundred
($400.00) dollars from item ‘Balance in
General Fund’ to item ‘Completion of
the repaving of Selby alley, from South
Ninth street to a point near South
Tenth street,’ Appropriation No. 37,
K 11, Street Repaving.”
Which was read.
Mr. nabcocU moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of .the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President,
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1262. Resolved, That
.shall be and
. hereby selected and employed
as the official Stenographer to report
ir* full the proceedings in the Investi¬
gation of the charges preferred by the
Voters' League against the Director of
the Department of Public Works, the
Director of the Department of Public
Safety, and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health, and fur¬
nish such number of copies of the same
as Council may di^ct.
Resolved Further, That the Mayor
be and he is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to issue; and the City Controller
to countersign, warrants in favor of
..In payment of
the cost of the work, as the same pro-
gresse.s, on payrolls to be approved by
the President of Council, and made
chargeable to Appropriation No. 42.
In Committee on Finance, June 12th,
1912, amended by inserting after the
words, “Resolved that” the words ‘‘The
Misses Beatty;” by Inserting the word
“are” after the words “shaU be and;”
by striking out the word “Stenog¬
rapher” and by inserting in lieu there¬
of the word “Stenographers;' by adding
after the words “Council uiay direct"
the words “at the rates agreed upon,
to-wit: ninety cents per page for six
copies of the proceedings” and by In¬
serting after the words “in favor of
the words “The Misses Beatty,” and
as amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an afiirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read.
Mr. HabcAck moved
That the amendmonts of the
Finance Committee be agn ed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution as amended was
read.
Mr. Biibcoek moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon filial passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. 1267. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of William A. Stone. Esq., for
$2,000.00, in payment of services ren¬
dered as counsel in several cases, and
charging the same to Appropriation
Nn. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. ItnlxMck moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been su.spended,
the resohition was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
362
Also
Bfll No. 1274. Resolution au¬
thorizing: the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of W, J. Beitler for $7.30, re¬
funding money paid for use of water
in dwelling on Landis street, which
water is not furnished by the City, and
charging the same to Appropriation 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
Ihe resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Gochrlng, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
voles of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No, 462. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts for
razing No. 8 Police Station, located
on South Main street. Twentieth w’ard,
JMttsburgh, Pennsylvania, and for the
erection of a new Police Station on the
same lot of ground for the uses and
purposes of the Bureau of Police.”
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That furtlier action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with the recommendation that
it be received and filed,
Bill No. 1266. Agreement of
William A. Stone, appointed as coun¬
sel in the, matter of the trial of the
charges preferred by the Voters’
League against the heads of the de¬
partments of Public Safety, Public
Works and Public Health, to accept
as full compensation for his services
such sum as Council may fix by reso¬
lution or ordinance.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also, with the recommendation that
it be referred to the Special Committee
on Markets.
Bill No. 428. Communication
from the Civic CJub of Allegheny
county relative to the erection of a
modern market house on the Diamond
street site.
Which was read and referred to the
Special Committee on Markets.
Also
Bill No. 730. Communication
from J. L. Ritchey relative to rentals
charged market gardeners.
Which was read and referred to the
Special Committee on Markets.
Also
Bill No. 1255. Communication
from D. P. Black enclosing partial list
of signers to a petition protesting
against the removal of the present mar¬
ket house on Diamond square.
Which was read and referred to the
Special Committee on Markets.
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an affir-
mallve recommendation,
No. 1370. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for June 12th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1050. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of College avenue, from Ellsworth
avenue to line of Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Co,, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 1051. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading, pav¬
ing, repaving and otherwise improving
of Grant boulevard, from Rldgway
street to a point 450.99 feet northwest¬
wardly, and of the street affected there¬
by, to-wit: Rldgway street, from Grant
boulevard to a point 165,90 feet north¬
wardly, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.**
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 1052. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of the southern roadway and side¬
walk of Suburban avenue, from Fair-
play street to a point 615 feet west of
Brookside avenup, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited
thereby.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 1284. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the reconstruction of
sidewalks on approaches to South
Twelfth street bridge over P. V. & C.
R. H. and on Birmingham street south¬
wardly to a point near Pius street, and
providing for the payment of the cost
thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third reading's and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1285. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise lor and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of
sidewalks on South Eighteenth street
opposite retaining walls between Jose¬
phine street and Arlington avenue, and
providing for the payment of the cost
thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. MicAiNile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage,of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third lime
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and nbes were taken agree¬
ably to' law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pfssed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1286. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Mary street, from a point
about 40 feet west of South Twentieth
street to present sewer on South Nine¬
teenth street, and providing that the
costs, damages and exp vnses of the
same be assessed against nd collected
from property specially bevieflted there¬
by.”
Which was read.
Mr. mcArdle moved
I A suspension of tno rule to al-
I low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevall€<J,
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, haTT the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were •. aken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Measrs.
Babcock McArdle Voodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Qoeh r: g, President.
Ayes—0
I Noe.s—None.
] And a majority ol the v »tes of Coun-
I cil being in the afflrmuGve, the bill
i passed finally.
Mr. Wilkins presented f;om the Com¬
mittee on Public Service -md Surveys,
with an affirmative recoM mendation,
No. 1371. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for May 22nd, 1912, transroitting an or¬
dinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1142, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance granting to Mor¬
ris Walsh Sons, their successors, les¬
sees and assigns, the right to construct
and maintain permanentiy a bridge
across Sarah street, near South Ninth
street, connecting the two barrel fac¬
tories of said company, which are lo¬
cated on opposite sides of said Sarah
street.”
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, June 22nd, 1912, amended in
Section 1 and in the title by striking
out the w'ord “permanently,” and In
Section 1 by adding to the end of the
section the words “and before the erec¬
tion of said bridge is commenced a per¬
mit therefor shall l)e obtained from
the Department of Public Works,” and
as amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended was read.
3(i4
Mr. Wilklim moved.
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
AjeH—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the. bill
passed finally as amended.
Mr. WtikiiiN also presented from the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys, with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion,
No. 1372. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for June 12th, 1912, transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1035. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance requiring all
public service corporations or other
persons occupying Main street, from
West Carson street to Mansfield ave¬
nue; and Wabash avenue, from Steu¬
ben street to Independence street, for
furnishing electric light, heat or power
to the public or operating telegraph or
telephone lines, to place their cables
underground and prescribing regula¬
tions therefor and giving the City the
right to use the underground system
constructed under this ordinance."
Which was read.
Mr. IVIlkinM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the btR.
Which motion prevailed.
And the T5ill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woo<iburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1200. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Postal Telegraph Cable Company to
lay and maintain underground cables,
conduits and tubes beneath certain
streets of the City of Pittsburgh.”
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, June 12th, 1912, Amended by
striking out Sections 3 and 4 and sub¬
stituting a new section to be known
as Section 3, and as amended ordered
to be returned to Council with an af¬
firmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Wllklna moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rjile to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. 1294. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance locating Munhall
road, from W'^ightman street to Bea¬
con street,"
Which was read.
Mr. W'ilklnn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
fl
Ayea—Messrs.
Habcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—a
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1295, An Ordinance
entitled. "An Ordinance establishing
the grade on B street, from Columbus
avenue to Lament street."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilktns moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second ano third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
A^es—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1296. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Tweed street, from Allen¬
dale street to Allendorf street.
Which was read.
Mr. WllktiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
iinal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Aves—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1297. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance fixing the
width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and re-establl.shlng and
establishing the grade on Hampshire
avenue, from Baltimore street to Na¬
poleon street.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third reudings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—6
Noea—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1298. Dedication of
certain land for a public highway to
be known as an extension of Lilac
street.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 1299. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance accepting the
dedication of certain property for pub¬
lic use for highway purpo.ses to be
known as an extension of Lilac street,
from Wm. Pitt boulevard to the easter¬
ly line of the Beechwood Improvement
Company’s Boulevard Plan of Lots, in
the Fifteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and appropriating and opening
the same for public use foi' highway
purposes."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘‘Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agrees
ably to law, and were:
Ayes - Messrs,
llaboook McArdle Woodburn
Hoevaler Wilkins
Gkwhrlng, President,
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. WlIkliiN also presented from the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys, with an affirmative recommen¬
dation,
No. 1373. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for .June ISlIi, 1912, transmitting ordinances
(o(;ouncil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 229. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance granting to the
Pennsylvania Light, Heat and Power
Company the right to enter upon, use
and occupy streets, avenues and alleys
in the First to the Twentieth wards,
both Inclusive, of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, for the purpose of constructing
laying and maintaining therein, con¬
duits, subways, tubes, cables and wires,,
and to erect poles and supports upon
and along said highways, and string
wires and cables along the same, sub¬
ject to the terms and conditions herein
provided."
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, June 13th, 1912, Read and
amended, and as amended ordered to
be returned to council with an affirm¬
ative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr, H'ilkins moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys be agreed to, ,
Which motion prevailed.
And this- bill as amended was read,
Mr. WllkInM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkins
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. 1249. An Ordinance
entitled, "An. Ordinance authorizing
and directing the proper officers of the
City of Pittsburgh, for and on behalf
of said City, to make and enter into
a written contract with the Borough
of Wijkinsburg and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, relative to the va¬
cation of portions of Brushton avenue
and McPherson street, the construction
of undergrade crossings at Braddock,
Hornerwbod ‘ atid Laitg avfenneR, In lieu
of existing grade crossings at Brush-
ton avenue and Homewood avenue, and
of the overhead crossing at Lang ave¬
nue, the improvement of a portion of
Thomas street, a possible change of
grade of a portion of Brushton avenue,
and the indemnifying of the said Rail¬
road- Gompdny by the said City and the
said Borough."
In Committee on Public Service and
Servevs, June 13th, 1912, bill amended in
the title by striking out the words "the
improvement of a portion of Thomas street,”
and In section one. as shown in red ink, and tva
amended ordered to be returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr, >VI11cin« moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read a first time, as
amended.
Mr. ItabcoeU moved
That, the bill be laid over for
one week.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. WllkiDM also presented from the
Committees on Public Service and Sur¬
veys, with an affirmative recommen¬
dation,
No. 1.374. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for .Time 17lli, 1912, transmitting an ordinance
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Bill No. 726. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance granting unto
the .Com¬
pany the consent of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to the construction of its under¬
ground railway, subject to certain
terms and conditions, and reserving to
the City of Pittsburgh the right of
purchase by the said City."
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, June 17th, 1912, amended as shown
in rod ink, and as amended ordered to be
retnrned to Council with an affirmative rec¬
ommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Wllkinn moved
That the amendments of the
Commiittee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended was read.
Mr. WilkiiiA moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Servlpe and
Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. nabcock presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety, with the re¬
quest that the papers be received and
filed.
No. 1375. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for June
r2th, 1912, transmitting papers to Council,
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1261. Resolution in¬
structing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety to have the pro¬
visions of the traffic ordinance en¬
forced.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1264. Communication
from the Director of the Department of
Public Safety stating that he had in¬
structed the Superintendent of the
Bureau of Police to enforce the pro¬
visions of the traffic ordinance.
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr. Babcock (for Mr. Kerr) present¬
ed from the Committee on Health and
Sanitation, with an affirmative recom¬
mendation,
No. 1376. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation for
June 12th, 1912, transmitting a report of
the committee on sites for tuberculosis hos¬
pital to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 1377.
Pittsburgh, June :ith, 1912.
To the Chairman and Vlembers of
the Commltt'ee on HeaU!i and Sani¬
tation,
Gentlemen;
The Special Committee of Council
appointed to consider th> question of
procuring a suitable locf-'-on for the
proposed tuberculosis ho.... 'tal (to re¬
port to the Committee o' Health and
Sanitation), begs leave I * report as
follows:
Your special committee has consid¬
ered all the propositions ir <de to Coun¬
cil offering sites for this urpose, and
that your committees ha.s ome to the
conclusion that.the best, .. ost conven¬
ient and most suitable ocatlon for
th<s proposed hospital li at Warner
Station on the property nc v owned by
the City of Pittsburgh. far commit¬
tees therefore recommen the selec¬
tion of this site for the e ctlon of the
tuberculosis hospital.
Yours respc''* fully,
S. S. W ODBURN
E. V. K JCOCK
J. P. K . .R
Chairman.
In Committee on Heal and Sani¬
tation, June 12th, 1912, r ad and ac¬
cepted, adopted and ordc' d to be re¬
turned to Council with f. affirmative
recommendation and the c omlttee dis¬
charged.
Which was read, recel d and filed,
and committee discharge
And there being no furiher business
before the meeting, the C; ulr declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of the Council of tbe Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI
Monday, June 24, 1912.
, No. 31
fKunirtiutl Srruri
Monday, June 24th, 1912, at 10 o’clock A. M., to
h<jar the chut^es preferred by the VoterH’
Leaf;ue ajfiiinst Mr. .loseph G. Ariustrong, Di¬
rector of the Department of rul)lic WorkK.
Yours respectfully,
" J. M. GOKHHING,
Present— M essrs,
Babcock Kerr
Gurlan^l McArdle
Hoeveler Kauh
Wilkins
Wood burn
COUNCIL V j GOKHHING,
* Presld(‘nt.
.lOHN M. GOEHRING..JPresident
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk Which was read, received and filed.
HOBEUT CLARK, .Assistant City Clerk Present—Messrs,
- Babcock Kerr Wilkins
I Gurlantl McArdle Woodhurn
Pittsburgh, June 24th, 1912. | Hoeveler Kauh
Council met pui’snant to the following call: Goehrlng, I’resldent.
Pittsburgh, June 21st, 1912. Hon. Roberts, F’razer, President Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny Conn-
Mr. h.J. Martin, ty, presiding.
Clerk of Council.
Dear Sir On motion of Mr. n»lM*o<*k the I'tfiidlng of
the ininutos of the previons meeting'was dis-
rica.se call a special meeting of Council for pcn.sed with.
The Clerk presented
No. 1878.
In the matter of charges against \ *■
JOSEPH G. ARMSTRONG, |
Director of the Department of >
I’ublic Works [ i
of the City of Pittsburgh. )
As additional particulars under accusation Fourth of the first subdivision thereof, In the
amended purtlenlars, in accordance with the order of (’onrt, the contracts referred to as being ad¬
vertised within tlfteen days are enumerated as follows;
Goehrlng, I’resldent.
Hon. Itobert S, F’razer, President Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny Coun¬
ty, jiresidlng.
On motion of Mr. nabcock the I'tfiidlng of
the minutes of the previons meeting'was dis¬
pensed with.
Nature of Contract
Runner and shaft at ftoss I’ump-
Ing Station.
Sidewalk on W. S. Chartlers
Bridge.
Insp. Larimer Avenue Bridge.
Try Street Drainage Ikisin.
t
Boilers and Appur,, Aspenwall.
Shelter Houses at Golf IJnks.
Bulbs and Phuitfi.
Roud Motion. Wharf.
(Vinent Sidewalks ‘19th and 40th
StriKits.
Cement Walk to Observatory,
Rlvervlew Park,
Uiying 30 In. Hub and Spigot
Pipe. Mission SUi.
Drilling Water Wells in I’ark.
Date advertised
Scot t dale F. A M. Co.
C. L. Mohney.
Pittsburgh T. Jiah.
M. O’Herron A ('o.
E. Keeler A Co.
Dawson Con. Co.
Keur A Sons.
D. Donardo.
M. Welsh A Co.
Pittsburgh Sanitary h’l, Co.
Savage A Hughes.
Liberty Wells Co.
June 5
June 5
May 20
June 27
May 19
June 22
J .Date opened
1911
June 16
June IB
June 8
Let June 9
L
Nature of Contract
Contractor
Date advertised
from
Date opened
New iloadway and Sidewalk,
California Avenue Bridge.
C. M. Neeld Cons. Co.
1911
July 10
1911
July 21
Repaving Roadway Ohio Street
Bridge.
Booth & Fllnn.
July 10
July 21
Negley Hun Sewer,
J. B. Sheets Co.
July 10
July 21
Boilers, West Park.
Liberty Avenue Repaving.
Iron City Heating Co.
Booth <& Fllnn.
July 24
Aug. 4
Concrete Steps Wash. Avenue
Bridge.
Masl Bros.
July 24
Aug. 4
Scales at Asphalt Plant.
Howe Scale Co,
Aug. 18,1911
Aug. 29
Junllla Street Steps.
M. Welsh A Co.
Aug. 22
Sept. 6
Fire Wagons, Asphalt Plant.
Good Hoads Machine Co.
• Aug. 18
Aug, 29
Roller, Asphalt Plant
Good lioads Machine Co.
Aug. 18
Aug. 29
Testing Pump, Asplnwall.
Pittsburgh Test. Laboratory
Aug, 17
Aug. 29
Raising Streets, Flood District.
John F. Casey.
July 24
Aug. 4
Laying Hub and Spigot Pipe.
Booth & Fllnn.
Aug. 17
Aug. 29
Spruce Street Repaving.
Booth & Fllnn.
Aug. 22
Sept, 5
Twenty-second St Roadway.
Traveling Crane, Mission St.P.S.
M. O^Herron A Co.
Northern Engineering Co.
July 21
Aug. 4
Coal and Ash Appar.
Scottdale Fdy. A Mch Co.
July 21
Aug. 4
Piping Boiler Room, Mission
Street.
National Valve A Mfg. Co.
July 21
Aug. 4
‘Coal and Ash Appar.
Luck Building Co.
Aug. 17
Aug. 29
Atherton Avenue Bridge. ^
C, M. Driver.
July 25
Aug. 4
Approach to WJlmot St Bridge.
Repairs to Pine Street Bridge.
M. O’Herron A Ck>.
F. F. Schellenberg,
Sept. 19
Oct. 3
InsUUllng Down Spouts.
Morgan Bros.
Oct. 16
Oct 27
Repairs to S. Twentynaecond St.
Bridge.
Hydraulic Elevator, Asphalt
Plant
A. Rettinger.
Marshall Bros.
Sept. 27
Oct 6
8. Eighteenth St G. P. and C.
M. O’Herron A Co.
May 1
May 13
Raising Streets, Flood District
J. H. McQuade.
Sept. 22
Oct 6
Plumbing, Marshalsea.
Asphalt Roller.
Weldon A Kelly.
Kelly Spring R. R. Co.
Aug. 18
Aug. 29
Inspection of Boilers, Aspln¬
wall.
Pittsburgh Test. Laboratory.
Aug. 17
Aug. 29
Chamber and Cage Plates, How¬
ard Street P. S.
Scottdale Fdy A Mch. Co.
Jan. 12
Jan. 26
Electric Cranes, Asplnwall.
Cleveland Crane A Eng. Co.
Jan. 12
Jan. 28
Lighting.
Sunlight Illuminating Co.
Jan. 8
Jan. 18
Reconstructing Sewer, Third
Avenue.
Cement Steps and Walk, Green-
tree P. 8.
Suction Cage Plate.
Crawford Construction Co.
W. L. Kruse
T. (Carlin Sons Co.
Jan. 12
Jan. 28
Improvement of Sts, in Hump
l)lstrlct.
Booth A Fllnn.
March 11
March 2S
Wall on Wylie Avenue.
Evan Jones A Co.
March 21
Aprils
Wall on Fifth Avenue.
Evan Jones A Co.
March 21
Aprils
Rising Main, Mission Street
M. O’Herron A Co.
Feb. 18
Feb. 27
Lighting Streets.
Allegheny County Light Co.
FeU5
Feb. 19
Atherton Avenue Bridge.
Crawford Construction Co,
Feb. 5
Feb. 20
Waterproofing Filter Beds.
John F. Casey.
March .30
April 9
Aiken Avenue Bridge Flooring.
F. F. Schellenberg,
March 21
Aprils
liegmding and Paving Second
Avenue.
M. O’Herron A Co.
March 11
March 25
Rec. of Roadway, Point Bridge.
F. F. Schellenberg.
March 21
Aprils
Asplnwall, P. Station.
Jolm F. Casey.
April 6
April 18
Battles.
Duquesne Construction Co.
April 26
May 7
Penn Avenue Repaving.
H, C. Howard.
April 17
April 29
Liberty Avenue “
H. C. How rd.
April 17
April 29
370
Nature of Contract
Contractor
Date advertised
from
Date opened
Selby Alley Repaving.
Thomas Cronin & Co.
1911
April 17
1911
April 29
H. 26tli Street “
Thomas Cronin & Co.
April 17
April 29
Ohio Street
H, C, Howard.
April 17
April 29
W. Carson Street “
Booth <t Flinn,
April 17
April 29
»
Peon Avenue “
Booth & Flinn.
April 17
April 29
Plfth Avenue “
Booth Flinn,
April 17
April 29
Ijuylng Water Pipe.
Booth & Flinn.
March 18
March 29
Water Heater, Mission Street
Station.
National Valve & Mfg. Co.
April 24
May 6
’■
Material at Asplnwall.
Pittsburgh Test. Laboratory.
April 24
May 8
i-
Penn Avenue Bridge 8. W.,
Hepaving.
J. D. McGonlgle,
May 8
May 21
L
Highland Avenue Bridge S. W.,
liepaving.
J. D. McGonlgle.
May 8
May 21
(
floho Street Wall.
J. A, Anderson.
May 8
May 21
Paulowua street Retain. Wall,
Evan Jones Co.
April 17
April 29
VOTERS' LEAGUE,
TENSARD DeWOLF, Secretary.
WWch was read, received end filed.
Mr. A. Leo Well asked the judae as to the
days when the hearings would be held.
The Judge stated that meetings would be
held each day from 10 o’clock A, M. to 12
o’clock M., and from I o’clock P. M. to 8
o’clock P. M., except on Saturday, and on
Wednesday afternoon,
Mr. Babcock suggested that meetings be
held on each Wednesday evening at 7:30
o'clock.
Judge Frazer stated that If there were no ob¬
jections that meetings would be so held.
Mr. Joseph G. Armstrong, Director of the
Deportment of Public Works, appeared, ac¬
companied by his counsel, Mr. James H. Beal
and Mr. John P. Hunter.
Hon. William A. Stone appeared as counsel
for the Council.
Mr. A. IjCO Well appeared os counsel for the
Voters’ League.
Mr. Weil called Director Joseph G, Arm¬
strong, who was sworn.
Director Armstrong took the stand and was
examined by Mr. Well.
At 12 o’clock M, the Court ordered a recess
until 1 o’clock P. M.
The time of the recess having expired Coun¬
cil reconvened with Judge Frazer presiding.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Director Joseph G. Armstrong again took
the stand and was examined by Mr. Weil.
The hour of 3 o’clock P. M. having ar¬
rived, Judge Frazer adjourned the hearing
until Tuesday morning, June 25th, at 10
o'clock.
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Tuesday, June 23 , 1912.
No. 32
Jlluniripal Hfrorb
COUNCIL
JOHN M, GOEHRING,.President
K. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK, .Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, June 26th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment, to
hear the charges preferred by the Voters’
League against Joseph Q. Armst rong, Director
of the Department of Public Works.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehringr, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
The hearing was resumed, and, Director
Armstrong taking the stand, was examined
by Mr. Weil.
The hour of 12 o’clock M. having arrived the
judge declared a recess until 1 o’clock P. M,
AFTER RECESS.
The time of the rec^esa having expired Conn
cil reconvened.
Present—Messrs.
Baboock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Judge Frazier presiding.
The e.xamlnatlan of Director Armstrong
was continued by Mr. Well.
And the hour of 3 o’clock having arrived
Judge Frazer adjourned the hearing unti
Wednesday morning, June 26th, 1912, at 10
o’clock.
Proceedings of tfce (Council of tbe Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, June 2S, 1912. No. 88
iHunirt^ial Spwri
COUNCIL
•JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E.V ,1. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK, .Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, June 25th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr, lAVilkins,
Garland, McArdle, AVoodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
Goehring, President.
The Chnlr stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Garland i>res(;nted
No. 1379. An Ordinance au¬
thorising and directing the Mayor to
make and execute deeds to William
A. Snyder for lots 28, 79, 80 and lots
24 "and 25 in Adolph Oberheldman’s
Plan of Lots, purchased by the City
at Sheriff’s sale and sold originally to
William Theodore Snyder.
Also
No. 1380. Resolution author¬
izing the City Solicitor to right the
assessment on the books of property
owned by the Church of the Holy
Innocents, Sheridan, which assessment
was made for the reason that the deed
showed that the land was held in
trust by the Rt. Rev. Richard Phelan,
for the improvement of Sherwood ave¬
nue, from Landis street to Citadel
street, amounting to $991.64, and
charging the same to the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Also
No. 1381. Resolution author¬
izing the Committee on Finance in
making the next annual appropriation
to provide an allowance not exceeding
$1,600.00 for the payment of City taxes
on the property known as the Du-
quesne School in the First ward of
the City of Pittsburgh, occupied by
the Workshop for the Blind.
Also
No. 1382. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Workshop for the Blind for
$1,589.87, refunding taxes for the year
1912 on property of the Old Grace
Reformed Church in Webster avenue,
and charging the same to the Contin¬
gent Fund.
Also
No. 1383. Communication from
Eliza and Benjamin Lindsay, asking
for compensation and relief from the
water which is destroying their prop¬
erty on Forward avenue, and which
comes from the bridle path in Schenley
Park.
Also
No. 1384. Communication from
Mrs. E. J. Cochrane asking relief from
the increase in City taxes and water
rent on her property situated at No,
518 Herron avenue.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1385. An Odrinance grant¬
ing to the Keystone Light Company,
its successors and assigns, the right
to enter upon and use the streets, al¬
leys and highways of the City of IMtts-
burgh for the purpose of erecting, plac¬
ing and maintaining poles, tubes, con¬
duits, wires, cables and other appli¬
ances, fixtures and apparatus necessary
and convenient in supplying electricity
to the public and providing the terms
and conditions thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 1386. Remonstrance against
the grading, paving and curbing of
Reynolds street, from Linden street to
Hastings street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1387. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an Ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance vacating South Thirty-first
street, from Jane street to Harcum
alley,” approved May 8th, 1911, and
recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 23,
page 33.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on I'ublic Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Uaiili presented
No. 1388. liesolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of George Betz in the sum of $200.00,
for Injuries received while stepping
off a street car at the corner of Col¬
lins and Penn avenues was run down
by a City automobile, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chnlr presented
No. 1389. Communication from
A. .T. Kelly, .Ir., Commonwealth Keal
Estate Company, asking that a refund
be made at an early date in the cases
in which judgment was given by the
Courts in favor of persons niaking ap¬
peal from the City assessment fixed for
the years 193 0-11-12 in the matter of
classification, and asking Council to set
aside sufficient money for the payment
of the same.
Also
No. 1390. Communication from
the North Side Chamber of Commerce
enclosing copy of resolution endorsing
and approving the petition of the prop¬
erty owners and taxpayers of the North
Si<Je re(iuesting the City Council to
place In the next bond issue an amount
sufficient to widen, regrade and repave
East Ohio street, from Troy Hill Road
eastwardly to the City Hine.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1391. Communication from
the Hill Top Board of Trade enclosing
coi)y of report of Committee on the
Improvement of Warrington avenue,
from Arlington avenue to Beltzhoover
avenue, which was received and adopt¬
ed at the regular meeting of said
Board of Trade on June 18th, 1912.
Also
No. 1392, Communication from
W. M. McMillin, F'resident of the Home-
wood Realty Company, relative to the
matter of o^jening Harimer avenue,
from Olivant street to Dunmore street.
Which were read and referred to tlie
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 3 393. Communication from
W. S, Haynes, president of the Dia¬
mond Realty Company, relative to in¬
spections made by the Bureau of
Plumbing and Sanita«’y Inspection.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
. Also
No. 1394. Whereas, By Bill
rumbered 1224, passed by Council May
28, 1912, it Is provided that I William
A. Sfo^e, am to be employed by the
City of Pittsburgh and directed to pro¬
ceed by mandamus or other procee<l¬
ings at law against Samuel J. Grenet,
Delinquent Tax Collector of th City
of Pittsburgh, in the name of City
of Pittsburgh, to compel him to ob¬
serve and carry out the provisi ns of
an ordinance establishing and r- lulat-
ing the Department of the Coll. ior of
Delinquent Taxes, and it Is l urther
provided that 1 am to be pai. such
compensation for my seiwlces ax Coun¬
cil shall fix by resolution or ordinance,
but before I shall perform any s* vvices
in this matter I shall file wiiii the
Clerk of Council an agreement to ac¬
cept such sum as Council may =ix, by
resolution or ordinance, for the services
that X shall render in this matter:
Now, Therefore, I, William A. Stone,
do this twenty-first day of June. A. D.
1912, agree with the Council of tm* City
of Pittsburgh to accept as fuiJ com¬
pensation for my services, rtrxlered
and to be rendered In this cas' . such
sum as Council $hall fix by resolution
or ordinance.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal the'day a i d year
aforesaid.
WIDLIARt A. STONE ( val)
Witness:
A. WILSON McCANDLESS.
Which was read,^|’eceiv€a and / led.
Mr. iVleArcll<> pro.s^nted
No. 1*395, An Ordinanc grant¬
ing to the Mt, Washington Str< ; Rail¬
way Company, its successors, lessees
and a.ssigns, the riglit to ent*- upon,
use and occupy-and to cross a • ertaln
street in the City of Pittsburg’ .
Which was read and referrei? (o the
Committee on Public Service aid Sur¬
veys.
unfintshkd' business-.
Rill No. 1319. Amend ri lent to
Rule 12 of the Rules of Ord*-r for
Council. Add the following paragrajih
to Itule 12: The Clerk of Council shall
prepare each week in which Committee
meetings are held, on or before Wed¬
nesday a calendar list of all matters
that have been submitted to t^»unell
and that are undisposed of. giving a
statement of the present condition of
each resolution or ordinance, and of
any action that has been taken there¬
on; and shall furnish the same to each
member of Council at the meeting of
the Committee on Wednesday after¬
noon.
In Council, June Hth, 1912, read and
laid over for one week and each mem¬
ber given a copy of same.
Which was read.
Mr. liiarlaiKl moved
The adoption of the amend¬
ment.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
BWl No. 1050. An Ordinance
entitled ‘‘An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, T)aving and curb¬
ing of College avenue, from Ellsworth
avenue to line of Pennsylvania Rail-
Co., ami provifling that the costs,
ilfiinaKes and expenses of the same be
^kcjI against and collected from
specially benefited thereby.
In Council, June 18th, bill read
a first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. .WcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pfiis finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
AycK—Mi-esrK.
fiiiU'cHik K orr Wilkins
(Hirland McArdle Woodburn
ilocvelor Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ay<'H-9
Noes—None.
And there being three-feurths of
the votes of Council in the allirma-
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the .several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1051. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading, pav¬
ing, rei>avlng and otherwise improving
of Grant boulevard, from Ilidgway ^
.:reet to a point 450.99 feet northwest-
u.-rdly, and of the .street affected there¬
by. to-wit: lU<lgway street, from Grant
boulevard to a point 165.90 feet north¬
wardly. and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
I'f^sed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.*'
In Council, June 18th, 1912, hill read
a first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. .WrArille moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
”' hh motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa H finally?”
The aye.s and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ilaheoek Kerr Wi 1 k I ns
Gurland Mc.\i*(lle Woodhiirn
Hoeveler Riiuh
Owliring, rroKident.
Ayea—9
Noes—None,
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1052, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of the southern roadway and side¬
walk of Suburban avenue, from Pair-
play street to a point 615 feet west of
Brookside avenu^^ and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited
thereby.”
In Council, June 18th, 1912, bill read
a first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. ncArcIle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the hill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
(Joehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noe.s—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the aiflrma-
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1249. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the proper officers of the
City of Pittsburgh, for and on behalf
of said City, to make and enter into
a written contract with the Borough
of W I 1 k I n « b u rg and the P<mi n s y 1-
V a n i a K a 1 1 r o a d, relative to the va
cation of portions of Brushton avenue
and McPherson street, the construction
of undergrade crossings at Braddock,
Homewood and Bung avenues, in lieu
of the exl.sting grade eros.sings at Brush-
ton avenue and Homewood avenue, and
of the overhead crossing at Lang ave¬
nue. a pos‘<it>le change of gi*ade
of a jiortion of Brushton avenue,
and the indemnifying of the said Rail¬
road Company by the said City and the
said Borough.”
In Council, June 18th. 1912, amend¬
ment of Public Service and Surveys
Committee agreed to, read a first time
and laid over for one week.
Which was read a second time.
Mr, WflkiiiN moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Cjiarlaiid presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1396. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for .June 19th, 1912,
transmitting- sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1322. Resolution au¬
thorizing, empowering and directing
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Safety to furnish meals to all po¬
licemen on duty in the City of Pitts¬
burgh on July 4th, 1912, not to exceed
two in number to each officer, and au¬
thorizing the issuing of warrants in
favor of the persons or firms furnish¬
ing such meals, and charging the same
to the account of Item B-0, Appropria¬
tion No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Uauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-th Irds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1268. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Somers Fltler & Todd Com¬
pany for $162.94, in full settlement
of all claims for damages caused by
broken fire hydrant flooding the cellar
of their premises at No. 324 First ave¬
nue, and charging the same to Appro¬
priation No. 42,
In Finance Committee, June 19, 1912,
a,mended by adding at the end of the
resolution the words “Provided, how¬
ever, that the damaged goods as listed
In claim shall be turned over to the
Department of Supplies of said City."
Which was read.
Mr. moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution as amended was
read.
Mr. Oarlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al*
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
W’hich motion prevailed.
And the rule having l.oen suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes wuie taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkina
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two thirds of the
votes of Council in the ntfirmatlve, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1302. Petition of South
Side Trust Company, Ad/ninlatrator of
Estate of James W. Mills, deceased,
asking for refund of City taxes.
Which was read, recei'^<;d and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1303. Resolution au*
! thorizing the issuing ol a warrant in
I favor of the South Side Trust Com-
I pany of IMttsburgh, ancillary Admin¬
istrator e. t. a., Estate of James W.
' Mills, deceased, in the sum of $371.76,
for taxes for the years 1907-1910, in¬
clusive, erroneously as.sessed and paid
j by said James W. Mills, and charging
j the same to Appropriation 49, R, C. T.
' In Finance Committee, June 19, 1912,
I amended by striking rmt the words
“$371.76" and by Inserting in lieu
tiiereof the words ‘*3218.20.”
.. Which was read.
Mr. GnrifiiKl moved
That the amendment of the
; Finance Committee be agreed to.
■ Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution as amended was
I read.
Mr. Cjarlmid moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
' low the second and third reading.? and
final pa.«?sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
! third times, and upon final passage
the aye? and noes were taken, and
‘ being taken were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W<K)dburn
Hoeveler Uauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
i Noes—None.
I And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally as amended.
Also
Bill No. 1323. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Health
T
to execute a contract in behalf of the
City of I'ittsburgh with lilchard Kieh-
iu-1 and John B, Klliott, doing- business
as Klehnel and Elliott, for the prepa¬
ration of plans, specifications and all
detail drawings for the work necessary
for the erection of the Tuberculosis
Hospital at Warner Station, and to
superintend the construction of said
hospital, fixing the compensation of
said Klehnel & Elliott, and providing
for the payment of the same.”
In Finance Committee, June 19, 1912,
amen<le(l In Section 2 by striking out
the words “six per centum” and by
Inserting In lieu thereof the words
’•five per centum” and by striking out
the words ‘‘three per centum” and by
Inserting In lieu thereof the words
’’five i>er centum.”
Mr <«nrlaiid moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
The motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended was read.
Mr. (aiirlniid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
tinai passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And ihe bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pa'^s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Habcock Kerr Wilkliia
Harlitiid McArdle Woodburn
iioevelcr Ibiuli
Goebring, President.
Ayes-O
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
piissed finally a.s ainendod.
Also
Bill No. 1332. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the manner and method of making
changes in contracts after the same
have been let or awarded.”
Which was read.
Mr. Giirlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
^ Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr’
Garland McArdle
Hoeveler lluuh
Wilkins
Wood burn
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Gocliring, President.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative rocommendatio
Bill No. 1101. Ibtsolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Jules I.»eveen in the sum of
$1,500.00, in full settlement of all
claims for damages caused by injuries
received by falling on broken sidewalk
in Diamond street, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Conting¬
ent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Onrlaiicl moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1273. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Mary U. Burns for $500.00, in
full settlement for the damages caused
to ])remises at 110 Wabash avenue by
water from City water pii)es, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the resolu.
tion be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. 31e.\r<lle presented from the Com¬
mittee on I’ubllc Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation.
No. 1397. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for June 19th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill lS(o. 1333. Resolution giv¬
ing the consent of Council to the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to award the contract for the
construction of the sewer on South
Main street to James H. McQuaide Co.
at $5 000.00, providing that there shall
be no change in the original specifica¬
tions.
Which was read.
Mr. MeArdIc moved
A suspen.sion of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been sus¬
pended, the resolution was read a
second and third times, and finally
passed by the following voh‘;
Ayes—Mefi.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ibiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
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Also
Bill No, 1335. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading and paving with
asphalt to the full width of Mapleton
alley, from Highview street to Haights
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. IWcArdIo moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pa.ss finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Knuh
Goehiing, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in ti\e affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1340. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Kendall street and Kent
street, from the crown on Kendall
street south of Kent street to the pres¬
ent sewer on Fifty-fourth street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
exi>enses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Vv h ich was read.
Mr. McArillc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
Anri the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and^noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Aye«—Messrs.
Ribcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McA?*dle Woodburn
Uoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1341. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authr;rizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Shelby alley, fron: the prop¬
erty line southeast of Hall street to
the present sewer on Hall street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby,"
Which was read.
Mr. 91cAr<ilc moved
A suspension of tho rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a .‘^ocond time
and agreed to.
And the bill w’as read a thiid time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill w is read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Si.all the bill
pa.ss finally?”
Tlie ayes and noe.s were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lioeveier Kauli
Goefiring;, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1342. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance annulling a
contract made and entered into the
22nd day of June, A. I>. 1911, between
the City of Pittsburgh of the first part,
and D. Dinardo, of the second part, for
the repaving of Muriel street, from
South Twelfth street to South Fif¬
teenth street.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArUle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The aye.s and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W<M)dbiirn
Hoeveler Kauli
Goehring, Preslde»it.
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
379
r
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed dnally.
Also
Bill No. 1097. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing- and
directing the grading and paving of
Carmine alley, from Sheridan street
to Thl.sbe (formerly White) alley, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. >fcAr<lie moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hahcoek Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Wood burn
H<jeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 1138. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance widening
Strawberry way, from Liberty avenue
to Grant street, In the Second ward of
the City of Pittsburgh, and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby,”
Which was read.
Mr. ncAriile moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wllkiim j)resented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No, 1398. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for June 19th, 1912. transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1346. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance re-establish¬
ing the grade of Carson street West*
from Fernwood street westerly to the
City Line.”
Which was read.
Mr. M'ilkinfi moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin.s
(^^urland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler lljiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1347. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Kingsboro street, from
Haber man avenue to Kstella avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. WilkliiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
■^yhich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messre.
Babcock Kerr Wllklna
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, l*resident.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1348. An Ordinance
entitled, An “Ordinance fixing the
width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and re-establishing the
grade of Atherton avenue, from Liber¬
ty avenue to a point 1230.48 feet west
therefrom.”
Which was read.
Mr. M'llkinw moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
finaP passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
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And the bill was read a second time
and ag^reed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agrreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill |
pass finally?” '
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Glarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelcr Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes-0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
parsed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1349. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance fixing the
width and position of the sidewalk
and roadway and establishing the grade
of Buffington avenue, from Frampton
street to Montooth street.”
Which was read.
Mr. WIlkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rjile to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
ar.d agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
a.greed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree t
ably to law, and were:
Ay PH—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevolor Kuiih
Goeiiriiig, President.
Ayes—9
Noe.s—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Alsu
Bill No. 1350. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the roadway and es¬
tablishing the grade of Handler street,
from Jane street to Mary street.”
’Vhich was read.
Mr. WIlkiiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the btil.
Which motion prevailed.
And the ''ill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time I
and agreed to. '
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shal! the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were tal' .n agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WUlrlns
Garland McArdle Wo<)<!l.nu’n
Hoovelcr Kauli
Goehring, I’lesldenl.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vote.s of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1351. An ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance fi';ng the
width and position of the rom.way and
establisnipg the grade of Mary street,
from Handler street to a poni-. 201 feet
west from Handler street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the r le to al¬
low the second and third rea'‘ings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a sec md time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a G ird time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa^- read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shal- the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taki n agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bab<H>c k Kerr W11U: ns
Garland McArdle Wo(Kl!»urn
Hoevcier Kauh
Goehring, Prosidont.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1352. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance fixing Ihe width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way on Wabash street, from Neptune
street to Park way.”
Whicli was read.
Mr. WllkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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Ayes^Mefisrs.
Balwock Kerr Wilkins
Oarlsud McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Uauh
Goohring, President.
AyeH-9
Nees—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the atlirhiatlve, the bill
passed finally.
Alto
Bill No. 1353. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance fixing” the po¬
sition and width of the roadway and
siflewalKs and establishing the grade
of Westfield street from Suburban ave¬
nue to an unnamed alley.”
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
\\Milch motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayca - Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goohring, President.
Ayes—9
Noea—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1354. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance changing the
name of Federal street, between Lafay¬
ette avenue and Perrysville avenue, to
ST, LUKE’S HCiUAHE.”
Which was read.
Mr. H'illiliiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pa.«»s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring. President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Babcock presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety, with an affirm¬
ative recommendation.
No. 1399. Report of the com¬
mittee on Public Safety for June 19th,
1912, transmitting an ordinance to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1275. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance to compel the use
of mufflers on motor vehicles, and pro¬
viding penalties for the violation
thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Jtabeock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkln.s
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
No—Mr. Hoeveler.
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. wiiktiiM called up and moved to
reconsider the vote by which
Bill No. 1138. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance widening Straw¬
berry way, from Liberty avenue to
Grant street, in the Second ward of
the City of Pittsburgh, and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties bene¬
fited thereby.”
In Council, June 25th, 1912, was
read and further action indefinitely
postponed.
Upon which motion, the Chair di¬
rected the clerk to call the roll, and
the roll being called, the
Ayes were—Messrs.
Kerr McArdle Wilkins,
And the noes were—Messrs.
Babcock, Hoeveler, Woodburn,
Garland, Rauh,
Goehring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—0
The motion did not prevail.
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Mr. Biibcoek presented
No. 1400. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council,
without action thereon, for the pur¬
pose of amendment, Bill No. 1262, Res¬
olution authorizing the employment of
the Misses Beatty as official stenog¬
raphers to report the proceedings in
the investigation of charges preferred
by the Voters’ League, and authoriz¬
ing the payment for said services.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
The ado])tion of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill No. 1262, Resolution se¬
lecting and employing The Misses
Heatty as the official stenographers
to report in full the proceedings in
the investigation of the charges pre-
•,red by the Voters’ League against
the several departments, at ninety
cents per page for six copies of the
I)roceedlngs, and authorizing the issu¬
ing of warrsmts in payment of the cost
of the work, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42.
In Council, June 18, 1912^ amendments
of Finance Committee agreed to. rule
suspended, read three times and finally
passed by a two-thirds vote.
Which was read.
Mr. Rabcoek moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the resolution was read a sec¬
ond and third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the resolution be read a second and
third times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Rnbcock moved
To amend the resolution in the
first paragraph after the word “pro¬
ceedings” by inserting the words “and
ten (10) cents per page for any addi¬
tional copies required.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read a second
time, as amended.
And the resolution, as amended, was
agreed to on second reading, and was
laid over for reprinting.
Mr, moved
That the matter of obtaining
extra copies of the proceedings be left
to the discretion of President Goehrlng.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. <«arlf%nil presented
No. 1401. Resolved, That the
Clerk of Council, in conjunction with j
the City Solicitor’s Office, be author¬
ized and directed to prepare a synop¬
sis of the laws of the Commonwealth
and the Ordinances of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, relating to the duties of the
Ordinance Officers, Police Officers, In¬
spectors, and other person.s charged
with the duty of seeing that the laws
and ordinances of the City are enforced,
and submitting the synopsis, or syn¬
opses to Council for their approval, for
the purpose of having the same printed
and distributed among such officers or
employees of the City as may be
charged with the enforcing of such
laws or ordinances.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
• No, 1402. Whereas, Numerous
accidents have occurred In the down¬
town portion of the City and in the
main congested thoroughfares of the
City by reason of the excessive speed
at which automobiles were running
thereon, and
Whereas, It is deemed nece^^sary and
advisable to restrict the rate of speed
of automobiles and other vehicles on
such streets for the proper protection
of the lives and safety of the citizens
of the City,
Now, Therefore, Be It Resol ted. That
the JJirector of the Department of Pub¬
lic Safety is hereby directed to place
signs marked “Danger, Run Slow,” in
accordance with the provisions of An
Act of Assembly relating to motor
vehicles, approved April 27, 1909, P.
L. 265, in the downtown portion of the
City embracing the portion of the old
City west of Grant street- and Eleventh
street and between the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers, on Peiin avenue
between Eleventh street and Station
street; on Fifth avenue between Grant
street and Penn avenue; on Highland
avenue between Fifth avenue and Bry¬
ant street, and on the North Side of
the City embracing F^eral street be¬
tween the river and North avenue; on
East Ohio street between Cedar street
and Sherman street, and on all other
main thoroughfares of the City on
which street car tracks are located
and which are occupied by business
houses, retail or wholesale, or are
thickly built up and thickly populated,
which, under the said Act of Assembly
will require that the speed of auto¬
mobiles on such streets shall not ex¬
ceed the rate of twelve (12) miles an
hour.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
And there being no further busines.s
before the meeting, the Chair declared
j Council adjourned.
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Vol. XXXXVI
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No. 34
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
I'ittsburgh, June 26th, 1W2.
{'ouncil met, pursuant to adjournment, to
conulder the charges of the Voters’ l^eague
ftgalmtMr. Joseph G. Armstrong, Director of
tho Department of Public Works,
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Uarland McArdle Woodburn
Uoeveler Htiuh
Goehring, President.
Judge Frazer presiding.
Director Armstrong resumed the stand, and
his examination was continued by Mr. Well.
The hour of 12 o’clock M. having arrived
Judge Frazer declared a recess until 7:30
o’clock P. M.
The time of the recess having expired Coun¬
cil reconvened, with all the members present,
(Judge Frazer presiding).
The examination of Director Armstrong was
continued by Mr. Well.
Mr. Weil stated that he was through with
the direct examination of Director Armstrong.
Director Armstrong was then cross-e;xam-
ined by Mr. John P. Hunter.
And the examination of Director Armstrong
>va8 concluded.
Judge Frazer adjourned the hearing until
Thursday morning, June 27th, 1912, at 10
o’clock.
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Vol. XXXXVI Thursday, June 27, 1
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHKING.President
E. J. MARTIN..City Clerk
KOBKKT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, June 27th, 1912.
round! uiet, pursuant to adjournment, to
hoftf the charge preferred by the Voters’
Liigueagainst Mr. .losoph (}. Armstrong, Di¬
rector of the l>epartment of Public Works.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring', President.
Jurtgp Holjert S. Fraser, i)residing.
Mr. Well called Mr. F. Herbert Snow, repre-
vnting the State Department of Health, who
took the stand wa.s sworn, and examined by
Mr. Well.
Mr. Snow was cross examined by Mr. Hun¬
ter.
The hour of 12 o’clock M. having arrived the
Judge declared a recess until 1 o’clock 1\ M.
The time of the recess having expired Coun¬
cil reconvened, with all the members present.
(Judge Frazer presiding).
Mr. Weil called Mr. W B. Holiand, of the
Bureau of Municipal Research of New York
City, who took the stand, was sworn; and ex¬
amined by Mr. Well.
Mr. Hunter asked that the cims examina¬
tion of Mr. Holland l)e postponed until Friday
morning.
Judge Frazer stated that the cross examina¬
tion of Mr. Holland would go over until Mon¬
day morning, July 1st, 1912, at 10 o’clock A. M.
Mr. Weil called Mr. J. H. Clowes, of the Bu¬
reau of Municipal llesearcli of New York City,
who took the stand, was sworn, and exam¬
ined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of Bo’clock having arrived tlie
judge declared the hearing adjourned until
Friday morning, June 28tl», ’ 1912, at 10 o’clock.
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Vol. XXXXVI Friday, June 28, 1912. No. 36
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN..City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, June 28th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjourn¬
ment to hear the charges preferred by
the Voters* League against Joseph G.
Armstrong, Director of the Department
of Public Works.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr, Wilkins,
Garland, McArdle, Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
Goehring, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Mr. J. H. Clowes resumed the stand
and was examined by Mr. Well.
Mr. Clowes was cross-examined by
Mr. Hunter.
Mr. F. Herbert Snow was recalled to
the stand and examined by Mr. Weil.
The hour of 12 o’clock M., having ar¬
rived, the Judge declared a recess un¬
til 1 o’clock p. m.
The time of the recess having ex¬
pired, Council reconvened with all the
members present. (Judge Frazer pre¬
siding).
Mr. Snow resumed the stand and was
examined by Mr. Weil.
Mr, Justice R. Swift (employed by
Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., and
by the Westinghouse Machine Co.)
called to the stand and sworn; exam¬
ined by Mr. Weil.
Mr. Swift was cross-examined by
Mr. Hunter.
Mr. George B. Welsh, Superintendent
of the Bureau of City Property, called
to the stand and sworn; examined by
Mr. James Gray.
The Judge announced the hearings
for next week would be held on Mon¬
day, Tuesday and until Noon on Wed¬
nesday.
And the hour of 3 o’clock having ar¬
rived, Judge Frazer adjourned the hear¬
ing until Monday, July 1st, at 10 o’clock
a. m.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRINQ.Pr«al<leni
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 1st, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjourn¬
ment to hear the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against Mr. Joseph
0. Armstrong, director of the Depart¬
ment of i’ublic Works,
Present—Messrs.
Baheook Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArcUe Wood burn
H.ieveler Rauh
Ooehring, President
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
The Clerk read
No. 1403.
In the matter of churge.s ngain.st \
E. R, WAIjTEUS,
Director of the Department of V
IR^alUi (
of the City of Pittsburgli. )
In compliance with the opinion of
his Horror, Judge Frazer, directing that
the Ist 2nd, parts of the 3rd, the 7th,
and 8th accusations which have been
tiled with the Council In the above
stated matter be made more definite,
the said 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 8th ac¬
cusations are hereby amended to read
as follows, namely;
1st. For and during a long period
’'j»t past, the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Health has not enforced the
laws and ordinances which It is the
duty of that Department to enforce,
ard, as a consequence, the sanitary con¬
ditions In the City of Pittsburgh have
been and are neglected.
The laws and ordinances which the
Director of the Department of Health
has neglected to enforce are the laws
and ordinances which relate to the
Bureau of Meat Inspection, the Bureau
of Milk and Dairy Inspection, the Bu¬
reau of Food Inspection, and the Bu¬
reau of Sanitary Inspection, so far as
relates to tiie Tenement House Divis¬
ion ,the Sanitary Division, and the Di¬
vision of Plumbing Inspection
2nd. The Director of the Depart¬
ment of Health, with full knowledge
and Information in the premises, has
allowed and permitted to continue with¬
out abatement or effort to abate nu¬
merous infractions and violations of
the law relating to his Department, and
has made no effort to punish offenders.
The infractions and violations of the
law relating to the Department of
Health which the Director has permit¬
ted to continue without effort at abate¬
ment, are as follows:
(a) Unabated privy vaults, as shown
by the Complaint Book, Vols. 1 and 2,
in the records of the Department of
Heelth, as follows: (All numbers are
inclusive.)
Nos.
Nos.
1
to
3
22.5
. 5
and
6
228
8
and
9
225
11
245
13
to
16
249
18
255
and
256
20
to
22
260
to
268
25
to
30
270
to
300
32
and
33
303
and
304
39
to
52
306
to
319
62
to
72
324
to
326
76
to
79
336
to
338
91
to
93
362
105
364
107
366
to
375
109
387
to
390
119
to
121
397
to
401
128
to
151
409
165
to
165
419
to
428
168
434
to
444
170
446
174
448
181
456
to
458
184
to
191
472
194
and
195
475
to
481
203
to
210
484
314
to
222
486
to
519
•*. . ■»
Nos.
NoSV
--
Nos.
Nos.
523
to
552 j
1141
to
1144
1704
to
1723
2218
1 o
2223
556
to
561
1151
to
1198
1725
2225
564
to
579
1200
to
1206
1727
2228
to
2231
586
to
588
1219
to
1221
1733
to
1748
2233
591
and
592
1223
1760
to
1771
2235
597
to
608
1226
to
1237
1778
to
1785
2237
to
2239
615
to
618
1239
and
1240
1788
to
1806
2242
and
2243
620
to
622
1242
and
1243
1 1809
to
1811
2246
to
2252
626
1246
to
1248
1813
to
1820
2256
lo
2264
630
1251
to
1256
1823
to
1827
2266
to
2269
636
1258
to
1262
1839
to
1844
2276
639
to
641
1267
and
1268
' 1846
to
1849
2279
lo
2282
643
to
6^45
1271
and
1272
1852
to
1856
2287
io
2289
647
to
650
1275
and
1276
1858
and
1859
2297
to
2300
653
to
697
1281
1870
to
1873
2303
to
2305
699
to
724
1284
to
1288
•1876
and
1877
2319
736
to
741
1290
! 1879
to
1888
2321
and
2322
743
to
749
1292
to
1305
1891
to
1901
2330
752
and
753
1308
to
1310
1905
and
1906
2333
;-.nd
2334
760
to
773
1312
to
1349
' 1910
2336
and
2337
777
to
801
1357
to
1394
1912
to
1918
2351
S04
to
812
1396
to
1405
1922
and
1923
2354
821
to
823
1412
to
1414
i 1925
to
1933
2365
to
2367
825
1421
to
.1438
t 1935
to
1938
2375
to
2379
828
to
833
1452
to
145.3
1 1942
2383
nd
2384
835
to
842
1455
to
1457
' 1944
to
1953
2386
to
2391
845
1459
to
1462
1 1969
to
1962
2393
i'nd
2394
847
to
852
1465
to
1469
1975
to
1992
2396
:*Tld
2397
857
to
863
1472
1994
and
1995
2399
868
to
870
1474
to
1476
i 2008
and
2009
2403
;i.nd
2404
872
to
877
1478
to
1492 j
2011
to
2022
2407
to
2409
879
1495
to
1507 '
2024
to
2038
2413
881
to
887"
1509
to
1514
2042
2420
<• 11 d
2421
890
to
900
1516
to
1519
2048
2432
910
to
912
1521
to
1528
2053
2435
to
2443
918
1533
to
1540 1
2055
and
2056
2446
‘Tid
2447
941
1550
to
1556
2063
to
2069
2449
to
2451
944
to
949
156 4
and
1565
2072
to
2075
2465
to
2457
952
to
962
1570
to
1572
2080
to
2084
2461
1 o
2465
968
to
972
1574
to
1579
2087
to
2092
2473
and
2474
974
to
982
1584
to
1598
2098
2480
to
2489
984
1602
2101
to
2105
2492
to
2496
986
to
1001
1604
and
1605
2118
to
2120
2498
1003
1607
to
1612
2123
2500
to
2603
1007
to
1012
1615
to
1619
2126
to
2132
2509
lo
2611
1014
to
1022
1622
and
1623
2134
and
2135
2517
to
2519
1024
1625
and
1626
2138
2521
to
2525
1027
1629
to
1632
2141
to
2143
2527
1029
to
1031
1634
2163
and
2154
2530
1034
to
1065
1636
2157
2532
1067
to
106 9
1639
and
1640
2159
and
2160
2539
and
2540
1071
to ^
1074
1643
to
1653
2162
2646
to
2561
1076
to'
1085
1659
and
1660
2164
and
2165
2556
1087
to
1089
1669
and
1670
2169
to
2175
2560
1091
to
1097
1672
2177
2564
1100
to
1118
1674
to
1677
2179
to
2185
2567
to
2569
1120
to
1126
1682
to
1693
2187
to
2195
2572
to
2674
1129
to
1132
1695
2197
to
2201
2576
1134
1697
2203
2578
to
2580
1136
and
1137
1699
to
1702
1 2206
to
2215
2585
to
2691
388
Nos. Nos.
2595
to
2599
2915 to
2917
2604
to
260$
2919 to
2931
2612
to
2616
2933 to
2937
2618
to
2620
2939 to
2943
2622
to
2625
2945 to
2950
2628
to
2630
2952
2633
to
2635
2954 and
2955
2657
to
2640
2963
and
2964
2645
2966
and
2967
2647
to
2649
2969
to
2972
2659
to
2664
2974
2667
and
2668
2976
to
2987
2671
2990
to
2992
2674
2994
and
2995
2677
and
2678
2997
to
3001
2681
3004
to
3010
2683
to
2688
3012
2691
3014
2693
to
2697
3017
to
3020
2699
3024
to
3053
2701
to
2712
3057
to
3064
2715
3066
to
3069
2724
to
2729
3071
2733
to
2735
3074
to
3077
2740
3079
to
3083
2744
3087
and
3088
2747
to
2749
3092
to
3097
2755
3099
to
3112
mi
to
2764
3114
to
3125
2767
to
2769
3127
to
3136
2771
to
2773
3138
and
3139
2775
to
2777
3141
and
4142
2782
to
2788
3144
to
3159
2790
3162
to
3164
2793
and
2794
3166
and
. 3167
2802
3169
to
3171
2806
to
2810
.3174
to
3203
2812
to
2816
3205
to
3212
2819
to
2827
3214
to
3218
2829
to
2834
3221
2837
3224
to
3226
2841
3228
to
3254
2845
3256
2847
3259
to
3283
2849
to
2853
3285
to
3308
2858
3311
to
3316
2860
3318
to
3782
2862
3784
to
4253
2864
4255
to
4368
2867
4360
to
4367
2869
and
2870
4369
to
4481
2874
to
2889
4483
to
5317
2891
to
2897
5319
to
13700
2907
to
2912
Of this number of 12,550 unabated,
the records of the Department show a
claim of credit for abatement of 3998,
leaving unabated 8552; but this credit
18 not accurate, as a large number of
those which the records show have been
abated, have, in fact, not been abated.
(b) In the Division of Tenement
House Inspection, Illegal privy vaults,
foul and unsanitary conditions of water
closets, cellars, basements, and yards,
improper and unlawful lighting of the
apartments, Improper and unlawful
plumbing in the several apartments,
and other unsanitary and unhealthful
conditions, which are In violation cf
the laws and ordinances relating to
tenement houses, have been permitted
and allowed in the structures located
* at the following places:
205 Anderson street,
12 Arthur street,
422-24 Avery street,
4703 Atherton street,
1312 Arch street,
610 Avery street,
1203-5 Arch street. *
1120 Allegheny avenue,
20 Bates street,
1145 Brabec street,
1130 Brabec street,
5728 Baum street,
34 Benton street (N. S.)
2004 Beaver avenue,
1204 Bedford avenue,
1206 Bedford avenue,
Pedford avenue,
1421 Bluff street,
1347 Buchanan street,
908-10-12 Burd street (West Diamond)
1108 Bidwell street,
271 Bates street,
824 Blossom alley,
1128 Brownsville avenue,
1009-11-15 Bedford avenue,
1017 Bedford avenue,
1019 Bedford avenue,
2802 Breckenridge street,
3807 Butler street,
290-92 Brereton avenue,
268 Brereton avenue,
619 Brownsville avenue,
1108 Brabec street,
36 Baldauff street (Erie)
14 Birmingham street,
116 Birminghani street (Rear)
3301 Brighton Road,
3610 Beethoven street,
907 Chestnut street,
801 So. Canal street,
805 So. Canal street,
1226 Clark street,
646 Chiante street (River St),
3001 California avenue,
212 Chesbro street (Cherry),
214 Chesbro street
600-02 Chesbro street
864 Carpenter alley,
2014 Center avenue,
808 Church street,
3809 California avenue.
607 Carson street,
1615 Colwell street,
1617 Colwell street, " ’
1624 Colwell street, 1 ■
2901-03 Carson street, i;
2810 Carson street, < •
1519 Clark street,
916 Cedar avenue, : ' ,! '
76 Crawford street, f} ,
1409 Clark street, : ^ ‘
1422 Colwell street,
3441 Carson street, ^ '
4616 Ohatsworth avenue, i,
913-15-17 Cong-ress street, • ]
34 Clay alley
36 Clay alley, •
1321 Colwell street, j
22 Congress street (Rear),
24 Congress street, (Rear)
41 Chatham street,
43 Chatham street,
807 Fo. Canal street,
4514 Center street, ’ ]
910 Constance street, t
27 Colmer streex,
346 Downing street, *
902 Diamond, East,
400 Devllliers street,
115 Dinwiddle street,
1] Davenport street (Davis)
229 Dinwiddle street,
1513 East street,
8 Ethel street,
1601 East street,
1714 East street,
Eckert street,
1900 Eighteenth street extension,
1902 South Eighteenth street extension,
1906 South Eighteenth street extension,
1912-14-16 South Eighte!*nlh street extension.
1918-20 South Eighteenth street extension.
1922-24 South Eighteenth street extension.
113 Erin street.
16 Emon alley,
1813 East street,
12 Emon alley,
803-5 East street,
1319 Esplanade street,
95 So. Eighth street,
97 South Eighth street,
1700 East street.
1807 Edwards alley,
1410 East street,
Eighteenth street and Monastery
avenue,
164 South Eighteenth St. Extension,
2520 South Eighteenth St. Extension,
1509-11 East street,
417-19 Federal street,
420 Federal street,
324 Forward avenue,
2413 Fifth avenue,
2230 Forbes street (Rear),
2232 Forbes street (Rear)
1328 Federal street,
1205 Fayette street,
1239 Fayette street,
1704-06 Fifth avenue,
2317 Forbes street,
1313-15 Franklin street,
1038 Fifth avenue,
117 Forty-seventh street, , ,
75 Forty-third street,
103-05 Fortieth street,
311 Forty-fourth street,
1213 Franklin street,
1037 Fifth avenue,
1211 Fayette street,
1237 Fayette street,
4116 Foster street,
812 Fifth avenue,
721 Fifth avenue,
1844 Fifth avenue,
140 Forty-third street,
401-03 Forward avenue,
29 Fernando street (Federal)
88 South Fourteenth street,
1434-36 Fifth avenue, '
2534 Fifth avenue,
1515 Fremont street,
401-03 Federal street,
903-05 Federal street,
2404 Forbes street,
1327 Fifth avenue,
2446 Fifth avenue,
200 Furley street,
158 Forty-third street,
916-20 Gibson street,
1322 Gibbon street (rear),
2 Gregory street,
825 Guckert alley,
1209 Gibbon street,
809 Gerst alley,
6 0 Gregory street,
70 Graphic street,
3002 Grant boulevard,
20 Gershon street (Geyer Rd.),
1514-16 Hatteras street (Hamilton)
1206 High street,
1476 High street,
1486 High street,
3 Herron avenue,
4 Herron avenue,
2411 Harcums alley,
1221-23 Howard street,
4632-34 Hatfield street,
60 Hill street.
3012 Harcums alley,
3213 Harcums alley,
20 Haslage street (rear),
5806 Howe and Maryland,
1843 Howard avenue,
390
953 High street,
459 Herron avenue,
460 Herron avenue,
322 Harmar street,
1539 Howard street,
816 Ivy street,
925 James street, ‘
415 W. Jefferson street,
810 James street, *
2404 Josephine street (rear),
4708 Juniper street,
814 James street,
918 James street,
15 Kearsage street,
18 E. Lacock street (N. S.),
20 E. Lacock street (N. S.).
22 E. Lacock street (N. S.)»
367 Lehigh avenue,
1842 Lowrie street,
5146-48 Liberty avenue,
2023 Laurel street, i
4779 Liberty avenue, '
5100-02 Liberty avenue, j
2026 Laurel street, . ^
54 Lawson street, . t
1813 Locust street,
2027 Laurel street,
26-28-30 E. Lacock street,
3320 Liberty avenue,
3322 Liberty avenue,
854-6 Long alley,
3318 Liberty avenue, j
2217 Larkina alley, j*
1842 Locust street, , j
2019 Laurel street, ;
2021 Laurel street,
3300 Liberty avenue,
3302 Liberty avenue, ^ i
3308 Liberty avenue,
3310 Liberty avenue,
1713 Lowrie street,
21 Logan street,
2320 Lebanon street (rear),
822 Liberty avenue (Lockhart),
1836' Lowrie street,
4937 Lytle street,
1802 Locust street,
1817 Locust street,
4028-30 Liberty avenue,
Louisa street (Holland apartm’ts),
1814 Locust street,
131-3-5 South Main street,
916 Madison avenue,
69 Magnolia street,
8 Magnolia street,
1002 Middle street,
1004 Middle street,
1113 Mary Ann street,
1119 Mary Ann street,
1121 Mary Ann street,
1123 Mary Ann street,
1123 Mary Ann street (rear),
1406 Muriel street,
1011 Manor street,
1015 Manor street.
1019 Manor street,
1116 Muriel street,
1118 Muriel street,
2633 Mulberry alley,
2804 Mary street,
6315 Marchand street,
601-3 Middle street,
1520 Madison avenue,
1526 Madison avenue,
1528 Madison avenue,
3933 Mifflin street,
3935 Mifflin street,
1524 Madison avenue,
59 Marlon street,
19 Magee sjtreet,
816 Monitor street,
1006 Monitor street,
165-7 McClure avenue,
112 McClure avenue,
2607 McCord avenue,
316 McKee Place,
153 S. Nineteenth street,
114 Newton street,
727 Newton street,
115 Newton street,
1 Naylor street,
2 Naylor street,
1557 E. Ohio street,
1559 E. Ohio street,
1024 Ohio street,
1026 Ohio street,
1535 E. Ohio street,
523 Overhill street,
16 Ormsby street,
18-20 Ormsby street,
23 Ormsby street,
606 E. Ohio street,
937 E. Ohio street,
720-22 Oakwood street,
807-09 Oakwood street,
5460 Penn avenue,
3034 Phelan alley,
1340 Penn avenue,
2834 Penn avenue,
301 Pendam (Pine) street,
1209 Poplar alley,
1211 Poplar alley,
1213 Poplar alley,
2939 Penn avenue,
3902 Penn avenue.
850-52 Phineas (Pike) street,
858-60 Phineas (Pike) street,
904 Phineas (Pike) street,
642 Paulson street,
1246 Penn avenue,
1144-46 Prospect street,
1685 Perrysville avenue,
391
2933 Penn avenue,
1917 Perrysville avenue,
2535 Penn avenue,
67 Pride street (rear),
6434-36 Penn avenue,
1232 Penn avenu_e,
1327-29 Penn avenue, *
1421 Penn avenue, L . :
3517 Penn avenue, I '
3914 Penn Avenue, . ,
3916 Penn avenue,
818 l^eralto street,
2720-22 Penn avenue,
3906 Penn avenue,
3908 Penn, avenue,
Plummer and Forty-eighth street,
1423 Penn avenue,
2919 Penn avenue,
2700 Penn avenue,
923-25 Park avenue,
927-29 Park avenue,
2739 Penn avenue, ^ j
2823 Penn avenue,
3032 Phelan alley,
3904 Penn avenue,
3910 Penn avenue,
3912 Penn avenue,
4055 Penn avenue,
4058 Penn avenue,
1133 Ridge avenue, ' . .
20 Roberts street,
22 Roberts street,
24 Roberts street,
1414 Rebecca street,
66 Roberts street,
32 Radner street,
2303 Reed street,
1530 Rose street,
1021 Ridge avenue,
620 Reedsdale (Rebecca) street.
28 Radner street,
117 Return street,
225 or 255 River avenue,
888 River avenue,
5901 Rippey street,
5903 Rippey street,
5905 Rippey street,
5907 Rippey street,
5911 Rippey street,
6913 Rippey street.
5915 Rippey street,
5917 Rippey street,
5919 Rippey street,
6 Reed street,
27-29 Steuben street,
1320 Sheffield street,
530 Shawnee street,
1100 Spring Garden avenue,
7 Sycamore street,
169-71 Sycamore street,
42 Soho street.
1102 Sheffield st^eeC*^■ I
1104 Sheffield street, f
106-08 Stockton avenue,
545 Sixth avenue (rear),
311 Spring Garden avenue,
95 Soho street (rear),
4555 Second avenue, i
232 Spring alley,
234 Spring alley,
805-07 Sulsman (Green) street,
1105 Summer street,
2414 Sidney street,
66 S. Sixteenth street,
618 Sherman street,
103 Soho street,
26 Sylvania street,
3014 Smallman street,
3032 Smallman street,
99 Soho street,
302 Soho street,
6 W. Stockton avenue,
108 W. Stockton avenue,
2 State alley,
2316 Second avenue,
69 Steuben street,
71 Soho street,
1210 Spring Garden avenue,
4634 Second Avenue,
4903 Second avenue,
98 Shore alley,
61-63 Steuben street,
1208 Spring Garden avenue,
901 Seitz (Marie) street,
30 Soho street,
71 Steuben street,
33 Tell street,
2216 Tustin street,
34 Troy Hill road (rear),
1225 (62) Troy Hill road,
1233 (68) Troy Hill road,
7217 Tioga street,
142 S. Twenty-fifth street,
96-98-100-102 S. Twenty-second street,
S. Twenty-first street above Jo¬
sephine,
1127 (22) Troy Hill road.
104 Taggart street,
75 S. Thirteenth street,
8 Townsend street,
6 Townsend street,
417-19 Third street,
32 Troy Hill road,
1211-13-15 Troy Hill road,
1217-19-21 Troy Hill road.
25-27 Troy Hill road,
610 Taft street,
127 S. Twenty-first street,
129 S. Twenty-first street,
131 S. Twenty-first street,
133 S. Twenty-first street,
30 Vlnecliff street.
392
231 Voeghtly street,
35 Vine street,
1112 Voakamp street (rear),
1105 Voskamp street,
16 Vine street,
Ward and Glrty Place,
»00-02 Western avenue,
2127 Webster avenue,
2120 Webster avenue,
31 Welsh way,
33 Welsh way,
35 Welsh way,
37 Welsh way,
39 Welsh way,
41 Welsh way,
43 Welsh way,
47 Welsh way, ‘ ,
12«)0 Winters street,
11*17 Webster avenue,
97 Washington place,
8 Wadsworth street,
139 Washington avenue,
U8 Washington avenue,
1418 Watson street,
1833 Watson street,
1404 Western avenue,
17 Wooster street,
1862 Wylie avenue,
301 Wlnebiddle avenue,
1908 Webster avenue,
3rd. Many of those now employed in
various capacities have not performed
their duties properly; some have wholly
ru'glectecl said duties; some have been
addicted to habits unfitting them for
continued employment; others perform
lUlle, if any, work along the line of
their employment. Some of said em¬
ployes have sought favors, such as the
loan of money, etc., from those engaged
In business which it was their duty to
In.spect. Violations of law have been
permitted for the payment of money by
certain inspectors. These conditions
'.i»uld easily have been ascertained by
the director of the Department, if he
had performed his duty or was com¬
petent to perform the same.
The names of the employes who have
.s»>ught favors from those engaged in
business which it was their duty to
inspect, and who have also failed to do
their duty for a money consideration,
are. .lacob Schamberg.
7lh. Klther for personal or political
reasons, or other unjust or improper
motives, there have been for a long
period of time no prosecutions or ac¬
tions of any kind, instituted by the
I»ef>artment of Health, against the vio¬
lators of the law, and In many In¬
stances no effort made to abate nui¬
sances or remove the causes of com¬
plaint.
The list of Infractions and violations
of the law which have been permitted
tc continue without abatement, as set
forth above In the second specification,
are also instances in which no effort
was made to abate nuisances or remove
causes of comj)laint, as set forth in the
seventh specification in the charges as
heretofore filed. In addition thereto,
the Director has ordered indefinite
postponements personally in the fol¬
lowing list of tenement houses:
501 Warfield street (Walnut),
1521 Monterey street,
20 Darimer avenue,
2524-26 Debanon street,
2508 Lebanon street,
2622 Penn avenue,
115 Newton street (S. S.),
619 Brownsville avenue,
27 Morgan street,
116 Twenty-fourth street,
112 Twenty-fourth street,
25 Kosciusko alley,
19 Kosciusko Alley,
9 Kosciusko alley,
29 Kosciusko alley,
2516 Josephine street,
2730 Shelley street,
2726 Shelley street,
2600 Quincy street,
2408 Mission street,
2406 Mission street,
2500 Mission street,
2704 Concord alley,
28 Eleanor street,
2522 Lebanon street,
2518 Lebanon street,
S. Twenty-first street, opp. Brick¬
yard.
109 S. Fourteenth street,
5150 Penn avehue,
34-38-40-42 Spring alley,
78 Wilkins street,
902 Wylie avenue,
1007 Bedford avenue,
110 Twenty-fourth street,
2622 Penn avenue,
8th. The unhealthy and unsanitary
conditions existing in certain sections
of the city have been allowed to con¬
tinue without the slightest effort being
made to improve the same, and their
continuance is directly chargeable to
the malfeasance and mismanagement
of his otficlal duties of the Director
of the Department of Health.
The unhealthful and unsanitary con¬
ditions existing in certain sections of
the city cannot be specified as to their
geographical location by reason of the
fact that they are distributed generally
throughout the city. Many of these
infractions arc in the densely popu¬
lated sections, but many others are in
the more open residential sections of
the city. The least effort at abatement
has been made in the mill section of
the South Side, in the West End, in the
Hill District, in the central portion of
the city, and in the old city of Alle-
39.S
sheny. The right Is reserved to file
other and additional specifications at
any reasonable time before trial.
Kespectfully submitted,
VOTERS* LEAGUE.
A. LEO WEIL,
TENSAUD DeWOLF, President*
Secretary.
Which was received and filed.
Mr. George B. Welsh, Superintendent
of the Bureau of City Property, re¬
sumed the stand and his examination
was continued by Mr. James Gray.
Mr, Welsh was cross-examined by
Mr. John P. Hunter.
Mr. Welsh was re-exarnined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 12 o'clock M., hav¬
ing arrived, the .Aidge declared a re¬
cess until 1 o’clock p. m.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
the members present. (Judge Frazer
presiding.)
Mr. W. B. Holden Recalled and wa*
examined by Mr. Well, and cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Hunter.
Mr. George H.^Gledhill was called to
the stand, sworn, and was examined by
Mr. Gray and cross examined by Mr.
Hunter.
At this time Mr. W'cU asked that a
subpoena be issued to compel the Civil
Service Commission to produce the
original papers in tlu'. promotion of
eight assistant foremen in the Depart-
mout of Public Works to llie poaltloDii
of clerks.
Mr. Chester B. Potter, of the Civil
Service Commission being present, the
Judge ordered that th«3 Civil Service
Commission show the papers to Mr.
John D, Meyer, of the Voters’ League,
at the office of said Civil Service Com¬
mission.
And the hour of 3 o’clock having ar¬
rived, Judge Frazer declared the hear¬
ing adjourned until Tuesday morning,
July 2nd, 1912, at 10 o'clock.
394
Proceejings of tbe Kouticil of the Eity of Pittsburgli.
Vol, XXXXVl Tuesday, July 2, 1912,
No. 38
iButtirt|jal SrrnrJi
COUNCIL
JOHN M. OOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN..City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Plttsburg-h, July 2nd, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to hear charg-es preferred by the Vot-’
ers’ League against Mr. Joseph G. Arm¬
strong, Director of the Department of
Public VV'orks,
Tresent—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Mr. Gray called Mr. J. J. Noordman,
of the Industrial Development Commis¬
sion, to the stand, who was sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Gray.
Mr. Weil called Harry Howrr
Professor of Physics, Carnegie Tech¬
nical Schools, to the stand, who was
sworn; examined by Mr. Well, and cross
examined by Mr. Hunter.
E. S. Morrow, City Controller was
called to the stand and affirmed; exam-
cross examined by
Mr. Hunter, and re-examined by Mr.
Weil.
And the hour of 12 o’clock M., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared a re¬
cess until 1 o'clock P. M.
The time of the recess having ex¬
pired, Council reconvened with all mem¬
bers present. (Judge Frazer presiding).
Mr. Morrow resumed the stand and
his re-examination was continued by
Mr. Weil.
Mr. Morrow was re-cross examined by
Mr. Hunter.
John Maslowski, Superintendent of
the Bureau of Light, was called to the sbvnd
and was sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and
cro.ss examined by Mr. Hunter.
And the hour of 3 o’clock P. M. hav¬
ing arrived the Judge declared the
hearing adjourned until \\e^esday,
July 3rd, 1912, at 10 o.clock A. M,
31)5
Proceedings of tbe Souncil of tbe ^ity of Pittsburgb.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesiay, July 2, 1912. No. 39
iHiiniripal Srriirii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHKING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
UOBEHT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 2nd, 1912.
Council met.
pTOMent—Mos.srs.
Bftboock Kerr Wilkin.s
Ourland McArdle Woudburn
Hoeveler Hivuh
Goelirtng, I>rcsident.
The C’linlr stated
That as there were no ohjoftion^ the
Heading of the rninutc-s of the pi’evlous ineot-
iiig was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. (jinrlnnd presented
No. 1404. Resolution author¬
izing the Director of the Department of
I’ublic Works to order and pay for, out
of the proper appropriation, one new
shaft for Compound Westinghouse En¬
gine No. 864 for North Side Electric
Light Plant; provided, however, that
the amount involved In said purchase
shall not exceed the sum of $400.00.
Which was rt'ad and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Works,
Also
No. 1405. Whereas, There will
be In the City of ITttsburgh, on or
about the first of October, 1912, ap¬
proximately two hundred representa¬
tive business men from foreign count¬
ries and othcial representatives of
governments throughout the world, on
a tour of American cities, following
the Fifth International Congress of
Chamers of Commerce, to be held In
Boston, Mass,, September 24th“28th,
1912, to which they are delegates; and
Whereas, The Chamber of Commerce
of Pittsburgh, which has invited these
visitors to Pittsburgh and Is arrang¬
ing for their entertainment while in
our city has represented to* the City
Council that the presence of this dis¬
tinguished body of business men, and
the advantage and benefit which will
accrue to Pittsburgh through this vis¬
it justifies recognition by the munici¬
pal authorities and participation in this
entertainment; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh, that the President of
Council be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to appoint a committee to
assist in the entertainment of the dele¬
gates to the International Congress of
Chambers of Commerce, and that ex¬
penses incident thereto /or an amount
not exceeding Five thousand dollars,
shall be chargable to and payable from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1406. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the purchase of certain prop¬
erty of Engerbert Schultheis, situate
in the old Seventh ward of the City of
Allegheny, and providing for the pay¬
ment thereof.
Wliich wore read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Also
No. 1407. Resolution author¬
izing the Director of the P^^partmen*
of Public Works to pay James O'Neil
his regular and usual wages for the
period that he may be incapacitated
for work on account of injuries re¬
ceived in the performance of his duties
as day laborer in Highland Park Zoo,
but not in any event more than one
month and a half, on account of said
accident, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 36, Bureau of Parks.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Also
No. 1408. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Morningside Electric
Street Railway Company, its succes¬
sors, lessees and assigns, the right to
enter upon, use and occupy and cross
certain streets and highways in the
City of Pittsburgh.
Wiit<di wjxs read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1409 An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Ordi¬
nance prohibiting the spilling, placing
or depositing upon the pavement of
any street In the City of Pittsburgh,
any oil, grease or other substance
which tends to disintegrate the pave¬
ment or make it slippery or otherwise
dangerous, and providing penalties for
the violation thereof," approvd De¬
cember 7th, 1908.
Wljich was road and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Works.
Mr. McArtlle presented
No. 1410. Communication from
Albert York Smith, President of the
South Hills Board of Trade, asking
that Council take no action on the
ordinance granting to the Mt. Wash¬
ington Street Itailway Company privil¬
ege to cross Baltimore avenue in the
Nineteenth ward, until said Board of
Trade has had an opportunity to in¬
vestigate and take it up with Council.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 1411. Communication from
the Beechview Board of Trade trans¬
mitting to Council the following reso¬
lution, which was unanimously adopt¬
ed at a meeting of said Board of Trade
held Friday, June 28th, 1912;
Whereas, At an election held in No¬
vember, 1910, the people authorized the
construction of a bridge over Saw Mill
Run connecting Beechview with Mt.
Washington; and
Whereas, It is desirable that such
bridge be constructed as authorized by
the people at said bond election and
no surveys have been made, plans pre¬
pared or estimate of cost of the same;
therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Beechview Board
of Trade, that the City Council be
urged to take immediate steps towards
the location of such bridge and the im¬
provement of the streets necessary to
connect said bridge; and be it further
Resolved, That the City Council be
requested to direct the Department of
l^ublic Works to make a plan and es¬
timate of cost of such bridge and said
other Improvements as may be found,
necessary to give the residents of
Beechview adequate facilities to reach
the city over said bridge, and be it fur¬
ther
Resolved, That a committee be ap¬
pointed by the chair to request and
attend a hearing of the City Council
or the proper committee thereof at
its next meeting.
Which wtts road ai\d referred to tlie Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Also
No. 1412. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading
and paving of Gold alley, from Denver
stieet to Atherton avenue, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against i
and collected from property specially '
benefited thereby. I
Which was read and referred to the Com- I
inlttee on Public Works. j
Mr. Ranh presented I
No. 1413. An Ordinance creat- !
ing the position of Manager of Music j
in Parks and providing for the payment |
of his salary, ‘
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 1414.
(Communication from A. F. Ahderson.)
July 3rd, 1912.
Hon. W. Glyde Wilkins, Chairman, and
Members of Committee on Public
Service and Surveys,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gentlemen:
We acknowledge receipt of notice
from City Clerk, Mr. E. T. Martin, .lunc
27th, 1912, that your Committee had
fixed July 3rd, 1912, 3 P. M., for re¬
ception and discussion of, proposillons
under Bill No. 726, with copy of Bill.
We have carefully cc»nsldered said
Bill as now formulated and while It
contains many proper .'.rul acceptuhle
provisions, we find that it is confined
to passenger subway companies. Our
application, filed January 8th, 1912,
shows that we propose to operate un¬
der the railroad laws of the Common¬
wealth, through the charter we now
have as Painters Run Rollroad Comp¬
any, to be changed later to Pittsburgh
Dlsrict Railroad Company, and to
handle both passenger and freight
traffic. We have planned to do so for
the reason well stated by chairman
Wilkins at a recent mertlng, that we
do not believe a rapid transit system
dependent solely upon pnssonirer patronage
can be made profitable for a period
of ten or more years after operation
is begun, and therefore have designed
to bring other sources of support.
We have prepared a "thumb nail
sketch" to show in concrete form the
skeleton of our proposed terminal
system, and hand you herewith a copy
for each member and for the city files.
We believe such a system to be a ne¬
cessity and will result in great benefit
to the Pittsburgh District.
We have made tentative substantial
progress with our financial and con¬
struction plans, and before proceeding
with detailed work theriMin, It is es¬
sential to learn the attitude of your
Committee as to the merits, needs and
acceptability to the City and com¬
munity of our proposition.
We have planned for the ultimate
expenditure during the coming ten
years of $100,000,000, which shall be
approximately represented by Capital
Stock, $40,000,000 and Bonds. $60,000,-
000, all to be placed as nearly at par
as possible, thus providing for present
construction and future extensions.
From the nature of the work and sup¬
plies to be used, it Is clear that proba¬
bly 80 per cent of said moneys will be
expended directly within the Pitts¬
burgh District.
The rapid transit portion of the sys¬
tem will receive the first consideration
to meet local traffic conditions as soon
as can be done, and will consist of a
two track and eventually four track
tunnel from the western city line to
the eastern, as shown by blue print
now on file in the office of the City
Clerk. The extensions outside of the
397
City will be surface lines of standard
railroad character. The equipment
used will be modern and operated by
electricity, or other satisfactory mo¬
tive power, . but not steam, althoug^h
steam lines may be permitted to bring
their trains to points of transfer at
the city limits.
It will therefore be seen that Bill
No. 726 Is not broad enough in its
terms to meet our needs and permit
the exercise of our franchises. We re¬
quest that such needful amendments
be made, or if it is decided to grant
permit to a passenger subway corpor¬
ation, that a further Bill will be drawn
to cover the purposes we above out¬
lined.
Kespectfully submitted,
United Terminal System,
Painter’s Run Railroad Company,
By A. E. ANDERSON,
President and Counsel.
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 1415. Communication from
Oliver Ormsby Phillips asking that
Cro.sman and St. Leo streets In the
Seventeenth ward be cleaned and kept
in repair by the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1416. Communication from
George Bros. relative to property
damages caused by the widening of
Strawberry way, from Liberty avenue
to Grant street.
Also
No. 1417. Communication from
R. O. Detchon transmitting to Council
estimate of damages that will be oc¬
casioned by the widening of Straw-
verry way, from Liberty avenue to
Grant street.
Also
No. 1418. Communication from
the Flood Commission of I’ittsburgh
relative to locating markets on the
wharves in the City of Pittsburgh, and
calling attention to the fact that the
City Planning Commission and the
Flood Commission will recommend a
comprehensive plan for the treatment
of the wharves as soon as Mr. Kenneth
C. Grant, the engineer selected to make
a report on this matter, returns from
his inspection trip abroad which will
be about the first week In September.
Which were sevenilly r(*jid and referred to
the Uominlttee on 1‘ublie Works.
Also
No. 1419.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Pittsburgh, July 2nd, 1912.
To the President and Members
of City Council.
Gentlemen:
Your Honorable Body passed an
ordinance on April 9th, 1912, and which
became effective April 22nd, 1912, au¬
thorizing the Mayor and the Director
of the l>ei)artment of Public Safety to
advertise for proposals and award a
contract for the arrest, care and dis¬
posal of unlicensed dogs running at
large within the City of Pittsburgh.
As the details of the specifications
foV this work opened up several legal
questions, the matter was referred to
the Department of Law for some ad¬
vice, wliich department informs me that
It is far safer legally for the Depart¬
ment to continue the arrest, care and
disposal of dogs as now done under
the Ordinance of 1890.
The opinion of the Law Department
does not say that the work cannot be
done by a contractor, but does slate
that we cannot confer police powers
on the employes of the private con¬
tractor to arrest persons who interfere
with dog catchers in the perform¬
ance of their duties. Our experience
has been that interference on the part
of owners of dogs at various times
have been so great that occasionally
It becomes necessary for the dog
catchers to arrest such owners of dogs
for interfering with the officers In the
performance of their duties. The per¬
sons employed by the Department for
dog catching purposes are duly quali¬
fied as police officers and therefore
have sufficient authority to arrest any
person interfering with them in the
i discharge of their duties,
j A number of other legal questions
. enter into the question of a contract
for the arrest of stray dogs which can
be presented to your honorable body
for consideration in case you should
desire that another ordinance be pre¬
pared for this work, but I believe in
view of the advice received from the
Department of Law that it would be
better for the interests of the City if
we were to continue the collection of
♦ dogs in the same manner as now done
under the Ordinance of 1890.
I await your pleasure In the matter
and am willing to proceed under any
instructions or ordinance which your
honorable body may deem advisable to
give me.
Respectfully submitted,
J. M. MORIN,
Director.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
Pittsburgh, June 25, 1912.
John M.* Morin, Director,
Department of Public Safety,
Pittsburgh.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your Inquiry with refer¬
ence to the validity of an Ordinance, No.
190, authorizing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Safety to advertise for proposals and
to award a contract for the arrest,
care and disposal of unlicensed dogs
running at large within the City, I de¬
sire to report as follows:
The City undoubtedly has power for
the awarding of contracts which would
Involve only an administrative duty,
but it would seem in the proper per¬
formance of this contract, certain dis¬
cretionary powers would have to be
exercised, and in addition, certain po-
398
lice powers would have to be conferred
upon the proposed contractor or his
employes in order to properly perform
the duties imposed by such a contract.
This situation is expressly recognized
in the plan suggested by the Animal
Rescue League of Pittsburgh and they,
in fact, state that It would be neces¬
sary that the Department of Publia
Safety should delegate certain powers
in this respect to the League.
Our investigation has not been able
to find a case in Pennsylvania dealing
with this express subject and the de¬
cisions of the other States seem to be
at variance on the subject. Under
these circumstances and In view of the
absence of an express decision in this
State it would seem advisable to pro¬
ceed with caution and take the safe
course when dealing with this matter,
which would leave these duties in the
hards of the Department of Public
Safety.
As we understand the matter it
would be necessary to enable the Con¬
tractor to properly carry out the pro¬
visions of this ordinance, to confer
certain police powers upon the Con¬
tractor to take care of any disorderly
cases that might arise in connection
with the carrying out of this contract,
and of course, such powers could not
be delegated by your Department to
a contractor. This would seem to
make It impracticable to carry out the
plan suggested by the ordinance.
Yours truly,
CHARLES A. O’BRIEN,
City Solicitor.
Which was read and refer] ed to the Com¬
mit tee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 1420. Petition of the Sun¬
shine Home asking to be exonerated
from the payment ol $60.42, costs of
laying sidewalk In rear of its property
on Massachusetts avenue.
Also
No. 1421. Whereas, The City
of Pittsburgh has performed certain
cleaning of streets on which street car
tracks are located during the past five
years; and
Whereas, Under the decision of the
Court the street railways company is
liable to the City for the ^alr and
leasonable value thereof; and
Whereas, The street railways com¬
pany has offered to pay the City of
Idttsbuigh the sum of $75,000.00, for
its share of the cost of cleaning the
said streets for the fiscal year beginning
February 1st, 1907, and ending January
31st, 1908, provided the City accepts
said payments in full satisfaction of
Its claims against the street railways
company for the said year; and will
also accept the $75,000.00 paid on the
succeeding years up to the year ending
January Jlst, 1912, in full satisfaction
of its obligation in respect thereto; and
Whereas. The City of Pittsburgh Is
desirous of adjusting this matter with¬
out further litigation; be it
Resolved That the City Solicitor is
hereby authorized and directed to ac¬
cept the sum of $75,000.00, together
with costs, in full satisfaction of all
claims of the City for stre. i cleaning^
for the fiscal year commencing Febru¬
ary, 1, 1907, and ending Januj-r y 31, 1908,
and In consideration thereof to give
a complete and full discharge of all
obligations on account of street clean¬
ing for the fiscal years e* ding Jan¬
uary 31st, 1912; and on payment of
said sums to settle and disc- tinue the
case which is now pending against the
Pittsburgh Railways Compa>iy for the
cost of street cleaning for the fiscal
year beginning February 1st, 1907 and
ending January 31st, 1908.
Which was read and rcferrcii (o tiie Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Mr, Vnrlaiicl presented
No. 1422. Whereas. I'he sub¬
committee of the committee ap¬
pointed by this body to confer
with the Commissioners of Alle¬
gheny County concerning <00 erection
of a joint Municipal Build:, g for the
said County and City, on the square
bounded by Grant, Dlani-nd, Ross
streets and Fourth avenue, in the City
of Pittsburgh has entered into an
agreement with the said Commission¬
ers; and
Whereas, It is now deslre-^i to form¬
ally ratify and approve such agree¬
ment; now therefore be it
Resolved, That the proper officers
of the City are hereby au(i)orized and
directed to enter into a contract with
the Commissioners of Allegheny
County as heretofore approved by said
Committee and to carry out the pur-
oses of said contract, the sum of
5,000.00, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated
to meet the City’s share of the ex¬
penses provided in said contract in the
joint employment of an Architect, and
the submission of competitive plans,
said money to be appropriated out of
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Wiarrants against said fund hereby
appropriated to be Issued by the Mayor
and Controller upon the requisitions
or vouchers signed by the President
of Council, and countersigned by the
Chairman of said special c<*mmittee.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chnir presented
No. 1423. Communieation from
K. Solomon relative to refund of water
taxes amounting to $490.55 on property
at 503-513 Fifth avenue and 506-510
Grant street, which property was va¬
cated on April 1st, 1912, and is now
being torn down.
Also
No. 1424. Communication from
Hon. William A. Magee, Mayor, trans¬
mitting to Council the following:
DEPARTMENT OF CITY I’l.ANNINO.
Pittsburgh, July 1, 1912.
To the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh.
(Through Mayor W. A. Magee).
Sirs:
The City Planning Commission, in
accordance with the provisions of the
Act of Assembly of June 10, 1911, ere-
309
atlng and re^ulatlngr a Department of
City Planning, has the honor to rec¬
ommend that the City of Pittsburgh
purchase a certain tract of land con¬
taining 1.67 acres, fronting 338.41 feet
on Beltzhoover avenue. In the Eigh¬
teenth ward, and adjoining the present
Beltzhoover avenue entrance to Grand¬
view Park. The present entrance to
the park is small, and it is believed
that the purchase by the City of this
additional ground will afford a much
better and also a much larger entrance
to the park than now exists at either
end of the park. It is understood that
this proposition has been made to the
City on a number of occasions, and
that the olhclals of the Department
of Public Works are desirous of ac¬
quiring this tract of land for the en¬
largement of the Beltzhoover avenue
entrance. The blueprint drawing here¬
with shows the property under dis¬
cussion in plan and detail, such plan
having been prepared under the di¬
rection of the Commission.
Five members of the Commission
recently paid a visit to the park, and
all are agreed that a larger entrance
at this particular point is essential.
Attention is also invited to the very
small entrance that now exists at
about McLain street, the same being
shown in red ink on the blueprint
herewith.
Very respectfully.
City Planning Commission,
ALBERT J. LOGAN,
Chairman.
WhJcii were severally read and referred to
the Committee ou Finance.
Also
No. 1425.
MAYORS OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, June 29th, 1912.
To the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen:
I am requested by the State Com¬
missioner of Health to transmit to
your honorable body the attached com¬
munication under date of June 25th,
1912. As the Commissioner of Health
states that this is preliminary to a
more formal communication which is
to follow, 1 will refrain from comment¬
ing upon it in order to avoid further
confusion and misunderstanding be¬
tween the Commissioner of Health and
the city, although there are some
statements contained therein which are
misleading and incorrect.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
COMMOXWLALTH OF PKNXSVIA'ANl.V
Department of Health.
Harrisburg, June 25th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Mayor and
Council of the City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen:
On March 13th, 1912, the Mayor sent
me the following communication and
enclosure:
i ‘‘March 13, 1912.
I “Dr. Samuel G, Dixon, Commissioner,
The State Department of Health,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Dear Sir:
“I enclose copy of Bill No. 539, a
resolution adopted by the Council of
the City of Pittsburgh, which is self-
explanatory. In accordance with the
directions there is sent herewith a
number of copies of reports and one
copy of plans prepared by Messrs.
Hazen, Stearns, Eddy and Sprague on
the collection and disposal of sewage
in the City of Pittsburgh at large, the
Nine Mile Run and the Saw Mill Run,
all of which is submitted to you in
the nature of a progress report. I am
directed also by the City Council under
the terms -of this resolution to pro¬
pose a conference between you or your
representative and the Council to be
held in Pittsburgh at as early a day
as you will decide.
Y'ours truly,
W. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.”
Bill No. 539.
"Resolved, That the Mayor be and
he is hereby authorized and directed
to transmit to the Commissioner of
Health of the State of Pennsylvania,
reports of the engineers engaged by
the City to study the sewerage ques¬
tion of the City of Pittsburgh, which
reports were lately submitted to this
Council; and, be it further
“Resolved, That the City of Pitts¬
burgh is unable to immediately de¬
cide upon a policy with reference to
the collection and disposal of its sew¬
age upon the comprehensive plans de¬
sired by the State Department of
j Health; and, be it further
I “Resolved, That in the opinion of
I the Council, it is desirable that a con-
I ference upon the subject be held with
j the Commissioner of the State Depart-
I ment of Health, and the Mayor is here¬
by authorized and directed to propose
such a conference to be held in Pitts¬
burgh with Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Com-
j missioner of the State Department of
i Health, or his representative, firstly,
to confer upon the general question
i of sewage collection and treatment for
the city at large, and secondly, for the
purpose of devising some plan of ac-
i tlon looking towards the co-operation
j and apportionment of cost between the
various municipalities affected in the
Nine Mile Run Basin and the Saw Mill
I Run basin.
; “In Council, March 12th, 1912, read
; and adopted.
“E. V, Dabrook,
; “President pro tern, of Council.”
! “Attest:—E. J. MARTIN,
“Clerk of Council.”
I 1 replied to this letter as follows:
i “March 28, 1912.
“Hon. \\\ A. Magee, Mayor,
“Pittsburgh, Pa.
“Honorable Sir:
“Your letter of the 13th inst. enclos¬
ing a typewritten copy of Rill 539
received and contents carefully noted.
-ion
**The plan and report of the City's
eng-ineer in answer to the decree ap¬
proved by the Governor, Attorney Gen¬
eral and Commissioner of Health sur¬
prise me. They require careful study
by me and the engineers of the De¬
partment. This will be made and then
a consultation had with the Governor
and Attorney General, after which I
will communicate with you to arrange
for a meeting.
"‘Yours very truly,
“SAMUEL G. DIXON.”
Since the days of the early settle¬
ments in Pennsylvania, the quality of
the waters of the streams has been
neglected and polluted by the deposit¬
ing of the wastes of man and beast
directly or indirectly into them. This
custom was not considered a filthy
one at first. Now it has become so
enormous that many of our streams
that were formerly most beautiful,
have become open sewers. Pennsyl¬
vania is one of the most typhoid-rid¬
den states in the Union. With full re¬
alization of the enormous expense that
municipalities would assume by the
piece-meal construction of sewers
without regard to connected plan or
comprehensive system (so that domes¬
tic wastes and storm water were re¬
ceived into and conveyed by the same
conduits into the waters of the state,
without any thought as to what the
future demands might be as the popu¬
lation became more dense), the Legisla¬
ture of 1905, enacted a law entitled
‘To Preserve the Purity of the Wat¬
ers of the State for the Protection of
the Public Health,’ and placed the re¬
sponsibility upon the Governor, Attor¬
ney General and Commissioner of
Health of individually calling munici¬
palities to an accounting of their ex¬
travagant expenditure of money, for
interference with the manufacturing
and farming interests of the state so
far as polluting of the waters is con¬
cerned, and of compelling the proper
local authorities to consider and adopt
comprehensive plans for the collection
ard disposal of sewage.
“Without such a policy, ultimate
ruin, so far as the water supplies of
the state are concerned, would be the
inheritance of the succeeding gener¬
ation. The state officials 'therefore
directed municipalities to work up
plans for comprehensive sanitary
sewer systems, and to build in accord¬
ance with these plans.
“This policy adopted to meet the
final Olid con torn plated by tiic Jaw,
was calculated to save all new munici¬
palities from falling into the thought¬
less extravagances of the past in those
towns which built their old sewer
systems without thought of future.
The older municipalities may save a
further wasting of the tax-payers'
money by planning sewer extensions
for the future. All new sewers^ ac¬
cording to this plan, and old ones by
degrees, would be incorporated into
the comprehensive sewer system with¬
out the municipality feeling any over¬
taxation at any particular time.
“Under this state law, Pittsburgh
and outlying districts made applica¬
tions for sewer extensions in answer
to which approximately 80 sc.vage de¬
crees have been Issued.
“The Mayor of Pittsburgh conferred
with the Commissioner of H alth and
expressed his desire to woii: in har¬
mony with the State Department of
Health. He obtained the services of
an expert and instructed him to keep
in close contact with the si.ite offi¬
cials. The work of Investigo Jon was
started by the Mayor and the nglneer,
with an understanding of la- policy
of the commonwealth, and th- .. Intend¬
ed to work out the problem al- ng lines
by co-operation with the staJ . Later
all consultations ceased and i? .ally the
expert brought in a report sta.ing sub¬
stantially that the commonwe alth de¬
crees, if carried out, woul;; impose
upon Pittsburgh a financial embar¬
rassment. This makes It pir in that
the Mayor and his engineer?; did not
understand correctly the coti.-orvation
pplicy of the commonwealth or they
neglected It as immaterial. An an il¬
lustration of the divergent ones on
which the Mayor and his *>.'igineers
have worked out the reports that have
been submitted from the lin<?s that
were laid down by the State Depart¬
ment of Health, the following quota¬
tions from the Pittsburgh decree are
made and commented upon:
“ ‘That on or about December 1, 1911,
the City shall prepare a comprehensive
sewage plan for the collection and dis¬
posal of all of the sewage of the mu¬
nicipality and submit the same to the
Commissioner of Health for n.]>proval.’
This the engineer employed by the
City did not do. Several pages of the
decree were devoted to a discussion of
the work of the Flood Commisfnon, and
the necessity in the interests of econ¬
omy for changes in the sewer system
to conform not only to the changes
that might be recommended by the
Flood Commission, but to the ultimate
treatment of the sewage. You are
well aware that for the last seven
1 years all sewer extensions made in
I Pittsburgh have been approved by the
State Department of Health and this
included of course, the extensions to
your combined system. Nothing In the
decrees can he reasonably interpivU'd
to mean that your engineers has been
pleased to say these decrees mean name¬
ly, the compulsory changing over of the
sewers from the combined to a new
separate plan. Furthermore, nothing
In these decrees can be construed rea¬
sonably to mean that the state would
compel the City to treat its .sewage
to n drinking water fitandard. It
would have been a simple matter to
have removed any doubts existing in
the mind of the City’s engineers had
the Commissioner of Health known of
such doubts, or had the engineer
sought advice or consulted with the
State Department of Health relative
thereto. This engineer went on for
two years making plans for an elab¬
orate and extravagant system of purl-
! fleation works which he knew he could
I not approve. All of this unnecessary
! work would have been obviated had
I he kept in touch with the State De-
' partment of Health along the co-op-
4(11
eratlve lines originally proposed. The
Department asked particularly for
plans for Improved sewage in the flood
districts. Such plans were prepared
(or one section of the flood district,
but owing to doubts as to their adapt¬
ability, the engineer did not recom¬
mend them, and at the present time
there Is no recommended plan before
the City or the State for the Improved
sewage for the flood districts, nor for
anything else except one limited dis¬
trict.
"The State Department of Health
has issued about 80 decrees to the 30
odd municipalities in the metropolitan
district of Iflttsburg-h. They all show
a comprehensive, consistent public
policy. The published reports of the
department have declared for a differ¬
ent policy respecting the discharge of
sewage into the rivers below Aspln-
wall than that above Asplnwall. The
stale conceives the time not far dis¬
tant when the Allegheny river will be
the source of public water supply for *
the entire metropolitan district, and
Us policy of conservation for the pur¬
ity and potability of these waters is
different than that for the rivers be¬
low Asplnwall. This Is shown in the
said decrees and published reports of
the Department. The City was fur¬
nished with copies of these decrees. j
‘“Meantime, such sewers as it is ab- I
solutely necessary to build shall be j
constructed in conformity with said I
comprehensive plans for sewage inso- ■
far as it may be practicable to do so
and the plans of these sewers shall be I
filed In the office of the State Depart¬
ment of Health at the close of the sea- !
son’s work.’
"The City has not complied with this j
stipulation. It has even undertaken
to construct the Saw Mill Run valley |
sewer without submitting plans to the
State Department of Health. j
'“The State Department of Health i
will be glad to act in an advisory ca- j
pacity to further the policy of bring¬
ing about the ultimate discontinuance
of the discharge of untreated sewage
Into the waters of the State in the
City of Pittsburgh and vicinity.'
"There are numerous nuisances ex¬
isting in the metropolitan district due i
to the emptying of sewage into the
streams and runs. They have been the
subject of petitions and complaints.
The department for seven years has
been trying to bring about the adop¬
tion of a plan for the Interception of
the discharge of the different boroughs’
sewer systems Into trunk sewers lead¬
ing to the river. This sewerage scheme
is of first Importance. The ultimate
discontinuance of the discharge of un¬
treated raw sewage into the rivers is i
also important as a part of a conser- i
vatlon policy. The state was led to
understand that the metropolitan sew- !
age project w*lth reference to the sew¬
ers themselves would be worked up by
the City's engineer. This he failed to i
do and he failed utterly to secure the <
co-operation tendered by the state. The
Commonwealth now finds itself and
the City of Pittsburgh in the same po- i
sltion with respect to each other and |
to the various municipalities of the
Pittsburgh district (that will some day
undoubtedly be under one municipal
government with one 'central control
of water works and sewage works)
that obtained two years ago before the
expert was employed. It is to be re¬
gretted that there are no practical re¬
sults in the shape of tangible plans
prepared by the experts employed by
the City that can be adopted at this
time.
"The State Department of Health
is now engaged in making plans for
taking up with each municipality sep¬
arately its sewage problems. The hope
is entertained that the City will lend
its co-operation not only for a joint
project in the valley of Nine Mile Run
and the valley of Saw Mill Run; but
also for a joint project in the numer¬
ous other valleys In the district. This
preliminary answer to the request of
March 13 for a conference will be fol¬
lowed by a more formal communica¬
tion that may serve as a basis upon
which the City and the State and the
towns in the metropolitan district can
profitably, jointly or independently
consider the sewage and sewage dis¬
posal problem without further delay.
Yours very truly,
SAMUEL G. DIXON.
Commissioner of Health,
Which was read and referred to the Com¬
mittee on Hoaltii and Sanitation.
Also
No. 1426. Resolved, That the
Chairman of the Committee on Finance,
together with the Mayor and the City
Controller, be requested to consider
and recommend to Council a list of
items to be provided for in a people’s
bond issue at the November election.
Which was read,
Mr. Babcock moved
That the resolution be adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1427.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa., June 28th, 1912.
The Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
I return herewith without approval
Bill No. 1200, granting to the Postal
Telegraph-Cable Company a franchise
for the use of Liberty avenue, Sixth
avenue, Webster avenue. Grant boule¬
vard, Seventh avenue, Smithfleld street.
Wood street, Fourth avenue Fifth ave¬
nue, Exchange alley and (jherry way
for the reason that the grant is per¬
petual as to time, that no compensa¬
tion is required to be paid by the
grantee to the City and that the ordi¬
nance contains none of the conditions
which should be imposed upon public
service corporations authorized to oc¬
cupy and use the streets of the City.
As the bill grants a franchise for more
than a mile of the principal streets In
the business district of the City It be¬
comes one of the most Important
measures that Is before the Council,
I beg to suggest that the ordinance
should contain a provision preventing
consolidation or combination with com¬
peting companies; that the period of
the grant be limited; that compensa¬
tion be required; that maximum rates
be provided; that provision be made
for a change in the location of tubes,
ducts and wires whenever the same be¬
comes necessary by reason of any mu¬
nicipal improvement or the construc¬
tion of works by any other public
service grantee, such as a subway.
It is unnecessary to discuss all the
conditions that should be contained in
this grant as the same have been con¬
veyed to your honorable body in pre¬
vious veto messages and further de¬
veloped in conferences between the
Council and myself. But I should par- I
ticularly call your atUMiU<m to the pro- j
visions of Section 2, authorizing the
construction and use of tubes for the !
purpose of transmitting messages by !
pneumatic power in the streets above I
mentioned. This is a new phase of
the subject of rapid communication in
this City and there is necessarily a
large number of considerations enter¬
ing into such a grant which should be \
clearly provided for in the ordinance, If j
the public interest is to be safeguarded.
Respectfully submitted,
WII.LIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, and on motion of
Mr. Garland) was received and filed.
And
Bill No. 1200. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Postal Telegraph-Cable Company to
lay and maintain underground cables,
conduits and tubes beneath certain
streets of the City of Pittsburgh.“
Was read.
And on the question, “Shall tlie bill be¬
come a law notwithstanding tde ol)J<*ctlons of
the Mayor?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Noes—Messrs.
Babcotrk Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
U Kjveler Kauli
Goehring, l*re.sident.
Ayes—None.
Noes—9
And Diere lM‘ing a majority of the votes of
(/ouneil in the negative, the old<'<’lions of the
Mayor were susUiint d.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 1262. Resolution se¬
lecting and employing the Misses
Beatty as the official stenographers to
report in full the proceedings In the
Investigation of the charges preferred
by the Voters’ League against the Di¬
rectors of the Departments of Public
Works, Public Safely and Public
Health, and furnish such number of
copies of the same as Council may
direct, at the rates agreed upon, to wit:
ninety cents per page for six copies
of the proceedings and ten cents per
page for any additional copies re¬
quired. and authorizing the issuing of
warrants in favor of the Misses Beatty
in payment of the cost of the work,
as the same progresses, on payrolli
to be approved by the President of
Council, and chargeable to Appropria¬
tion No. 42.
In Council, June 25th, 1912, recalled
from the Mayor without action thereon,
vote reconsidered by which the reso¬
lution was read a second and third
times and Anally passed, resolution
amended after the words “Proceedings"
In the Arst paragrav»h by In.sertlng
the words “and ten (10) cents per page
for any additional copies required"
and as amended agre-’J to on second
reading, and laid over for reprinting.
And the resolution was read a third
time and Anally passed by the follow¬
ing vote:
Ayes Messrs.
Rabcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbuni
HoevcJer Hanh
Goehring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
rcsoliitiorl pa.ssed Anally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an aAirmatlve
lecommendation.
No. 1428. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for .Tune 26th, 1312,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and Aled
Also
Bill No. 1401. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Clerk of
Council, in conjunction with the City
Solicitor’s Office, to prepare a synopsis
of the laws of the Commonwealth and
the ordinances of the City relating to
the duties of the ordina.nce officers, po¬
lice officers, inspectors and other per¬
sons charged with the duty of seeing
that the Taws and ordinances of the
City are enforced.
Which was read, and on motion of
Mr. <«nrlnitd, was recommitted to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
Bill No. 1187. Resolution au-
thorizirg the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Roselia Foundling and Mater¬
nity Hospital for $720.00, for mainten¬
ance and care of foundlings sent to
said institution by the police officials
during the years 1909, 1910 and 1911,
and charging Appropriation No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of llie resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
tl»e resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon Anal pas.sage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
403
Ayes—MesRrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hiiuh
Goehrlng, President.
Aye8-9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1382. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Workshop for the Blind
for $1,689.87, refunding taxes for the
year 1912, and charging the same to
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Gar I mid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
flnal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon Anal passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Itehcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayefr-9
Noee—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed Anally.
Alfo
Bill No. 1330. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for the laying of a water pipe line for
the general extension and betterment
of service of the water supply on the
South Side.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
flnal passage of the bill.
W'Mch motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye»-Mes»ri.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayee-9
Noet—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1325. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance creating the
position of Ornithologist in the Bureau
of Parks, Department of Public Works,
and Axing his salary.”
Which was read.
Mr. tiarlHiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Noes—Mr. Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the aAlrmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Mr, McArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 1429. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for June 26,
1912, transmitting an ordinance to
Council.
Which was read, received and Aled.
Also
BUI No. 1136. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Veteran street, from Ken-
endy avenue to Hawkins street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially beneAted thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevaUed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
AyM—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—0
Noea—None.
And there bein^ three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 1430. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for June 12th, 1912, transmitting an
ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 495. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the vacation of a portion of Federal
street, otherwise known as Federal
Lane, in the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-
sixth wards, Pittsburgh, formerly the
Tenth and Twelfth wards, Allegheny.”
Which was read, and on motion of
Mr. Woodimru* was recommitted to
the Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Mr. Wilkins also presented from the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys, with a negative recommendation.
No. 1431. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for June 26th, 1912, transmitting an
ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1387. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled, ‘An Ordinance va¬
cating South Thirty-first street, from
Jane street to Harcum alley,* approved
May 8th, 1911, and recorded in Ordin¬
ance Book, vol. 23, page 33.’*
Which was read.
Mr. Wllklim moved
That further action on the bill be In¬
definitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Babcock presented from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No, 1432. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for June 26,
1912, transmitting an ordinance to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. ■ 1355. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance permitting the
occupation of portions of the sidewalks
In certain parts of the City, by mer¬
chants for the purpose of exhibiting
their goods."
In Committee on Public Safety, June
26th, 1912, amended as shown In red
Ink, and as amended ordered returned
to Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr ltal»cof*.k moved
That the amendments of the
Public Safety Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended, was read,
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of t’l rule to al¬
low the second and third roadings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tiina
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a iMrd time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill t. a.^ read and
agreed to.
And on the question. all the bill
poss finally?”
The ayes and noea were taken agraa-
ably to law. and were:
Ayea— Maaara.
Garland Rauh '"oodburn
Hoeveler
Goehr! = • v. I‘resident.
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle ^Vilklns
Kerr
Ayea—6
Noes~4
And a majority of the v‘>ies of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmati'c, the bill
passed finally.
The Chair presented
No. 1433. Commut ^ atlon from
the Director of the Departvf -.mt of Pub¬
lic Works transmitting cor-imunication
from the Superintendent of the Bureau
of Highways and Sewers cTesIgnating
locations where public dri-ililng foun¬
tains for persons and combi'ntion foun¬
tains and troughs for per?* ns and for
animals may be located, in accordance
with Bill No. 1320, Resoliil:on author¬
izing the Director of the i >epartment
of Public Works to design* te not less
than 15 locations for such fountains.
Which wa.s read and refer red to the Cora
mlttee on Public Works.
Also
BUI No. 1434. Re."olutlon re¬
questing the Mayor to return to Coun¬
cil without action thereon, for further
consideration. Bill No. 1332, entitled,
“An Ordinance providing for the man¬
ner and method of making changes in
contracts after the same have been let
or awarded.**
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins* moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned
without action thereon.
Bill No, 1332. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the manner and method of making
changes In contracts after the same
have been let or awarded.”
In Council, June 25th, 1912. Rule sus¬
pended, bill read three times and final¬
ly passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Wiikiiiii moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring. “Shall the bill
be read a second and third times and finally
pttSHed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr, Wilkins moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Iliihcock moved
That Mr. Garland be excused
for absence on June 17th and 18th,
1912; that Mr. Kerr be excused for
absence on June 5tl^ 6th, 18th, and
19th, 1912; that Mr. Rank be excused
for absence on June 13th, 17th, 18th,
19th and 2l8t, 1912; that Mr. MeArdle
be excused for absence on June 5th and
13th, 1912; that Mr. Wilkins be ex¬
cused for absence on June 5th, 1912,
and that Mr.Woodburn be excused for
absence on June 2l8t, 1912.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business before
the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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JOHN M. GOEHRING.Pi^esident
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 3rd, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment, to
hear the charges preferred by the Voters*
liCsguo against Joseph G. Armstrong, Director
of the Depart ment of Public Works.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
John Maslowski, Superintendent of
the Bureau of Light, resumed the stand,
and was cross examined by Mr. Hun¬
ter.
Mr. Burd S. Patterson, Secretary of
the Civil Service Commission, was
called to the stand and sworn; exam¬
ined by Mr. John D. Meyer; cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Hunter, and re-exam-
Ined by Mr. Weil.
Mr. Hugh Flinn, of the City Con¬
troller’s office, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Meyer>
and cross examined by Mr. Hunter.
The hour of 12 o’clock M., having ar¬
rived, the Judge adjourned the hear¬
ing until Monday. July 8th, 1912, at 10
o’clock, A. M.
Qochrlng, President.
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JOHN M, GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 8th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against Joseph G.
Armstrong, Director of the Department
of Public Works.
Present—Messrs.
Bahoock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Qoehrlng, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Mr. Beal at this time asked that when
the case of Director Armstrong was
concluded that the case of Director
Morin be postponed until after the fall
election (Director Morin being a candi¬
date for CongrcKsman-aWarge) or that the
case be taken up immediately upon the
conclusion of the Armstrong case.
Mr. Weil objected and gave his rea¬
sons for not postponing the Morin case.
The members of Council, accompanied
by Judge Robert S. Frazer, retired for
consultation, and upon their return to
•the council chamber, the Judge an¬
nounced that the Morin case would be
tried immediately upon the conclusion
of the Armstrong case.
The Prosecution at this time rested
its case.
Mr. Hunter, for the defense, called
Charles A. Finley, Superintendent of
the Bureau of Water, to the stand. Mr.
Finley was sworn and examined by Mr.
Hunter.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared a recess
until 1 o’clock p. m.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
members present. (Judge Frazer pre¬
siding.)
Mr. Finley resumed the stand and
his examination was continued by Mr.
Hunter; cross examined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 3 o’clock having ar¬
rived, the Judge declared the meeting
adjourned until Tuesday, July 9th,
1912, at 10 o'clock a. m.
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also that of complainant for a modifi¬
cation of certain of our findings, we
are of the opinion that both motions
should be refused. We have consid¬
ered the argument advanced by coun¬
sel for both parties and are not con¬
vinced that any modification or change
should be made in our previous order.
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 9th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against Joseph G.
Armstrong, Director of the Department
of Public Works.
Present—Mes.sr8.
Haboock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
The Judge presented
No. 1435.
In the matter of the charges against \
JOHN M. MORIN, (
Director of the Department of >
Public Safety (
of the City of Pittsburgh. )
Frazer, P. J., Specially Presiding,
July 9, 1912.
Upon consideration of the motion on
the part of respondent for more defi¬
nite Information concerning several of
the charges against re.spondent, and
And now, to wit: July 9, 1912, com¬
plainant is directed to comply witli our
former order, and the requests upon
the part of respondent for more definite
information are hereby refused.
Which was read, received and filed.
C. A. Finley, Superintendent of the
Bureau of Water, resumed the stand,
and was cross examined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared a re¬
cess until 1 o'clock p. m.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
members present. (Judge Frazer pre¬
siding).
Mr» Finley resumed the stand and
his cross examination was continued
by Mr. Well; re-examined by Mr. Hun¬
ter .
C. F. Drake, Superintendent of the
Filtration Division of the Bureau of
Water, at Aspinwall, was called to the
stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Hunter; cross examined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 3 o’clock having
arrived, the Judge declared the hear¬
ing adjourned until Wednesday morn¬
ing, .luly 10th, 1912, at 10 o’clock.
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Haitictpl llfcork
Proceedings of tbe Council of tbe Kity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, July 9, 1912. No. 43
lUu«irt;)al Si'nu'il
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING,.President
K. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
rittsinirg'h, .Tuly 9tli, 1912.
('ouncll met.
Rnisf^nt—Messrs.
lialwock Kerr WUklns
Rarlaml McArdle Woodburn
HwveJcr Ranh
Qoohring, President.
The t'hair stated
'Pbat a.s there were no objec¬
tions the rejiding of the minutes of
the previous meeting^ was dispensed
with.
JMtKSENTATlONS.
Mr. tiiirlniid presented
No. 1436. An ()rdinance
granting unto the Painters Run Rail¬
road Company the consent pf the City
of Pittsburgh to the construction, main¬
tenance and operation of certain rail¬
road branches within the limits of
.Hald city, subject to certain terms and
rondltlona and reserving to said city
the right of pur<*ha.se of said railroad
branches.
Which was rca<l and referred to the
Committee on I»u]>lic Service and Sur¬
vey .s.
.\ Iso
No. 1437. Resolution autliorijs-
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the North Side Concrete Company
for the sum of $121.44, In full of debt
and interest for the construction of ce- |
ment sidewalks in November, 1910, in |
front of property then owned by The '
Pittsburgh Sunshine Children’s Home I
and George H. Gasser on Massachusetts ,
avenue, Twenty-seventh ward, Pitts- j
hurgh, Pennsylvania, and In full re¬
vise and discharge to date of all other I
claims and demands of any kind what-
.soever arivsing out of said contract
al>ove referred to, and charging tlie
same tt> Ai)propnation No. 42, Contin¬
gent I'^iind.
Also
No. 1438. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Samuel Garrison for .$1,3.75, refund¬
ing overpaid water rent on property
in the Fourteenth ward (as per exon¬
eration of the Hoard of W’^ater Asses¬
sors hereto attached), and charging
the same to Appropriation R. C. T.
Also
No. 14.39, Resolution authoriz¬
ing tlie issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Wadsworth Stone and Paving
C(unT)any in the sum of $270.35, being
payment in full for the laying of cer¬
tain sidewalks in the City of Pitts¬
burgh, under contract with the said
City, dated .June 17th, 1908, and charg¬
ing the same to Appropriation No. 42^
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1440. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Solicitor to
write off the lien against the Sunshine
Ih)me amounting to $60.42 for the cost
(d laying sidewalk in the rear of Mas-
.sachu setts avenue, and charging the
same against the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No, 1441. An Ordinance desig¬
nating <ier»ositories for the inoneys of
the (’ity of fPittsburgh, to regulate de-
]>oslts therein, and to provide for the
payment of ititerest thereon.
Also.
No. 1 442. .\u Ordinance author¬
izing and dirotding the City Controller
to sell .at public auction in the rotun¬
da of the Municipal ITall, Smith field
street, T'lttsburgh, certain lots of
ground belonging to the City of Pitts-
]>nrgh,
.Mso
No. 144,3. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of Twenty-one
thousand ($21,000.00) dollars from Ap-
pro])riation No. 37, item “Repaving
iPerrysvllle avenue, from 80 feet west
of Cutler street to Taggart street,” to
.appropriation No. 30, item “Resurfac¬
ing Perrysville avenue.”
VVlilch were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. IIoe%'eler presented
No. 1444, Communication from
the Allegheny County Livery Associa¬
tion i)rotesting against the repeal of
the existing ordinance which ref|uires
automobiles to carry drip-pans.
Which was read and referred to the
Ch)mmittee on f’ublic Works.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1445. An Ordinance grant¬
ing a two weeks' vacation to the em¬
ployees of the oi►erating force of the
various pumping stations. Bureau of
Water, Department of Public Works.
Also
No. 1446. An Ordinance amend¬
ing Section 1 of an ordinance entitled
“An Ordinance fixing the number and
salaries 4)f officers and employes in the
office of the De])artment of Assessors,”
approved March 25th, 1912.
Which were read and referred to the
(’ommittee on Finance.
Also
No. 1447. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the regulation of the ])ro-
4luction or emission of smoke within
the corporate limits of the City of
Pittsburgh, and prescribing penalties
for violation of the provisions hereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Mr. McArclIo presented
No. 1 448. Ftemonstrance against
the passage of an ordinance authoriz¬
ing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Aspen street, from Cy¬
press street to Liberty avenue.
Also
No. 1449. An Ordinance author¬
izing the Mayor and the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for furnishing and deliv¬
ering two (2) automobiles for the Bu¬
reau of Construction, and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof.
Also
No. 1450. An Ordinance an¬
nulling the award of a contract made
the third day of May, A. D. 1912, by
the City of Pittsburgh to Booth &
Flinn, Idmited, for the repaving of Per-
rysvtlle avenue, from a point about 80
feet west of Cutler street to Taggart
street.
Also
No, 1451. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Palm Beach avenue,
private property of Mary A. Ward and
Shlras avenue, from the present sewer
on Palm Beach avenue to the present
sewer on Pauline avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1452. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on Flemington avenue
and private property of ilarry Blair
et al., from present sewor and from
the property line of the Dupont hand
ComiJany to the present sewer on Wil¬
liam I’itt boulevard, and i)r<)vidlng that
the costs, damages and expense.^ of the
.same be assessed against and collected
fT’om pro])erty specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1452. An Ordinance autlinr-
izing and directing the con.struction of a
public sewer on southeast .sidewalk of
Kirkpatrick street, from a point about
20 feet northeast of Shafer street to the
present sewer on Grant boulevard, and
providing that the costs, damages and
exi>enses of the same l>e assc.ssed
against and collected from i)roperty
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1454. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the coiistruclion of
a i)ublic sewer on Album street, from
a i)oint about 20 feet semthwest of
Dunmore street to present sewer on
Anneta street, and providing that thc
custs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property special I.\ benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1455. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public sewer on the south .sidewalk
of Friendship avenue, from a point
about 20 ft. east of Gross .street to
present sewer on Winebiddle avenue,
and providing that the costs, damages
and ex]>enses of tlie same Jjp assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1456. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction
of a public sewer on Hargrove street
and Warburton street, from a point
near the croWn on Hargrove street to
Saw Mill Itun, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property si)eclally benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1457. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the construction of
a public relief sewer on South Thir¬
tieth street, from the present sewer on
Jane street to the present sewer on
South Thirtieth street, at a point near
Sarah street, and T)roviding that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1458. Petition for the
grading, paving and curbing of Jordan
alley, between Millvale avenue and
Winebiddle street.
Also
No. 1459. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Jordan alley, from
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Mlllvale avenue to Wineblddle street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against anil collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1460. Petition for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of Kockland
avenue, between Hampshire avenue
and alley north of Sebring avenue.
Also
No. 1461, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Kockland avenue,
from Hampshire avenue to alley north
(if Seliring avenue, fixing the w'ldth of
the roadway and sidewalks, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages an,d
expense.s of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
.specially benefited thereby.
Also
No, 1462. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Kirkpatrick street,
from Bedford avenue to Orant boule¬
vard, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same he
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1463. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading and
paving of Gold alley, from Denver
street to Atherton avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex-
pen.ses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1464, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of “B” street, from
Klrkbrlde street to Columbus avenue,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also '
No. 1465. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Director of the Department of
Public Works to direct the contractor
to make the proposed changes in the
erection of a retaining wall on Fifth
avenue at Brenham street, the cost
of the same to be paid In the same
manner In which the cost of the origi¬
nal contract is paid; and the sum of
12.000.00 is hereby set apart from Ap¬
propriation No. 37, General Fund, for
that purpose.
Also
No. 1466. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to con¬
tract to make the proposed changes
in the contract awarded to Thos.
Cronin A Company for the repaving
and recurblng of Selby alley, the cost
of the same to be paid in the same
manner In which the cost of the origi¬
nal contract Is paid; and setting aside
the sum of $.from Ap¬
propriation No, 37, General Fund, for
that purpose.
Also
No. 1467. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
erection of a public bridge on Murray
avenue crossing Wm. Pitt boulevard,
and providing for the payment thereof.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr, WllkiriH presented
No. 1468. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Paulson avenue,
from Shetland street to Vermillion
alley.
Also
No, 1469. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Keystone Tjight Company
the right to enter upon, u.se and occupy
streets, avenues and alleys in the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of con-
.structlng. laying and maintaining
therein, conduits, subways, tubes,
cables and wires, and to erect poles,
and supports upon and along said nigh-
ways, and string wires and cables along
the same, subject to the terms and con¬
ditions herein provided.
Which were read and referred to
the Committee on Public Service anej
Surveys.
The Choir presented
No. 1470. Communication from
Jos. T. Smith, 145 Warden street, rela¬
tive to injuries received while in the
employ of the Bureau of Highways and
Sewers.
Which was read ancr referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 1471. Communication from
Thos. C. Harkln asking that Council
« take steps to have the arc light In
front of his property at 3517 Fifth
avenue removed.
Also
No. 1472. Communication from
Harry D. McRoberts asking the City
to remove ground on Its property on
Osgood street, which is damaging his
property.
Which were read and referred to
the Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1473. Communication from
John M. Morin, Director Department of
Public Safety, transmitting to Council
copy of specifications for the arrest,
care and disposal of unlicensed dogs
running at large within the City of
Pittsburgh.
Also
No, 1474. Resolved, That the
specificatlon.s for the arrest, care and
(ilsi>osal of unlicensed dogs running
at large within the City of Pittsburgh,
as hereto attached and prepared in
compliance with Ordinance No. 190,
Series i912, entitled “An Ordinance
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authorizing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Safety to advertise for proposals and
award a contract for the arrest, care
and disposal of unlicensed dogs run¬
ning at large within the City,” effective
A pril 22nd, 1012, and recorded in O.
B. Vol, 24, page 82, shall be and the
same are hereby approved, including
the monthly rental of the sum of
$.to be paid to the
City of Pittsburgh by the contractor
for the use of the present dog pound,
which Is the property of the City of
IMttsburgh, in case the said contractor
desires to rent the same.
Which were read and referred to
the Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 1475.
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa., .luly 9th, 1912.
To the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I enclose a copy of a communication
from the City Treasurer showing the
receipt of taxes for the year 1912 and
a comparison with the same revenues
of 1911 for the information of your
honorable body.
Respectfully submitted,
WIDDTAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
June 26th, 1912.
Hon. Wm. A. Magee, Mayor,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
r hereby submit a report of the fol¬
lowing collections:
1911.
Current Expense and Bor¬
oughs ...$ 4,859,892.28
Separate Indebtedness ... 1,198,731.94
Central Board of Educa¬
tion, Sub District and
Allegheny Gen. Schools. 2,714,056.92
Water Rents . 1,487,310.85
$10,259,991.99
1912.
Current Expense .$ 4,462,741.95
Separate Indebtedness.... 1,136,753,41
Water rents . 996,294.98
School . 3,964,454.23
$10,560,244.57
Yours very truly,
(Signed) A. EDLTS,
C!Ilty Treasurer.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1476.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa., July 9th, 1912,
To the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I return herewith without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 1355, entitled “An Or-
* dinance permitting the occupation of
i portions of the sidewalks in certain
' parts of the City by merchants for the
purpose of exhibiting their goods,”
for the following reasons:
i Firstly. The Intent of the bill is In
! my opinion contrary to good public
! policy.
Secondly. The legislation discrimi¬
nates between different parts of the
j City.
1 Thirdly. There is a discrimination in
favor of certain classes of goods.
The City Solicitor calls my attention
i to the following provision in the Act
I of March 7th, 1901; “To make and es-
I tabllsh such and so many uniform
! rules and regulations as to them may
seem expedient. ... in relation, to
i boxes, bales, barrels, hogsheads, crates
or articles of merchandise, lumber, coal,
i wood, a.shes. building materials or any
other article or thing whatsoever
placed In or upon any of the sidewalks
1 or any other portion of said streets,
I lanes or alleys and also to pre-
1 vent and remove all encroachments
j thereon.” It seems to me that the rule
I laid down in this bill by your honor¬
able body is not uniform but discrimi¬
natory both as to the character of
goods and the localities of the City.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
!
j Also
Bill No. 1355. An Ordinance
! entitled “An Ordinance permitting the
i occupation of portions of the slde-
i walks in certain parts of the City by
! merchants for the purpose of exhib-
I iting their goods.”
Which was read.
j And on the question, “Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob-
I jectlons of the Mayor?”
Ayes—Messrs,
Garland Woodburn
Goehring President.
^ Noes—Messrs.
‘ Babcock Kerr Kauh
Hoeveler McArdle Wilkins
When the name of Mr. GflTlaml was
called, he arose and said;
”I am in favor of the bill because
the law Is not now enforced and
charges of favoritism are made. This
ordinance being intended to regulate
conditions, and besides the Law De¬
partment passed on the ordinance, I
therefore vote Aye.”
AVhen the name of Mr. llanh was
called, he arose and said:
“I believe that the Mayor was per-
I fectly right in vetoing the bill. It ap¬
pears to be class legislation, as It dls-
I criminates against certain kinds of
I trade and is therefore illegal.”
j When the name of President Goehring
t was called, he said:
•’I will vote to pass the bill not¬
withstanding- the objections of the
Mayor, first, for the reason that the
veto was not sent in according^ to the
resolution which retiuested the Mayor
to remit vetoes in time to give Coun-
cllmen an opportunity to examine the
same; second, because the objections
are in main legal, and as the legal de¬
partment has passed upon^these ques¬
tions, the City Attorney's opinion
should prevail."
Ayes—3
' Noes—6
And there not being two-thirds of
the votes of Council in the affirmative,
the objections of the Mayor were sus¬
tained.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
Mr. Gnrland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1477. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for July 3rd, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1406. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the
purchase of certain property of En¬
gelbert Schultheis, situate in the old
Seventh ward of the City of Allegheny,
and providing for the payment thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. (inrlniid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to,
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hnbeoeic ’ Kerr Wilkins
Garland Me A idle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itauh
Ooeliring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative the bill
pa.ssed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1413. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance creating the
position of Manager of Music in Parks,
and providing for the payment of his
salary."
Which was read,
Mr. (>arliiiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the que.stion, "Shall the hill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noe.s were taken agree¬
ably to law and were;
Ayes—M<‘88r«.
Babcock Kerr Wtlkius
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, President.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
pa.s.sed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1405. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the President
of Council to appoint a committee to
assist in the entertainment of the dele¬
gates to the International Congress
of Chambers of Commerce, and that
expenses incident thereto for an
amount not exceeding five thousand
dollars, shall be chargeable to and
payable from Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
In Finance Committee, .July .3rd, 1912,
amended by inserting after the words
"a committee" the words "of nine, of
which he shall be chairman," and by
striking out the words "Five thousand
dollars" and by inserting in lieu there¬
of the words "Three thousand five
hundred dollars."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended, was
read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babc<K‘k Kerr Wilkins
Garland M cA rdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Raub •
Guehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 1422. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the proper officers
of the City to enter into a contract
with the Commissioners of Allegheny
county as heretofore api)roved by the
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sub-committee of the committee ap-
l)olnte(l to confer with said Commis¬
sioners concerning the erection of a
joint municipal building: for the said
County and City, on the square bounded
by Grant, Diamond, Uoss streets and
Fourth avenue, to carry out the pur¬
poses of said contract, and appro 7 )riat-
ing: the sum of $5,000.00, to meet the
City’s share of the expenses provided
in said contract in the joint employ¬
ment of an architect, from Appropria¬
tion No. 42. Contingrent Fund, and au-
thoriziPi? the issuingr of warrants in
payment of expenses incident thereto.
Which was read.
Mr. GarlaDfl moved
A susj)ension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage the
ayes and noos were taken, and being
taken, were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArclle Woodbuni
Hocveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative,
the resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1420. Petition of Sun¬
shine Home asking to be exonerated
from the payment of $60.42, costs of
laying sidewalk in rear of property on
Massachusetts avenue.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1326. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
$3,000.00 from Appropriation No. 31,
Bureau of City Property, Item X3,
Building on Wharf for market pur¬
poses, and the sum of $4,000.00 from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
to Appropriation No. 31, Bureau of
City Property, item, Construction of a
building on the Allegheny river wharf,
between the Sixth and Seventh street
bridges, for market purposes.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion ♦prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr, Garland moved
To amend the bill In Section
lieu thereof the words “$9,000.00.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
and amended was agreed to.
And the bill was laid over for re¬
printing.
Also
Bill No. 1327, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of a
building on the Allegheny river wharf,
between the Sixth and Seventh street
bridges, for market purposes, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the same."
Which was r§ad,
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the .second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. Garland moved
To amend the bill in Section
2 by striking out the words “seven
thousand ($7,000.00) dollars” and by
inserting in lieu thereof the words
“twelve thousand ($12,000.00) dollars,”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time
and amended was agreed to.
And the bill was laid over for re¬
printing.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 1126. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Ijottie Tarr for the sum of
$2,000.00, damages for injuries re¬
ceived on defective sidewalk on Wells
street, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, C;?ontingent Fund,
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlaiifl moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1331. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City Solicitor to receive
the sum of $136.00 and release and sat¬
isfy the claim against the property
of Amelia A. Noone for the opening
and extending of Rebecca street.
Which was read.
Mr. ilnrliind moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1332. An Ordinance
! entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the manner and method of making
changes In contracts after the same
have been let or awarded.”
Which was read.
Mr. Gfiriniiii moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
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Also
Bill No. 1358, Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing: of a warrant in
favor of Mrs. Lottie B. Vail in the sum
of $500.00, in full settlement of all
clf.ims for damages by reason of step-
pine into a hole in the street and
ireaking a bone in her ankle, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. (aiirintiil moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be Indefinitely posti)oned.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1384. Communication
from Mrs. E. J. Cochrane asking relief
from Increase In taxes and water rent
in her property at 518 Herron avenue.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the com¬
munication be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Mv/lrdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 1478. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for July 3rd,
liH2, transmitting sundry papers to
council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1409. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled, 'An Ordinance pro¬
hibiting the spilling, placing or de¬
positing upon the pavement of any
street In the City of Pittsburgh, any
oil, grease or other substance which
tends to disintegrate the pavement or
make It slippery or otherwise danger¬
ous, and providing penalties for the
violation thereof,' approved December
7th. 1908."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1404. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of IMiblic Works to order and
pay for, out of the proper appropria¬
tion, oine new shaft for Compound
Westinghouse Engine No. 864, provid¬
ing the amount does not exceed the
sum of $400.00,
Which was read.
Mr. McArille moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken* were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Qarliind McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1288, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of River avenue, from Federal
street to west line of Dasher street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same T)e assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1134. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Transit alley, from Fifth ave¬
nue to Torrens street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Which was read.
Mr. Mc.Ar«lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
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And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Rabcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Ok^ebrint?, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed Anally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1135. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directThg the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Antietam street, from Java alley
to the east line of Greenwood street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially beneAted thereby.”
Which was read,
Mr, MoArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the hill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodluirn
Hoeveler Ilauh
Goeiiring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourth.s of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the hill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22n(l, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also from the Committee on Public
Works, with an affirmative recommen-
<lation, provided: That the actual work
be not commenced before April 1st,
1913.
Also
Bill No. 1137. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Reynolds street, from Lin¬
den street to Hastings street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
beneAted therby,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings ami
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the <|uestion “Shall the bill
I)ass Anally?”
The ayes an<l noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ihiuh
Goehiing, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive. the bill passed Anally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Mr. Kiiiih presented from the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries, with
an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1479. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries for July
3rd, 1912, transmitting a resolution to
Council.
Which was read, received and Aled.
Also
Bill No. 1407. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Director
of the Department of Public Works
to pay .Tames O'Neil his regular and
usual wages for the period that he
may;, be incapacitated for work, not
exceeding one and one-half months, on
account of accident while employed as
a day laborer at Highland Park Zoo,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 36, Bureau of Parks.
Which was read.
Mr. Rniib moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and upon Anal passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcook Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goebrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
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And there being* two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. nalK‘«c*k presented from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 1480. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for July 1st,
1912, transmitting a resolution to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1402. Resolution reg¬
ulating the speed of automobiles in the
downtown or thickly nuilt-np portions
of the City to 12 miles an hour.
Which was read.
Mr. Ilaheook moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Public
Safety.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. nabeook presented
No. 1481. Whereas, Council by
a resolution passed May 28th, 1912,
ordejed that a recess be taken and that
no 'regular meetings of Council or
Committees be held from July 19th,
1912, to September 3rd. 1912; and
Whereas, Since the passage of said
resolution, conditions have arisen that
make It Inexpedient that a recess be
taken as recited; now, therefore, be it
Rsolved, That the said resolution,
passed May 28th, 1912, be and the same
Is hereby repealed.
Which was read.
Mr. Itnhrock moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further bu.slnes.s
before the meeting, the Chnlr declared
Council adjourned.
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COUNCIL
.JOHN M. GOKHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
KOBEKT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
IMltsburg-h, July 10th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against Joseph G.
Arm.strong, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
I’rew-nt—Messis
ButM!<K!k Kerr Wilkins
Garland iMcAnlle Woodburn
lloeveier Ibiuii
Goeliiing, President,
.fudge Robert S, Frazer presiding.
.Mr, Drake resumed the stand and his
cross examination was continued bv
Mr. Weil.
Mr. E. E. Lani)her. Division Engin¬
eer. Bureau of Water, was called to
tire stand and sworn; examined by
Mr. Hunter, and cross examined by
Mr. Well.
And the hour of 12 o'clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, the .Judge declared a re¬
cess until 7:30 o’clock p, m.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened.
1 ‘resell t—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle VV’ilklns
Garland Hauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goebrliig. President.
AUsent—Mr, Kerr
Judge Frazer presiding.
Mr. Lanpher resumed the stand and
his cross examination was continued
by Mr. Weil.
Mr. C. A. Daughaday, Division Engin¬
eer Bureau of Water, was called to the
stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Hunter; cross examined by Mr. Weil,
and re-examined by Mr. Hunter.
N. S. Sprague, Superintendent of the
Bureau of Construction, was called to
the stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Hunter.
And the hour of 10 o’clock, p. m.
having arrived, the Judge declared the
hearing adjourned until Thursday
morning. July 11th. 1912, at 10 o’clock.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.Presldem
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
nOBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 11th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjourn¬
ment to consider the charges preferred
by the Voters’ League against Joseph
G. Armstrong, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Present—Messrs.
Balwock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Mr. Sprague resumed the stand and
his examination was continued by Mr.
Hunter; cross examined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 12 o'clock M,, hav¬
ing arrived, the Court declared a re¬
cess until 1 o’clock p. m.
And the time of the recess having
expired. Council reconvened with all
the members present. (Judge Frazer
pre.slding),
Mr. Hunter arose and stated that he
would like to call the attention of the
Court to the case against Director
John M. Morin, and asked when the
pddltiora) specifications would be filed
in the case.
Mr, Weil stated that he would file
the specifications on Saturday.
Mr. Sprague resumed the stand and
Ills cross e.xaininntion \vn.s continued by
Mr. Wei).
George H. Flinn, of Booth & Flinn,
Ltd., was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr, Hunter and
cross examined by Mr. Weil.
John Praegner, Chief Clerk of the
Bureau of Construction, was called to
the stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Hunter; cross examined by Mr. Weil;
also interrogated by Mr. Wllkiiift.
And the hour of 3 o'clock p. m., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared the
hearing adjourned until Friday, July ,
I2th, 1912, at 10 o’clock, a. m.
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Vol. XXXXVI
Friday, July 12, 1912
No. 46
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK..Assistant City Clerk
Pittsl)urg-h, July 12th, 1912.
M. E. MolTette, Chief Accountant of
the Bureau of Costs, was called to the
stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Hunter; cross examined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M. having
arrived, the Judge declared a recess
until 1 o’clock p. m.
And the time of the recess having
expired. Council reconvened.
Presen t—M essrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Council met pursuant to adjourn¬
ment to consider the charges preferred
by the Voters’ League against Joseph
G. Armstrong, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Pr(*Hcnt—Mes.srs.
BulK^ock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Ranh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ab8<'nt—Mr. Kerr
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
.Mr. Hunter arose and stated
That John F, O’Toole, Superln-
lerdert of the Bureau of Highways
and Sewers, would not be able to ap¬
pear as a witness on account of seri¬
ous illness, but that witnesses would
be placed on the stand instead of Mr.
O'Toole, who would serve the same
purpose as If he were examined.
Mr. Weil arose and said
That he understood that the
Council was not to decide the case
against Director Armstrong until the
hearing of the charges against the
other departments was concluded, and
in that event Mr. O’Toole’s testimony
could be taken if he had sufficiently
recovered in the meantime.
Mr. Hunter objected and said
That the hearing should be
concluded with the taking of testimony
and net prolonged indefinitely.
The Court said
That there were other wit-
resses present at this time and they
would he heard, and a decision ren¬
dered later.
Mr. Moffett resumed the stand and
his cross examination was continued
by Mr. AVeil.
Joseph H. Ryan, Superintendent of
the Asphalt Repair Plant, was called
to the stand and sworn; examined by
Mr. Hunter; cross examined by Mr.
Weil.
Harry S. Hower. Professor of Phys¬
ics. Carnegie Technical Schools, was
called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Hunter and cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil.
Dr. Charles E. Munroe. Chemist,
Washington, i>. C., was called to the
stand and sw'orn; examined by Mr.
Hunter and cross examined by Mr.
Weil.
Morris Knowles was called to the
stand by Mr. Well and was sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil; no cross exami-
ns.tion.
W. C. Hawley, Civil Engineer and
Superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Water Co., was called to the stand
by Mr. Weil and was sworn; examined
by Mr. Weil; no cross examination.
Charles A. Finley, Superintendent of
the Bureau of Water, was recalled and
examined by Mr. AVeil in rebuttal.
Mr. Hunter announced that the case
for the defense was closed.
At this time, Judge Frazer asked
Mr. AA’eil if he was willing to close
the case without the testimony of Mr.
f)’Toole.
Mr. AVeil said,
That he was willing to close
the case without the testimony of Mr.
O’Toole If Council would hear the argu¬
ments now.
428
At this time the Jud^e and Council
retired for consultation, and upon the
return, the Jud^e stated,
That the members of Council
prefer to dispose of all the cases at
the same time and to hear all of the
arguments upon the closing of the
testimony, with the exception of the
testimony of Mr. O’Toole, which would
be taken before the final arguments in
case Mr. O’Toole was able to ai)pear
by that time, in which event the de¬
fense would also be given an oppor¬
tunity to cross examine him.
And the hour of 3 o’clock p. m, hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared Coun¬
cil adjourned until Tuesday morning,
July 16th at 10 o’clock, at which time
the case of Director John M. Morin
would be taken up.
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Vol. XXXX VI Tues lay, July
16, 1912. No. 47
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 16th, 1912.
Council met
Present—Messrs
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Oarlaod McArdle Woodhurn
Uoeveler lluiih
Gnehring, Piesident.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Gartnnd presented
No. 1482. Report of the Sink¬
ing Fund Commission for the year
1911-12.
Also
No. 1483. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of F. G. Conley, F. C. Beil and
G. Weller Barnes, on delivery of deed
in Fee Simple, approved by the City
Solicitor, of property to be used as a
part of the approach to the Bloomfield
bridge, for $4,260.00, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 111.
Also
No. 1484. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor to
execute and deliver a deed to William
A. Snyder for Lots Nos. 24, 26 and 28
in Adolph Oberhelman’s Plan of Lota
In the Twentieth, formerly Thirty-
fifth ward, City of Pittsburgh, Alle¬
gheny county, Pennsylvania.
Also
No. 1485. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract or
contracts for furnishing five (6) ad¬
ditional Automobile Patrol Wagons for
the uses and purposes of the Itnreau
of Police.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1486. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Carnegie Steel Company the
right and privilege to excavate under
the surface of Resort alley in the Sec¬
ond ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
to use the space left after such exca¬
vation in connection with the building
leased by it and adjoining said Resort
alley.
Also
No. 1487. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the Carnegie Steel Company the
right and privilege to excavate under
the surface of a portion of Scrip alley
in the Second ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and to use the space left after
such excavation in connection with the
building leased by it and adjoining
Scrip alley.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1488. An Ordinance amend¬
ing Section 1 of an ordinance approved
October 15, 1903, entitled '‘An Ordinance
fixing and establishing the annual li¬
cense fees to be paid for switches,
turnouts, etc., located upon, across or
over any public street, lane, alley or
highway within the limits of the City
of Pittsburgh, and prescribing the
manner of collecting the same," mak¬
ing certain changes in the license fees
to be paid for said switches, turnouts,
etc.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 1489. List of properties In
the City of Pittsburgh showing their
assessed and actual values.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing,
subject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No. 1490. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract or
contracts for the purchase and installa¬
tion in the Ross Pumping Station of
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one (1) Turbine Centrifugal Pump, to¬
gether with all piping, fixtures and
appurtenances.
Also
No, 1491, Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Savage & Hughes for |53.89, in pay¬
ment of extra work in connection with
laying 30-inch cast iron hub and spigot
and flanged water pipe and appur¬
tenances, Arlington avenue-Mission
street System (Mission Street Supply
Main No. i, Upper Connection), and
charging same to Appropriation No.
120, Bureau of Water.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 1492. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the purchase
of certain lots or parcels of ground In
the Nineteenth ward, City of Pitts¬
burgh, for the use of said City for park
purposes, and authorizing the pay¬
ment to the 'respective owners thereof
of the purchase money therefor.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1493. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Hoeveler street,
from Collins avenue to a point 75.65
feet southeast of Culver street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1494. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Hoeveler street,
from Everett street to a point 62.60
feet northwest of Omega street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1495. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Howe street, from
North Denniston avenue to Festival
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1496. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Louisa street, from
Bouquet street to Atwood street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1497. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of Rockledge street, from
Damas street to north line of Miles
alley, and providing that the costs.
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Raiih presented
No. 1498. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of K. Solomon for the sum of $356.76,
refunding overpaid water rent on pro¬
perty In the Second ward, as per exon¬
eration of the Board of Water Asses¬
sors hereto attached, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1499. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract or
contracts for furnishing -00 park
benches for the Bureau of Parks, De¬
partment of Public Works.
Which was read and refer- ul to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 1600. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Duqwsne Way,
from Sandusky street to Federal street.
Also
No. 1501. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Scott Place,
from Duquesne way to a point 162 feet
southerly therefrom.
Also
No. 1602. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Barkers Place,
from Duquesne Way to a point 156 feet
southerly therefrom.
Also
No. 1503. An Ordinance re-es^
tablishlrg the grade on Prank street,
from Greenfield avenue to Lilac street.
Also
No. 1604. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade on Lilac street,
from Wm. Pitt boulevard westwardly
to Graphic street.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Mr. Woodburn presented
No. 1505. Communication from
the North Side Chamber of Commerce
endorsing and transmitting petition for
the widening, regrading and repaving
of East Ohio street, from Troy Hill
road eastwardly to the City line.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 1606.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, July 11th, 1912.
To the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen:
The City Treasurer advises me that
his report of the tax collections which
431
I have heretofore transmitted to you
contained some material errors in the
year 1911 comparison and he has sub¬
mitted a corrected report, a copy of
which is transmitted herewith.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Pittsburgh, July 10th, 1912.
lionorable Wm. A. Magee.
Mayor,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit a corrected report
of the following collections:
1911.
Current expense . ...$ 4,376,363.6 6
Sep. Indebt. 1/38-41-44
(Pgh.) . 2,681,884.16
Sep. Indebt. 1/15 (Ally.)... 459,838.87
Elliott, Espien, Montooth,
Sheridan .
Beechview Boro and Union
Township . 23,689.76
Sub-Dis. and Ally. Gen.
Schools . 1,330,904.70
Water Rents.. 1,487.310.85
¥10,259,991.99
1912.
Current expense .¥ 4,462,741.96
Separate lndebtednes.s .... 1,136,753.41
Water Rents . 996,294.98
School . 3,964,454.23
¥10,560,244.57
Yours very truly,
(Signed) A. EDLIS,
City Treasurer.
Alio
No. 1507.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Bureau of Construction.
Pittsburgh, July 13th, 1912.
Mr. Jos. G. Armstrong, Director,
Department of Public Works,
City of Pittsburgh.
Dear Sir:
I beg to submit, herewith, a report
and ^an for a Farmer's Market on
Second avenue, between Grant and Ross
streets.
It Is proposed to locate this market
in the center of Second avenue, on that
portion which was formerly used as
a park. The plan herewith proposed
contemplates the building of a shelter
for farmers’ wagons and their products,
with a sidewalk on one side of the shel¬
ter for customers. The structure pro¬
posed Is of wooden construction, with
slag roof. The pavement under the
shelter to be of smooth concrete finish,
corrugated to furnish a good foothold
for horses and to make easy the clean¬
ing. The shelter as designed is 344
feet in length and would accommodate
19 wagons at an estimated cost of con¬
struction of ¥8,600.00, which is equiva¬
lent to $24.71 per lineal foot, or $218.00
per wagon. The estimated cost of a
similar structure to accommodate 18
wagons Is $3,924.00. These estimates
are based on as cheap a construction
as would be advisable to consider.
If the paving, excavation and sewer
connections are made by the City,
which I understand, in conversation
with you this morning (July 15th), is
contemplated, the cost of this improvement
will be reduced to 86,900.00 for the entire length
of the shelter and providing for 39 wagons.
Very truly yours,
N. S. SPRAGUE,
Superintendent.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1508. Communication from
K. B. Liggett, 314 Homewood avenue,
protesting against any change in the
present grade of Homewood avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
U. X U V .
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
Division of Smoke Inspection.
Pittsburgh, July 15th, 1912.
Honorable John M. Goehrlng,
President Municipal Council,
City of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
Attached hereto please find summary
of the work of the Division of Smoke
Inspection for the nine months end¬
ing June 30th, 1912.
Yours very truly,
J. M. SEARLE,
Chief Smoke Inspector,
SUMMARY.
Total abatements, nine months:
Sept. 22nd to Oct. Slst. 34
November . 46
December .. 16
January . 27
February . 101
March .. 61
April . 121
May . 129
June . 115
Total . 650
Total number of calls to plants of
offenders, nine months:
Sept. 22nd to Oct. 31st........ 620
November . 611
December . 416
January . 419
February. 453
March . 515
April . 461
May . 543
June . 492
432
Total
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January . 2
February . 61
March . 6
April . 61
May . 13
June . 45
Total . 177
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 1510. Communication from
the Fxceisior Daundry Company rela¬
tive to the condition of Gross street be¬
low Cypress street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. llaluoek presented
No. 1511. Communication from
the Animal Rescue League of Pitts¬
burgh, Inc., relative to changes in the
si)ecifications for the arrest, care and
disposal of unlicensed dogs running at
large within the City of I’ittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS,
Bill No. 1326. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
$3,000.00 from Appropriation No. 31,
Bureau of City Property, Item X3,
Building on Wharf for market pur¬
poses, and the sum of $9,000.00 from
Ai)pr^)priation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
to Appropriation No. 31, Bureau of City
Property. Item, Construction of a build¬
ing on the Allegheny river wharf, be¬
tween the Sixth and Seventh Street
Bridges, for market purposes.”
In Council, July 9th, 1912, Rule sus-
pen.ded bill read a first and second
times and amended in Section 1 and In
the title by striking out the words
“$4,000.00” and by inserting in lieu
thereof the words ‘$9,000.00” and as
amended agreed to on second reading
ai d laid over for reprinting.
And the bill was read a third time.
Mr. Iloeveler presented
No. 1512,
Pittsburgh, July 12th, 1912.
To the Members of the Council,
of the City of Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen:
I want to bring to your notice a few
points which to my mind means a great
deal to the City. It is also my opinion
that It is the duty of this Body not
only to legislate for the present, but
to look into the future and take ad-
'' nptage of the conditions that are ap¬
parent.
The establishment or encouragement
of a inarKet zone is essential to I'ltts*
burgh’s good; first, because such a dis¬
trict must be handled fjom a pollcs
point of view on lines suited to that
class of activity. The business must
be encouraged in a manner to attract
the producer and save waste of his
product. We all appre« late that the
local growing of food stuffs is to the
advantage ol the people and tliat the
people can only expect fair prices af¬
ter they have furnished adequate and
economical facilities lot the sale of
such pioducts. The law of supply and
demand should regulate prices, and It
should be Kept uppermost in the minds
of those who hope to bring about fair
prices that the eliminatio'i of unneces¬
sary handling is the i,iij)ortant con¬
sideration. Every handling depreciates
quality in addition to th< cost of labor.
When you study the map and after
you appreciate the ad itntage of a
market zone, you will .see that the
l^ennsylvania Railroad has acquired
property at the “Point,” "ind developed
it in a manner to make it valuable to
the public as well as Jo themselves.
The extent of the own* rship of that
land is of a magnitude to make it cap¬
able of supplying facilities which must
be acquired to make the whole hand¬
ling economical. The abash is now
in this zone and has a very fair de¬
velopment. The Lake Erie and the
B. & O. can reach It by direct haul with¬
out interfering or causirtV further con¬
gestion in the business streets. All
traction lines, including interurban
lines, can be re-routed to the advant¬
age of the street car .service in the
market zone and the (ity at large.
There Is no other point In Pittsburgh
which has such scope for efficient street
car service as the one <»utlined on the
drawing. The rivers are all available,
within economic haul.
The City of Pittsburgh should cater
to its working people, and the locality
In question is best suited to their wants.
The South Side, the West End, lower
Alleghery and all the low lands on the
Pittsburgh side of the river will fl»'d
this zone a most convenient location,
and the farmer will find it especially to
his advantage because it will rot he
necessary for him to add to the ob¬
struction of the heavily crov^ded bu.^-
iness thoroughfares, but will ’enable
him to go by this crowded section a^'d
haul his goods to and from the market
zone with better advantage than at any
other point in Pittsburgh.
It Is an established fact that every
time vegetables, fruits, berries, and so
forth are handled they are injured In
appearance and decomposition is pro¬
moted. The waste brought about by
encouraglrg decompostthm is a loss to
the grower, a menace to the consumer,
and should be checked; it ranges from
10 to 33 per cent.
Your experience no doubt has shown
you that the vendors of fruits are anx¬
ious to give their stuffs all the air po.s-
slble and at the .same time shield them
from the rays of the sun and rain.
Their anxiety to get their products in
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the open air is not so much to attract
the buyer as it is to prolong: the com¬
mercial value. They know that with
plenty of ozone their stuffs will stand
up longer.
Pittsburgh today owns nearly one-
halt the land on which to build, in con¬
nection with its market, a convention
hail capable of meeting the require¬
ments oi great assemblages. The space
1 have In mind figures 142.000 square
feet, or 3.26 acres, and when this space
1 h reduced to provide ample and suf¬
ficient ventilation, including safety
ways, a convention hall can be built
fronting on Liberty avenue (our great¬
est highway) capable of seating 15,000
people and holding many more.
I would recommend when the time
oome.s to build this great structure,
iNlarket street and Diamond street be
arcaded and a small alley vacated.
To bear out my theories, I ask that
the Council call Mr. Sprague, who
should have safe and sane ideas on the
subject.
The plan which I herewith submit, is
for your inspection.
1 want also to bring to your attention
that it is not economy to locate one
market between Sixth and Seventh
streets when we now have a market at
the corner of Federal and Ohio streets.
I want to bring to your attention
that Pittsburgh should conserve every
foot of water storage and not fill in
the wharves as contemplated. It is
policy for Pittsburgh to conserve this
space for pipes, ducts or other uses as
may be required or become necessary
in the future to meet the demands of
our public utilities In a getatable shape.
The river banks should be free from all
possible obstruction, not only up to the
riparian rights, but we should guard
every cubic foot of water storage avail¬
able beyond this line inland.
The land values in the certer of trade
and population are high, thus making
it necessary when we want to enlarge
our Ideas and devise handsome, safe,
convenient and durable structures, to
use many levels to meet the demands.
Stairways are objectionable. But we
have many architects seeking the op¬
portunity to show us how to overcome
all our fears of fire, panic and other
dangers that might come to life and
limb. I have in mind a great entrance
on Liberty avenue with a roadway of
sufficient width to allow two automo¬
biles to pass from the street to the con¬
vention hall, and at no point will the
grade exceed 4 per cent.
Before concluding, I want to bring
to your attention, that It is bad policy
to attempt to crowd stands in a build¬
ing when vegetables, fruits, and so
forth are stored or offered for sale and
for this special reason I urge and rec¬
ommend the wagon stand on Liberty
avenue with an aisle in the center with
wagons backing up to a concrete plat¬
form with the aisles fully covered and
Men lighted and the wagons partly
protected with space to allow free ac¬
cess to one side and the rear of each
vehicle.
This body should rise above all personal
interest, avoid temj)orary make-shifts
In Pittsburgh’s great work, and should
use their energies and talents to settle
on a comprehensive and practical plan
that can be developed to the public ad¬
vantage when the time demands and
not make themselves believe that their
experimenting when the principles In¬
volved have long been settled. I can
assure you that Pittsburgh now owns
more land than it will require to take
care of the market people for many
years to come, and when the time for
additional land arrives to make a great
metropolitan development the law gives
the City the right to condemn for pub¬
lic use just such ground as may be
needed for the purpose.
In the meantime we can regulate our
finances to meet our wants and not op¬
press the neople with unnecessary
burdens in the shape of taxation.
The questions of time, law, beauty,
efficiency, cost, present and future reve¬
nue, all favor the market zone Idea with
a wagon market on Liberty avenue as
the beginning of the development.
The economic and -sanitary features
contained in a long and narrow wagon
market mean much in the way of post¬
poning decomposition and save handling
and is in the Interest of public health, be¬
cause there are less corners to be kept
clean and much more uniform ventila¬
tion is obtained. Grouping of small
stalls for storing and selling vege¬
tables is always a disadvantage as it
retards proper and cheap ventilation.
This Council wants to retire with the
reputation that they fully understood
the laws of municipal economy and ap¬
preciated the City Beautiful and that
its best judgment was of such quality
as to make all true Pittsburghers ap¬
preciate and acknowledge that the
Governor of the great State of Penn¬
sylvania made a wise and prudent se¬
lection.
Yours respectfully.
Note: The advocates for a trial mar¬
ket on the wharf between Sixth and
Seventh streets should bear in mind
that even the end, in an experimental
way, will take much longer time to
reach, the cost will be more, efficiency
will be less, and the chances are that
in place of proving what they hope
to do they will simply postpone for
years to come, a plan that can be made
possible in a few months at less first
cost, than the wharf plan, and pro¬
vide to the people a much more con¬
venient, sanitary and pleasant appear¬
ing structure.
Whlch was read, received and filed.
And the bill as read a third time
was agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Me A rdle W ood burn
(iarland itauh
Kerr Wilkins
Goehrluti, President.
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1327. An Ordinance en*
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of I*ublic Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the construction of a
building on the Allegheny river wharf,
between the Sixth and Seventh street
bridges^ for market purposes, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the same."
In Council July 9th, 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, bill read a first and second
times and amended In Section 2 by
striking out the words "seven thou¬
sand dollars ($7,000.00)” and by Insert¬
ing in lieu thereof the words "twelve
thousand dollars • ($12,000.00)” and as
amended agreed to j)n second reading
and laid over for reprinting.
And the bill as read a third time was
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Garland Rauh
Kerr Wilkins
Goehrlng, President.
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler.
\yes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garlanil presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1513. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for July 10th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil,
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1440. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Solic¬
itor to write off the lien against the
Sunshine Home amounting to $60.42 for
the cost of laying sidewalk in the rear
of Massachusetts avenue, and charging
the same against the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlaud moved
A suspension of t'-e rule to
allow the second and thi I readings
and final passage of the rt solution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having bee«\ suspended,
the resolution was read a . econd and
third times, and upon fipal passage
the ayes and noes were tak u, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr \V Iklns
Garland McArdle IS oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlii , President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-th : Is of the
votes of council in the affii native, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1465, Re^'. iutlon au-
thorizlr g and directing the ; urector of
the Department of Public Works to
direct the Evan—.Tones ( • mpany to
make changes In the contract for the
erection of a retaining wm'I on Fifth
avenue at Brenham street, ud setting
apart the sum of $2,000.00 from Ap¬
propriation No. 37, General Fund, for
that purpose.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of t!ie rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the re.srilution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a .«iecond and
third times, and upon final pa.ssage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ilauh
Goehrlnp, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1466. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
make certain changes in the contract
awarded to Thos. Cronin and Company
for repaving and recurblng of Selby
alley, and setting aside money from
Appropriation No. 37, General Fund,
for that purpose.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
436
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
AyM—Messrs.
Baboook Kerr Wllklnt
Garland McArdlc; Wood burn
Uoaveler Huuh
Ooehrlng, President
Ayea—9
Noea^None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1206. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Lizzie Bauer In the sum of
$600.00. in settlement of her claim
against the City for damages arising
to her buildings and property located
at No. 24 Flora street. Twenty-seventh
ward, occasioned by the leakage of
water from the city's water pipes lo¬
cated upon said street, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Ciiarlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayea—Meaars.
Bal>c<H>k Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Ilauh
Ooebring, P real deni.
Ayoa—9
Noos—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1442. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorlzUig and
directing the City Controller to sell at
public auction In the rotunda of the
Municipal Hall, Smithfield street, Pitts¬
burgh, certain lots of ground belong¬
ing to the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read.
Mr. Onrltind moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
peas finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to la\^, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Uarland McArdle .Woodburn
Uoeveler Hauh
aoehrlng. President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1443. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the transfer of Twenty-one thousand
($211,000.00) dollars from .Appropria¬
tion No. 37, item, ‘Repaving Perrys-
vllle avenue, from 80 feet west of Cut¬
ler street to Taggart street,' to Ap¬
propriation No. 30, item, ‘Resurfacing
I'errysville avenue, etc.’ "
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
ii al passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the hill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?” ^
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1446. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance amending
Section 1 of an ordinance en¬
titled ‘An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and employ¬
es in the Office of the Department of
Assessors,’ approved March 25th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the hill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
437
Ayes - Messrs.
HabecM^k Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler 'Huuh
Ooehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1467. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of tlie Depiirtnicuit of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the erec¬
tion of a public bridge on Murray ave¬
nue crossing William IMtt Boulevard,
ard providing for the payment there¬
of/’
Which was read.
Mr. <>arlnii<I moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?” ,
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler lliiuh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1441. An Ordinance
anlltled, “An Ordinance designating
depositories for the moneys of the
City of Pittsburgh, to regulate depos¬
its therein, and to provide for the pay¬
ment of Interest thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also, with a negative recopimenda-
tion,
Bill No. 1114. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Cora T. Quinn for the sum of
$5,000.00 and a warrant in favor of
Margaret T. Quinn, her mother, In the
sum of $2,600.00, in payment of dam¬
ages for injuries received by said
Cora T, Quinn on defective board walk
along Frankfort street. Twentieth
ward, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read,
Mr. (inrlanil moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be Indefinitely postponed.
Which, motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 1514. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for July 10th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
council.
Which was read received and fllecl.
Also
Bill No. 1240. Ai; Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance widening Vlata
street, from Goehring street to the first
angle west of Goehring slreet, in the
Twenty-fourth ward of the ' dty of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed agaij>«t and col¬
lected from properties ben*'rtted there¬
by.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of tb,- rule to al¬
low the secoi.d ar.d third . adings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill v.-as read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Itobcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes ol Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally In accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1241. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, jiaving and
curbing of Decision alley, from Graham
street to Rebecca street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex-
I)ei'ses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.”
VVhlch warj read.
Mr, McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second ana third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
. And the bill was read a third time
aind agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
438
And on the question, ‘'Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkina
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And there being- three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1449. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
the Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Public Works to ad¬
vertise for and to award a contract or
contracts for furnishing and deliver¬
ing two (2) automobiles for the Bur¬
eau of Construction, and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "ShaTT the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Gabcock Kerr Wilkins
Barlund McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler llauh
Goehring, Presldeiit.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1450. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance annulling the
award of a contract made the 3rd day
of May, A. D. 1912, by the City of
Pittsburgh to Booth & Plinn, JLimited,
for the repaving of Perrysvllle avenue,
from a point about 80 feet west of
Cutler street to Taggart street."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1451. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a pub¬
lic sewer on Palm Beach avenue pri¬
vate property of Mary A. Ward and
Shiras avenue, from the present sewer
on Palm Beach avenue to the present
sewer on Pauline avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle nioved
A suspension of tfce rule to al¬
low the second and third reMUngs and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the uill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Qurland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1452. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on Flemington avenue
and private property of Harry Blair
et al., from present sewer and from the
property line of the Dupont Land Com¬
pany to the present sewer on William
Pitt Boulevard, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby."
Which was read.
439
Mr. .HeArflle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
tii.al passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass rtnally? "
. The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes Messrs.
I{alK;(M;k Kerr Wilkins
i^urlund McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Ooehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afnrmatlve, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1453. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on southeast sidewalk of
Kirkpatrick street, from a point about
30 feet northeast of Shafer street to
the present sewer on Grant boulevard,
and providing that the costs, dam¬
ages and expenses of the same be as¬
sessed against and collected from prop¬
erty specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
> agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
RaiK*(>ck Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llimh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative. t)ie bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1454. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a pub¬
lic sewer on Album street, from a point
about 20 feet southwest of Dunmore
street to present sewer on Anneta
street, and ’ providing thni the costs,
damages and expenses of the same
assessed against and collected from
property specially beneAtvd thereby.*'
' Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of th< rule to al¬
low the second and third > adlngs and
Anal ps'isage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And (he bill was read a th id time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill ' s read and
agreed to
And on the question "p! ill the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were ciken agres-
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess ifi
liabcock Kerr V, ilklns
Garland McArdle 'vfM>dbum
Hoeveler liauh
Goohrinr President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the afArmaii e. the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1455, An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance «uthorlzlng
and directing the constni- tion of a
i jubllc sewer on the south idewalk of
^^riendship avenue, from a point about
20 feet east of Gross street to present
sewer on Wlneblddle avenue, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damai;es and ex¬
penses of the same be ass* ; ed against
and collected from properi. specially
beneAted thereby.**
Which was read.
Mr. McArdli* moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wnndbum
Hoeveler liauh
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—Nonc.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1456. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing: the construction of a
public sewer on Hargrove street, and
Warburton street, from a point near
the crown on Hargrove street to Saw
Mill Uun, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby/'
Which was read.
Mr. ncArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ilabcock Kerr Wilkins
ilarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Huuh
Ooehrlng, President.
Ayes-9
Noea—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
passed finallj*.
Also
Bill No. 1457. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on South Thirtieth street,
from the present sewer on Jane street
to the present sewer on South Thirtieth
street at a point near Sarah street,
and providing that tne costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
aainst and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArille moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayea—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WUklnt
ikirland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelor Kauh
Goehring President.
Ayes-©
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1469. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Jordan alley, from Millvale
avenue to Wineblddle street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdIo moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
B(ibco<‘k Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes- 9
Noes—None. •
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill' No. 1461. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Rockland Avenue, from
Hampshire avenue to alley north of
Sebring avenue, fixing the width of the
roadway and sidewalks, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Aves—9.
Noes—None.
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And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
. passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 1409. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance repealing an or¬
dinance entitled, ‘An Ordinance- pro¬
hibiting the spilling, placing or deposit¬
ing upon the pavement of any street
in the City of Pittsburgh, any oil,
grease or other substance which tends
to disintegrate the pavement or make
It slippery or otherwise dangerous, and
providing penalties for the violation
thereof,’ approved December 7th, 1908.”
Which was read.
Mr. MeAi^lle moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion.
No. 1515. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for July 10th, 1912, transmitting an
ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
BUI No. 1468. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Paulson avenue, from
Shetland street to Vermillion alley.’*
Which was read.
Mr. WlIkliiA moved i
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkfns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr presented from the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation, with
an affirmative recommendation.
No. 1516. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation for
July 10th, 1912, transmitting an ordi¬
nance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1447. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the regulation of the production or
emission of smoke within ihe corporate
limits of the City of Pittsburgh, and
prescribing penalties for violation of
the provisions hereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. 14 err moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third leadings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “SLall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were laken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr V/ffkins
Garland McArdle ^^'oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goeliring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the voles of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr called up and moved to re¬
consider the vote by which
Bill No. 1358. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Lottie B. Vail for the sum of
$500.00, In full settlement of damages
caused by Injuries received by step¬
ping Into a hole in the street at the
corner of Liberty and Centre
avenues and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
In Council, July 9th, 1912. was read
and further action Indefinitely post¬
poned.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
further action on the resolution be in¬
definitely postponed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution be recom-
mlted to the Committee on Finance.
W hich motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tbs Council of tbe ^ity of Pittsburgb.
Vol. XXXXVI Wednesday, July 17, 1912 No. 48
iMunitt^ial i&Ptor&
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.Prealdeni
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 17th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment to
consider the charges preferred by the Voters’
U'lurue againsi John M, Morin, Director of the
Department of Public Safety.
I* resent—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdlc Wood burn
Hoeveler Huuh
Goehrlng, President.
Judge Rol)ert8. Frazer, presiding.
The Clerk presented
No. 1517
III the matter of charges against \
JOHN M. MOHIN. I
Dlrecdor of the Department of /
Public Safety )
Of the tlfteen accusati<ms against the
Director of the Department of Public Safety^
the Court required additional speclfltwitions
uiHin the second, fourth fifth, tenth, eleventh
and twelfth. Additional HpeeificattonB were
wcordlngly tiled on all these except the fifth,
U-nth and eleventh accusations. In reply to
the order of Court as to the said fifth, tenth
and eleventh accusations, tlie League filed the
following answers:
6th. Assignation houses are per¬
mitted to exist, to which day and night, col¬
or'd men can be seen taking young white
girls and white women.
The location of such houses and the names
of the iKjrsons conducting them cannot be
safely given because some of the houses have
changed hand.s recently and bei^ause of the
difficulty of any one, outside of official circles,
roving by competent evidence that a certain
ou.se Is conducted as an assignation house,
unless the frequenters of such places can be
Induced to confess, Huch places are, however,
well known to the police. It is respectfully
requested that a rehearing on the I'equest for
particulars of Ibis accusation be given.
10th. Violators of law having polit¬
ical lnfluen<^ are prQtected» and those hav¬
ing friends in office, or with influence, not
unfrequently have their fines remitted or
returned. *
The dates when such flues were remitted
and by whom remitted cannot be definitely
ascertained, tiiere being po record thereof in
any of the offices of tlie police magistrates
wiiere such pmctices have pi*evailed, such re¬
turn of fines oi abandonment of case taking
place witliout any docket entry thereof being
made. *
lUh. Money has been paid for the
privilege of opening and conducting houses of
prostitution, and for the privilege of furnishing
supplies lhei*eto.
Referring to this accusation, in the opinion
filed, his Honor, Judge Frazer, says;
“Tlie eleventh accusation should be
made more specific by setting out the persons
to wdiom mow y is alleged to have been paid
for the privilege of opening and conducting
huiise.s of prostitution and for supplying or
furnishing supplies thereto, together wdth the
location of tiie houses and when such pay¬
ments were niade.”
It is impossible to comply with this
requirement without destroying (he evidence
in ])roof thereof, or subjecting the unfortunate
and oppressed, though depraved, w'omen to
the liorrors of police persecution. Much of tlie
evidence lias been given to the League under
the seal of confidence, with the promise that
the informer should not be culled, until after
other evidence hud been introduced. Many
who have acknowledged tiiey have paid
money have stated tiiat if their names were
published they would leave town, or w^ould
purjute themselves If placed upon the witness
stand, that uot only their future but their very
lives and liberty would be endangered. The
payment of imuiey not Infreiiuentiy was made
throngli middlemen or intermedtulrles, and
until shown to wliom this money was deliv¬
ered would l>e of no value for tlie puriiose of
this investigation. The loctitiori of the houses
is immaterial because such places readily
change hands and one having the privilege
may move from place to place. Most impor¬
tant, however, Is the fact that the charge of
such payments of money was made, a.s has
been iierotofore stated and reiterated, ia»l for
the purpose of making out a case of bribery,
agalnts any individual, but for the purprst* of
showing the existence of a system of com¬
mercialized vice, of which the Director of the
Department of Dubllc Safety by reason of its
gonemlity and unlveimlity should have had
notice.
It In further reapecUully submitted that It is
IrniiiateitiurU) \Vhum thtvmouoy whs paid, or
by whom the money -was paid, If’it appuurs
t hat in ovder to procure the oponingof a house
of proNtttutloii or the:riglit to farnlsh*supplies
thereto, money must be paid to some one, and
that those wlio failed to pay were closed or .pre¬
vented fn>m furnish tug supplies.
It is furtlier respectfully submitted tliut there
>iK a distlmUluii Itetween this investigation and
>a proseeuti«m 'for graft, this l»eing an atUiCk
upon ttie system of commenduUzed vice for
:whloh ti»e removal of:the dhreatoi*'of tlie-De-
d>artinenl of Public Hafety is demanded, and
not a prosecution of this or that individual for
staking goift. Wliereftu'e, it 1 .h respoctfuIty re¬
el nested that a reiieartng on this request for
particular accusation be granted.
A rehearing was bad in aecoi*dance
with request of the Lieague and the court re-
adirmed its former decision directing addi¬
tional specidcations as to ithese charges to be
died.
AfU^r careful consideration, the League feels
constmined to continue the position taken in
its reply to tho order made as above given.
Theu'easotis for this decision are .respectfully
submitted and may bo’briefly summarteed as
'follows:
1st. The Leii^ue cannot afford to
'take the chances of a large number of libel
suits, even if pltimately Tt did successfully
defend the same. Every person accused of
ipaylng or receivingutioney, or of keeping an
assignation house, could institute such a suit,
anddf, as apprCheuded.by the League, the wit¬
nesses upon whom the League must reiy-to
prove the facts, could not be obtained at the
time of such suits,'the League would be power¬
less to prove'tlic facts.
2nd. Tiie %intioduction Into this
hearing of IndividuaLcasesof bribery or.graft,
'Or the injection.of libel suits, would detmet
latteiition fixnn, and confuse.ilie mind of the
/.public as to the real Issue Of tlllsMii vestigaUon,
In which it is most vitally inteiestcd, and add
perhaps but little to the proof of facts nec¬
essary to sustain that Issue. It would serve no
useful purpose In siippoit of the accusations to
show tfiat money was paid by this or tliat one
'to this or that one, unless notice thereof was
brought home to the Director, either dlre<‘tly
or by showing such payments to be so general
'that he ought'to have tiad notice tliereof.
8rd. Uiider the other accusations the
real, important, vital issue can be fully pre¬
sented, to wit: the allowance the Uicreuseof
houses of 'pro.stitution, .gaiiiilHtig hous«M,
speakeasies, aud uaslgruftion l(ouse.s tu sn
«eiiurmuus rexUuU, and to:gpreu(l aUl over the
icity, to^hemtter'.oeinarulioiaiim uficerUin whs
I dioiis; the tin urease df pru.stUiUiou, and the
* ’Inureaae af«dieeiu<e; ^tlie eumnu'miatUutlon of
fVlce by the assignment of privileges of pander-
ing, &c.; and the failure .to ivpi-iy the iut*thud»
t mf repression miid control *hi -niuny
of the cities of this country, and which the
j ..good peopla«f.thi8.olty.aaiU4aid.
j .'Hespoctfullysubuiithrd
VOXEIW’ LLA^iUE;,’
’ By
A. LKO <\Vd.kL»'Preddonl.
, TKNSABl) DE .WOLE, fcJecreUiry.
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr. BcJil,'(Jouiu!dl for Direct')!’ Morin urow'
and said
That the Voters’ refused to
file more •siwcjirtc cbtriges us fi’n>cted by the
Court, and moved tliat.the atn,..ith .10th and
nth chai'ges be stricken, out.
Tile Judge suited
Ttiat when they came to these char¬
ges, then couiiHel for the defee o would have
un.QpporUinity to object, and toe Court’would
theu decide tlie question.
Mr. Well culled tlie .name of Mr. E. <U.
Lang who did not unswer.
Mr. Well asked that an atachmeiit be
Issued for Mr. Lang.
W. E. Walsh, Assistant Couiisel for Votera’
League, was called ;U> tlie stun ! and Nworn,
and .stated that he had^pcrs<n«;.Uy served Mr.
Lang with u subpoena.
At this time Mr..Lang appeared.
Mr. Weil arose and «uld
Tliat thei*e seems to' bi' some doubt as
to the a’ight’.of the Clerk U> a'lmlnUter Jbe
oath to witnesses, and. ask that the uourtuiU-
miulster the oath In the future.
Mr. Beal, for*tire defense, agreed.
Whereupon, Mr, Weil-called E. G. *Lang to
the stand, who was sworn by .ludge Eraser;
examined by Mr. Well anti crosH-examiued by
Mr. Beal.
Thos. A. McQimide, 8 u por 1 n t o-n d eirt of
the Bureau of Police, was called to the stand
and sworn; examliiea by Mr. Well.
And the hour of 12 o’clock. M , having un
rived, the iJudgo declared the tioariiig ad¬
journed until Thursday laoruiiig, (>July IHth,
1912, at 10 O’clock.
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Proceedings of the gouncil of the Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Thursday, July 18, 1912 No. 49
ilmitri;ial Ucrurii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRINQ.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK, .Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July IHth, 1912.
Council met persuant to adjournment to
oonsider the charges prt'ferred by the Voters’
Ij«4Kue against John M. Monn, Director of tl»e
iKifMirtment of Public Safety.
Present—Messrs.
B»l)cock Kerr Wilkins
Oarlaiid McArdle Woodburn
Hueveler
Judge Robert S. Frajcer presiding.
I Superintendent McCiuaide resumed the
I stand and his examination wius continued by
Mr. Weil.
At this time Superintendent McCiuaide was
withdrawn from the stiind, and Mr. P. H.
Keefe, President of the Allegheny Liquor
Dealers, Association, was callc'd U) the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and cro.ss-
exarnined by Mr Beal.
And the hour of 12 o'clock, M., having ar¬
rived, the Judge declared a recess until 1
o’clock, P. M.
And the time of the rece.s.s having expired,
Council reconvened witli all members present,
except Mr. Kaiili. (Judge F'razer presiding.)
Sui)erintendent Mc^vtaide was recalled to
the stand and his examination continued by
Mr. Weil.
And the hour of o’clock, P. M., having
arrived, tiie Judge declared council adjourned
until Friday morning, July 19th, 1912, at 10
O’clock.
Ahsent^Mr, Raub.
(Joel) ring, President.
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vol \XXXVI Friday, JuIy 19, 1^12
No, SO
fHuulrlpal iUerurii |
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburg-h, Pa., July 19th, 1912,
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against John M.
Morin, Director of the Department of
Public Safety.
Present—Mess? s
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle VVoodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehring, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Mr. Weil arose and said
That he wished to call the at'
tentfon of Council and the Court to the
large number of employees of the De¬
partment of Public Safety i)resent at
the trial; that his witnesses were being
shadowed; that his office and his home
were being shadowed by detectives of the
I epartment of Public Safety; that his
emidoyees, under Mr. Wilson, had been
a.ssulted ard that Mr. Wilson had also
been assaulted, and asked that his wit¬
nesses be protected.
The Judge said
That if anj"^ specific instances
of intimidation were brought to his at¬
tention, proper measures would he
taken to stop it and protect the wit¬
nesses.
Mr. Weil, at this time, asked and ob¬
tained leave to call Hon. George W.
Guthrie to the stand.
Mr. Gutherie was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Weil.
Mr. Gutherie was withdrawn and Mr.
McQuaide resumed the stand and ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil.
Mr. McQuaide was withdrawn and
Mr. Gutherie resumed the stand and his
examination was continued by Mr.
Weil; cross examined by Mr. Beal.
Dennis F. Cash, Director of the De¬
partment of l*ublic Safety, Cincinnati,
Ohio, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. YV'eH, and cross
examined by Mr. Beal.
Mr. McQuaide resumed the stand and
his examination was continued by Mr,
Weil.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared a re¬
cess until 1 o’clock, p. m.
And liie time of the lecess having ex¬
pired, Council reconvened with all
members present. (Judge Frazer pre¬
siding.)
Mr. McQuaide resumed the stand and
his examination was continued by Mr,
Weil; cross examined by Mr. Beal, and
re-examined by Mr. Weil,
Miss Anna B. Heldman, Head Nurse
of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement, was
called to the stand and sorn; examined
by Mr. Weil and cross examined by Mr.
Beal.
And the hour of 3 o'clock p. m, having
arrived, the .Judge declared the hearing
adjourned until Monday, July 22nd,
1912, at 10 o’clock, a. m.
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Vol. XXXXVl Monday, July 22, 1912 No. SI
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J, MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Plttsburgrh, Pa., July 22n<3, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charg*es preferred by
the Voters’ League against John M.
Morin, Director of the Department of
Public Safety.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Miss Anna B. Heldman resumed the
stand; re-examined by Mr. Weil and
re-cross examined by Mr. Beal,
George M. P. Baird, Sociologist, Irene
Kaufmann Settlement, was called to
the stand and sworn; examined by Mr,
Weil and cross examined by Mr. Beal.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared a re¬
cess until 1 o’clock, p. m.
And the time of the recess having ex¬
pired Council reconvened with all mem¬
bers present. (Judge Frazer presid¬
ing.)
Mr. Baird resumed the stand and his
cross examination was continued by
Mr. Beal.
Ellen M, Fieger, Deaconess, Robin¬
son Street M. E. Church, was called to
the stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Weil and cross examined by Mr, Beal.
Wm, H. Reese, police officer of the De¬
partment of Public Safety, was called
to the stand and sworn; examined by
Mr. Weil; cross examined by Mr. Beal,
And the hour of 3 o clock p. m. having
arrived the Judge declared the hearing
adjourned until Tuesday morning, July
23rd, 1912, at 10 o’clock.
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Vol.XXXXVI
Tuesday, July 23, 1912.
No. 62
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 23rd, 1912.
Council met pursuant tn adjournment to
consider the charges preferred by the Voters’
l/ugue against John M. Morin, Director of
the Iteparlment of Public Safety.
I'resent—Messrs.
ItelK!ock Kerr Wilkins
<isrlaDd McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Judge Rol)ert S. Frazer presiding.
Wrn. H. Reese resumed the stand and his
croM examination wus continued by Mr. Beal;
rwxamlnedby Mr. Weil.
rl!® o’clock, M., hiivlns ar-
declared a rccesi; until 1
o’clock, P. M.
And the time of the recess having expired,
Cpuiioil reconvened with all members present.
(J udge Frazer presiding.)
Wm. H. Heese resumed tiie stand and was
re-cross examined by Mr. Beal.
Rev. Dr. George L. C. Richards, Pastor, Rob¬
inson Street M. E, Mission, was called to tlie
.standand sworni'examlned by Mr, Weil; cross
examined by Mr, Beal.
The cro.ss examination of Rev. Richards was
suspended until Wednesday, July 24th, 1912, at
10 o’clock A. M., in order that lie may get the
numbers of the disorderly or disreputable
houses on Robinson street and vicinity, which
he mentioned.
Zach Fleming, Police Officer of the Departr
ment of Public Safety, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Weil. After
several questions had been asked and an wered,
Mr. Well excused ttie witness; no cross exam¬
ination.
Nannie Oppcnheimer, Probation Officer of
the Juvenile Court, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 3 o’clock, P. M., having
arrived, the Judge declared the hearing ad¬
journed until Wednesday morning, July 24th,
1912, at 10 o’clock.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRINQ.President
E, J, MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK, .Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 23rd, 1912.
Council met.
Preeentr- Messrs
Bubcock Kerr Wilkins
Oarlftnd McArdle VVoodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President.
The Chair stated that as there were
no objections the reading of the min¬
utes of the previous meeting- was dls-
pen.sed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
.Mr. linhcock presented
No. 1518. Communication from
J. F. Shafer, M. D, regarding the ex¬
istence of a slaughterhouse at No.
406 Penn avenue, said to be a nuisance
and menace to health.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 1519. Communication from
the Waverly Oil Works Company call¬
ing attention to the lack of switching
Interchange in the Pittsburgh District.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1520. Communication from
The Animal Rescue League of Pitts¬
burgh, Inc., relative to the contract
for the collection of stray and unli¬
censed dogs running at large in the
City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 1521. Petition of A. C.
Hess asking to be reimbursed In the
sum of $50.20, for stock of groceries
damaged by flooding premises at Ben¬
nett street, near Frankstown avenue,
by bursting of a City water pipe.
Also
No. 1522. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of A. C. Hess for the sum of $50.20, in
full payment of damages to his stock
of groceries on December 21, 1910, at
Bennett street, near Frankstown ave¬
nue, caused by the flooding of his cel¬
lar by the bursting of a city water
pipe on Frankstown avenue near Lin¬
den street, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
Also
No. 1523. Resolution author¬
izing the Controller to employ temp¬
orarily one or two clerks to sort, list,
pack or destroy papers which have
piled up in the Committee on Finance,
at a rale not to exceed $2.50 per day
for doing this work, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 43, Finance
Fund.
Also
No, 1524. Whereas, John De-
vine, representing Devine & Company,
to whom was awarded the printing and
binding of the Municipal Record, has
deceased; and
Whereas, By his death the Devine
Company has gone out of business and
transferred its plant and contracts to
the “Gill Press,” and among others,
the contract for the Municipal Record,
and other contracts that they had with
the City; and
Whereas, The Gill Press has desig¬
nated its willingness to take over this
work at the same rate and under the
terms and conditions that the Devine
Company had agreed to; therefore,
Resolved, That the consent of Coun¬
cil be and is hereby given to such sub¬
stitution and transfer.
Also
No. 1525. Whereas, The Di¬
rector of the Department of Supplies
advertised for and awarded a contract
to the lielck Company for furnishing
600 bottles of certified milk for the
use of the “Milk and Ice Fund;” and
Whereas, The number required at
this time greatly exceeds this amount,
and the Reick Company is unable to
furnish the excess required; and
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Whereas, The Department has been
unable to get i^ids for furnishing this
excess, after diligent inquiry, from any
but the VValker-Gordon .Comj)any at
13c per (iuart, and 8c per pint; there¬
fore,
Itesolved, That the Director of the
l>>epartment of Supplies shall be and is
hereby authorized to contract with the
srdd ..'alKei-Gordon Company for the
furnishing of the excess certified milk
retjuired, at the amount of their bid.
Also
No. 152(>. Itesolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of \\. Al. .lacooy for $250.00, in full for
services as Manager of Music in the
sevoial parks to August 1st, 1012, and
fliniging the same tf> Appropriation No.
30. itiMn, Music in the Parks,
Also
No. 1527. Resolution author¬
izing the issuJi g of a warrant in favor
of t’ne ilumooldt Fire Insurance Com¬
pany tor ;}.„2.40, for insurance carried
on the Carnegie Li^^raiy and Music ilali,
Noith bide, 11 om Maich 2nd to .luly
22nd. 11)12, and charging the same to
Appl opi iation No. 202.
Also
No. 1528. Communication from
the lirookline Board of Trade trans-
inilting re.sohition pas'ied by the Hoard
of ilirectors at a special meeting heul
on July loth, 1912, relative to the sup¬
ply of water to the Nineteenth ward.
Also
No. 1520. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Ivirector of the i^epartment of Public
Works to enter into negotiations with
the South 1 ittsburgh Water Company
for the purpose of supplying water to
the residents of Brookline and vicinity
in the Nineteenth ward, City of Pitts-
l>uigh, at the same rate as charged by
the City itself, and to report with
recommendations such methods as they
deem best for the relief of this section.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
.Mr. .lIcAiMlIe pre.seiited
No. 1530. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
]>aving and curbing of Stanford road,
from Brighton road to Campus street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same he assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited tJierehy.
Also
No. 1531. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
j)a\ ing and curbing of Academy lane,
from Diploma street to Campus street,
ai d providing that the costs, damages
c.rd exiienses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1532. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Diploma street,
from Stanford road to east line of
Campus street and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against arm collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1533. An Ordii.ance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading^
I)aving and curbing of Campus street,
fr om j^avis'avenue to the sotiUi line of
Diploma street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
trom property speciallj' ben<*iir.‘d there¬
by.
Also
I No. 1534. An Ordii'once au-
! thorlzing and directing tin- gi adlng,
I paving arid curi)ing of Dh\d street,
i 11 om Reynolds street to nm ifi line of
Robison atul uickie Plan, and provid¬
ing that the cost.s, damages, and ex-
penses of tiie same be assess d agai/i.st
and collected from i)ropert.\ specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1535. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing tin- grading,
legradii.g, paving, repaving end other-
\/ise improving Atherton av.u:ue, from
Liberty avenue to bridge over Penn-
\ sylvania railroad, and providing that
the costs, damages and eypenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from projierty specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Also
No. 1536. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Merritt street,
from Taggart street to a jioint 340
feet northwardly, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Also
No. 1537. An Ordinance ex-
I tending and opening Laclede street,
from Regal alley to Kathleen street,
Eighteenth ward, establishing the
grade thereof, fixing the width and
location of the sidewalk and roadway,
and providing that the cost, damages
and exj>enses occasioned thereby i)e as¬
sessed against ami collected from prop¬
el ties benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1538. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Mrector of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the repav¬
ing of Warwick Terrace, from l>evon
road to a point 152.64 feet westwardly,
and providing for the payment of the
co.st thereof.
Also
No. 1539. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to award
1 a contract or contracts for the recon-
I structlon of the retaining wall on
Brownsville avenue opposite William
street, and iiroviding for the payment
I of the costs thereof.
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Also
No. 1540. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading, re¬
grading, paving and repaving of Wood-
mont street, from 35 feet w^est of Koup
avenue to east building line of Roup
avenue, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.
Also
No. 1541. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for reflo'oring
roadway and repairing sidewalks on
the main span of Twenty-eighth street
bridge over P. K. R., and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof.
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No. 1542. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Winterburn i
avenue, from a point about 90 feet
north of Bigelow street to present
sewer on Winterburn avenue, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1543. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Winterton
.street, from a point about 20 feet south
of Bryant street to present sewer on
Stewart street, and providing that the
costa, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1544. Resolution author-
Izirg the issuirg of a warrant in favor
of the Pittsburgh Sanitary F’looring
Company for the sum of $117.00 for
extra work in reconstruction of floor
system, etc.. South Twelfth street '
bridge crossing P. V. & C. K. R., an4l
ch;-iging same to Apj)ropriation No. 47, i
Repairing Bridges. j
Also
No. 1545. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart-
mert of Public Works to resurface cer¬
tain streets, avenues and boulevards In
the (>lty of Pittsburgh, and providing
for the payment of the cost of the
same.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on T’ublic
Works,
Also
No. 1546. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of various sums
from item *'Resurfacing Streets," Ap¬
propriation No. 30, to item, "Asphalt
Plant" and Item, "Repairs to Fligh-
ways," Appropriation No. 30, Bureau
of Highways and Sewers.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1547. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an Ordinance entitle<l "An Or¬
dinance authorizing and directing the
grading, ijaving and curbing of Keeney
alley, from Terrace street to an un¬
named street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby, ' approved .January 10th, 1911.
Also
No. 1548, An Ordinance re¬
pealing an Ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing and directing the
opening of Feeney alley, from Terrace
street to an unnamed street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses occasioned thereby and the
damages ‘caused by the grade of said
public highway be assessed against and
collected from properties specially
benefited thereby," approved August
1st, 1910.
Also
No. 154-9. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an Ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing and directing the
grading, i)aving and curbing of Rock¬
land avenue, from Hampshire avenue
to alley north of Sebring avenue, fix¬
ing the width of the roadway and side¬
walks, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby,”
approved July 17th, 1912.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No, 1550. Resolution author¬
izing the City Solicitor to release and
satisfy claims against the lots of
Amelia A. Noone upon the payment of
$136.00 for each lot and the further
payment of any costs that may have
accrued by the opening and extending
of Rebecca street 600 feet north from
Black street through her property in
the Eleventh ward.
.Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Itaiiti pre.senled
No, 1551. Communication from
the Packard Motor Car Company rela¬
tive to placing pay-as-you-enter buses
in the public parks.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Dibraries.
Mr. WilliiiiN presented
No, 1562. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the name of an unnamed alley,
from Baclede street to Cresson alley in
the Kighteenth ward, as Regal alley.
Also
No. 1553. An Onllnance re¬
establishing the grade on Factory al¬
ley, from Birn alley to Isabella street.
Also
No. 1564. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an Ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance re-establishing the grade of
Isabella street, North Side, from^ San¬
dusky street to Anderson street," aj)-
proved February 21st, 1910.
Also
No. 1555. An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade on Isabella
street, from Anderson street to a point
68 feet west thereof.
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Also
No. 1556. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and re-establishing the
grade* of Camelia street, from Fifty-
sixth street to Fifty-third street.
Also
No. 1557. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and establishing
the grade of Fifty-sixth street, from
McCandless street to Camelia street.
Also
No. 1568. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and establishing
the grade of i^'ifty-third street, from
Camelia street to McCandless street.
Also
No. 1559. An Ordinance fixing
the width and i)osltion of the side¬
walks and roadway and re-establishing
the grade of McCandless street, from
the eastern to the western intersection
of Stanton avenue.
Also
No. l-jftO. An OrdinaiK'e Viu‘at-
irg the location of a portion of Harold
sti eet, between Centre avenue and
hreckenridge street, in the Fifth ward.
Also
No. 1561. An Ordinance ap¬
proving and accepting the “Highview
Flan of Lots,” in the Twenty-fifth ward,
laid out by Alvin B. Sweasey, and ap-
pi oving and accepting the streets
shown therein.
Also
No. 1562, Plan of the High-
view Plan of Lots, laid out by Alvin
B. Sweasey in the Twenty-fifth ward.
Also
No> 1563. An Ordinance va¬
cating a portion of Harold street, be¬
tween Hreckenridge street and a point
79.68 feet northwardly therefrom.
Also
No. 1564. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of Knox street in the Twenty-
first ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
enacted on the 9th day of April, 1912,
approved by the Mayor, April 11th, 1912,
and recorded In Ordinance Book, Vol,
24, page 59.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Also
No. 1565. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the construction of a pre-
jectirg bay on Strawberry way, near
Liberty avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on i*ublic \\ orks,
Mr. Wood burn presented
No. 1566. Commnnleution from
Frank Searight offering to sell property
at the corner of Brighton Hoad and
McDonald street, for incinerating plant.
Also
No. 1567. Communication from
Charles W. Walters asking to be re¬
imbursed in the sum of $3,100.00 on ac¬
count of loss by fire on account of lack
of water supply.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1568. Hesolutluu authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Josei)h Kamsey for $420.82, refund¬
ing amount paid as an assessment
against his ])roperty in tho improve¬
ment of Chalfonte street, and charg¬
ing the same to Approi)riation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read and refcjred to the
Committee on Finance.
The i'liHir presenU'd
No. 1569. Resoluti<‘n author¬
izing the issuing of a warraof in favor
of Oscar K. Hall for $300 (*0, in full
settlement of all claims f<»;* damages
by reason of Injuries receiv >d by slep-
ping on the lid of a sewer rlrop which
gave way, and charge the jv:,ine to Ai)-
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1570. Clippings sent by the
Flood Commission of IMttsburgh to
' Council (cut from the Chrouicle-Tele-
graph and the Press) relaMve to the
Commit^ on River and Harbor of the
Senate and House appropriating $300,-
000.00 for improvements on the Alle-
ghefiy river.
Also
No. 1571. Communbeation from
the West Knd Board of Trade approv¬
ing recommendation of City Planning
' Commission relative to sites for rec¬
reation grounds.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1572. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Subway Company stat¬
ing objections to Ordinance granting
certain rights to.
.Company to construct
an underground railway, being BUI No.
726.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on I’ublic Service and Sur¬
veys,
Also
No. 1573. Communication from
the Civic Club of Allegheny County
enclosing preliminary report of the
Committee of the Civic Club on Public
Comfort Stations.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works,
j Also
I No. 1574, Communication from
K. A. Stroud, of the British America
1 Assurance Company relative to placing
\ restrictions on the storage of gasoline,
naptha and all other liquids of an ex¬
plosive character.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
No. 1576. Whereas, The Intro¬
duction of moving pictures as a public
amusement in the parks of New York
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and other cities has met with much pop¬
ular approval; now, therefore, be It
Resolved, By this Council that a com¬
mittee of three be appointed by the
President to consider and report to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries upon
the advisability of introducing moving
pictures in our parks as an amusement
and educational feature.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution be adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Cbair appointed Messrs,
ilauh, Hoeveler and Woodburn, on the
committee.
REPORTS OP COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1576. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for July 17th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and hied.
Also
Bill No. 1484. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor to execute and de¬
liver a deed to William A. Snyder for
lots Nos. 24, 26 and 28 in Adolph Ober-
heldman’s Plan of Lots in the Twentieth
formerly Thirty-fifth, ward, City of
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Penn¬
sylvania.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to la\^, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Qoehrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1483. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of F. G. Conley, P. C. Beil and G.
Weller Barnes for the sum of $4,260.00,
on delivery by them, of a deed In fee
simple, approved by the city solicitor,
for property to be used as part of the
approach to the Bloomfield I)ridge, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 111.
Which was read.
Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
r Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdlc Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Hoes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1358. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Mrs. Lottie B. Vail in the sum
of $500.00, In full settlement of all
claims for damages caused by Injuries
received by stepping in a hole In the
street while alighting from a car at
the corner of Liberty and Centre ave¬
nues, and charge the same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, July 17th,
1912, amended by striking out the words
“$500.00” and by inserting in lieu there¬
of the words “$250.00," and as amended
ordered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended, was
read.
Which was read.
Mr. GarlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayet—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdlc Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
lull No. 1388, Resolution au¬
thorizing the IssuinK of a warrant in
favor of Georj^e Betz In the sum of
$200.00, in full payment of Oamaj^es
caused by injuries received by beinff
run down by automobile of City pay¬
master. and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42.
in Committee on Finance, .luly 17,
1!)12, amentUxl by striking out the words
“$200.00., and by inserting in lieu there¬
of tiu* words ‘$80.00,” and as amended
ordere(i to be returned to Ci)uncil with
an aliirmative recommendation.
W'hicli was read.
Mr. taurluiiii moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And tiip resolution, as amended, was
rcjui.
Which was read.
Mr. la nr la ml moved
V A suspension of the rule to al¬
low' the second and third readings and
final pa sage Of the re.solutlon.
Which motion prevailed.
.And the rule having been su.spended,
tlie resolution was read a second and
third times,, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Habcock Kerr Wilkins
tlarland McArdle Woodburn
IR>eveIer Kiiuli
Goeliring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-third.s of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
re.soiution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1040. Resolution di¬
recting the City Solicitor, on payment
of $150.00, to satisfy the lien filed
against i)roperty of Thomas W. .Joyce
on Mansfield avenue. Twentieth ward,
at No. 37 October Term, 1911.
Which was read.
Mr. C^urland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
.final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolutioa was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Mes.srH-
IhiliccK’k Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveier liau h
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 1379. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor to make and
execute deeds to William A. Snyder for
lot.s 28-79 and lots 24 and 25 in Adolph
Oberheldman’s IMan of Lots, purchased
by the City at Sheriff sale and sold
originally to William Theodore Snyder.”
Which was read.
Mr. ixHrlHnd moved
That further action on the Bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle i)resented from the Com¬
mittee on Public W^orks, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 1577. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for .July 17,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1242. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of tlic Depart¬
ment of Public Works to advertise for
and award a contract or contracts for
repaving avenues, streets and alleys,
and authori'/ing the setting aside of the
various sums set forth below, amount¬
ing in the aggregate to Fifty-nine
thousand six hundred ($59,(100.00) dol¬
lars out of Appropriation No. 37, E 11,
Street Repaving.”
In Committee on Public ^A'orks, .July
17th, 1912, amended in section 2 and
in the title by striking out the words
“l^'lfty-nine tliousuud six liundred ($59,-
COO.OO) dollars,” and by Inserting in lieu
thereof the words “Fifty-foxir tiiousan<l
three hundred ($54,300.00) dollars,” and
in section 1 by striking out the words
“Lillian street, $9,400.00” and by insert¬
ing In lieu thereof the words “Climax
street, $5,500.00;” by striking out the
words “Saturn alley, from Alpine ave¬
nue to Stiles alley $1,400.00,” and by
striking out the words “$59,600.00,, and
by Inserting in lieu thereof the words
“$54,300.00.”
Which was read.
Mr. McAr«il« moved
That the amendments of the
Public W'orks Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Bill, as amended, was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
rmal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the (luestion, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—MoKsrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveier Ibuih
Goehr I ng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
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And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 12B9, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authori^ilng and
directing the grading, leaving and curb¬
ing of Samantha alley, from Stanton
avenue to Haywood street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. NcArdl« moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ibiuh
Goehrlng, President,
Ayei-9
Nom—N one.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1290. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Watson street, from Stevenson
street to Pride street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.”
W'hich was read.
Mr. HcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was*read and
•greed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa.«B finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council In the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Mr, Wilkins ])resented from the Com¬
mittee on I'ublic Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation.,
No. 1578. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for July 17th, 1912, transmitting ordin¬
ances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No, 1503. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade on Frank street, from Green¬
field avenue to Lilac street.”
Which was read.
Mr. WlIkiiiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Meesrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1504. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Lilac street, from Wm. Pitt
boulevard westwardly to Graphic
street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the hlll-
W’‘hlch motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
•i
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And on the <iuestion “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Ikibcook Kerr WJJklns
(jaiiand MeArdle Woodburn
Ilocveler llaiih
Goehring, President,
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. WllkliiH also presented from the
Committee on Public Service ad Sur¬
veys with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion,
No. 1579. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for July 22nd, 1912, transmitting an
ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1249, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh, for and on behalf of
said City, to make and to enter into a
written contract with the Borough of
Wilklnsburg and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, relative to the va¬
cation of portions of Brushton avenue
and Mcl’herson street, the construction
of undergrade crossings at Braddock,
Homewood and Lang avenues, In lieu
of the existing grade crossings at
Brushton avenue and Homewood ave¬
nue, and of the overhead crossing at
Lang avenue, a possible change of
grade of a portion of Brushton ave¬
nue, and the indemnifying of the said
Railroad Company by the said City and
the said Borough.*'
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, July 22nd, 1912, vote recon¬
sidered by which the Bill was returned
to Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation, Bill amended in the title
by striking out the words “Homewood
and Lang avenues" and by Inserting in
lieu thereof the \vords “and Homewood
avenues and the ‘possible construction
of an overhead foot passage crossing,
or undergrade crossing at Lang ave¬
nue." also amended by striking out
paragraph fourth and by striking out
paragraph sixth and by inserting a new
Iiaragraph to be known as paragraph
fifth; the other paragraphs to be re¬
numbered accordingly; and in former
paragraph eleventh amended in two
places by striking out the words
"Homewood and Lang avenues" and by
Inserting in lieu thereof the words “and
Homewood avenues and the possible
construction of an overhead foot pas,-
sage crossing, or undergrade crossing
at Lang avenue;" and In former para¬
graph Ninth by striking out the words
“$75,000.00" and by inserting in lieu
thereof the words “$50,400,00," and as
amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr. WllkiiiN moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 1680.
That in making the change of grade
of Homewood avenue ami of streets
intersecting the same, widch are ne¬
cessitated by the terms o> this ordin¬
ance, said change of grade shall begin
at sufficient distance from the railroad
on both sides of the tracks, as will re¬
sult in establishing a grade on Home-
wood avenue not to exce^ d a rise or
fall of four (4) feet to the hundred.
That before repaving any of the
streets or parts thereof, in the vicinity
of Homewood Station, allected by the
re<iuirements of this ordintmce, the Di¬
rector of the Department of I’ubllc
Works shall give timely notice to all
coriJorations, including tb^* proi)er of¬
ficers of the City of l’ittsl>urgh, having
wires or poles on said streets, to re¬
move all of their respective poles and
to place their respective v.ires beneath
the surface of the ground, in conform¬
ity with .standard regulations therefor.
That during the construction of said
bridge over Homewood avenue, The
I’ennsylvania Railroad Cojupany shall
make suitable provisions under the di¬
rection of the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works, for Standard
Multiple Clay Ducts, to carry electric
wires through the body of said bridge,
and no brackets, arms, beams or other
fixtures for this purpose siiall be per¬
mitted upon the under or Inner sur¬
faces of said bridge or tunnel, except
such as are solely necessary for illumi-
natton by the City.
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiM moved
That the paper be referred to
the City Solicitor.
Which motion prevailled.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1581. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
July 17th, 1912, transmitting papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1490, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for the purchase and installation In
the Ross Pumping Station of One (1)
Turbine Centrifugal Pump, together
with all piping, fixtures and appurten¬
ances."
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
•A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
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And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Dabcook Kerr Wilklni
(iarlaud McArdle AVoodburn
iloeveler Hauh
Goehrlng President.
Ayes—0
Noei—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1491. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Savage and Hughes for $53.89,
in payment of extra work In connec¬
tion with laying 30 inch cast iron hub
and spigot and flanged water pipe and
appurtenances, Arlington avenue—Mis¬
sion street System ( Mission street Sup¬
ply Main No. 1—Upper connection), and
charging same to Appropriation No. 120,
Bureau of Water.
Which was read.
.Mr, lloeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Measrs.
Bab(H)ck Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, Pre.sldent.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr, Hnuli presented from the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 1682. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries for .July
I7th, 1912, transmitting an ordinance to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1499. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
Jir furnlHiiliig .500 park benches for the
Bureau of Parks, Department of Pub¬
lic works,"
Which was read.
Mr. Itiiiili moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
BUI No. 1441. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance designating de¬
positories for the moneys of the City
of Pittsburgh, to regulate deposits
therein, and to provide for the pay¬
ment of interest thereon."
In Council, July 16th, 1912, Bill read
a first time.
And the Bill was read a second time.
Mr. Garland moved
To amend the Bill in section
3 by striking out the words "more than
four" and by inserting in lieu thereof
the words "two or more” and by strik¬
ing out after the words "selection of the
active depositories" the word "shall”
and by inserting in lieu thereof the
word "may.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the Bill, as amended, was agreed
to on second reading and laid over for
reprinting.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 1683. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council,
without action thereon, for further con¬
sideration, Bill No. 1146, Resolution au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to make certain
changes in the contract for repaving
and recurbing of Selby alley.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned to
Council, without action thereon,
Bill No. 1466. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
make certain changes in the contract
awarded to Thos. Cronin and Company
for the repaving and recurblng of Selby
alley, and setting aside $.
461
from Appropriation No. 37, General
Fund, for that purpose.
In Council, July 16th, 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, Bill read three times and Anally
passed by a two-thirds vote.
Which was read.
Mr. (jarlaud moved
To reconsider the vote “by
which the resolution was read a second
and third times and Anally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the resolution be read a second and
third times and Anally passed?'’
The motion did not prevail,
Mr. Orirluiifl moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. \Voi»dbiirn presented
No. 1584. Resolution providing
that any city employe who falls to pay
his just debts within a reasonable
lime, to be determined and prescribed
by the head of the department in which
he is employed, shall be discharged
from the city service.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. IKoeveler presented
No. 1585. Communication from
H. C. Hodges relative to the case of Dr.
Sunserl appealing from ruling of the
Bureau of Building Inspection on the
matter of erecting temporary wooden
steps at property at corner of Webster
avenue and Chatham street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
The Chali* presented
No. 1586.
Morals Efficiency Commission
of the City of Pittsburgh.
To his Honor, the Mayor and the Coun¬
cil of the City of Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen:
The Morals Efficiency Commission
begs to report the following recom¬
mendations:
That all assignation houses be closed
as rapidly as possible.
Investigation has convinced the Com¬
mission that these places are a greater
moral evil than the houses of prosti¬
tution, as girls and young women are
taken to them and started on the down¬
ward path. Accordingly we recommend
the suppression of all such places. A
copy of this report has been transmitted
to the Mayor and to the Superintend¬
ent of the Police.
The Commlsion’s previous recom¬
mendation is being enforced with ex¬
cellent results. The Department cor¬
dially co-operating.
Frederick A. Rhodes,
Chairman.
George Seibel,
Secretary.
Which was read and referred i/) the Com¬
mittee on-Public Safety.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the ChaJr declared
Council adjourned.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.Presidem
E. J. MAKTIN.City Clerk
KOBEHT CL ARK,. Assistant CUy Clerk
rittsburgrh, July 24th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjourn¬
ment to con.sider the chargres preferred
by the Voters’ League against John M.
Morin, Director of the Department of
Public Safety.
Pres<*nt—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Uarland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlug, President.
.Judge Robert S. Pra 2 er presiding.
Miss Oppenhelmer resumed the stand
anrl her examination was continued by
Mr. Well; cross examined by Mr. Beal.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, the .ludge declared a re¬
cess until 1 o’clock, 1». M.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
members present. (.Judge Frazer pre¬
siding).
Miss lOllzabeth Statlander, Probation
Officer, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Well; cro.ss ex¬
amined by Mr. Beal.
Dr. George C. L. Richards, Pastor of
Robinson street M. F. Mission, was re¬
called and examined by Mr, Weil; cross
examined by Mr. Beal, and re-examined
by Mr. Weil.
Harry Levine, High School student,
was called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil; cross examined
by Mr. Beal.
Harry Rubin, High School student,
was called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil; no cross examin¬
ation.
Simon Schonfeld, Clerk, Kaufmann
Bros., was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and cross
examined by Mr. Beal.
And the hour of 3 o’clock, P. M.,
having arrived, the Judge declared the
hearing adjourned until Thursday
morning. .July 25th, 1912, at 10 o’clock.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. QOEHBING.President
B. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
aOBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburg^h, July 25th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjourn¬
ment to consider the charges preferred
by the Voters' League against John
M. Morin, Director of the Department
of Public Safety,
Present—Mass rs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
tlarland McArdle Woodburn
Hueveler Rauh
Goehrinff, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding,
Louis Brum, 613 Herron avenue, was
called to the stand and sworn; exam¬
ined by Mr. Weil; cross examined by
Mr. Beal.
Fred Kohler, Chief of Police, Cleve¬
land, Ohio, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Weil; cross
examined by Mr, Beal.
Rev. T. E. Roord, pastor of Wylie
Avenue Baptist Church, was called to
the stand and affirmed; examined by
Mr. Well and cross examined by Mr,
Heal.
Arthur V. Buchholz, Chief of Divi¬
sion of Tenement House Inspection,
Philadelphia, Pa., was called to the
stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Well; no cross examination.
And the hour of 3 2 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared a re¬
cess until 1 o’clock, P. M.
And the time of the recess having
expired. Council reconvened with all
members present. (Judge Frazer pre¬
siding.)
Chas. C. Cooper, Resident Director
of the Kingsley House Association,
was called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil and cross exam¬
ined by Mr. Beal.
Wm. C. Coffin, Structural Engineer,
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co., was called
to the stand and sworn; examined by
Mr. Weil and cross examined by Mr,
Beal.
R. E. Boyd, Director of Settlement
Work, Kingsley House Association,
was called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil and cross examined
by Mr. Beal.
F. S. Keene, employed by Robert
Wilson, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and cross
examined by Mr. Beal.
M. W. Groves, employed by Robert
Wilson, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and cross
examined by Mr. Beal.
R. E. Brown, employed by Robert
Wilson, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and cross
examined by Mr, Beal.
D. B. Dunn, employed by Robert
Wilson, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and cross
examined by Mr. Beal.
William E. Carson, employed by
Robert Wilson, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and
cross examined by Mr. Beal.
And the hour of 3 o’clock P. M. hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared the
hearing adjourned until Friday morn¬
ing, July 26th, 1912, at 10 o’clock.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. QOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 26th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against .John M.
Morin, Director of the Department of
Public Safety.
Present—Messrs
Baboook Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W oodburn
Hoeveler Haub
Qoehrlng, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Thomas A. McQualde, Superintendent
of the Bureau of Police, recalled and
examined by Mr. Well; cross examined
by Mr. Beal.
E. R. McMillan, employed by the
Voters’ League, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Weil and
cross examined by Mr. Beal.
M, W. Graves recalled and examined
by Mr.' Weil; cross examined by Mr.
Beal.
by%?'Wen" examined
by^^r^^ \V?n^an^ recalled and examined
BeaL*^* cross examined by Mr.
arrived^''®thl°“!'„H^ ?’'=*,having
SntlT f'o’clock ^
time of the recess havinsr
expired, Council reconvened with all
^l^^ers present. (Judge Frazer pre-
recalled and examined by
Mr Weil and cross examined by Mr.
Beal.
Robert Wilson, Proprietor of the Wil¬
son Detective Agency, was called to
the stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Weil and cross examined by Mr. Beal.
Wm. E. Carson recalled; examined by
Mr. Weil; no cross examination.
S. L. McBride, Secretary to Superin¬
tendent of Police and Detectives, was
called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil; no cross examin¬
ation.
Mr. Well rested hl.s case at 2-85 o’clock
and stated that he would like to check
up his list and would like the privilege
of calling any witnesses, on Monday,
that he had overlooked.
And the Judge and Council for the
defense agreed.
The Judee declared the hearing ad-
joS^rned until Monday, July 29th. 1912.
at 10 o’clock, A. M.
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Vol. XXXXVI Friday, J
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHKINQ.Presldeni
B. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK..Assistant City Clerk
Plttaburgrh. July 26th,1912.
Council met pursuant to the follow¬
ing call:
Pittsburgh, July 23rd, 1912.
Mr. E. J. Martin,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:
Please call a special meeting of
Council for Friday, July 26th, 1912, at
4 o’clock, P. M., for the purpose of tak¬
ing up Bill No. 1249, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the proper of¬
ficers of the City of Pittsburgh, for
and on behalf of said City, to make and
enter into a written contract with the
Borough of Wilklnsburg and The Penn¬
sylvania Railroad Company, relative to
the vacation of portions of Brushton
avenue and McPherson street, the con¬
struction of undergrade crossings at
Braddock and Homewood avenues and
the possible construction of an over¬
head foot passage crossing, or under¬
grade crossing at Lang avenue, etc.,
and for the consideration of such other
business as may come before the meet¬
ing.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. GOEHRING,
President.
Which was read, received and filed.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
The Chair stated
That as they were no objec¬
tions the reading of the minutes of
tiic previous meeting wus dispensed with
ly 26, 1912 No. 67
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. OarlaiKi presented
No. 1587. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor to make a deed
conveying the City's title in all that
certain piece of ground situate on
Charles street In the Twenty-sixth
ward, former City of Allegheny.
Also
No. 1588. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Controller to trans¬
fer the sum of $7,000 from Appropri¬
ation No. 42, Contingent Fund, to Ap¬
propriation No. 49, Refunding City
Taxes.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. iUcArdlc presented
No. 1589. An Ordinance ap¬
propriating certain real estate in Shaler
Township, Allegheny County, Penn¬
sylvania, belonging to George A.
Koehler and Mary Magdalena Koehler,
Elizabeth Hartupee, et, al., and Florence
Burkhart, or whomsoever may be the
owners, for the erectioii of water
works, and authorizing the proper of¬
ficers of the City of Pittsburgh to in¬
stitute and carry out condemnation
proceedings against said real estate.
Also
No. 1590. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor and Director of
the Department of Public Works to
enter into a contract with the Town¬
ship of Shaler, granting to the City of
Pittsburgh the right to lay a drain
from lt.s reservoir property in Shaler
Township, Allegheny County, Pennsyl¬
vania, on Dick’s Hun road or Millvale
and Etna avenue, from its intersection
with the City's Right of Way to the
Borough Line of Etna.
Which were road and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
The < hHlr presented
Nq. 1591. Communication from
E. R. Schreiter, Secretary Treasurer,
League of American Municipalities, ad¬
vising of the next convention of said
League to be held at Buflfalo September
18. 19 and 20, and inviting the officials
of the City of Pittsburgh to attend
same.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
469
Also
No, 1592. Communication from
A. E. Price relative to the sanitary con¬
dition of the projjerty of Laura E.
Adams, corner Wm. Pitt boulevard and
Guy street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 1593. Communication from
A. A. Hamerschlas, Director of the Car¬
negie Institute of Technology, relative
to resurfacing Woodlawn avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. 44arlaii<i presented
No. 1594. Communication from
Rudolph E. Schulz, Hector of St. .James’
Memorial Church, relative to the back¬
ing up of the sewer in front of their
property and flooding the cellar of the
Church, T^arish House and Rectory.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 1249. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the proper officers of the
City of Pittsburgh, for and on behalf
of said City, to make and to enter
into a written contract with the Bor¬
ough of Wilkinsburg and The Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company, relative to
the vacation of portions of Brushton
avenue and McPherson street, the con¬
struction of undergrade crossings at
Braddock and Homewood avenues and
the possible construction of an over¬
head foot passage crossing, or under¬
grade crossing at Lang avenue, in lieu
of the existing grade crossings at
Brushton avenue and Homewood ave¬
nue, and of the overhead crossing at
Lang avenue, a possible change of
grade of a portion of Brushton avenue,
and the indemnifying of the said Rail¬
road Company by the said City and the
said Borough,
In Council .July 23rd, 1912, Read and
amerdments as recommended by the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys agreed to.
And the bill wsi-s read a .‘<ccond time
and agreed to.
Mr, iifirluiiil called up
Bill No. 1441, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance designating de-
])ositories for the moneys of the City
of Pittsburgh, to regulate deposits
therein, and to provide for the payment
of Interest thereon,”
In Council, July 23rd, 1912, Read a
secord time and amended in Section 8
as shown in red ink and as amended
agreed to on second reading, and laid
over for reprinting.
Which was read.
Mr. OurlitiKl moved
To reconsider the vote by which
tJie J>ill as read a second time was
agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurrh g “Shall
the bill as read a second time >e agreed
to?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr, Gnriaiid moved
To amend the bill at the end of
section 3 by striking out the following:
“I’rovlded further, that in case there
should be two or more bankr; or trust
Companies, as aforesaid, offering the
same rate of interest^ the selection of
the active depositories may be decided
by lot by the City Treasunr in the
presence of the representatives of said
banks or trust companies,” and by in¬
serting in lieu thereof the following;
“And Provided Further, Thai in case
there should be more than four banks
or trust. cotnpanicR which undr; the pro¬
visions of this ordinance, would be en¬
titled to be chosen as activo deposi¬
tories, the Treasurer shall st lect first
those offering the highest rate of in¬
terest, in the order of their bids. From
those remaining, offering the r>ame rate
of interest, and whose offer is next
highest to those selected, he shall se¬
lect by lot, In the presence of the repre¬
sentatives of said banks or trust com¬
panies, a suificient number to make up
the required number, to wit: four. And
in case there should be more than four
(4) banks bidding the same highest
rate of interest, the Treasurer shall se¬
lect from that number by lot as above
provided.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended, was agreed
to on second reading, and laid over for
reprinting.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1595, Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council,
without action thereon, for the pur¬
pose of amendment, Bill No. 1447, en¬
titled, “An Ordinance providing for the
regulation of the production or emis¬
sion of smoke within the corporate
limits of the City of IMttsburgh, and
prescribing penalties for violation of
the provisions hereof.
I Which was read,
Mr. Kerr moved
I The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned to
Council, without action thereon,
Bill No. 1447. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
! the regulation of the production or
! emission of smoke within the corporate
I limits of the City of Pittsburgh, and
' prescribing penalties for violation of
the provisions hereof.”
In Council, .July 16th, 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, bill read three times and finally
passed
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
470
And the cpiestlon recurring “Shall the
bill be read a second and third times
and finally passed?'*
The motion did not prevail.
Mr, Kerr moved
To amend the bill in Section 4
by striking out the words “mill heating
furnaces and puddling furnaces.”
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To amend the bill in Section 7
by striking out the words “sixty (wv)
minutes once a day for the first year;
by striking out after the words “forty-
five (45) minutes once a day for the"
the word “second** and by inserting in
lieu thereof the word “first;** and by
striking out after the words “thirty
(30) minutes once a day for the'* the
word “third" and by inserting in lieu
thereof the word “second.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended, was agreed
to on second reading.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adlourned.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.,.......City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, .July 29th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against John M.
Morin, Director of the Department of
Public Safety.
I^resent—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehriiiff, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
At this time, Mr. Weil stated, That
Councilman WllkinN had arranged to
leave this week for Europe and had
a.sked prlvlledge on his return to be
allowed to read the testimony offered
during his absence, and that this was
satisfactory to him and Mr. Beal, Judge
Frazer also agreed to this.
The defense then opened and Mr.
Beal called Lawrence H. Bartley, In¬
spector of Police, to the stand. Mr.
Bartley was sworn and examined by
Mr. Beal.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, .1 udge Frazer declared a
recess until 1 o’clock, P. M.
And the time of the recess having
expired. Council reconvened with all
members present. (Judge Frazer pre¬
siding).
Mr. Bartley resumed the stand and
his examination was continued by Mr.
Beal; cross examined by Mr. Weil.
John Capp, Captain of Police, and
Acting Inspector of Sixth District,
North Side, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Hunter.
And the hour of 3 o’clock, P. M., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared the
hearing adjourned until Tuesday morn¬
ing, July 30th, 1912, at 10 o’clock.
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Vol XXXXVI Monday, July 29, 1912 No. 69*
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COUNCIL
JOHN M, GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July ’iHth,, 1912.
Council met jjursuant to the follow¬
ing call:
Pittsbungh, July 26th, 1912.
Mr. E. J. Martin,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:
Nease call a si>ecial meeting of Coun¬
cil lor Monday, july 29th, 1912, at 12
o’clock, M., for the purpose of taking
up Bill No. 1249, An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the proper otticers
of the City of I'ittsuuigh, lor and on be¬
half of said City, to make and to enter
into a written contract with the Bor¬
ough of Wilkinsourg and the Pennsyl-
vai ia Itailroad Company, relative to
the vacation of portions of Brushton
avenue and Mci'heison street, the coa-
slructlon of undei grade crossings at
hracldock and Homewood avenues and
the possible construction of an over-
hea<l loot passage crossing, or under¬
grade crcsslrg at Lang avenue, etc.,
ard for the consideration of such other
huslress ns may come before the meet¬
ing.
Vours respectfully,
J. M. GOEHKlNa
fTesident.
Which was read, received and filed.
Prow-lit—Mess IS
UaiM^rN’k Kerr Wilkins
tiariand Mc.\r<lle Wofxiburii
iloeveler Ranh
(i<Hdii'1ng, riosidi’iit.
The ( hair stated
That as there are no objec-
tlors, the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting be dispensed with.
Hill No. 1249. An Ordinance
ertitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh, for and on behalf of
said City, to make and to enter into
a written contract with the Borough
of Wilkinsburg and the Pennsylvaiiia
Itallroad Company relative to the va¬
cation of i)ortions of Brushton avenue
and McPherson street, the construction
of undergrade crossings at Braddock
and Homewood avenues and the pos¬
sible construction of an overhead foot
tiassage crossing, or undergrade cross¬
ing at Lang avenue, in lieu of the ex¬
isting grade crossings at Brushton
avenue and Homewood avenue, and of
the overhead crossing at Lang avenue,
a possible charge of grade of a portion
of Brushton avenue, and the indem¬
nifying of the said Railroad Company
by the said City and the said Borough.'’
Tn Council, July 26th, 1912, Bill read
a second time and agreed to.
/ nd the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
/ nd the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pn s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess 1 ‘s.
Bai>coek Me A idle Wood burn
Kerr Wilkins
Noes—M essrs.
Garland Hauh
Goehrlnit, Pn^ldenl.
(Mr. Hooveler not voting.)
Ayes—6
Noes 8
And a majorlly of tlie voie^ of Coun-
<11 being in the a'llrntati v e. li e hilJ
r?ifcs<. d finally.
Mr. WllkliiM iiresented
No. 1590, Communication from
Henry Winner asking why the work
is ret boirg dore u der the provisions
of Oidlnar.ee No, 213, authorizing and
directi’-g the grading, paving ard curb-
I g cf Mina street from Luella street
to an unnamed alley, which was ap¬
proved by the Mayor April 29, 1912,
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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No. 60
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,. Assistant City Clerk
Piltsburgli, July 80th, 1012.
Council met pursuant to adjournment to
consi(l<;r the charges preferred hj- the Voters’
heuKUC against .lohn M. Morin, l)lrecU>r of
the Department of Public Safety,
rreaent—Messrs.
RalK^ock Kerr Rnuh
Garland McArdle Woodburii
Hoeveler
Goehriiifi:, Prc.sident.
A1 went—M r. W i 1 It i ns
.Fudge itolfert H, Kruzer presiding.
Aeiing Inspector- .loFjn Capp, resumed the
stand and Ids e.xamlnatlon was continued hy
.NIr. Hunter; cross e.xainliied hy Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 12 o’clock. M , having ar¬
rived, ti»e .Fudge declared a recess until 1
oVl(K*k 1’. M.
And tlie time of the rece.ss having expired,
Council reconven'd with all rneinhers present,
o.\eei)t Mr. M'ilkiiiH. (Judge Frazer j)resid-
ing.)
.lohn Capp resumed the sUind and was re¬
examined by Mr, Hunter.
CharlON Shields, Capluin of Police, Sevent)»
Idstrict,wus called to the stand and sworn;
examined by Mr. Hunter and cro.ss examined
by Mr, Weil.
Dr. John W. Brown wjis called to the stand
and sworn; examined hy Mr. Hunter and
cross examined Ijy Mr. Weil.
Rev. Vincent Metzler, Pash>r of Holy Trinity
R. C. Church, was called to the sUind and
sworn; examined i)y Mr. Hunter and cross
examined by Mr. Well.
Fred Amiireiin, President of Beetlioven
Club, was called to the sttiiid and sworn; ex¬
amined hy Mr. Hunter and cross examined by
Mr, Weil,
Ml'S. Mabel Mars was called to the stand and
sworn; examined hy Mr Hunter; no cross ex¬
amination.
Joseph Wisotsky waseullod to the stand and
sworn; examined i>y Mr. Hunter; no cross ex¬
amination.
Thomas Burke was called to the stand and
sworn; examined hy Mr. Hunter and cross
examined i>y Mr. Weil.
C A. MeSteen was called to the stand and
sworn; e.xamlned hy Mr. Hunter and cross
examined by Mr. Well.
Jolin Dean, Captain of Police, was called to
to tlie stand and sworn; examined hy Mr.
Hunter and cross e.xamlned by Mr. Weil.
And the liour of 8 o’ldoek P- M. having ar¬
rived, the .Fudge declared the liearlng ad¬
journed until \W‘dncsday, .Inly Jlst, U»12, at
10 o’clock A. M.
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Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, July 30, 1912
No. 61
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.Prealdeni
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 30th, 1912.
Council met
Present—Messrs.
Babcock ' Kerr Rauh
Oarlarid Me Anile Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Absent—Mr. Wilkins
The Chair stated
That as there were no ob¬
jections the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. llabcoeU presented
No. 1597. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer from the Con¬
tingent Fund, Appropriation No. 42, of
$300.00 to Appropriation No. 219, and
$200.00 to Appropriation No. 220, for the
use of the Civil Service Commission.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
.Mr Wart* II (I pr.^ented
No. 1598. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of Ninety thousand
dollars, and providing for the issue and
sale of bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide funds for the im¬
provement of existing public parks,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of Interest
thereon.
Also
No. 1599. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Controller to trans¬
fer from Appropriation No. 42 Con¬
tingent Fund, the sum of $864.00, as
follows: To Appropriation No. 31, Dia¬
mond Market Code B. $364.00; to Ap¬
propriation No. 202, Carnegie Free Li¬
brary, North Side, Code B, $500.00.
Also
No. 1600. An Ordinance au-
thctrlzing the transfer of Thirty-two
hundred ($3200.00) dollars from Item,
“Balance in Appropriation No. 37, x-8.
Retaining Walls and Sidewalks/' to
item, “Reconstruction of a Retaining
Wall on Elliott street east of Valonia
street," same Appropriation.
Also
No. 1601. Communication from
R. A. McKinney, General Agent of the
Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing com¬
pany, presenting a petition of hose
manufacturers for modification of Spec¬
ifications for Are hose.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr, Hoeveler presented
No. 1602. Communication from
.1. H. Palmer, stating that properti' at
No. 20 Stockton avenue, North Side, is
assessed at a higher rate than Its
actual value.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Assessors for filing, sub¬
ject to call by Council at any time.
Also
No. 1603. Petition for the re¬
lief of conditions caused by the inade¬
quacy of a public trunk sewer on Motor
street. Twentieth ward.
Which was read and referrd to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. Mc.4r€lle presented
No. 1604. An . Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Planning Commlsion
to employ one Drafstman, one Transit-
man, and one Chainman, fixing the sala¬
ries of said employes, and providing
for tlie payment thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1605. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden. entitled, “An Ordin¬
ance extending Chartiers street, from
an angle In said street through the
property of The IMttsburgh, Cincinnati,
Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
479
Also
to the centre of Center street," ap¬
proved June 12th, 19Q1.
Also
No. 1606. An Ordinance open-
Incr Corliss street, from Carson street
West to Chartiers avenue, in the twen¬
tieth ward, eHtaidialting the grade
thereof, tl.xing the widtii and location of
the sidewalk and roadway and provid¬
ing that the cost, damages and ex¬
penses occasioned thereby be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1607. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of a retaining wall on Elliott
street east of Valonia street, and i)ro-
V id lug for the j)ayment of the costs
thereof.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Pui>lic
Works.
Mr. IteiT presented
No. 1608.
I'ittsburgh, July 29th, 1912.
Hon. W. Glyde Wilkins, Chairman,
and Members, Committee on
Public Service and Surveys,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gen.tlemer;
Iteplying to letter received from As¬
sistant City Clerk, Robert Clark, giv¬
ing notice of request from your com¬
mittee for specific objections and sug¬
gestions of modifications to Bill No.
'126, relative to rapid transit, we beg
to state that upon comparison with
what is being done elsewhere, this Bill
complies substantially with the best
model n thought upon the passenger
.subway [problem, ii.s shown bv tiie latest
authority issued by the National Munic¬
ipal League, “The Regulation of Munic-
ijial Utilities." edited by Clyde Lyndon
King.
We have already shown our approval
of the main provisions of Bill No. 726,
by incorporating them in our ordinance
now pending bciore vour Committee for
pel mission to construct, maintain and
operate certain branches of oui rail¬
road within the city limits for rapid
transit and other purposes under piopvr
n'giilaflon as provided therein.
We are therefore ready to comply
with the desires of your Committee to
the fullest extent possible under our
own ordinance, or if it should be
deemed more proT>er to follow Bill No.
726, we will be prepared to accept the
provtston.s thereof, but this will re-
(piire us t' sc lire an ndditt<ma] char¬
ter ui der the Act of 1901, after apjiroval
by your Committee, and the Charter
Boaid, all of which we believe to be
urneces.sary under the method we have
submitted.
Respectfully submitted,
United Terminal System,
I’ainters Run Railroad Company,
A. E. ANDERSON,
President and Counsel,
No. 1609. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance of the foiitier Bor¬
ough of Sheraden entitled, “An Ordin¬
ance laying out Center sti»*et, from
Chartiers street to Carlin elreet,” ap¬
proved June 12th, 1901.
Also
No. 1610. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Neville street, between Chartiers
avenue and Ravine street, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.
Also
No. 1611, An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Short street, between Ravine street
and Railroad street, in the Twentieth
ward.
Also
No. 1612. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing a portion of a I*ublic Hoad, be¬
tween Chartiers avenue and the City
Line, in the Twentieth ward.
Also
No. 1613. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Railroad street, betw'e<’n Division
street and the westerly line of Edward
McGinnis' Plan of Lots, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.
Also
No. 1614. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Ravine street, between Railroad
street and Centre street, In Ihe Twen¬
tieth ward.
Also
No. 1615. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Tunnel street, betwten Centre
street and Railroad street, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.
Also
No. i616. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing a. portie’* of an Unnamed street,
laid out * . liidward McGinnis' Idan of
Lots, . um the northerly rignt of Way
line of The Ohio Connecting Railway
Companv {southwardly to an Unnamed
street n the Twentieth ward.
Also
No. 1617. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing an unnamed street, laid , out in Ed¬
ward McGinnis’ Plan of Lots, from the
easterly line of the plan of lots to the
w’esterly line of the plan of lots. In
the Twentieth ward.
Also
No. 1618. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden entitled, “An Ordin¬
ance ordaining, laying out and locating
Carlin street, from Division street to
Centre street. Approved May I6th, 1895.
Also
No. 1619. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden entitled, “An Ordin¬
ance re-establishing the grade of Centre
street, from Chartiers avenue to Carlin
street, in the Borough of Sheraden,
“approved May 7th, 1902.
Also
No. 1620. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinarce of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden entitled, “An Ordin¬
ance authorizing the opening of and
estrblishlng the grade of Carlin street.
4<S()
from Division street, to Centre street,”
approved May 2S, 1895.
Also
No. 1621. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Carson street
West, from a jxjirit 2161.t0 feet west
of the line dividing the former Thirty-
sixth and Fortielh wards of the City of
rittaourgh to a point 197.50 feet west-
wanlly therefrom.
Also
No, 1622. An Ordinance locat¬
ing Larimer street, from Nelson street
to Lemington avenue.
Also
No. 1622. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalk
and roadway and re-establishing the
grade on Isabella street, from San¬
dusky street to Anderson street.
Also
No. 1624. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and re-establishing the
grade on Rockland avenue, from Hamp¬
shire avenue to Andick alley.
Also
No. 1625, An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of College street, from
Ellsworth avenue to a property line
261.60 feet north therefrom.
Also
No, 1626. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Princess ave¬
nue, from Westfield street to Profile
avenue.
Also
No. 1627. Dedication of cer¬
tain land for a public high%vay to be
known as an extension of Windsor
street, from Murray avenue Revised
Plan of Lots to Greenfield avenue.
Also
No, 1628. An Ordinance accept¬
ing the dedication of certain property
for public use for highway purposes to
be known as an extension of Windsor
street, from Murray avenue Revised
Plan of Lots to Greenfield avenue, in
the Fifteenth ward of the City of IMtts-
burgh, and appropriating and opening
the same for public use for highway
purposes.
Also
No. 1629. Dedication of certain
land for public highways to be known
as Pennant place, from Forbes street
to Louisa street, and Girts way, from
Louisa street to Louisa street.
Also
No. 1630. An Ordinance accept¬
ing the dedication of certain property
for public use for highway purposes to
be known as Pennant Place, from For¬
bes street to Louisa street and Girts
way, from Louisa street to Louisa
street, in the Fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh and appropriating and
opening the same for public use for
highway purposes.
Also
No. 1631. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the proper of¬
ficers of the City of Pittsburgh, for
and in behalf of the City, to enter into
a contract with the Pittsburgh, Cincin¬
nati, Chicago St. Louis Railway Com¬
pany, The Ohio Connecting Railway
Company and the lUttaburgh, Crafton
& Mansfield Street Itallway Company,
fixing the lines and grade of Corliss
street, from Carson street West to
Chartiers avenue; giving certain rights
over portions of the present street to
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago 6c
St. Louis Jtailway Company and The
Ohio Connecting Railway Company;
providing for the vacation of certain
streets and the rei>ealing of certain
ordinances of the former Borough of
Sheraden, laying out and opening
streets, giving the City certain rights
over property of The Pittsburgh, Cin¬
cinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
Company and The Ohio Connecting
Railway Company outside of the lines
of the present street; providing for the
maintenance of the tracks of The IMtts-
burgh, Cincinnati, Chicago <fe St. Louis
Hallway Company and The Ohio Con¬
necting Railway Company during the
construction of Corliss street; granting
certain rights over Corliss street to
The 1‘ittsburgh, Crafton & Mansfield
Street Railway Company; and provid¬
ing for the doing of certain work and
the payment of certain moneys to the
said City by the said Pittsburgh, Craf¬
ton & Mansfield Street Railway Com¬
pany and fixing the terms and condi¬
tions thereof
Also
No. 1632. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the I’lttsburgh, Crafton and
Mansfield Street Railway Company, its
successors lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occui>y
Corliss street, fiom Carson street West
to Chartiers avenue.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Mr. Ktifili presented
No. 1633. Communication from
W. M. Jacoby, Manager of Music In
Parks, stating that the appropriation
of $6,000.00 for music in the parks will
be exhausted with the concert on Fri¬
day, AugusT 16th, and In reference to
Council appropriating additional money
for this purpose.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance,
Also
No. 1634. Communication from
Harry A. Fork asking relief from dam¬
ages caused by lnade(iuacy of sewers
in the vicinity of Frankstown and
Blackadore avenues.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
The Chntr presented
No. 1635. Communication from
the Frankstown Realty Company rela¬
tive to the condition of an open run
which passes through the J'hlrteenth
ward from a point near Blackadore
street and running in a southerly di¬
rection to the Borough of Wilkinsburg.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1636. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Frank Verulla for $250.00, for dam¬
ages caused his property by reason of
the overllowing of the City sewer in
Willing street, due to the defective con¬
struction of the same, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Also
No, 1637. Re.solution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Massimiao Scarnato for $250.00, for
damages caused his property by reason
of the overflowing of the City sewei
in Willing street, due to defective con¬
struction of the same, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Also
No. 1638. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Donato Lauietta for $250.00, for dam¬
ages caused his property by reason of
the overflowing of the City sewer in
Willing street, due to the defective
construction of the same, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Also
No. 1639. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Hock Solomon for $250.00, for dam¬
ages caused his property by reason of
the overflowing of the City sewer in
Willing street due to the defe(>tive con¬
struction of the same, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Also
No, 1640. Communication form
M. Marx asking a hearing before Coun¬
cil rela tlve to contract awarded June
27th or 28th for horses for the City of
Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1641. Communication from
H. .1. Heinz suggesting to the Council
that it would be an opportune time to
consider the raising of the streets east
of the rennsylvania Railroaad bridge
on the North Side, and that the earth
from the “Hump” could be used for this
purimse.
Also
No. 1642. Communication from
N. Crow, Wilkln.sburg, Pa., petitioning
Council to take some action to prevent
peddlers, fakirs, etc., from selling their
goods In the vicinity of the City limUs
and the Borough of Wllkinsburg with¬
out the proper license.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
UNFINISHFD BUSINESS.
Bill •No. 1441, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance designating de¬
positories for the moneys of the City
of Pittsburgh, to regulate deposits
therein, and to provide for the payment
of Interest thereon.
in Council, July 26th, 1912, Vote re¬
considered by which bill was agreed
to on second reading, bill amended in
section 3 by striking out and iitr rtiiig as
shown in red ink, and as mended
agreed to on second reading .^nd laid
over for reprinting.
And the bill was read a tnird time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill v; as read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa3s finally?”
The aye^ and noes were taken agree-
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bttbcock Kerr Rtiul
GarlHiid McArdle WonJburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, I*resident
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes if Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, '.he bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1447. An O-dlnance
entitled, “An Ordinance prov.:ling for
the regulation of the prod’:.:tion or
emission of smoke within the orporate’
limits of the City of Pittsb .. gh, and
prescribing i>enalties for vi(;.ition of
the provisions hereof.”
In Council, July 26th, 1912. Recalled
from the Mayor without actiO'- thereon,
vote reconsidered by which the bill was
read a second and third time: and fin¬
ally passed, bill amended in Sections
4 and 7 as shown in red ink, and as
amended agreed to on secon*: reading
and laid over for reprinting.
And the bill was read a ti:ird time
ar.d agreed to .
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the questio-n “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were tak-n agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye.s—MmsiTs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
(iarhuirt McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goebiing, Prealdent
Ayes- 8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Conn¬
ell being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 89. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Jdrector of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to co’-demn the pro-
l*erty of Roger Williams and William
McFarland in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.”
Tn Council, April 9th, 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action thereon,
vote reconsidered by which the bill
was read a second and third times and
finally passed, and the bill laid on the
table.
4H2
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass flnallyt"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr liauh
(larland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goehr!ng, President,
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendatior,
No. 1642. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for July 26th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1G29. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
enter into negotiations with the South
Pittsburgh Water Company for the
purpose of supplying water to certain
residents of the Nineteenth ward at
the same rates as are charged by the
City.
W^hlch was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1485. An ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts
for furnishing five (5) additional auto¬
mobile patrol wagons for the uses and
purposes of the Bureau of Police.
Which was read.
I
Ayes—Messrs
Babcock Kerr
Garland McArdle
Hoeveler
Kauh
Woodbum
Goebrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, ftha bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1546. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the transfer of various sums from item,
‘Resurfacing Streets,’ Appropriation
No, 30, to item, 'Asphalt Plant’ and
Item ‘Repairs to Highways,' Appro¬
priation No. 30, Bureau of Highways
and Sewers.”
Which was read.
Mr. Oar land moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—McKsii.
Babcoitk Kerr Riiuh
Garland McArdle Woodbum
Hoeveler
Qoehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1526, Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of W. M. Jacoby for $250.00, in
full for services as Manager of Music
in the Parks, to August 1st, 1912, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 36, Item, Music in the Parks.
Which was read.
Mr. <iarlRUfl moved
Mr. G nr land moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa‘-sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the biU was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law and were:
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodbum
Hoeveler
Goehrtng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
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And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the attlrmative, the
resolution i»a8sed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1527. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Humboldt Fire Insurance Com¬
pany for $32.40, for insurance carried
on Carnefeie Library and Music Hall,
North Side, from March 2nd to July
22nd, 1912, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 202.
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. OHrliind moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bal>cock Kerr Itaiih
(iarland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler
Ooehrlng President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1523. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Controller to employ
temporarily one or two clerks at a rate
not to exceed ^3 ..t 0 per day for soitiiiif,
listing and packing a number of old
bonds in the vault of the City Con¬
troller.
Which was read.
Mr. O nr land moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote;
Ayes—Mew ra.
Ralwock Kerr Riinh
Oariaiid McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Ooeiirliig, President.
Ayes—8
N<x«—None.
Also
Bill No, 1524. Resolution giv¬
ing the consent of Council to the sub¬
stitution and transfer of the contract
for printing and binding the Municipal
Record from Devine & Company to the
“Gill I’ress.”
Which was read.
Mr. tinrinnd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a setiond and
third times, and finally passe.i by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ihuih
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Ayes—8
Goehring, Pi osldent.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 1525. Hesob.iion au¬
thorizing the Director of th*: Depart¬
ment of Supplies to contract with the
Walker-Gordon Company for (he fur¬
nishing of certified milk. In t Kcess of
500 bottles, for the use of (Me “milk
and Ice Fund.”
W’^hich was read.
Mr. Oarlfind moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third rea(iitigs and
final passage of the resolutit.a.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been ^spended,
the resolution was read a si . ond and
third times, and finally passr-;J by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hiibcock Kerr Riiub
(iarland McArdle WojMiburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes-8
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 1550. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City Solicitor to release
and satisfy claims against property of
Amelia A. Noone In the Elevciith ward,
upon the payment of $136.00 for each
lot and the further payment of any
costs that may have accrued.
Which was read.
Mr. 4iarlHii<] moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a se<*ond and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Woixlburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President
Ayes - 8
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 1466. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
contract to make certain changes In
the contract award to Thos. Cronin &
Company for the repaving and recurb¬
ing of Selby alley, and setting aside
the sum of $.from Appro¬
priation No. 37, General Fund, for that
purpose.
484
In Committee on Finance, July 24th, !
1S12, Amended by inserting: after the I
words “the sum of" the words “four
hundred dollars," and as amended or¬
dered to be returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Wh ich was read,
Mr, 4)>i»r]nn(l moved
That thd amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read, as amended.
Mr. <jlarlaii<l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Mess rs.
ltal)cu<‘k Kcri* Tbiuh
Garland McArdlo Woodburn j
Hoevelor j
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Also
BUI No. 1488. An Ordinancce
entitled, “An Ordinance amending sec¬
tion one of an ordinance approved Oc¬
tober 15, 1903, entitled, *An Ordinance
fixing and establishing the annual
license fees to be paid for switches,
turn outs, etc., located upon, across or
over any public street, lane, alley or
highway within the limits of the City
of I'lttsburgh, and prescribing the man¬
ner of collecting the same* making cer¬
tain changes in the license fees to be
paid for said switches, turn outs, etc."
In Committee on Finance, .iuly 24th,
1912, amended as shown in red ink and
as amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended, was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed by a viva
voce vote. (Mr. Iloevrier desired to be
recorded as voting “No").
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. 4il.irlaiid moved
To amend the bill In section 1
by inserting the words “per foot" after
the words “$.50" and by inserting the
words “per fo»>t*^ after the words **$.30.”
And the bill, as amended, was agreed
to on second reading, and was laid
over for reprinting.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 1470. Communication
from Jos. T. Smith, 145 Warden street,
relative to injuries received while in
the employ of the Bureau of Highways
and Sewers.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the com¬
munication be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1269. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
No. 42, for the i>urpose of j>aylng cost
transfer of ^OTiO.OO from Approj>rfatton
of laying a water main on Garvin and
Giboney street, in the Twenty-sixth
ward, City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrltind moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely i)ostponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1445. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting a two
weeks’ vacation to the employes of the
oi)erating force of the various pump¬
ing stations. Bureau of Water, Depart¬
ment of Public Works."
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlaiid moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
""Mr. .llcArille presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 1644. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for July 24th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1336. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Novelty street, from Susquehan¬
na street to Hamilton avenue, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from proi)erty specially
benefited thereby.
Which was read.
Mr. 9IeAr«lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to..
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye«—McHsrK.
BulMuick Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle W(K)dhurn
Hoeveler
Goehring, Pi’estdent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fcurths of
the votes of Council In the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1337. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Aspen street, from Cypress
street to Blberty avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex-
pen.ses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefiited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. MeAr«lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage ^of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wus read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess 1 * 8 .
ll}ibco<;k Kerr Rauh
(4artand Me A idle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrliig, I’re.sldent.
Ayes— 8
Noes—None
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1338. An Ordinance j
ertltled, “An Ordinance authorizing '■
ard directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Travella boulevard, from
Lincoln avenue to City line, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. .TieA rill moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the secOi.d ard third readings and
fi al passe ge of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
.Vrd the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a ihlrd time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill wns read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Sli. n the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Ku'.h
Garland McArdle W >.ad(jurn
Hoeveler
Goehiing. rresldeni.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fou? ihs of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in acconlance with
the provisions of the Act oi Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the .«. veral sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1538. Al Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance aul.i- rizing and
directing the Mayor and the drector of
the Department of Public V rks to ad¬
vertise for and to award a ontract or
contracts for the repaving f Warwick
Terrace, from Devon road to a point
152.6 4 feet westwardly, an<: providing
for the payment of the thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of tb rule to al¬
low the second and third re adings and
hral passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a r-econd time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Ibaih
Garland McArdle \\ Oodbnrn
Hoeveler
Gochring, President
Ayes—8
Nf^es—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1540. An Ordinance
ertltled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading, pav¬
ing and repaving of vV’^oodmont street,
from 35 feet west of Houp avenue to
east building line of Roup avenue, and
proviuing for the payment of the cost
thereof.”
V' hlch wa^ rend
M r, M c A r«l I e moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second a' d third readings and
fl al passage of the bill.
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Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, *‘Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Meesrs,
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayea—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1541. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for reflooring and repair¬
ing 8ldewalk.s on the main span of
Twenty-eignth Street Bridge over
P. R. R., and providing for the payment
of the costs thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question; “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Oabcock Kerr Rauh
barland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1543. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Wlnterton street, from a point
about 20 feet south of Bryant street
to present .sewer on Stewart street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArOIe moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye# Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
passed finally*.
Also
Bill No, 1542. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Winterburn avenue, from a
point about 90 feet north of Bigelow
street to present sewer on Winterburn
avenue, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspen.slon of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Me## rs,
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArd le Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1545. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to resurface certain streets, ave¬
nues and boulevards In the City of
Pittsburgh, and providing for the pay¬
ment of the cost of the same."
Which was read.
Mr. Mt».%r<lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the MU
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr llauh
Garland McArdle Wood burn
1 loeveler
Ooehrlng, l^resident.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill !
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1547. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an
Ordinance entitled, ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Feeney alley,
from Terrace street to an unnamed
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby,
approved January 10th, 1911.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdl.) m^ved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and th ird readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ualih
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goohring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally,
Alao
Bill No. 1548. An Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled, ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the opening of
Feeney alley, from Terrace street to
an unnamed street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses occa¬
sioned thereby and the damages caused
by the grade of said public highway be
assessed against and collect d from
properties specially benefited thereby,”
approved August 1st, 1910."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdl-e moved
A suspension of the ru'e to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the hill was read a sec-.nd time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to
And on the question “Shall the bill
pajs finally?”
The ayes and noes were taker, agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Iluuh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler.
Goehring, Ihesidenl.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1549, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance repenling an
ordinance entitled, ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of llockh.nd ave¬
nue, from Hampshire avenue to alley
north of Sebring avenue, fi.sing the
width of the roadway and sidewalks,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from t)roi)erty
specially benefited thereby,' approved
July 17th, 1912.”
Which was read,
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
I)ass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to lav^, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Btt bcoc k K err Rh u b
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
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Also
Bill No. 1639. An Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for ana to award a contract
or contracts for the reconstruction of
the retaining wall on Brownsville ave¬
nue opposite William street, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof.”
In Committee on Public Works, July
24, 1912. amended by Inserting In Sec¬
tion 2. after the words "Appropriation
No.” the words “42, Contingent Fund,”
and as amended ordered to be returned
to Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
That the amendment of the
tk;mmlttee on Public Works be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended, was read.
Mr. .VcArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass tlnally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Raiih
(larlund MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1544. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring
Company for the sum of $117.00, for
extra work In reconstruction of floor
system, etc., South Twelfth Street
Bridge crossing P. V. & C. R. R., and
Charging same to Appropriation No.'47,
Repairing Bridges.
Which was read.
Mr. McArflle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Itauli
Garland McArdle Woodbnru
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1321. Resolution re¬
questing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to furnish Coun¬
cil an estimate of the cost of establish¬
ing an underground public comfort
house in Market street' between
Fifth and Liberty avenues, together
with plans and specifications for same.
In Committee on Public Works, July
24, 1912, Head and returned to Council
with the request that it be laid on the
table.
Which was read.
Mr. ffIcArdle moved
That the resolution be laid on
the table.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. MoArdle, also, presented from
the Committee on I*ublic Works, with
an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1645. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for July 26th,
1912, transmitting two ordinances to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1689. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance appropriating
certain real estate in Shaler Township,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, be¬
longing to George A. Koehler and Mary
Magdalena Koehler, Klizabeth Har-
tupee, et al. and Florence Burkhart, or
whomsoever may be the owners, for
the erection of water works, and au¬
thorizing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh to institute and carry
out condemnation proceedings against
said real estate,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Hoeveler McArdle
Garland Kerr
Goehring, President,
Ayes- e
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1590. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to enter into a
contract with the Township of Shaler,
granting to the City of Pittsburgh the
right to lay a drain from its reservoir
property in Shaler Township, Allegheny
County Pennsylvania, on Dick’s Run
Road or Millvale and Etna avenue,
from its Intersection with the City’s
right of way to the Borough line of
Etna.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArUle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Hoeveler McArdle
Garland Kerr
Ooehrlng, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr (for Mr. Wl]l4lu.«i> presented
from the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys, with an affirmative rec¬
ommendation,
No. 1646. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for .June 19th, 1912, transmitting an
ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1345. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of a 33 foot township road lying
within the lines of C. I. Shannon’s Plan
of Lots, between Wlnterburn avenue
and Hazelwood avenue, in the Fifteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
I The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bubct3ck Kerr Rr.uh
Garland McArdle Woodbum
I Hoeveler
j Qoehring, President.
I Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the voteo of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr (for Mr. Wtlkiiis) also pre¬
sented from the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1647. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service arid Surveys
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1552. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance establishing
the name of an unnamed alley, from
Laclede street to Cresson alley, in the
Eighteenth ward, as Regal Alley.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And tne bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.s read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ibiuli
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, I'realdent.
Ayes—8
Noes—N one.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1566. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road-
I way and re-establishing the grade of
; Camelia street, from Fifty-sixth street
to Fifty-third street.”
I Which was read.
I Mr. Kerr moved
I A suspension of the rule to al-
j low the second and third readings and
I final passage of the bill.
I Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to. ^ .
And on the Question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Itabtmk Kerr Ilaiih
(garland MoArdlo Woodbura
Hoevoler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 15^7. An Ordinance
entitled, "An OiUinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way and establishing the grade of
Fifty-sixth street, from McCandless
street to Camelia street,"
Which was read.
Mr. Herr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveier
Ooebrtng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, tha bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1558. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way and ei 3 tabltshing the grade of
Fifty-third street, from Camelia street
to McCandless street."
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion preVailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And <rti the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr * Rauh
Garland McArdle ^ ' Woodburn
Hoeveier f ■ j ,
Qoelirlng, President.*
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pc seed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1569. An OrdlJ*iknce
entitled, "An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way and re-establishing the grade of
McCandless street, from the eastern to
the western Intersection of Stanton
avenue,"
Which was read.
Mr, Herr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill,
Which motion prevailed. - "
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were tak^n agree¬
ably to law, and were: * '
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
IJ ) A f»
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the 'bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1664. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance vacating a portion of Knox
street in the Twenty-first ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, enacted on the 9th
day of April, 1912, approved by the
Mayor April 11th, 1912, and recorded
In Ordinance Book, vol, 24, page 69."
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and i
agreed to.
And on the question, **ShaU the bill
I>ass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye*—Messrs.
Halxtock Kerr Ilauh
(larfund McArdle Woodburn
iloeveler
(Tochrliig, Presl^clent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also . '
Bill No. 1661. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance approving and
accepting the ‘Highview Plan of Lots’
in the Twenty-fifth ward, laid out by
Alvin B. Sweasey, and approving and
accepting the streets shown therein,"
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed. .
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to. i
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was fead and
agreed to. ' .
And on the question, "Shall the bill .
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh ' •
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler ‘ '
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—8 ' • ' ’ .
Noes—None.
And a majority ol the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. .1562. Highview Plan
of Lot^ laid out by Alvin B. Sweasey,
in the Twenty-fifth ward, and the dedi¬
cation of the streets shown therein.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler.
’ Ooehring, President. .
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Mr, llaboook presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 164S, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for July 24th,
1912,* transmitting a res^dutlon to
Council.
Which was read, received n.nd filed.
Also
Bill No. 1474. Resolution ap¬
proving 'specifications for the arrest,
care and disposal of unlii:cnsed dogs
running at large within tne City of
Pittsburgh, including the monthly
I rental of the sum of $.to be
paid to the City of Pittsbvrgh by the
1 contractor for the use of the present
I Do^ 'Pouhd, which Is the -property of
the City of Pittsburgh, in c the said
contractor desires to rent the same.
In Committee on Public t'afety, July
24, 1912, Read and amended by insert¬
ing the words "?25.00, in the blank
space, and as amended ordered to be
returned to Council with an affirma¬
tive recommendation.
Which Was read.
' Mr. linbcock moved
That the amend iv»ent of the
Committee on Public Safety be agreed
to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as 8.7iended, was
read.
Mr. Bnbeoek moved
A‘ suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
^ third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Qoehritig, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS,
Mr. Hnbcock moved
•l^hat Mr. Hoeveler be excused
for absence on July 17th, 22nd and 24th,
1912; that Mr. Kerr be excused for ab¬
sence on July 10th and 12^th, 1912; that
Mr. Rfiuh be excused for absence on
July 17th and 18th, 1912, and that Mr.
Wilkins be excused for absence pn July
30th and 31st, 1912.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr presented
•No. 1649. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Lottie Tarr for the sum of |1,000.00,
in payment in full for Injuries received
on defective boardwalk on Wells street,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund,
Which-was read and referred to the
Committee on IFlnance.
492
Mr. lloev€l«s- proientod • r
No. 1650. Communication from
Mr. W. A. Htofiveler transmitting plan
relative to proposed,. Second Avenue
Market
Which WAS read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Herr presented ' ■
No. 1651. Resolved. That Coun¬
cil does hereby declare a recese from
Tuesday, August 6th, until Tuesday,
September 10th, 1912.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Procesdinp of ih Council of the ^ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVfc
Wednesday, July 31, 1912
No. 62
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOETMilNa....President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLAPsi:,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, July 31st, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider tho charges preferred by
the Voters' League against John M.
Morin, Director of the Department of
Public Safety.
Present— Messrs
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Absent—Mr. Wilkins
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
John Dean, Captain of Police, re¬
sumed the stand and his cross examina¬
tion was continued by Mr. Well; re-ex-
amlned by Mr. Hunter.
William Loughrey, Captain of Police,
Second District, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Hunter
and cross examined by Mr. Well.
Peter Walsh, Inspector of Police,
Third District, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Hunter
and cross examined by Mr. Well.
Robert Emmett. Captain of Police,
Fourth District, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Hunter
and cross examined by Mr. Well.
James W. Cree, Manager of Denny
Estate, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Hunter and
cross examined by Mr. Weil.
H. M. O’Blennes, Special Agent in
Charge, Department of Justice, was
called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Hunter and cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Well.
L. E. Hewitt, Druggist, Wylie avenue
and Fulton street, was called to the
stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Hunter; no cross examination.
Miss Annie McFetridge, City Mission¬
ary at County Jail, was called to the
stand and affirmed; examined by Mr.
Hunter and cross examined by Mr. Weil.
Mrs. Bertha Acklin, Missionary
Worker, was called to the stand and
sworn; examined by Mr. Hunter and
cross examined by Mr, Weil.
John D, Natzell, Secretary of Volun¬
teers of America, was called to the
stand and sworn.
And the hour of 12 o’clock M., having
arrived, the Judge declared the hear¬
ing adjourned until Thursday morn¬
ing, August 1st, 1912, at 10 o'clock.
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ProGeedings of ih Kouncil of tbe Uiy of Pittsburgb,
Vol. XXXXVI
Thursday, August 1. 1912
No. 63
®unu uil Sprorli
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEIItlING,.President
E. J. MARTIN,...City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgb, August 1st, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against John M.
Morin, Director of the Department of
Public Safety. ,
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler
Gk>ehrine, President.
Absent—Mr, Wilkins
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
John D. Natzell resumed the stand
and was examined by Mr. Hunter; cross
examined by Mr. Weil.
Thos. F. O’Connor, Police Officer,
was called to the stand and sworn;
examined by Mr. Hunter and cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil.
John Davidson, Police Officer, was
called to the stand and sworn; examined
by Mr. Hunter and cross examined by
Mr. Well.
.1. Welford Holmes, Attorney-at-Law,
was called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Hunter and cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Weil.
Mrs. Annie Capp, Wife of Police Cap¬
tain John Capp, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Hunter
and cross examined by Mr. Weil.
Louis Danziger was called to the
stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Hunter and cross examined by Mr, Weil.
Wm. M. Speer, Detective, Department
of Public Safety, was called to the stand
and sworn; examined by Mr. Hunter
and cross examined by Mr. Weil.
Joseph Kosmalewicz. of Keystone
Employment Agency, was called to the
stand and sworn; examined by Mr.
Hunter and cross examined by Mr. Weil.
Robert Wilson, Detective, was re¬
called and examined by Mr. Beal; cross
examined by Mr. Weil.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M,, having
arrived, the Judge declared a recess
until 1 o’clock, P. M.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
members present, except Mr. Wilklmi.
(Judge Frazer presiding).
Wm. R. Bailey, Chief Clerk In the
Office of the Clerk of Courts, was called
to the stand and sworn; examined by
Mr. Beal and cross examined by Mr.
Well.
John T. Ayres, Real Estate Agent,
was called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. Beal and cross examined
by Mr. Weil,
John M. Morin, Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety, was called
to the stand and sworn; examined by
Mr. Beal and cross examined by Mr.
Well.
Mr. Beal at this time (3:40 o’clock,
P. M.,) stated that the Defense rested
its case.
And the Judge declared the hearing
adjourned until Friday morning, August
2nd, 1912, at 10 o’clock, to hear the
rebuttal testimony.
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Proceediiigs of the Council of the Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXV7 Friday, August 2, 1912 No. 64
JOHN M. GOEHTIING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT:iCLAH.C..Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, August 2nd, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
the Voters’ League against John M.
Morin, Director of the Department of
Public Safety.
Present—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Qarlaiid McAiNtle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Absent^Mr. Wilkins
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
E. G. Lang was called, in rebuttal,
and examined by Mr. Weil; cross ex¬
amined by Mr, Beal.
Miss Nannie Oppenheimer was re¬
called and examined by Mr. Weil; cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Beal.
And the hour of 12 o'clock M., having
arrived, the Judge declared a recess
until 1 o’clock. P. M.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
members present, except Mr. Wilkins.
(Judge Frazer presiding).
H. B. Rich, General Contractor, was
called to the stand and sworn; examined
by Mr. Weil; no cross examination.
And the taking of the testimony hav¬
ing been completed, the Judge declared
the hearings adjourned until Wednes¬
day, September 18th, 1912, at 10 o'clock,
A. M., when the case of Dr, E. R. Wal¬
ters, Director of the Department of
Public Health would be taken up.
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Proceedipgs of tbe Council of ih Sity of Pittsburgb.
Vol. XXXX VI Tuesday, August 6, 1912
No. 6B
iHuittrtpal iSFruri
COi/NCIL
JOHN M. GOEHUING.Prealdenl
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
nOBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
rittsburfT’n, August 6th, 1912.
Council met
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Hauh
(iarJand McArdle Wood burn
Hoevoler
Goeliring, President,
Absent— Mr. WilklTis
The Chftir stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. niibcork presented
No. 1652. . Whereas, Tt has
been contended that other cities em¬
ploy methods of dealing with the “so¬
cial evll“ more efficient than those
adopted In Pittsburgh, and that these
cities, in conseQuence, are on a higher
moral plane than Pittsburgh; therefore,
be It
Resolved, That the Morals Efficiency
Commission, created by this Council,
be requested to make a comparative
study of such methods and the results
thereof, reporting upon the same to
Council before Sejitember 30th, 1912,
and that the City Controller shall be
and he is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to set aside the sum of $1,500.00
from the Contingent Fund, Appropria¬
tion No. 42, for payment of the ex¬
penses incident thereto.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Onrland presented
No. 1653. Communication from
the Sheraden Board of Trade enclosing
schedule of meter rates charged by the
South Pittsburgh Water Comilany for
water furnished to that oart of thl
Twentieth ward, which was formerly
Sheraden Borough.
Also
T*- Communication from
Executive Secretary of
Flood Commission of Pittsburgh
stating that the Flood Commission has
plans complete and ready for Inspec¬
tion for a flood wall and wharf and
that the proper subjects be in¬
cluded In the bond Issue which It is
proposed shall be submitted to a vote
of the people at the November election.
Also
No. 1655, Communication from
Frank Dodson, Jr., an employe of the
Bureau of Police, asking that the City
reimburse him for hospital expenses
on account of his taken sick while In
the performance of his duty, which
amounts to $21.50.
Also
No. 1656. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Mayor to employ one Clerk for
three months or so much thereof as
may be necessary, for work in his of¬
fice, at a salary not to exceed $125.00
per month, and charging the same to
Item 1. Appropriation No. 2, Mayor's
Office.
Also
No. 1657. Whereas. In the
preparation of the ordinances for the
salaries in the Department of Health,
an error was made in the sub-dlvlsion
of Medical Inspection of Schools and
Infectious Diseases, In the- number of
Assistant Visiting Nurses to be ap¬
pointed; and
Whereas, For the benefit of the ser¬
vice it was necessary to appoint eight
additional nurses in order to cover the
City: therefore, be it
Resolved, That the action of the Sup¬
erintendent of the Dei)artment of Med¬
ical Inspection of Schools and Infec¬
tious disea.ses, in the appointment of
eight additional nurses, shall be and
the same Is hereby authorized and ap¬
proved.
Resolved Further, That the Mayor
shali be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to issue, and the City Con¬
troller to countersign, warrants in pay¬
ment of services rendered or to be ren-
dered by said eight additional nurses,
during the fiscal year 1911-12, not ex¬
ceeding the aggregate sum of 1641.42,
which shall be payable from the ap¬
propriation made to Division of School
Medical inspection and Infectious Dis¬
eases.
Also
No. 1658. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Controller to trans¬
fer the sum of ^l,750.00 from Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund, to Ap¬
propriation No. 36, item "'Music in the
i^arks.”
Also
No. 1669, Petition of property
owners and residents of the Island ave¬
nue District (via, Brighton Road),
Twenty-first ward, for better water
supply in that district.
Al«o
No. 1660. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of M. OTierron & Company, for $848.00
for extra work on the reconstruction
of a portion of the Try Street Sewage
System and charging same to Appro¬
priation No, 157, Sewer Bonds, Series
A, 1910.
Also
No. 1661. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of John F. Casey for the sum of $16,-
200.25, for extra work on construction
of Larimer Avenue Bridge over Wash¬
ington boulevard, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 123, Larimer Avenue
Bridge Bonds,
Also
No. 1662. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of John Elchleay, Jr, Company for the
sum of $296,00, for removing the Schul-
thels house on Troy Hill Road which
collapsed, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1663. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Allegheny Val¬
ley Ry. Co,, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 1664. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Philadelphia
Company, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 1665. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment or Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of P. E. Duffy,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1666. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of J. H. & F.
Gallagher, In the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 1667. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of C. IT. Werne-
burg, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1668. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to pioceed to
condemn the property of J. H. A. Mesa,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1669. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to pauceed to
condemn the property of C. Howard,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1670. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of I*ublic W’^orks to proceed to
condemn the property of A. A. Un-
verzagt, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1671. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to paoceed to
condemn the property of Jol n Cline,
In the Eleventh ward, for pwrk pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1672. An Ordino ace au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to pr 'ceed to
condemn the property of Colonial Trust
Company, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No, 1673. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of J. Jj. Riley,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1674, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of B. C. Oliver,
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 1675. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of P. Kyle, in
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes
Also
No. 1676. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed fo
condemn the property of J, A. McCall,
in the Eleventh' ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1677. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of J. H. Michel,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
502
No. 167S. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment or Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of L. D, Mcln-
tlre, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1679. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of R. P. Alex¬
ander, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1680. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Dlrcct(ji^r of the Depart¬
ment of Public WoFKs to proceed to
condemn the property of E. Fisher, In
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 168t. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of O. E. Schrlev-
er, in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1682. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of George F.
Bergman, In the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 168S. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of J. F. Bern-
Inger, Etux., In the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 1684. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property .of C. C. Scalfe,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1685. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of P. E. Lackner,
Btux., in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1686. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public W'orks to proceed to
condemn the property of C. Nolle, in
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 1687. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of S. R. Hine, in
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 1688. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Sarah Little,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1689. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of L, Graltge, In
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 1690. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of C. A. McCand-
less, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1691. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of A. Harper, In
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 1692. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Isabella Gal¬
lagher, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1693. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of F. H. Lindsay,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1694. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment or Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Frank Gal¬
lagher, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1695. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Hannah Mur¬
ray, et al., in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No, 1696. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Isabella Gal¬
lagher, etvir, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes.
Also
No. 1697. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Harry Gordon,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1698. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Frank Drab-
ner, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1699. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Annie Wey-
man, wife of Peter, In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 1700. An Ordinance au-
thorlzinpc the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Frederick W.
Lubbert, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 1701. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Mrs. Mary Dee#
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1702. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of F.. G, Hous¬
ton, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1703. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of B. Fox, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 1704. An Ordinance au-
thorrizlng the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Michael Gan-
ley, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1705. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of J. C. Schulte,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1706. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of D. A. Darkin,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No, 1707. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of James H. FIl-
Bon, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1708. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Charles Ter-
heyden, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1709. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of H. H. Nle-
man, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No, 1710, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment or Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Henry Ahlers,
Heirs, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1711. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the i.'epart-
ment of Public Works to pro- oed to
condemn the property of Annie Du-
lain, in the Eleventh ward, fti* park
purposes.
Also
No. 1712. An Ordlnan‘.e au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Harriet A.
Swartzwelder, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes.
Also
No, 1713. ’An Ordinal ce au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of A, J. Hamil¬
ton. Etux., In the Eleventh w i.rd, for
park purposes.
Also
No. 1714. An Ordinal ce au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to pr< ceed to
condemn the property of Rod- er Wil¬
liams in the Eleventh ward, lor park
purposes.
Also
No. 1715. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Charles
Shields, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1716. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Margaret M.
Zink, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1717.. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of John Frlel,.
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1718. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Matthew Con¬
nelly, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1719. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of James Kelly,,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1720. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Thomas Nolan,
Etux., in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1721. An Ordinance Au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart-
504
Also
ment of rul>lic Works to proceed to
condemn tJie property of Michael J.
Klnpr, In the JOleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No 1723. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing: the Director of the Depart¬
ment of l’‘iblic Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Patrick Mc-
Gready, In Uie Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1723. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of I’uolic Works to proceed to
condemn the property of James J. Bren¬
nan, In tho Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1724. An Ordinance au-
thorlzingr the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of James Bonner,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1725. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Kate Glouber,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1726, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing: the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn tiio property of John Wirth,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1727, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing tho Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the pVoperty of William Fer¬
guson, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1728. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the I>lrector of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Chas. B. Seel¬
ey Heirs, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1729. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of I'ublic Works to proceed to
condemn the property of John Dogan,
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Also
No. 1730. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Carrie M.
Graver, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes.
Also
No. 1731. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Alexander
King, in the Eleventh w’ard, for park
purposes.
No. 1732. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of William Kress,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No, 1733. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of A. A. Dinan,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses.
Also
No. 1734. Plan showing the
property to be condemned- by the City
of Pittsburgh in the vicinity of High¬
land Park for park purposes.
Which were Severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1735. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Hon. Robert S. Frazer for the sum of
$2,000.00, in full for services rendered
and to be rendered, as presiding
judge In the hearings before Coun¬
cil of the cases of the Voters’
Deague against the Directors of the
Department of Public Works, the De¬
partment of Public Safety and the De¬
partment of Public Health, and charg¬
ing the same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. presented
No. 1736. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the employment of experts
by the City Planning Commission, and
providing for the payment of the same.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1737. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving, and curbing and otherwise im¬
proving of Baum street, from Rebecca
street to Liberty avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1738. An Ordinance wid¬
ening and straightening Wenzell way,
from Mackinaw avenue and the City
line to West Liberty avenue, Ninc-
,teenth ward, establishing the grade
thereof, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned there¬
by be assessed against and collected
from properties benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1739. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Gladstone
street, from a point about 20 feet north
of Alma street to the present sewer
on Kaercher street, and providing that
the costs damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
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Also
No, 1740: An Ordinance au¬
thorizing- and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Merritt street,
from a point about 15 feet south of
Hawkins street to present sewer on
Taggart street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1741. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Grandview
avenue, from a point about 10 feet
west of Republic street to present
sewer on Shaler street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Also
No. 1742. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on the south
sidewalk of Woodlawn avenue, from
a i)olnt about 40 feet east of North¬
umberland street to present sewer on
Woodlawn avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 1743. Petition for the
change of name of William Pitt boule¬
vard, between Putnam street and the
Schenley Park bridge, to “Beechwood
boulevard."^
Also
No. 1744. An Ordinance chang¬
ing the name of William Pitt boule¬
vard, between Putnam street and
Schenley Park bridge, to Beechwood
boulevard.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Raiili presented
No. 1745, Communication from
residents on KImer street, between
Maryland and College avenues, relative
to the water supply on said street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
Also
No. 1746, Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to set aside the sum of $250.00 from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
for the purpose of providing free mov¬
ing picture shows in the public parks.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Woodliiirii prresented
No. 1747. Communication from
Henry F, Gilg asking the City to re¬
move cinders and steps on lot at 1227
Success street. North Side, owned by
Mrs. Gllg.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 1748. An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade on Anderson
street, from Liacock street to North.
Canal street.
Also
No, 1749. An Ordlnan-e re¬
establishing the grade of Republic
street, from a point 690.86 feet s<M4th of
Greenleaf street to a point 661.80 feet
southwardly therefrom.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
The Clinir presented
No. 1750. Communicati-'.T from
the Eber Hardware Company and AVm,
J. Wagner relative to a furthc> hear¬
ing in reference to discriminaiion In
the obstruction of sidewalks, a>!ff stat¬
ing that on account of this discrimina¬
tion they have lost business.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 1751.
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLA NNING,
Pittsburgh, August 8, J912.
To the City Clerk,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sir:
Referring to an ordinance 7'ow In.
Council accepting the dedication of cer¬
tain property for public use for high¬
way purposes, to be known as an ex¬
tension of Windsor street, from Mur¬
ray avenue revised plan of Jots to
Greenfield avenue, in the Fi-teenth
ward, I have to state that I have been
directed by the City Planning Com¬
mission to request that such ordinance
be held in abeyance until the Commis¬
sion has had time to consider the
proposed dedication.
Very respectfully,
JOS. I. WINSLOW,
Chief Clerk.
Also
No. 1752.
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING,.
Pittsburgh, August 5, 3 912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Sirs:
The City Planning Commission, at
its meeting today, received from the
City Clerk in accordance with routine
procedure, and considered a bill now
in Council covering a proposed dedi¬
cation of Girts way and Pennant Place,
in the Fourth ward, by the Nicola Land
Company. The said company has also
applied to the Commission in accord¬
ance with law’ for its approval of the
proposed dedicated streets. After care¬
ful consideration the Commission has
declined to approve the dedication of
Girts way and has returned the plan
to the Nicola Land Company with the re¬
quest that it furnish the Commission
a new plan showing the location of
J
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I‘e!inant Place only, !f it desires to I
proceed with such matter. After con¬
sideration of such revised plan, should
U Ik‘ submitted, the Commission will
be in position to act in the matter of
the dedication.
The Commission also begs to call to
tile attention of your honorable body i
ihe various provisions of the ordinan¬
ces In respect to the rights of the
(Mty and the Nicola i.«and CorniJany In
the conduits, etc., already constructed
In the streets under consideration, and
would respectfully suggest that the '
proper and sutllciont precautions be ,
taken to safeguard the full rights of i
■ the <?ity in regard to these matters. !
Very respectfully, ‘
CITV PLANNINU COMMISSION,
J. D. Hailman, |
Secretary. j
Which were read and referred to the j
Committee on I’ubiic Service and Sur- \
veys.
Also
No. 1753. Communication from
J. M. Searle, Chief, Smoke Inspection
Idvision, enclosing report of work of
his Division for the month ending July
3l8t, 1912.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 1764. Communication from
Uev. C. K. Zahniser relative to the
proposition of establishing moving pic¬
tures In the public parks on Sabbath |
evenings.
Also
No. 1765. Communication from i
.fames B. Clark of the Pittsburgh Cal¬
cium Light and Film Company stating
that the establishing of free moving
picture shows In the public parks will
damage the business of the regularly ,
established moving picture theatres.
Which were read and referred to the
special committee of Council on mov- !
Ing pictures In the public parks, con¬
sisting of Messrs. Itniili, lloeveier and
Hood burn. I
Also I
No. 1756. Petition of business ]
people on Kast Ohio street, asking ;
Council to appropriate a sum of money j
sulflclent to construct the same kind
of lights on Hast Ohio street from Fed¬
eral street to Chestnut street, as are j
about to he constructed on Federal j
street.
Also I
No. 1757. Communication from
Hon. William A, Magee, Mayor, trans¬
mitting communication from the City
Planning Commission recommending a
topographical survey of the City of
Tittsburgh, as follows:
DKPAUTMKNT OF CITY PLANNING,
Pittsburgh, July 29, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
(Through Hon. W. A. Magee,
Mayor.)
Gentlemen:
The City Planning Commission, in
accordance with the provi.sions of the
Act of Assembly of June 10, 1911, has
the honor to recommend that your hon¬
orable body authorize at as early a date
as practicable the making of a com¬
plete topographical survey of the en¬
tire City of Pittsburgh.
The City Planning Commission, in
the course of its investigations of
various proposed improvements, has
been Impressed by the lack of accu¬
rate Information In the surveys of the
City. The work of the Commission has
been hampered not only because the
available data are more or less unre¬
liable, but also because in many In¬
stances there are no data at all on
which to base calculations or studies
of i>rojected improvements.
The Commission does not overlook
the expense that will be involved In
the carrying out of this recommenda¬
tion, and it also appreciates the dif¬
ficulties which may be encountered in
prosecuting the work, ])Ut it has given
the subject careful consi<leratlon and
is thoroughly convlnce<l that the work
can be done at a fairly reasonable
cost, and that if it is done, the ad¬
vantages that will thereby accrue to
the engineering and other departments
of the City government will entirely
justify all the trouble and expenditure
entailed by the work. It will make the
laber of this Commission and of all
other engineering department of the
City very much easier in future years
and will assist very largely in the lo¬
cation and construction of all street
improvements, tunnels, viaducts, etc.
It is one of the fundamental ne¬
cessities which must be provided be¬
fore any material physical develop¬
ment of the City can be expected. It
will greatly benefit private property
owners and it will obviate the neces¬
sity of practically all preliminary sur¬
veys by the City departments as well
as by private engineers, and will there¬
by enable a very material reduction
in the present City forces, eventually
saving to the City many times Its total
cost.
The Commission could undertake
such a survey if it were properly
eciuli)r»ed, and so no encroachment upon
the work of any of the other City de¬
partments or bureaus would be neces¬
sitated.
The Commission strongly urges
ui)on your honorable body the favor¬
able consideration of this recommenda¬
tion.
Very respectfully,
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION,
Albert J. Logan,
Chairman.
Also
No. 1758. Communication from
Hon. William A, Magee, Mayor, trans¬
mitting communication from City Plan¬
ning Department relative to the pur¬
chase of the triangular piece of prop¬
erty at Liberty avenue, Hebecca street
and Baum street, as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING
Pittsburgh, July 29, 1912.
To the Council of the City of lUtts-
burgh.
(Through Hon. W. A. Magee, Mayor).
Sirs:
The City planning Commission, In ac¬
cordance with the provisions of the act
of assembly of June 10, 1911, creating
ami regulating a JJupurtnieiit of City
IManniiig, has the honor to recommend
that the City of l*ittsburgh purchase
the triangular plot of ground which
will he created at the intersection of
Jtebecca street and Liberty avenue.
Eighth ward, by reason of the exten¬
sion of Ruum street through to Ather¬
ton avenue, which extension has al¬
ready been favorably acted upon by
the City. This recommendation is
made in accordance with the policy of
the Commission to develop throughout
the City a system of breathing spots
and to prevent small plots of ground
at the intersection of principal streets
from being occupied by triangular or
other o<ld-shaped buildings which will
be tlctrimental to the symmetry of the
streets and also obstruct the view of
drivers of automobiles and other ve¬
hicles. This triangular plot will con¬
tain about 43-100 of an acre, and it would
be suitable for a imbllc square or for
parking purposes. It Is further rec¬
ommended that each of the corners of
said plot, if purchased, be rounded to
a 20-foot radius.
A sketch of the district and of the
plot is enclosed herewith.
Very respectfully,
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Albert J. Logan,
Chairman.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 1488. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance amending sec¬
tion one of an ordinance approved Oc¬
tober 15, 1903, entitled, “An Ordinance
lixing and establishing the annual
license fees to be paid for switches,
turn outs, etc., located upon, across or
over any public street, lane, alley or
highway within the limits of the City
of I’lttshurgh, and prescribing the man¬
ner of collecting the same,” making cer¬
tain changes in the license fees to be
paid for said switches, turn outs, etc.
In 'Council, July 30th, 1912, Amend¬
ments of Finance Committee agreed to,
rule suspended, bill read a first and
second times and amended by Insert¬
ing after the words “?.50“ and the
words “|.35“ the w'ords “per foot,” and
a.s amended agreed to on second read¬
ing and laid over for reprinting.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to .
And the title of the bin was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
::: -- - : -
The ayes and noes were t: :;en agree-
ably to law, and were: '
Ayes—MofjHr.s.
Babcock Kerr It; uh
<jurland McArdIo M >dburi»
Ooehrlnr. Presideiit
Noes—Mr. Hoevclcr
Ayes-7
Noes—1
And a majority of the vot - of Coun¬
cil being in the afilrmatl\ . the bill
passed finally.
The Chnir took up
Bill No. S8. An Or< ‘nance en-*
titled, “An Ordinance autlv izing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condem the prop¬
erty of William A. Smi.a in the
Eleventh ward, for park pu^ joses.”
In Council, April, 9, 19:*. Recalled
from the Mayor without acti n thereon,
vote reconsidered by which i .e bill was
read a second and third tlm* and final¬
ly j>assed, and bill laid on t.' - table.
And the bill was read a eond time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill w read and
agreed to.
And on the question, *'S?’ II the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were t; .en agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Me.ssi*s.
Babcock Kerr K'Oh
Garland McArdle W odbnru
Hoeveler
Goeliriu' President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vot's of Coun¬
cil being in the afflrmativ'. the blU
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMPrTEES.
Mr. GnrlnniJ presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1759. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for July 31st, 1912,
transmitting sundry j>apers lo Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1522. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant In
favor of A. C. Hess for the sum of
$50.20, in full payment of damages to
his stock of groceries on. December 21,
1910, at Bennett street near Franks-
town avenue, caused by the flooding of
his cellar by the bursting of a City
water pipe on Frankstown avenue near
Linden street, and charging the same
to Appropriation No, 42, Contingent
Fund.
In Committee on Finance, .Tuly 31,
1912, amended by striking out the words
”$$50.20'* and by inserting in lieu there¬
of the words “Thirty dollars” and as
amended ordered to be returned to
(!oun(dl with an aiUrmative recomen-
datiun.
Which was read.
^fr. <*nrliiii<l moved
That tho amendment of the
Finance Committee be ajjreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution as amended was I
read.
.Mr. tilarlaiid moved
A suspenHioii of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of tho resolution.
\i*hlch motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
Uie ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayofl—Messrs.
Habcock Kerr Ruuh
(hirlaiid MoArdle M’^oodbum
lloGveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8 I
Noes—None. !
And there being two-thirds of the '
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1569. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Oscar K. Jlall for $300.00, In
full settlement of all claims for dam¬
ages caused by injuries received by
stepping on loose lid of a sewer drop
at the corner of East and Valley streets,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, July 31,
1912, amended by striking out the words
‘*$300.00” and by Inserting In lieu
thereof the words $150.00” and as
amended ordered to be returned to
Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read. i
Mr. Garland moved I
That the aTnendiuent of the Finauce
Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended, was read.
Mr. I^arliiiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
(larland McArdlo Woodburn
Ibicveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution jiassed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1529. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to enter Into negotiations
with the South Pittsburgh Water for
the purpose of supplying water to the
district, now supplied by said Company,
at the same rate as charged by the City.
In Committee on Finance, July 31,
1912, amended as shown In red Ink,
and as amended ordered to be returned
to Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended, was
read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the re.solution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
Also
Bill No. 159S. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an Increase of the Idebted-
n-ess of the City of Pittsburgh In the
sum of ninety thousand dollars ($90,-
000.00), and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide funds for the Im¬
provement of existing public parks,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 1597. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer from the Contingent Fund, Ap¬
propriation No.. 42, of $300.00 to Ap¬
propriation No. 219, and $200.00 to Ap¬
propriation No. 220, for the use of the
Civil Service Commission.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
iind the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, **Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ilabcock Kerr Rauh
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1599. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer from Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
the sum of $864.00, as follows: to Ap¬
propriation No. 31, Diamond Market,
Code B, $364.00; to Appropriation No.
202, Carnegie Free Library, North Side,
Code B, $500.00."
Which was read,
Mr. Oar land moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to laV, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Baboook Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
\y0S—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 1600. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of Thirty-two hundred (^,200.00)
dollars from item ‘Balance In Appro¬
priation No. 37, X8, Retaining Walls
and Sidewalks’ to item ‘Reconstruc¬
tion of a Retaining Wall on Elliott
street east of Valonla street,' same Ap¬
propriation.”
Which was read.
Mr. Clnrliiiicl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa: read and
agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the *bllli
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Raoii
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—a
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1604. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
the City Planning Commission to em¬
ploy one Draftsman, one Tj-ansitman
and one Chainman, fixing tlie salaries
of said employes, and providing for
the payment thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. UnrlHnd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a socond tlma
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shell the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were: *
Ayes -Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rnuh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1521. Petition of A. C.
Hess asking to be reimbursed In the
sum of $50,20, for stock of groceries
damaged by flooding premises at Ben¬
nett street near Frankstown avenue
by bursting of a City water pipe.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1528, Resolution of the
Brookline Board of Trade relative to
water rates charged by the South Pitts¬
burgh Water Company.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 1251. Petition of the
Linwood Avenue Methodist Episcopal
510
Church, of the City of Allegheny, for
exoneration from payment of assess¬
ment for grading and paving of said
Llnwood avenue.
Which was read.
Mr. iinrluud moved
That further action on the pe¬
tition be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prove Hod.
Also
Bill No. 1S80. Resolution In¬
structing the City Solicitor to right the
assessment on the books against the
property of the Church of the Holy In¬
nocents of Sheraden for the Improve¬
ment of Sherwood avenue.
Which was road.
Mr. OarlAiKl moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be Indednitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1B67. Communication
from Charles W. Walters asking to be
re-lmbursed In the sum of $3100.00. on
account of loss by fire on account of
lack of water supply.
Which was read.
Mr, t^arlauf] moved
That further action on the com¬
munication be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation.
No. 1760. Report of tjie Com¬
mittee on Public Works for July 3l8t,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1486. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting to the
Carnegie Steel Company the right and
privilege to excavate under the surface
of Resort alley In the Second ward of
the City of Pittsburgh, and to use the
space left after such excavation In con¬
nection with the building leased by It
and adjoining said Resort alley."
In Committee on Public Works, July
31st, 1912, amended by inserting a new
section to be known as Section 4, and
as amended ordered returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. JllcArflle moved
That the amendment of the
Public Works Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended, was read.
Mr, WeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree-'
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Qabcock Kerr Hauh
Barland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Ooehrlng, Presldeut.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1487.. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance granting to the
Carnegie Steel Company the right and
privilege to excavate under the surface
of a portion of Scrip alley In the Sec¬
ond ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
to use the space left after such exca¬
vation in connection with the building
leased by it and adjoining Scrip alley."
Which was‘read.
Mr. 5icAr«il« moved
That the amendment of the Public
Works Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended, was read.
Mr. 9IcArdl« moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Ooehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1605. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance of the former Borough of
Sheraden entitled, ’An Ordinance ex¬
tending Chartiers street, from an angle
In said street through the property of
The Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Chicago
& St. Louis Railway Company to the
centre of Centre street,’ approved June
12th, 1901."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
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Which motion prevailed.
the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
Agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. ''Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mussm
Babcock. Kerr Ibvuh
(Mr laud MoArdle Wood burn
Hueveler
Goetirlng^ President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Bill No. 1607. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘‘An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for the reconstruction of
a retaining wall on Elliott street east
of Valonia street, and providing for the
payment of the costs thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. MoArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tlmo
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Kauh
ilarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevcler
Goehring,. President.
Ayes—8
Noee—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also,, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 1565. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
construction of a projecting bay on
Strawberry way, near Liberty avenue."
Which was read,
Mr. McArdlo moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed,
t Mr. McArdle (for Mr. Wilkins) pre¬
sented from the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys, with an affirma¬
tive recommendation.
No. 1761. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for July 31st, 1912, transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 937. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance granting unto
the Prankstown Avenue Extension
Street Railway Company a corporation
about to be formed by....
.. Ita
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
and cross certain streets and highways
In the City of Pittsburgh."
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, July 31, 1912, amended In the
preamble and the title by inserting the
words "W. B. Carson, A. W. Stevenson,
J. L. Foster, W. G. Whltlinger and S. L.
Tone," and as amended ordered to be
returned to Council with an affirma¬
tive recommendation.
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended, was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third realtnga and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcoek Hoeveler Rjiuh
(garland Kerr Woodburn
Goehrliiff, President.
Noes—Mr. McArdle
Ayes—7
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1609. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance of the former Borough of
Sheraden entitled, ‘An Ordinance laying
out Center street, from Chartlers street
to Carlin street,' approved June 12th,
1901."
Which was read,
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed tck
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And the bill was read a third time !
and agreed to. '
And the title of the bill was read and '
agreed to. |
And on the ^luestlon, “Shall the bill |
pass finally?" ,
The ayes and noes were taken agree- |
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Me.ssrf*. |
Ufihco(;k Kerr Kauh i
Garland Aio Avdle Wood burn '
Iloevclor ;
Goehrlng, President. I
AycH—8 I
Noes—None. j
And a majority of the votes of Conn- j
cll being in tiie affirmative, the bill
passed finally. |
Also j
Bill No. 1618. An Ordinance |
entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an i
ordinance of the former Borough of
Sheraden, entitled, ‘An Ordinance or¬
daining, laying out and locating Carlin
street, from Division street to Center
street,' approved May 16th,
Which was read.
Mr. nicArtil^ moved
A suspen.slon of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the hill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the hill was read a third time i
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and |
agreed to. ■
And on the question, “Shall the bill '
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were: t
Ayes—Messrs. i
IJabcock Kerr Ibuili |
(iurland McArdle Woodbiiro
Iloeveler
Goehrlng, iVesidenl.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun- ;
cll being in the affirmative, tlie bill ‘
passed finally. |
Also I
Bill No. 1619. An Ordinance j
entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an I
ordinance of the former Borough of
Sheraden entitled, *An Ordinance re-es- I
tnblishlng the grade of O^nter Htrect |
from Chartiers avenue to Carlin street,
in the Borough of Sheraden,' approved !
May 7th, 1902. ,
Which was read.
Mr. llcArclle moved
A suspension of the ruTe to al- ;
low the second and third readings and j
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time ;
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the hill
pass finally?"
The*ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mea.srs.
Babcock Kerr llauh
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, I’resldent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1620. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance of the former Borough of
Sheraden entitled, ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the opening of and estahllsfi-
ing the grade of Carlin street, from
Division street to Center street,’ ap¬
proved May 23, 1895."
Which was read.
Mr. ,McAi‘4ile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—McBsrg.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1621. An Ordinance
entitled,. “An Ordinance re-establish¬
ing the grade of Carson street West,
from a point 2161.90 feet west of the
line dividing the former Thirty-sixth
and Fortieth wards of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to a point 197.50 feet westwardly
therefrom."
Which was read.
Mr. IWc/%r«IIe moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess 1 * 8 .
Babcock Kerr Kauh
(4ariand McArdlo Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goeiiilng, President.
Ayes—8
>loeH—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1622. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance locating Lar¬
imer street, from Nelson street to Lem-
Ington avenue."
Which was read.
Mr. McAr<ll« moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1623. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance fixing the
width and position of the sidewalk and
roadway and re-establishing the grade
on Isabella street, from Sandusky street
to Anderson street."
W’^hlch was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill whs read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to Taw. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Riiuh
Garland McArdle W(»odburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—Nonej
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1624. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way and re-establishing the grade on
Rockland avenue, from Hampshire ave-
nue to Andlck alley."
Which was read.
Mr. McAMlIe moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr , Ranh
Garland McArdle Woodburn'
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1625. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance establishing the
grade of College street, from Ellsworth
avenue to a property line 261.60 feet
north therefrom.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, Preslden*.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
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Also
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in ^ the afilrmative, the bill
passed ftnally*
Alto
Bill No. 1626. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Princess avenue, from
Westfield street to Profile avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. ncArdle moved
A suspon.sion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Woodbum
lloeveier
Gfoeliring President.
Ayes—8
Noel—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1632. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting unto
the Pittsburgh, Grafton and Mansfield
Street Railway Company, its success¬
ors, lessees and assigns, the right to
enter upon, use and occupy Corliss street
from Carson street west to Chartiers
avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArctle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ay ••—Messrs.
Baboook Kerr Rauh
Oarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Ooehring, President
Ayos-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Bill No. 1631.. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh, for and in behalf of the
City, to enter into a contract with The
I*ittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St.
Louis Hallway Company, The Ohio Con¬
necting Railway Company and the
Pittsburgh, Grafton & Mansfield Street
Railway Company, fixing the lines and
grade of Corliss street, from Carson
west to Chartiers avenue; giving cer¬
tain rights over portions or the pres¬
ent street to The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati,
Chicago <fe St. Louis Railway Company
and The Ohio Connecting Hallway Com¬
pany; providing for the vacation of
certain streets and the repealing of
certain ordinances of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden, laying out and open¬
ing streets, giving the City certain
rights over property of The Pittsburgh
Cincinnati, Chicago & St, Louis Rail¬
way Company and The Ohio Connect¬
ing Railway Company outside the lines
of the present street; providing for the
maintenance of the tracks of The Pitts¬
burgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Railway Company and The Ohio Con¬
necting Railway Company during the
construction of Corliss street; grant¬
ing certain rights over Corliss street
to the Pittsburgh, Grafton & Mansfield
Street Railway Company, and provid¬
ing for the doing of certain work and
the payment of certain moneys to the
said City by the said Pittsburgh, Craf-
ton& Mansfield Street Railway Company
and fixing the terms and conditions
thereof.''
Which was read.
Mr. ncArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third reading and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. Kerr moved
To amend the bill by adding at
the end of paragraph sixth the follow¬
ing: “the said City to assume the cost
of all excavation, masonry construc¬
tion, restoring of such portions of the
retaining wall of the railroad com¬
panies crossing the tunnel, as may be
removed, back fill on and around the
tunnel arch, and thoroughly compact
the material so filled, to the subgrade
of the railroads or such point below
the subgrade as shall be directed by
the said railroad companies.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as read a second time,
and amended, was agreed to.
And the bill having been printed and
placed on the members desks, as amend¬
ed, it was read a third time and agreed
to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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A^'os—McMr*.
Babcock Kerr Knuh
Our land MjjArdlo Wood burn
Hoeveler
Goohiiug, PrcsJdeui.
Ayoi—8
Noes—Noue.
And a majority of tiie votes of Coun¬
cil bein^ In the afllrtnative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 1627. Dedication of
certain land for a public highway to be
known as an extension of Windsor
street.
Which was read.
Mr. ItlcArdle moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on I’ubllc Service
and Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1628. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance accepting the
dedication of certain property for pub¬
lic use, for highway purposes, to be
known as an extension of Windsor
street, from Murray Avenue Revised
IMan of Lots to Greenfield avenue, in
the Fifteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and appropriating and opening
the same for public use for highway
purposes."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1629. Dedication of
certain land for public highways to be
known as Pennant I’lace and Girts way.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdlo moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the* Committee on Public Service
and Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1630. An Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance accepting the
dedication of certain property for pub¬
lic use, for highway purposes, to be
known as Pennant I’lace, from Forbes
street to Louisa street, and Girts Way,
from Louisa street to Louisa street, in
the Fourth ward of the City of I’itts-
burgh, and appropriating and opening
the same for public purposes."
Which was read.
Mr. MrArdle moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on I’ublic Service
and Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 1553. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Factory alley, from BIrn
alley to Isabella street ”
I Which was read.
I Mr. iHcArdle moved
j That further action on the bill
I he indefinitely i)ostponed.
I Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1554. An (h'dlnance
i entitled, “An Ordinance repel ling an
j ordinance entitled, ‘An Ordln;;nce re-
i establishing the grade of Isabella
I street, North Side, from Sandur. y street
to Anderson street,’ approved • ebruury
I 21st, 1910."
' Which was read.
Mr. IVIcArdle moved
That further action o i the bill
I be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
j Bill No. 1555. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-e.Mbli.shing
the grade on Isabella sti ■ •t, from
! Anderson street to a point 6S feet west
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. moved
That further action o i the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUOIONS
Mr. Herr presented
No. 1762. Resoluttiiu request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council
without action thereon, for tjje purpose
of amendment, Bill No. 1441, entitled,
“An Ordinance designating »; positories
for the moneys of the City of JMtts-
burgh, to regulate deposits therein, and
to provide for the payment of Interest
thereon."
Which was read.
Mr. Korr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned to
Council, without action thereon,
Bill No. 1441. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance designating de¬
positories for the moneys of the City
of I’ittsburgh, to regulate deposits
therein, and to provide for the pay¬
ment of interest thereon."
In Council, .luly 30th, 1912, Read a
third time and finally passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which
the bill was read a second and third
times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall the
bill be read a second and third times
and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
'Mr. IHcArdle prenonted
No. 1763, Hesolutlon request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council
without action thereon, for. the purpose
•of amendment, Bill N^o. 1650, Resolu-
.tton 4.authorizipgr<uthe City Solicitor a to
release and satisfy ..the claim against
property of Amelia A. Noone in the
Klevenlh ward.
Which was TAdcl.
M r. ncArdle moved
, The adoption of the reeolation:
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned ^to
• Council, without action thereon,
mil No. 1550.
Whereas, Amelia A. Noone Is the
•owner of a certain tract of land in. the
Eleventh (Xocmerly Nlnteeenth) ward
of. the Xity-of. Pittsburgh;. and
Whereas, The.Clty...of Pittsburgh uhas
<• opened and : extended Rebecca street
600 feet north iifrom Black .street
through ..this..property; .and
Whereas, The City* of Piltahu^gh'-has
assessed against Amelia A. Noone as
the owner of 441.72 feet fronting^on
said Rebecca street the sum of $1,200.00,
or 62.72 per front foot; and
W'hereas, Amelia A. Noone has erected
two houses upon said property—one
upon a lot in said tract fronting on said
street 50 feet and extending back 100
feet, said lot beginning.at a points on
the eaaterly.slde^of Rebecca-street dis¬
tant 280.15 feet from .the intersection
of the said reasterly . side c-of Rebecca
street with, the northerly side«^of-Black
.^street; .thenee extending nonthw.acdly
along Rebecca street 60 feet .«to line«of
property conveyed l.to J. P. ‘’Anderson;
-thence eastwardly along^said line, pre¬
serving an (even width of 50 feet, 100
feet; and. the.; other house erected upon
_a lot in said . tract fronting on said
street 50 feet and extending back 100
feet, said lot beginning at a point on
the easterly side of Rebecca street at
the dividing line of property conveyed
to J. P. Anderson, and being distant
240.16 feet from the Intersection of-said '
■easterly side of Rebecca street with
the northerly side of Black street; arid
thence extending northwardly along
Rebecca street 50 feet:;to a point, and
thence eastwardly at right angles Srto
said Rebecca street, preserving anzeven
width of 50 feet, 100 feet.
Whereas, The said Amelia 'A. Noone
has secured a mortgage ioanu>«on >each j
-of said houses, and Tnn order rto reefeive
the proceeds of the said mortgages and
r »rotect the mortgagees must have^said |
ots released from any claim on behalf 1
of the opening of said street; and
Whereas, Amelia A. Noone. "for the
purpose of protecting said mortgagees,
la now desirous of paying the propor-
*tlon of said claim against each of said
lots, to-wlt: the sum of $2.72 per front
foot, or $136.00 per lot, or $272.00 for
"both lots; and !
Whereas, The balance of said prop¬
erty is of equal value to that desired
to be released, and Is ample security
for the balance of the claim due • for
the opening of said street; now.ithere-
fore, I be it
Resolved, That the City SollcUor’be
authorized to .release and ssatlsfy lithe
.aforesasid clalms.against veach wof rsaid
lots u)>on the payment tof .$136.00 for
each dot arid the further .^payment of
any costs that may have accrued.
In Council, July 30th, 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, .read -three -times ..and ...flnal.ly
passed.
Which was read.
I Mr. 9fcAr4lle moved
""To reconsider.;the vote" by which
ir. the 'resolution was-read af secorid xaild
srthirdf limes arid finally*'passed.
Which “motion prevailed.
And .::the question recurring, “^‘Shall
the resolGtUon be ..<cead a second .arid
^third times aifd‘finallyKpass^T’
The motion Mid nOt pjrevanJ.
Mr. McArdle moved
To amend (the resolutton "by
-striking out the words, “Whereas, The
balance of said property iswof 'equal
value vto that .desired tito be re¬
leased and is ample-security *for :the
balance of'the claim due fora the-open¬
ing of said street; Now, t there^oi*e,»ttbe
'•it
Resolved That the City'Soliciltor 'be
authorized fl to release and satisfy i.the
aforesaid claims - against" each «iiof ^ssald
lots-uiron ithe payment a of I$1868110 '^•tor
each lot and ‘the further-pacyroeilt ''of
any costs that may have accrued," and
by inserting in lieu-thereofrthe worlds
“Whereas, It is necessary to:protect
the lien- of the 'City 'of'Pittsburgh“that
a larger sum^be paid-thanXthe-propor-
tlon-of said lien based ori;tlre-f«otttage;
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved. That" the "City "Solicitor‘be
authorized 'to release and satisfy the
aforesaid claims against each<-of said
lots upon “the paymerit of'$250.00 for
each lot arid the furthers payment'* of
any costs that may have acenu^d.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution as read a'second
time, and amended, was agreed'?to.
And the resolution having been print¬
ed, as amended, aiid placrid upon “the
membersv^desks, was read a thifd'time,
arid •'fiiraHy spassed 'Iby tUie .'loUovfipg
vote:
Ayes—Messrs
Babcock 'Kerr ”Rauh
Garlarid ’McAfdle Woodbum
Hoeveler
Goehrlng; President.
Ayes—8
TJ OCR— None.
And there being «o"further _business
before the meeting, the'C'hair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tl?e Council of the Sity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Friday, August 9. 1912 No. 66
iRmtirttial iSpfiirJi
COUNCIL
JOHN M, GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLAUK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, August 9th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to the fol¬
lowing call
Pittsburgh, August 7th, 1912,
Mr. E. J. Martin,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:—Please call a special meet¬
ing of Council for Friday morning,
August 9th, 1912, at 11 o’clock, for the
purpose of taking up reports of com¬
mittees and the consideration of such
other business as may come before
the meeting.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. Goehring
President.
Which was read, received and filed.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Korr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelor
Goehring, President.
Absent—Mr. Wilkins
The C/hnIr Stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting would be dis¬
pensed with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1764. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for August 7th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Coun¬
cil.
Which was read, received and filed
Also
No. 1746. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to set aside the sum of ?250.00 from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
for the purpose of providing free mov¬
ing picture shows in the public parks.
In Committee on Finance, August
7th, 1912, amended by adding at the
end of the resolution the words “Said
exhibitions to be given under the
superintendence, direction and control
of the Director of the Department of
Public Works,” and as amended,
ordered returned to Council with an
affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended, was
read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
^ the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
No. 1656. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Mayor to employ one Clerk for
three months or so much thereof as
may be necessary, for work In his of¬
fice, at a salary not to exceed $125.00
per month, and charging the same to
Item 1. Appropriation No. 2, Mayor’s
Office.
Wihlch waJB read.
Mr, GnrlaiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
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Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended^
the resolutian was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Mess rs,
Babcock Kerr Itauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler.
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1657. Resolution ap¬
proving the action of the Superintend¬
ent of the Department of Medical In¬
spection of Schools ond Infectious Dis¬
eases, In the appointment of eight ad¬
ditional nurses, and authorizing the Is¬
suing of warrants In payment of ser¬
vices rendered during the fiscal year
1911-12, not exceeding the aggregate
sum of $641.42, payable from the ap¬
propriation made to division of School
Medical Inspection and Infectious Dis¬
eases.
Which was read,
Mr. Oarland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
No. 1660. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of M. O’Herron & Company, for $848.00
for extra work on the reconstruction
of a portion of the Try Street Sewage
System and charging same to Appro¬
priation No, 167, Sewer Bonds, Series
A, 1910.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlatiil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
th Ird times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Itauh
Oarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, Presldenl,
Ayes—S
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the-
votes of Council in the affirmative, the-
resolution passed finally.
Also
No. 1662. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of John Elchleay, Jr. Company for the
sum of $296.00, for removing the Schul-
thels house on Troy Hill Road which
collapsed, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. ilnrland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes- Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Wo')d.bnrD:
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, Fresldent..
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the-
votes of Council in the affirmative, the-
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1588. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
$7,000 from Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund, to Appropriation No. 49..
Refunding City Taxes.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second dnd third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finaJIy?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—MessrH,
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, Pre«lct«»l.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
520
Also
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1658. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
11,760.00 from Appropriation No, 42,
Contingent Fund, to Appropriation No.
36, item ‘Music in the Parks.”
Which was read.
Mr, UarlAnci moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
(Inal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
fcnd agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noc.s were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayofl—Messrs.
Ilabcock Kerr Rauh
(larland McArdlo Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayei— 8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afhrmatlve, the bill
passed finally.
AUo
Bill No. 1736. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
employment of experts by the City
Manning Commission, and providing
for the payment of the same.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Oarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelsr
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority ot the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the alTIrmatlve. the bill
passed finally.
No. 1661. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of John F. Casey for the sum of $16,-
200.25, for extra work on construction
of Larimer Avenue Bridge over Wash¬
ington boulevard, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 123, Larimer Avenue
Bridge Bonds.
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
No. 1568. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Joseph Ramsey for $426.82, refund¬
ing amount paid as an assessment
against his property in the Improve¬
ment of Chalfonte street, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Clnrlaiid moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1649. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Lottie Tarr for the sum of
$1,000.00, in payment in full for in¬
juries received by falling on defective
boardwalk on Wells street, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the resolution be laid
upon the table.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. JHcArille presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 1765. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for August 7th,
1912, transmitting sundry ordinances
to Council.
Which was read, received and flled.
Also
Bill No. 1739. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Gladstone street, from a point
about 20 feet north of Alma street to
the present sewer on Kaercher street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
afpreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Rahcoek Kerr
Garland McArdlc Woodburn
Hocvclcr
Goehringr, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being: In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1740. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Merritt street, from a point
about 15 feet south of Hawkins street
to present sewer on Taggart street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. MeArille moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the 15111 was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rnuh
Garland McArdle Woodburn-
Hoeveler
Goehrlng^ President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bin No. 1741. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Grandview avenue, from a
point about 10 feet west of Republic
street to present sewer on Shaler street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
W’hich was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ikibcock Kerr Kauh
Garland McArdlo W todburn
Hoeveler
Qoehiing, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 174?. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘An Ordinance autliorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on the south sidewalk of Wood-
lawn avenue, from a point about 4(^
feet east of Northumberland street to
present sewer on Woodlawn avenue,,
and providing that the co.st, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. SIcArtlle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlm*
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Ranh
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Qoehring, President.
Ayes— 8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. McArdle (for Mr. Wilkins) pre¬
sented from the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1766. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for August 7th, 191?, transmitting two
ordinances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1748. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grrade on Anderson street, from La-
cock street to North Canal street
Which was read*
Mr. McArdle moved
A Buspen««lon of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the hill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass flnallyT"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayee—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McA rdle Woodburn
Hoeveler
Ooehrlng President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1749. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Republic street, from a
point B90.86 feet south of Greenleaf
street to a point 661.80 feet southwardly
therefrom.’^
Which was read.
Mr. HcArdto moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wao read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The aye.) and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Rauh
Woodbum
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdlc Woodbum
Hoeveler
Ooehring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
tJNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 1698. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the idebted-
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of ninety thousand dollars ($90,-
000.00), and providing for the Issue
and sale of bonds of said City In said
amount, to provide funds for the im¬
provement of existing -public parks,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of interest
thereon."
In Council, July 6, 1912, Read a first
time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to,
Mr, McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland MoArdle Woodbum
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Kerr called up and moved to re¬
consider the vote by which
Bill No. 1661. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of John P. Casey for the sum of
$16,200.25, for extra work on construc¬
tion of Larimer Avenue Bridge over
Washington boulevard, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 123, Larimer
Avenue Bridge Bonds.
Was in Council, August 9th, 1912, read
and recommitted to the Committee on Fi¬
nance.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring "Shall the
bill be recommitted to the Committee
on Finance?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution be referred
to the City Solicitor for an opinion as
to the legality of the contract for extra
work, and as to the right of the Di¬
rector to let contracts for extra work
In such cases without ordinances of
Council providing for same without ad¬
vertising for bids, and as to the lia¬
bility of the City for said claim.
Which motion prevailed,
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 1767. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council
without action thereon, for further con-
1
I
■ h^'i
•' o' ■
I:.
i^'
Hideraliori, Bill No. 1529, Resolution au-
thor^/.ln^< and cllrectinj? the Director of
the Department of I’ubllc Works to
enter into nesotialions with the South
rittsburt^h Water Company for sup¬
plying water at City rates.
Which was read.
Mr. MfArdle moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned with¬
out action thereon, for further con¬
sideration,
Bill No. 1529. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Director of
the Department of I’ubllc Works to en¬
ter into negotiations with the South
Blttaburgh Water Company for sup¬
plying water at City rates.
Which, in Council, August 6th, 1912,
amendments of Committee were agreed
to, rule suspended, read three times
and finally passed.
Which was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the resolution was read a sec¬
ond and third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed
And the question recurring “Shall
the resolution be read a second and
third times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. MeArdle moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wood burn presented
No. 1768. Whereas, charges have
been preferred before the Police Trial
Board against W. H. Reese based upon
his testimony rendered in the investi¬
gation by this Council of charges pre¬
ferred against the Director of Public
Safety; Now, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
body that the trial board In its find¬
ing should take into consideration that
the testimony on which the charges are
founded was given under compulsion
of law, and that it is in the interest
of public justice that no action should
he taken that would be detrimental to
the procuring of testimony in judicial
investigations.
Which was read.
Mr. Wood burn moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Uj>on. which motion the C'hair ordered
the ayes and noes to be taken, and the
ayes and noe,s being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Darland Ihiuli Woodimrn
(loehiing. President
Noes—Messrs.
Ba»>cock Kerr McArdle
Ayes—4
Noes—8
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative,, the motion
prevailed.
Mr. filnrlancl moved
That the members of Council:
meet at City Hall on Monday, August
Pith, 1912, al, 10 b’cUHtk A. M. foi ilio pur
pose of visiting Marshalsea in order to
make arrangements looking fowarda
the consolidation of the city homes.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. iinbi'ock presented
No. 1769. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council
without action thereon, for furliier con¬
sideration, Bill No. 1631, An C linance
authorizing and directing thv proper
officers of the City of Pittsburgh, for
and in behalf of the City, to o’ ter into
a contract with the Pittsburgh, Cin¬
cinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway
Company, the Ohio Connecting Railway
Company and the Pittsburgh, Grafton
& Mansfield Street Railway company,,
fixing the lines and grade o' Corliss
street, etc., and Bill No. 1632 ' n Ordi¬
nance granting unto the I'tr sburgh,.
Grafton & Mansfield Street Railway
Company, its successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the right to enter upon, use and
occupy Corliss street, froia Carson
street west to Mansfield avenue.
Which was read.
Mr. llabc€>cK moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which was read.
And the Mayor having returned to
Council without action theieon, for
further consideration,
Bill No. 1631.. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh, for and in behalf of the
City, to enter into a contract with The
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St.
Louis Railway Company, The Ohio Con¬
necting Railway Company and the
Pittsburgh, Crafton & Mansfield Street
Railway Company, fixing the lines and
grade of Corliss street, from Carson
west to Chartiers avenue; giving cer¬
tain rights* over portions of the pres¬
ent street to The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati,.
Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
and The Ohio Connecting Railway Com¬
pany; providing for the vacation of
certain streets and the repealing of
certain ordinances of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden, laying out and open¬
ing streets, giving the City certain
rights over property of The Pittsburgh
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. I^ouls Rail¬
way Company and The Ohio Connect¬
ing Railway Company outside the lines
of the present street; providing for the
maintenance of the tracks of The Pitts¬
burgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Railway Company and The Ohio Con¬
necting Railway Company during the
construction of Corliss street; grant¬
ing certain rights over Corliss street
to the Pittsburgh, Crafton & Mansfield
Street Railway Company, and provid¬
ing for the doing of certain work and
the payment of certain moneys to the
said City by the said Pittsburgh, Craf-
ton& Mansfield Street Railway Company
and fixing the terms and conditions
thereof.”
Which, in Council, August 6th, 1912,
Rule was suspended, bill read a first
and second times and' amended in para*
graph Sixth, and as amended agreed
to on second reading, read a third time
and finally passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Biibcoek moved
To recoppider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and dually passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the que.stion recurring “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. liiibcoc'k moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys for further consideration.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
BUI No. 1632. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting unto
the Pittsburgh, Grafton and Mansfield
Street Hallway Company, its success¬
ors, lessees and assigns, the right to
enter upon, use and occupy Corliss street
from Carson street west to Chartlers
avenue."
Which, in Council, August 6th, 1912,
Rule suspended, bill read three times
and finally passed.
Mr. Babcock moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys for further consideration.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHKING.President
E. J. MAUXIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK.,.Assistant City Clerk
rUtsburg'h, August 15th, H)12.
Council met pur.suant to the follow¬
ing call:
FMttsburgh. August 13th, 1!)12.
Mr, E. .1. Martin,
City Clerk.
Hear Sir:
Please call a special meeting of Coun¬
cil for Thursday morning, August 15th,
1312, at 11 o’clock, for the considera¬
tion of such business as may come be¬
fore the meeting.
Yours respectfully,
J. M. Goehring,
President.
Which was read, received and filed.
Piesen t—Messrs.
(iarliind McArdle Woodburn
Hwveler Ibiuh
Goehring, President.
Absent Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would he dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Garland Presented
No. 1770. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Director of the Department of
Public Works to order .John F. Casey
Company to make a model of the Lari¬
mer avenue bridge, at a cost not to
exceed $650.00 to exhibit by the West¬
ern Pennsylvania Exposition Society,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 123, Larimer Avenue Bridge.
Also
No. 1771. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of .f. C. Slippy for $20.16, in full for five
days’ services previous to the passage
of the resolution authorizing the em¬
ployment of a clerk in the Mayor’s
Oifice, and charging same to Item 1,
Appropriation No. 2, Mayor’s Office.
Also
No. 1772. An Ordinance amend¬
ing an ordinance entitled, “An Ordi¬
nance providing for the making of a
contract or contracts for the construc¬
tion of the building and appurtenances
for AsiJlnwall Pumping Station,” ap¬
proved May 23rd, 1912.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The Chnir presented
No. 1773. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Emma Meininger, in the sum of
$3,000.00, for the death of her hus¬
band which occurred on March 9 th,
1912, as the result of being thrown
from and being run over by his wagon
on March, 7th, 1912, at or near the
corner of Solar and Hill streets, North
Side, which accident was caused by the
condition of the street, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Also
No, 1774. Communication from
F. G. Copley, asking that the property
lying between Murray avenue and the
boulevard and extending to the pres¬
ent boundary of Schenley park be con¬
demned for park purposes as an ad¬
dition to Schenley park.
Also
No. 1775. Communication from
r. R. Connelly stating that the City
of Pittsburgh constructed a pub¬
lic sewer through his property at
46 Bates street and on account of
the damage done by overflows and mud
and debris being washed into his houses
asks that the City reimburse him In
the amount of $1600.00.
Also
No. 1776, Communication from
.los, G. Armstrong, Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, addressed
to Mr. E. S. Morrow, City Controller,
relative to services rendered by E. K.
Morse, Consulting Engineer, on Im¬
provements now under construction
and which are paid for by bond Issue,
Also
No. 1777. Communication from
Jos. Ct. Armstrong, Director of the De¬
partment <jf I'ubllc Works, transmit¬
ting estimate of the coat of widening
and Improving Grant boulevard, from
the end of atone wall on the south aide
near Hancgck street eastwardly to
Itldgway street.
Also
No. 1778. Communication from
Da^.d G. Harper, of the Westlnghouse
Electric & Manufacturing Company
suggesting that the City (.’ouncil pass
an ordinance providing that blue and
white signs be displayed at short in¬
tervals designating which side of tlie
sidewalks pedestrians shall use.
Also
No. 1779. Communication from
the National Reform Association rela¬
tive to free moving pictures in the
public parks on Sabbath evenings and
{uotesting against the same.
Also
No. 1780. Communication from
C. H. Stern, Secretary, transmitting
resolution of the Lutheran Ministerial
Association protesting against the ex¬
hibition of moving pictures in the
parks on Sunday evenings.
Also
No. 1781. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Baptist Association pro¬
testing against the showing of mov¬
ing pictures in the public parks on
Sundays.
Also
No. 1782, Communication from
the Allegheny County Christian En¬
deavor Union protesting against the
exhibltb)n of moving pictures in the
parks on Sundays.
Also
No. 1783. Communication from
H. A. Calderw'oocl protesting against
the free exhibition of moving pictures
In the public parks on Sunday even¬
ings.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
MOTIONS AND UESOLUTIONS.
Mr. presented
No. 1784. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council
without action thereon, for further
consideration. Bill No. 1746, Resolu¬
tion authorizing and directing the City
Controller to set aside the sum of
$250.00 from Appropriation No. 42. Con¬
tingent Fund, for the purpo.se of pro¬
viding free movi'ng picture shows in
the public parks.
Which was read.
Mr. We.%r«llc moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill No, 1746. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to set aside the sum of $250.00
from Appropriation No, 42, Contin¬
gent Fund, for the purpose of provid¬
ing free moving picture shows In the
public parks, said exhibitions to be
given under the superintendence, di¬
rection and controll of the Director of
the Department of Public Works,
In Council, August 9th, 1912, Rule
sus})ended, read three times and finally
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. MoAiMlle moved
To reconsider the A’ote by
which the resolution was read a second
and third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the resolution be read a second and
third times and finally passed'."’
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Me Anile moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Hr. Me Anile presented
No. 1785. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council
without action thereon, for further con¬
sideration, Bill^ No. 1488, entitled, “An
Ordinance amending section one of an
ordinance approved October 15, 1903, en¬
titled, ‘An Ordinance fixing and estab¬
lishing the annual license fees to be
}‘aid for switches, turn outs, etc., lo¬
cated upon, across or over any public
street, lane, alley or highway within
the limits of the City of Pittsburgh,
and prescribing the manner of collect¬
ing the same,’ making certain changes
in the license fees to be paid for said
switches, turn outs, etc.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArcllc moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned, with¬
out action thereon.
Bill No, 1488, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance amending sec-
tl(»n one of an ordinance approved Oc¬
tober 15, 1903, entitled, ‘An Ordinance
fixing and establishing the annual li¬
cense fees to be paid for switches, turn
outs, etc., located upon, across or over
any public street, lane, alley or high¬
way within the limits of the City of
Pittsburgh, and prescribing the manner
of collecting the same,’ making certain
changes in the license fees to be paid
for said switches, turn outs, etc.”
Tn Council, July 30, 1912, amend¬
ments of Finance Committee, agreed
to, rule suspended, bill read a first and
second times and amended, and as
amended agreed to on second reading
and laid over for reprinting.
In'Council, August 6. 1912, Bill read
a third time and finally passed.
Which was read.
Mr. WcArdle mo^ed
To recoRBider the vote by
which the bill Wfia read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. MrArdle moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Commute on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. fiinrlaiid presented
No. 1786. Kesolutlon authoriz¬
ing and directing the Director of the
Department of Public Health to em¬
ploy such number of temporary physi¬
cians, (not exceeding five (5).) as he
may deem necessary, at the rate of
J6.00 each per day, for the purpose of
vaccinating, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
The resolution was Indorsed as fol¬
lows:
“The within resolution is of an em¬
ergency nature and request Is hereby
made that the same be enacted Immed¬
iately, Aug. 16, 1912.
WILLIAM A. MAGEBl,
Mayor.”
WhIch was read,
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kauh moved
That the rule be suspended in
order that the Committee, on Finance
hold a special meeting this day at
11:30 o’clock, A. M.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of the Souncll. of the ^lity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXKVI Monday, August 19, 1912
No. 68
fHutiirtfial iSerurD
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHHING.President
B. J. MARTIN...City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Plttsburfth, August 19th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to the follow¬
ing call:
Pittsburgh, August 16th, 1912.
Mr. E. .1. Martin,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:
Please call a special meeting of
Council for Monday, August 19th, 1912,
at 11 o'clock, A. M., for the purpose
of taking up business from the Com¬
mittee on Finance and such other busi¬
ness as may come before the meeting.
Yours respectfully,
.1. M. Goehring,
President of Council.
Which was read received and filed.
PrcHMitr-- Messrs
(lariand Kerr Wood burn
Iloeveler Ranh
(k>ohrlng, President
Alwnt—Messrs
B»U»cock McArdle Wilkins
The 4Tirtlr shited
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. GartHiMl presented
No. 1787. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for un<l€rground lateral conduit
construction work on Butler street,
between Forty-third and Sixty-second
streets, for the uses and purposes of
the Bureau of Electricity, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the cost thereof.
Also
No. 1788. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
furnishing and delivery of two (2)
automobile trucks; one (1) automobile
for plant superintendent; for the erec¬
tion and construction of a building for
garage and storage purposes; and for
the erection and construction of dust
collecting apparatus, for the Municipal
Asphalt Plant at Dallas avenue and
Hamilton avenue; and authorizing the
setting aside of the sum of Seventeen
thousand five hundred dollars ($17,500.-
00) from the proceeds arising from the
sale of the “Public Works Bonds, 1908."
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Iloeveler presented
No. 1789. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Lilac street,
from Welfer’s line to William Pitt
boulevard, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property s))eclally benefited thereby.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. lierr presented
No. 1790. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construction
of a public sewer on Grandview avenue,
from a point about five (5') feet west
of Amabell street to present sewer on
Merrimac street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works,
The Chnlr presented
No. 1791. Communication from
Samuel Kinsey relative to the collec¬
tion of garbage In the City of IMtts-
burgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 1792. Communication from
Wharf Boat and Packet Boat owners
of the City of Pittsburgh asking for
a more moderate rate of wharfage.
Also
No. 1793. Communication from
D. T. Reed, Secretary, Brotherhood of
lOlphth United Presbyterian Church
protesting against the introduction of
moving pictures in the public parks.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Gurluiul presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1794. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for August 14th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council,
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1771. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of J. C, Slippy for the sum of
$20.16 In full for five days’ services in
the office of the Mayor as clerk, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 2,
Item 1, Mayor’s Office,
Which was read.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland Kerr Woodburn
lioeveler Riiuh
Goehiing, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1772. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance amending an
ordinance entitled, 'An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract or
contracts for the construction of the
building and appurtenances for Aspin-
wall Pumping Station,” approved May
23rd, 1912.
Wh tch was read.
Mr. Gar I and moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tima
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland Kerr Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring. President
Ayes—6
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 1770. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to order John
F. Casey Company to make a model of
the Larimer Avenue Bridge at a cost
not to exceed $650.00 to place on ex¬
hibit by the Western Pennsylvania Ex¬
position Society, and charging the cost
to Appropriation No. 123, Larimer Ave¬
nue Bridge.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion preva^lled.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair de¬
clared
Council adjourned
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Proceedings of the Council of tbe City of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, August 27, 1912 No. 69
liluutci|tai iSfrurb
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHltlNO.Pre8ldeni
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
RORERT CLARK,. Aesfstant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Auffust 27th, 1912,
Council met pursuant to the follow-
in#? call:
Pittsburgh, August 24, 1912.
Mr. K, .1. Martin,
Clerk of Coujinll.
I)ear Sir:
I’lea.se call a special meeting of Coun-
<11 for Tuesday, August 27th, 1912, at
10:20 o’clock, A. M., for the purpose of
taking up such business as may come
before the meeting.
Yours respectfully,
J, M. Croehring,
iTesident of Council.
Which was read, rec'eived and filed.
Present—Messrs.
Ilaiwock Hreveler McArdle
(tiirland Kerr Wood burn
(lochring, Ih’esidont.
Messrs.
RjMih Wilkins
The <*halr stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dlspense<l
with.
rUESENTATIONS
Mr. Ctfirland Presented
No. 1795. An Ordinance re-
j.H»aling an ordinance entitled ’‘An Or¬
dinance authorizing and <lirecting an
Increase of the indebtedness of the
City of Pittsburgh in the sum of Ninety
thousand dollars <$90,000.00), and pro¬
viding for the issue and sale of bonds
of said City in said amount, to pro¬
vide funds for the improvement of ex¬
isting i)ublic jjarks, and providing
for the redemption of said bonds and
the payment of interest thereon,” ap¬
proved August 10th, 1912.
Also
No. 1796. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Controller to trans¬
fer the sum of Twenty thousand ($20,«
000.00) dollars from Appropriation No.
42. Contingent Fund, to Appropriation
No. 160, General Office, Bureau of
Health, Item, “Care and Control of
Smallpox.”
Also
No. 1797. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the making of a deed to E. J.
Henderson for a certain lot in the old
Forty-first ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh on payment of the assessment
and costs.
Also
No. 1798. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the sale at public auction of
certain property belonging to the City
in the former Twenty-third ward.
Also
No. 1799. Whereas, The Ex¬
position Society have offere<l space for
a Civic Display; and
Whereas, There is no money avail¬
able for such purpose.
Resolved, That the Controller shall
be and he is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to set aside from the Contin¬
gent Fund the sum of One thousand
($1,000.00) dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, for the purpose
of defraying the expenses incurred in
preparation of such civic display.
Itesolved Further, That the. Mayor is
hereby authorized to issue and the Con¬
troller to countersign, warrants in pay¬
ment of said expenditures on payrolls
properly certified by the Director of
the Department of I^ubllc Works, and
charge the amounts thereof to the sum
thus set aside.
Also
No. 1800. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of William Charlton for $52.00, for
damages sustained to his property by
overflow of water on Barnett's alley,
and charging the same to Ai)propria-
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1801. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Peter Auslander for $54,76, refund¬
ing tine, costs, etc., under Order of
Court, and charging the same to Ai»-
Iiropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 1802. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Solicitor, on payment of
$X2.19 by Mrs. ICllza Jones, to satisfy
the lien filed at No. 14 June Term, 1903
for a sewer on Winterburn avenue, and
charging the costs to the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
U'htch were severally read and re-
ferre<l to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. McArdIo presented
No. 1803. Communication from
the Allentown Turn-Vereln protesting
against the repaving of Allen street,
from Warrington avenue to Lillian
street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on I*ublic Works.
Mr. \Voo«ll>iirii presented
No. 1804. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to American Locomotive Co., tiieir
successors, lessees and assigns the
right to construct and maintain a pipe
line and supporting truss across Sey¬
mour street near Metropolitan street,
connecting two portions of the factory
of said Company, which are located on
oj)posite sides of said Seymour street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on J’ublic Service and Sur¬
veys.
The Chnir presented
No, 1805. Communication from
he Director of the Department of Pub
lie Safety relative to placing police
and fire alarm systems underground in
the conduit lines now being laid on
Butler street, between Forty-third and
Sixty-second streets, by the Central
District & I’rinting Telegraph Co.
Which was read and referred to the
Cc^mmittee on Finance.
Also
No. 1806. An Ordinance reg¬
ulating the occupation of portions of
the sidewalks in certain parts of the
City by merchants for the purpose of
exhibiting their goods.
Also
Ko. 1807. Petition for the
correction of the .sewerage system in
the Park Place District, Fourteenth
ward so that the cellars will not be
flooiled dul'iug rainstoniiK.
Also
No. 1808. Remonstrance
against the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Diploma street, from Brighton
road to Campus street.
Which %vere severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
I No. 1809
PKRMANIONT INTERNATIONAL AS¬
SOCIATION
of
NAVIGATION CONGREi. SLS.
Philadelphia, Pa., August *4, 1912.
I Hon. John M. Goehring,
ITesldent of City Counei;,
IMttsburgh, Pa,
Sir:
On behalf of the American represent¬
atives on the Permanent Int- rnatlonal
Commission of Navigation :<)ngres.se8
and of the American memb rs of the
\ I2th International Congress Navlga-
j . tion, we desire to exi)ress to you our
I most sincere thanks for tho great in-
! terest you have taken in th*- Congress
I and in the work of the Peri.ianent In¬
ternational Association of .Navigation
Congresses, under whose dire ction this
and former similar Congr. .<ses have
been organized,
I We are very grateful to you for
I your kind assistance towards securing
! from the City of Pittsburgh an ample
i appro)>riation to provide tor the enter¬
tainment of our members when they
i visited that city; also for our work
as Chairman of the Eni • rtalnment
Committee whose arrangt .uents re¬
sulted in a most excellent anti Interest¬
ing program of entertainm at for the
members. We are sure thaL they will
never forget the interesting points that
they visited at Pittsburgh vicinity
and that they carried with i .’lem a de-
I lightful rercolleclion of the hospitality
of your City.
We shall take pleasure in sending
i you in a few days a comidete set of
! the technical papers prepared for the
Congress, consisting of 9i; papers or
I “Reports” and 13 reviews or “General
ReiJorts” on the 13 subjects considered
and discussed; as well as a set of the
i Journals of the Congress, issued daily
; (except Sunday) while the Congress
• was in session.
Very respectfully,
P. W. RAYMOND,
Hrigadior General,
r. s. Army,
Retired.
W. II. HIXLY,
Brigadier General,
Chi* f of Kngineers
U. S. Army.
VVhi<*b wa.s read, received and filed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Clinir declared
Council adjourned.
(h *11 era!
lb'('sidenU
Xllth
I jnteriinttonal
I t V>ngre>w of
Navigation.
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Proceedings of tbe Council of tbe ^ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol XXXXVI Tuesday. September lO, 1912
No. 70
Munir r ul
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRING.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, September 10th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs
Garland McArdio Wilkins
Hoeveler Kauh Woodbuin
Kerr
Qr^hrlng, President,
Absent—Mr, Babcock
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 1810. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract
for the rental of room No. 1330 in the
Henry W. Oliver Building, for the use
of the City Planning Commission, at
a rental at the rate of $482.80 per an¬
num, and providing for the payment
thereof.
Also
No. 1811. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract
or contracts for furnishing ten (10)
more or less, oxygen pulmotors for
the uses and purposes of the Bureau
of Police,
Also
No. 1812. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Rosalia Foundling Asyulm and Ma¬
ternity Hospital for the sum of $170.20,
for boarding children and charging to
Appropriation No. 42.
Also
No 1813. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of A,mes Rees & Sons for repairs on
Are engine No. 3S. In the sum of $846.50,
payable from Appropriation No. 220.
Bureau of Fire, Code “E.
Also
No. 1814. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company
in the sum of $1,750.00, for one new
boiler for third size Amoskeag Fire
Engine No, 219 (water nest type);
chargeable to and payable from Appro¬
priation No. 220 (Code E, Bureau of
Fire) Department of Supplies.
Also
No. 1815. Communication from
Henry Krelling offering to lease to the
City property in Swissvale and North
Braddock along the main line East of
Pittsburgh for dumping street sweep¬
ings, etc., at the rate of 10 cents per
wagon load or $3.00 per car.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Pittsburgh, Penna., Sept. 10th, 1912.
Mr. E. J. Martin,
City Clerk, Pittsburgh. Pa.
My Dear Mr. Martin—Herewith find
enclosed copy of Certificates issued by
the Hon. Robert M’Afee, Secretary of
the Commonwealth, covering change
of title of our company from Painters
Hun Railroad Company to ‘‘Pittsburgh
District Railroad Company" for your
flies and Information of Council.
Inasmuch as this change of title
will require an amendment in the Or¬
dinance pending, we have thought
proper to redraft the Ordinance under
the present title, and therefore enclose
a copy herewith, which kindly hand
to Councilman Garland to introduce as
he introduced the former Ordinance,
which will now be succeeded in the
record by this enclosed form.
Yours very truly,
UNITED TERMINAL SYSTEM,
Pittsburgh District Railroad Company,
A. E. Anderson,
President and Counsel.
Also
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL¬
VANIA.
(State Seal.)
Otfice of the Secretary of the Com¬
monwealth.
Whereas, In and by an Act of the
General Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania entitled “An
Act regulating- the change of corpor¬
ate tities” approved the twenty-second
day of April, A. D. one thousand nine
hundred and three, the Secretary of
the Commonwealth is authorized and
required to issue
A CEHTIFICATE
to all corporations having complied
with the requirements of the said Act,
And Whereas, The Painters Run
Railroad Company has this day filed
in the Office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth a certificate in accord¬
ance with the requirements of the said
Act, praying that its corporate name,
style and title may be changed to
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT RAILROAD
COMPANY,
It Is Therefore Certified, That the
name, style and title of Painters Run
Railroad Company is hereby changed
to
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT RAILROAD
COMPANY,
and by the said name the said corpora¬
tion shall have succession for the peri¬
od designated in its original charter,
subject to all the provisions and re¬
strictions of its articles of association
and of the Acts of the General Assem¬
bly of this Commonwealth relating
thereto.
In Testimony Whereof, I have here¬
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the Secretary’s Office to be affixed,
this fourth day of September, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twelve.
Seal.
ROBERT M’AFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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No. 1817. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Pittsburgh District Rail¬
road Company the consent of the City
of Pittsburgh to the construction,
maintenance and operation of certain
branches of its railroad within the lim¬
its of said City, subject to certain
terms and conditions, and reserving
to said City the right of purchase of
said branches of said railroad.
Which were read and referred to
the Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
Also
No. 1818. Communication from
Harry M. Aaronson asking for an ex-
ten.si on of the water line from Trow¬
bridge street to Winston street, along
Glenwood avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 1819. Communication from
Robert Eldridge asking to have board¬
walks on Belasco avenue. Nineteenth
ward, repaired.
No. 1820. Petition of iesidents
on Claybourne street, Seventh ward,
between Negley and Aiken avenues,
asking for the enlargement of the
sewer under said Claybourne street to
relieve the numerous flooding.^ of the
street and the cellars thereon.
Which were read and referred to
the Committee on Public Works,
Also
No. 1821. Communlctilion from
Kber Hardware Co. and Wm. J. Wag¬
ner, of Beaver avenue, N. S , relative
to discrimination in enforciiig ordi¬
nance prohibiting the occupation of
sidewalks by merchants.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety
Mr. HfcArdle preHcntcd
No, 1822, Communication from
George H. Shornhorst relative to the
passage of ordinances for th»< improv-
Irg of streets in the Harblson Addition
to the Brighton Heights Plan of Lots,
Twenty-seventh ward.
Also
No. 1823. Remonstrance against
the grading, paving and curbing of
Stanford road, between Brighton road
and Campus street.
Also
No. 1824. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of W Interburn
avenue from a point 150 feel south of
Farnsworth street to Bigelow street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the dame be assessed
against and collected from prop¬
erty specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1825. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Mullord street,
from Hamilton avenue to Oakwood
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1826. An Ordinance ex¬
tending and opening Sixth avenue,
from Diamond street to Forbes street.
First ward, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected form properties benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 1827. An Ordinance
straightening and widening Warring¬
ton avenue, from Montooth street to
W'est Liberty avenue, in the Eigh¬
teenth and Ninteenth wards of the
City of Pittsburgh; establishing the
grade thereof; fixing the width and
position of the sidewalks and roadway
thereon, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Also
No. 1828. An Ordinance an¬
nulling a contract made and entered
Into the 27th day of July, A. D. 1909.
between the City of Pittsburgh, of the j
first part, anti att Brothers Co., of the |
second part, for the grading, paving |
and curbing of Hepubllc street, from a
point 5dl feet south of Greenieaf
street to a point 830 feet southerly I
therefrom. j
Also I
No. )S29. An Ordinance au- \
thorizlng and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Superior ave- j
nue, from a point about 27S feet east I
of Shadeland avenue to present sewer i
on Superior avenue, and providing that
the costs, damage# and expenses of the
same be assessed agalnts and collected j
from property specially benefited i
thereby.
Also [
No, 1830. An Ordinance au- i
thorizlng and directing the construe- ’
tlon of a public sewer on the south |
sidewalk of Atherton avenue and on
Woodworth street, from a point about
225 feet we.st of Woodworth street to
a connection with present sewer on |
Woodworth street at a point about 330
feet north of Atherton avenue, and .
providing that the costs, damages and I
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1831. An Ordinance au- !
thorizing and directing the construe- I
tlon of a public relief sewer on Louisa j
street, from Atwood street to the pres- i
ent brick sewer on Coltart avenue, and i
providing that the costs, damages and |
expenses of the same be assessed j
against and collected from property i
specially benefited thereby. ,
Also I
No, 1832. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Cicero alley,
from a point about 20 feet west of
Estella avenue to present sewer cross¬
ing Cicero alley, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Also
No. 1833. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring Com¬
pany for $37.00 for extra work on re¬
paving sidewalks Shady avenue bridge
crossing Pennsylvania Railroad, and i
charging same to Appropriation No. 47,
Repairing Bridges. j
Also I
No. 1834. Resolution author- 1
Izlng the l8.suing of a warrant In favor
of William Kerr’s Sons for $95.43, In
payment for extra work In connection
with the construction of the Mission
Street Pumping Station, South Side,
Pittsburgh, Pa., and charging same to
Appropriation No. 120, Bureau of Wa¬
ter.
Also
No. 1835. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant In favor
of Fred Hlrt. oiler, Bureau of Water,
for $40.08, for 16 1-8 days lost time,
at the regular rate of $2.65 per day,
by reason of Injuries received while
employed at Montrose Pumping Sta¬
tion, and charging to Appropriation
No. 32, Bureau of Water.
Also
No. 1886. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant In favor
of J. B. Smay, carpenter, In the Divi¬
sion of Domestic Service of the Bu¬
reau of Water, for $77.00, being $10.00
In payment of medical services, and
$67.00 In payment for 16 7-8 days lost
time, at the regular rate of $4.00 per
day, by reason of Injuries received
while In the performance of his duties,
and charging to Appropriation No. 32.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Manh presented
No. 1837. Communication from
Pittsburgh Musical Society relative to
free concerts In the public parks and
tendering to the City officials and the
public a complimentary concert either
on the 4th or 5th Sundays of Septem¬
ber. 1912.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Mr. With ins presented
No. 1838. An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade of Hargrove
street, from West Liberty avenue to
Warburton street.
Also
No. 1839. An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade of De Soto
street, from O'Hara street to Alequippa
street.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr, Woodburn presented
No. 1840. Communication from
Dr. M, N. Greer relative to the con¬
dition of Lowrie street between Gard¬
ner street and engine nouse at Forest
street.
Also
No. 1841. Communication from
John E, Winner, attorney for property
owners on Mina street, Twenty-sixth
ward, complaining of condition of cel¬
lars of property owing to the street
not being paved, and asking that the
said Mina street be Improved at once.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
The Chair presented
No. 1842.
PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS COMPANY
Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 10th, 1912.
John M. Goehrlng,
President of Council,
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Dear Sir:—
We beg to submit herewith, for the
consideration of Council and the
Mayor, an ordinance authorizing the
construction of certain connections be¬
tween the tracks of this Company at
Fifth avenue and Smithfield street, and
Fifth avenue and Wood street, for the
purpose of operating the cars of the
Company which enter the City along
Wylie avenue, P^ifth avenue and
Forbes street. These connections are
necessary as soon as the present new
track work Is cumi)leted on Fifth ave¬
nue and cars again placed in opera¬
tion on Fifth avenue between High
street and Smithfield street, as imme¬
diately thereafter the City will insist
on the temporary abandonment of the
operation of cars either on Sixth ave¬
nue, or on I damond street and Grant
street, to permit of the continuation
of the work ol I lie removal of the
hump.
In explanation of this reiiuest we
would state that at a conference in
May with the Mayor in his office we
were r.oltfied that the operation of cars
on Fifth avenue must cease in order
to permit the w >rk of the h u m p cut to
be proceeded with, and explanation
was made to him of the fact that un¬
less there could be some provision
made to iiermit the cars to be routed
over different routes there would be
a great congestion and interference of
service.
The Mayor then advised that tlie
City would permit such connections
to be made as were necessary under
the cii cumstances, as the situation
arose from the unusual magnitude of
the work involved and the probable in¬
terruption of service which would oth¬
erwise result.
The Company then immediately in¬
stalled some connections at the inter¬
sections of Smithfield street wdth Third
avei ue, Fourth avenue and Sixth uve-
r.ue, which permitted the re-routing
of the cars during the lowering of the
grade on Fifth avenue.
Tt was well understood that the com¬
pletion of the work on Fifth avenue
and the resuming of the operatiorv of
cars thereon would immediately lead
to the necessity of abandoning opera¬
tion on Sixth avenue, or on i>lamond
street and Grant street, which ♦ would
necessitate a second and finally a third
change in the routing of the cars from
.Wylie avenue. Fifth avenue and Forbes
street.
With this in view and acting upon
the understanding that connections
neces.sary for the re-routing of these
cars could be made as the hump work
was proceeded with, the Company pro¬
cured the necessary connections to be
installed on Fifth avenue as the work
on that thoroughfare was proceeded
with and these’ connections are abso¬
lutely necessary to permit the opera¬
tion of the cars Into that part of the
City below Grant street whenever the
operation of the cars ceases on Sixth
avenue, or on Grant street and l.)ia-
mond street.
The Mayor has seen fit to order the
work of installing these conr>ections
at Fifth avenue and Smithfield street
ard Fifth avenue and Wood street
stopped for the present and advises
that the same cannot be proceeded
with until ordinances authorizing the
same have been introduced and consid¬
ered by Council and himself.
We, therefore, desire to introduce
this ordinance ard would ask your
early attention and consideration, as
temporarily the work of rc: ylng the
tracks on Fifth avenue is opped in
the vicinity of Smithfield s;reet, and
some provision is necessary for again
re-routing the cars when op ration of
cars is resumed on. Fifth a enue and
the City desires that ope: itlons be
ceased on Sixth avenue or on Grant
^street and Diamond street.
Respectfully submitt 1,
PITTSBURGH RAILWAYS . OMFANY,
By S. L Tone.
Also
No. 1843. An Ordinance grant^
Ing unto the Central Transll Company,
its successors, lessees and signs, the
right to enter upon, use ;• d occupy
certain streets and hlghw. s In the
City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1844, Communic itlon from
Petroleum Products Company asking
permission to maintain a s witch from
the tracks of the B. & O. 1 R. across
Neville street!
• Also
No. 1845.
.'rapid transit subway company,
237 Fourth avem .
Pittsburgh, Pa., September th, 1912.
To the President and Memb. > s
of the Council of the CIfy of
Pittsburgh,
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to resolution of your Sur¬
vey Committee, under date > f July 3rd,
1912, we present the following as our
objections and suggestions . f modifica¬
tion of Bill No. 726, viz:
Section 1. That the terminus of the
subway should be as far west as Saw
Mill Run alley, and the eastern ter¬
minus should be at Neville street, per¬
mitting extenlons of surface lines from
the latter point, or running arrange¬
ments with the Pitt.sburgh Railways
Company, j
Section 2. We prefer not to show
the exact route, and would suggest, in
substitution, an approximate route and
-approximate location of the terminals
'and stations.
Section 7. This section places too
great limitations on the powers of the
•subway, corporation, especially during
construction.. . ^
Section 10. This section would im¬
pose on the subway company serious
difficulty in financing the proposition.
Section 11. Under our understand-
'’Ing of the terms of this section. It
would be practically impossible to op¬
erate the road profitably. This is a
' large undertaking and could not pay
such an excessive license for the privi¬
lege of doing business.
Section 14. The powers in this sec¬
tion might be abused and destroy the
.company’s-earning power.
Section 17. This section affects the
very existence of the subway company
and its' securities would be unmarket¬
able with it in the ordinance.
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Section 18. This section so limits
the powers of the corporation that even
the Board of Supervisors would have
no power to make compensating^ traf¬
fic agrreements with other corporations.
In view of the financial hazard in¬
volved in undertaking the construction
of a subway in this community, we be¬
lieve you w'iil appreciate the force of
the objectioits referred to. We take
the liberty of suggesting that a new
ordinance be drafted eliminating or
meeting the matters referred to. or, if
desired, we will submit an ordinance
on behalf of our company.
Yours respectfully,
Rapid Transit Subway Company,
By John F. Mueller, President.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Suiveya.
Also
No. 1846. Petition of Rosie
Werle asking to be re-Imbursed in the
sum of $402.(10, for over assessment for
Improvement of Evergreen road.
Also
No. 1847. Communication from
the Director of the Department of
Public Works transmitting letter from
N. S. Sprague, Superintendent Bureau
of Construction, relative to extra work
done on the Earimer avenue bridge,
and asking that Council investigate
the matter thoroughly by employing
outside engineers to examine as to the I
accuracy of all measurements, etc,, be¬
fore taking final action on the resol¬
ution.
Also
No. 1848.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,
Pittsburgh, Pa., September 10th, 1912
To the President and Members
of the City Council,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gentlemen:—-
The purchase and installation of Au¬
to Propelled Patrol Wagons in the City
of Pittsburgh, has enabled this De¬
partment to discontinue two patrol
stations, heretofore occupied on the
North Side of the Allegheny and Ohio
rivers (in the former City of Alle¬
gheny) the one located on South Dia¬
mond street between Union avenue and
Sandusky street and the other at the cor¬
ner of Fulton and Warlo street (for¬
merly Ward street). These two prop¬
erties have an assessed value of $18,-
725. and I would reco in men d to your
Honorable Body that a proper ordi¬
nance be passed for the sale of this
property and the funds delivered to the
City Treasurer.
Awaiting your pleasure, I have the
honor to be,
Your very truly,
J. M. MORIN
Director.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
No. 1849. Remonstrance
against the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Campus street, between Davis
avenue and Diploma street.
Also
No, 1850. Remonstrance
against the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Academy lane, between Diploma
street and Campus street.
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No. 1851. Communication from
H. E. Peterson, relative to the condi¬
tion of North avenue east of Federal
street.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
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No. 1852. Communication from
Retail Butchers and Meat Dealers Pro¬
tective Association relative to Ameri¬
can Reduction Co. refusing to collect
all rubbish placed In rubbish receptac¬
les.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 1853. Communication from
J. M. Searle, Chief of Smoke Division,
transmitting report of work done by
said division for month ending August
31st, 1912.
Which was read received and filed.
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No. 1854. Communication from
Shade Tree Commission .submitting
certificate of cost of improvements by
planting, boxing, etc. of shade trees on
Centre avenue, Beltzhoover avenue,
Bailey avenue, Perrysvllle avenue,
Grandview avenue, Elmer street, Ather¬
ton avenue from Millvale to Enfield
street, and Jane street from Twenty-
seventh street to Twenty-ninth street.
Which was read, received and filed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr, Garlfinil presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1855. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for August 27th,
1912, transmitting sundry paper.s to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
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Bill No, 1787. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘‘An Ordinance providing for
underground lateral conduit construc¬
tion work on Butler street, between
Forty-third and Sixty-second streets,
for the uses and purposes of the Bu¬
reau of Electricity, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Oar I and moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—MoBsrfi.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Ruuh Woodhurn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
rassed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1788. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for the furnishing
and delivery of two (2) automobile
trucks; one (1) automobile for plant
.superintendent; for the erection and
construction of dust collecting appar¬
atus. for the Municipal Asphalt Plant,
at Dallas avenue and Hamilton avenue,
and authorizing the setting aside of the
sum of seventeen thousand five hundred
($17,500.00) dollars from the proceeds
arising from the sale of the Public
Works Bonds, 1908."
Which was read.
Mr. GHrlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings ano
nnai passage of the bill.
W hlch motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally’"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to Taw, and were;
Ayes—Mess t’H.
Garland Mc.^rdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Uauh Woodbmn
Kerr
(ifoehring, President
Ayee—8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1795. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled, 'An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, in the sum of ninety thousand |
($90,000.00) dollars, and providing for I
the issue and sale of bonds of said City
In said amount, to provide funds for
the improvement of existing public
parks, and providing for the /eaemp-
tlon of said bonds and the. payment of
interest thereon,’ approved Aug'ist lOth,
1912."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third Mme and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreeo to.
And OTi the question, "Shall the bill
pass tlnally?'*
The ayes and noes were tak • • agree-
Hhly to law. and were:
Ayes—Measrs.
Garland MoArdle Wllk ;is
Hoeveler Hauh Wood burn
Kerr
Goehrlng, ib.-sldent.
Aye#—8
Noe#—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1797. An Ordinance
authorizing the making of c deed to
E. J, Henderson for a certain lot In
the old Forty-first ward of th City of
Pittsburgh, on payment of the assess¬
ment and costs."
Which was read.
Mr. GHrlaiict moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tl.e second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And ibe bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.s read and
! agreed to.
i And on the question, "Shall th# bill
pass finally?"
The aye^ and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
I Ayes—Messrs.
! Garland, McArdle, Wilkins,
Hoeveler, Rauh, Woodburn,
Kerr,
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
^ Noes—None,
And a majority of the vote.s of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1798. An Ordinance
entitled. "An Ordinance authorizing the
sale at public auction of certain prop¬
erty belonging to the City in the for¬
mer Twenty-third ward."
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Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A sttspet) ion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings' and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of Ihe bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the queHtlon, “Shall the bill
pass finally?“
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and w«re:
Ayea^Meaars.
Garland, McArdle, Wilkins,
Hoeveler, Rauh, Woodburn,
Kerr,
Goehrlngf President.
Ayea—8
Noea—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the i^flrmstlve. the bill
passed finally.
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Bill No. 179$. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
twenty thousand (S2D,000.00) dollars
from Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund, to Appropriation No. 160, Gen¬
eral Office, Bureau of Health, Item
Care and Control of Smallpox.' “
In Finance Committee, August 27th,
1912, amended In section 1 and In the
title by striking out the words “Twenty
thousand ($20,000.00) dollars" and by
Inserting In lieu thereof the words “Ten
thousand ($10,000.00) dollars," and as
amended ordered returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Which wa;8 read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the Finance Com¬
mittee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended, was read,
Mr. Garland moved
A suspensUm of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Garland McArdle Wllklne
Hoeveler Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes— 8
Noee—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
finally passed as amended.
Also
Bill No. 1799, Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Controller
to set aside from the Contingent Fund
the sum of $1,000.00, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, for the purpose
of defraying the expenses Incurred In
preparation of civic display at the Ex¬
position, and authorizing the Issuing of
warrants in payment of said expendi¬
tures.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes- Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler RtiUh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
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Bill No. 1801. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Peter Auslander for $4.75, re¬
funding fine, costs, etc., under order of
Court, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42. Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution wa.s read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Garland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Ranh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1802. Resolution di¬
recting the City Solicitor, on payment
of $32.19 by Mrs. Eliza Jones, to satisfy
the Hen filed at No. 14 June Term, 1903,
for a sewer on Wlnterburn avenue, and
charging the costs to the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Which was read. ^
Mr. (ilHrlniKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote: ,
Ayes—Messrs. ' i
Uiirland McArdle Wilkins
Hoeveler Hauh \Vo<^dl>iirn
Kerr
Goehrhig, President,
Ayes-8
. Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 1482. Report of the
Sinking Fund Commission for tbe year !
ending January 31st, 1912. >
In Committee on Finance, August
27th, 1912, ordered returned to Council
with Instructions that it be received
and filed. >
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the report be received and
filed.
Which motion prevailed. - .
Mr. GnrIaiKl moved _ I*
That the following members be
excused for absence:
Mr. Kabeock from meetings h- Id August
15th and 19th, 1912; Mr. Kerr fron* ineethigs
held August 14th and 15th, 1912; Mr. ncArdle
from meeting held August 19th, 1912; Mr.
Ktiiili from meeting held August 27th, 1912;
Mr. W1 Ikiiiw from meetings held vugustUt,
2nd, 6th, 7th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 19th and 27th, 19U
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Garlniid presented
No. 1856.
Resolved, That the Res<Mutlon of
Council, adopted July 2nd, 1?‘12, which
reads as follows:
“Resolved, That the Chairn^an of the
Committee on Finance, togi 'her with
the Mayor and the City Controller, be
requested to consider and r commend
to Council a list of items to J t provided
for in a people’s bond issue it the No¬
vember election,"
Shall be and the same iS hereby
amended to read as follows:
“Resolved, That the Chalman of the
Committee on Finance, tug . t her with
the Mayor and the City Co'-troller, be
requested to consider and ' ocommend
to Finance Committee a list f items to
be provided for in a people’s bond issue
at the Nevember election."
Which was read.
Mr. Garlitnfl moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no furthr^r business
before the meeting, the Chslr declared
Council adjourned.
Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgli
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, September 17, 1912 No. 7)
JOHN M. GORHlilNG,....President
E. J. MART(N,.,Clty Clerk
ROBERT CL ARK,. Assistant City Clerk
JOHN M. GOEHlilNG,....President
E. J. MART(N,.,Clty Clerk
Pittsburgh, September 17, 1912.
Counoll met.
Absent—Messrs
Babcock Kerr WUkins
C^rland R»iuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
GoehrlDg, President.
Absent—Mr. McArdle
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Garland presented
No. 1857. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh that the indebted¬
ness of said City be Increased in the
sum of one million, six hundred and
twenty thousand dollars for the Im¬
provement and extension of the water
system, Including the purchase of
meters, the construction of baffles in
sedimentation basins, extension of
water mains, the construction and
equipment of a chemical house at the
Filtration Plant, the construction and
equipment of a Pumping Station on
the North Side, the remodeling, rebuild¬
ing, and re-equipping of the Brilliant
and Howard Street Pumping Stations,
and Improvements to reservoirs.
Also
No. 1858. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh that the indebted¬
ness of said City be increased in the
sum of four hundred and twenty thou¬
sand dollars for the purpose of paying
the expense to the City in connection
with the abolition of grade crossings
over the tracks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, includ-
i ing the building of bridges and other
crossings, over and under said tracks
at Lang, Homewood, Braddock, and
Brushton avenues, and at Liberty
avenue and Thirty-third street
and the changing of grades, reconstruc¬
tion, and other Improvement of streets
and highways incident thereto.
AUo
No. 1859. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
j City of Pittsburgh that the indebted-
I ness of said City be increased In the
sum of one million, two hundred and
■ thirty thousand dollars for the acquire-
[ ment of lands as a site for a City Hall,
j Also
\ No. 1860. An Ordinance signi-
i fying the desire of the Council of the
I City of Pittsburgh that the indebted-
! ness of said City be Increased in the
sum of nine hundred and ninety thou¬
sand dollars for the purpose of fund¬
ing the existing unfunded indebted¬
ness of the City, consisting of contrac-
; tor's claims, judgments and assess-
I ments, arising from the opening and
1 improvement of streets and the con¬
struction of sewers, and the acquisi¬
tion of lands for parks, and other float¬
ing indebtedness.
Also
No. 1861. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh that the indebted¬
ness of said City be increased in the
sum of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars to pay the City's share of the
damages and expenses resulting from
the straightening, widening, opening,
and improving of Arlington avenue,
from South Twenty-seventh street to
Wave alley.
Also
No. 1862. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh that the Indebted¬
ness of said City be increased in the
sum of two hundred and seventy thou¬
sand dollars to pay the City’s share of
damages and expenses resulting from
the opening and improving of a new
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Also
street or i>ublic higrhway to connect
Brownsville avenue with Grandview
avenue.
Also
No. 1863. An Ordinance signi¬
fying- the desire of the Council of the
City of I’lttsburgh that the Indebted¬
ness of said City be increased in the
sum of one hundred and eighty thou¬
sand dollars to pay the City’s share of
the damages and expenses resulting
from the extension, opening and im¬
proving of Morewood avenue, from
’’orbes street to Woodlawn avenue.
Also
No. 1864. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of I'ittsburgh that the Indebted¬
ness of said City be increased In the
sum of three hundred and thirty thou-
san<l dollars to pay the City's share
of tile damages and expenses result¬
ing from the widening, reconstructing
and otherwise improving of Ohio street,
eastwardly from Troy Hill road to the
boundary line of said City.
Also
No. 1865. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of rittsburgh that the indebted¬
ness of said City be increased in the
sum of eight hundred and forty thou¬
sand dollars for improvements to the
City Home for the Poor at Marshalsea,
Including the ac<iuisition of additional
lands, tiie erection and eiiuipment of
new buildings and additions to exist¬
ing buildings and other improvements
to said City Home.
Also
No. 1866. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Jdttsburgh that the Indebted¬
ness of said City be Increased in the
sum of ninety thousand dollars for the
construction of municipal buildings for
comfort stations, with drinking foun¬
tain adjuncts, and the ac<juisitlon of
lands where necessary therefor.
Also
No. 1867. An Ordinance sig¬
nifying the desire of tiie Council of
the City of Pittsburgh that the indebt-
e<iness of said City be increased In the
sum of two hundred and forty thou-
san<i dollars for the improvement and
extension of the police and fire alarm
system.
Also
No. 1868. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh that the Indebted¬
ness of said City be increased in the
.sum of two hundred and forty thou¬
sand dollars for purchase of fire en¬
gines and otlier apparatus for the ex¬
tinction of fires.
Also
No. 1869. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh that the indebted¬
ness of said City be increased in the
sum of ninety thousand dollars for im- j
provement.s to the municipal hospital, !
including the construction and etiuip- [
ment of additional buildings, and im- j
provement of grounds^ '
No. 1870. An Ordlnau-e signi¬
fying the desire of the Coun* . of the
City of Pittsburgh that the debted-
ness of said City be increase • In the
sum of nine huhdred thousan dollars
for the purpose of 'Cou.)iructlng
wharves and levees on the i>. vigable
waters within the City limits.
Also
No. 1871. An Ordlna/irc signi¬
fying the desire of the Coun. of the
• City of Pittsburgh that the i debted-
ness of said City be increas • In the
sum of . three hundred and sl'.iv thou¬
sand dollars for the acgulr uent of
additional lands for Highla : Park,
Mlvervlew i’ark, McKinley Puk and
Grandview Park,
Also
No. 1872. An Ordinal' signi¬
fying the desire of the Coun- =. of the
City of IMttsburgh that the -iebted-
ness of said City be increas- in the
sum of three hundred thousa’ dollars
for rebuilding and equipping ae Mar¬
ket House on Diamond Square
Also
No. 1873. An Ordin^i.r o signi¬
fying the desire of the Cour. of the
City of IMttsburgh that the debted-
ness of said City be increas in the
sum of one hundred and /< y thou¬
sand dollars for remodeling, - pairing
and e<iuipidhg the North Si'^ Market
House.
Also
No. 1874. An Ordlna; e signi¬
fying the desire of the Cour <1 of the
City of Pittsburgh that the ndebted-
ness of said City be increar 1 in the
j sum of one hundred and etg ‘y thou-
i sand dollars to pay the bji'-<nce re-
I quired for the constructioi* of ap¬
proaches at the south end of P’e North
Side Point Bridge.
Which were severally rea- and re¬
ferred to the Committee on .1* nance.
Also
No. 1875.. Resolved, i hat the
President be and he is hereb.v author¬
ized and directed tp call Spe«‘ial Meet¬
ing of the Council for Thursday, Sep¬
tember 19, 1912, at 4:00 o’clock. P. M.,
for the purpose or receiving and act¬
ing upon the report of the (^unmlttee
of Finance and for the purpose of act¬
ing upon and considering certain or¬
dinances pending In Council, signify¬
ing the desire of the Council to in¬
crease the indebtedness of said City In
the amounts and for the purposes set
forth in the Schedule hereto annexed
i and made part hereof: and also for the
I purpose of transacting any other bu.sl-
I ness which may properly be taken up
j at a stated or regular meeting.
Which wa«« read.
Mr. Gnrlan«l moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Iloeveler presented
No. 1876, Whereas, A proper
designation of the various street car
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routen in tht> City of Plttfeburgh would
be a facility to tho public; wherefore,
UesolveU, That the Pittsburgh Rail¬
ways Company, op 3 ^atlng street cars
over various routes In the City of Pitts¬
burgh, be and is heictby requested to
designate each of tU routes by a num¬
ber, commencing ^ith the numeral 1,
and consecutively thereafter until each
route is so design}/ted; and that each
car operated by it (♦ear in a conspicu¬
ous place on the right forward end of
the car its proper r*>nte number, twelve
Inches In height, and legible at all
times, day or nluht. The designation
as above set forth to be In addition
to the present niaiKiiig of the cars, or
such other marking thereof as the
Pittsburgh Uailwaysi Company deems
proper.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on PubHc Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 1877.
7'o Members of Cctsricll;
Whereas, public clamor insists that
the price of food products are unrea-
8ona»)le, 1 wish to itote that during the
season when gard^^^u and fruit products
are ripe, the price is unreasonably low
and If our people >,.-:ed a little energy
and oid time prudent, management, the
families within the contines of the City
of Pittsburgh could procure food prod¬
ucts at a price that will not bring the
farmer, or producer, over seventy-five
176c) cents ]>er da; lor his labor, fig¬
uring on eight hours per day. 1 want
to assure you that the successful far¬
mer or gardener requires equal skill
with our best artisans.
I desire to bring before the public
that the farm laborer is not equally
pal}] for his 'work in accordance with
equal time given by the workers in
the city shops, or mills, and that the
extra co.st of living is brought about,
First. By false training, unreason-
ahle habits of the (tonsumer and com¬
mercial manitmlation.
Second. By the speculator or huck¬
ster knowing these o})nditions. taking
selfish advantage of tho buyer.
Third, By the i)Ublic not knowing
that tin and glass preserving vessels
ere cheap wlien used with good judg¬
ment and I want to impress on our
«cho<»l authorities that it is essential
to train the children early as to the
advantage of drying and preserving
our food products for future use in
the family.
Therefore, It i.s up to this body, and
the executive hejids of the City of
Ilttsburgh, to make regulations that
will at once bring to the people the
opportunltie.s of con.servlng their earn¬
ings in the interest of public good.
1 can safely make the assertion that
thp local producer is not receiving ex-
ces.slve prices for his products. When
I say this. I mean all garden products,
fruit, milk, and other food necessities
going to the people from adjacent
farms. In endeavoring to bring about
a partial cure for thi.s waste of the
worker's income, I ask tliat Council
appoint a committee of three to Inves¬
tigate the question and report back
at an early date. I have in view using
the market masters and food inspectors
to do the work and to provide the way
for the frugal householder to save
money, and suggest that when surplus
products are on the market, they ad¬
vertise .such condition in the public
press, I appreciate that a great source
of public waste is brought about by
Saturday closing, and 1 feel that Sat¬
urday would be a good day to offer
to the people such surplus, either at
auction or otherwise. The workers and
taxpayers want a square deal and hope
that cunning and fraud will be elimi¬
nated from our municipal management.
Yours very truly,
\VM. A. HOEVELER.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr, Kerr presented
No, 1878. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of Mary street, from
Handler street to a point 201 feet west-
wardly, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
soH.sed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 1879. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring Com¬
pany for $112.30, extra work repaving
sidewalks on Mlllvale avenue bridge
over the Pennsylvania Railroad, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 47,
Repairing Bridges.
Al«o
No. 1880. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of .1. D. McGonigle for $47.95, extra
work repaving sidewalks with concrete
of the South Twenty-second street
bridge crossing the Monongahela river,
and charging same to Appropriation
No, 47, Repairing Bridges,
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Garland Presented
No. 188.1. Communication from
Pr. A. S, Hunter, President of the Pitts¬
burgh Board of Trade, protesting
against the laying of a street railway
switch at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Wood .street by the Pittsburgh
Railways Company.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur.
veys.
Mr. Rnah presented
No. 1882. Wherea.s, Certain
portions of the wreck of the United
States BjLttleshlp Maine were donated
by the Government of the United States
of America to the American Veterans
of Foreign Service and the United
Spanish War Veterans of the City of
Pittsburgh to be preserved as memo¬
rials of the loss of said battleship and
of the death of the officers and men
thereof; and
\
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Whereas, The two said associations
of veterans have organized a Joint as¬
sociation called the **Malne Memorial
Association" to solicit funds for, and
to erect a suitable memorial or monu¬
ment for the reception and preserva¬
tion of said relics; therefore, be it
Kesolved, That the consent of Coun¬
cil Is hereby g;ranted to said Maine
Memorial Association to erect In Lake
l^Uzabeth. West Park, North Side,
Plttsburgrh, at such place as may be
designated by the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, or the
Superintendent of the Bureau of Parks,
said memorial or monument for the
reception and preservation of said rel¬
ics from the Battleship Maine.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 1883. Petition for the
opening of Tuscarora street, between
Braddock avenue and Richland street.
Also
No. 1884. An Ordinance open¬
ing Tuscarora street, from Braddock
avenue to Richland street, In the Four¬
teenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
and providing: that the cost, damag^es
and expenses occasioned thereby be as¬
sessed agrainst and collected from prop¬
erties benefited thereby.
Which were read and referred to
the Committee on Public Works.
Also
No, 1885. Petition for the vaca¬
tion of Perthshire I’lace, between WIl-
llard street and property line of the
Homewood Cemetery.
Also
No. 1886. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Perthshire IMace, between Wllliard
street and the property line of the
Homewood Cemetery, In the Fourteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 1887. T’etltlon for the va¬
cation of Murtland avenue, between
WlUlard street and property line of the
Homewood Cemetery.
Also
No. 1888. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Murtland street, between Wllliard
street and the property line of the
Homewood Cemetery, in the Fourteenth
ward of the City of TMttsburgh.
Also
No. 1889. An Ordinance fixing
the width of roadway and re-establlsh-
Ing the grade of Travella boulevard,
from Lincoln avenue to the City Line.
Also
No. 1890. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and establishing
the grade of Larimer street, from Clif¬
ford street to Lemington avenue.
Also
No. 1891. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Hoosac street,
from Greenfield avenue to Denmarsh
street.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on I’ublic Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Also
No. 1892. Whereas, Back in the
40*a James Anderson, a prominent citi¬
zen of the former City of Allegheny,
opened his splendid prlv.<te library
for the use of the public; und
Whereas, In its early days this li¬
brary was patronized by Andrew Car¬
negie, Henry W. Oliver, Henry C.
Phipps and other men who have since
become prominent in our CUy's history;
and
Whereas, At his death said James
Anderson directed the same to be
turned over to the Board of School
Control to be maintained a-, a free pub¬
lic library for the use of the residents
of the former City of AU€»:h€ny; and
Whereas, There remains at this time
from 200 to 300 volumes of the origi¬
nal collection; and
Whereas, Said collectior now num¬
bers over 26,000 volumes, «.nd is main¬
tained and operated in th< building be¬
longing to the Board of Public Educa¬
tion^ the successors to the Board of
Control; and
Whereas, Said library Is the mother
of our present splendid system of free
libraries, and should be n aintalned at
the public expense, and find a resting
pfacQ In the public library building on
the North Side; therefore,
Resolved, That the Board of Public
Education be requested to place the
collection, as It now stands. In the Car¬
negie Library building, cn the North
Side, and that, for the purpose of thia
resolution, the President of Council
shall be and Is hereby jvUthorlzed to
appoint a ».mmlttee of three membefa
to confer with a like committee to
be appointed by the Board of Public
Education for the purpose of arranglnR
a plan for said transfer.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Also
No. 1893. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the advertising of proposals
for certain public Improvements in the
Engineering News and ICnglneering
Record, published in New York City.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 1894. Communication from
W. S. Miller, attorney-at-law, relative
to the opening of Devonshire street.
Also
No. 1895. Petition of taxpayers
and residents of Buente. Solar, Hill and
Overbeck streets asking that steps be
constructed leading to East street.
Also
No. 1896. Communication from
Mrs. M. A. Brown, asking that Wallace
Ptreet at Terrace street, be paved.
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Also
No. 18»7. Communication from
Samuel Eades afkln^ that certain im>
provements ho-made in the downtown
district, especially the widening: of
Kllsmere Htreet (formerly Eighth
street), from Liberty avenue to Penn
avenue.
Which were oeverally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 1893, An Ordinance author¬
izing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh to enter into a contract
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com¬
pany relating to the construction and
maintenance of a sewer under and
along the right-of-way and property of
the Railroad In the Seventh and Eighth
wards of the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on l^ubllo Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 1809. Communication from
The Harpoon relative to investigation
of the extra, charges for work done by
John F. Casey, Contracting Company,
In the construction of the Larimer ave¬
nue bridge.
Also
No. 1900. Communication from
Adolph Edlis, City Treasurer, relative
to sending statement of City taxes to
all property owners without request.
Also
No. 1001. Communication from
Thos. A. McQurtide, Superintendent of
the Bureau of Police, relative to plac¬
ing sub-patrolmen on duty in the small¬
pox zone, and providing for the pay¬
ment of their salary.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1902. Fetition of residents
In the Fourth ward asking for better
police protection.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The C hnlr took up
Bill No. 273. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the I'epartment of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of T*. P. .Jacklettt in tile
Eleventh ward, for park purposes."
In Council, April 2nd. 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, bill read three times and fin¬
ally passed.
In Council, April 9th. 1912, Recalled
from the Mayor without action there¬
on. vote reconsidered by which the bill
was read a second and third times and
finally passed, and bill laid on the
table.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Herr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland liauh Woudburu
Hoeveler
Gochrlng, President.
Ay«8~8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1903. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for September 11th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1498. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of K. Solomon for the sum of
$356.75, refunding overpaid water rent
on property In the Second ward, and
charging the same to Appropriation No. ‘
42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Oni*lan«i moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Itrnih Wo<Klburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1810. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract for the rental
of Room No. 1330 In the Henry W.
Oliver Building, for the use of the City
Planning Commission, at a rental at
the rate of $482.80 per annum, and
providing for the payment thereof."
L
Also
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third reading’s ano
flnai passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the Tluestlon, “Shall the bill
pass ilnally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland Hauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—8
Noes—Kone.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed tinally.
Also
Bill No. 1811. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing ten (10), more or
less. Oxygen E*uUnotors for the uses
and purpose.s of the Bureau of Police.’*
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second arid third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreea to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass nnally?”
/ The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Ilanh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehriog. President
\ye«—8
Nf)efi—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afhrmalive, the bill
passed finally.
\fr. Gnrinnil also presented, with a
negative recommendation.
Bill No. 1229. Communication
from Arthur E. Young, transmitting
claim of Mrs. Virginia Heed for $76.00,
for services as caretaker of the North
Side Municipal Hospital or Pest House.
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the hill
he indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Bill No, 1636. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Prank Verulla in ti e sum
of $250.00, for damages by re^.son of
overflow of sewer on Willing street,
and charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42', Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1637. Resolui'.on au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Masslmlno Scarn- to in.
the sum of $250.00, for dam.-res by
reason of overflowing of sewer t-u W'ill-
ing street, and charging the same to-
Appropriation No. 42, Continge: L Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on ihe bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1638. ResoU’vion au¬
thorizing the issuing of a wa rant in
favor of Donato Bauletta in .he sum
of $250.00, for damages by r.-son of
overflowing of sewer on W’illin > street,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland: moved
That further action on the bill'
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
j Bill No, 1639. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a w'JAirant in
I favor of Hock Solomon in th sum of
j $250.00, for damages by reason of over-
! flowing of sewer on IVilling .street, and
i charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
i That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
1 Which motion prevailed.
; Also
Bill No. 1652. Resolution re-
questirg the Morals Efficiency Oommis-
I slon to make a comi)aratlve study of
1 methods of dealing with the “Social
I Evil” in other cities, and setting aside
i the sum of $1,500.00 from Contingent
I Fund, for payment of the expenses in-
j cldent thereto.
I Which was read.
Mr, Garland moved
j That further action on the bill
j be indefinitely postponed,
i Which motion prevailed,
j Also
I Bill No. 1655. Petition of Frank
; Dodson, .Jr., asking for the paym.ent of
! $21.50 hospital bill.
Which was read.
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Mr. Garland moved
That furthrir action on the bill
be indefinitely poatponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, Kerr (for Mr. McArdle) presented
from the ConimUteo. on Public Works,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1904. *;teport of the Com¬
mittee on Public W'orks for Septem¬
ber llth, 1912, transmitting suindry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Hill No. 1700. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordluance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Grandview avenue, from a
point about five <i>) feet west of Ama-
bell street to present sewer on Merri-
mac street, and providing that the
costs, damages ami expenses of the
same he assessed o.galnst and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by."
l^'hlch was read,
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was road a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes^Messrs.
Balwock Kerr, Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hosvoler
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes— 8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1828. An Ordinance
•mtitled “An Ordinance annulling a con¬
tract made and entered into the 27th
day of .July, A. U. 1900, between the
City of TMttsburgh, of the first part
and Ott Brothers, Co., of the second
l»art, for the grading, t>aving and curb¬
ing of Republic street, from a point
5:*} feet south of Greenleaf street, to
a point 330 feet southerly therefrom.”
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
.%nd agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins,
Garland, Rauh, Woodburn,
Hoeveler,
Goehrlng, Pjesldent
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1829. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Superior avenue, from a point
about 276 feet east of Shadeland ave¬
nue to present sewer on Superior ave¬
nue, and providing that the costs, dam¬
ages and expenses of the same be as¬
sessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayej and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland H^iuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goch li ng, Pres!dent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun-
I cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1830. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on the south sidewalk of
Atherton avenue and on Woodworth
street, from a point about 225 feet
west of Woodworth street, to a con¬
nection with present sewer on Wood-
worth street, at a point about 330 feet
north of Atherton avenue, and provid-
1 ing that the costs, damages and ex-
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from i)roperty specially
benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion preyalltd.
And the bill was read a second time
and Q^rreed to.
And the bill was read a third tlma and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bahoock Kerr Wilkins
Oarland Kauli Woodburn
Hoevoler
GoeUring, I’resldent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1831. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
relief sewer on Louisa street, from At¬
wood street to the present brick sewer
on Coltart avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Biiix.' 0 <'; k Kerr Wilkins
Harliind Ktiuh W(>odl>Lirn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
.\yes“8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1832. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Cicero alley, from a point
about 20 feet west of Estella avenue
to present sew^er crossing Cicero alley,
and providing that the costs damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
I agaln.st and collected from proi)erty
.specially benefited thereby.”
Wh ich was read.
( Mr. Kerr moved
I A suspension of the rule to sl-
< low the second and third rradlngs snA
j final passage of the bill.
I Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tine
I and agreed to.
' And the bill was read a tlurd time ana
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read ani
agreed to.
And on the question. the bill
I pass finally?”
I The ayes and noes were taken agret-
1 ably to law, and were:
; Ayes - Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin*
I Garland ilauh Woodburn
I Hoeveler
I Goflhniif, Freiident.
Ayoe—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the voles of Coun¬
cil being in the aflfirmuUve, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1412. An Ordlnanff«v
entitled “An Ordinance aut/iorizing and
I directing the grading anu paving of
! Gold alley, from Denver street to Ath¬
erton avenue, and providing that the
costs, damages and expe Hes of the
same be assessed against incl collected
from property specially ber .ifited there¬
by.”
1 Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
I A suspension of the rule to.
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
I And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
1 And the bill was read a third time
' and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
■ and agreed to.
’ And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
I The ayes and noes were taken agree-
: ably to law, and were:
I Ayes—Messrs
RalM‘(X‘k Kerr Wilkins
. Garland Ilauh Woodbu rn
Hoeveler
Gk)ehring, Pi*esldenU
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
I And there being three-fourths of the
' votes of Council In the affirmative, the
, bill passed finally, in accordance with
i the provisions of the Act of Assembly
• of May 22nd. 1895, and the several
sut)plements thereto.
! Also
j Bill No. 1462. An Ordinance
ertitled “An Ordinance authorizing and
! directing the grading, paving and curb-
i Ing of Kirkpatrick street, from Bed-
I ford avenue to Grant boulevard, and
' providing that the costs, damages an<f
expenses of the same be assessed
against and coliected from property i
specially benefited thereby." ;
Which was read. !
Mr. Kerr moved ^
A flUBpenslcn of the rule to al>
low the second and third readings and
flnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill w&s read a second time
and agreed to*
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title ol the bill was rsad
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and nocs were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Reud Woodburn
Hosvelor
Ooehrlng, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 185/6, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1464. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of "B" street, from Klrkbrlde street
to Columbus avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property 8j)ecially benefited there¬
by."
\Vh ich was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and i
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Meesrs.
nal)COCk Kerr Wilkins /
Garluad Itaiih Woodburn
lloeveler
Qoeiirlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1493. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Hoeveler street, from Collins
avenue to a point 75.66 feet southeast
of Culver street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby,"
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally^’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, Prwldeiil.
Ayes—8
Noee—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, In accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1494. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Hoeveler street, from Everett
street to a point 62.60 feet northwest
of . Omega street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby."
Wh ich wa.s read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A /Suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bnbcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland llauh Woodbsrn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
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Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
voles of Council In the affirmative, the
hill jja.ssed tlnally, in accordance with
the i)rovisions of the Act of Assembly
«f May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Ahso
Bill No. 1495. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authoriaing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Howe street, from North Den-
nlston avenue to Festival street, and
jn-ovldlng that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially beneilted thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the biTl.
Which motion prevailed.
And the ?iiU was read a second time
and agreed to. *
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
• ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Barland Ibiuh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
* 11 pussptl finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assemi)ly
of May 22 nd. 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1496. An Ordinance
entitled ”An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Louisa street, from Bouquet
street to Atwood street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from jiropcrty specially bene¬
fited therei)y.”
Which was read,
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rjile to al¬
low the second ana third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to, ^
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Uauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehrlngf Presidsnt
Ayes-8
Noes—N otto
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with,
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22 nd, 1895, and the several
supi)lements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1497. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Kockledge street, from
Damas street to north line of Miiles al¬
ley, and providing that the costs, dam¬
ages and expenses of the same be as¬
sessed against and collected from prop¬
erty specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved *
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlms
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Bjuih Woodburn
Hoeveler
Qoehring, President
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill jiassed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several
sup]>lements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1534. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Lloyd street, from Heynolds
street to north line of Robinson and
Dickie Plan, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.”
Which was read.
Mr. Korr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low' the second and third readings and'
final pa'^sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second timo
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and*
agreed to.
552
And the tltU of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the quoiition, ''Shall the bill
pass Anally?*'
The ayes and noea were taken airree-
ably to law. aud were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ki:rT Wilkins
Ihxuti Woodburn
Goehrlng, President.
Hubcock
(larland
lloGveler
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed flrmUy, in accordance with
the provisions ol the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. iS95, and the several
8Ui>plements thereto.
Also
BUI No. 1635. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading, pav¬
ing, repaving and otherwise improving
Atherton avenue, from Liberty avenue
to bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and co.Uected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was road.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
niial passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Wilkins
Woodburn
Babcock Kerr
Uarland Ihiuh
Hoeveler
Goehring, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
voles of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed Anally, In accordance with
the provi.sIons of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, anil the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1536. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Merritt street, from Taggart
street to a point 340 feet northwardly,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially beneAted thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Babcock Kerr
Garland Rauh
Hoeveler
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
.votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1896, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1537. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance extending and
opening Laclede street, from Regal al¬
ley to Kathleen street, Eighteenth
ward; establishing the grade thereof;
fixing the width and location of the
sidewalk and roadway and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby.”
Wihich was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to. »
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, *'Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr
Garland Kauli
Hoeveler
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1606. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance opening Cor-
Wllkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
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■haf
llss street, from Carson street west to
Chartlers avenue, In the Twentieth
ward; establishing the grade thereof;
fixing the width and location of the
sidewalk and roadway, and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby,"
Which was read.
Mr. K<Nrr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Ranh Woodburn
Hoeveler
GoehrJng, President.
Ayee—8
Koes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1737. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving, curbing
and otherwise Improving of Baum
street, from Rebecca street to Liberty
avenue, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby,"
Which was read.
Mr. Herr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Kauh Woodburn
Hoeveler
Goehriiig, President.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed finally In accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Atrsembly
of May 22nd, 1895^ and the sevej.il sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1738. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance wideni-'g and
straightening Wenzell way, from Mack¬
inaw avenue and the City line to West
Liberty avenue, Nineteenth wa.d; es¬
tablishing the grade thereof, and pro¬
viding that the cost, damages md ex¬
penses occasioned thereby be rr^sessed
against and collected from pr perties
benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
A suspension of the rul^' to al¬
low the second and third readi'iga and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a seco.jd time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a th>r;d time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin.^
Garland IlaoJi Woodbnni
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, Pr- sldent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And there being three-fo :>rths of
the votes of Qnuncll In the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1883. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring
Company for $37.00, for extra work on
repaving sidewalks Shady avenue
bridge crossing Pennsylvania Railroad,,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 47, Repairing Bridges.
Which was read.
Mr. K<^rr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and'
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the aye.s and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayea—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodbnra
iloeveler
Goehiing, Prenident.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
.5.54
Also
And there being; two-thirds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed Hnally.
Also
Bill No. 1834. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant In
favor of William iCerr's Sons for $95.43,
In payment for extra work In connec¬
tion with the construction of the Mis¬
sion Street Pumping Station, South
Side, Pittsburgh, Pa., and charging
same to Appropriation No. 120, Bureau
of Water.
Which was read,
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution,
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and iioes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr
Oarland Rauh
Moeveler
Ayes—B
Noes—None.
Wilkins
Woodbum
Goehrlng, President.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed Anally.
Mr. Wllkini* presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1905. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for September 11th, 1912, transmitting
ordinances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No, 1838. An Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Hargrove street, from
West Liberty avenue to Warburton
street."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkin* moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to,
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noea were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr
Garland Rauh
Hoeveler
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
Wilkins
Woodburn
(Goehrlng, President.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
i
I
Bin No. 1839. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of De Soto street, from
O’Hara street to Allequlppa street."
Which wae read.
Mr. Wilkin* moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noea were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburo
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, th* bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1906. Whereas, In 1910 sev¬
enty-five thouand (175,000.00) dollars
was voted by the people for the con¬
struction of the Beechview bridge; and
Whereas, The Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works after a thorough
investigation is of the opinion that
175,000.00 is not sufficient to erect a
bridge to meet the requirements of that
locality, therefore, be It
Resolved, That the Director of the
Department of Public Works be re¬
quested to proceed to prepare plans and
estimates for the erection of a bridge
which will meet all the requirements of
the community and report to Council
at the earliest convenience.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which was seconded by Mr. Rauh>
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Garlnncf presented
No. 1907. An Ordinance ou-
thorlzing the City Controller to trans¬
fer the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000.00) from Appropriation
42, Contingent Fund, to Appropriation
No. 160, General Office. Department of
Public Health, item "Care and Control
of Smallpox."
Also
No. 1908. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the Acting Director
of the Department of Public Health to
employ such number of temporary
nurses for smallpox purposes as he may
deem necessary, including those em-
5r>o
ployed since August 16, 1!)12, at the
rate of $100.00 per month, each, and
charging the same to Appropriation No.
160, General Office, Department of Pub¬
lic Health, “Care and Control of Small¬
pox.”
Also
No. 1909. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the Acting Director
of the Department of Public Health to
employ such number of temporary phy¬
sicians as he may deem necessary, In¬
cluding the twenty-five employed Sep¬
tember 14th and 16th» at the rale of
$5.00, per day each, for the purpose of
vaccinating and charging same to
Appro]»rlatlon No. 160, General Office,
Department of Public Health, Item
“Care and Control of Smallpox.”
Also
No. 1910.. Resolution exonerat¬
ing Mary Wlntergreen from the pay¬
ment of the assessment of $20.50 for
the construction of a sewer on Baker
street, and authorizing and directing
the city Solicitor to satisfy any claim
against the said Mary Wlntergreen.
Also
No. 1911. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Fred Hensel In the sum of $233.00, In
full settlement of all claims for dam¬
ages by reason of leak In water main
in Flora street, Twenty-seventh ward,
and charging the .same to Appropriation
No.
Also
No. 1912. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Maurice S, Martin in the sum of
$899.22, for plumbing work performed
at the old West Penn Hospital building,
and charging same to Appropriation No.
160. Care and Control of Smallpox.
Also
No. 1913. Resolved, That the
City Solicitor shall be authorized and
directed to appoint as Assistant City
Solicitors a firm of bond attorneys prac¬
ticing in the City of New York to pass
on the legality of the ordinances, no¬
tices, statements, proceedings and is¬
sue of the })roposed $8,400,000.00 bond
i.s.sue to be submitted to the electors at
the regular election in November, 1912.
Resolved, further, That the compen¬
sation to be paid for such service shall
be fixed by the City Solicitor and the
City Controller, an<l Jho paid for on
payrolls apptY>vert by City i’oiitroller, and
ciiargcjl Ui Ap])rtipriatioi> No. i'L
Resolved further, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby authorized to issue
warrants, and the City Controller, to
countersign the same in payment of
such service.
Also
No. 1914, Whereas, Certain al¬
legations have been made in The llar-
( )oon that there are overcharges in a
>111 now pending in Council in connec¬
tion with the contrlict for the construc¬
tion of the Darimer Avende Bridge; and
Whereas, These charges are of so
grave a nature that an investigation Is
deemed necessary;
Resolved, That the President r the
Engineering Society of Western v'‘enn-
sylvania shall be and is here. / re¬
quested to submit to Council the . ames
of three or more members of s; d as¬
sociation, three of whom shall -e se¬
lected by Council, to Investigaio the
allegation of overcharges for mmerlals
and labor contained in said bMl for
extra work on said Larimer Avenue
Bridge and report their findli to
Council.
Resolved further. That, on fiPng of
said report, the Mayor shall be and
Is hereby authorized and dl^et•^ed to
issue, and the Controller to unter-
slgn, warrants in payment of t e said
person.s so selected In the sum ■)f not
exceeding three hundred dollar each,
and charge the same to Appro., iatlon
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No, 1915. Petition of cH;i':ens of
the Thirteenth ward, Homewoo.; Dis¬
trict, for relief from flooded ‘ellars
caused by insufficient size of se - ers on
the streets of this district, eclally
Hamilton avenue and Kelly st et.
Also
No, 1916. Whereas, by he in¬
sufficient size of the sewers t >w in¬
stalled in the Homewood Distri- • in the
Thirteenth ward, the property In this
district Is flooded by the bacj. ng up
of the water in the sewers; ati.i
Whereas, This does not onA' occur
during exceptionally heavy r?.-ns, but
at every rain of any consequ^ '- e.
Re.solved, That the Director of the
Department of Public Works lall be
and he is hereby directed to • ;>ort to
this Council at the next mer ng the
cost of the installation of a sys m that
will remedy this evil.
Also
No. 1917. Resolution -i.thorlz-
ing and directing the Directo of the
Department of Supplies to trn: sfer all
horses .suitable for the pur/ioses of
other departments or bureau of the
City where the same can be ust'd.
Also
No. 1918. Resolution ; athorlz-
Ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Safe Dei>osit and Trust Company,
Trustee. No. 1110, March 3, 1910, for $6,-
704.80; Matilda G. MacConnell, No. 1112.
March 3. 1910, for $520.60; Clara J.
Stleren. No. 1015, March 3, 1910. for
$1.36.92 refunding taxes as per order of
Court, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1919. Resolution a.vithorlz-
ing the Director of the Department of
Public Health to make an investigation
of the charge made of inefficiency In
the manner In which the City Dump
on Mahon street at Chauncy street ifr
corducted. and take immediate steps
for the abatement of the nuisance.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
And there being no further buslneae
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
5
itKkipl Ufarir.
Proceedings of tbe Council of the 2ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI Wednesday, September 18, 1912 No. 72
iRitmiipal iSernri
COUNCIL
JOHN M. OOEIIiUNG.Pr^aldenl
E. J. MARTIN..City CUrk
ROBERT CLARK. . Aaalatant City CUrk
rittsburg'h. .'Jeptember 18th. 1012.
Council met p'trauant to adjournment
to hear the chr^f^es preferred by the
Voters' League against I>r. E. K.
ters, nirector of the Department of
CTibllc Health.
Prescnt—Mesirs
Babeock McArdl© Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Hoeraler
Goahiing, PresldeDt
Absent—Mr. Kerr
Judge Robert Frazer presiding.
Judge Frazer stated,
That as Director Walters has
been stricken with smallpox, it would
be impossible to proceed with his trial
at this time, and wanted to know the
desire of Council.
President Goehrtng arose and said;
‘‘Your Honor, I would say for
the City Council, that they are per¬
fectly satisfied to hear the arguments
in the two cases and to leave the time
to the convenience of the court and
council for the parties Interested."
Judge Frazer said:
That he would fix the time of
hearing the testimony of Mr. John F.
D"r()»)le, Superintendent of the Bureau
of Highways and Sewers, for Thursday,
September 26th. 1912, at 10 o’clock A.
M., and then an adjournment would
be taken until Monday, September
.30th, 1912, at 10 o’clock A. M., to hear
the arguments of counsel in the cases
of Director Armstrong and Director
Morin, and that the time of taking up
the case of Director Walters would be
decided later.
The counsel for the Voters' League
and the Counsel for the Directors
stated that the arrangement would be
.satisfactory to them.
At this time Judge Frazer adjourned
the hearing until Thursday, September
26th. 1912, at 10 o’clock A. M.
mtiripl lltcorli.
Proceedings of the Kouncil of the £ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXX VI 'Tburs^ay, September 19,1912
No. 73
iHunutiiiil %rciiri:k
COLTNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRINQ.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLAltU... Assistant City Clsrk
Plttsbtrrgh^ S«ptem:&er 19th,. 19-12.
CcHincU met iiiu5^uan.t to the Hollow¬
ing call:
CALI* FOR SPECIAL. MEETING OP
THE COUNCIL.
Office of the City Clerk,
Council of tht City d Pittsburgh,
City Hall^ PUtsbuirgh„ Pa;..
Septembeir ITth, 1912.
K.. J. Martin, City Clerk.
I>«ar Sir;
I hereby call a. special meeting of
the Gauncil for Thursday, September
I9ia. at 4 o’clock, P. it, at the Coun¬
cil Chamber of »aM City,, for the pur¬
pose of receiving tbe report of the Com¬
mittee of Finance and considering and
acting upon certain ocdinanjces pending
in the Council, slgaWylng the desire of
the Council of said City to increase the
Indebtedness of said City in the several
amounts and for the several purposes
set forth in the schedule hereto an¬
nexed and made part hereof';, and also
for the purpose of transactlrig any
other business which may be properly
taken up at a stated or regular meet¬
ing,
You will therefore notify all mem¬
bers of this call, together with the
time, place and purpose of said meet¬
ing and direct them to be present.
J- M. GOEHRING
President of Council.
SCHEnCLE,
$1,620,000.00—For the Improvement
and extension, of the water system, in¬
cluding the purchase of meters, the
construction of baffles in sedimenta-*
Uoa basins, extension of water mains,
the construction, and equipment of a
chemical house at the Filtration Plant,
construction and equipment of a
Pumping Station on the North Side,
the remodeling, rebuilding, and re-
equipping of the Brilliant, and How¬
ard Street Pumping Stations, and im¬
provements to reservoirs.
$420,000.00—For the purpose of pay¬
ing the expense to the City in con¬
nection with the abolition of grade
crossings over the tracks of the Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
including the building of bridges and
other crossings, over and under said
tracks at Lang, Homewood, Braddock
and Brushton avenues, and at Liberty
avenue and Thirty-third street, and the
changing of grades, reconstruction, and
other Improvement of streets and high¬
ways incident thereto^
$1,230,000.00—For the acquirement of
lands as a site for a City Hall.
$90(HOOO.OO—For the purpose of fund¬
ing the existing unfunded indebted¬
ness of the City, consisting of contrac-
ors’ claims, judgments arui assessments,
arising from the opening and improve¬
ment of streets and' the construction
of sewers and the acquisition of lands
for parks, arrd other floating indebted¬
ness.
$150,00'0.60'—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from the straightening, widening,
opening, and improving of Arlington
avenue, from South Twenty-seventh
street to Wave alley,
$270,000,60'—To pay the City's share
of damages anH expenses resulting
from the opening and improving of a
new street or public highway to con¬
nect Brownsville' avenue with Grand¬
view avenue.
$lj»0,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from th^e extension, opening, and
improving of More wood avenue, from
Forbes street to Woodlawn avenue.
$3‘30,000.00'—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the widening,, reconstructing and
otherwise improving of Ohio street,
eaatwardly from. Troy Hill road to the
boundary line of said City.
$840,000.00—For Improvements to the
City Home for the Poor at Marshalsea,
including the acquisition of additional
lands, the erection and equipment of
^F>9
new buildings and additions to exist¬
ing buildings, and other improvements
to said City Home.
$90.000.00—For the construction of
municipal buildings for comfort sta¬
tions, with drinking fountain adjuncts,
and the acquisition of lands where nec¬
essary therefor,
$240,000.00—For the Improvement and
extension of the police and fire alarm
system.
$240,000.00—For purchase of fire en¬
gines and other api>aratus for the ex¬
tinction of fires.
$90,000.00—For improvements to the
municipal hospital, including the con¬
struction and e(iuipment of additional
hulldings, and Improvement of grounds.
$900,000.00—For the purpose of con¬
structing wharves and levee.s on the
navlga.ble waters within the city limits,
$360,000.00—For the acfiuirement of
additional lands for Highland Park,
Klverview Park, McKinley Park and
Grandview Park.
$300 000.00—For rebuilding and equip¬
ping the Market House on Diamond
cicluare.
$150,000.00—For remodeling, repair¬
ing and equipping the North Side Mar¬
ket House,
$180,000,00—To pay the balance re¬
quired for the construction of ap¬
proaches at the south end of the North
Side Point Bridge.
Which was read, received and filed.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Raub
Goehiing, President.
The Chnlr stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. GnrlniMl presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1920. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for September 18th,
1912, transmitting to Council Bill Nos.
1857 to 1854 both Inclusive, ordinances
signifying the desire of Council to in¬
crease the indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1857. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
l*itlsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of one
million six hundred and twenty thou¬
sand dollars for the improvement and
extension of the water sy.stem, includ¬
ing the purchase of meters, the con¬
struction of baffles In sedimentation
basins, extension of water mains, the
construction and equipment of a chemi¬
cal house at the Filtration Plant, the
construction and equipment of a pump¬
ing station on the North Side, the re¬
modeling, rebuilding and re-equipplng
of the Brilliant and Howard Street
Pumping Stations, and improvement
to reservoirs.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
1 Bill No. 1868. An Ordinance
{ entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
j desire of the Council of the City of
I Pittsburgh that the Indebtedness of
said City be increased in the sum of
I four hundred and twenty thousand dol-
I lars for the purpose of paying the ex-
• pense to the City in connection with
! the abolition of grade crossings over
1 the tracks of the Pennsylvania Itail-
road Company and the Baltimore &
: Ohio Railroad Company, including the
I building of bridges and otlicr cross¬
ings, over and under said tracks at
Lang, Homewood, Braddock and Brush-
ton avenues, and at Liberty avimue and
Thirty-third street, and the ^dianging
of grades, reconstruction, and other Im¬
provement of streets and highways in¬
cident thereto.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1859. An Otdinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
de.sire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of one
million, two hundred and thirty thou¬
sand dollars for the acquirement of
lands aa a site for a City Hall.
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1860. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of nine
hundred and ninety thousand dollars
for the purpose .of funding the existing
unfunded Indebtedness of the City, con¬
sisting of contractors’ claim, judgments
and assessments, arising from the open¬
ing and improvement of streets and the
construction of sewers and the acqui¬
sition of lands for parks, and other
floating Indebtedness.
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1861. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be Increased in the sum of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
pay the City’s share of the damages and
expenses resulting from the straighten¬
ing, widening, opening and improving
of Arlington avenue. from South
Twenty-seventh street to Wave alley.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1862. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be Increased in the sum of two
hundred and seventy thousand dollars
m)
Alio
to pay the Cit, 's* Jhare of Oomagea and
expenses resii’Vij;' from the opening
and improvlnr, cu' a new street or pub¬
lic highway to iionnect Brownsville ave¬
nue with Giamivlew avenue."
Which read a nrst time, and ,
agreed Ut.
AUo
Bin Kf. 1863. An Ordinance
entitled "An vi/dinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
rittsburgh thit, the indebtednss of said
City be incrccf... ed in the sum of one
hundred and *ughty thousand dollars
to pay the City’, ohare of the damages
and expenses reh aitlng from the exten¬
sion, opening u^d improving of More- ,
wood avenue, Com Forbes street to
Woodlawn av-. .ae."
Which -w: read a first time, and
agn'cd til.
Alto
Bill tCo 1864. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the O aincil of the City of
I’lttsburgh that -e Indebtedness of said
City be increa*-* d in the sum of three
hundred and t^ rty thousand dollars
to pay the City’- .share of the damages
and expenses rf.'uJting from the widen¬
ing, reconstruc'and otherwise im¬
proving* of Ohio street, Fastwardly
from the Troy Road to the bound¬
ary line of said Cfty."
Which wa read a first time, and
agreed to.
Alto
Bill Ko. 1865. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the Indebtedness of
said City be increased in the sum of
eight hundred and forty thousand dol¬
lars for Improvements to the City Home
for the I^oor at Marshalsea, Including
the acquisition of additional lands, the
erection and equipment of new build¬
ings and addltlotis to existing build- |
Ings, and other Improvements to said
C'lty Home."
Which was read a first time, and
U*.
Also
Bill No. 1866. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of Ahe Council of the City of
Pittsburgn that the indebtedness of
said City be increased in the sum of
ninety thousand dollars for the con¬
struction of municipal buildings for
comfort stations, with drinking foun¬
tain adjuncts, and the acquisition of
lands where necessary therefor."
Which was read a first time, and
agreed to.
AUo
Bill No. 1867. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Coijncil of the City of
f'lttsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of two
hundred and forty thousand dollars for
the improvement and extension of the
police and fire alarm system."
Which was read a first time, and |
ai^ni'd to. '
Bill No. 186 8. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of
said City be Increased in the sum of
two hundred and forty thousand dol¬
lars for purchase of fire engines and
other apparatus for the extinction of
fires."
Which was read a first time, and
agreed to.
AUo
Bill No. 1869, An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of ninety
thousand dollars for improvements to
the municipal hospital, including the
construction and equipment of addi¬
tional buildings, and improvement of
grounds."
Which was read a first time, and
agreed to.
AUo
Bill No. 1870. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Idttsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be Increased in the sum of nine
hundred thousand dollars for the pur¬
pose of constructing wharves and levees
on the navigable waters within the City
limits."
Which was read a first time, and
agreed to. *
AUo
Bill No. 1871. An Ordinance
entitled An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the Indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of three
hundred and sixty thousand dollars for
the acejuirement of additional lands for
Highland I’ark, Hiverview Park, Mc¬
Kinley Park and Grandview Park."
Which was read a first time, and
Also
Bill No. 1872. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance slgnliying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased In the sum of three*
hundred thousand dollars for rebuild¬
ing and equipping the Market House
on Diamond S(juare."
Which was read a first time, and
agn'ed to
AUo
Bill No. 1873. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of one hun¬
dred anH fifty thousand dollars for re¬
modeling, repairing and equipping the
North Side Market House.
Which was read a first time, anri
iigreed to.
AUo
Bill No. 1874. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
lMttsburj?h that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of one
hundred and eighty thousand dollars
to j>ay the balance required for the
construction of api>i’oaches at the south
end of the North Side l*oint Bridge,”
Mr. Garland, by unanimous consent,
withdrew Bills Nos. 1857, 1861, 1862,
1863 and 1864 respectively, and present¬
ed in their place and stead the follow¬
ing;
No. 1!>21. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of rittsburgh that the indebted¬
ness of said City be increased in the
sum of one million, six hundred and
twenty thousand dollars for tiie Im-
prove?nent and extension of the water
system, including the purchase and in¬
stallation of meters, the erection and
equil'inent of structures and buildings
for treatment of water in conjunction
with filtration processes, the construc¬
tion, remodeling and eciuipment of
piimiiing stations, the extension and
improvement of the pipe line system,
anci the improvement and e<iuipment of
reservoirs.”
Also
No. 1922, An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of I’ittburgh that the indebtedness
of said City be increased in the sum-
of one hundred, and fifty thousand dol¬
lars to pay the City’s share of the
damages and expenses resulting from
the straightening, widening, opening, j
grading, f)aving and curbing, and other- |
wise improving of Arlington avenue. I
from South Twenty-seventh street to
Wave alley.” i
AUo I
No. 1923. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the !
City of Pittsburgh that the Indebtedness j
of said City be increased in the sum I
of two hundred and seventy thouand [
dollars to i)ay the City’s share of the j
damages and expenses resulting from |
the opening grading, paving, curbing, )
and otherwise improving a new street . j
or public highway to connect Browns- !
vllle avenue with Grandview avenue. j
Also
No. 1924. An Ordinance signi- :
Tying the desire of the Council of the |
City of Pittsburgh that the indebted- I
ness of said City be increased in the
sum of one hundred eighty thousand !
dollars to pay the City’s share of the t
damages and expenses resulting from
the extension, oj)ening, grading, i»av- '
Ing, curbing and otherwise improving
of More wood avenue, from Forbey
street to Wood lawn avenue.”
Alio
No. 1925. An Ordinance signi¬
fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh that the indebted¬
ness of the said City be increased in
the sum of three hundred thirty thou- i
sand dollars to pay the City's share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the widening, grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving of
Ohio street, Eastwardly from the Troy !
Hill Hoad to the boundary line of
said City. 1
Which were severally read nd re¬
ferred to the Committee on I’ ance.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Ci«rl»nd presented
No. 1926. Resolved, * hat the
ITesident be and he is here’^ author¬
ized and directed to call special
meeting of the Finance Conrn> ttee for
Monday, September 23, 1912 at 1:30
o’clock, P. M., for the purpo.'; of con¬
sidering and acting upon cerx in ordi¬
nances referred to and pendi’ . .before
said committee, signifying I • desire
of the Council of said City - • increase
the indebtedness of said Ci In the
several amounts and for tii several
purposes set forth in the cheUule
hereto annexed and made p hereof,
and also for the purpose of t nsacting
any other business which r y prop¬
erly be taken up at a stat-i- or regu¬
lar meeting.
SCHEDULE.
$1,620,000—For the improv .;ient and
extension of the water syst- includ¬
ing the purchase and inst. -ation of
meters, the erection and eq- i-ment of
structures and buildings for T-eatment
of water in conjunction wlC filtration
processes, the construction. * modeling
and e<iuipment of pumping s: iiions, the
extension and Improvement ‘ the pipe
line sy.stem, and the improv* /nent and
equliiment of reservoirs.
$150,000—To pay the Cit;, share of
the damages and expensc^j resulting
from the straightening, wide- ing, open¬
ing, grading, paving and cu bing, and
otherwise Improving of Arlington ave¬
nue, from South Twenty-seventh street
to Wave alley.
$270,000.00—To pay the (hty’s share
of the damages and expens* s resulting
from the opening, grading, paving
curbing, and otherwise improving of
a new street or public highway to con¬
nect Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue.
$180,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the extension, openlngij grading,
paving, curbing, and otherwise improv¬
ing of Morewood avenue, from Forbes
street to Woodlawn avenue.
$.330 000.00—To pay the City's share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the widening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise improving of
Ohio street, Eastwardly from the Troy
Hill Road tg the boundary line of uaid
City.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1927. Resolved, That the
President, be and he is hereby author-
ized and directed to call a special
meeting of the Council for Monday,
September 23, 1912, at 2 o’clock P. M.,
for the purpose of receiving and acting
upon the report of the Committee on
Kinance, and for the purpose of act¬
ing upon and considering certain ordi¬
nances pending in Council signifying
the desire of the Council to increase
the indebtedness of said City in the
several amounts and for the several
purposes set forth in the Schedule
hereto annexed and made part hereof;
and also for the purpose of transacting
any other business which may proi>erly
be taken up at a stated or regular
meeting.
SCHMDULK.
Jl,620,000" -For the improvement and
<*xtension of the water system, includ¬
ing the purchase and installation of
meters, the erection and enuipment of
structures and buildings for treatment
of water in conjunction with filtration
processes, the construction, remodeling
amtl e<iuipme^it. of pumi)ing stations, the
<“Xtens!on'and imfirovement of the pipe
line sj\stem, and the improvement and
equipment of reservoirs.
$150,000—To pay the City's share of
the damages and expenses resulting
from the stralglitening, widening, open¬
ing, grading, paving and curbing, and
otherwise improving of Arlington ave¬
nue, from South 'i’wenly-severitli street
to Wave alley.
$270,000.00—To i>ay the City’s sliare
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the opening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise in)proving of
a new street or public highway to con¬
nect Rrownaville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue.
$180,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the extension, openinp, grading,
paving, curbing, and otherwise improv¬
ing of Morewood avenue, from Forbes
street to Woodlawn avenue.
$330,000.00—To pay the City's share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the w'idening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise improving of
Ohio street, Kastwardly from the Troy
Hill Uoad to the boundary lln« of nald
City.
Which was read.
Mr. 4;ar1»nd moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1928. Uesolved, That the
City Solicitor shall be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to take Judg¬
ment for $75,000.00 in settlement of
the City’s claim against the Pittsburgh
Railways Company for cleaning streets
for the year 1907.
Which was read.
Mr. fvttrland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And there bciup no futher business before
tlie meeting?, tiie I’liuir declared Council ad-
journed.
Vol. XXXXVl Monday, September 23, 1912 No. 74
iHuttictpal Slpruri)
COUNCIL
JOHN M. aOEHUTNQ.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, September 23rd, 1912.
Council met pursuant to the follow¬
ing call:
Call for Special Meeting of Council.
OFFICE OP THE CITY CLERK,
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OP PITTS-
BUItHH,
CITY HALL, PITTSBURGH, PA.,
September 19, 1912.
E. J. Martin, City Clerk.
Dear Sir:
I hereby call a special meeting of
the Council for Monday, September 23,
1912, at 2 o’clock P. M., at the Coun¬
cil Chamber of said City, for the pur¬
pose of receiving and acting upon the
report of the Committee on Finance,
and for the purpose of acting upon and
considering certain ordinances pending
In Council signifying the desire of the
Council to Increase the indebtedness
of said City in the .several amounts and
for the several purposes set forth in
the schedule hereto annexed and made
part hereof, and also for the purpose
of transacting any other business
which may be properly taken up at a
stated or regular meeting.
You will therefore notify all mem¬
bers of this call, together with the time,
place and purpose of .said meeting and
direct them to be present.
.T. M. GOEHRTNG,
President of Council.
SCHEDULE.
$1,620,000—For the Improvement and
extension of the water system, includ¬
ing the purchase and installation of
meters, the erection and equipment of
structures and buildings for treatment
of water in conjunction with filtration
processes, the construction, remodeling
and equipment of pumping stations, the
extension and improvement of the pipe
line system, and the Improvement and
eciuipment of reservoirs.
$150,000.00-—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the straightening widening, open¬
ing, grading, paving and curbing, and
otherwise improving of Arlington ave¬
nue. from South Twenty-seventh street
to Wave alley.
$270,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from the opening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise improving of
a new street or public highway to con¬
nect Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue.
$180,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the extension, opening, grading,
paving, curbing, and otherwise improv¬
ing of Morewood avenue, from Forbes
street to Woodlawn avenue.
$.330,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the ivvidening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise improving of
Ohio street, eastwardly from the Troy
Hill road to the boundary line of said
City.
Which was read, received and filed.
Present—^Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
The Chnlr stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. (inrlniKl presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 1929. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for September 23rd,
1912, transmitting to Council Bill Nos.
1921 to 1925, both Inclusive.
Which was read, received and filed.
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Also
Bill No. 1921. An Ordinance
entitl<;d “An Ordinance signifying- the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of
said City be Increased in the sum of one
million six hundred and twenty thou-
said dollars for the Improvement and
extension of the water system, includ¬
ing the purchase and installation of
meters, the erection and equipment of
structures and buildings for treatment
of water in conjunction with dura¬
tion processes, the construction, remod¬
eling and equipment of pumping sta¬
tions, the extenslort and improvement
of the pipe line system, and the im¬
provement and equipment of reser¬
voirs.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1922. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance signifying the de¬
sire of the Council of the City of TMtts-
burgh th^t the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
pay the City's share of the damages and
expenses resulting from the straight¬
ening. widening, opening, grading, pav¬
ing and curbing, and otherwise im¬
proving of Arlington avenue, from
South Twenty-seventh street to Wave
alley.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1923. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance signifying the de¬
sire of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of Two
hundred and seventy thousand dollars
to pay the City’s share of the damages
and expenses resulting from the open¬
ing, grading, paving, curbing and
otherwise improving of a new street
or public highway to connect Browns¬
ville avenue with Grandview avenue.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1924. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance signifying the de¬
sire of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the Indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of One
hundred eighty thousand dollars to
pay the City’s share of the damages and
expenses resulting from the exten¬
sion, opening, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise improving of More-
wood avenue, from Forbes street to
Woodlawn avenue.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1925. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance signifying the de¬
sire of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the Indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of Three
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
to pay the City’s share of the damages
and expenses resulting from the widen¬
ing, grading, paving, curbing and
otherwise improving of Ohio street,
eastwardly from the Troy illll road
to the boundary line of said City."
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
The Cburlr presen
No, 1930.
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa,, September J9th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, Pennsylvania.
1 return herewith without my ap¬
proval Bill No. 1798 entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the sale at pub¬
lic auction of certain property belong-
irg to the City in the former Twenty-
third ward,” for the reason that the
ordinance Is not fully descriptive of
its purpo.seSi the location of the prop¬
erty being designated as In tJie “Twen¬
ty-third ward of tne City of IMtts-
burgh,” The draftsman of ihis ordi¬
nance intended to recite “Old Twenty-
third ward.^' As the ward Is now
known as the “Fifteenth,” the ordi¬
nance should so state both Iv. the body
and title.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. iMAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
And
Bill No. 1798. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
sale at public auction of certain prop¬
erty belonging to the City In the for¬
mer Twenty-third ward.”
Was read.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Noeu—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WllkJne
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler JElauh
Goehrlng, Presldeni.
Ayea—None.
Noes—9
And there not being two-thirds of
the votes of Council in the affirmative,
the objections of the Mayor were sus¬
tained.
The Chair presented
No. 1931. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the sale at public auction of
certain property belonging to the City
of Pittsburgh in the Fifteenth (for¬
merly Twenty-third) ward.”
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No, 1932. Whereas, The Con¬
vention of the International Associa¬
tion for the Prevention of Smoke Is
to hold Its Seventh Annual Conven¬
tion In the City of Indianapolis on
Ser'tember 25th. 26th and 27th. 1912;
and.
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Whereas, At that time the place of
the Kighth Annual Convention of the
aald association v/ill be agreed upon;
and
Whereas, It would be of great ad¬
vantage and benoflt to the said asso¬
ciation and to the City of Pittsburgh
to hold its next annual convention in
said City; therefore, be it
llesolved, That an invitation be ex¬
tended to said association to hold Its
Klghth Annual Convention in the City
of rittsburgh at some time during the
year 1913.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prjpvalled.
Mr. Wllklna presented
No. 1933, Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he Is hereby requested
to return to Council without action
thereon, for further consideration: Bill
No. 373. An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the department of Public
Works to proc^eed to condemn the
property of F. P. Jackie tt, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes; and
Bill No. 1606. An Ordinance opening
Corliss street, from Carson street west
to Chartlers avenue, in the Twentieth
ward, establishing the grade thereof,
fixing the width and location of the
sidewalk and roadway and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon.
Bill No. 373. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to proceed to condemn the
property of F. P. .Tacklett, In the Elev¬
enth ward, for park purposes.”
In Council, September 17th, 1912, Bill
read a second time and agreed to, rule
suspended, read a third time and fin¬
ally passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which
the bill was read a second and third
times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring "Shall
the Bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
And the Bill was recommitted to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
Bill No. 1606. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance opening Corliss
street, from Carson street west to Char¬
tlers avenue, In the Twentieth ward,*
est.ablishing the grade thereof, fixing
the width and location of the side¬
walk and roadway and providing that
the cost, damages and expenses occa¬
sioned thereby be assessed against and
collected from properties benefited
thereby.”
In Council, September 17th, 1912, Rule
suspended, hill read three times and
finally passed by a three-fourths vote.
Which was read.
Mr. K«rr moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring "Shall the
bill be read a second and third times
and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
And the bill was recommitted to the
Committee on Public Works.
And there being no further business before
the meeting, the Chair declar^'^ Council
adjourned. ^
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ProceGdings of tbe Council of the ^ity of Pittsburgb.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, September 24, 1912 No. 76
fHuntrU’al ?Rpr0rJi
COUNCIL
JOHN M. QOEHIUNa.Pr9»l<lent
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, September 24, 1912.
Council met.
Present^Messrs
Rubreok Kerr Wilkins
Ourlund McArdle Woodburn
HoeTSler Riinh
Goeiiring, President,
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. CarlaDd presented
No. 1934, Resolution authoris¬
ing the City Solicitor to accept the offer
of $500.00, in full of all Mens, charges and
assessments against property of Ger¬
trude Ryan for grading, paving and
curbing of Bailey avenue, and author¬
izing the City Solicitor to enter sat¬
isfaction In full for all liens, charges
and assessments on payment of $500.00,
to the City Treasurer.
Alto
No. 1936. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Controller to trans¬
fer the sum of $8,500.00 from Appro¬
priation No. 42, Item “Efficiency Com¬
mission," to Appropriation No. 43, Item
“Installation of Tax Free Billing Sys¬
tem, Preparation of Budget Estimate,
and installation of New System of Con¬
trol Accounting."
Also
No, 1936, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the employment of two tem¬
porary clerks In the Mayor's Office for
the preparation of the budget estimate
for the year 1913, at a stilary not to ex¬
ceed $125.00 per month, each.
Also
No. 1937. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Controller to employ
one temporary clerk, at a salary not to
exceed $125.00 per month, for the In¬
stallation of the new system of Con¬
trol Accounting.
Also
No. 1938. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Supplies to ad-
vertl.se for bids and enter into a con¬
tract for the purchase of an automo¬
bile, for the use of the paymaster In
the Treasurer's Office.
Also
No. 1939. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Treasurer to advertise In
the Pittsburgh Daily Newspapers, re¬
questing taxpayers to mail their post
office addresses, or that of their agents,
to the City Treasurer; that the cost
of said advertising shall be paid on pay¬
rolls approved by the City Treasurer,
from Appropriation No. 42.
Also
No, 1940. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Controller to trans¬
fer the sum of $2,500.00 from Appro¬
priation No. 9, Item A2, to Appropria¬
tion No. 220, Item F.
Also
No. 1941. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the transfer of
various sum from items "General
Fund,” In Appropriations No. 47, E6,
Bridge Repairs, and No. 37, Ell, Street
Repaving, to respective items for the
completion of certain Improvements,
same appropriations.
Also
No. 1942. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor to exe¬
cute a deed to Mary Cougan, for a cer¬
tain lot of ground in the Nineteenth
ward, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Also
No. 1943. Resolution fixing the
salary of the head nurse at the Small¬
pox Hospital {which position Is tem¬
porary) at $150.00 per month, same to
cover the period beginning August 15th,
1912, and charging the same to Appro-
(' ■ •
I'Vv
.509
prlatlon No. 160, General Office, Item
“Care and Control of Smallpox."
Also
No. 1944. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the detail of twelve (12) or
more suDslltute policemen for quaran¬
tine duty.
Also
No. 1945. Communication from
John M. Morin, Oirector. Dept, of Pub¬
lic Safety, asking: for the passagre of
an ordinance to transfer the sum of
$1,600.00 from Appropriation No. 42
Conting-ent Fund, to Appropriation No.
22, Bureau of Police, Item Z4.
Also
No. 1946. An Ordinance pro¬
viding fur the transfer of the sum of
$1,600.00 from Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund, to Item Z4, Appro¬
priation No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Also
No, 1947. Communication from
John M. Morin, Director, Department
of Public Safety, asking for the pas¬
sage of an ordinance for the transfer
of $2,200,00 from Appropriation No. 21,
Bureau Of Fire, Item Al, to Appro¬
priation No. 21, Bureau of Fire, Item
B8.
Also
No. 194S. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the transfer of the sum of
$2,200.00 from Item Al, Salaries, Ap-
pror>rIation No. 21, Bureau of Fire, to
Item B8, Appropriation No. 21, Bu¬
reau of Fire.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1949. An Ordinance regu¬
lating street parades, processions and
street assemblages or meetings.
Which was read and referreil to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. Ifoeveler presented
No. 1950. Communication <from
Frank M. McKelvey relative to water
rates charged by private companies
furnishing water to that portion of the
Kighteenth ward known as Bellz-
hoover.
Also i. r ^
No. 1951. Communication from
James Jiles Co. aslfing permission to
use the clay and gravel on property
situated at Thirty-eighth street and
r^enn avenue owned by the City of
Pittsburgh.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr prcj'cnU^d
No. 1962. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Mayor to notify the corpora¬
tions maintaining poles, overhead
cables and wires on Carson street, be¬
tween the Smlthfield Street Biidge and
South Twenty-fourth street to remove
the same at once, and should the com-
im.ntea maintaining said poles, cables
and wires fail to remove the same be¬
fore January Ist. 1913, then the Mayor ’
fa hereby directed to cause the same to*
be removed by the City, and to bring
suit against the corporations maintain¬
ing said poles, cables and wires t© re¬
cover the cost and expense of said re¬
moval.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 1953, Communication from
Louis P. Schneider and others relative
to the condition of Buffington avenue,
Eighteenth ward.
Also
} No. 1964. Petition for the
grading, paving and curbing of El-
I wood street, between StmimerTea street
I and Maryland avenue.
! Also
j No. 1956. An Ordinance author-
: izing and directing the grading, paving
I and curbing of Elwood street, from
I Summerlea street to Maryland avenue.
and providing that the costs, damages
! and expenses of the same be assessed
i against and collected from properly
1 specially benefited thereby.
I Also
' No. 1956. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construction
of a public sewer on Grandview avenue^
from Republic street to present, ^sewer ,
on Shaler street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Also
' No. 1957. Resolution authorize
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of .las, J. Walker Co. for $21.50, for
extra work in repairing stairways on
Washington I^lace Foot Bridge, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
47, Repairing Bridges.
Also
No. 1958. An^ Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
I the Director, of the Department of Pub-
1 He Works to advertise for and to award
j a contract or contracts for construct¬
ing railing and repairing steps on stair¬
way in Highfleld plan, from Fifth ave¬
nue to Warwick terrace, and authoriz¬
ing the setting aside of four hundred
I ($400.00) dollars from balance remaln-
1 Ing in Appropriation No. 37, X8, Re¬
taining Walls and Sidewalks, for the
* liayment of the same.
Which were severally read and re-
j ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Knith presented
No. 1969, Communication from
Beulah Kennard, President of the Pitts¬
burgh Playground Association, asking!
for a hearing relative to new play¬
ground sites.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance. ‘
], jMr. Wilkins presented
No. 1960. An. Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Lydia street,
from . Alger, street to Neeb street. »
Also
No. 1961. Petition for the va¬
cation of McPherson street, between
Richland street and tKe City Jlne..
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Alto
No. 19(12. An Ordinance vacat>
lug sections **A” and "B" of McPher¬
son street, between Richland street and
the City line.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Mr. Woodburu presented
No. 1963. Communication from
John M. Morin, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety, recommending
the passage of an ordinance for the ap¬
pointment of two additional Inspec¬
tors of Police.
Also
No. 1964. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the appointment of two ad¬
ditional Inspectors of Police in the Bu¬
reau of Police, and Axing the salaries
therefor.
Also
No. 1966. Petition for the re¬
instatement of Mc.wrs. Robert S. Gray
and Milton K. Bailey as Inspectors of
Police in the Department of Public
Safety.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 1966. Petition of residents
of the Twentieth ward for steps at the
foot of Merwyn avenue to Stafford
street, also for the removal of light to
top or steps.
Also
No. 1967. Petition for the lo¬
cation and widening of Everett street
ten feet on the westerly side from its
intersection with Frankstown avenue
on the north to its Intersection with
Omega street on the south.
Also
No. 1968. Communication from
W'm. D. Grimes, attorney for T. J. Wet¬
zel and others, relative to damage and
Inconvenience caused residents In .Smith
way, Thlruenth ward, on account of
public sewer construction in said way.
W^hlch were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 1969. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Coal Exchange stating
that Its members view with alarm the
proposition to construct a market house
on the wharf between the Sixth and
Seventh Street Bridges.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
At this time the 6'linir rend the fol¬
lowing:
In objecting to certain items of the
bond issue I feel that St would be
proper to state my reasons, and in
order that they may not be mlsun-
derstoood have reduced inem in writ¬
ing.
I believe that a bond issue is neces¬
sary at this time, but in view of the
fact that we are just recovering from
a prolonged Anancial depression, and
the further fact that the Improvements
authorized by the last bond issue have
not been completed, I am of the opin¬
ion that the contemplated Issue should
be small and contained to matters of
pressing importance affecting the city
as a whole.
All of the improvements provided for
in the ordinances before us have more
or less merit, but some of them are of
a local character, while others are not
urgent. For one or the other of these
reasons the following bills are objec¬
tionable:
Bill No. 1922—Improvement of Ar¬
lington avenue.
Bill No. 1923—^New street between
Brownsville road and Grandview ave.
Bill No. 1924—Improvement of More-
wood avenue.
Bill No. 192B—^Improvement of Ohio
street.
Bill No. 1868—Fire engines.
Bill No. 1871~Park Lands.
Bill No. 1874—North Side Point Bridge
approach.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 1858. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of
said City be increased In the sum of
four hundred and twenty thousand dol¬
lars for the purpose of paying the ex¬
pense to the City In connection with
the abolition of grade crossings over
the tracks of the Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company and the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company, including the
building of bridges and other cross¬
ings, over and under said tracks at
Lang, Homewood, Braddock and Brush-
ton avenues, and at Liberty avenue and
Thirty-third street, and the changing
of grades, reconstruction, and other im¬
provement of streets and highways in¬
cident thereto."
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a Arst time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and Anal pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, **Bhall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
KaNw>ck Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle WfK>dburii
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
571
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the rnffirmatlve, the bill
pfseed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1861. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
I’lttsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be Increased in the sum of one
million, two hundred and thirty thou¬
sand dollars for the acQUlrement of
lands as a site for a City Hall.
In Council, September I9th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed,
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pas.s unally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hubeock Kerr Wilkins
Uarhiiid McArdle W(K)dl)urn
Hoeveler Rimh
Gf)ehnng, l*resldent.
Ayes—9
N ties—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed tinally.
Also
Bill No. 1860. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
I’lttsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of nine
hdndred and ninety thousand dollars
for the purpose of funding the existing
unfunded Indebtedness of the City, con-
si.sting of contractors' claim, judgments
and assessments, arising from the open-
Ing and Improvement of streets and the
construction of sewers and the acqui¬
sition of lands for parks, and other
floating indebtedness.*^’
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third lime and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
I Ayes—Messre.
Babcock Kerr Wdhlns
Garland • McArdle W<K>dburD
Hoeveler Hauh
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayefl~9 ■
Noei—None.
And a majority of the votts of Coun- ‘
cil being in the affirmative, th« btU
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1865. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of
said City be increased in the sum of
eight hundred and forty thousand dol¬
lars for improvements to the City Home
for the Poor at Marshalsea, including
the acquisition, of additional lands, the
erection and equipment of F'.ew build¬
ings and additions to exisUng build¬
ings, and other improveme»U3 to said
City Home."
In Council, September 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a .second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The aye.s and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Haheoek Kerr Wilkini
Garland McArdle Woi^dburn
Hoeveler Kauh
! G(H;hrlng. President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the vote* of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
No. 1866. An Ordinance slgnl-
\ fying the desire of the Council of the
City of Pitt.sburgh that the indebted-
1 ness of said City be increased in the
; sum of ninety thousand dollars for the
construction of municipal buildings for
comfort stations, with drinking foun¬
tain adjuncts, and the acquisition of
lards where necessary therefor.
, In Council. September 19th, 1912. bill
i read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
■ and agreed to.
Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to, >
572
And the title of the bill w&b read and
airreed to.
And on the question, **Shall the bill
pass Anally ?"
The ayes and noes were taken agrree^
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Ayes—0
Noea—None.
Kerr Wilkins
McArdle Woodburn
Kauh
Goehring, President.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the afflrmative. the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No, 18«7. An Ordinance
entitled *‘An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased In the sum of two
hundred and forty thousand dollars for
the Improvement and extension of the
police and Are alarm system."
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a Arst time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and Anal pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
tgread to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pats AnallyT”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Ral)co<;k Rerr Wilkina
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelar Kauh
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1889. An Ordinance
•ntitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the Indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of ninety
thousand dollars for improvements to
the municipal hospital, including the
construction and equipment of addi¬
tional buildings, and Improvement of
grounds."
In Council. September 19th, 1912, bill
read a Arst time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Gartaad moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and Anal pas¬
sage of the hill.
I Which motion prevailed.
' And the bill was read a third Usee
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllklos
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoovelcr Uauh
Goehrlng, President.
I Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
! passed Anally.
Also
; Bill No. 1872. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be Increased In the sum of three
hundred thousand dollars for rebuild¬
ing and equipping the Market House
on Diamond square."
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a Arst time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and Anal pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hooveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1873. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the CIt)' of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased In the sum of one hun¬
dred and Afty thousand dollars for re¬
modeling, repairing and equipping the
North Side Market House."
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a Arst time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
j and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and Anal pas¬
sage of the bill.
I
J
^ . •
h;
f.-’’
I":
573
Which motion prevailed*
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iiarlund McArdle Woodlmrn
lloeveler Ktiuh
Gf)eln’lng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
' And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1921. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of
said City be increased in the sum of one
million six hundred and twenty thou-
.said dollars for the improvement and
extension of the water system, includ¬
ing the purchase and installation of
meters, the erection and -equipment of
structures and buildings for treatment
of water In conjunction with filtra¬
tion processes, the construction, remod¬
eling and equipment of pumping sta¬
tions, the extension and improvement
of the pipe line system, and the im¬
provement and e<iuipment of reser¬
voirs.”
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
atld agreed to.
Mr. tinrlmifl moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill waa read
and kgreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
f«arland McArdle WfKxibnrn
Hoeveler Hanh
<Toehr1ng, f’resident.
.Vyes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1874, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the Indebtedness of
said city be increased In the sum of
one hundred and eighty thousand do!-
*Iars" to pay the balance required for the
construction of approaches at the South
end of the North Side Point Bridge.”
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And. the bilTwafl read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. titirlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. v . .
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?” .f
The ayes and noes w'ere taketi agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Me.ssrsv
Babcock McArdle Wllkliw
Garland Ibiuh Woudbnro
Kerr
Noes—Messsrs. Hoeveler and Ooebiing
President
When the name of Mr. Babcoek wa»
called he arose and said,
“Gentlemen of Council:—^Before cast¬
ing my vote for the final passage of
these ordinances I wish to express my
views relative to them. It is true
that some of thenri are more necessary
than others and It is also true as the
president has said, there is merit in
them all, and I look upon the question
of bonding the City from a liberal
standpoint. We have worked 'here a
year and three or four months trying
to familiarize ourselves with the con¬
ditions of this great municipality and
Its needs. It seems that the past three
or four administrations of the City let
the City practically rot, or stand still.
They have spent money, but didn't keep
up with the times. I have no particu¬
lar wish to defend the present adminis¬
tration*. but wish to call your attention
to the fact that something ought to be
done to make this a great and good
city. Every city is good and every city
is great as It is a good city to work
in and a good city to live In, and all
cities to be good to live in And to work
In must keep up with the times. To
make this city great and good It is
ueceasary to spend money, but It must
be spent properly and not wasted.
The borrowing capacity of this great
corporation (for this city l.s a great
corporation) Is restricted by the lawi
of the commonwealth ten times more
than any other corporation, and as long
as we keep our bonded indebtedness in¬
side of that limit, and we select things
good for the city and spend the money
well, It Is right to put these proposi¬
tions before the people.
I vote for the Point Bridge ordi¬
nance, knowing It will have to have theAron
sent of the people, and we have the
power to stop it at any stage of the
game,
1' think it Is my duty to vote Aye on
all these ordinances.”
674
Alio
When the aame of Hr. Hoeveler wa^
called he arose and lafd: |
"1 feel like votin^r Aye on all of these
ordinances, except the $1^0, &00 for the ,
Point bridge, as the plans for the same |
are Immature and not fully developed
and there Is no reason for haste In the I
matter until the plans are complete. I
and for that reason I will vote No on I
the Point bridge ordinance and Aye i
on the others/' '
When the name of Mr. Bash was [
called he arose and said: I
"I desire to vote Aye on all these
desire ordinances. I believe a dty Is like
a big business concern, and It is neces¬
sary every year to make a certain
amount of Improvements, and inas¬
much as every improvement that we
propose to make goes to the people *
for referendum vote, I feel very safe in j
voting Aye on these ordinances.” j
When the name of Mr. Wllktas was
called he arose and said:
”A8 Mr. Babcock has said, these
propositions all hare to be submitted
to the people, and I believe they should [
have an opportunity to say whether or ;
not they want the Improvements, and
I will therefore vote Aye on all of the
desire ordinances.”
And the Ayes were 7.
Noes 2. I
And a majority of the votes ef Coun¬
cil being In the atflrmattve, the bill
passed dnally.
Also
Bill No. An Ordinance i
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the I
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the Indebtedness of
said City be Increased In the sum of j
two hundred and forty thousand dol- !
lars for purchase of Are engines and |
other apparatus for the extinction of
fires.” I
In Council, September 19th. 1912, bill j
read a first time and agreed to. |
And the bill was read a second time j
and agreed to.
.Mr. <^nrlan<l moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas- i
sage of the bill. j
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the questloa, “Shall the bill I
pans final!yr* \
The ayes and noes were taken agree- i
ably to law. and were:
Aye«“Mcwirs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins ^
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ranh
Noee—President Goehring, i
Ayee—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill '
passed finally.
Bill No. 1871. An Ordinance
entitled An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the Indebtedness of said
City be Increased in the sum of three
hundred and sixty thousand dollars for
the acquirement of additional lands for
Highland Park, Rlvervlew Park, Mc¬
Kinley Park and Grandview Park.”
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the que.stlon. “Shall the bill
pass finally?'
The aye.s and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess ra.
Babeook Kerr Wilklna
Garland Me A rd le Woodbu rn
Hoeveler Ilauh
Noes—President Goehrlng,
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And-a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally. ,
Also
Bill No. 1922. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance signifying the de¬
sire of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
pay the City's share of the damages and
expenses resulting from the straight¬
ening. widening, opening, grading,’ pav¬
ing and curbing, and otherwise Im¬
proving of Arlington avenue, from
South Twenty-seventh street to Wave
alley."
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
-and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayee—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr, Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevel«r Rauh
Noes—President Goehring.
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun>
cll being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1923. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance signifying the de¬
sire of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of Two
hundred and seventy thousand dollars
to pay the City’s share of the damages
and expenses resulting from the open-
lng» grading, paving, curbing and
otherwise Improving of a new street
or public highway to connect Browns¬
ville avenue with Grandview avenue/'
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.-
And the bill was read a third time and
agieed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Mes.srs.
Bubcock Kerr Wilkins,
Garland, McArdle Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
Noes—President G<M“hrlng.
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
l>a.s.sed finally.
Bill No. 1924. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance signifying the de¬
sire of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the Indebtedness of said
City be increased In the sum of One
hundred eighty thousand dollars to
pay the City s share of the damages and
expenses resulting from the exten¬
sion, opening, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise Improving of More-
wood avenue, from Forbes street to
Woodlawn avenue.*'
In Council, September I9th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
I And on the question, “Shall ths bill
j pass finally?"
I The ayes and noes were taken agret-
1 ably to law, and were:
j Ayes—Messrs.
I Babcock Kerr • WiJkinH
I Garland McArdle Woodburn
; Hoeveler Rauh
i Noes—President Goehring.
Ayes—8
Noes-1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1925. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance signifying the de¬
sire of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased In the sum of Three
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
to pay the City’s share of the damages
! and expenses resulting from the widen-
I Ing, grading, paving, curbing and
otherwise improving of Ohio street,
■ eastwardly from the Troy Hill road
to the boundary line of said City."
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
^ Mr, GfiriRnd moved *'1
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to. >
And The title of the bill wa.s read aad
Rgreeo to.
And on the question, “Shall the blit
pa.ss finally?''
The ayes and noe.s were laketi agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
BHl>C()<*k Kerr Wllklna
Flarland McArdle \V(»odburD
Goeveler Rauh
Noes—President Goehiing.
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the vote* of Coun¬
cil being In the aftlimatlve the bill
passed finalb*.
Also
Bill NO. 1870, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance signifying the
desire of the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh that the indebtedness of said
City be Increased in the sum of nine
hundred thousand dollars for the pur¬
pose of constructing wharves and levees
on the navigable waters within the City
limits.'*
In Council, September 19th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Gnrliind moved
.570
A suspension of the rule to al*
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question '‘Shall the bill
pass Anally?*’
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law. and were:
Ayea—Messrs.
Babcock MeArdle Wilkins
(iarland Kiiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehiing, President.
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
When the name of Mr. Hoeveler was
called, he arose and said:
"I have particular objections to this
ordinance as the plans are immature
and not looking to the best interests
of the public, ond we have not had
time to give the matter proper con¬
sideration, and I will therefore vote
No.”
Ayes—8.
Noes— 1 .
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afArmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. (anrland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 1970. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for September 18th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council,
Which was read received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1441, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance designating
depositories for the moneys of the City
of Pittsburgh, to regulate deposits
therein, and to provide for the payment
of interest thereon.”
In Finance Committee, September
18th. 1912, amended in section 2 as
shown in red ink, and ordered returned
to Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr: fiiarlanfl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
W’hich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
Mr. Garland moved
To amend the bill in Section
2 by striking out the words “In lieu
of the surety bond heretofore required”
and by striking out the words “Us
own” and by Inserting in lieu thereof
the word “a,” and by striking out the
words “In the first ftv© yeara' and by
inserting In lieu thereof the words “the
sum and by Inserting after the
words “$ 10 ( 4000 ” the words “per year.”
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as read a second time
and amended, was agreed to, and was
laid over for reprinting.
Also
Bill No. 1908. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Acting Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health to employ such number of tem¬
porary nurses for smallpox purposes
as he may deem necessary, including
those employed since August 15th, 1912,
at the rate of $100.00 per month each,
and charging same to Appropriation
No, 160, General Office, Department of
Public Health, “Care and Control of
Smallpox.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garlnn^l moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final pas.sage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bal)eo(‘k Kerr, Wilkins.
Garland, McArdle, Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Kauh,
Goehring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1909. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Acting Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health to employ such number of tem¬
porary physicians as he may deem nec¬
essary, Including the twenty-five em¬
ployed September 14th and 16th, at
the rate of $5.00 per day each, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
160, General Office, Department of Pub¬
lic Health, “Care and Control of Small¬
pox.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.Msage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were;
Ayes—Messrs
BubtMwk Kerr WUkliis
Oarlaiirt McArdlo Woodburn
lioevcler Kauh
OfiehrliiK, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also • i
Bill No. 1912. Uesolution au- ,
thorlzlng the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Maurice S. Martin in the sum
of $899.22, for plumbing work perform- ,
ed at the old West Penn Hopital build- I
Ing, same to^be chargeable to and pay- |
able from Appropriation No. 160, Care
and Control of Smallpox, ■
Which was read.
Mr. moved |
A suspension of the rule to j
allow the second and third readings i
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended, i
the resolution was read a second and 1
third times, and upon final passage !
the ayes and noes were taken, and be- |
Ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs. •
Balxjock Kerr Wilkins i
Uiii'land McArdle Wood bn ru
Il>evoler limb ,
Ooehring, President. |
Ayes—9
Noes—None. i
And there being two-thirds of the !
votes of Council In the affirmative, the I
resolution passed finally. I
Also I
Bill No. 1913. Resolution au- I
thorlzlng and directing the City Solic- j
itor to appoint as Assistant City Solic¬
itors a firm of bond attorneys, prac¬
ticing In the City of New York, to.pass
on the legality of the ordinances, no¬
tices, statement, proceedings and issue !
of the proposed $8,400,000,00 bond issue I
to be submitted to the electors at the j
regular election in November, 1912, and
providing that the City Solicitor shall [
fix the compenation for such service
and charging Appropriation No. 42. i
Which wa.^ read. '
.Mr. ^^nrluiKl moved
A suspension of the rule to al- I
low the second and third readings and
final pa sage of the resolution. [
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage ;
the eyes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Biiheock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Mi*Ardle Wm)dbiirn
Hneveler Rnuh
Goehritig, President.
Ayes—9
Nties—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally. '
Also
Bill No. 1918. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of warrants In
favor or the Safe Deposit and Trust
Co., Trustees, No. 1110, March 3, 1910,
for $.704.80; Mathilda G. MacConnell,
No. 1112, March 3, 1910, for $520.60,
and Clara J. Stleren, No. 1015, March
3, 1910, for $136.92, refunding of taxes
as per orders of Court, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrtifcnd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been euspended.
the resolution was read a eecond and
third times, and upon final passagt
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkine
Garland MeArdle W'.r»dbum
Hoevekr Kauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 1917, Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Director of
the Department of Supplies to transfer
all horses thrown out of service by the
Installation of motors in the Bureaus
of Police and Fire, suitabie for that
purpose, to other departments or bur¬
eaus of the city where the same can
be used.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(4arlan<l McArdle Woodbnru
ilmwf'ler Kauh
t*oehrlng, President.
Aye.s—9
Nm*s—None.
Also
Bill No. 1914. Whereas. Cer¬
tain allegations have been made in The
Harpoon that there are overcharges
in a bill now pending In Council in con¬
nection with the contract for the con¬
struction of the Larimer avenue bridge;
and,
Whereas, These charge.s are of so
grave a nature that an investigation
is deemed necessary;
Resolved. That the President of the
Eingineer Society of Western Pennsyl¬
vania shall l)e and is hereby requested
to submit to Council the names of three
or more members of said association,
three of whom shall be selected by
Council, to Investigate the allegation
of overcharges for materials and labor
contained in said bill for extra work
on said Larimer avenue bridge and re¬
port their hnclings to Council.
Resolved further, That on filing of
said report, the Mayor shall be and is
hereby authorized and directed to is¬
sue, and the Controller to countersign,
warrants In payment of the said per¬
sons so selected in the sum of not ex¬
ceeding three hundred dollars each, and
charge the same to Appropriation No.
4Z, C^ontin^ent Fund.
In Finance Committee, September 18,
amended by inserting after the
first "Whereas" the words "the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works has asked an investigation of";
by striking out the words "have been
made in Theilarpoon"; by striking out
the word "and" at the end of the first
paragraph, and by striking out the
entire second pn>ii,7able; and by striking out
the words “threehundred dollars" and by
Inserting in lieu thereof the words
"one hundred dollars," and as amended
ordered returned to Council with an
affirmative 'recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Iiiarlnncl moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And ftie resolution, as amended and
agreed to, was read.
Mr. l^arlRnd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the resolution,
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having T^een suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were.
Ayes Messrs.
Ihil)cock Kerr Wilkins
(kirland McArdle Woodburn
Hocveler Ranh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution pa.ssed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1893. An Ordinance
entitled. "An Ordinance providing for
the advertising of proposals for cer¬
tain public improvements In the En¬
gineering News and Engineering Rec¬
ord, published In New York City."
In Finance Committee, September 18,
1912, amended in section 2 as shown In
red Ink and as amended, ordered re¬
turned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. I^arlnnci moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr. CiSarlniid moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
*The ayes and noea were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—MesHie.
Rabco<ik Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President
Ayes— 9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1907. An Ordinance
'entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.-
00) from Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund to Appropriation No. 160,
General Office, Department of Public
Health, Item "Care and Control of
Smallpox."
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and Inal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the ulll was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr VV'Ilkins
Garland McArdle W^oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 1971. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for September
18th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1879. Resolution au¬
thorizing: the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring
Company for $112.30, extra work re¬
paving sidewalks on Mill vale avenue
bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 47, Repairing Bridges.
Which was read.
Mr, McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
dnal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspende^f,
the re.solutlon was read a second and
Ih 1 rd times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Hab(^ock Kerr Wilkins
(hvriand McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler lliiulj
(^oehring, President,
Ayes—0
Noe.s—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1880. Re.solutlon au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of J. D. McGonigle for $47.95,
extra work repaving sidewalks with
concrete of the South Twenty-second
street bridge cro.sslng the Monongahela
river, and charging same to Appropri¬
ation No. 47. Repairing Bridges.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
aycH and poes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland .McArdIo Wood burn
Hoereler Hiinti
Ooebring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1884. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance opening Tus-
carora street, from Braddock avenue,
to Richland street, in the Fourteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
providing that the costa, damages and
expenses occasioned thereby be assess¬
ed against and collected from prop¬
erties benefitted thereby.*'
Which wa.s read.
Mr. McArdla moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, **ShaM the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WilkinK
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 1972. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for September 18th, 1912, transmitting
sundry ordinances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1889. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance fixing the width
of roadway and re-establi.shing the
grade of Travella boulevard, from Lin¬
coln avenue to the city line."
Which was read.
Mr. WIlkinN moved
A suspension of the ruie w
low the second and third readings
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes —Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W^wdburn
Hoeveler Riuiii
(Joehriiig, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1890. An Ordinance
entitled. "An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way and establishing the grade of Lar-
n80
Imer street, from Clifford street to
I^eminsrton avenue/'
Which was read.
Mr. Wllkina moved
A suspen.sion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law» and were:
yes—Messrs.
BalKiock Kerr Wilkins
(Jarland McArdle Woodhurn
lltK 5 v<»ler lUvuh
Ooehrlng, rresident
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 1891. An Ordinance
entitled. "An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Hoosac street, from Green¬
field avenue to Denmarah street."
Which was read.
Mr. WilkliiN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time ann
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read ana
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
llid)eock Kerr Wilkins
fiarland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Hauli
Goehrlng, Vroaldeiit.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1898. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
proper officers of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to enter into a contract with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, rela¬
tive to the construction and mainte¬
nance of a sewer under and along the
rlght-of-w'ay and property of the rail¬
road in the Seventh and Eighth wards
of the City of Pittsburgh."
Which was read.
Mr. WIlklnM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings ano
ffnai passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
■ And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoevelcr lianh
Goelirlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. \vilkitir« presented from the Com"
mlttee on Public Service and Surveys^
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 1973. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for September 19th, 1912, transmitting
an ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Hill No. 1804. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance granting to
American Locomotive Company, their
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to construct and maintain a pipe
line and supporting truss across Sey¬
mour street, near Metropolitan street,
connecting two portions of the factory
of said company, which are located on
opposite sides or said Seymour street."
Wh ich was read.
Mr. WilkiiiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayej and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
BabcooK Kerr Wilkns
(Jarland McArdle W(H)dburn
lloevoler Ranh
Goeiiring, President.
A yes-9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the rotea of Coun¬
cil being in the afflrmative, the bill
passed finally,
Mr. Itniih presented from the Com¬
mittee on j’arks and libraries with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 1974. Report of the Com-
mitte on 1‘arks and fjii)rarles for Sep¬
tember 18th, 1912, transmitting a reso¬
lution to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Hill No. 1882. Whereas, Cer¬
tain portions of the wreck of the
lJnlte<l States Hattlesiilp “Maine” were
donated by the Government of the
United States of America to the Amer¬
ican Veterans of Foreign Service and
the United Spanish War Veterans of
the City of f'lttsburgh to be preserved
as memorials of the loss of said battle¬
ship and of the death of the officers
and men thereof, and
Whereas, The two said associationa
of veterans have organized a Joint as¬
sociation calle<l the “Maine Memorial
A.sociation” to solicit funds for, and to
erect a suitable memorial or monu¬
ment for the reception and preserva¬
tion of said relics: therefore be it
Resolved. That the consent of Coun¬
cil is hereby granted to said Maine
Alemorial Association to erect in Lake
Klizabeth, West Park, North Side,
Pittsburgh, at such place as may be
designated by the Director of the L>e-
partmert of Public Works, or the Su¬
perintendent of the Bureau of Parks,
said memorial or monument for the
reception and preservation of saiil
relics from the Battleship “Maine.”
Which was read,
Mr, Rniih moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third' read.lngs
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prev&iledv
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—M(‘.‘<srs.
Katicock. Kerr Wilkins,
Garland, McA idle W oodburn,
lloeveler, Rauh,
I'foehrtiuj, ITcsIdcnt.
A ves—IK
Noes—None.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1975. Communication from
F. W. Feigel asking that an electric
arc lamp be placed at the corner of
Chelton and Oakbridge street, Hrook-
llne. Nineteenth ward.
Which was read an<l referred to tile
(.bmimittee on Public Works.
MOTIDNS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. niiktns presented
No. 1976. Whereas. The Public
School Library now located and main¬
tained in the Allegheny High School
building, contains many of the books
formerly in the library of Col, Jaa An¬
derson, the reading of which, by Andrew
Carnegie when a boy was the prime
cause which inspired' Mr. Carnegie to
build the chain of public Jii<rarle8 bear¬
ing his name In the Unif d States and
Great Britain, and.
Whereas, The Allegheny Carnegie Li¬
brary was the first free munlci/pal Li¬
brary built by Mr. Carneg»e, and it is
believed that the said Allegheny Pub¬
lic Library Is the proper custodian for
the library containing th«! books which
so largely inspired its erection; and
Whereas, The said Allegneny School
Libraiy is maintained by and operated
under the control of the B -ard of Pub¬
lic Education of the City of ifittsburgh;
therefore, be It
Resolved, That the Boa. d of Public
Education be requested to transfer the
.said r*ublic School Uibrary ».o the AUe-
ghitmy Carnegie Library building,, to be
hereafter maintained as n part of the
said library; and that the President of
Council be and is hereb authorized
to appoint a committee oi »hree mem¬
bers, and that the Board of Public Kdu-
cation be re<iuested to ai i-oint a like
committee, for the purjiosi of consider¬
ing and arranging for Ud transfer
should the said Board of I'ubllc Edu¬
cation agree to the sam*-.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
The adoption of tie- resolution.
Which motion prevailed,
.Anil the <’h«lr appointed as members
of said .sjieclal committee .xiessrs. WII-
kliiM, Wood hum and Rnuh.
The i'hnir presented
No. 1977. Resolved, That the
City Solicitor be authorized to settle
the claims of the City of Pittsburgh
against the Pittsburgh Railways Com-
I)any, arising out of street cleaning, for
the fiscal years ending January 21»t.
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913, for
the total sum of one hundred twenty-
five thousand ($125,000.00), dollars, be¬
ing in addition to the payments thal
have been or are to be made by the
Railways Company at the rate of sev¬
enty-five thoiisana ($75,000.00) dollars^
per year, during the fiscal .vears end¬
ing January 31st. 1909, 1910. 1911, 1912
and 191.3, on Account of such obliga¬
tion. The same to be paid In twelve
equal monthly Installments, <‘oinmenr-
ing October 1st, 1912, and to bear In¬
terest from October 1st, 1912. Said
payments to be guaranteed by the
I^hlladelphia Company.
Which was read.
Mr. W'oodhttrn moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further businesa
before the meeting, the Cbatr declared
Council adjourned.
ttiiitipl lljcflrir.
Proceedings of the Council of the Sity of Pittsburgh.
Voi "XXXXVI.
Thursday, September' l 6, tt/ls:;.
No. 76
ifluittripal iUrmrii
COUNCIL
•tOHN M. OOEH RING,.President
B. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK*.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., September 26th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to consider the charges preferred by
(he Voters' League against Mr, Joseph
(i. Armstrong. Director of the Depart¬
ment of F’ubllc Works,
Present— Messrs.
liabeock Kerr Wilkins
Uarland Mc/\rdie W(M)dbiirn
lloeveler Raiib
(3<M‘>uinK, President
•Judge Itobert S. Frazer presiding.
.Judge Frazer stated
That Council would meet on
Morday, September 39th, 1912, at 9:3#
o’clock, A. M., to hear the arguments
in the case of the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, and on
Thursday, October 3rd, 1912, at 9;30
o'clock. A. M. to hear the arguments in
the case of the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety.
Mr. John F. O’Toole, Superintendent
of the Bureau of Highways and Sewers
was called to the stand and sworn; ex¬
amined by Mr. VVell.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, Mr. Well stated that hf
had finished his examination of Mr.
O’Toole.
The Judge declared a recess until 1
o’clock, P. M.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
members present, except Mr. Babcock.
Judge Frazer presiding.
Mr. O’Toole recalled and cross ex¬
amined by Mr. Hunter,
And Mr. Hunter having finished the
cross examination, Judge Frazer de¬
clared the hearing adjourned, and that
Council would meet on Monday, Sep¬
tember 30, 1912, at 9:30 o’clock, A. M.,
to hear the arguments In the case of
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Werks.
• K- k:>
Miticipl lltjorlt.
Proceedirigs of ih Souncil of tl]e City of Pittsburgb.
Vo). XXXXVI Friday, September 27, 1912 No. 77
UJunirhial iRcrnrD
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRINO.Pr«*ldent
K. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., September 27th, 1912,
Council met pursuant to the follow¬
ing call:
Call for special meeting of Council.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK,
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PITTS¬
BURGH,
CITY HALL, PITTSBURGH, PA.
September 25, 1912.
E. J. Martin,
City Clerk.
Dear Sir:
I hereby call a special meeting of
the Council for Friday, September 27,
1912, at 2 o'clock P. M., at the Council
Chamber of said City, for the purpose
of the Introduction of certain ordi¬
nances authorizing and directing the
holding of a public election throughout
the City of Pittsburgh, for the purpose
of obtaining the assent of the electors
of said City to divers increases of In¬
debtedness of said City, which the cor¬
porate authorities thereof have signi¬
fied their desire to make, in the several
amounts and for the several purposes
set forth in the Schedule hereto an¬
nexed and made part hereof, and for
the purpose of providing for the sub¬
mission of such several questions to
a vote of the electors of said City at
said election and to fix the time and
place of, and to provide for the holding
of said election; and also for the pur¬
pose of transacting any other business
which may be properly taken up at a
stated or regular meeting.
You will therefore notify all mem¬
bers of this call, together with the
time, place and purpose of said meeting
and direct them to be present.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
SCHEDULE.
$420,000.00—For the purpose of pay¬
ing the expense to the City In connec¬
tion with the abolition of grade cross¬
ings over the tracks of the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company and the Bal¬
timore & Ohio Railroad Company, In¬
cluding the building of bridges and
other crossings, over and under said
tracks at Lang, Homewood, Braddock
and Brushton avenues, and at Liberty
avenue and Thirty-third street, and the
changing of grades, reconstruction, and
other improvement of streets and high¬
ways Incident thereto.
$1,230,000.00—For the acquirement of
lands as a site for a City Hall.
$990,000.00—For the purpose of fund¬
ing the existing unfunded Indebtedness
of the City, consisting of contractors’
claims, judgments and assessments,
arising from the opening and Improve¬
ment of streets and the construction
of sewers and the acquisition of lands
for parks, and other fioatlng indebted¬
ness.
$840,000.00—For improvements to the
City Home for the Poor at Marshalsea,
including the acquisition of additional
lands, the erection and equipment of
new buildings and additions to exist¬
ing buildings, and other Improvements
to said City Home.
$90,000.00—For the construction of
municipal buildings for comfort sta¬
tions, with drinking fountain adjuncts,
and the acquisition of lands where nec¬
essary therefor.
$240,000.00—For the Improvement and
extension of the police and fire alarm
system.
$240,000.00—For purchase of fire en¬
gines and other apparatus for the ex¬
tinction of fires.
$90,000.00—For Improvements to the
municipal hospital, including the con¬
struction and equipment of additional
buildings, and improvement of grounds.
$900,000.00—For the purpose of con¬
structing wharves and levees on the
navigable waters within the City lim¬
its.
$300,000.00 — For rebuilding and
equipping the Market House on Dia¬
mond Square.
$150,000.00—For remodeling, repair¬
ing and equipping the North Side Mar¬
ket House.
$1,620,000.00—For the improvement
and extension of the water system, in¬
cluding the purchase and installation
of meters, the erection and eauipment
of structures and buildings for treat¬
ment of water In conjunction with til-,
tration processes, the construction, re¬
modeling and equipment of pumping
stations, the extension and improve¬
ment oi the pipe line' system, and the
improvement and e<iuipment of reser¬
voirs.
$150,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of, the damages and expenses resulting
from the straightening, widening, open¬
ing, grading, paving and curbing, and
otherwise improving of Arlington ave¬
nue, from South Twenty-seventh street
to Wave alley.
$270,000.00—'/’o pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from the opening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otlierwise improving of a
new street or public highway to con¬
nect 'Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue.
$180,000,00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from the extension, opening, grad¬
ing, paving, curbing, and otherwise im¬
proving of Morewood avenue, from
Forbes street to Woodlawn avenue.
$330,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from the widening, grading, pav¬
ing, curbing, and otherwise improving
of Ohio street, eastwardly from the
Troy Hill road to the boundary line of
said City.
$180,000.00—To pay the balance re¬
quired for the construction of ap¬
proaches at the south end of the North
Side Point bridge.
$360,000.00—For the acquirement of
additional lands for Highland Park,
Klverview Park, McKinley I’ark and
Grandview Park.
Whi<'h was read, received and filed.
Present—Messrs.
HidK’ook Kerr Wilkins
Garlniid .Me.Ardlc Wood burn
Hoeveler R.aub '
Uoehring, Ih’esident.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dis|x'nsed wltii.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. (inrlnnil I'rewnted
‘ No. 1078. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of IMttsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the as.sent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate autnorltles thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one million, six hundred
and twenty thousand dollars for the
improvement and extension of the wa¬
ter system, Including the purchase and
installation of meters, the erection and
eouipment of structures and buildings
for treatment of water in conjuctlon
with filtration processes, the construc¬
tion, remodeling and equipment of
pumping stations, the extension and
improvement of the pipe line system,
and the improvement and equipment
of reservoirs, and providing fof the
submission or such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
of, and providing for the holding of
said election.,
Also
No. 1979. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose-of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the lifdebl-
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof deslr«* to make,
in the sum of eight hundred and forty
thousand dollars for improvements to
the City Home for the Poor at Mar-
Hhal.sea, Including the acquisition of ad¬
ditional lands, the erection and equip¬
ment of new buildings and additions U
existing buildings, ar.d other improve¬
ments to said City Home7 and provid¬
ing for the submission qf such question
to a vote of the "electors of said City
at said ^lehtion, and fixing the time and
pi ace I- of,'and:-providing for, the holding
of said election.
Also
No, 1980. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election througnoui the City
of Ihttsburgh. for the purpc^re of ob
talnlng the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of nine hundred thousand
dollars for the purpose of constructing
wharves and levees on the navigable
waters within the City limits, and pro¬
viding for the submission of such <iues-
tlon to a vote of the electors of said
(Mty at said election, and fixing the
time and place of; and providing for,
the holding of .said election.
Als6
No. 1981. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of IMttsburgh. for the purpose of ob¬
taining, the assent of the .electors of
said City to an Increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof deelre to make, in
the sum of one million, two hundred
and thirty thousand dollars for the
acquirement of lands as a site for a
City Hall, and provldii^g foi; the sub¬
mission of such <iuestlon to a vote of
the electors of said City at said elec-
tion^ and fixing the time and place of,
and providing for, ^the hol|dlrig of said
election.
Also
No. 1982, An Ordinance Au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of four hundred and twenty
thousand dfollars for the purpose of
:» 8 ()
pitying the expense to the City in con*
necUon with the abolition of ^rade
crossings over the tracks of the Penn*
sylvanla Hailroad Company and the
Baltimore & Ohio Hailroad Company,
Including the building of bridges and
other crossings, over and under said
tracks at JL«ang, Homewood, Braddock
and Brushton avenues, and at Liberty
avenue and Thlrty*thlrd street, and the
changing of grades, reconstruction and
other Improvement of streets and high*
ways Incident thereto, and providing
for the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing the time
and place of. and providing for. the
holding of said election.
Also
No. 1983. An Ordinance au*
thorizlng and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob*
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of three hundred thousand
dollars for rebuilding and equipping
the Market House on Diamond Square,
and providing for the submission of
such question to a vote of the elec¬
tors 01 said City at said election, and
flxlng the time and place of, and pro¬
viding for, the holding of said election.
Also
No. 1984. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
(f Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for remodeling, re-
nairlng and equipping the North Side
Market House, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
of, and providing for, the holding of
said election.
Also
No, 1986. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make, In
the sum of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars for purchase of Are
engines and other apparatus for the
extinction of fires, and providing
for the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing the time
and place of, and providing for, the
holding of said election.
Also
No. 1988. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make.
in^the sum of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars for the Improvement
' * and extension of the police and fire
! alarm system and providing for the
i submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
I of, and providing for, the holding of
said election.
‘ Also
No. 1987. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
i of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt-
; edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make.
In the sum of ninety thousand dollars
for the construction of municipal build¬
ings for comfort stations, with drink¬
ing fountain adjuncts, and the acqui¬
sition of land where necessary there¬
for, and providing for the submission
of such question to a vote of the elec¬
tors of said City at said election, and
fixing the time and place of, and pro¬
viding for, the holding of said election.
Also
No. 1988. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
, said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
In the sum of ninety thousand dollars
for improvement to the municipal hos¬
pital, including the construction and
equipment of additional buildings, and
improvement of grounds, and provid¬
ing for the submission of such ques¬
tion to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and fixing the
time and place of. and providing for,
the holding of said election.
Also
No. 1989. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars to pay the balance
required for the construction of ap¬
proaches at the south end of the North
Side Point bridge, and providing
1 for the submission of such question
1 to a vote of the electors of said City
j at said election, and fixing the time
and place of, and providing for, the
holding of said election.
Also
No. 1990. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob-
i taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of nine hundred and ninety
thousand dollars for the purpose of
funding the existing unfunded indebt¬
edness of the City, consisting of con¬
tractors' claims, judgments and assess-
iiients, arising from the opening and
Improvement of streets and the con¬
struction of sewers and the acquisition •
of lands for parks, and other floating
indebtedness, and providing for the
submission df such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and hxlng the time and place of. ;
and providing for, the holding of said
election. |
Also I
No. 1991. An Ordinance au- |
thorizing and directing the holding of
u public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the as.sent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt- ,
edneas of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make, |
in the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars to pay the City's share !
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the straightening, widening, open¬
ing, grading, paving and curbing, and
otherwise improving of Arlington ave- i
nue, from South Twenty-seventh street
to Wave alley, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and hxing the time and place of, i
and providing for, the holding of said
election.
Also
No,. 1992. An Ordinance au- <
thorlzing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of IMttsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the Indebt- t
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of two hundred and seventy
thousand dollars to ’^ay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the opening, grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving of a
new street or public highway to con¬
nect Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue, and providing for the
submission of such (luestion to a vote
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and fixing the time and place of,
and providing for, the holding of said
election.
Also
No. 1993. An Ordinance au¬
thorising and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
oi I ui&ouign. for the purpo.sc of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars to pay the City’s
share of the damages and expenses re¬
sulting from the extension, opening,
grading, paving, curbing and other- |
wise Improving of Morewood avenue, !
from Forbes street, to Woodlawnavenue,
and providing for the submission of
such nuestion to a vote of the elec¬
tors of said City at said election, and
fixing the time and place of, and pro¬
viding for, the holding of said election.
A1 SO
No. 1994. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the Cit>
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of tiie Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities desire to make, in
the sum of three hundred and thirty
thousand dollars to pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the widening, grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving of
Ohio street, eastwardly from the Troy
Hill road to the boundary line of said
City, and providing^ for tlie submis^
slon of such question to a vote of the
electors of said City at said election,
and fixing the time and place of. ana
providing fo" the holding of said elec¬
tion.
AUo
No. 1995. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the holding of
a public election throughout the City
of IMttsburgh, for the pur)>ose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of three hundred and sixty
thousand dollars for the acquirement
of additional lands for Highland Park,
Kivervlew I*ark, McKinley Park and
Grandview Park, and providing for
the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and fixing the
time and place of, and providing for,
the holding of said election.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 1995. Resolved. That the
Pre.sident be and he is hereby author¬
ized and directed to call a Special Meet¬
ing of the Committee of '^Inance for
Monday, September 30, 1912, at eleven
o’clock A. M., for the purpose of con¬
sidering and acting upon certain ordi¬
nances, referred to and pending before
said Committee, authorizing and direct¬
ing the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining trie assent of
the electors of said City to divers in¬
creases of Indebtedness of said City
in the several amounts and for the sev¬
eral purposes set forth in the Schedule
hereto annexed and made part hereof,
and for the purpose of providing for
the submission of such several ques¬
tions to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and to fix the time
and place of, and to provide for, the
holding of said election; and also for
the purpose of transacting any other
business which may be properly taken
up at a regular or stated meeting.
SCHEDULE.
$420,000.00—For the purpose of pay¬
ing the expense to the City in connec¬
tion with the abolition of grade cross¬
ings over the tracks of the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company and the Bal¬
timore & Ohio Railroad Company, In¬
cluding the building of bridges and
other crossings, over and under said
tracks at Lang, Homewood, Braddock
and Brushtori avenues, and at Liberty
avenue and Thirty-third street, and the
changing of grades, reconstruction, and
other improvement of .streets and htgh.-
ways incident thereto.
Jl,230,000,00—For the acquirement of
lands as a site for a City Hall.
$990,000.00—For the purpose of fund¬
ing the existing unfunded Indebtedness
of the City, consisting of contractors'
claims, judgments and assessments,
arising from the opening and improve¬
ment of streets and the construction
of sewers and the acquisition of lands
for parks, and other floating indebt¬
edness.
$840,000.00—For improvements to the
City Home for the Poor at Marshalsea,
including the acquisition of additional
lands, the erection and equipment of
new buildings and additions to existing
buildings, and other Improvements to
said City Home.
$90,000.00—For the construction of
municipal buildings for comfort sta¬
tions, with drinking fountain adjuncts,
and the ac'^ulsitlon of lands where nec¬
essary therefor.
$240,000.00—For the Improvement and
extension of the police and fire alarm
system.
$240,000.00—For purchase of fire en¬
gines and other apparatus for the ex¬
tinction of fires.
$90,000.00—For Improvements to the
municipal hospital, including the con-
“structlon and equipment of additional
buildings, and improvement of grounds.
$900,000.00—For the purpose of con¬
structing wharves and levees on the
navigable waters within the City lim¬
its.
$300,000.00 — For rebuilding and
equipping the Market House on Dia¬
mond Square.
$150,000.00—For remodeling, repair¬
ing and equipping the North Side Mar¬
ket House
$1,620,000.00—For the Improvement
and extension of the water system, in¬
cluding the purchase and installation
of meters, the erection and equipment
of structures and buildings for treat¬
ment of water in conjunction with fil¬
tration processes, the construction, re¬
modeling and equipment of pumping
stations, the extension and improve¬
ment 01 the pipe line system, and the
improvement and equipment of reser¬
voirs.
$150,000.00—To pay the City' share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the straightening, widening, open¬
ing. grading, paving and curbing, and
otherwise improving of Arlington ave¬
nue, from South Twenty-seventh street
to Wave alley,
$270,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the opening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise Improving of a
new street or public highway to con¬
nect Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue.
$180,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the extension, opening, grading,
paving, curbing, and otherwise im¬
proving of Morewood avenue, from
Forbes street to Woodlawn avenue.
$330,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the widening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise improving of
Ohio street, eastwardly from the Troy
Hill road to the boundary line of said
City.
$180,000.00—To pay the balance re¬
quired for the construction of ap¬
proaches at the south end of the North
Side Point bridge.
$360,000.00—For the acquirement of
additional lands for Highland Park,
Itiverview Park, McKinley Park and
Grandview Park.
Which was read.
Mr. OArlMnd moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 1997. Resolved, That the
President be and he is hereby author¬
ized and directed to call a Special Meet¬
ing of Council for Monday. September
30, 1912, at one o'clock P. M.. for the
purpose of receiving and acting upon
the report of the Committee of Finance
and for the purpose of considering and
acting upon certain ordinances pend¬
ing in Council, authorizing and direct¬
ing the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh, for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to divers in¬
creases of Indeljtedness of said City in
the several amounts and for the sever¬
al purposes set forth in the Schedule
hereto annexed and made part hereof,
and for the purpose of providing for
the submission of such several ques¬
tions to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and to fix the
time and place of. and to provide for,
the holding of said election; and also
for the purpose of transacting any
other business which may be properly
taken up at a regular or stated meet¬
ing.
SCHEDULE .
$420,000.00—For the purpose of pay¬
ing the expense to the City in connec¬
tion with the abolition of grade cross¬
ings over the tracks of the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company and the Bal¬
timore & Ohio Railroad Company, in¬
cluding the building of bridges and
other crossings, over and under said
tracks at Lang, Homewood, Braddock
and Brushton avenues, and at Liberty
avenue and Thirty-third street, and
the changing of grades, reconstruction,
and other Improvement of streets and
highways Incident thereto.
$1,230,000.00—For the acquirement of
lands as a site for a City Hall.
$990,000.00—For the purpose of fund¬
ing the existing unfunded indebtedness
of the City, consisting of contractors’
claims, judgments and assessments,
arising form the opening and Improve¬
ment of streets and the construction
of sewers and the acquisition of lands
for parks, and other floating indebt¬
edness.
$840,000.00—For Improvements to the
City Home for the Poor at Marshlasea,
Including the acquisition of additional
lands, the erection and equipment of
new buildings and additions to exist¬
ing buildings, and other Improvements
to said City Home.
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$90,000.00—For the construction of ,
municipal buildings for comfort sta¬
tions, with drinking fountain adjuncts, ;
and the acquisition of lands where nec¬
essary therefor. j
$240,000.00-F<)r the improvement and
extension of the police and dre alarm
system.
$240,000.00—For purchase of fire en¬
gines and other apparatus for the ex¬
tinction of fires.
$90,000.00—For improvements to the
municipal hospital, including the con¬
struction and equipment of additional
buildings, and improvoment of grounds.
$900,000.00—For the ourpose of con¬
structing wharves and levees on the
navigable waters within the City lim¬
its.
$300,000.00 — For rebuilding and
equlpi)ing the Market lloue on l>ia' i
niond S<juare. ^
$150,000.00—For remodeling, repair¬
ing atid equipping the North Side Mar- I
ket House. I
$1,620,000.00—For the improvement i
and extension of the water system. In- j
eluding the purchase and installation
of meters, the erection and equipment i
of structures and buildings for treat¬
ment of water in conjunction with fil¬
tration processes, the construction, re¬
modeling and equipment of pumping [
stations, the extension and improve¬
ment of the pipe line system, and the i
improvement and e<iuipment of reser¬
voirs.
$150.000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the straightening, widening, open !
Ing, grading, paving and curbing, and
otherwise improving of Arlington ave¬
nue, from South Twenty-seventh street
to Wave alley,
$270,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the opening, grading, paving, i
curbing, and otherwise improving of a
new street or public highway to con- j
nect Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue.
$180,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting i
from the extension, opening, grading, '
paving, curbing, and otherwise im¬
proving of Morewood avenue, from
Forbes street to Woodlawn avenue.
$.330,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the widening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise improving of
Ohio street, eastwardly from the Troy
Hill road to the boundary line of said
City. I
$180,000.00—To pay the balance re- i
qulred for the construction of ap¬
proaches at the south end of the North
Side Point bridge.
$360,000.00—For the acquirement of
additional land for PTighland Park.
Uivervlew Park, McKinley Park and
Grandview Park.
Which was read.
Mr, <4arliiii4l moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed. '
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 1998. A General Ordinance
relating to the entry upon, over or un¬
der, or the use or occupation, of any
street, lane or alley, or any part there¬
of, for any purpose, by passenger or
street railway companies, or by com¬
panies operating passenger or street
railways, and providing reasonable reg¬
ulations pertaining thereto for the con¬
venience and safety, and providing a
penalty for the violation of the pro¬
visions thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service? and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Woo4lbiirn presented
No. 1999. Communication from
J. D. Ramsey, 3307 Ellska street, com¬
plaining about garbage not being re¬
moved.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitalton.
Mr. iloeveler presented
No. 200.0. Resolution for the
appointment of a special committee of
five to Investigate the conditions sur¬
rounding the local mark<;ts in the
neighborhood of Logan and Clark
streets, with a view to providing ways
and means for ameliorating existing
conditions so that these markets may
be conducted along proper sanitary
lines.
Which was read.
Mr. IIoe%'eler moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Chair appointed as members
of said special committee, Messrs,
lioevelrr, Rtiiih, Wooilbiirii, Garland
and llalu’ock.
Also
No. 2001. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Solicitor
to intervene in behalf of the City of
Pittsburgh in case of the Waverly Oil
W’^orks Company, Complainant, vs. the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
others. Defendants, before the Inter¬
state Commerce Commission, Docket
4851, for the purpose of having the
Commission pass upon the question of
an inter-change of traffic between tl»e
various railroads in the Pittsburgh Dis¬
trict, and determining what facilities
should be provided, and what charges
should be made for switching services
between the various railroads in the
l*lttsburgh District.
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Httheook presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. *2002. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for September
25th, 1912, transmitting an ordinance to
Council.
590
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1949. An Ordinance
entitled *‘An Ordinance reaulatlnt;
itreet parades* processions ana street
aHsemblaseB or meetings.'’
Which was read.
.Mr. .UcArillc moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Safety In
order to give the persons Interested
a hearing:.
Which motion prevailed.
Mayor Magree at this time asked and
obtained permission to be heard, and
stated
That he believed the Ordinance
should be passed at once, but if it was
laid over, he would like to have the
Bureau of Police notified to have rep-
Teaentatives at the meeting when the
Ordinance is to be considered, and
asked that the hearing be set at an
early date.
Mr. W«>fHltiiirii moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was recommitted to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring *‘Shall
the bill be recommitted to the Commit¬
tee on Public Safety?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
That a hearing be held on the
bill on Tuesday, October 1st, 1912, at
Z o'clock P. M., and that the interested
persons be notified to be present.
Which motion prevailed.
Bill No. 1441. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance designating de¬
positories for the moneys of the City
of Pittsburgh; to regulate deposits
therein, and to provide for the payment
of Interest thereon.”
In Council, September 24th, 1912,
Amendments of Finance Committee
agreed to, read a first time, rule sus¬
pended, bill read a second time and
amended as shown in red ink and as
amended agreed to on second reading
and laid over for reprinting.
Which was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Carland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Gloehrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
niiicipl llffori).
Proceedings of tl?e Council of Ibe City of Pittsburgij.
Vol. XXXXVi. Monday, September 30, 1012.
No. 78
llllutiUf{)al ilrrard
COUNCIL
JOHN If. QOIBIIRINO. Preild«nt
■. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLAHUC.AeeUtant City Clerk
Pittsburgh. Pa., September 30th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
for the purpose of hearing: the argu^
meats of counsel In the matter of the
charges of the Voters* League against
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Presentr-Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ranh
Qoehrlng, President
Judge Robert S. Frazer, presiding.
Mr. A. Leo Well, Counsel for the
Voters’ League, arose and proceeded to
make the opening argument in behalf
of the complainants.
The hour of 11 o’clock, A. M. having
arrived (the time fixed for a meeting
of the Committee on Finance).
Mr. Goehrlng moved
That a recess of ten minutes
be taken In order to allow the Com¬
mittee on Finance to meet.
W*hlch motlop prevailed.
And the Committee on Finance met
and transacted the business for which
it was called.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
the members present.
Judge Frazer presiding.
Mr. Well resumed his argument.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M. hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared a re¬
cess until 1:30 o’clock, P. M.
The time of the recess having ex¬
pired, Council again reconvened with
all the members present. (Judge Fra¬
zer presiding).
Mr. Well again resumed his argu¬
ment, and at 4:45 o’clock, P. M., he
stated that he had concluded.
And the Judge declared the meeting
adjourned until Tuesday, October 1st,
1912, at 10 o’clock, A. M.
1
ffiaititipi Htcgrlt.
Proceedings of tbe Council of tfee ^ity of Pittskrgl);
Vol. XXXXVj Monday, September 30, 1912 No. 79
UluHtrtipral %rcnrb
COrjNCIL
JOHN M. aOEHUlNO .Pr«aldent
S. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK*.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh* Pa., f^-ptember 30th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to the follow¬
ing call;
SCHEDULE.
$420,000.00—For the purpose of pay¬
ing the expense to the City in connec¬
tion with the abolition of grade cross¬
ings over the tracks of the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company and the Bal¬
timore & Ohio Railroad Company, In¬
cluding the building of bridges and
other crossings, over and under said
tracks at Lang, Homewood, Braddock
and Brushton avenues, and at Liberty
avenue and Thirty-third street, and the
changing of grades, reconstruction, and
other improvement of streets and high¬
ways Incident thereto.
CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE COUNCIL.
Office of ihe City Clerk,
Council of the City of Pittsburgh,
City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pa.
September 27, 1912.
K. J. Martin, City Clerk,
Dear Sir:
I hereby call a special meeting of
the Council for Monday, September 30,
1912, at 1 o'clock, P, M., at the Council
Chamber of said City, for the purpose
of receiving and acting upon the Re¬
port of the Committee on Finance, and
for the purpose of considering and act¬
ing upon certain ordinances pending
In Council, authorizing and directing
the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh, for
the purpose of obtaining the a^ssent of
the electors of said City to divers in¬
creases of Indebtedness of said City
in the several amounts and for the sev¬
eral purposes set forth in the Schedule
hereto annexed and made, part hereof,
and for the purpo.se of providing for
the submission of such several ques¬
tions to a vote of the electors of said
City as said election, and to fix the
time and place of, and to provide for
the holding of said election; and also
for the purpose of transacting any
other business which may be properly
taken up at a stated or regular meet¬
ing.
You will therefore notify all mem¬
bers of this call, together with the
time, place and purT»ose of said meet¬
ing and direct them to he present.
,T. M. GOEHUING,
President of Council.
$1,230,000.00—For the acquirement of
lands as a site for a City Hall.
$990,000.00—For the purpose of fund¬
ing the existing unfunded Indebtedness
of the City, consisting of contractors’
claims, judgments and assessments,
arising from the opening and improve¬
ment of streets and the construction
of sewers and the acquisition of lands
for parks, and other floating indebted¬
ness.
$840,000.00—For improvements to the
City Home for the Poor at Marshalsea,
including the acquisition of additional
lands, the erection and equipment of
new buildings and additions to exist¬
ing buildings, and other improvements
to said City Home.
$90,000.00—For the construction of
municipal buildings for comfort sta¬
tions, with drinking fountain adjuncts,
and the acquisition of lands where nec¬
essary therefor.
$240,000.00—For the Improvement and
extension of the police and fire alarm
system.
$240,000.00—For purchase of fire en¬
gines and other apparatus for the ex¬
tinction of fires.
$90,000.00—For improvements to the
municipal hospital, including the con¬
struction and equipment of additional
buildings, and improvement of grounds.
$900,000.00—For the purpose of con¬
structing wharves and levees on the
navigable waters within the City lim¬
its.
$300,000.00 — For rebuilding and
equipping the Market House on Dia¬
mond Square.
$150,000.00—For remodeling, repair¬
ing and e<iuipping the North Side Mar¬
ket House.
59.0
$1,620,000.00—For the Improvement
and extension of the water system. In¬
cluding the purchase and Installation
of meters, the erection and equipment
of structures and bullding^s for treat¬
ment of water in conjunction with fil¬
tration processes, the construction, re¬
modeling and e(iuipment of pumping
stations, the extension and Improve¬
ment of the pipe line system, and the
Improvement and equipment of reser¬
voirs.
$150,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the straightening, widening, open¬
ing, grading, paving and curbing, and
otnerwlse Improving of Arlington ave¬
nue. from South Twenty-seventh street
to Wave alley.
$270,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from the opening, grading, paving,
curbing, and otherwise improving of a
new street or public highway to con¬
nect Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue.
$180,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from the extension, opening, grad¬
ing, paving, curbing, and otherwise im¬
proving of Morewood avenue, from
Forbes street to Woodlawn avenue.
$320,000.00—To pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses result¬
ing from the widening, grading, pav¬
ing, curbing, and otherwise improving
of Ohio street, eastwardly from the
Troy Hill road to the boundary line of
said City.
$180,000.00—To pay the balance re¬
quired for the construction of ap¬
proaches at the south end of the North
Side Point bridge.
$.360,000.00—For the acquirement of
additional lands for Highland I»ark.
Uiverview T*ark, MoKinley Park and
Grandview Park.
Which was read, received and filed.
Present—Messrs
HuhC4)ok Kerr Wilkins
(iHrltiixl McArdle Woodbnrn
Hoeveler Itauii
Goehrlng, l*restd«nl.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
RKPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 2003. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for September 30th,
1912. transmitting to Council Hill No.
1978 to Bill No. 1995, both Inclusive.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1978. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinanee authoriKin^ and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of he indebt¬
edness of said City, which *6 corpor¬
ate autnoritiea thereof desi : to make.
In the sum of one million. ■ x hundred
and twenty thousand doll- s for the
Improvement and extension >t the wa¬
ter system, Including the p^ chase and
Installation of meters, the * ''cctlon and
I e<iuipment of structures ai. bulidlnga
I for treatment of water In conjuctlon
I with filtration processes, tb construc¬
tion, remodeling and equipment o(
I pumping stations, the exi iislon and
I improvement of the pipe ; le system,
and the Improvement and equipment
of reservoirs, and provldir for the
submission of such questlo. to a vote
of the electors of said C y at said
election, and fixing the tin* and place
of, and providing for the loJdliig of
said election.”
Which was read a firs; time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1979. Aii Ordlnanc utltUd “An
Ordinance authorising and dire. Mg the hold¬
ing of a pnblio election throug ut the City
I of Pittsburgh, for the pur- se of ob¬
taining the assent of the lectors of
! said City to an Increase of :;ie indebt-
I edness of said City, which le corpor-
I ate authorities thereof desi to make,
in the sum of eight hundr** and forty
: thousand dollars for Impi. ements to
I the City Home for the P> r at Mar-
! Htialsea, including the acquit <ion of ad-
! ditional lands, the erection tnd equip¬
ment of new buildings and Idltlons to
existing buildings, ar.d oth* improve¬
ments to said City Home, . d provid¬
ing for the submission of si li question
to a vote of the electors said City
at said election, and fixing r time and
place of, and providing for, ' ne holding
of said election. ”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1980. An Ordinance 11 titled “An
Ordinance authorlflog and dtrecCng the hold¬
ing of a public election tiirougbout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the j)urp.)pe of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
.said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of nine hundred thousand
dollars /or the purpose of constructing
wharves and levees on the navigable
waters within the City llmilK. and pro¬
viding for the submission of such ques¬
tion to a vote of the electors of .said
CMty at said election, and fixing the
time and place of, and providing for,
the holding of said election. ”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Alao
Bill No. 1981. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purnose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof deelix* to make. In
the sum of ohe million, two hundred
and thirty thousand dollars for the
acquirement of lands as a site for a
City Hall, and providing for the sub-
mission of bvcU question to a vote of
the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion. and fixing the time and place of, ’
and providing aOI', the holding of said I
election.”
Which was read a first time and !
agreed to.
Also
1
Bill No. 1487.. An Ordinance entitled **An
Ordinance authovl/.log and directing the hold- 1
log of a public ejection throughout tbo City \
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of oh- !
lalnlng the assent of the electors of 1
said City to an increase of the Indebt- I
edni'ss of said C;ty, which the corpor- |
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of four hundred and twenty !
thousand dolliifi for the purpose of j
paying the expvujse to the City In con- j
nectlon with tiie abolition of grade !
crossings over the tracks of the Penn- j
sylvania Hallroud Company and the ;
Baltimore & O'llo Railroad Company, !
including the building of bridges and j
other crossings, over and under said
tracks at Lang, Homewood, Braddock •
and Brushton ..venues, and at Liberty j
avenue and Thirty-third street, and the i
changing of grasses, reconstruction and :
other improvement of streets and high- .
ways incident thereto, and providing |
for the submission or such question i
to a vote of the electors of said City i
at said election, and fixing the time i
and place of, and providing for, the j
holding of said election.” 1
Which was read a first time and |
agreed to. t
Also
Bill No. 188iv. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public olection throughout the City |
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob- i
talnlng the assent of the electors of I
K^ld City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor- !
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of three hundred thousand
dollars for rebuilding and equipping |
the Market House on Diamond Square,
and providing for the 8ubmls.slon of !
such question to a vote of the elec- j
tors of said City at said election, and
fixing the time and place of, and pro¬
viding for, the holding of said election.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also I
Bill No. 1984. An Ordinance entitled “An j
Ordinance authorising and directing the hold- I
log of a public election througliout the City
r f Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for remodeling, re¬
pairing and equipping the North Side
Market House, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
of, and providing for, the holding of
said election. ”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to. ‘
Also
Bill No. 1985. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate uutliorlUeH th<;reof de.slre to make, in
the sum of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars for purchase of fire
engines and other apparatus for the
extinction of fires, and providing
for thA submission of such question
^to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing the time
and place of, and providing for, the
holding of said election. ”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1986. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars for the improvement
and extension of the police and fire
alarm system and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
of, and providing for, the holding of
said election.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1987. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing the directing and hold¬
ing, of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of ninety thousand dollars
for the construction of municipal build¬
ings for comfort stations, with drink¬
ing fountain adjuncts, and the acqui¬
sition of land where necessary there¬
for, and providing for the submission
of such question to a vote of the elec¬
tors of said City at said election, and
fixing the time and place of, and pro¬
viding for, the holding of said election.”
Which was read a first time and
agrefid to.
Also
Bill No. 1988. Ad Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing end dlrectlnir the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
cf Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of ninety thousand dollars
for Improvement to the municipal hos¬
pital, including the construction and
equipment of additional buildings, and
Improvement of grounds, and provid¬
ing for the submission of such quea-
tlon to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and fixing the
time and place of, and providing for,
the holding of said election.”
Which was read a first time and !
a^rre.^d to.
Also I
Bill No. 1989. An Ordinance entitled “An '
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold- !
Ing of a public election throughout the Oltj
of I’lttsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one hundred and eighty '
thousand dollars to pay the balance i
reciuired for the construction of ap- i
proaches at the south end of the North I
Hide I’olnt bridge, and providing |
for the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing the time
and place of, and providing for, the
holding of said election.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1990. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance autliorizing and directing the hold- ;
Ing of a public election throughout the City i
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of j
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of nine hundred and ninety
thousand dollars for the purpose of
funding the existing unfunded indebt¬
edness of the City, consisting of con¬
tractors’ claims, judgments and aasesa-
ments, arising from the opening and
improvement of streets and the con- i
struction of sewers and the acquisition j
of lands for parks, and other floating
indebtedness, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and fixing the time and place of,
and providing for, the holding of said
election. “
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also j
Bill No. 1991, An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold- (
ing of a public election tliroughout the City [
ot IMttsburgh, for the purpose of ob- |
tainlng the assent of the electors of j
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor- !
ate authorities thereof desire to make, t
in the sum of one hundred and fifty 1
tliousand dollars to pay the City’s share ‘
of the damages and expenses resulting ■
from the straightening, widening, open¬
ing, grading, paving and curbing, and I
otherwise improving of Arlington ave- i
nue, from South Twenty-seventh street I
to Wave alley, and providing for the !
submission of such question to a vote ;
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and fixing the time and place of,
and providing for, the holding of said
election.”
Which was read a first time and !
agreed to. !
Also '
Bill No. 1992. An Ordinance entitled “An i
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City '
of Idttsburgh, for the purpose of ob - '
tainlng the assent of the electors of I
said City to an increase of he Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof des‘;e to make,
in the sum of two hundred imd seventy
thousand dollars to r»ay the city's share
of the damages and expen^os resulting
from the opening, gradi: paving,
curbing and otherwise Imt ’ ovlng of a
new street or public high" ay to con¬
nect Brownsville avenue ’v/ith Grand¬
view avenue, and providing for the
submission of such (luestloj- to a vote
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and fixing the time a; d place of.
and providing for, the holding of said
election.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1998. An Ordinance « ntltled *'Ao
Ordinance authorizing and dlrccMug Ibe bold¬
ing of a public election Ihroug: out the City
of l^lttshurgh, for the pu: r.ose of ob¬
taining the assent of the clecton of
said City to an increase of he indebt¬
edness of said City, which : he corpor¬
ate autiiorities thereof des;- )' to make,
in the sum of one hundrei and eighty
thousand dollars to pay the Clty’a
share of the damages and * penses re¬
sulting from the extensi'; opening,
grading, paving, curbing md other¬
wise improving of Morevi «>'d avenue,
from Forbes street, to Wood wn avenue,
and providing for the su. nission of
such (juestlon to a vote ; the elec¬
tors of said City at said ^ ectlon, and
fixing the time and place \ and pro¬
viding for, the holding of >0 electfoi*'
Which Was read a time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 1994. An Ordlnano. entitled “An
Ordinance authorialng and dirc< ting the bold¬
ing of a pubic election throug- •>at the City
of Pittsburgh, for the pm t>se of ob¬
taining the assent of thf electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities desire to make, In
the sum of three hundred and thirty
thousand dollars to pay the City's share
of the damages and expen.s».a resulting
from the widening, grading, navlng,
curbing and otherwise improving of
Ohio street, eastwardly from the Troy
Hill road to the boundary line of said
City, and providing for the submis¬
sion of such question to a vote of the
electors of said City at .said election,
and fixing the time and place of, and
providing fo- the holding of said elec¬
tion.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
Also
Bill No. 199?>. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordlnancp authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public elecdJon throughout th» City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt-
edne.ss of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of three hundred and sixty
thousand dollars for the acquirement
of additional lands for Highland Park.
KIverview Park, McKinley Park and
Grandview Park,, and providing for
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to & vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and hxlng the
time and place of, and providing for,
the holding of said election.”
Which was read a first time and
agreed to.
The Chair presented
Bill No. 2004,
Mayor's Office,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
At No, 1 and No. 2 of December Term,
1912, of the Court of Quarter Sessions
of the Peace of Allegheny County there
apiKjar two polltb>U8 of the Com in Issloners
of Allegheny County praying that said
court submit to the Grand Jury a pro¬
posal for the construction of two tun¬
nels by said County Commissioners
under the act of May 11, 1909. Under
the terms of the said act the consent
of the City of Pittsburgh Is a condi¬
tion precedent to the location or con¬
struction of such tunnels if the same
should enter upon any highway of the
City In the construction or maintenance
of the same.
In accordance with my duty to call
the attention of your honorable body
from time to time to matters affecting
the interests of the City 1 beg to sug¬
gest your attention to these petitions
with particular reference to the re¬
spective locations of the northern
termini. Both of them, if constructed,
will have their outlets on Carson street,
a narrow, busy and congested street
and both of them are so designed as
to concentrate the traffic through them
to the Smithfield street bridge, a high¬
way already so congested with traffic
as to be able to bear practically no
more. In all probability a better lo¬
cation for the westerly tunnel could
be provided so that all of its traffic
would be naturally centered upon the
Point Bridge. The easterly tunnel to
my mind should not be located or con¬
structed and the City should not give
its consent to the same unless provision
Is also made for a new bridge.
1 venture to express the opinion that
the location of these two proposed
underground highways has not been
given the thorough consideration with
reference to all of the possibilities in¬
volved which their importance justi¬
fies. In connection with the location
of these two tunnels and particularly
the easterly one there should be laid
down, tentatively at least, all the nec¬
essary subsequent highway improve¬
ments which now seem necessary for
the present or future populatloh of all
the territory which will be affected
by them. Of such a nature Is the nec¬
essary bridge connection with the City
proper at the northerly terminus. Of
the same nature is the proposed high¬
way connecting Brownsville avenue
with Grandview avenue across the face
of the Mt. Washington cliff. Of the
same nature l.s the connection of the
southerly terminus with the existing
streets in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth
wards and the necessary future high¬
ways. including bridges, in the same
vicinity. Through these tunnels would
radiate the traffic of more than one
hundred thousand people and the con¬
nections with it therefore should be
studied with care. I might remind
your honorable body that at this mo¬
ment you have an appropriation and
authority from the people to erect a
bridge across the Saw Mill Run. It
would be advisable that this expendi¬
ture be made with reference to that of
the County, All other similar future
lm])rovements should be designed now
and completed piece meal from time
to time hereafter as positive necessity
demands. This tunnel as I look upon
It is only the main stem of a great
series of public works dependent upon
It, Its location therefore should be
determined with reference to the whole
territory and all Its limitations and
possibilities and not as a “compromise"
between two selfish, conflicting inter¬
ests. It were much better to build two
tunnels in turn that would perfectly
serve the interests concerned tl) a n to
build one tunnel that would serve neither and
that probably would be followed by a
subsequent investment of great sums
in making connections that might
prove necessary to correct original
mistakes.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE.
Which was read.
Mr, Cdarlnnd moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed and a copy be sent to
each member of Council.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wtlklnii presented, from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2005- Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
for September 23rd, 1912, transmitting
an ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1843. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting unto
the Central Transit Company, its suc¬
cessors, lessees and assigns, the right
to enter upon, use and occupy certain
streets and highways In the City of
I^ittsburgh.”
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, September 23, 1912, read and
amended in section 1 by striking out
and inserting as shown In red ink and
by adding a new section 2 and 3, and
as amended ngr^^ed to and ordered retnrnrd
to Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
Which was read.
Mr. M'llkln» moved
That the amendments of the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
699
Mr. WIlkliiN moved
A suspension pf the rule to al¬
low the second and third readlners and
hnal passagre of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agrreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
ag^reed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Bal)cock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Uoeveler llauh
Goehring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 2006, Communication from
R. F. Bialas asking for the Piying of a
water pipe on Boundary stT< et, from
Fifth avenue to a point 635 t south¬
wardly.
Which was read and referr' d to the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
Mr. Unrlfsnid moved
That the following members be
excused for absence:
Mr. llabcock from meetings held on
September 10th, 11th and 25th, 1H12.
Mr. Hoeveler from meetings held on
September 11th, 1912.
Mr. Kerr from meetings held on Sep¬
tember 11th and 18th, 1912.
Mr. McArdle from meeting held on
September 17th, 1912.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further buslnesi
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tb Council of tbe Sity of Pittsburgli.
Vol. XXVI
Tuesday, October 1, 1912
No. 80
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOKHKING.President
E. J. MAHT.IN.City Clerk
K0BJ5HT CL*A UK,. Assistant City Clerk
Plttshyrgh, October 1st, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to hear the arjffuments of counsel in
the matter of tlio charges of the Voters’
Ijeague against the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Present—Messrs.
ihilicock Kerr Wilkins
(larluud .M.Anile Woodbum
Uoevelor Ihuih
G<.>ehriiijf, President.
Judge ll<jbort S. Frazer, presiding.
Mr. A. Leo Well, representing the
Voters’ League, asked to have the
argument In the matter of the charges
against the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety postponed until
Friday morning instead of having it
on Thursday morning, as that would
give him two days to prepare his case;
that he had a paper book to prepare
for the Supreme Court and other
business that he had to attend to.
Mr, James H. Beal, representing the
Director of the Department of Public
Safety, stated, that the case had been
originally fixed for Thursday morn¬
ing; that he had been trying to go
away for some three weeks, and on
the strength of the arguments being
fixed for Thursday had made his ar¬
rangements accordingly; that it was at
the reciuest of the Voters’ League that
the arguments were fixed for that time;
that he would like to have the Court
fix the length of time to be consumed
by the arguments of counsel.
Mr. Weil insisted that the case go
over until Friday morning.
Judge Frazer stated that he thought it
was understood that the arguments
would be heard on Thursday, but that
the matter was up to Council to de¬
cide.
President <i«ehrliig stated that he
had conferred with the members of
Council and it was satisfactory to them
to hear the arguments on Friday.
The .Judge suggested
That Mr, Weil could take up
the morning session with his argu¬
ments and Mr. Beal, the afternoon; ^v-
ing Mr. Weil an hour to reply.
Mr. Weil stated that It would be
satisfactory if the Court could so ar¬
range it.
Mr. Beal stated that it would be
satisfactory to him.
Judge Frazer stated
That the arguments of coun¬
sel in the matter of the charges of the
Voters’ League against the Director
of the Department of Public Safety
would be heard on Friday morning,
October 4th, at 9:30 o’clock; Mr. Well
to have until 12 o’clock, M. and Mr.
Beal from 1 o’clock to 3:30 o’clock. P.
M., and Mr. Well to have one-hali to
three-quarters of an hour for reply.
Mr. Weil and Mr. Beal both agreed
to this arrangement.
Mr. John P. Hunter, Attorney for the
Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works, at this time opened the ar¬
gument for the defense.
And the hour of 12 o’clock, M., hav¬
ing arrived, the Judge declared a re¬
cess until 1 o’clock, P. M.
The time of the recess having ex¬
pired, Council reconvened with all
members present (Judge Frazer pre¬
siding).
Mr, Hunter resumed his argument
and concluded at 2:46 o’clock, P. M,
Judge Frazer declared a recess un¬
til 3:45 o'clock, In order to allow the
prosecution to conclude Its case.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council again reconvened with
all members present (Judge Frazer
presiding).
Mr. Weil began his closing argument
in the case and concluded at 4:45
o’clock, P. M.
And the Judge declared the hearing
adjourned, and stated that Council
would meet on Friday morning, Oc¬
tober 4th. 1912, at 9:30 o'clock, to hear
the arguments of counsel in the mat¬
ter of the charges of the Voters’ League
against the Director of the Department
of Public Safety.
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Proceedings of ih Council of tbe Sity of Pittsburgli.
Vol. XXXXVl . Tuesday, October 1, 1912 No, 81
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRINa...President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,,Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 1st, 1912.
Couwtil met.
Present—AlesHrs.
Rebcock Kerr Wilkin*
Garland McArtlle Wood burn
Uoeveler Kauh
Goehring, PreRldent.
The Chnlr stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Hnkcook presented
No. 2007
A. O. FORDING,
Attorney At Law.
Commonwealth Building.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 30, 1912.
To the Honorable, The Council,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gentlemen:
The passage of time makes it nec¬
essary either to withdraw our long
standing application for permission to
build an underground railway, or to
renew our proposition. You, being ex¬
perienced business men, must under¬
stand that we cannot keep a syndi¬
cate of bankers holding the bag open
Indefinitely.
On June 27, 1912, you show'ed us an
ordinance which you had prepared for
the purpose, and asked us to answer
on July 3rd whether It would be ac¬
cepted. We answered on July 3rd that
It needed some changes. The fact was
that our bankers had dismissed it
curtly w'ith the statement that it had
been written as If the City were put¬
ting up the money. On July 5th you
asked us to state our objections not
later than September 1st. We re¬
sponded on July 20th stating four par¬
ticular objections.
(1) , We objected to Section 17 be¬
cause it would take our property out
of our hands and put it into^ the hands
of a receiver whenever somebody else
might think that we had broken the
conditions of the franchise, and with¬
out proving it in court. We are not
able to think that you expect anyone
to consent to a thing like this. If we
should do so you would know that we
were not honest.
(2) . We objected to Section 11 on
account of one clause. We were will¬
ing to assume the operation of exten¬
sions which the City might build; but
not to guarantee a return of 5% on
whatever the City might see fit to
spend. This is equally impossible.
(3) . We objected to paying the
City a tax which might be anywhere
from $100,000.00 to $150,000.00 a year,
before getting any return on our own
money. In a case where the only se¬
rious doubt is whether there is any
way of making the property pay ex¬
penses at all. this kind of tax is only
an obstruction; needless because the
City would be relieved, not burdened,
by our work.
(4) . We objected to Section 10 be¬
cause it requires us to sell our property
to the City at cost plus a profit; but
does not allow us to include all nec¬
essary cost; while even the profit
(which is intended to cover the omitted
cost) would be eaten up in advance if
it should take us as much as four or
five years to make the property pay.
Now for the purpose of this renewal
of our proposition, we have read¬
justed affairs with our bankers. And
we offer now to accept the ordinance
if the changes stipulated in our let¬
ter of .luly 20th are made; provided
this is done at once.
Someone is to blame for the fact that
subway cars are not running in Pitts¬
burgh to-day. And we think that the
blame is not on us.
Yours respectfully,
PrTTSBTTHGH vSUBWAY COMPANY,
By A. O. Fording.
Solicitor.
Also
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Jr’ublic Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Garlauii Presented
No. 2008. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Uirector of the Depart¬
ment of Supplies to purchase for the
use and purposes of the Bureau of
lilectrlclty cables for the extension of
the underground cable system from the
Intersection of West Carson street and
the Point Bridge and continue the
same to the corner of Fourth avenue
and Cherry way, and providing for
the payment thereof.
Also
No. 2000. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer the sum of $2,500.00
from Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund, to Appropriation No. 22, item,
“Dog Pound.”
Also
No. 2010. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor to execute a* deed
re-conveylng property to the original
owners; to-wit: James M. Fulton and
Margaret Arnold, on payment into the
City Treasury of the lien and court
costs thereon.
Also
No. 2011. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of various sums
from Item, “Resurfacing I*errysville
.avenue," Appropriation No. 30, and
item, “Resurfacing Streets,” Appropria¬
tion No. 30, to item “Asphalt Plant,”
Appropriation No. 30 and Appropriation
No. 220.
Also
No. 2012. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the City Treasurer in the sum of
$. in payment of the ex¬
penses of trip of the City Treasurer
and his Chief Clerk to New York to
inspect the system of free tax billing,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2013. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Rosie W. Werle for $402.00, refund¬
ing amount of overpaid a.ssessment on
Evergreen road improvement, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2014. Resolution authorl-
Ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Henry Hartz in the sum of $50.00, in
full settlement of all claims for in¬
juries received by slipping of a trap
door in water closet in the rear of his
premises, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Alio
No. 2015. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in ^avor
of Holland and l^evlin in the sum of
$868.60 for plumbing work performed at
the old West Penn Hospital Building,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 160, Care and Control of Small¬
pox.
No, 2016. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of R. J. Kingan in the sum of $150.00,
In full settlement of all claims for dam¬
ages to his horse by stepping on the
lid of a gate box for dre hydrant which
gave way, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
AiflO
No. 2017. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Mrs. Florence Buckley in the sum of
$200.00, In full settlement of all claims
for damages to her person by reason
of falling through a sewer drop at the
corner of Lafayette and Elizabeth
streets, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2018. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Miles Evans in the sum of $300.00,
for damages to his automobile which
was struck by the hook and ladder
truck of No. 13 Engine House an Sec¬
ond avenue near the int*‘rsection of
Flowers avenue, and charging the same
to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
Also
No. 2018V&
Idttsburgh, October 1st, 1912.
To the Honorable Council,
of the City of Idttsburgh.
Gentlemen:
VV'e hereby certify that the appro¬
priation provided for in the accompany¬
ing bill is necessary. The appropria¬
tion is for an emergency pur|)ose.
AVILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
E. S. MORROW,
Controller.
Also
No. 2019. An Ordinance mak¬
ing an appropriation to I he [depart¬
ment of I’ublic Health for the care and
control of Smallpox.
Also
No. 2020. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Carrie Solomon in the sum of $157
.35, refunding over as.sessment for the
grading, paving and curbing of Well-
esly avenue, and charging the same to
ApiJropriatlon No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2021. Communication from
the Washington Realty Company rela¬
tive to the location of playground In
the Hill district.
Also
No. 2022. Communication from
John M. Morin, Director of the Depart¬
ment of I’ubllc Safety, recommending
the purchase of underground cable
to continue the present system from
the intersection of West Carson street
and the Point Bridge to the corner of
Fourth avenue and Cherry way.
Which were severally read and re-
fi^rred to the Committee on Finance.
AUie
Also
No. 2023. Communication from
Mrs. E. E. McWilliama relative to sewer
pipe leading to her house being ex¬
posed by the Improving of Grace ave¬
nue.
Also
No. 2024. Petition for a sewer
on Mitre alley, from Maitland street
to Gross street, to prevent the flooding
of cellars from storm water and storm
debris.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works,
Also
No. 2025. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to H, J. Heinz Compuny, Its suc¬
cessors, lessees, or assigns, the right
and privilege to construct, lay down
and maintain a switch track, running
from the tracks of a siding connecting
with the Pittsburgh and Western Rail¬
road Company on River avenue, North
Side, as now laid over property of the
said li. J. Heinz Company, said switch
beginning on the south side of Pro¬
gress street at a point about two hun¬
dred (200) feet west of the southwest
corner of Progress street and Upland
alley, crossing Progress street in a
northerly direction and curving west-
wardly over private property of the
said H. J. Heinz Company into Carpen¬
ter alley; running thence along Car¬
penter alley westwardly to Heinz street,
for a distance of about five hundred
(500) feet, more or less.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2026. An Ordinance author¬
izing the transfer of 650.00 from item
"Material, D. North Side Ijight Plant,"
Appropriation No. 220, to Itenrr "Sal¬
aries, Ordinary Labor, A 4," General
Office, Bureau of Light, Appropriation
No. 34.
Also
No. 2027. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of .1. T. Ford for the sum of $446.00, for
extra work in building market stand
enclosure at Diamond Market, and
charging the sum of $195.00 to the Con¬
tingent Fund, Appropriation No. 42,
and the sum of $250.00 to Appropria¬
tion No. 31.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Alto
No. 2028. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Dravo-Doyle Company for the sum of
IS.950.00 for the furnishing and Install¬
ing at Ross Pumping Station of one
(1) fifty million gallon Centrifugal,
Geared Pumping Unit complete, Includ¬
ing suction and discharge piping, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
147, Bureau of Water.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
No. 2029. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Barn alley, from
Morgan street to property line of
Montlflore Hospital, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Also
No. 2030. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Rockland ave¬
nue, from Hampshire avenue to the
alley north of Sebring street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2031. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and award
a contract or contracts for the repav¬
ing of Fifth avenue, from Slmonton
street to a point about 100 feet south
of Hamilton avenue, and authorizing
the setting aside of the sum of one
thousand ($1,000,00) dollars from bal¬
ance In Appropriation No. 37, E 11,
Street Repaving, for the payment of
the same.
Also
No. 2032. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to award
the contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer in the Soho
Run Drainage Basin on Moultrie street
and Fifth avenue, from a point about
650 feet north of Wyandotte street to
a connection with present 60-inch brick
sewer crossing Fifth avenue at Brady
street, with branch sewers on Ruch
street, Wyandotte street, Kirkpatrick
street, private property of W. G. Rock,
on unnamed 10-foot alley, and Ash-
mead street, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside of the sum of twenty-seven
thousand ($27,000.00) dollars from Ap¬
propriation No. 109, Soho Run Sewer
Bonds, 1911.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Wooilburn presented
No. 2033. Communication from
Fried & Relneman Packing Company
relative to the ordinance relating to
and regulating the driving of cattle
and animals through the public streets.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on l^ubllc Safety.
The Cbnir presented
No. 2034. Petition of residents
and property o>^ner3 of the Twenty-
sixth ward for steps on East street
through property of Peter Kuehn now
owned by the City, thence along a 10-
foot alley in Lapsley's Plan to Cadman
(formerly Cass) street.
Also
Also
No. 2035. Communication from
the Homewood Board of Trade relative
to the opening of Hamilton avenue,
from Fifth avenue Extension to Penn
avenue.
Which were read and referred to the j
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 2026. Communication from
the Uetall Grocers Protective Union
enclosing copy of resolution adopted
by said Union relative to the collection
of rubbish, etc.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health ^nd i3anitation.
Also
No. 2037. Communication from
the Animal Ue.scue Eeague of Pitts¬
burgh relative to the collection of stray
animals and relative to Council visit¬
ing the three branches operated by
the League. I
Also
Ne. 2038. Petition of residents
and property owners on Mahon street,
Fifth ward, asking that said street be
repaved.
Also '
No. 20.39. Resolution authoriz- I
Ing the issuing of a warrant In favor ,
of P. K. Connelly in the sum of $1,500.00 i
in settlement of damages to his prop- i
erty by inadequacy of sewers on Bates
street, upon receiving from the said
P, R. Connelly a full release of all
claims arising on account thereof
against the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 2040
DEI»AUTMENT OP LAW. i
Pittsburgh, September 30, 1912. l
To the Council of
the City of Pittsburgh.
Municipal Building, City.
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the request of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works of the Council,
under date of .fune 4th, 1912, to report
action of the Board of Viewers In re¬
gard to Hamilton avenue, I beg to
state:
That on September 27 th, 1912, the
said Board made it.s a%vard of damages
and benefits on the Improvement of
Hamilton avenue, as follows:
Total Damages .$724,963.00
Total Benefits . 193,618.00
Amt. of damages over bene¬
fits .$531,345.00
This difference is assessed against
the City of Pittsburgh.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. O’BRIEN,
City Solicitor.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
No. 2041, Resolved by Coun¬
cil that it consider the matter of the
passage of an ordinance or ordinances
relating to the following matters:
First. The regulation or limitation
of the size of automobile trucks using
the streets and bridges of the City.
Second. The screening of certain
kind of automobile head lights.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 2042. An Ordinance grant¬
ing consent to the County Commission¬
ers of Allegheny county to construct
and maintain a tunnel, and the ap¬
proaches thereto from a point on the
easterly side of East Carson street,
opposite First street to Warrington
avenue.
.f\lso
No. 2043. An Ordinance grant¬
ing consent to the County Commission¬
ers of Allegheny county to construct
and maintain a tunnel, and the ap¬
proaches thereto, from Carson street
to Woodville avenue.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on T’ubllc Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2044.
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, September 30th, 1912.
To the Honorable, the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, I'ennsylvanla,
I beg to call your attention to the
fact that the city has about thirty days
in which to repeal the twenty ordi¬
nances enacted during the year 1911,,
authorizing the taking of certain lands
for the extension of Highland Park
the same abutting upon Stanton ave¬
nue and the adjoining streets. The
report of the Board of Viewers awards
damages to the owners in the aggre¬
gate sum of $201,430.43. Your honor¬
able Body has now lying on your table
nineteen ordinances for more land, the
assessed value of which is $180,000.06
and ^he actual value at lea.st $100,000.00
more. These two groups of ordinances,
however, still do not include all the
land which is contemplated in what we
understand as the Stanton avenue ex¬
tension to Highland I*ark. If the City
proceeds with this project the total
cost to it will probably amount to
nearly three-quarters of a million dol¬
lars, a sum .so far In excess of Us relative
value as a municipal investment as to
make it clearly undesirable. The lia¬
bility incurred here is chargeable
against the two per cent, bond bor¬
rowing power of the City Council and
the margin still remaining will hard¬
ly permit of this as well a.s several
other projects, some of which are al¬
ready provided for which are now
under contemplation.
Gor>
Another report of the Board of
Viewers has been lately filed with re¬
lation to Hamilton avenue extension,
from Fifth avenue to Penn avenue. Th^
aHsessment against the city is $531,-
345.00. As only $300,000.00 was appro¬
priated by the people at the bond
election of 1910, this report will add
to the floating Indebtedness of the city
the difference or the sum of $241,-
345.00. It has been proposed to limit
the extension of Hamilton avenue to
that part between .Fifth avenue and
Lambert street. 1 agree with this and
urge ll upon your honorable body for
two reasons, viz., that it can be ac¬
complished, according to the Viewers’
rei»ort, for about $100,000 and secondly,
that the improvement of Hamilton ave¬
nue to Lambert street permits of direct
connection with Penn avenue, the Penn¬
sylvania Railroad station at East Lib¬
erty and Frankstown avenue, and In
my Opinion will permit this neighbor¬
hood to enjoy most of the benefits that
were counted upon In the extension of
the street as far as the intersection of
I'enn and Frankstown avenues.
The assessment against the city In
the case of the widening of the 'hump’
streets is a welcome relief. The city
at last has something definite upon
which it can estimate its liabilities and
therefore the bond borrowing power of
Council. The sum, awarded is
much less than that estimated
at the time the ordinances pro¬
viding for the widening of the
streets and the changes of the grades
were adopted. There is at least one
more street on the ‘hump* which your
honorable body should make Immediate
provision for. Diamond street should
be widened from Smlthfleld street to
the Allegheny county morgue, Second¬
ly to this I also beg to call your at¬
tention again to Oliver avenue between
Smlthfleld and Grant streets. If the
ordinances providing for the Stanton
avenue extension of Highland I’ark
and the extension of Hamilton avenue
between Lambert street and Penn ave¬
nue W’ere repealed the City Council In
my opinion could safely make Immedi¬
ate provision for the widening of Dia¬
mond and Oliver avenues.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 2045.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, October 1st, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I return herewith, without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 1441. This piece of
legislation contains two radical de¬
partures from the safe customs and
practices in vogue with reference to
the cu.stody of the funds of the City of
Pittsburgh for many years. I am
srongly of the belief that both the pol¬
icy of scattering the funds throughout
all parts of the city and the creation
! of a “Guarantee Fund” is wrong in
I policy and that the latter is also bad
In law. It seems to me as if the in-
! terest uppermost in mind is that of the
banking concerns rather than the mun¬
icipal corporation.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
And
Bill No. 1441. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance designating de¬
positories for the moneys of the City
of Pittsburgh, to regulate deposits
therein, and to provide for the payment
of Interest thereon,”
Was read.
And on the question “Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?”
The ayes and noea were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were;
Ayes—MenHi’S.
Babcock Kerr Wllkhis
Oarlaud McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Uiiuh
(ioehrlng, Presldem.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And there being tw'o-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
bill became a law notwithstanding the
objections of the Mayor.
Also
No. 2046.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, October 1st, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh l^ennsylvania.
I return herewith, without my ap¬
proval, Bill No. 1977, authorizing the
City Solicitor to settle the claim of
the City of Pittsburgh against the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company for street
cleaning for the years 1907, 1908, 1909,
1910, 1911 and 1912 for the sum of
'$125,000.00 in addition to the payments
on account heretofore made by the said
railways company for the years of
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912. Your
Honorable Body has already passed and
I have approved a resolution for the
settlement of the claim of the City
against the railways company for the
year of 1907, ending^January 31st, 1908,
but the present resolution proposes a
compromise for the five following years
for the sum of $10,000 per year. The
question for our determination is
whether or not such sum Is sufficient,
taking into account the amount of
our claim, .the expenditure and labor
necessary to maintain it in the cofirts,
the delay In obtaining a verdict and
the hazard of a suit. My opinion is
that this sum Is insufficient. I under¬
stand that our claim was calculated at
about $100,000.00 annually for cleaning
the space between the tracks; that by
adding the whole width of the road¬
way on certain streets the calculation
Is about $120,000.00 and adding twenty
per cent. (20%) for overhead charges
the city's claim In one case would be
$120,000.00 and In the other case $144,-
000.00 annually. The railways com¬
pany has paid $75,000.00 each year to
date. The proposed settlement there¬
for Is the payment of $10,000.00 in com¬
promise of the difference between $120,-
000.00 or $144,000.00 and $75,000.00 or
$45,000.00 according to one calculation
and $69,000,00 according to the other.
In my Judgment it is too little.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and Hied.
And
Bill No. 1977. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City Solicitor to settle the
claims of the City of I*ittsburgh against
the Pittsburgh Hallways Company,
arising out of street cleaning, for the
fiscal years ending January 1st, 1908,
1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913, for the
total sum of $125,000.00, being in ad¬
dition to the payments that have been
or are to be made by the Railways com¬
pany at the rate of $75,000.00 per year,
during the fiscal year ending January
31st, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913,
on account of such obligation. The
same to be paid in twelve e(|ual month-,
ly installments commencing October 1st,
1912, and to bear interest from Octo¬
ber ' 1st, 1912, said payments to be
guaranteed by the Philadelphia Com¬
pany.
Was read.
And on the question, “Shall the reso¬
lution become a law notwithstanding
the objections of the Mayor?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—M essrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Riuili WoodlHtrn
GfK?hrlng, l^'esident.
NfK*H—Messrs. Iloevelerand Kerr.
Ayes—7
Noes—2
And there being two-thtrds of the
vote.s of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution became a law notwithstand¬
ing the objections of the Mayor.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 1978. Au Ordinance entitled **An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
tlon, remodeling and equipment of
pumping stations, the extension and
improvement of the pipe line system,
and the Improvement and equipment
of reservoirs, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
of, and providing for the holding of
said election. "
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garlauf] moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final pa-ssase
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
I and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ay e.s—Messrs.
Babco'k Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle M'<M)dl)Urn
Hoevelcr Riiiiii
GoehrinK. 1* resident.
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1979. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a publio election tiiroughout the City
of IMtt.sburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of eight hundred and forty
thousand dollars for improvements to
the City Flome for the Poor at Mar¬
shal sea, including the acquisition of ad¬
ditional lands, the erection and equip¬
ment of new buildings and additions to
existing buildings, ai.d other improve¬
ments to said City Home, and provid¬
ing for the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing (he time and
place of, and providing for, the holding
of said election. "
In Council, September 30th, 19T2, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
^'■i| ■
of luttshurgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate autnoritles thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one million, six hundred
and twenty thousand dollars for the
Improvement and extension of the wa¬
ter .system, including the purchase and
installation of meters, the erection and
e<iulpment of structures and buildings
for treatment of water In conjuctlon
with filtration processes, the construc-
Mr, Gnriaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
ftbly to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock, Kerr Wilkins,
(Jarland, McArdle Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
<ioeliHng, l^residcnt.
Ayes—«♦
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in tlie aflUrmative, the bill
passed tinally.
Also
Bin No. li#81. An Ordinance entitled “An
OrdlDRiice uutliorlzlng and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pitt.sburgh. for the pur{>ose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate nuthorltles ttiercof dcelre to 7njLke, In
the sum of one million, two hundred
and thirty thousand dollars for the
acquirement of lands as a site for a
City Hall, and providing for the sub¬
mission of such question to a vote of
the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion. and fixing the time and place of,
and providing for, the holding of said
election.”
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
•greed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs
Kerr Wilkins
tijirland McArdle Woodbu rn
ilfieveler Kauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Hill No. 1982. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorUlng and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purjmse of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
•aid City to an increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of four hundred and twenty
thousand dollars for the purpose of
paying the expense to the City In con¬
nection with the abolition of grade
crossings over the tracks of the Penn¬
sylvania Railroad Company and the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
Including the building of bridges and
other crossings, over and under said
tracks at Lang, Homewood, Braddock
and Brush ton avenues, and at Liberty
avenue and Thirty-third street, and the
changing of grades, reconstruction and
other Improvement of streets and high¬
ways incident thereto and providing
for the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing the time
and place of, and providing for, the
holding of said election.”
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second ''time and
agreed to.
Mr. moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of tlie bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were;
A.ves— Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood bn ru
Hoeveler Uauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1988. Ad Ordinance entitled “Ad
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of three hundred thousand
dollars for rebuilding and equipping
the Market House on Diamond Square,
and providing for the submission of
such question to a vote of the elec¬
tors of said City at said election, and
fixing the time and place of, and pro¬
viding for, the holding of said election/
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which w’as read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. €>Brlan«] moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion provailad.
And the bill was read a third tlm# and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
• greed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
609
and noes ware taken a^ree*
ably to law, and were:
Ay e»—Messrs,
llabcock Iverr Wilkins
Garland Mi^Ardle Wood burn
l^>eveler Ibvuh
Gr>ehritig, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun*
oil bein^ in the atlirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Kill No. Itf84. An Urdiiiaace entitled “An
Ordinance autboriiiiug and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
(f I’ittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent 'of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make.
In the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for remodeling, re¬
pairing and e<iulpplng the North Side
Market House, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors df said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
of, and providing for, the holding of
said election.
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and nees were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
BrtbtMH^k ICerr Wilkins
Garland Mf A nlle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ihuilx
Goohring, President.
Ayw 9
Nt>ee—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afhrmative. tlie bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 19>W. An Ordiixance entitled “An
Ordinance authori/.ing and directing the hold-
lug of H public election tlxroughout the City
of Pltlshurgh. for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said (Mty to an increase of the indebt-
edne.s.s of .said City, which the corpor¬
ate nnthoritk's tht'i'tMxf desire to make, In
the sum of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars for purchase of fire
engines and other apparatus for the
extinction of fires, and providing
for th<=* submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing the time
and i))ace of, and providing for, the
holding of said election.”
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In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
1 a first time and agreed to.
I Which was read a secoisd time and
agreed to.
I Mr. Garlaud moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And tlie bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
lUilxcock Kerr ilUlnn
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ihiuli
(ioehrlng, PrcHideiii.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative the bill
passed finally.
Also
Biil No. 1986. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and dlre<'ting the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of lUttsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof de.sire to make,
in the sum of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars for the Improvement
and extension of the police and fire
alarm system and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said (hty at said
election, and fixing the tlnm and place
of, and providing for, the holding of
said election.”
In Council, September 30th. 1912, read
; a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. firnrlflnil moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas-
I sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes >ressrs.
Baitcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McAvdle WcKxdburn
H(M>velc»’ Buih
Goehring, Pres I .lent.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
CIO
AlfO
Bill No. 1987. Ad Ordinance entitled
Ordinance authorizing the directing and hold*
log of a public election throughout the City
o( Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make.
In the sum of ninety thousand dollars
for the construction of municipal build¬
ings for comfort stations, with drink¬
ing fountain adjuncts, and the acqui¬
sition of land where necessary there¬
for, and providing for the submission
of such question to a vote of the elec¬
tors of said City at said election, and
ftxlng the time and place of, and pro¬
viding for, the holding of said e.'iclioii."
In Council, September 30th. 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the ruje to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question **Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Kerr Wilkins
McArdle W’'oodburn
Itauh
Goehrlng, President
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
mil No. l9Kft, An Ordinance entitled "An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
cf Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
In the sum of ninety thousand dollars
for Improvement to the municipal hos¬
pital, Including the construction and
equipment of additional buildings, and
Improvement of grounds, and provid¬
ing for the submission of such ques¬
tion to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and fixing the
time and place of, and providing for,
the holding of said election."
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
.Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
And agreed to.
Aysi—Messrs.
Ra))Coek
Garland
Hoeveler
Ayes- 0
Noes—None.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes— Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdlo Woodburu
Hoeveler liauh
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1990. An Ordinance entitled "An
Ordlnanoe aulhorlziug and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout tlie City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make.
In the sum of nine hundred and ninety
thousand dollars for the purpose of
funding the existing unfunded indebt¬
edness of the City, consisting of con¬
tractors’ claims, judgments and assess-
ments, arising from the opening and
Improvement of streets and the con¬
struction of sewers and the acquisition
of lands for parks, and other floating
Indebtedness, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and fixing the time and place of,
and providing for, the holding of said
election. "
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final, pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins «
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goeliriiig, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the aflli matlve the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1991. An Ordinance entitled "An
Ordinance authorizing and dirwting the hold¬
ing of a public ele<’tlon throughout tlie City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor-
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
In the sum of one hundred and hfty
thousand dollars to pay the City's share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the straightening, widening, open*
ing, grading, paving and curbing, and
otherwise improving of Arlington ave¬
nue. from South Twenty-seventh street
to Wave alley, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and fixing the time and place of,
and providing for, the holding of said
election.”
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Wliich was read a second time and
agreed to,
Mr. (jiarlantl moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Oar 1 an d Me A i-d le W ood burn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vote* of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1992. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance autliorlzing and directing the bold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob-
tainlng the assent of the electors of ;
said City to an increase of the Indebt- I
edness of said City, which the corpor- |
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
In the sum of two hundred and seventy
thousand dollars to ^ay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the opening, grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving of a
new street or public highway to con¬
nect Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said elec¬
tion, and fixing the time and place of,
and providing for, the holding of said
election.”
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. (tarlaiMl moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read % third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read aid
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehriiig,. President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1993. An Ordinance entitled “Au
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the ('ity
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars to pay the City's
share of the damages and expenses re¬
sulting from the extension, opening,
grading, paving, curbing and other¬
wise improving of Morewood avenue,
from Forbes street, to Wood lawn avenue,
and providing for the submission of
such question to a vote of the elec¬
tors of said City at said election, and
fixing the time and place of, and pro¬
viding for, the holding of said election."
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed ta.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were;
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kuuh
Gochrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. l‘K)4. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a pubic election throughout the City
of IMttsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities desire to make, in
the sum of three hundred and thirty
ai2
thousand dollars to pay the City’s share
of the damages and expenses resulting
from the widening, grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving ox
Ohio street, eastwardly from the Troy
HllJ road to the boundary line of said
City, and providing for the submla-
•lon of such question to a vote of the
electors of said City at said election,
and Axing the time and place of, and
rovldlng fo” the holding of said elec-
on.”
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. <;«rJnii«J moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, *’Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
HftlMJook Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kuuh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Hill No. 1996. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a puidlc election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of three hundred and sixty
thousand dollars for the acquirement
of additional lands for Highland Park,
Hlvervlew Park, McKinley Park and
Grandview Park, and providing for
the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and fixing the
time and place of, and providing for,
the holding of said election.”
In Council, September 30th, 1912, read
a fir.st time and agreed to.
Wiilch was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.s read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Habcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itatili
Goehrlng, I’resident.
Ayaa—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 19^10. Ad Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election throughout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the Indebt¬
edness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of nine hundred thousand
dollars for the purpose of constructing
wharves and levees on the navigable
waters within the City limits, and pro¬
viding for the submission of such ques¬
tion to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and fixing the
time and place of, and providing for,
the holding of said election. ”
In Council, September 30th, 1912, blfl
read a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pas.s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs,
Iltibcook McArdle Wilkins,
Garland, Rauh, Woodburn,
Kerr
G(H*hrlng, President
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler,
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1989. An Ordinance entitled “An
Ordinance authorizing and directing the hold¬
ing of a public election througliout the City
of Pittsburgh, for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an Increase of the Indebt-
etlness of said City, which the corpor¬
ate authorities thereof desire to make,
in the sum of one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars to pay the balance
required for the construction of ap¬
proaches at the south end of the North
Side Point bridge, and providing
for the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing: the time
and place of, and providing for, the
holding of said election/’
In Council, September 30th, 1912, bill
read a first time and agreed to.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Cafirlaiid moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas-
.sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ’'Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were tai<en agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Noes—Messrs.
Babcwk Kerr, Wilkins,
(xarland, McArdle, Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
(loeiuing, President
Ayes—None.
Noes—9
" And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the negative, the bill was
rejected on final passage..
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. <>arlniid presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an afTlrmative
recommendation.
No. 2047. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for September 25th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1931. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
sale at public auction of certain prop¬
erty belonging to the City of IMttsburgh
in the Fifteenth (formerly Twenty-
third) ward.”
Which was read.
Mr. <>nrlHnd moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and Inal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the oill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(larlaiid Mc.Vrdle W<KMH»ui*n
Hoeveler Rauh
(ioehring. President.
Ayt*s—9
N<»es—None.
I
I
And a majority of the votes of Coun-
cll being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1935. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
$8,600.00 from Appropriation No. 42,
item ‘Efficiency Commission’ to Appro¬
priation No. 43, item ‘Installation of
Tax Fee Billing System, Preparation of
Budget Estimate, and Installation of
New System of Control Accounting.’ "
Which was read.
Mr. tjiurlaud moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
And the bill was read a second tint
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tint
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland , McArdle \Vr»udburn
H^>eveler Ibiuh
Goelirlng, Presideiil.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative,tbe bill pass¬
ed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1938. An Ordinance en¬
titled. ‘‘An Ordinance aulliorlzlng the
Mayor and the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Supplies to advertise for bids
and enter into a contract for the pur¬
chase of an automobile for the use of
the paymaster In the Treasurer’s Of¬
fice.”
Which was read.
Mr. tiiurlanti moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlm#
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The aye ? and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Jtabcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W^iodburn
H<ieveler Raui»
(Joefirfng, President,
Ayes—9
NtKJS—None.
(U4
Alio
And a majority of the votes of Coun-
dl beinET in the afflrmative, the bill
ptmd Anally,
Bill No. 1940. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing^ the
City Controller to transfer the sum of
12,590.00 from Appropriation No. 9, Item
A-2, to Appropriation No. 220, Item F.“
Which was read.
Mr. (liarlantl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings ano
nnai passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayet—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr W11 kina
Garland McArdle Woodburn
UoeTeler llauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayea“9
Xoes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
ptssed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1941. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the transfer of various sums
from Items ‘General Fund’ In Appropria¬
tion No. 47, E-9, Bridge Repairs, and
No. 37, E-11, Street Repaving, to re¬
spective Items for the completion of
certain improvements, same appropria¬
tion."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time ann
agreed to.
And (he title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
tlarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelcr ^ Rauh
(4oehrlng, President.
Ayes~9
Xocs—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
BUI No. 1942. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing and;
directing the Mayor to execute a deed
to Mary Cougan, for a certain lot of
ground in the Nineteenth ward, Pitts¬
burgh, Pa."
Which was read.
Mr. Garlaud moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
lovir the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr W'Uklns
Garland McArdle W^oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goohrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Bill No. 1944. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
detail of twelve (12) or more substi¬
tute policemen for quarantine duty."
WHilch was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Onal passage of the bill.
W'hich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “rfhall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Gf)ehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 3 948. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance providing for the
transfer of the sum of $2,200.00 from
item A-1, Salaries, Appropriation No.
21, Bureau of Fire, to Item B-8,
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Fire."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland mov^d
A suspension of the rule to mU
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the tiuestlon “Shall the bill
pass finally?**
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayea—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehringf President
Ayes— 9 -
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Aiao
Bill No. 1964. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance providing for the
appointment of two additional Inspect¬
ors of Police in the Bureau of Police
and fixing the salaries therefor."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Ho« velar Ranh
Goehiiii g. President
Aye8~0
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1936. An Ordinance en- \
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the 1
employment of two temporary clerks
in the Mayor’s office for the preparation
of the budget estimate for the year
1913, at a salary not to exceed $125.00 i
per month, each." |
In Committee on Finance, September |
25, 1912, amended In Section 1 and In j
title by striking out the words “$125.00" !
and by inserting In lieu thereof the |
616
words “$150.00," and In section 1 by
inserting after the words “Axmroprla*
tion No. 42, the words “Item, Tax fret
billing, etc."
i Which was read..
Mr. Garland moved
i That the amendments of th»
I Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
I to, was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
> final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcook Kerr Wilkins
Garland' McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itauh
0 <iehrln 2 :, f*resldent
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1937. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
City Controller to employ one tempor¬
ary clerk, at a salary not to exceed
$125.00 per month, for the installation
of the new system of control account¬
ing."
In Committee on Finance, September
25, 1912, amended in Section 1 and In
title by striking out the words “$126.00"
and by inserting in lieu thereof the
words “$150.00," and In section 1 by
Inserting after the words “Ajmroprta-
tion No. 43, the words “Item, Tax free
billing, etc."
Which was read..
Mr. (■arland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr. Garlanil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed ^to.
And on the question, “ShaTT the bill
pass finally?'*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Wilkins
Woodburn
Habcock Kerr, Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hotveler Kauh
Qo(5hrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1812. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Rosalia Foundling Asylum &
Maternity Hospital for the sum of $170.-
20, for boarding children, and charging
to Appropriation No. 42.
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noea were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayea—Messrs.
fiabcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle \\*<)odburn
Hoeveler Rani)
Kerr
McArdle
Ihini)
Wilkins
\\*<)odburn
Goeliriiig, President.
iyM-9
Nom— None
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1910. Resolution ex¬
onerating Mary Wlntergreen from the
payment of $20.50, being assessment for
the construction of a sewer on Baker
street, and authorizing and directing
the City Solicitor to satisfy said claim.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspendad.
the re.solution wa.s read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Oarlnnd McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehring, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. im Resolution
authorizing and directing the City
'Preasurer to advertise in the Pitts¬
burgh dally newspapers, requesting tax
payers to mail their post office ad¬
dress, or that of their agents, to the
City Treasurer, and providing that the
cost of said advertising shall be paid
on payrolls approved by said City
Treasurer, from Appropriation No. 42,
Which wa.s read.
Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
'And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
« ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
liaboock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Raub
Goelning, President.
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1943.. Resolution fix¬
ing the salary of the head nurse at
the Smallpox Hospital at $150.00 per
month, the same to cover the period
beginning August 15th, 1912, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
160, General Office, Item “Care and
control of Smallpox."
Which was read.
Mr. Caarland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Mess ra.
Balwock Kerr Wilkins
Garland .^fcArdle W<»odiitirti
Hoeveler Rsnh
Goehring, I’rcsident,
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And there being two-thlrd.s of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Alto
Bill No. 1946. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance providing for the
transfer of the sum of $1,500.00 from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
to item No. Z-4, Appropriation No, 22,
Bureau of Police,'*
Tn Committee on Finance, September
25th, 1912. amended In Section 1 and in
the title by striking out the words
'‘$1,500.00’* and by inserting in lieu
thereof the words ‘‘$1,000.00.**
-■!fi
put]
: m
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. Kauh moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 1800. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of William Charlton for $52.00»
for damages sustained to his property
by overflow of water on Barnetts alley,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. MoArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation.
No. 2048. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for September
25th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also ^
Bill No. 1955. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Klwood street, from Summerlea
street to Maryland avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefitted thereby."
Which was read.
Mr, McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to' law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Iktbcock Kerr Wilkins
HoeveUr MeArdle Woodborn
Garland Rauh
(itoehrlng, President
Ayes—9
NoeS'-None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the afTlrmatlve, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1956, An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construction of a public
sewer on Grandview avenue, from Re¬
public street to present sewer on Shaler
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially, benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. Mi'Ardle moved-
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?'*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr W'ilk Ins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1958. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director of
tfie Department of Public Works to ad¬
vertise for and to award a contract or
contracts for constructing railing and
repairing steps on stairway in High-
fleld Plan, from Fifth avenue to War¬
wick Terrace, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside of Four hundred ($400.00)
dollars from balance remaining in Ap¬
propriation No. 37. X-8, Retaining Walls
and Sidewalks, for the payment of the
same,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And thf bill was read a second time
and agreed to,
Ar\d the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
Ann the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?'*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Aye.*? ^^es8rs.
BalK^ock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbiifn
Hocveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the alRrmatlve, the motion
prevailed.
(its
Alio
Bill No. 1957. T^<^«olutlon au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Jas. J. Walker Co., for $21.60,
for extra work in repairing stairways
on Washington Place Foot Bridge, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 47,
Uepairing Bridges.”
Which was read,
Mr. McArilie moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And ttie rule having been suspended,
tlie resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage I
the ayes and noee were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
IJabeocU Kerr W ilk ini
Barlaiui MeArdle Wood burn
Hoeveier Rauh
Goehring, President.
Ayee—0
Noes—None.
And there being two-thlrde of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. ilkinN presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2049. Report of the Com- ;
mlttee on Public Service and Surveys
for September 26lh, 1912, transmitting !
two papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed. ,
Also
Bill No. 1952. Resolution dl- !
reeling the removal of poles and over- j
head wires from Carson street, between
the Smithfieid street bridge and South ,
Twenty-fourth street.
Which was read,
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayei—Mesisra.
HubccKtk Kerr Wilkins
(larland .M< .Vrdk*; Wixulburn i
Hoeveier Hnnii i
(loelirlng, I’reildent. |
Ayei~0
Noes—None. \
Also, with a negative recommenda- i
tion,
BUI No. 1960. An Ordinance en- i
titled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Lydia street, from Alger j
street to Neeb street.” |
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
That further action on the bill 1
be indefinitely postponed. i
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr called up
Bill No. 1949. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance regulating street
parades, processions and street assem¬
blages or meetings.”
In Council, September 27th, 1912, read
and laid over until Tuesday, October
1st, 1912, at 2 o’clock, P. M., to give in¬
terested persons a hearing.
And the bill was read a second lime
and agreed to.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Kerr Wllklnw
Gai'luixl I^fcAi'dle Wood burn
jUowvtltir Buuh
(loehrlng, President.
When the name of Mr. Garland was
called, he arose and said,
“1 will vote Aye on this propo¬
sition, but 1 wish to serve notice on the
Department, should 1 hear or learn that
they misconstrue the language of the
ordinance, or discriminate against any
l)erson or persons in enforcing the pro¬
visions of the same, that 1 will be one
of the first to request Council to revoke
the ordinance.”
When the name of Mr, II<»eveler was
called, he arose and said,
“I have given this bill con¬
siderable thought and consulted the
City Solicitor, and I wish to vote Aye
on the ordinance pending the prepara¬
tion of another ordinance on the same
subject.”
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the Mil
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. WilkitiM presented
No. 2050. Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he is hereby re<juested to
return to Council without action there¬
on, for the purpose of reconsideration,
Hill No. 1914, Itesolution requesting the
President of the Engineer Society of
Western Pennsylvania to submit to
Council the names of three or more
members of said association, three of
w'hom shall be selected by Council, to
investigate the allegation of over¬
charges for materials and labor con¬
tained in the bill for extra w’ork on the
Larimer avenue bridge.
Which was read.
Mr. 'W likliiH moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned
Bill No. 11114. Resolution re¬
questing tile l^resideiit of the Engineer
Society of Western Pennsylvania to
submit to Council the names of three
or more members of said association,
three of whom shall be selected by
Council, to investigate the allegation
of overcharges for materials and labor
contained in the bill for extra work on
the l^arimer avenue bridge, and pro¬
viding for the payment of said person.s
in the sum not exceeding $100.00 each
for such services.
In Council, September 24tli, 1912 rule
suspended, read three times and linaliy
passed.
Which was read,
Mr. 'WllkliiH moved
To reconsider the vote by which
the resolution was read a second and
third limes and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the resolution be read a second and
third times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Wllkiiin moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Cariantl presented
No. 2051. Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he is hereby requested to
return to Council without action there¬
on, for the purpose of reconsideration.
Bill No. 1918, Resolution authorizing
the issuing of warrants in favor of the
Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Trustee, No.
1110, March 3, 1910, for $6,704.80; Ma¬
thilda G. MacConnell, No. 1112, March
.1 1910, for $520.60, and Clara J. Stier-
eh, No. 1015, March 3, 1910, for $136.92,
and charging same to Appropriation No.
42, Contingent Fund.
W’^hich was read.
Mr. (inrland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned
Bill No. 1918. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of warrants in
favor of the Safe Deposit & Ti ust Co.,
Trustee, No. 1110, March 3, 1910, for
$6,704.80; Mathilda G. MacConnell, No.
1112, March 3. 1910, for $520.60, and
Clara J. Stieren, No. 1015, Marcii 3, 1910,
for $136.92, refunding taxes as per or¬
ders of Court, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
lii Council, September 24th, J:>12, rule
suspended, read three times and linaliy
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Ciurlniid moved
To reconsider the vote which
the resolution was read a s{ > ond and
tliird times and linaliy passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, ' Hhall the
resolution be read a second und third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. G«rlnn<l moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
"Which motion i>revailed.
Mr. WlikliiK presented
No. 2052. An Ordinanc e estab¬
lishing the grade of Baretto street,
from Northumberland street to Wood-
lawn avenue.
Also
No. 205.3. An Ordinar < e re-es¬
tablishing the grade of South Nine¬
teenth street, from Merrimau alley to
a point 435.40 feet northwartiiy there¬
from.
Also
No. 2054, An Ordinam e re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Suburban ave¬
nue, from Hampshire avenue to Brook-
side avenue.
AVhich were severally read aii<I re¬
ferred to the Committee on I'ublic Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of the Council of tbe ISity of Pittsburgb.
Vol. XXXXVt Friday, October 4, 1912 No. 8 2
iUituirtpal Sirrurti
COUNCIL
JOHN M. OOEHRINO,.Presiaent
K, J, MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK..Assistant CUT Clark
Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 4th, 1912.
Council met pursuant to adjournment
to hear the arguments of counsel In
;he matter of the charges of the Vot¬
ers’ League against the Director of
the Department of Public Safety,
Pre.scnt—Messrs.
linlK*<M*k Kerr Wllklui
(^Brlsnil McArdle Woodburn
lioeveier Kiuib
Ooehrlng, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Mr, A. Leo Well, representing the
Voters' League, proceeded to address
the Council and concluded at 12:15
o’clock, P. M., at which time the Judge
declared a recess until 1:15 o’clock,
}\ M.
And the time of the recess having
expired, Council reconvened with all
the members present (Judge Fraser
presiding).
Mr. James €1. Beal, representing the
f>lrector of the Department of Public
Safety, proceeded to address Council
and concluded at 3:30 o’clock, P. M.
Mr. Well addressed Council in re¬
buttal and concluded at 4 o’clock, P.
M.
Judge Frazer then began his ad¬
dress to Council on the charges pre¬
ferred by the Voters’ League against
the Directors of the Department of
F’uhllc Works and the Department of
Public Safety, as follows:
There have been filed with your hon
orable body by an organization known-
as the Voters’ League, certain charges
against Joseph G. Armstrong and John
M. Morin, respectively Director of the
I>epaitmert of Public Works and DI-
F'Ctor of the Department of Public
Safety of the City of Pittsburgh. The
accusations or charges were filed under
the provisions of the seventh section
of the Act of May 31, 1911, P. L., p,
4b5, which Is as follows:
“The head of any department who
shall be found guilty, after due notice
and hearing, of any corrupt act or
practice, malfeasance, mismanage¬
ment of hls official duties, extortion,
receiving any gift or present from any
contractor, or from any person seek¬
ing or engaged In any work for, or
furnishing material to, the City; or
from any Incumbent or occupant of,
or candidate or applicant for, any
municipal office; and for wilfully con¬
cealing any fraud committed against
the City,—may be removed from of¬
fice by resolution, which shall receive
the affirmative votes of a majority of
all the members of Council, and the
approval of the mayor, or, should the
mayor fail to approve the said reso¬
lution within ten days after Us pas¬
sage and submission to him, then the
said removal may be effected by a res¬
olution of Council, which shall receive
a two-thirds affirmative vote of aJl
the members thereof: Provided, how¬
ever, that the procedure thus estab¬
lished shall not have a retrospective
or retroactive effect; but that the pro¬
cedure by Impeachment, under existing
laws, shall be and remain in force ex¬
clusively as to any causes arising be¬
fore the beginning of the terms of the
oouncllmen as herein provided. In the
event of such removal, the vacanrv
thus arising shall be filled In the man¬
ner hereinbefore provided In the case
of other vacancies, A Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of the county
in vi'hloh such City is located, to be
chosen by the Connell, shall preside
<at ary hearing held under the provis¬
ions of this section, and decide finally
all questions of law. and questions re¬
lating to the admission of evidence,
that may arise in the case. He shall
have the power to Issue subpoenaes
for witnesses, and compel their at¬
tendance by attachment, and the pro¬
duction of books, paper.s. and docu-
mente ry evidence, rpoulred or called
for by the said Judge or counsel, and
to punish, witnesses and others for
contempt, as fully as any Court of
this Commonwealth may lawfully do
In any case.”
You will notice that under the sec¬
tion quoted the charges are confined
to any corrupt act or practice; malfeas¬
ance; mismanagement of orricial du¬
ties; extortions; receiving any gift or
present from any contractor or from
any other person seeking or engag¬
ing In any work for or furnishing ma¬
terial to the City for incumbent or
occupant of or candidates or appli¬
cant for any municipal office; or for
wilfully concealing any fraud com¬
mitted against the City.
The section limits the procedure to
causes arising after the organization
of the present Council, which was
June 10, 1911. It also provides that a
Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County to be chos¬
en by the City Council, shall pre¬
side at any hearings held under
its provisions, who shall decide
finally all questions of law and
questions relating to the admission of
evidence that may arise In the case.
This procedure Is new, and by the
terms of the Act of Assembly Is not
retroactive. It does not apply to of¬
fences or short-comings of officials
happening previous to June 10, 1911.
Under this section it Is my duty
to pass upon questions of law arising
during the hearings, and upon you
gentlemen Is cast the duty of deter¬
mining whether or not the evidence is
sufficient to warrant a conviction of
the accused officials. This question
you must determine from all the evi¬
dence, that adduced In support of the
accusations and that In contradiction
of them. I am In doubt whether It
is my duty to advise you as in the
trial of a case In court or submit the
proceedings to you without comment
on my part. As you gentlemen how¬
ever have requested instructions from
me I willingly comply with your re-
ouest aT'd will advise you briefly as
to the law, as I understand It, per¬
taining to these cases. The statute
confines my remarks solely to the law.
It is not contended that either of
the Directors has been guilty of either
corrupt practices, receiving gifts from
any persons named In the Act, or of
concealing fraud committed figalnat
the City. Therefore, they are either
guilty of malfeasance or mismanage¬
ment of their official duties or not
gulltv of any of the offences speci¬
fied in the Act.
You will consider these two accusa¬
tions separately and determine them
from the evidence adduced during the
hearings.
The Centurj' Dictionary defines mal-
fea-sance to be “The doing of an act
wholly wrongful and unlawful.*’ The
defination of the %vord in the law dic¬
tionaries Is “The doing of an act which
a person ought not to do. evil doing,
wrong doing, an illegal deed.” Pub¬
lic officials are required to give to
thp people their best judgment and
services. They must honestly and
to the best of their ability discharge
nnoT' thf'rn hv tho l^'V,
po long as they avoid wrong do¬
ing and commit no Illegal act they
can not be convicted of malfeasance;
nor can, an official be convicted of
malfeasance who acts In good faith in
the discharge of his duty, although
his Judgment In that matter proves
to be erroneous, for the reason that
malfeasance implies an intention to
do wrong, and where that intention
does not appear from the testimony,
or is not reasonably inferable from It,
the official is not guilty of the offence.
Where there Is no direct testimony
of an Intention to do wrong (and quite
frequently direct testimony of such
purpose is not obtainable) the Intent
may be shown by a course of circum¬
stances or actions upon the part of
the official. The Intent to do wrong,
must however, appear from either di¬
rect testimony or from surrounding
circumstances.
In cases tried In the criminal courts
of this County there must always ap¬
pear an intent to do wrong, other¬
wise an offence is not completed;
but the Commonwealth Is not re¬
quired to prove the intent, that is,
prove what was In the mind of tht
person at the time of the offence is
alleged to have been committed. That
may be Inferred from the circum¬
stances of the case. The law Is not
unreasonable, and If it required tht
Commonwealth to prove what was Id
the mind of a man at the time an of¬
fence was committed It would be very
seldom that a party charged with an
offence could be convicted. So in a
case where a public official is charged
with malfeasance, the testimony must
either directly show an Intent to do
wrong upon his part, or circumstances
must be such as to reasonably lead to
the fact that he did Intend to do wrong.
Without the evil Intent the offense is not
complete. You must, therefore, find
by the weight of the evidence that the
Directors were Intentionally guilty of
wrongdoing in the discharge of their
resnective official duties, or they can¬
not be convicted of malfeasance.
The other accusation charges both
Directors with mismanagement of
their official duties. To manage
“to control or direct by administrative
ability.” An official who is inatten¬
tive to the requlremtnts V)f his office,
or who carelessly, recklessly, Improv-
Idently or slightingly discharges his
duties, mismanages his office and i*
made amenable to the provisions of
the Act of 1911 that T have just read.
Mismanagement generally speaking.
! dp’^otes action upon the part of an
j official; that is, that he acted but acted
erroreousely, fn other words, that he
failed to comprehend the necessity of
the occasion and as a result of such
I failure upon his part was unable to
properly discharge the duty or duties
de''*oivlng upon him. and it makes no
f difference whether the failure was the
result of ignorance. waT>t of capacity,
or bad judgment upon his part.
You are not to understand by that,
however, that an official should he
convicted of mismanagement of offl-
cUl dutle* for every error or every
failure upon his part to act for the
beat Interesta of the municipality he
represents. But If his shortcomings are
so habitual or so frequent as to be
unreasonable, considering the office
and the duties Imposed upon the offl'
clal, then that official has mismanaged
his office.
Included In the charge of mlsman-
agement is the claim that each of the
l>irectors is incompetent, because of
inexperience and want of the train¬
ing and kiiowledge required, to se¬
cure a proper administration of their
respective offices. An incompetent of-
flcial is one who lacks capacity or
(lualitlcation to discliarge his official
duties; in other words, an incapable,
unfit, or inefficient officer. Officials
should be possessed of Intelligence or
capacity sufficient to enable them to
discharge the duties of their offices In
a reasonably satisfactory manner. They
are not expected to be infallible. Nor
are they required to possess absolute
fitness, or unerring and unfailing abili¬
ty. They should, however, have a gen¬
eral ntness to command, be of sufflc»ent
intellectual grasp, experience or apti¬
tude to reasonably well discharge the
duties of the office, and cope with emer¬
gencies, and generally comprehend and
appreciate the surroundings and con¬
ditions, and to deal with them skill¬
fully if not successfully.
In all official life that is all the law
requires. It does not reciuire that a
man shall absolutely and without er¬
ror discharge the duties of his office.
So long as he acts honestly and to a
reasonable extent dependent upon the
office and duties devolving upon him
and the conditions In connection with
that office—so long as he reasonably
discharges the duties of the office un¬
der those circum.stances. thhn he has
done all the law reiiuires him to do.
If he falls below tha.t, fails to reason¬
ably discharge the duties of his office,
then he is an inefficient and incompe¬
tent officer, and as such his incompe¬
tency, 1 take it, is included within the
word “mLsmanagement” as used In the
Act of 1911.
In the (Tlty of Pittsburgh, which is
a city of the second class in this Com¬
monwealth, it Is provided by the law
governing such citie.s that the executive
power shall be vested in a City ite-
corder and In the department author¬
ized by this Act. The office of City
Uecorder has since been abolished oi‘
charged and the officer Is now known
as the Mayor of the City, The depart¬
ments provided for In the section of the
Act which 1 have just read are eleven
In rumber: among them are the De¬
partment of I’ubllc Safety and the De¬
partment of Public Work.s; and it Is
also provided In the law that the Mayor
shall nominate and by and with the
advice and consent of the Councils ap¬
point the directors of the different de¬
partments.
As .shown by the Act. the law V'ests
the Mayor of the City with the power
to appoint persons at the head of the
various municipal departments. Mr.
Armstrong and Mr. Morin having been
appointed by the present Mayor of the
City to the positions they now hold,
and their appointments having been
confirmed by the Select Council of the
City as It then existed, these officers
can only be removed for the offences
charged against them by proceedings
and conviction had under the section
of the Act of 1911 which I just read to
you. Under such proceedings the burden
of proof is upon the party making the
charges, to sustain them by the weight
of the evidence; that Is, the Voters'
l..eague must satisfy you gentlemen by
the weight of the evidence that the
Directors are guilty of either malfea¬
sance o mismanagement of their offi¬
cial duties. By the weight of the evi¬
dence we mean the value of the credi¬
ble evidence.
You gentlemen saw the witnesses
upon the stand, heard them testify,
noticed their demeanor and manner
while testifying, and it is your duty
to give to each witness the credit his
or her testimony in your opinion Is
entitled to. That is by the weight of
the testimony is not meant the greater
number of witnesses but the value of
the testimony of all the witnesses to¬
gether, You take their testimony and
you weigh it; if it supports or Is
in favor of the accusations then they
are sustained; if it merely balances
they are not sustained; and If It does
not balance, if it is on the other side,
the accusations are not sustained; If
the weight or preponderance of the
testimony Is not in favor of the ac¬
cusations then the charges are not sus¬
tained and your verdict should be not
guilty; if the testimony Is In favor of
the accusations, either one or both of
them, then the charges are sustained
and the Directors, either one or both,
should be found guilty.
While the Act of Assert^bly confines
my remarks to the law applicable to
proceedings of this kind, perhaps I
should state briefly the grounds upon
which the Voters’ League relies to sus¬
tain the charges against the accused
Directors.
The Act of Assembly provides that
the l>epartmen( of I^ublic Works shall
be under the charge of one Director
who shall be the head thereof: and it
places under his control and manage¬
ment. the water works, gas works, elec¬
tric light plant, and the water sur>ply,
the grading, paving and repairing and
<*leaning of streets and the lighting of
the streets and highway.^; and the con¬
struction. protection and repair of the
public buildings, and all real estate of
the City is ])laced under his charge,
and it is his duty to see that those I>e-
partmenls or Bureau/? a-re properly
managed and conducted.
Against Director Armstrong there
were filed five specifications. The
first charges him with violation of the
Civil Service Law, There was no testi¬
mony sufficient to support that and it
has been withdrawn.
(V2:i
The second speclflcatlon U that:
‘'During the period abora mentioned
the Department of Public Worka haa
been conducted by the Director in auch
a manner as to tend to advance the po¬
litical Interests of the Director and hie
friends, and in furtherance of this ob¬
ject men have been employed and dis¬
charged regardless of the public inter¬
ests, or the interests of city work.”
1 do not recall any testimony that
would indicate that the Department
was managed or conducted by the Di¬
rector for the purpose of making po¬
litical capital for either himself or his
lileids; and as to the employment and
discharge of employes of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works, you have the
testimony of the Director as to the
nuinijer of men employed In the Bu-
jeaus that were attacked and the num¬
ber discharged during the time he has
occupied the office of Director, the
l■•l'nller of p rot notions and tiic number
f Mieaneles that occurred from other
I have not any of the flgures
a: d do not recollect them sufficiently
to state them to you, but you gentle¬
men will no doubt recall them. While
the Director has the power to employ
and discharge employes, he has not the
power to use those employes tor nis
own political purposes or the political
purposes of his friends, and an officer
who uses his official position for that
purpose violates the law and would be
guilty of a malfeasance or a misman¬
agement of his office. Whether there
ia any testimony to Justify you in flnU-
ir.g that the Director used the office
for political purposes you will have to
determine. I say I do not recall that
there was any testimony to that effect
hut that is a question for you gentle¬
men.
'Phe third specification is that:
“The Director by his personal inter¬
ference and direction as to the em¬
ployment and discharge of employes In
many of th^ bureaus, and for other
purposes than the welfare of the pub¬
lic work, frequently against the pro¬
tests of bureau heads, has disorganized
the work in said bureaus, and has de-
j«troyed to a large extent the efficiency
of such bureaus.”
I do not recall any testimony what¬
ever in support of that accusation.
The fourth accusation is:
“Specifications have been prepared
ar.d advertised so that certain bidders
’•'ere favored and it was made impos-
.sible for certain others to bid success¬
fully, and specifications have been pre-
}>ared and contracts made which seemed
to be against the Interests of the city
’’d in the interests of certain contrac¬
tors.”
That specification was amended and
was made to Include the bidders on
certain contracts: :
tl). “All those bidders to whom
contracts were let, and all contracts
let, ui)on specifications have been ad¬
vertised for only ten to ,fifteen days,
since .liinc 10, 1911.”
In regard to that, as I recollect
the testimony, there la an ordinance
which provides that contracts shall be
advertised not less than five days, anO
It Is not contended In this case that
any of those contracts were advertised
less than five days, but that some of
the contracts were of such magnitude
and such Importance that five dayi
was not sufficient time to enable the
bidders to properly examine the sped-
! fications and Intelligently bid upon the
different ^contracts.
There should be a reasonable time
allowed bidders to bid upon con¬
tracts, and what Is a reasonable time
would depend upon the magnitude of
the contract and the extent of the work
to be done. For a small contract five
days might be ample; larger contract!
might require more time. One of th!
contracts that was referred to by the
Voters’ League was the cutting of the
Hump, and that I believe was adver¬
tised for ten days or some such time,
and the only testimony we have that
I recall as to whether that was a suffi¬
cient time or not was the testimony of
Mr, FHnn, who said that the time It
was advertised was ample to enable
any bidder to Intelligently bid upon the
job.
The next specification Is:
(2) “All bidders to whom contracts
were let, and all contracts let, since
.lune 10, 1911, for paving and repairing
streets.”
You will remember a number of con¬
tracts were called for and introduced
In evidence by the accusers In this case.
Now, as to whether these contracts
were properly let It Is not for me to
say; that Is, it Is for you to determine
from the evidence In the case.
And there Is also:
(3) . “The contract let to the Sun
light Iluuminating Company on Janu¬
ary 19, 1912.”
You will remember the testimony In
regard to that. It appears that con¬
tract was made with that Company
and it was contended that the time al¬
lowed for bidders was not sufficient.
You will remember also the testimony
of Director Armstrong; that It w«»
sufficient under the circumstances; that
the City owned the poles or lanterns,
end that it required very little work
upon the part of a successful bidder to
put the contract Into operation, and
that the time named In the contract
was ample.
There was specified also;
(4) “The contract let to the Dravo-
! Doyle Construction Company for a
! steam turbine on November 1, 1911.”
I If I recall the testimony In that cast
I correctly, It was alleged that the speci¬
fications were such as prevented other
contractors from bidding and practical¬
ly confined the bidding to the Dravo-
Doyle Construction Company. Tf that is
true and that was an improper act upon
the part of the Director, that would bt
malfeasance on hla part. The object
of the law is to enable all contractors
who desire to do so to bid on City
(\2i
work, and any contract or specification
which confines work to exclusive par*
ties to the exclusion of others Is nol
properly within the law.
Councilman What was ths
decision of the Court In that case. Your
Honor?
By the Court, I do not recall; I be¬
lieve the Director was sustained, was
he not. In that Dravo-Doyle case?
Mr. Beal, of counsel for Director
Armstrong; No; the Court set aside the
award hut held that, that was because
of a construction of the specificaliona
upon which the bids had been taken,
but the bid was within the specifica¬
tions.
Mr. Weil, of counsel for Voters'
League; The Court set aside the award¬
ing of the contract to the Dravo-Doyle
Construction Company and decreed a
re-advertlsement. All the papers in
that case are in evidence.
Another specification under the
fourth charge,
(6). “The contract let to the Pitts¬
burgh Sanitary Flooring Company for
repaving sidewalks on the Millvale ave¬
nue bridge, in the present month."
i’ou will recall the testimony In re¬
gard to that; I do not remember Just
exactly what the contention was In
that case but you will remember the
Director a explanation of that matter.
Those are the only contracts upon
which you have testimony tending to
show malfeasance or bad faith—wrong¬
doing upon the part of the Director;
and If you find that he acted In good
faith in the matters, that there was
not Intent to do wrong on his part, and
that he acted for what he believed were
the best Interests of the City, but that
even under those circumstances his
judgment was bad, then he would not
be guilty of malfeasance because the
intent to commit the wrong was not
there. But If the specifications were
prepared with the Intent to confine the
bidding to certain bidders and to ex¬
clude others from bidding, then the
Director was guilty of wrongdoing and
he would be guilty of malfeasance in
hie office.
The fifth Bpecificatlon is;
“By reason of the tncompetency. want
of training and konwledge of the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works, the majority of the Bureaus in
his Department have not been con¬
ducted for the best Interests and high¬
est efficiency of the City, and some of
them have been conducted In utter dis¬
regard of pressing necessity, neglect¬
ful of conditions demanding Immediate
attention, and In such manner as to
be a menace to the life, health and
property of this community."
That was also amended by stating
the various Bureaus of the Depart¬
ment which It Is alleged were thus
conducted:
“The Bureaus of the Department
which have not been conducted In the
beat Interests of the City are the Bu¬
reau of Light, the Bureau of Public
Property, the Bureau of Highways and
Bewers, the Bureau of Construction,
and the Bureau of Water; and those
that have been conducted In disregard
of pressing necessity, are the Bureau
of Highways and Sewers, the Bureau
of Construction, and the Bureau of
Water."
That accusation has been amplified
by adding:
“The failure to provide proper and
adequate filtered water for the old City
of Pittsburgh and the South Side, to
provide any filtered water for the North
Side; to provide plans and specifica¬
tions for. and to proceed with the con¬
struction of, the reservoir for the North
Side."
In regard to that, I do not know that
the testimony showed there was not
ample filtered water from the old City
and perhaps the South Side, but that
no filtered water has been provided
for the North Side up to this time. You
win recall the explanation of the Di¬
rector in regard to that; that an ap¬
propriation has been made to provide
the North Side with filtered water, and
that steps are now being taken to
carry out the purposes of furnishing
the North Side with filtered water; that
pipes are being laid; that ground has
been purchased for a reservoir site,
and that n building Is about to be
erected for the housing of the engines
and other appliances necessary to pump
the water. The North Side Is entitled
to filtered water just as much as any
other portion, of the City, and It would
be the duty of the Director, If he has
the funds, to furnish the water, to
furnish it as soon as he reasonably can.
There Is some testimony also, I be¬
lieve, some claims made, that the Troy
Hill reservoir was not In a safe con¬
dition, while there was some testimony
to that effect there was also some testi¬
mony upon the part of the engineers
of his Department that the reservoir
was safe and would last for some time
or until the other reservoir was com¬
pleted.
There was also charged the failure;
“To provide any adequate water sup¬
ply or means of supply in case of any
accident to any portion of the present
pumping plant and system, or in case
of a conflagration."
I do not recall any testimony In re¬
gard to that in this City. I understood
from the testimony that it was confined
to a large extent to the City of Alle¬
gheny and to the liability of loss on
account of the Insufficient supply of
water In case of fire; but I do recall
that now that there was some testi¬
mony tending to show that pipes were
being laid in different parts of the
City, or to different parts of the City,
connecting the mains and making ad¬
ditional connections to them so that
water could be supplied from different
sources.
Another specification is:
“The use of chemicals at the Filtra¬
tion plant for the supply of water in-
-r-T—
Jurious to the health of this communi¬
ty."
It appears that at the Filtration plant
water is Altered by a sand process, and
that lately the City authorities have
been using calcium hypochlorite in con¬
nection with the duration. As I under¬
stand the contention of the Voters'
League, it Is that that is injurious to
the health of the people. The Direc¬
tor admits the use of chlorine of hypo¬
chlorite but says that it Is an advan¬
tage and that it is benedcial to the
community, that the amount used is
small and that since its use typhoid
fever has almost disappeared from the
City. I believe one of the witnesses
testified that the amount of the hypo¬
chlorite used in the filtration of the
water was so small that it would re¬
quire a person to drink seventeen gal¬
lons of water before he would take
Into his system one dose of the chlorine,
if It was administered by a doctor for
medicinal purposes. You will remem¬
ber all the testimony In regard to that.
Then there Is charged:
"The failure to ascertain the cause of
and to remove the enormous waste of
water now going on, and which has
been going on for a long time."
It appears that there was a waste
In the supply of water, that much more
water Is pumped than Is used, and that
is admitted by the Director, and you
will remember his explanation of that,
which was to the effect (I believe) that
It is cheaper to pump the water than
it would be to provide Inspectors to
Inspect the houses of the City and to
take steps to stop the waste of the
water; that the best way to stop the
waste is to introduce meters, and that
an appropriation has been made for
that purpose and that meters will be
Introduced within a short time.
Another amplification is:
"The utter failure and apparent in-
competency to grasp the present men¬
acing and hazardous condition of the
City’s water supply with reference to
its insufficiency, waste, contamination,
(requiring treatment by chemical germi¬
cides), liability to water famine in case
of accident or conflagrations."
You will recall the testimony, gentle¬
men, In support of that accusation, also
that of the Director denying or ex¬
plaining it.
The next accusation Is;
"The want of any definite or well
considered plans or any sufficient prep¬
aration for remedying the above con¬
dition, although those conditions have
been known and reports made upon the
same sometime since."
I believe the testimony of Director
Armstrong was to the effect that he
had taken all the precautions or mea¬
sures that he could with the appropria¬
tions that had been made, and that he
considered the supply sufficient or
would be sufficient within a very short
time with the completion of the addi¬
tional filter beds that are now In pro¬
cess of erection.
There Is further charged:
I "The haphazard, experimental and
practically chaotic management of the
Bureau in regard to the Inefficiency of
I the present filtration plant, the remedy
therefor, the methods to be adopted
for Increasing the quantity of filtered
water, the means by which the North
Side and other portions of the City.
I which now have no filtered water, are
! to be supplied, and the plans for tak*
I ing care of even the normal growth of
I this City, without reference to the ex-
traordlnary demands that may be made
by the taking In of adjoining boroughs;
and all this, notwithstanding the fact
that enormous bond Issues have been
voted many months ago, the bonds
sold, and the money lying Idle In bank,
for use of this Bureau and Depart¬
ment, but for the expenditure of which
no proper or definite plans have been
devised, designed or promulgated."
The Director, I believe, testified that
* with the completion of the new filter
beds the water supply would be ample
for the City. You have the testimony
on one side that It is not ample, and on
the other that It Is. and you will have
to determine from that testimony which
of the two more clearly shows the
actual condition of affairs, and whether
1 or not the supply as Intended to be in¬
creased will be sufficient for the City’s
I needs.
I X believe that Is in substance the
charges against the Director Of the
1 Department of Public Works and his
reply to those. Now, In what I have
I said, gentlemen, in regard to the testl-
! mony, if my recollection of it does not
agree with your recollection of the
I testimony, you determine the case upon
! the testimony as you recollect It, and
I not as I state It. It was not my inten-
j tion to refer definitely or specifically
I to these different charges and to the
! testimony offered in support of them
and against them. Counsel for both
the Directors and the Voters* League
have gone over the testimony so fully
and so carefully that I deem H unnec¬
essary on my part to refer to It more
specifically than I have done.
Now, as to Director Morin, the charg¬
es against him are fourteen In num¬
ber, and they are also, as In those
against Director Armstrong, confined
' to mismanagement of official duties
and malfeasance in office. There is
no charge here that the Director has
I acted dishonestly whatever, or that he
would be liable to trial under any of
the clauses of the Act except misman¬
agement and malfeasance In office.
The Act of Assembly provides that
the Department of Public Safety
shall be under the charge of one Di¬
rector who shall be the head thereof:
and the care, management, administra¬
tion and supervision of the police af¬
fairs and all matters relating to the
public health, to the fire and police
force, fire alarm, telegraph, erection
of fire escapes, and the inspection of
buildings and boilers, markets and
foods sold thereon, and the construc¬
tion and repair of bullding.s erected
for police purpoflea, are under hla cod>
trol and management.
It is the duty of the Director of the
Department of Public Safety to protect
througli his polii'e forre the person and
the property of the citizens of the city. It
Is hts duty to suppress vice and it U
also his duty through his police to
arrest violators of the law. To carry
out those provisions of the law It is his
duty to select competent and proper
officials under him. That is, he is not
reguired to select men who are infal>
llble. Men who never make mistakes.*
but he Is required to do the best he
can under the circumstances, to select
the best man for the position that he
can. Of course In selecting a patrol¬
man or a police officer it Is Impossible
to get men of high business standing,
and men of education and of that class;
you have got to take what you can got,
selecting the best you can, in order
that the City may get the benefit of the
best men It can for those positions.
The Legislaure has provided what Is
known as the Civil Service Rules. Be¬
fore a man can be appointed to certain
offices he must undergo an examination
by the Civil Service Commission, and if
he passes that examination and re¬
ceives an appointment from the City,
he is Insured In that appointment so
long as he behaves himself, and dis¬
charges the duties Imposed upon him.
Now It is the duty not only of the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Safety to make the best selection he
can, but to do the best he can, and to
conduct his Department for the best
Interests of the City.
U is alleged that the present Di¬
rector of Public Safety has failed to
do that; that he has permitted houses
of prostitution, gambling houses,
speakeasies and assignation houses to
Increase to an enormous extent and to
spread all over the City so that It lias
obtained a reputation as a wide open
town.
The testimony shows that at the
time Director Morin assumed the duties
of his office there were In this City a
number of bouses of prostitution and
assignation houses; a list of those
houses prepared by the outgoing ad¬
ministration was given to Director
Morin and was produced at the hearing
and is now a part of the record in this
case, and that record shows that there
were a number of such houses at that
time. The contention of the Voters’
League is that those houses have large¬
ly Increased, and that they have spread
throughout the City. The contention
Is that there were three hundred and
one new houses and elghy-one old
hoii8<‘s at the time of the trial. That Is
denied by the Director, who, I believe,
admits that there has been a slight In¬
crease over those being conducted at
the time he took office.
Vou will have all those lists be¬
fore you; a statement has been pre¬
pared by both counsel for the Voters'
l^eague and for the Director, and you
have the testimony In regard to that
and will determine whether or not
there has been an unreasonable or a
large increase of bouses of prostitu¬
tion and whether they have been spread
over the City.
It appears from the testimony that
in some of the Cities It is the rult
to confine houses of prostitution to cer¬
tain neighborhoods and not allow them
to exist throughout the City, while in
other Cities there are no segregated
districts, but such houses are allowed
to exist in any part of the City.
1 believe in New York there are no
houses of prostitution, but there are,
as I recall the testimony—rooms, wom¬
en have rooms to which the men go
and to which they are taken.
in this City it is claimed by the
Director of Public Safety that since
he came into office the houses that
existed In the East End, which is
entirely a residential district, has
been closed, and that there are no
houses of prostitution In that end of
the City. It is admitted that there are
houses in what Is known as the Second
Avenue District, the Robinson Street
District in Allegheny, and what is
known as the Hill District In Pitts¬
burgh, and the contention Is that there
has been houses in those districts for
many years and that in permitting
them to exist in those districts is not
to allow them to spread to any new
portion of the City.
It is also specified that:
"Houses of prostitution have been al¬
lowed to open and exist and to now
continue in certain sections of the City,
where those having no power to pro¬
tect themselves live, to the utter de¬
moralization of those sections, and the
increase of prostitution In those sec¬
tions to a frightful extent and the
innoculation and spreading of venereal
diseases in those localities among men,
women and children.
The testimony as to that, I believe, re¬
fers more to the Hill District than
either of the other portions of the
City, and you will recall the testimony
bearing upon that allegation.
The next Is that:
"Houses of prostitution have been
allowed to continue, notwithstanding
notice and request for the removal of
the same, in localities and positions
in immediate juztapositlon to settle¬
ments, schools and places where young
girls and young men and boys congre¬
gate."
If houses of prostitution exist in
any location in any part of the City
and the Director of Public Safety Is
notified to close those places, he should
do so, especially If they are in locali¬
ties near to schools and places where
young girls and hoys and men congre¬
gate and a failure upon his part to
do so would be certainly a mismanage¬
ment on his part. In determining these
questions and discussing these different
accusations, It Is pretty hard to de¬
termine which of them would come un¬
der the head of mismanagement, and
which of them come under the head of
malfeasance.
Then It is specified that there are:
“Certain classes of houses of pros>
titution in which perversion and besti*
ulity are practiced before audiences,
have been permitted to continue their
uemoralizinif influences/’
As I recall, there was but one wit¬
ness, or two perhaps, who testified to
auythingr that would tend to support
ihat accusation, and 1 believe that was
l ot before an audience, except if you
cuil two an audience. As I recollect
iiiat testimony it was to the effect that
the two young men had a couple of
^.omen in a room in a house of prosti¬
tution, acting in a way that it is not
Kuuessary to describe here; you will
icmember the testimony.
The next is that:
‘Assignation houses are permitted to
cj.ist, to which, day and night, colored
men can be seen taking young white
girls and white women."
There is no testimony in support of
that accusation. We required the Vot-
ois’ League to be more specific in this
accusation and they refused to do so,
or neglected to do so, consequently no
testimony was offered in support of
t hat charge.
Then it is charged that:
'’Speakeasies for the unauthorized
sale of liquor have been allowed in all
sections of the City in extraordinary
numbers."
Where speakeasies exist, where liq¬
uor is sold illegally, and it is brought
to the attention of the police, or they
reasonably ought to discover it, it
would be their duty to discover it, and
it would be their duty to arrest the
persons violating the law. As you all
know, no man has the right to sell
liquor without obtaining a license from
the Quarter Sessions Court, and any
person who sells without having ob¬
tained such license violates the law,
and being a violation of the law, it
would be the duty of the police depart¬
ment to check that violation.
While the police arrest parties sell¬
ing liquor Illegally under the Act of
Assembly said persons can also be ar¬
rested under the act governing the City
of Pittsburgh for keeping a disorder¬
ly house, taken before a magistrate
and fined, A fine and conviction for
keeping a disorderly house would not
prevent a charge being made against
such person for selling liquor with¬
out a license.
The next is that:
“The sale of liquor in houses of pros¬
titution has been permitted, stopped
from time to time, and then again al¬
lowed; Order No. 800 being enforced
or withdrawn as the police department
may from time to time decide."
You will recall the testimony in re¬
gard to that accusation. The police
department contend there is no ll<iuor
being sold publicly in houses of prosti¬
tution.
They admit while there may be
liquor sold at times and .secretly, it is
not being sold publicly and has not
been for some time past.
It is further charged:
“Gambling houses have been per¬
mitted in diiferent parts of the City."
There is no evidence in support of
that.
I Mr. Weil, of Counsel for Voters'
League: On that subject Mr. McQuaide
! admitted knowing two establishments
I in his examination.
By the Court: Yes, one on Penn
I avenue, and the other where? 1 think
' he said they were closed.
Mr. Beal, of counsel for Director
Murln: Superintendent McQuaide said
he knew of houses, but not that they
were gambling houses.
By the Court: 1 i)elicve he said ho
knew of these places, but that he did
not know they were gambling houses,
and that he sent his officers, but he
I could get no information wiiatever in
[ regard to them.
Mr. Weil, of counsel for Voters’
League: 1 beg your Honor’s pardon,
1 do not think he made any explana¬
tion at all.
By the Court: Well, th«; members
of Council will remember the testi¬
mony. There were, 1 believe, two
houses testified to by Mr. .McQuaide,
one on Penn avenue, and 1 forget
where the other was.
The ninth specification charged
against Director Morin is,
“The right to furnish supplies of all
kinds to the houses of prostitution,
such as jewelry, furniture, clothing,
liquors, musical instruments, provis¬
ions, and service, etc., has been as¬
signed, from time to time, as a spe¬
cial privilege, and the underworld
given to understand that they must
patronize only those to whom the priv¬
ileges are given, on penalty of the dis¬
pleasure of the police, and their pow¬
er of retaliation."
If the Director of the Det)artment of
Public Safety makes an order of that
kind and requires prostitutes to pur¬
chase from certain persons upon pen¬
alty of displeasure of the police, that
would be a malfeasance. Neither the
Director ol the Department of Public
Safety, nor any other officer has the
right to make an order of the kind.
Prostitutes and unfortunate women
have the right to buy their cloth¬
ing and their food from whomever
T n*v please, and any order by any of¬
ficer that would attempt to control
their purchases would i»e certainly a
wrong and a malfeasance. I do not
recollect of any testimony In support
of that accusation; If there Is gentle¬
men, you will recall it.
The next is,
“Violators of law, having political
influence are protected, and those hav¬
ing friends in office, or with influence,
not unfrequently have their fines re¬
mitted or returned."
There is no evidence In support of
that accusation.
028
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f
Mr. Well, of counsel for Voters’
League: That^ is withdrawn.
The next allegation is that:
"Money has been paid for the prlvl*
lege of opening and conducting houses
of prostitution, and for the privilege of
furnishing supplies thereto.
I do not recall any evidence in sup¬
port of that accusation.
The next is that:
"The methods of repression and con¬
trol practiced in other cities are not
In operation in Pittsburgh, to the
shame and disgrace of the community,
which is thus given, the reputation
that our people are satisfied that such
conditions should continue/'
The Director of the Department of
Tollce from Cleveland and also the
Director of the Department of Safety
from Cincinnati were called and testi¬
fied as to the manner of treating the
social evil in those cities, where
the houses were segregated and con¬
fined to certain portions of the city.
Whether that method would be
proper for Pittsburgh is a question.
What might be proper in one city
might not be proper or beneficial In
another city; but you have the testi¬
mony of those officials and the testi¬
mony of the officers of Pittsburgh
to the effect that those houses are at
present segregated in Pittsburgh, that
they are confined to Second avenue,
and the Robinson street district and
to the Hill district, but outside of those
districts no houses of prostitution ex¬
ist.
The next accusation is:
"The use for political purposes of
the men employed in the Department
and under compulsion, and restraint,
has been from time to time attempted,
in violation of the civil service laws."
I do not recall any evidence in sup¬
port of that accusation.
Then follows the charge, that:
"The management, control and dD
rection of the Bureau of Police, by
the Director of the Department are
such that competency and the high¬
est efficiency are Impossible, where¬
fore, the most effective service Is not
rendered."
All the testimony upon the part of
the accusers will be considered in de¬
termining that question, and also all
the testimony upon the part of the
Director. You will determine whether
the Department is conducted not with
the very highest efficiency obtainable,
but with the highest efficiency obtain¬
able under the circumstances. The
IMrector Is not obliged to give us an
absolutely perfect system, but It ought
to be reasonably perfect under the cir¬
cumstances or conditions applicable to
the case.
The last accusation is;
"The Director is Inexperienced and
uninformed as to the duties of his of¬
fice. and Incompetent and incapable
of properly performing the same."
What we .said to .vou genera 11.X’ in
regard to what constitutes an incom¬
petent official applies to that section,
and you have heard the testimony of
the different witnesses as to the man¬
agement of the Department of Pub¬
lic Safety, and It is for you to deter¬
mine whether the Director is experi¬
enced and informed to a sufflcfent ex¬
tent to enable him to reasonably well
discharge the duties of his office. If
he is, then he Is competent for the
position, and he ought to be acquitted
of that charge.
The Act of Assembly provides that
you may by resolution dismiss a Di¬
rector found guilty of either malfeas¬
ance or mismanagement of his official
duties. You will notice the word “may"
appears in the Act of Assembly. Whe¬
ther the word “may" as used in a
statute means “must," whether it con¬
fers permissive or discretionary pow¬
ers upon Council, or is mandatory and
should be read "must" or "shall," de¬
pends upon the circumstances under
which it is used. To justify that con¬
struction, however, that Is that it must
be used as "must," it should appear
to have been the intention of the
legislature that it is to be so con¬
strued, or that such construction Is
necessary to give effect to the statute.
That is, where we find the word “may"
in a statute sometimes It means “must"
and other times It confers a discre¬
tionary power upon the parties. In this
case we are of opinion that the legisla¬
ture intended to confer permissive or
discretionary power on Council in the
use of the word "may” in the section
quoted. You will therefore first say
whether or not the accused Directors
or either of them, are guilty of the
charges against them or of either of
them. If you find either not guilty,
that of course is the end of the pro¬
ceedings as to him. If you find them
or either of them guilty of either of
the accusations against them, that Is
malfeasance or mismanagement, then
it Is for you to subsequently deter¬
mine whether or not the officer should
be removed from his office,
I determine that to be the intention .
of the legislature because a director
might be technically guilty of some
minor offense, or a shortcoming that
Is a malfeasance or a mismanagement
which would not justify his removal
from office, and that the legislature ap¬
preciating that fact used the word
"may" as we generally use it, giving
you discretion afterwards. So that the
first question, gentlemen, for you to de¬
termine here is whether or not these
accusations or either of them have been
sustained against either of the Di¬
rectors, If they have not, if the weight
of the evidence Is not in favor of the
accusations then you will determine
that the accusations were not sus¬
tained. If the weight of the evidence
convicts either of the Directors or both
of malfeasance or mismanagement.
then, of course, you will say that they
are guilty. In other words, you will
he called upon later on to answer whe¬
ther or pot these Directors are gtjllty
or not guilty of the arcu.sation.s.
029
That is all I have to say, gentle¬
men, and I have taken up much more
time than I expected.
Mr. Well, of counsel for Voters*
League: Will you pardon me if 1
suggest that under the Act the con¬
sideration of this question is by the
Act an action of Council, their meet¬
ings thereon therefore would have to
be In public, as required by the Act.
By the Court: Oh, I think so, yes,
as 1 understand the Act of Assembly.
You gentlemen (speaking to Coun¬
cil) of course, will want time to con¬
sider these questions and look over the
statements that have been handed you
by counsel, later you will be asked the
question: Is the Director guilty or
not guilty? if a majority of your num¬
ber answer in the negative and find
that the Director is not guilty, that
Is the end of the case. If you find
he is guilty then you will determine
afterwards by resolution whether or
not the shortcoming Is sufficient to
justify you In removing him. If you
should pass a resolution removing the
Director. It then goes to the Mayor and
if the Mayor refuses to concur in the
resolution It comes back to you gen¬
tlemen and then unless two-thirds of
your number vote in the affirmative
the resolution falls. Those are mat¬
ters, however, that come up after¬
wards, not now. The question now Is.
are these Directors guilty or not?
(iovernor Stone, representing City Council:
Suppose they And them guilty of malfeasance
or mismanagement and still not guilty of any
of the charges or speclAcatlons ?
By the Court; I do not see how they can
do that.
President Goehrlngt I would like to
ask the Court (X do not know whether
it is clearly understood) whether our
Anding will be on just those two ques¬
tions, of malfeasance or mismanage¬
ment, so that we will just pass on
those two, or whether we pass on the
different charges that have been sub¬
mitted to us?
By the Court; I think they are In¬
cluded in the words **malfeasance,” and
"mismanagement.*’ It seems to me
It Is not necessary to take up each
one of these accusations; the question
Is. taking these charges as a whole,
do they satisfy you gentlemen that the
Directors are guilty of either malfeas¬
ance or mismanagement?
Mr. Beal, of counsel for Directors
Morin and Armstrong: They will
merely require a verdict, so to speak,
of guilty or not guilty.
Councilman ^Vtlklim: Could Council
And the Directors, or either of them
guilty on one or more counts or
charges, and say not guilty on the
rest?
OovernorStone, representing('Ity Council;
The qiU'stion is, are Council limited to these
A cations ?
By the Court* They are limited'to the
accusations,
By the Court: It would seem to me
In each case that the question would
be whether the Director is guilty of
malfeasance and whether he is guilty
of mismanagement.
Mr. Well, of Counsel for Voters'
League: In the discussion between
Council themselves, as 1 understand the
law, of the various charges, they may
agree that the Directors are guilty of
one charge and not of another; that
Is a matter of the preliminary discus¬
sion with reference to the various
charges; but when It comes to the
Anal recordation of the vote, as I un¬
derstand It, Council simply Ands the
Directors guilty or not guilty of mis¬
management or malfeasance and make
their recommendation accordingly,
either for removal or anything else
they may deem proper.
By the Court: Of course, In dis¬
cussing the cases among yourselves
you will consider all these different
accusations.
Councilman Rauh: Personally I
would like to have your Honor's
Charge, and also the brief of the
counsel on each .side, and they no
doubt will take some little time to
prepare, and then I would like to look
them over carefully. We cannot do
this in a hurried manner.
By the Court: I do not understand
that It is expected that the vote will
be taken now. We will adjourn to
such time as Council may indicate.
When will the counsel have their
briefs ready?
Mr. Weil, of counsel for Voters'
League: I expect to have mine ready
tomorrow. Saturday.
Mr. Beal, of counsel for Directors
Morin and Armstrong: I have no brief.
1 supposed this was a question of vot¬
ing, and I did not apprehend that coun¬
sel would have a brief.
By the Court: It Is your under¬
standing that the verdict will be
on two questions, Arst, whether or
not the Directors are guilty of mal¬
feasance, or, next, whether or not they
are guilty of mismanagement of official
duties.
Mr. Beal, of counsel for Directors
Morin and Armstrong: That is my
understanding of It.
Governor Stone, representing City
Council: And they will not be called
to answer on any one of the Afteen
speclAcatlons?
By the Court: No.
Mr. Beal, of counsel for Directors
Morin and Armstrong; I will have to
ask Mr. Hunter, who is not here now,
to prepare the brief, as I am leaving;
the city tonight, and will leave the
matter with him, asking him to revise
my argument and add two or three
matters that T And I omitted.
Judge Frazer concluded at 5:16
o’clock p. M., and declared the Council
adjourned to meet at the call of Presi¬
dent CJoehrlng, in the Council Chamber.
City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburg!).
Vol. XXXXVI. Tuesday, Octobers, 1012.
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COUNCIL
JOHN M. aOEHRING.PreaUlenl
K. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
HUBERT CLARK,.AsBUtant City Clark
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 8, 1912.
Council met.
FreHcnt—Messrs.
Kttl^cock Kerr WUklni
(Mrlund Me A idle Wood burn
UueT«ler Itauh
Goehrlng, Presldoiit.
The Cbnir stated
That as there were no objec*
tlons, the reading of the minutes of the
previous »oul(l be >. ith
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr, Ciarland presented
No. 2065. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled "An Ordi¬
nance authorizing the Director of the
Oeparlment of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of C.
Ij. Kemery, In the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes/ 'approved May 14th,
1912.
Also
No. 2056. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled "An Ordi¬
nance authorizing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of John
A, Moore, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes/’ approved May 14 th,
1912.
Also
No. 2057. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of J.
A. Young, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes," approved May 14th,
1912.
Also
No, 2068. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
George W. Thelss. In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes/' approved
May 14th, 1912.
Also
No. 2059. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of Mil¬
dred .1. Barclay, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes/' approved May 14th,
1912.
Also
No. 2060. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
K. M. Bigelow, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes," approved May
14th, 1912.
Also
No. 2061. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled "An Ordi¬
nance authorizing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of W.
G, Irvine, In the Eleventh ward, for
Park purposes/' approved May 14th,
1912.
Also
No. 2062. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
Henry Kempf, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes," approved May 14th,
1912.
Also
No. 2063. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
James C. Grogan, In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes/’ approved
May 16th, 1912.
Also
No. 206 4, An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance, entitled "An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
631
proceed to condemn the property of
Samuel W. Black, In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes,” approved
May 16th, 1912.
Alao
No. 2066. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled ”An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of
George Conrad, in the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes,” approved May 16th,
1912.
Also
No. 2066. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of Fred¬
erick Gillerlck, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes,” approved May 16th,
1912.
Also
No. 2067. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled ”An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
J. C. Grogan, in the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes,” approved May 16th,
1912.
Alao
No. 2068. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
L. Handle, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes,” approved May 16th,
1912.
Also
No. 2069. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled ”An Or¬
dinance authorizing tne Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
Katherine Hoeveler, In the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes,” approved
May 16th, 1912.
Also
No. 2070. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
Joseph Joller, in the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes,” approved May 16th,
1912.
Also
No. 2071. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
Kate Klley, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes,” approved May 16th,
1912.
Also
No. 2072. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled ”An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of Ber¬
nard Nortrup, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes,” approved May 16th,
1912.
Also
No. 2073. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of the
Department of Public Works to pro¬
ceed to condemn the property of Jo¬
seph Petersheim, In the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes.” approved May 16th,
1912.
Also
No. 2074. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
Joseph Schaffer, in the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes,” approved May 16th,
i912.
Also
No. 2075, An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
J. J. Warner, in the Eleventh ward,
for park purposes,” approved May 16th,
1912.
^Iso
No. 2076. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
p^roceed to condemn the property of
F. A. Hirth, In the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes,” approved June 13th,
1912.
Also
No. 2077. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
Roger Williams and William McFar¬
land, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,” approved July 31st, 1913.
Also
No. 2078. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled “An Or¬
dinance authorizing the Director of
the Department of Public Works to
proceed to condemn the property of
William A. Smith, in the Eleventh
ward, for park purposes,” approved
August 10th, 1912.
Also
No. 2079. An Ordinance di¬
recting the payment of a claim of The
Schenley Farms Company against City
of Pittsburgh for the service of fur¬
nishing electric light for lighting the
streets, lanes and avenues In The
Schenley Farms Plan of Lots in said
City during the period from April
16. 1910, to December 10, 1910.
Also
No. 2080. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor to execute and
deliver a deed to the Unlondale Ceme¬
tery Company for a certain tract of
land on Taggart (formerly Charles)
street Twenty-Sixth ward.
Also
No. 2081. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Supplies to enter
into a contract for the printing and
632
binding of the report of the Economic
Survey made by Prof. J. T. Holsworth
by the direction of Council.
Aleo
No, 2082. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of the City Solicitor for the sum
of 1259.88, in full payment of the taxes
and liens assessed against property
owned by the City of Pittsburgh In
the Borough of Mlllvale, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Also
No. 2081. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant In favor
of John J. Cleary, Joseph Zlttler, Mi¬
chael Bannon, John Dysart, Amos Blum
and John Bohmer for the sum of $33,75
each. In payment of services rendered
during the month of September as
WHtchmen at Riverview Park, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
36 .
Also
No. 2084. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Director of the Department of
Public Works to employ seven watch¬
men for service at Riverview park at
12.25 per day; said wages to be paya¬
ble from the appropriation made for
employees at Rlverivew park, Appro¬
priation No. 36.
Also
No. 2085. Whereas, Inas¬
much as the probable cost to the City
as handed down by the Board of
Viewers for the widening of Cherry
alley seems excessive, therefore, be it
Resolved, That Council make an
investigation of this particular matter
in order to ascertain whether the work
should proceed along lines as con¬
templated or whether the ordinance
should be repealed.
Which where severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2986. An Ordinance fix¬
ing the salary of a certain employee
of the Bureau of Fire designated as
Clerk .
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. MoArdle presented
No. 2087. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the transfer
of the sum of Seventeen hundred ($1,-
700.00) dollars from Item, “General
Fund,” Appropriation No. 37, E 11,
Street Repaving, to item “Repaving
of South Nineteenth street, from Mer-
rimans alley to a point three hundred
(.700') feet northwardly,” same appro¬
priation.
Also
No. 2088. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of $600.00 from
item, Salaries Regular Employes Dia¬
mond Market, “A 1, Appropriation No.
31, to Item, “Miscellaneous Service
Diamond Market. “B Appropriation
.Vo. 31, and item, “Equipment Diamond
Market,” F, Appropriation No. 220.
Which were read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2089. An Ordinance wid¬
ening Diamond street, First and Sec¬
ond wards, from Smithfield street to
a point 165.07 feet east of Ross street,
and providing that the cost, damages
and expenses occasioned thereby be
assessed against and collected from
properties benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2090. An Ordinance widen¬
ing Oliver avenue, from Smithfield
street to Grant street, in the Second
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, re-es¬
tablishing the grade thereof, and pro¬
viding that the cost, damages and ex¬
penses occasioned thereby be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefited thereby.
Also
No, 2091. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled, “An Ordi¬
nance extending and opening Hamil¬
ton avenue, from Fifth avenue to Penn
avenue, In the Eleventh and Twelfth
wards of the City of Pittsburgh, and
providing that the cost, damages and
expenses occasioned thereby be assess¬
ed against and collected from proper¬
ties benefited thereby," approved De¬
cember 2nd, 1911.
Also
No, 2092. An Ordinance author¬
izing the construction of a sewer on
Scott place, from a point about 50 feet
north of Penn avenue to present sewer
on Scott place.
Also
No. 2093. An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and award a
contract or contracts for improving the
drainage on Jones avenue, from
Twenty-eighth Street Bridge to a point
220 feet southwestwardly, and
authorizing the setting aside of the sum
of five hundred ($600.00) dollars from
balance In Appropriation No. 37, X 8,
Retaining Walls and Sidewalks, for
the payment of the same.
Also
No. 2094. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Thos. Cronin Co. for $154.29 for ex¬
tra work on repaving Selby alley, from
South Ninth street to South Tenth
street, and charging same to Appropria¬
tion No. 37, Selby Alley Repaving.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
“*Mr. Raiih presented
No. 2096. Communication from
Edith A. Wilson, for the State Nurse’s
Association, relative to a home for aged
and Indigent nurses.
Also
No. 2096. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of John C. Pritchard In the sum of
$20,00 to reimburse him for medical
6:^3
Bervices to his son who was injured at
the Lawrencevllle Playg^rounds, and
charging same to Aproprlatlon No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2097. Resolved, That the
Council of the City of Pittsburgh re*
quest the Director of the Department
of l^ublic Works to make an estimate
of the cost of lighting Sixth avenue,
from SmlthlielU street to Wood street,
with lights on ornamental poles and
to report at the earliest possible date.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. WilkliiM presented
No. 2098. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Penn avenue,
from Water street to a point 277.02
feet eastwardly therefrom.
Also
No. 2099.. An Ordinance fixing
the width of the sidewalk and re-estab¬
lishing the grade of'Water street, from
Liberty avenue to a point 409.14 feet
northwardly from Penn avenue.
Also
No. 2100. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Exchange alley,
from Water street to Bells alley.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
The Chair presented
No. 2101
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 4th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Qentlemen:
The undersigned citizens having in
view the pnblie Welfare, hereby respective¬
ly petition for the repeal of the cer¬
tain ordinance enacted on the 26th day
of April, 1912, entitled, “An Ordinance
providing for the appointment of a
morals efficiency commission, and pro¬
viding for the expenses incurred there¬
by/' and we hereby specify the follow¬
ing reasons therefor;
Because that whereas on the 6th day
of September, 1912, the Law Department
of the City duly rendered to your hon¬
orable body an opinion showing and
declaring the said ordinance to be il¬
legal and void, and your petitioners
submit that it would be contrary and
subversive to good order and good
gonvernment to permit an illegal or¬
dinance to remain unrepealed to be used
as a pretext or cloak for any purpose
or by any persons under which to pre¬
sume to exercise acts of government no
matter how meritorious their alleged
motives might seem.
And whereas, it has become notor¬
ious tnat individuals acting or pretend¬
ing to act under the cloak of the said
ordinance have openly, and even de¬
fiantly, illegally assumed to exercise f
authority over persons and property of
citizens, and practically have licensed
houses of prostitution; have fixed the
number of inmates for each of such
houses, and arbitrarily designate the
“owner’’ or “landlady/' and have and
do Impress upon these women that the
only sine qua non for vice is their O. K.,
and for all such matters they are pre¬
tending and holding out that they have
legal authority under the said unre¬
pealed ordinance.
iThey have 'threateningly required
each inmate at frequent intervals to
submit to deslgated medical Inspection
and collect fees therefor, and it is eetl-
mated that the graft from that source
alone would aggregate about $60,000.00
per year.
Threats and menace have been used
to force the sale of property from one
woman to another to be used for the
purposes of prostitution, and such pro¬
ceedings seem to your petitioners to
be in effect legalized graft and wholly
unjustifiable.
The action of the law department
above mentioned Is known to the In¬
dividual referred to, yet under the cloak
of the said ordinance, the iniquitous
proceedings are continuing and inevi¬
tably will result in fastening upon
those women a system of nefarious
graft, covering every feature of their
daily life.
By trick and artifice private homes
have been invaded and women sub¬
jected to humiliation and public dis¬
grace, in most outrageous and illegal
manner; they have even assumed to
confine one young woman in a public
institution without the semblance of
authority in law or justification of fact
The matters above referred to, car¬
ried on under cover of the said ordi¬
nance, seem to have neutralized the
flexible system of efficient police con¬
trol which heretofore existed over this
class of (necessary) public houses In
this fast growing cosmopolitan city,
and has brought demoralization into
the conditions, and the city itself Into
contempt and disgrace. Men well post¬
ed in such matters believe that the
harm from the present bad conditions
since the date of said ordinance and
the Impression which Is left upon the
mind of the general public, and par¬
ticularly the young girls, will be in¬
calculable.
To commit this vice question to ths
hands of private individuals, (or even
to a commission), is to Impress upon
the mind the idea of legalized vice,
and thereby remove from our girls and
boys the deterrent idea, which is al¬
ways with them from the early years,
that offences and crimes against mor¬
ality can and w'lll be discovered and
brought to punishment by and through
the "big stick” or the legally consti¬
tuted ever present policeman, and that
Is the greatest possible public safe¬
guard for our girls.
Judging from the one matter of the
exactions of fees as above stated, even
If nothing el.se, it would be a fair in-
fftrtnce for a citizon to draw that th« !
Idea forznost !• the commercialization I
of vice among the most unfortunate of
all unfortunates.
Respectfully submitted, I
GBORQE A. LEVY,
D. E. GRBENWALD, j
S. J. OUTBKINQ. I
Which was referred to the Corn* i
mlttee on Finance.
Also
No. 2102. Petition for the plac¬
ing of water line underneath sidewalk
on Meade street, betwen Dallas and
Linden avenues, Fourteenth ward. ,
Which was read and referred to the '
Committee on Filtration and Water. ,
Also I
No. 210.1. Petition addressed
to the North Side Chamber of Com- •
merce for the erection of boardwalks
from No. 29 Yetta avenue, Mr, Wise’s
property to No. 43, Mr. Hinmann's prop¬
erty; also for sufficient electric lights.
Also
No. 2104. Communication from
H. A. Lutz requesting that cinders be
placed on Monongahela street, between
Mobile street and Sylvan avenue.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 2105
DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS.
Pittsburgh, October 8th, 1912.
To the Chairman and Members of
Council,
Pittsburgh, Pa,
Gentlemen:
I would suggest that your honorable
body take up with the City Solicitor
the matter of preparing an ordinance
for the placing and erection of Mar-
quiese over our sidewalks. An Ordi¬
nance governing this matter had been
presented but died at the expriatlon of
the old Council. As the Department
Is receiving quite a number of requests
of this nature and is not vested with
the necessary authority for issuing per¬
mits for the erection of the sanie nor
has its employes qualified to make the
necessary Inspection of this character
of work requiring as they do a careful
inspection of the building and material
for the safety of the public at large,
1 would respectfully suggest that this
work be placed under the direct charge
of the Bureau of Building Inspection,
Department of Public Safety.
Yours truly,
Jos. G. Armstrong, i
Director Department of Public Works.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 2106
JOHN F. CASEY COMPANY,
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 8, 1912.
Council, City of Pittsburgh,
Mr. John M. Goehring, President.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gentlemen:
We respectfully submit for your con-
sidertition, the following facts:
In connection with the construction
of the Larimer avenue bridge, which
contract was carried out within the
specified requirements, that certain ad¬
ditional work was deemed advisable
and was duly authorized by the officials
of the City, who under the contract had
power to act.
This work was completed, and on the
5th day of August an ordinance was
presented In your body for the appro¬
priation of the money to pay to us
$16,200.25. A considerable portion of
the expenditure made by us in order
to earn this money was made during
the calendar year 1911.
We feel that we are entitled to some
action by your body that will make
for the early determination of the ques¬
tion.
Yours truly,
JOHN F. CASEY.
Which WAS read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 2107
PITTSBURGH SUBWAY COMPANY.
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 5, 1912.
Hon. John M. Goehring,
President of the Council,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
By way of supplement to my last
communication addressed to the Coun¬
cil, I have been asked whether I had
any forms ready to suggest for such
amendments of the subway ordinance
as would make it acceptable to the
Pittsburgh Subway Company.
In compliance with the suggestion I
enclose herewith copies of Sections 10,
11 and 17 in such form as would be ac¬
ceptable.
Yours truly,
A. O. FORDING,
Solicitor.
Section 10. Upon the completion of
the said work, the company shall certi¬
fy to the said board the actual cost of
construction and equipment, which cost
shall then be audited by the said board,
and the amount of such cost as ap¬
proved by them shall be certified to the
City and to the company. AH subse¬
quent expenditures on account of con¬
struction and equipment shall be like¬
wise audited and certified.
Cost of construction shall include all
sums paid for land or for land damages
in connection with said underground
railway, all administration and engin¬
eering expenses incident to said work
which may be approved by said board,
together with interest at six per cent.
per annum on the investment from time
to time up to the date when the com¬
pany actually commences the operation
of cars. Also, all sums paid by the
company on acount of said board of
supervisors and its expenses up to one
year after the commencement of oper¬
ation of said railway; and thereafter
all such expenses and salaries shall be
charg^ed to operating- expenses of the
company.
Said board Of supervisors shall have
power to determine what work shall
be treated as construction, reconstruc¬
tion, equipment, re-equipment or addi¬
tions to the property, to be paid for
by the company out of the capital
funds to be provided by It for that pur¬
pose, and what shall be treated as main¬
tenance, repairs and renewals to be
paid for out of the receipts of the com¬
pany from the operation of the railway.
Cost of construction shall include
only the actual expenditures made upon
the construction approved by said
board, and the bona fide discount on
construction bonds whose proceeds have
actually gone into construction. And
the words “cost of construction," as
used In this ordinance, shall not be tak¬
en to Include equipment, but the same
shall be included, together with “cost
of construction," in words “capital
account."
Section 11. The gross annual re¬
ceipts of the company shall be appro¬
priated to the following uses and in
the following order:
(1) . Interest on the company’s debt;
provided that the amount to be allowed
for Interest shall never exceed 6 per
cent, cumulative on said capital ac¬
count, plus any tax payable on Its bond;
plus any sums necessary to provide the
proper sinking fund for the retiring
of said bonds at their maturity. Pro¬
vided, however, that upon payment of
said bonds out of said sinking fund
they shall be assigned to the City, to
become the property of the City, and
shall be applied as a credit to any sums
that may be due the City under the
provisions of Paragraph 4 of this sec¬
tion.
(2) . Operating expenses, Including
administration expenses, Insurance,
taxes, damages, maintenance, one-half
of salaries, and all expenses of the
board of supervisors, maintenance and
renewal; It being the intent and pur¬
pose hereof that proper allowance shall
be made for maintenance and renewals
sufficient to keep the company’s prop¬
erty in first-class condition, and that
no sum shall be paid to the funds
hereafter provided for until. In the
opinion of the board of supervisors, ad¬
equate allowances have been allowed
for such purposes.
(3>. A dividend on the company’s
stock, not exceeding such total amount
as with the interest on its bonded debt
.shall equal six per cent, on a fair valu¬
ation of Its property to be made by
the said board of supervisors.
(4). Out of any balance of Income
ore-half (%) per cent, per annum on
the approved cost of construction, to
be deposited with the City Treasurer,
I
[ and to be placed in a sinking fund for
the benefit of the City, and at the op*
tion of the City to be used solely for
one or both of the following purposes:
(a). On account of the purchase of
the property of the company, as herein
provided, or redeeming or paying of
bonds charged thereon.
! (b). For the building of extensions
i or improvements, same to be the prop¬
erty of the City of Pittsburgh, which
i must be operated by the company sub-
! Ject to the provisions of this ordinance,
so far as applicable thereto; and the
company shall pay the City therefor
a rental not exceeding In any case the
j earnings of such extension as found
j by the said board of supervisors.
I (4). Any balance remaining on the
I Income to go to the company for a
period of twenty-five years after be-
j ginning of operation; afterwhich, for
' a period of twenty-five years, it shall
i be divided between the City and the
i Company in proportion of 25 per cent,
to the City and 75 per cent, to the com-
I pany, and thereafter shall be divided
I equally until the City or its assignee
purchases.
Section 17. If the company should
fail at any time to comply with any of
the provisions or conditions of this or-
j dinance, and if upon complaint of the
I City to a court of competent jurlsdlc-
! tion such court shall find such failure
to have been a fact, then the company
! shall make due compliance according
to the decree of such court within nine-
j ty days after such decree, or upon
'ts failure so to do a receiver may be
appointed, with the usual powers, to
i take possession of its works and to
I operate the same until due compliance
shall have been made or secured.
AUo
No. 2108. Communication from
the Rapid Transit Subway Company
transmitting form of a proposed or¬
dinance granting said company the
right to construct and operate an
underground railway in the City of
Pittsburgh, and asking that Mr. John
C. Waite of New York City, represent¬
ing their financial Interests, and Mr.
Joseph Stadtheld be given a hearing.
No. 2109. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Rapid Transit Subway
Company the consent of the City of
Pittsburgh to the construction of Its
underground railway, subject to the
I terms and conditions herein recited,
and reserving to the City of Pittsburgh
the right of purchase by the said City.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
Alio
No. 2110
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, October 2nd, 1912.
i To the Honorable the Council of the
i City of Pittsburgh,
! Pennsylvania.
I transmit herewith two communica-
' tions under date of September 30th
r,36
from the Department of City Planning
for your consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING
Pittsburgh. September 30, 1012.
To the Council of the City of
IMttsburgh.
(Through Hon. W. A. MAGEE,
Mayor).
Oentlemen:
1. Among the duties Imposed upon
the City Planning Commission by the
ttcl of assembly of June 10, 1911, are
those of developing a City Plan, and
uiHo ot making recommendations to
Council as to the physical betterment
of the City. The commission has be¬
gun the construction of the City Plan,
and has also from time to time sub¬
mitted recommendations to your hon¬
orable body. As its work progresses,
tne Commissions is more and more im¬
pressed with the opportunities for bet-
lennent In the City's physical char¬
acteristics, and also with the very ap¬
parent possibility of carrying them out
Immediately because of the cost. It
is obvious that the Commission can
easily recommend many desirable
things; it is no less obvious that Coun¬
cil cannot approve all the recommenda¬
tions for lack of funds. The d^ommis-
sion does not wish to recommend the
Impossible, continually burdening Coun¬
cil with suggestions which can only be
laid aside, nor does it wish to acquire
the unpleasant reputation of having its
recommendations carry no weight. To
avoid both these contingencies, it is
proposed hereafter to offer'as recom¬
mendations for the consideration of
Council only those projects which there
appears to be a reasonable prospect of
accomplishment in the near future, or
such as urgent necessity demands, or
those in which delay means a large ad¬
ditional expenditure in the future. All
other improvements passed upon by
the Commission will be presented as
"Additions to the City Plan," thus keep¬
ing Council In touch with the action
of the Commission and indicating the
Commission's desire for consideration
of the subject when a propitious mo¬
ment arrives, and also for reference
when projects in the localities affected
are under discussion in your honorable
body.
(2). Pursuant to the above arrange¬
ment, the Commission has the honor
to make the following recommendations
of Improvements In the district affect¬
ed by the Hump cut. These, while more
or less costly, seem to be of vital im¬
portance and the opportunity of se¬
curing at least two of them at a mini¬
mum expenditure will not recur once
the Hump improvements are completed.
3. Early action on the following Is
reconunended. precedence being also
recommended In the order named:
4. Widen W'ebSter avenue, from 50
to 60 feet, from Tunnel street to Grant
street, adding the additional width to
the Wylie avenue (or south) side; make
the roadway on this stretch of Webster
avenue 40 feet wide, and each sidewalk
10 feet wide, the same as now exists
on Grant boulevard, he estimated cost
of the widening is |i04,000.00.
5. Extend Sixth avenue from Dia¬
mond street to Forbes street at its full
width of 60 feet. Acquire for street
area the small triangular plot that will
be created west of Sixth avenue by
reason of the extension of Sixth avenue
to Forbes street. Also acquire for
street area a strip of land about 10 feet
wide by about 80 feet long, on the north
side of Forbes street, between Shingiss
street and Sixth avenue, as recommend¬
ed for extension. The total estimated
cost of this project is $77,520.00.
6. Extend Sixth avenue from Forbes
street to Second avenue at a width of
60 feet (taking the easterly road sug¬
gested by the Bureau of Surveys), with
the exception that the small triangle
shown on its plan at the corner of
Shingiss street and Forbes streets as
being left out of the street be included
in the street area. The estimated cost
of this extension is $270,000.00.
7. Widen Diamond street to 64%
feet, from Smithheld to Grant street,
and to 60 feet from Grant street to a
point about 200 feet east of Ross street,
adding the additional width to the
Fourth avenue (or south) side of the
street. The estimated cost of this wid¬
ening is from $644,000 to $694,000.00.
8. Blue-line plan Is transmitted here¬
with, showing In green color the pro¬
posed wldenlngs and extensions as rec¬
ommended herein. The wldenings and
extensions shown In red color are ad¬
ditions to the City Plan, in accordance
with the arrangement Indicated In the
first paragraph hereof.
Very respectfully,
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION,
Albert J. Logan,
Chairman.
DEPARTMENT^'OF^^CITY PLANNING.
Pittsburgh, Sept 80, 1912.
To the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh. _ __ _
^(Through Hon. W. ATMagee, Mayor).
Gentlemen
1. The City Planning Commission, In
pursuance of the Plan indicated in Its
communication to you of this date, begs
to lay before you for your information
and future consideration the following
items which have been added to the
City Plan, It is believed that these Im¬
provements would prove of distinct ben¬
efit to the City, and It is hoped that
when the time appears to he auspi¬
cious your honorable body will give the
suggestions outlined your careful con¬
sideration.
2. Widen Strawberry way from 20
to 40 feet, from Liberty avenue to Grant
street, adding the additional width to
the Seventh avenue (or north) side.
3. Widen Tunnel street from 40 to
65 feet, from Dante alley to Diamond
street, adding the additional width to
():^7
the Grant street <or West) side; make
the roadway of such widened street
85 feet wide and each sidewalk IQr feet
wide. Acquire for street area a trlan*
grular plot at the southwest corner of
Strawberry way and Pentland street,
such plot measuring; about as follows:
61.25 feet on Strawberry way, 66.33 feet
on Pentland street, and 12.00 feet on
Dante alley.
4. Acquire for parking; purposes the
triang;ular block bounded by Grant
street. Sixth and Webster avenues.
6. Extend Ross street from Fifth
avenue to the junction of Sixth and
Wylie avenue at a width of 60 feet, and
eliminate the present section of Ross
street from Fifth avenue to Sixth ave¬
nue.
6. Blue-line print is transmitted
herew'lth, showing; In red color the
proposed additions to the City Plan.
Very respectfully,
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Albert J. Logan.
Chairman.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed and a copy furnished
each member of Council.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 2111.
MAYOR^S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, October 2nd, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
I return herewith without my ap¬
proval Bill No. 1991, providing for sub¬
mission to the people at the general
election to be held in November a pro¬
posal to Increase the indebtedness of
the City of Pittsburgh |150,000 with
which “to pay the City’s share of the
damages and expenses resulting from
the straightening, widening, opening,
grading, paving, curbing and otherwise
improving of Arlington avenue from
South Twenty-seventh street to War¬
rington avenue,” for the reason that
the said Improvement has not been suf¬
ficiently considered to justify the belief
that such a large sum would be provi¬
dently expended. As the same ques¬
tions are involved in Bills 1992 and
1994, two other proposals for the ex¬
penditure of large sums of money for
highway improvements I shall In this
paper convey to you my reasons for
disapproving all of them, the same
principles being involved. In my opin¬
ion the time has arrived when certain
tests—not heretofore thought of—must
be applied to all proposed public works
before the same will be agreed to. These
tests will consist of questions as to
relative merits, as to relative costa,
as to the future effect of present im¬
provements, as to whether other public
works to be erected in the future’ in
the same locality can be made to fit
with 'the proposed present improve¬
ment. whether soma o.tlrer improvement
in the same neighborhood or in dost
proximity thereto is or. Is not vitally
affected by It and generally whether a
general plan or scheme has been pre¬
pared of which the one under discus¬
sion is logically an Important part. In
other words I am trying to describe
City Planning. Only those public works
which are of first degree of Importance
and which can be viewed with refer¬
ence to all their effects both now and
In the future, those in other words
which are obviously necessary, which
are of prime degree of importance In
their consequence and which will fit
In with any general plan or* scheme
of public Improvements should be
adopted now before the preparation of
a general City plan.
I have approved twelve ordinances
adopted by your Honorable Body pro¬
viding for an increase, of Indebtedness
to the amount of $7,140,000. Each of
the proposed purposes is not only pal¬
pably In the interest of the City but
the importance of the projects justi¬
fies the expenditure and lastly there
can be no serious question raised as
to the consequential effects of any of
the improvements provided for therein.
These can be Intelligently passed upon
by the voters but the three I am dis¬
cussing cannot. No .such complete In¬
vestigation has been made of the Ar¬
lington avenue Improvement, the Ohio
street Improvement and the proposed
new Mt. Washington road to determine
whether the location decided upon is
the best, whether the easiest possible
grades have been obtained, whether the
estimated expenditure is Justified and
similar questions. The Arlington ave¬
nue improvement should be the first
link in a great future boulevard skirt¬
ing the South Side hilltops at thslr
nearest points to the Monongahela
river. In my opinion that whole pro¬
ject should be outlined before any part
of it is designed or constructed In or¬
der that it will not appear that any
serious mistakes were made such as
would either cause a great loss in
money or perhaps act In the direction
of po.stponing the adoption of the whole
plan. The Mt. Washington road ought
not to be adopted until It Is learned
definitely whether a bridge will be'con-
structed by the County Commissioners
from some point on Brownsville avenue
across the Monongahela river to Shing-
iss street or its vicinity. Such a road
should be constructed entirely with ref¬
erence to this bridge and the tunnel
from Warrington avenue which would
connect with It. Again, this road
should not be projected unless a com¬
plete plan Is prepared for the beauti¬
fication, and to some extent, the utiliza¬
tion of the Mt. Washington cliff. With
regard to Ohio street I favor the Imr
provement here intrinsically as I do in
the other two cases but the expense
will be enormous. The City has had ex¬
perience with this kind of street im¬
provement connecting the County roads
with the City on West Carson street,
on South Eighteenth street and one or
two other places durlnsr the past three
years. The demand for the improve*
menl comes more from the outside of
the City than from within. Therefore
it seems to me that thoroughfare ex*
tensions of this kind should be paid
for either wholly or in large part by
the County Commissioners and it may
be In some cases by the adjoining bor*
oughs.
The City of Pittsburgh has a depart¬
ment vested by law with the investiga¬
tion of all these very questions, it is
the duty of your honorable body to re¬
fer to this department certain matters
and to listen to the recommendations
of the same. 1 respectfully beg to
suggest that the City Planning Com¬
mission be directed to make thorough
investigation into not only the projects
provided for herein but all others of a
similar nature which are being pressed
upon the attention of your honorable
body, upon the Department of Public
Works and myself and that a suf¬
ficient appropriation be allowed the
City lUanning Commission to provide
at as early a date as possible a City
plan showing all proposed or suggested
public works, their relative importance,
their cost, the order in which they
should be provided and all other Infor¬
mation that would allow the officers
of the City and the people to Intelli¬
gently act upon the same.
Uespectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
AUo
No. 2112.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, October 2nd, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
I return herewith Bill No. 1992, An
Ordinance authorizing the submission
to the voters of a proposal for an In¬
crease of the indebtedness of the City
in the sum of |270,000.00 for the con¬
struction of a public highway connect¬
ing Brownsville avenue with Grand¬
view avenue for the reasons contained
In my message to you in relation to
Hill a\o. 1991.
Uespectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and hied.
Which motion prevailed.
Alio
No. 2113.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, October 2nd, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh*
Pennsylvania.
I return herewith without my ap¬
proval BUI No. 1994 An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the submission to the voters
of a proposal to increase the indebted¬
ness of the City In the sum of 1330.000
for the improvement of Ohio street
eastwardJy from the Troy Hill road to
the boundary line of the City for the
reasons contained in my message to
you in relation to Bill No. 1991.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read..
Mr. Krrr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and hied.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 2114.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, October 2nd, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
I return herewith without my ap¬
proval Bill No. 1995, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the submission to the voters
of the City a proposal for the increase
of the indebtedness of the City in the
sum of $360,000.00 for the acquirement
of additional lands for Highland Park,
Rlvervlew Park, McKinley Park and
Grandview Park. I have already Indi¬
cated to your honorable body in an¬
other communication that the land now
contemplated as the extension to High¬
land Park Is absolutely unnecessary
and the expenditure useless. The whole
of the appropriation provided in this
bill would pay for only about half of
those pieces of property included within
the Stanton avenue extension project.
Generally speaking, I believe the City
should make no further Investments in
park lands but that all the public funds
that can safely be applied to Invest¬
ments of this kind should go towards
the purchase of playgrounds. It Is sad,
but true, that our park system, worth
millions of dollars in value and costing
the City several hundred thousands of
dollars per annum for maintenance,
cannot he Justified from a utilitarian
viewpoint. Playgrounds can be so just¬
ified. Your honorable body has It now
in your power to invest $800,000 au¬
thorized by the electors two years ago
in playgrounds. I believe that that ex¬
penditure will be sufficient for a year
or two. I do not wish to be understood
as objecting to providing proper en¬
trances to Highland Park on Butler
street or to the outer end of Rlvervlew
Park or to the western end of Grand¬
view Park. Bill No. 1995 is too general
and vague in Its terms to justify the
belief that the appropriation carried
therein ivould be used in that manner.
If It had been intended the ordinance
could have so stated.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re-
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 2115.
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, October 2nd, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania,
I return herewith Bill No. 1984, An
Ordinance authorizing the submission
to the voters of the City of a proposal
to increase the indebtedness of the City
In the sum of $150,000.00 for remodel¬
ing, repairing and equipping the North
Side Market House. The decision of
your Honorable Body in this case was
made without consideration. There was
no inquiry as to the necessity of any
changes or additions; no plan prepared
and no estimate of "cost calculated. The
measure cannot be defended from any
point of view.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
WTilch was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Alto
No. 2116. Petition requesting
Council to use its infiuence to have the
prevailing rate of wages paid to em¬
ployees in the construction of the North
Side Point Bridge.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 2117. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for October 2nd, 1912,
transmiting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Aleo
Bill No. 2008. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
l>lrector of the Department of Sup¬
plies to purchase for the use and pur¬
poses of the Bureau of Electricity ca¬
bles for the extension of the under¬
ground cable system from the intersec¬
tion of W'est Carson street and the
Point Bridge and rontlnue the same to
the corner of Fourth avenue and Cherry
way, and providing for the payment
thereof.”
Which was rsad.
Mr. Garland moved
A auspenaion of the rule t6 al¬
low the second and third readings ano
filial passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And'‘the bill was read a sscond tlai
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tlnii
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read snd
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agrtt'
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehr!ujr, President,
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And a majority of the voten of Cous-
cll being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2010. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor to execute a deed re-conveylng
property to the original owners, to-
wit: James M. Fulton and Margaret
Arnold, on payment into the City Treas¬
ury of the lien and Court costs there¬
on.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tlm«
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehring, President
Ayes—0
Noee—None.
And a majority of tho votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2011, An Ordinance, en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of various sums from Item
'Itesurfaclng Perrysville avenue,’ Ap¬
propriation No. 30, and Item ‘Resurfac¬
ing Streets,’ Appropriation No. 30, to
Item, ‘Asphalt Plant,* Appropriation
No. 30 and Appropriation No. 220.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to el-
' low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
040
And the bill was read a second tlmw
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tlms ann
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "‘Shail the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agrees
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—MessrH,
BhIm-cm-K Kerr Wilkins
(iuriand McArdle Wood burn
Ht^veler Kuuli
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes-D
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vote.s of Coun¬
cil being in the aiflrmatlve, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 2019. An Ordinance en
titled, ‘‘An Ordinance making an ap¬
propriation to the Department of Pub¬
lic Health for the care and control of
small-pox.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to aii«
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlma
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
n»f*cock Kerr Wllklni
Garland McArdle Wwdburn
lloereler UauU
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0
.Vues—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the* bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2026. An Ordinance en¬
titled, ”An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of $1,650.00 from item, ‘Ma¬
terial D, North Side Idght Plant,' Ap¬
propriation No. 220, to item, ‘Salaries
Ordinary Labor, A 4,' General Office,
Bureau of Light, Appropriation No. 34.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
«nfti pa.«<.sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill w'as read a second time
an/1 agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “c>hall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Kaboock Kerr Wilkins
Uariuud McArdle Woodburn
Uoaveler liauh
Goehrlng, Preeldeni.
Ayes—0
Nose—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1946. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance providing for the
transfer of the sum of $1,500.00 from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
to item No. Z 4, Appropriation No. 22,
Bureau of Police.”
In Committee on Finance. September
25, 1912, amended in section 1 and in
title by striking out the words *‘$1,-
500.00” and by Inserting In lieu thereof
the words **$1,000.00,” and as amended
ordered returned to Council “with an
affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readlnge and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a eecond time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question ‘‘fihall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes wsrs taken agreo-
sbly to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelcr liauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
pc seed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1846. Petition of Rosie
W. Werle, asking to be re-lmburaed
for over-assessment for Improving
Evergreen road.
“Which was read, received and filed.
Alto
Bill No. 2013. Resolution au>
thorlzlnsr the Issuing: of a warrant in
favor of Rosie W. Werle for 1402.00,
refunding amount of overpaid assess¬
ment on Evergreen Road Improvement,
and charging Appropriation No. 42.
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Una! passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second ‘and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noea were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes— Meurs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland .McAi*dle Woodburn
Hoereler Kuuh
OoehrlDf, 'President
Ayes-9
Noes—None
And there being two-thfrds of tha
votes of council In the alUrmatlvs. the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2015. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Holland and Devlin in the sum
of 1868.60, for plumbing work per¬
formed at the old West Penn Hospital
building, same to be chargeable to and
payable from Appropriation No. 160,
Care and Control of Small-pox.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Ayes-9
Noes—None.
Kerr Wilkins
McArdle Woodburn
Kuiih
Goehrlng, President.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed fnally.
Also
Bill No. 2027. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of J. T, Ford for the sum of
$445.00, for extra work In building Mar¬
ket Stand enclosure at Diamond Mar¬
ket; $195.00 thereof to be paid from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
and $250.00 from Appropriation No. 31.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been iu.spended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final pasaags
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MdArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1914. Whereas, The
Director of the Department of Public
Works has asked an investigation of
certain allegations that there are over¬
charges in a bill now pending In Coun¬
cil in connection with the contract for
the construction of the Larimer Ave¬
nue Bridge;
Resolved, That the President of the
Engineer Society of Western Pennsyl¬
vania shall be and is hereby requested
to submit to Council the names of
three or more members of said associa¬
tion, three of whom shall be selected
by Council, to investigate the allega¬
tion of over-charges for materials and
labor contained in said bill for extra
work on said Larimer Avenue Bridge
and report their findings to Council.
Resolved further, That, on filing of
said report the Mayor shall be and is
hereby authorized and directed to Is¬
sue and the Controller to countersign
warrants in payment of the said per¬
sons so selected in the sum of not ex¬
ceeding one hundred dollars each, and
charge the same to Appropriation No.
42, Contingnt Fund.
In Committee on Finance, October
2nd, 1912, amended by striking out the
last “resolved” clause, and as amended
ordered returned to Council with an
affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read. *
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule te
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Meaire.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Ooehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
r>42
Alto
BUI No. 1012. Resolved, That
the Dty Treasurer and hia Chief Clerk
m hereby authorized to visit New
York to inspect the system of free tax
bUllns, with a view to its installation
Id ibis City.
Resolved. That the Mayor be and he
ti hereby authorized and directed to
Issue, and the City Controller to
counters!£:n. a warrant in favor of City
Treasurer in the sum of |.
In payment of the expenses of said
trip, and charge the same to Appro*
priatlon No. 42. Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution was read a sec*
ond time.
Mr. Babcock moved
To amend the resolution by
adding after the words **in the sum of*
the words 50.00.**
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution as read a second
time, and amended, was agreed to. and
was laid over for reprinting.
Also, with a negative recommenda*
tlOD,
Bill No. 2009. An Ordinance
entitled, **An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the City Controller to
transfer the sum of $2500.00 from Ap*
proprlatlon No. 42. Contingent Fund,
to Appropriation No. 22, item. *Dog
Pound.* **
Which waa read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, NcArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation.
No. 2118. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for October
2nd, 1912, transmitting8undr>’Ordinances
to Council.
Which was read, recelvad and flldd.
Also
Bin No. 1789. An Ordinance
entitled, **An. Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Cilac street, irom Welfer's
line to William Pitt boulevard, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.'*
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was road a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayee>*Messrt.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbnni
Hoeveler Rauh
QoehrlDf, Prealdena
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council In the afilrma*
tlve, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd. 1896. and
^he several supplements thereto.
Also
Bin No. 2081. An Ordinance
entitled. **An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Psbllo
Works to advertise for and award a
contract or contracts for the repaving
of Fifth avenue, from Slmonton street
to a point about 100 feet south of Ham^
ilton avenue, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside of the sum of one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars from balance in ap¬
propriation No. 37, B 11, Street Re¬
paving, for the payment of the same.**
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, **Shall the bill
pass finally?**
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbum
Hoeveler Raub
(Nwhiiof. President.
Ayee-9
Noee—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2032. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
the contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer In the Soho
Run Drainage Basin on Moultrie street
and Fifth avenue, from a point about
850 feet north of Wyandotte street to
a connection with present 60 Inch brick
sewer crossing Fifth avenue at Brady
street, with branch sewers on Ruch
sticot, Wyandotte street, Kirkpatrick
street, private property of W. G. Rock,
an unnamed 10 foot alley and Ashmead
street, and authorizing the setting aside
of the sum of twenty-seven thousand
($27,000.00) dollars from sppropriatlon
No. 109, Soho Run Sewer Bonds, 1911.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
iHiul passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The aye.j and noes were taken agree-
ui'ly to law, and were:
Aye*~MeMrft,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
lloeveler Rauh
UoebrlQc, Preeideut
Ayee—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Wllktna presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 2119, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for October 2nd, 1912, transmitting
sundry ordinances to Council.
Which was read, received aJid filed.
Also
Bill No. 2052. An Ordinance
entitled, ”An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Baretto street, from Nor¬
thumberland street to Woodlawn ave¬
nue."
Which was read..
Mr, Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
And the bill was read a second tlBM
and agreed to.
And the bill wae read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mewrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler llauh
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayee-9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil Being In the adlrmative. the bill
passed finally.
Also .
Bill No. 2053. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of South Nineteenth street,
from Merrlman alley to a point 426.10
feet northwardly therefrom.”
Which was read.
. Mr. Wflklns moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and Inal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlm*
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were takan agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayee—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkine
Garland McArdle Woodbora
Hoeveler Kauh
Goehring, PreeMeol
Ay«a-^8
Note—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2054. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance re-establlahlng
the grade of Suburban avenue, from
Hampshire avenue to Brookaide ave¬
nue."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayee—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkine
Oariand McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Haub
Ooehring, Preeideni.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No, 2120. Report of the Com-
mlttec on Filtration and Water for
October 2nd, 1912. transmitting a reso¬
lution to Council.
Which was raad, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2028. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor or Dravo-Doyle Company for the
Hum of $8,950.00 in payment for the
furnishing and installing at Rosa
Pumping Station of one fifty million
gallon centrifugal, geared pumping unit
complete, including suction and dis¬
charge piping, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 147, Bureau of Water.
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveier moved
A Buspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final paMsage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbnm
Hoevsler Hauh
Goebriug, Preetdent,
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 2121. An Ordinance ac¬
cepting an offer by the H. J. Heinz
Company to convert, at Its own expense,
a certain portion of the Allegheny
Wharf Into a pleasure ground or small
park; granting authority to said H. J.
Heinz Company to do said work, and
pledging the continued use of said
wharf for said purpose until the same
may be required for actual wharf uses
or purposes.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Ceunell adjourned.
uniripl Utrarit.
Proceedings of tl]e gouncil of tbe gity of Pittsburgh.
fSimlrlpal Iprurii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. OOHHRING.Pr«Sld«nt
*. J. MARTIN..City CUTk
ROBERT CLARK,. Asilstant City CUrk
rittsbur^h. Pa., October 16th, 1912
(‘imiK’il met
Presentr-Messni.
R»iKM>rk Kerr Wllklni
Oarland McArdle Woodburn
Uoeveler Rauh
QoohrlDg, President.
The ChAir stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. presented
No. 2122. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled, “An Ordi¬
nance widening Cherry way, from
Fifth avenue to Sixth avenue. In the
Second ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
and providing that the cost, damages
and expenses occasioned thereby be as-
seaaed against and collected from prop¬
erties benefited thereby," approved No¬
vember I6th, 1911.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 2123. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Planning Commission
lo employ one clerk-stenographer, fix¬
ing the salary of said employee and
providing for the payment thereof.
Also
No. 2124. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor to execute a deed
for certain lot of ground in the Thirty-
seiond ward of (Mty of Pittsburgh,
on payment into the City Treasury on
payment of the lien, costs of sale, etc.
^Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issul^ng of a warrant in favor
Sfoo 00®%r sum o?
Also
^26. Resolution author-
^ warrant In favor*
of temith Bros. Company, Inc., for $604 -
cases of the
City of Pittsburgh against S. J. Grenet.
et al., C. A. O’Brien, Lawrence Gos-
horn, et al., Andrew Pulton, et al., Wm
B. Rodgers, et al., Sam’l J. Grenet, and
charging the same to ApproprlaPon
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2127. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of John Williams for $4.29, refunding
taxes paid In error, and charging same
to Ai)propriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
Also
No. 2128. Whereas, Council
was authorized by a vote of the people
at the last bond election to issue $160,-
000.00 for the Improvement of Corliss
street; and
Whereas, An Ordinance was passed
based on a tri-party agreement with
the Railroad Company and the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company In conform¬
ity with an ordinance passed by the
former Borough of Sheraden; and
Whereas, The location of said Cor¬
liss street has been changed by Coun¬
cil to secure a better grade, and the
I’lttsburgh Railways Company by rea¬
son of said change of location, asked
for an unlimited franchise, which Is
not deemed advisable by the Mayor;
and
Whereas, Said improvement has been
delayed and further delay is promised
not withstanding it is exceedingly de¬
sirable, and some means should be
used to arrive at the conclusion, and
permit the improvement contemplated;
therefore.
Resolved. That the City Solicitor
shall be and he is hereby directed to
give an opinion to Council at as early
a moment possible, as to right of the
Cltv to lay down and maintain a track
upon that portion of Corliss St rf'et which
ha-H been relocated.
Also
No. 2129. Whereas, The Silver
Service formerly in use on the United
States Cruiser ‘‘Pittsburgh" has been
transferred, on request of Governor
Tener. to the United States Battleship
“Pennsylvania," therefore,
liesolved. That the City Controller
shall be and he Is hereby directed to
set aside the sum of $5,000.00 from Ap¬
propriation No. 42 for the purchase of
a set of silver for the use of the offi¬
cers’ mess of the United States Crusler
“Pittsburgh," provided, however, that
$5,000.00 in addition thereto shall be
raised by public subscription, and that
the moneys thus appropriated and
ial.sed shall be expended under the
direction of Councils.
Also
No. 2130. Whereas, No pro¬
vision was made In the Appropriation
Ordinance of 1912, for the payment of
the salaries of certain officers and em¬
ployees In the office of the Depart¬
ment of Law, increased by ordinance,
approved March 25th, 1912; and
Whereas, There will not be sufficient
.money to meet the payroll of said De¬
partment at the end of the present fis¬
cal year, said deficit amounting to
$1,054.85; now; therefore, be it.
Kesolved, That the sum of $1,054.86 be
and the same is hereby transferred
from Code "B" (Miscellaneous Service)
to Code A 1, Salaries, (Ilegular,) Ap¬
propriation No. 24, Department of Law.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. McArdie presented
No. 2131. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of $3,000.00 from
Item “Contracts Bridge Repairs,” E 7,
Appropriation No. 47, to item, “Salar¬
ies Skilled Labor, Boardwalks and
Steps," A 3, Appropriation No, 30; item
“Salaries Ordinary Labor, Boardwalks
and Steps," A 4, Appropriation No. 30,
and item “Material Boardwalks and
Steps," D, Appropriation No. 220.
Also
No. 2132. An Ordinance author¬
izing the transfer of two thousand
($2,000.00) dollars from the balance re¬
maining in Item “E 6, Contracts,” to
item “Minor Repairs and Painting, City
Force," Appropriation No. 47, Bridge
Kei^airs.
Also
No. 2133 An Ordinance appro¬
priating certain real estate in Shaler
Township, Allegheny County, Pennsyl¬
vania, belonging to Andrew Newland,
John N. Newland, Francis L. Newland,
and William Q. Newland and John Him-
ber, or whomsoever may be the own-
er.s, for water works purposes, author¬
izing and directing condemnation pro¬
ceedings and making an appropriation
lor the damages, costs and expenses
resulting from the appropriation of
said real estate.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2134. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on the south
sidewalk of Merrlman street, from a
point about 40 feet west of south
Eighteenth street to the present sewer
on south Seventeenth street, and pro*
vidlng that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2135. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on the east aide-
walk of Novelty street, from a point
about 20 feet north of Susquehanna
street to present sewer on Hamilton
avenue and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
a.sses.sed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Alio
% No. 2136. An Ordinance extend¬
ing. opening and widening Hamilton
avenue, from Fifth avenue to Lambert
street, establishing the grade thereof,
and providing that the cost, damages
and expenses occasioned thereby be
assessed against and collected from
properties benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2137. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
and paving of Anton alley, from Grant
boulevard to W'ebster avenue, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2138. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Craighead street,
from Excelsior street to Kathleen
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
^.ssed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2139. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Devonshire
street, from Wallingford street to
Centre avenue, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collect¬
ed from property specially benefited
thereby .
Also
No. 2140. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Devonshire
street, from Ellsworth avenue to Bay¬
ard street, and providing that the
co.sts, damages and expenses of the
.same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Also
No. 2141. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
and paving of Hurd alley from O'Neil
alley to Dante alley, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited
thereby.
(U8
Alvo
No. 2142. An Ordinance au-
thorUin^ and dJrectlng^ the grading
and paving of O'Neil alley, from Straw¬
berry way to Dante alley, and provid¬
ing* that the costs’ damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby. 1
Which were severally read and re- !
ferred to the Committee on Public i
Works. j
AUo
No. 2143. Whereas, It is ah- I
solutely nece.ssary to lay a w'ater pipe !
line on Oberlin street, from Lemlngton !
avenue to three hundred and fifty (.360)
feet south, in the Twelfth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, because of houses
to be erected on said street; and
Whereas, It appears that no suffi¬
cient appronriation has been made for
the fiscal year of 1912 to enable the
City of Pittsburgh itself to lay the ne<res-
pary water pipe for the required water
supply; and now, therefore, be it.
Resolved, That the City of Pittsburgh
hereby gives its consent to W. T. Beane,
and he is hereby authorized and em¬
powered to lay the said water pipe
line on the said Oberlin street, from
Lemlngton avenue to three hundred
and fihy (350) feet south, in the Twelfth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, under
the forms of contracts and specifica¬
tions approved by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and under the direction and su¬
pervision of the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the said
City.
Provided, That the City of Pittsburgh |
shall have the right and option, at
its election, to purchase from said W.
T. Beane all of the said pipes, fire
hydrants and appurtenances laid or es¬
tablished under this resolution, at any i
time in the future It may see fit so |
to do, for a price not exceeding the
actual cost of the laying and estab- I
llshing of said pipes, fire hydrants and i
appurtenances, as ascertained by the
Director at the time that the work |
was done. [
And provided further, that the cost I
of laying and establishing said pipes,
fire hydrant.s and appurtenances shall
not, in any event, exceed the sum of
five hundred and Twenty-five dollars
(1525.00).
Which was read and referred to the
rommlttee on Finance.
Mr, \^'tlklns presented
No. 2144. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade on Faun alley,
from Lacock street to Grantham street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Wood burn presented !
No. 2146. Communication from
A. Roy Carson, protesting against the
dumping of street sweepings in the lot
at the corner of Semicir street and Per- i
rysvllle avenue. ,
Also
No. 2116. Communication from
J, M, Ball, President of the Board of ’
School Visitors of the Twenty-sixth
ward, stating that said Board passed
a resolution petitioning Council to
pass an ordinance for the paving of
Maple avenue, or that portion on which
the school stands.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 2147. Communication from
•los. B. Eaton, .Judge of Election Board,
Ninth district, Twenty-second ward,
relative to pay of election officers for
counting votes on the bond issue.
Which was road and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 2148. Communioalion from
A, .1. Anderson, Superintendent of the
IMttsburgh & Cincinnati Packet Com¬
pany relative to excessive rates charged
for wharfage.
Also
No. 2149. Communication from
the Sheraden Board of Trade rela¬
tive to continuing the ferry across the
Ohio river connecting Franklin street,
North Side with landing on AVest Car-
son street.
Also
No. 2160. Communication and
petition addressed to the Sheraden
Board of Trade relative to continuing
the ferry from fTanklin street, North
Side, to the landing at AVest Carson
street.
Which w*ere severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 2151.
MAYOR'S OFFICE
Pittsburgh, Pa. October 10th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
(jlty. of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
I return herewith without my ap¬
proval Bill No 1938, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the purchase of
an automobile for the use of the City
ay master at a cost not to exceed
2,600.00 for the reason that I am In¬
formed that the Paymaster’s present
automobile can he repaired and put in¬
to condition for a sum not exceeding
* 1 , 000 . 00 .
Respectfully submitted
WITAAAM A MAGEE
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
And
Bill No. 1938. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordlnanace authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Supplies to advertise for bids
and enter into a contract for the pur¬
chase of an automobile for the use of
the paymaster In the Treasurer’s Of¬
fice."
In Council, October 1 st, 1912, rule
suspended, bill read three times and
finally passed.
Which was read.
ATid on the questton “Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mr. Hoeveler,
Noos—Messrs.
Itiibeock McArdle Wilkins,
tlsirland, Rauh, Woodburn,
Ivcrr
CJoehrhig, Prosident
Ayes—1
Noes—8
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the negative, the objections
ul the Mayor were sustained.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 2012. Resolved, That
the City Treasurer and his Chle'f Clerk
are hereby authorized to visit New
York to Inspect the system of free tax
billing, with a view to its installation
in this City.
Resolved, That the Mayor be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to
issue, and the City Controller to coun¬
tersign, a warrant In favor of City
Treasurer in the sum of $160.00, in pay¬
ment of the expenses of said trip, and
charge the same to Appropriation No.
42, Contingent Fund.
In Council, October 8th, 1912, rule
suspended, read a first and second times
and amended by inserting the words
“150“ and as amended agreed to on
second reading and laid over for re¬
printing.
- Which was read a third time, and
upon final passage the ayes and noes
were ordered taken, and being taken
were:
Ayes—Mosers.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(laiiand McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler liauh
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—0
Noes—None
And there being two-thlrdi of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Gflrlnnd presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 2152. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for October 9th, 1912,
transmitting sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2080. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor to execute and deliver a deed to
the Unlondale Cemetery Company for
a certain tract of land on Taggart (for¬
merly Charles) street, Twenty-sixth
ward.**
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to el*
low the second and third reading! and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second Umt
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to* law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Huiih
QoehriDg, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the reso¬
lution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2086. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the salary
of a certain employee of the Bureau
of Fire designated as Clerk."
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock,
Garland,
Hoeveler,
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh,
Wilkins,
Woodburn,
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Goehring, President.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2087. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the transfer of the sum of
seventeen hundred ($1,700.00) dollars
from item ‘General Fund,* Appropria¬
tion No. 37, E 11, Street Repaving, to
item ‘Repaving of South Nineteenth
street, from Merrimans alley to a point
three hundred (300) feet northwardly,*
same Appropriation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third reading.^ and
final passage of the bill.
O.'iO
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wa:J read a second time
und agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and |
agreed to. j
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pas.s flvially?"
The aye.s and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ay«0->MeNHrK.
l{abc4K»k Kerr Wilklnfl
(tarland AlcArdle Woodhurn I
lloeveler KuuU !
Qoehring, President
Ay«;s 9 ’
N<m*s—N one
And a majority of the votes of Coun- i
til being in the affirmative, the bill ‘
passed finally. j
Also !
Bill No. 2088. An Ordinance en- i
titled “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of $600.00 from item ‘Salaries
Kegular Kmployecs Diamond Market,'
A 1, Appropriation No. 31, to item ‘Mis- j
cellaneous Service Diamond Market,' B, I
Appropriation No. 31, and item ‘Equip¬
ment Utamond Market,’ F, Appropria¬
tion No. 220.
Which was read.
Mr. Cinrlniul moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time ,
• nd agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.s read and
agrerd to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pa*<s finally?"
Tlie aye.s and noe.s were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
.\yo«—Mc.s.si‘fl.
BHl)Cook Kerr Wilkins
(mrlaiid Mc.\rd}e Wood burn
Hiievel«*r Ihiuii
fioohring, Prewldont.
Ayes-O
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
pasBod finally.
Also
Bill No. 2082. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
^'»vor of the City Solicitor in full pay- '
meat of the taxes and liens, amount¬
ing to $259.88, on three lots of ground
in the Borough of Millvale belonging 1
to the City, and charging the same to '
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund. j
WTiich wa.s read. >
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al- '
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution. <
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been euspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the aye.s and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Balxjock Kerr Wilkins
(iurland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler Uuuh
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2083. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of warrants in
favor of John J. Cleary, Joseph Zittler,
Michael Bannon, John Dysart, Amos
Hlum and John Bohmer, for $33.76 each,
In payment of services rendered during
the month of September as Watchman
at Riverview Park, and charging same
to Appropriation No, 36.
Which was read,
Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllklnt
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, Presldenl.
Ayes—9
Noes—Nous.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2084. Resolution au¬
thorizing the IMrector of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to employ seven
watchmen for service at Riverview
Park at $2.25 each per day, payable
from the appropriation made for em¬
ployees at Riverview Park, Appropria¬
tion 36.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
•And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were.
Ayes Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbufn
Hoevele»‘ H?iuh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—No)ie.
And there being two-thlrde of the
votes of Council In the affirmative* the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2121. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance accepting an offer
by the H. J. Heinz Company to convert,
at its own expense, a certain portion
of the Allegheny wharf into a pleasure
ground or small park; granting au¬
thority to said H. J. Heinz Company
to do said work, and pledging the con¬
tinued use of said wharf for said pur¬
pose until the same may be required
for actual wharf uses and purposes."
Which was read.
Mr. wtikins moved
That the bill be recommitted
t() the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
with a negative recommenda-
tl<m,
BUI No. 2096. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of .lohn C. Pritchard in the sum
of $20.00, to reimburse him for medical
services to his son on account of in¬
juries received while exercising at the
Lawrence Playgrounds, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Wh ich w as read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevallad.
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No, 2163. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for October
yth, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2091. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance repealing an or¬
dinance entitled ‘An Ordinance extend¬
ing and opening Hamilton avenue, from
Fifth avenue to Penn avenue, In the
Fleventh and Twelfth wards of the
(.’Ity of Pittsburgh, and providing that
the cost, damages and expenses oc¬
casioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby,’ approved December 2nd, 1911."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final j)H.«sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
>\nd the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And tile title of the bill was read and
8 greed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin*
Garland McArdle vV'<JK>dbuni
Hoeveler Haiih
Goehrlf.i{, Pre«ld*ivt.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmaMve, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2092. An • u dinarice en¬
titled "An Ordinance auihorizlng the
construction of a sewer o-i Scott Place,
from a point about 60 f<‘et north of
Penn avenue to present Slower on Scott
Place."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third l eadings 8 d 4
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read .. second time
and agreed tc.
And the bill wee read a tnlrd time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
Tha ayea and noes wer? taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin*
Garland McArdle M'Kjdburo
Uoeveler liauh
Goehtirig, President
Ay eg—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative,the bill pass¬
ed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2093. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Director
of the Departmen t of Public Works
to advertise for and award a con¬
tract or contracts for Improving
the drainage on Jones avenue,
from Twenty-eighth street bridge to a
point 220 feet southwestwardly, and
authorizing the setting aside of the
sum of five hundred ($600.00) dollars
from balance in Appropriation No. 37,
X 8, Retaining Walls and Sidewalks,
for the payment of the same."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
the bill was read a second time
and Agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
Arid the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
iUibrock Kerr Wilkln.s
fitirliiiKl McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler ItyuJi
Goohrinf^, President.
9
N(»m—N one
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the afflrmative. the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 2094. Resolution au-
thorlzinK the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Thos. Cronin Co. for $164.29
for extra work on repaving Selby alley,
from South Ninth street to South Tenth
street, and charging same to Appropri¬
ation No. 27, Selby Alley Repaving.
Which was read.
Mr. lUoArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low tha second and third readings and
Anal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon Anal pas.sage
the eyes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayas—M cbstk.
Ital>oocb Kerr W'Uklue
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, ProUde
.\yes—0
None
And there being two-triirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution pa.sEed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2097. Resolution re¬
questing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to make an es¬
timate of the cost of lighting Sixth
avenue, from Smlthfleld street to Wood
street, with lights on ornamental poles
and to report at the earlie.st possible
date.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Ilabcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Mc.\rdle Wuodbnrn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goohrlng, President
Ayes—9 ^
Nfies—None
Mr. WIlkiiiH presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2154. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for October 9th, 1912. transmitting sun¬
dry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and Hied.
Also
BUI No. 1563. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of Harold street, between Brecken-
rldge street and a point 79.68 feet
northwardly therefrom.’*
Which was read.
Mr. AVilklua moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill waa read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle WotMlbuni
Hoeveler Kiuili
tioehring, Ji’ealdeiit
Ayes— 9
Noes—None
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council In the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1896, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1560. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance vacating the lo¬
cation of a portion of Harold street,
between Centre avenue and Brecken-
ridge street, in the Fifth ward.”
Which was raad.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Aye«—Mewr*.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland it c .\ r<l lo Wood bu rn
Hoeveler Kauh
Cbjohrlng, rresideiit
Aye«—0
Noes—Noue.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
653
Also
BUI No. 2098. An Ordinance en- j
titled “An Ordinance re-establishing i
the grade of Penn avenue, from Water
street to a point 277.02 feet eastwardly
therefrom.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkius moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the blTl.
Which motion prevailed.
And the MWl was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.s read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass llnally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Ksrr Wilkins
Garland McArdlo Woodbuni
UosTeler lUiuh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed dnally.
Also
Bill No. 2099. An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance fixing the width ;
of the sidewalk and re-establishing the
grade of Water street, from Liberty
avenue to a point 409.14 feet north¬
wardly from Penn avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved '
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readinge and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wae read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?” i
The ayes and noes were -taken agree¬
ably to law, and were: I
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ilauh '
Goehiing, President.
Aye.s—9 I
Noes—None. ,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2100, An Ordinance en¬
titled “An Ordinance re-establishing the
grade of Exchange alley, from AVater
street to Bells alley.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suapsBilon of tha rule to al¬
low the second and third readings ai4
final passage of tha bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a aoeoad time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Ken* Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbaro
Hoeveler Itauh
Goehrtng, Presldeni
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1876. Resolution re¬
questing the Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany, operating street cars over various
routes in the City of Pittsburgh, to
designate each of its routes by number.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Meesrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Kerr Wilkins
McArdle Woodburn
Haul!
Goehrlng, President,
Mr. W'ilkinM presented
No. 2155. Resolved, That the
City Clerk be and he Is hereby author¬
ized and directed to have printed for
the use of Council, Bill No. 1560, An
Ordinance vacating the location of a
portion of Harold street, between Cen¬
tre avenue and Breckenridge street,
and Bill No. 1563, An Ordinance vacat¬
ing a portion of Harold street, from
Breckenridge street to a point 79.68
feet northwardly therefrom, and charge
the costs thereof to the City of FMlts-
burgh.
Which was read.
;Mr. Uilkina moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
W hich motion prevailed. *
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
054
Ayc«—Mewra,
Bftbcock Kerr Wllklna
Qarlaod MoArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Ayea—9
Goehrlug, Presldant;
No««—None.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS,
Mr. Krrr presented
No. 2156.
Resolved, That Rule X of the Rules
of Council, which reads as follows:
"All standing- committees of Council
will meet on Wednesday and Thursday
of each week at 1:80 o’clock, P, M., In
Ihe following order:
1. Committee on Finance.
2. Committee on Public Works.
3. Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
4. Committee on Filtration and Wa¬
ter.
6. Committee on Parks and Librar¬
ies.
6. Committee on Public Safety.
7. Committee on Charities and Cor¬
rection.
8. Committee on Health and Sanita¬
tion.
In case all the committees should
meet on Wednesday and dispose of
all business, no meeting on Thursday
will be required.
The Clerk of Council shall prepare
a list of all outstanding special and
sub-committees in the order of their
appointment, and upon the first Thurs¬
day of each month at 3 o’clock, P. M.,
under the direction of the President
of Council, said committee shall meet
In their order upon said list.”
Shall be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
“Rule X. Ail standing committees
of Council will meet on Wednesday and
Thursday of each week at 6:30 o’clock,
P. M., in the following order:
1. Committee on Finance.
2. Committee on Public Works.
3. Committee on Public Service and
Surveys.
4. Committee on Filtration and Wa¬
ter.
6. Committee on Parks and Librar¬
ies.
6. Committee on Public Safety.
7. Committee on Charities and Cor¬
rection.
8. Committee on Health and Sanita¬
tion.
In case all the committees should
meet on Wednesday and dispose of
all bu.slness, no meeting on Thursday
will be required.
The Clerk of Council shall prepare
a list of all outstanding special and
sub-committees In the order of their
appointment, and upon the first Thurs¬
day of each month at 6:30 o’clock P. M.,
under the direction of the President of
Council, said committees shall meet in
their order upon said list.”
Which was read.
The Chair stated
That, under the rules, the
amendment would lay over for one
week and that each member would re¬
ceive a copy of the same.
Mr. Carland presented
No. 2157. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the operators in the Bu¬
reau of Electricity.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of tbe Kouncil of Ibe gity of Piliskrgb.
Vol. XXXXVI Tuesday, October 22, 1912 RP
Aunirt;ial ftrnirli
oin. ana charging: the same to
the account of Item 'B, Miscellaneous
^^PP^opTi^iion No. 22. Bureau of Po:
COUNCIL
JOHN M. OOEHRINQ.Pr««ld«nt
E. J. MARTIN,.CU7 CUrk
ROBERT CLARK..AMlitant City CUrk
Pittsburgh. Pn., October 22, 1912.
t'ouncll met
IVesent—Messrs.
KHlxMick Kerr Wllktus
(larland McArdle Woodbura
Hoeveler Kaub
GodhriDg, President.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 21B8. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract
or contracts for new heating appara¬
tus In various engine houses In the
Bureau of Fire.
Also
Ordinance pro-
transfer of the sum of
$4,000 00 from Item A-l, Salaries, Ap¬
propriation No, 21, to Item P, Appro¬
priation No. 21, Bureau of Flrk
Also
»Ordinance pro-
transfer of the sum of
$2,600.00 from Item A-l. Salaries, Ap¬
propriation No. 22, to Item P, Appro^
priatlon No. 22, Bureau of Police
Also
No. 216 3. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Charles Melllng for $121.96, for
overpaid taxes on property assessed
in the name of Jas. A. Young on Car-
son street, and which was sold at
Sheriff's Sale to Charles Melllng, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2164. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the Chamber of Commerce for
$3,500.00 for the entertainment of the
International Congress of Chambers of
Commerce of Commercial and Indus¬
trial Associations, and charging the
same to amount set* aside from the
Contingent Fund for that purpose.
Also
Also
No. 2159. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract
or contracts for new heating appara¬
tus in various police stations In the
Bureau of Police.
Which were read and referred to
the Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. Gnrland presented
No. 2160. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant In fa¬
vor of Richard Sylvester, Resident
Governor and Treasurer, of the Na¬
tional Bureau of Criminal Identifica¬
tion, for the sum of $100.00 being the
annual subscription of the Bureau of
Police of the City of Pittsburgh to
the National Bureau of Criminal Iden¬
tification for the year ending October
No. 2165. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Collector of Delinquent Taxes
to accept tax of 87 cents from M. S.
Dllle for assessment of water rent for
December of 1910, and charging the
costs of advertising this tax as de-
lln<iuent to the City.
AUo ,
No. 2166. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Director of the Department of
Public Works to enter into a contract
with the James Jlles Company for the
grading of a lot owned by the City
of Pittsburgh, situated at Thirty-
eighth street and Penn avenue; the
consideration being the u<se of the
clay and gravel on said property.
No. 2167. Communication from
Emil Steinhaoh enclosing blueprints of
m
property desirable for recreation or
playground purposes, situate on Miller
street, Rose street, Cla,rk street and
Vine street, comprising 39,800 square
feet at a cost of approximately $100,-
000.00, or about $2.50 per square foot.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2168. Communication from
A. Q. Starr relative to a v^^ater pipe
line extension on Reacon street, be¬
tween Wight man street and Murray
avenue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
Also
No. 2169. Communication from
Louis P. Schneider relative to the con¬
dition of Buffington avenue, In the
Ftghteenth ward.
Which was read and refierred to
the Committee on Puidlc Works.
Mr, Hoeveler presented
No. 2170. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant In favor
of George McLaughlin, Foreman, Bu¬
reau of Water, for $18.00 for 6 days
at the regular rate of $3.00 per day
for absence from work on account of
Injuries received while in the perform¬
ance of his duty, and charging same
li> Appropriation No. 32, Bureau of
Water.
Which was read and referred to the
Coirnnittee on Filtration and Water.
Mr. Kerr presented
No, 2171, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and regulating the use of
concrete and reinforced concrete in
the construction of foundation.^, foun¬
dation walls and bearing walls of
buildings, columns, beams and floors,
and concrete or reinforced concrete
piles for foundations.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. MeArdle presented
No. 2172. An Ordinance wid¬
ening Everett street, from Frankstown
avenue to a point 304.43 feet north¬
westerly from tlue northerly building
line of Larimer street in the Eleventh
and Twelfth wards of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing tnat the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Also
No. 2173, Petition for the
grading, paving and curbing of Tobog¬
gan street, between Rising st»^et
and the westerly property line of .Tacob
Henke
Also
No. 2174. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Toboggan street,
from Rising Main street to the west¬
erly line of Jacob Henke, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benofited thereby.
i Which were severally read and re-
* ferred to the (Committee on Public
..Works.
Also
Nu. 2175. Comniuuh atiou from
\V, .1. Brennen transmitting ordinance
regulating municipal contracts, stipu¬
lating for the employment of com¬
petent and first-class workmen, hours
and wages to be paid, requiring an
affidavit to be filed with the City
Controller, showing compliance and
providing certain reductions as liqui¬
dated damages for the violation there¬
of.
Also
No. 2176. An Ordinance regu¬
lating municipal contracts, .stipulating
for the employment of competent and
first-class workmen only, defining the
words competent and first-class work-
men, hours and wages to bf- paid, re¬
quiring an affidavit to be iled with
the City Controller, showir. : compli¬
ance and providing certain eductions
as liquidated damages for 'he viola¬
tion thereof.
Which were read and refer ed to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Haiih presented
No, 2117. An < )rdinance
amending No, 371, An Ordinnnee fixing
the compensation of the C<‘!lector of
Delinquent Taxes, by redti- ing said
compensation.
I Which was read and refened to the
! Committee on Finance.
Mr. WilktnM presented
No. 2178. Plan of tb-- Plan of
Lots laid out by Jane S. Blich In the
Nineteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Also
No. 2179. An Ordinance ap-
1 proving and accepting plan of lots
i in the Nineteenth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, laid out by Jane S, Birch,
June, 1912, and approving and accept¬
ing ti e streets shown therein.
Also
No, 2180, Agreement between
D. G. Stewart, Executor of the Estate
of Florence N. C. Nimick, Deceased,
Mortgagee, and the City of Pittsburgh.
For Value Received, 1, D. G. Stew¬
art, Executor of the Estate of Flor¬
ence N. C. Nimick, Deceased, mort¬
gagee, hereby agree with the City of
TMttsburgh, upon the passage of ordi¬
nances vacating Perthshire Place be¬
tween WllHard street and the prop¬
erty line of the Homewood Cemetery,
and Murtland street between WllHard
street and the property line of the
Homewood Cemetery, both in the
Fourteenth ward of the City of Pitts,
burgh, to pay to the City of Pitts¬
burgh, the total amount of assess¬
ments and taxes, including the 1912
taxes against the property abutting
on said streets, with Interest, costs,
etc., and in addition such part of the
.sum of $1,408.00 as may be provided
In the ordinances of the City of Pitts¬
burgh relating to the vacation of said
streets.
witness tny liand and seal this 21st
day of October, A. D. 1912.
D. a. STEWART. (Seal).
Executon.
K^tate of Florence N. C. Nlmick, Dec'd.
Attest: H. C. Burchlnal.
Also
No. 2181. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Murtland street, between Wllllard
street and the property line of the
Homewood Cemetery, in the Four¬
teenth ward of the (^fty of Pittsburgh,
Also
No. 2182. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing Perthshire pla^ce between Wllllard
street and the property line of the
Homewood Cemetery, In the Fourteenth
ward of the City of IMttsburg-h.
Also
No. 2183. An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade on Mumford
street, from a point 343.11 feet south
of Keedsdale street to South avenue.
Also
No. 2184. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Anton alley, from
Grant boulevard to Webster avenue.
Also
No. 2185. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Hurd alley, from
O’Neil alley to Dante alley.
Also
No. 2186. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of O’Neil alley, from
hanle alley to Strawberry way.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys.
.Mr. Mood burn x^resented
No. 2187. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the transfer of $7,736.00 from
various Items in Appropriation No. 38
and Appropriation No. 220, for the use
of the Department of CharitloLs to
Items, "Supplies Marshalsea," “Mate¬
rials Marshalsea,” and “Repairs Mar-
shalsea.” Appropriation No. 220.
Which was read and referred to the
Tommittee on Finance.
Also
No, 2188. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant In favor
of Weldon & Kelly Company for $78.25,
in payment for extra work for plumb¬
ing in the Female Asylum at Marshal-
sea, Pa., and charging the .same to
Appropriation No. 38.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Charities and Correc¬
tion.
Mr. Mr.lrdle presented
No. 2189. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the proper of¬
ficers of the City of Pittsburgh for
and in behalf of said City to enter Into
an agreement with the Borough of
Aspinwall; providing for the grading,
paving and curbing of Delafteld ave¬
nue in said Borough, upon which the
City’s water plant abuts, and fixing
the City’s share of the cost of said Im¬
provement.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 2190. Petition of Carrie
M. Graver asking that the City pur¬
chase her property situate In the Tenth
ward, containing three acres and 45
perches, and having a frontage of 460
feet on Haights avenue as located by
the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 2101.
MAYORS OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 19, 1912.
To the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
I beg to transmit herewith to your
honorable body two communications
from the City Planning Department to¬
gether with blue print drawings of the
proposed improvements.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Also
No. 2192.
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING.
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 17, 1912.
To the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh.
(Through Hon. W. A. Magee, Mayor.)
Gentlemen:
1. The City Planning Commission,
in accordance with the provisions of
the Act of Assembly of June 10, 1911,
and in pursuance to the plan outlined
in its letter to you under date of
September "30, 1912, has the honor to
transmit herewith a drawing showing
In plan and profile a proposed new
approach to the Union Station. In
the course of its investigation and
study of the Union Depot district the
Commission has become Impressed
with the idea that a new means of
access to the depot should be provided,
and after considering three different
schemes for effecting a new approach,
arrived at the conclusion that the one
shown on the plan herewith is the
least costly, the most advantageous,
and otherwise the most desirable one
to build. ■ The plan shows that It Is
proposed that a roadway 40 feet In
width be constructed direct from Grant
boulevard, about 250 feet east of Wash¬
ington place, connecting with the
porte-cochere of the depot. Such road¬
way, If built, will entail a partial re¬
construction of the present porte-co¬
chere, In order to accommodate the
terminus of the new roadway upon its
second floor.
2. It is obvious that the means of
access to the depot from the down¬
town district, as well as from the
Bellefield and Oakland districts, will
be largely enhanced If this proposed
approach is built. It Is the belief of
the Commission that the advantage ac¬
cruing to the Pennsylvania Railroad
would be such that the entire cost of
the approach should be borne by the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Com-
mission therefore recommends to your
honorable body that it endeavor to
persuade the raiiroad company to un¬
dertake the construction of an ap¬
proach as shown on the plan referred
to herein,
Very respectfully,
CITY PI^ANNING COMMISSION,
Albert J. Logran,
Chairman.
Also
No, 2193,
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING,
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 17, 1912,
To the Council of the
City of Pittsburgrh.
(Through Hon. W, A, Magee. Mayor.)
Gentlemen:
1. The City Planning Commission,
in accordance with the provisions of
the Act of Assembly of June 10, 1911,
and in pursuance to the plan outlined
In its letter to you under date of Sep¬
tember 30, 1912, has the honor to trans¬
mit herewith for your consideration
a plan for a foot passageway (or tun¬
nel) under Grant boulevard at Wash¬
ington place. Second ward, together
with a detailed estimate of the cost
of building a tunnel such as that
shown on said plan. The total esti¬
mated cost is 110,390.00, which is con¬
sidered to be relatively small com¬
pared to the advantages which would
be gained. The construction of a sub-
w'ay would obviate the necessity of
keeping a traffic officer on duty at
that point.
2. The Commission has been study¬
ing conditions in and about the Union
Station for several months, and In the
course of its investigation and study
has become deeply Impressed with the
necessity for a passageway under the
boulevard. Traffic along the boule¬
vard has been continually Increasing,
and it is becoming more and more dan¬
gerous to life and limb to cross the
boulevard at Washington place, one
of its most heavily traversed sections.
The plan herewith proposes the build¬
ing of a tunnel 8 feet high, 9 feet
wide and 76 feet long, the detail of
its construction being shown on the
plan already referred to.
3. The Commission therefore begs
to recommend to your honorable body
that steps be taken looking to the
building of a tunnel, as suggested, at
the point In question.
Very respectfully,
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION,
Albert J. Logan.
Chairman.
ESTIMATE OF COST OF BUILDING A
SUBWAY UNDER GRANT BOU¬
LEVARD AT WASHING¬
TON PLACE.
Excavation
, 620 cu.
yards
at
$2.00 ...
...$ 1,240
•Concrete,
reinforced,
160
cu.
yds. at
$10.00.
... 1,600
Concrete, walls and steps, 20
cu. yds. at |7.00.,. HO
Waterproofing, 200 sq. yds. at
75c . 160
Resurfacing Grant boulevard.. 690
Total . I 3,820
Plus 15 per cent for engineer¬
ing and contingencies. 570
j fLand required, 2,060 sq. ft.
containing one 3-story tene-
I ment . 6,000
I Grand Total .810,390
^Includes white tile lining.
fAssessed value, plus 33 per cent.
Also
No. 2194. An Ordinance au-
i thorlzlng and directing the purchase
of three (3) lots from the heirs of
; Isabella Gallagher, Deceased, In C. B.
Seeley's Plan of Lots In the Eleventh
(llth) ward for park purposes.
Which were severally read and re-
I ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2196. Communication from
the Shingiss-Hjaberman Bridge and
Tunnel Association enclosing copy of
resolution adopted by said association
endorsing the Shlngiss-Haberroan
Bridge and Tunnel.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2196. Be It Resolved. By
the City Council, that the City Solici¬
tor be requested to draw up and pre¬
sent to the coming Legislature, such
Act of Assembly as will empower the
City to Improve the sidewalks In con-
nectlon and at the same time with
the roadway of the City streets and
with the same remedy for the collec¬
tion of the costs of the same.
Wh ich was read.
Mr. llalM*oek moved
That the resolution be adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 2197. Resolved. That the
Department of Public Works submit
to Council a description of properties
owned by the City which might be
utilized as public comfort stations,
play or recreation grounds.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution be adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 2198,
ENGINEERS’ SOCIETY
OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 15, 1912.
Mr. E. J. Martin, City Clerk,
City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your
letter of October 14th enclosing copy
of Resolution requesting that I sub>
mlt to Council the names of three or
more members of the Engineers’ So¬
ciety of Western Pennsylvania, three
of whom shall be selected by Council
to Investigate the allegation of over¬
charges for materials and labor con¬
tained in bill for extra work on Lari¬
mer avenue bridge.
I take pleasure in giving below a
list of names of engineers who would,
In my opinion, be entirely competent
to pass upon tho point mentioned:
J. A. Atwood, Chief Engineer, P. & L.
E. U. K., or A. Jv. Raymer, Assistant
Chief Engineer; James G. Chalfant,
County Engineer, Allegheny County, or
V. R. Covell, Deputy County Engineer;
W, C. Hawley, Chief Engineer, Penn¬
sylvania Water Company, Wllkinsburg,
f'enna.; Thomas H. Johnson, Consult-
Ing Engineer, Pennsylvania Lines
West: E. K. Morse, Consulting En¬
gineer; W. C. Coffin, Structural En¬
gineer, Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.;
.lullan Kennedy, Consulting Engineer.
Will you kindly submit these names
to the Council?
Yours truly,
JAS. O. HANDY,
President,
Which was read, receivea and filed.
Mr. GnrIaiMl moved
That W. C. Coffin, W. C. Haw¬
ley and J. A. Atwood be selected.
Which motion prevailed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 21B6. Resolution
amending Rule X of the Rules of Coun¬
cil, relating to the time of meeting
of standing committees.
In Council, October 15th, 1912, Read
and laid over for one week and each
member sent a copy of the same.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrinnd moved
That the resolution be laid
over until the next regular meeting.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OP COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 2199. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for October 16th,
1912. transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 2200.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
Pittsburgh, Pa.. October 22, 1912.
To the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh.
Municipal Bldg., City,
Gentlemen:
I see no reason to change my opin¬
ion heretofore expressed at the meet¬
ing of the Public Works Committee,
that the option to repeal the Stantnn
avenue condemnation ordinances
should be exercised within the time
fixed by the ordinance itself. While
there are several good reasons for this
course there are none apparent at
least for the other. Without any aca¬
demic discussion of what Is possible,
either under the law relating to con¬
demnation or the special agreements
made with the Individual property
owners In this Instance, the safe and
sensible course Is to exercise the right
of repeal in the way stipulated In the
ordinances, and thus being absolutely
certain that the City is entirely with¬
in its rights, and the property owners
fairly treated.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES A. O’BRIEN,
City Solicitor.
Which was read received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2055. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing ah
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of C. L. Kemery,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses,* approved May 14th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrliinil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And tlie title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
P '-s tinally?’’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye»—Mes«ni.
Babcock McArdle Wllklni
Gt^rland R»tuh Wood burn
Ktrr
Ooehrlnjj, Pre.sldont.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
A yes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2056. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of John A.
Moore, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,’ approved May 14th, 1912.”
Which was read.
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Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al^
low the second and third readinsrs and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?’'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Hauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 2057, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of J. A. Young,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses,’ approved May 14th, 1912.“
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mestra.
Babcock McArdle Wtikint
Garland Kauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2058. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance repealing an
Ordinance entitled, 'An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of George W.
Theiss, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,’ approved May 14th, 1912.“
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Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al*
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a .second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pasa finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law^ and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Haub Woodburn
Kerr
Qoehring, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ay €8—8
Nf)es—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2059. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Mildred J.
Barclay, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes, approved May 14th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Ranh Woodburn
Kerr
Goebrlng, President
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2060. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
062
condemn the property of E. M. Bige¬
low, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes/ approved May 14th, 1912/’
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the <}uestlon, ’’Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Ranh Woodburn
Kerr
Qoehrlug, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
.\yes~8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2061. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of W. G. Irvine,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses/ approved May 14th, 1912."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayet^Mesars.
Babcock McArdle WlMcfna
Garland Rauh Woodbarn
Kerr
Qoebrlug, President
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ay«a^ 8
Noas—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2062. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Henry Kempf,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses,’ approved May 14th. 1912."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayea^Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wllklua
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlug, Preeldeni.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2063. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of James C.
Grogan, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,’ approved May 16th, 1912.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Rauh Wood bn ru
Kerr
Goebripg, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2064. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au*
thorlzlng the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Samuel W.
Black, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,’ approved May 16th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Ciarlaud moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Ran h Woodbn rii
Kerr
Goehrlng, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2065. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of George Con¬
rad, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,’ approved May 16th, 1912.”
Which was read,
Mr. Giirlanfl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Baljcook McArdle Wilkins
Garland lljiuh Wood burn
Kerr
Goehiin^, President
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majorHy of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2066. An Ordinance
enlltled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment. of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Frederick
filllerick, in the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes,’ approved May 16th,
! 1912.”
Which was read
j Mr. GarluDd moved
I A suspension of the rule to al-
! low the second and third readings and
j final passage of the bill,
j Which motion prevailed.
! And the hill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
I and agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.s read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes. were taken agree¬
ably to law* and were:
Ayes—Mes-srs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland R{iuh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, l^residsnt.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
A.vei—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vote.s of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2067. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of J. C. Gro¬
gan, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,' approved May 16th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed,
i And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
I And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the que.stlon, “Shall the bill
pa.ss finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes —Messrs.
Babcock ^^cA^dle Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
C.O-l
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed hnally,
Also
Bill No. 2068. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled *An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of L. Handte,
In the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses,' approved May 16 th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlniul moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pasHage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
an<l agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the (luestlon, “Shall the bill
pass finally?“
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
<larlaud Kauli Woodburn
Kerr
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Uoehi’ing, Pregident,
.\yeH-8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun- ,
cli being in the affirmative, the bill j
passed finally.
Also :
Bill No. 2069. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled 'An Ordinance au- I
thorizlng the Director of the Depart- !
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Katherine i
Hoeveler, In the Eleventh ward, for
park purposes,’ approved May 16th,
1912."
Which was read. |
Mr, Garland moved i
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wa.s read a second time 1
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.9 read and |
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye« Mes-gra.
HalM'ock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Hauh Woodburn
Kerr |
Goehrlng, President,
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
A.ve^^-8
Noes—None. |
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2070. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled *An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Joseph Joller,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses,’ approved May 16th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
W^hich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “8hall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Measrs.
Babcock McArdle W'ilkins
Garland Bauh W'^oodburn
Kerr
GoehriDg, Preiildent.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Aym—8
Noes— None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 2071. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemrp the property of Kate Kiley,.
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses, ’approved May 16th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. <*nrlnnf] moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
Idw the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Whlcli motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the que.sllon, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Ilauh Worid bu rn
Kerr
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being: in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2072. An Ordinance
entitled **An Ordinance repealing^ an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Bernard Nor-
trup, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,’ approved May 16th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘’Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
BalKiock McArdle Wilkins
(iurland liauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goeiiring, President
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8 '
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2073. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled 'An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Joseph Peters-
heim, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,’ approved May 16th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garlaad moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—MeM.srs.
Bjd)COck McArdle Wilkins
Garland Ibiuh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehring, President
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2074. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Directon of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Jo.seph Schaf¬
fer, In the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,’ approved May 16th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
G<H^ll^lnL^ Pivsi<!cnl
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the voles of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
j)assed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2075. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Or<Unance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of J J. Werner,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses,’ approved May 16th, 3 912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babccwk McArdle Wilkins
Garland Uauh Woodburn
Kerr
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Goehring, Fresldent.
Ayes—8
Noes—None.
C.fifl
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill |
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2076, An OrUinantje
fntltled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of F. A. Hirth,
in the Eleventh ward, for park pur¬
poses,' approved June 13th, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Oarland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill. I
Which motion prevailed. '
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agree<l to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree- '
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Mo.«isr8.
Babco.'K McArdle Wllkln.s
tlarlund Riiiih Woodburn
Kerr
Goebrlng, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes- 8
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2077, An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of I’ubllc Works to proceed to
condemn the property of Rogers Wil¬
liams and William McFarland, In the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes,’ ap¬
proved July 31st, 1912.”
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrtflnd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pa.sM finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were: .
Ayes—Messrs.
IfcUxjook McArdle Wilkins
Garland Raub Woodbarn
Kerr
Uoehrlng, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 2078. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to proceed to
condemn the property of William A.
Smith, in the Eleventh ward, for park
purposes,' approved August 10th, 1912.”
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. Gnrlantl moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion j)rovailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
I)ass finally?”
The ayes and noes umre taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Oarluiul llauh Worjdbnrn
Kerr
GfKJhrlng, President.
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—8
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 2123. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Planning Commission to employ
one clerk-stenographer, fixing the sal¬
ary of said employee, and providing
for the payment thereof.”
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlnnd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to,
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill wms read and
agreed to.
And on, the question, “ShalV the bill
Tiass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law’, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
JToevelcr Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2124. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor to execute a deed for certain
lot of ground In the Thirty-second
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, on pay¬
ment into the City Treasury on pay¬
ment of the lien, costs of sale, etc.”
Wh Ich was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
and agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
aidy to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh,
Goehring, I^resideni.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also ** H
Bill No. 2132. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of two thousand ($2,000.00)
dollars from the balance remaining
in item ‘E 6, Contracts,' to item ‘Minor
Repairs and Painting City Force,’ Ap¬
propriation No. 47, Bridge Repairs.”
Which was read.
Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
W'hich motion prevailed.
And the i>ilJ was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The.ayqs and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2133. An Ordinance en-
titled, “An Ordinance appropriating
certain real estate In Shaler township,
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, be¬
longing to Andrew Newland, John M.
Newland, Francis L. Newland and Wil¬
liam C. Newland and John Hlmber, or
whomsoever may be the owners, for
water works purposes, authorizing and
directing the condemnation proceedings
and making an appropriation for the
damages, costs and expenses resulting
from the appropriation of said real
estate.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a .S(‘cond lime
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill w'a.s read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes-—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh,
Goehring, President,
Aye.s—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
I>assed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2081. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Supplies to enter Into a con¬
tract for the printing and binding of
the report of the Economic Survey
made by Prof. J. T. Holdsworth by the
direction of Council.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
008
And a majority ot the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 2143. Resolution giv¬
ing the consent to W. T. Beane to lay
water pipe line on Oberlln street, from
Lemington avenue to 350 feet south, In
the Twelfth ward; providing that the
rity of Pittsburgh shall have the right
and option, at its election, to purchase
name at a price not exceeding the ac¬
tual cost of the laying and establish¬
ing of said water pipe line, and pro¬
viding that the cost of said water pipe
line shall not exceed the sum of $525.00.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of tlie rule to al¬
low the second arid third readings and
Anal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote;
Ayes—Messrs.
Kiibcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Ooehring. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2130. Resolution trans¬
ferring the sum of $1,054.85 from Code
“H*' (Miscellaneous Service), to Code
A I, Salaries (Keaular), Appropriation
No. 24, l>epartmept of I.«aw.
Which wag read.
Mr. Garland moved
. A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final i>a8sage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woo<iburn
Bopveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2016. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of K. J, Kingan in the sum of
1150.00, In full settlement of all claims
for damages by reason of horse step¬
ping on lid of a gate box for fire hydrant,
which gave way and cause horse to be
projected into hole, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, October
16, 1012. amended by striking out the
words "$160” and by inserting in lieu
thereof the words ‘*$75” and as amend¬
ed ordered returned to Council with
in affirmative recommendation. '
I Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendment of the
I^’Inance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended and
agreed to, was read.
Mr. Gurlnnil moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
I and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Me.Hsrs.
Babcock Kerr AVilkIns
(xarland McArdle AVoodburn
>foeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, tlie
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2127.' Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of John Williams for $6.49, re¬
funding taxes paid in error for the
year 1910, on property In the old Thir¬
teenth, and new Fifth, ward, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the resolution.
AVhlch motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a third time,
and upon final passage the ayes and
noes were taken, and being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr AVilkins
Garland McArdle AN'oodburn
iloeveler Ranh.
Goehrlng, President.
Aye.s—9,
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2125. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Joseph T. Colvin in the .sum
of $100.00, for proof reading The An¬
nual Report of City Officers, same to
be payable from ApproF>riation No. 220
(Code “C,” Mayor’s Office).
AA’’hich was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the resolution.
AA’liich motion prevailed.
m)
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a third time,
and upon final passage the ayes and
noes were taken, and being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the afllrmative. the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2126. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Smith Bros. Company, Inc., for
$604.80, for paper books in the cases
of the City of Pittsburgh against S. J.
Grenet, et al.; C. A. O’Brien; Lawrence
Goshorn, et al.; Andrew Fulton, et al,;
Wm. Rodgers, et al.; Sam’l J. Grenet,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thlrda of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2017. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Mrs. Florence Buckley In the
sum of $200.00, in full settlement of
all claims for damages by Injuries re¬
ceived in falling through a sewer drop,
which was partly opened, at the corner
of Lafayette and Elizabeth streets, and
charging same to Appropriation No.
42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a third time,
and upon final passage the ayes and
noes were taken, and being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh.
Goehrlng,
Wilkins
Woodburn
President.
! Ayes—^9.
I Noes—None.
And there being two-thlrda of th*
I votea of council In the affirmative, the
resolution pasaed finally.
I Alao
j Bill No. 2131. An Ordinance en¬
titled "An Ordinance auth orizing the
( transfer of $3,000.00 from item ’Con¬
tracts, Bridge Repairs,* E 7, Approprla-
, tlon No. 47, to item Salaries skilled
labor, boardwalks and stept,.’ A 3, Ap¬
propriation No. 30, Item ’Salaries Oral-
nary Labor, Boardwalks aiul Steps,’ A
4, Appropriation No. 30, and Item ’Ma¬
terial Boardwalks and Steps,’ D, Ap¬
propriation No. 220.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be i^ committed
to the Committee on FInanc #*.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2201. Resolved, By the
! Committee on Finance thai it recom¬
mend the acquisition by purchase or
condemnation proceedings ‘»r the fol¬
lowing described plots of >.•. round for
playground or recreation purposes:
; Soho Hollow, Fifth ward. The Evan
• .Jones property—four plec» ' In all—
situated on AVyandotte stret i and lay¬
ing between Kirkpatrick and Soho
. streets, as shown within red lines on
, the blueprint marked No. 5 . and con¬
taining 6.03 acres.
j Silver Lake Twelfth ward. The
i three pieces of property adjoining the
Beech wood boulevard at about the
point where the Lincoln avenue bridge
crosses the same, belonging to George
Finley and containing 12.82 acres, all
as shown within red lines on the blue¬
print marked No. 7.
Said Committee further recommends
that the Real Estate Clerk of the Law
Department negotiate with the owners
of aforesaid properties for the purchase
! of the same and report the result of
his negotiations to the Committee on
Finance.
! Which was read, and on motion of
Mr. Kerr, was referred to the Commit¬
tee on Finance.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 1773. Resolution au-
: thorizlng the issuing of a warrant in
i favor of Emma Melninger In the sum
of $3,000.00, in payment of claims for
I damages by reason of the death of her
I husband, Andrew Melninger, which oc¬
curred as a result of being thrown from
and being run over by his wagon at or
near the corner of Solar and Hill
streets, North Side, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contln-
gent Fund.
Which was read.
' Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
I Which motion prevailed.
070
Alflo
Bill No. 2014. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Henry Bartz In the sum of
180.00, in full settlement of all claims
for damages caused by the slipping of
a trap door In water closet in the rear
of hla premises, supposed to have been
caused by an Inspector of the Bureau
of Water not r+ placlng said trap door
in a proper manner, and charging the
same to Appr^-priation- No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Me.ArcHe presented from the Com-
niitttee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 2202. Rei)ort of the Com¬
mittee on Pul>lio Works for October
16th, lyl2, tran.-tnittlng sundry papers
to (Council.
Which was read, received and filed..
Alto
Bill No. 1600. An Ordinance en¬
titled, ”An Ordinance opening Corliss
street, from C^trson street West to
Chartlers avenue, in the Twentieth
ward; establishing the grade thereof,
fixing the widtli and location of the
.sidewalks and roadway, and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. Me Anile moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the hill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the hill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken ngree-
. . to law, and were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs.
^ f’k Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
.N'oes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council In the aftlrma-
tlve, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1824. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb¬
ing of Wlnterburn avenue, from a point
160 feet south of Farnsworth street to
Bigelow street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed tc.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa.s read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllkin.s
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—n.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally In accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No, 1825. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and curb-
ing of Mulford street, from Hamilton
avenue to Oakwood street, and provld*-
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed aganlst
and collected from property specially'
benefited thereby."
Which was read-
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
the bill was read a second time
and .\greed to.
And the hill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the hill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs.
Babcock Kerr 'Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Uauh.
Goehrlng, Pre.sident.
Ayes—0.
Noes^—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1826. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "‘An Ordinance extending and
opening Sixth avenue, from Diamond
street to Forbes street, First ward, and
providing that the cost, damages and
expenses occasioned thereby be as¬
sessed against and collected from prop¬
erties benefited thereby.'"
Which was rsad.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, *'Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1827. An Ordinance en¬
titled, ‘An Ordinance straightening and
widening Warrington avenue, from
Montooth street to West Liberty ave¬
nue, in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth
wards of the City of Pittsburgh; es¬
tablishing the grade thereof; fixing the
width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway thereon, and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moVed
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a .second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
I The aye? and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
! Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, I'resldent.
i Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
j Bill No. 2135. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance auth4*rizlng and
I directing the construction of a public
sewer on the east sidewalk of Novelty
street, from a point about 20 feet north
of Susquehanna street to pre sent sewer
on Hamilton avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there-
■ by."
Which was read..
Mr. McArdle moved
I A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the hill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
, Also
' Bill No. 2134. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the construtcion of a public
t sewer on the south sidewalks of Mer-
riman street, from a point about 40
feet west of South Eighteenth street
to the present sewer on South Seven-
I teenth street, and providing that the
j costs, damages and expenses of the
! same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by."
Which was read..
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readlnge
and Inal passage of the bill.
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Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wat read a lecond time
and afreed to.
And the bill waa read a third time
end afreed to.
And the title of the bill waa read and
•freed to.
And on the queatlon, **ShaU the bill
pais Anally?”
The ayea and noea were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Floeveler Kauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes— 9.
Xoes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2203. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for October 16th, 1912, transmitting sun-
Iry papers to Council.
Which waj read, received and Aled.
Also
Bill No. 1610. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance vacating Neville
street, between Chartiers avenue and
Havlne street. In the Twentieth ward.
Which waa read.
Mr. W’llkfns moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ^'Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree- .
ably to* law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
naboock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Moeveler Rauh
Goehving, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed Anally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1611. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance vacating Short
street, between Ravine street and Rail¬
road street, In the Twentieth ward.”
Which was read.
Mr, Wllkina moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messj’s.
Babcock, Kerr Wilkins,
Garland, McArdle Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
(loehrlng, President.
Ayes—u.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
)>iij passed Anally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1896, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1612. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of a public road, between Chartiers
avenue and the City line, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.”
Which was read.
Mr. WilkioM moved
A suspension of the rule to, al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed Anally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1896, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1613. An Ordinance en-
titled, “An Ordinance vacating Railroad
street, between Division street and the
westerly line of Edward McGinnis’ Plan
of Lots, in the Twentieth ward.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkin* moved '
A riuflpenilon of the rule to «!•
low the second and third readlng-s and
hnal passage of the bfTl.
Which motion prevailed.
And the l^ill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pas.s llnally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Karr Wilkins
Garland McArdlo Wood bum
Hoevelsr Hauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
hill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1614. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance vacating Ravine
street, between Railroad street and
Centre street, in the Twentieth ward."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkin* moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final* pa.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
. And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agi eed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Ranh
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Goehring, Pi*e«ident.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1896, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1615. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance vacating Tunnel
street, between Centre street and Rail¬
road street, in the Twentieth ward.“
Which was read.
Mr. WilkliiM moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pa'jsage of the bill.
I
I
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second Urn*
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tints
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pas.s finally?”
The ayes, and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WfikJns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
.And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1616. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance vacating a por¬
tion of an unnamed street, laid out in
Edward McGinnis’ Plan of Lots, from
the northerly right of way line of The
Ohio Connecting Railway Company
southwardly to an unnamed street, In
the Twentieth ward.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was* read a second time
and agreed to.... f
And the bill was read a tiilrd time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, I’resident.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 1617. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance vacating an un¬
named street laid out in Edward Mc¬
Ginnis’ Plan of Lota, from the easterly
line of the Plan of Lots to the westerly
line of the Plan of Lots, In the Twen¬
tieth ward.”
Which was read.
Mr Wllktns moved
A auipeatlon of the rule te al*
low the second end third readings and
Anal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
•greed to.
And on the question, *’Sha1I the bill
pass Anally?’
The ayes and noea were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Hahcock Kerr Wilkins
(larland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—^None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
BUI No. 2144. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Faun alley, from I^acock
street to Grantham street,”
Which wa.s read.
Mr. wiikine moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Ana) passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailsd.
And the bill was read a second tlms
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third tlms
snd agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, *’Shall the bill
pa^s finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
.Vnd a majority of the votes of Coun-
ill being in the affirmative, the bill
paa.sed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1632. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance granting unto
the Pittsburgh, Crafton and Mansfield
Street Hallway Company, Its successors,
lessees and assigns, the right to enter
upon, use and occupy Corliss street,
from Carson street West to Chartlers
avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
flnai passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “i^ball the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mos.sr.s.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Jiauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
. Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
I passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1631.. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh, for and in behalf of the
City, to enter Into a contract with The
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St.
Louis Railway Company, The Ohio Con¬
necting Railway Company and the
Pittsburgh, Crafton & Mansfield Street
Railway Company, fixing the lines and
grade of Corliss street, from Carson
west to Chartiers avenue; giving cer¬
tain rights over portions of the pres¬
ent street to The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati,
Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
and The Ohio Connecting Railway Com¬
pany; providing for the vacation of
certain streets and the repealing of
certain ordinances of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden, laying out and open¬
ing streets, giving the City certain
rights over property of The Pittsburgh
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Rail¬
way Company and The Ohio Connect¬
ing Railway Company outside the lines
of the present street; providing for the
maintenance of the tracks of The Pitts¬
burgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Railway Company and The Ohio Con¬
necting Railway Company during the
construction of Corliss street; grant¬
ing certain rights over Corliss street
to the Pittsburgh, Crafton & Mansfield
Street Railway Company, and provid¬
ing for the doing of certain work and
the payment of certain moneys to the
said City by the said Plttsburg^h, Craf-
ton& Mansfield Street Railway Company
and fixing the terms and conditions
^ thereof.”
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, October 16th, 1912, read and
amended by inserting a new’ title as
follows: ”An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh to enter into a contract
with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago
& St. Louis Railway Company, the Ohio
Connecting Railway Company and the
Pittsburgh, Crafton and Mansfield
Street Railway Company for the pur¬
pose of providing for the construction
of an undergrade crossing of Corliss
street, from Carson street West to
Chartlers avenue, at the Joint expense
of the parties to said contract, and pro¬
viding for the changes in the grade
and location of Corliss street incident
thereto, and conferring certain rights
upon the City, the Pittsburgh, Cincin¬
nati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Com- ,
pany, the Ohio Connecting Railway j
Company and the Pittsburgh, Crafton i
and Mansfield Street Railway Company,
to more fully carry out the Intent and
purpose of said contract,” and as
amended, agreed to and bill ordered
returned to Council with an affirma¬
tive recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Wllkiiifl moved
That the amendment of the
Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr, Wllkiiifl moved
A suspension of tne r^ic to ai
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time ;
and agreed to. I
And the title of the bill was read and !
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill \
passed finally. ;
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Wilkitifl presented
No. 2204. Resolved, That the
City Clerk shall be and he is hereby au¬
thorized and directed to have printed
for the use of Council, and to have the
costs thereof charged to the City, the
following Ordinances:
Bin No. 1610. An Ordinance vacating i
Neville street, between Chartiers ave¬
nue and Ravine street, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.
Bill No. 1611. An Ordinance vacating
Short street, between Ravine street
and Railroad street, In the Tw’en-
tleth ward.
Bill No. 1612. An Ordinance vacating
a portion of a public road, between
Chartiers avenue and the City line,
in the Twentieth ward
Bill No. 1613. An Ordinance vacating
Railroad street, between Division
street and the westerly line of Ed¬
ward McGinnis' Plan of Lots, In the
Twentieth ward.
Bill No. 1614. An Ordinance vacating
Ravine street, between Railroad
street and Centre street, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.
Bill No, 1615. An Ordinance vacating
Tunnel street, between Centre
street and Railroad street, In the
Twentieth ward.
Bill No. 1616. An Ordinance vacating
a portion of an unnamed street, laid
out In Edward McGinnis* Plan of
Lots, from the northerly right of way
line of The Ohio Connecting Rail-
t way Co.,* southwardly to an unnamed
j street. In the Twentieth ward.
Bill No. 1617. An Ordinance vacating
an unnamed street, laid out in Ed¬
ward McGinnis* Plan of Lots, from
the easterly line of the Plan of Lota
to the westerly line of the Plan of
X.,ots. in the Twentieth ward.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote*
Aye.s—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
HoeVeler Rauh.
Goehring, I^resident.
Ayes-.—9.
Noes—None.
Mr. Kaiib presented
No. 2205. Whereas, The Civil
Service Law under which the City of
Pittsburgh is acting was passed with
a view of preventing the public em¬
ployees from being assessed for politi¬
cal purposes and prevent their taking
an officious part in the politics of the
City; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Councils of the City
of Pittsburgh, that we condemn any
assessment or subscription to any of
the political parties or any officious
participation In politics by City em¬
ployees, believing that every man
should have the rlght'to enjoy the bene
fit of his salary and vote for whom he
pleases.
Which was read.
Mr, Rauh moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Ceunell adjourned.
filuntripal ffirritrii
COUNCIL
JOHM M. OOEHRINO.Pr«»l(l«nl
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK».Assistant City Osrk
Thursday, October 24th, 1912
Council met pursuant to the follow¬
ing call:
Pittsburgh, Pa. October 21st, 1912.
Mr. E. J. Martin,
Clerk of Council.
Pear Sir;
Please call a special meeting of
Council for Thursday, October 24th,
1912 at 3 o'clock, P. M., for the pur¬
pose of sitting as a trial board with
Judge Robert S. Frazer, to take a vote
on the charges preferred by the Vot¬
ers' League again.st Mr. Joseph G.
Armstrong, Director of the Department
Public Works, and Mr. ,fohn M. Morin,
Director of the Department of Public
Safety.
Yours very truly,
J. M. GOBHRING,
President of Council.
Which WM read, rscetved and dltd.
Fresent— Messrs.
Kabcock Kerr Wilkins
(Isrlaud McArdle Woodburn
iloereler Kauh
Gc>ehrlng, President.
Judge Robert S. Frazer pre.sidlng.
Judge Frazer addressed the mem-
her.s of Council as follows:
"Gentlemen of Council: The testi¬
mony having been taken in support
of and in contradiction of the accusa¬
tions made by the Voters League and
the testimony having been argued by
attorneys for both the Voters League
and the Directors, and statements
having been furnished you gentlemen
by the respective attorneys you are
now prepared to proceed with the vot¬
ing and determine whether or not the
accusations have been sustained by
the testimony.
As I understand the law, the names
of the Members of Council will be call¬
ed alphabetically and as each mem¬
ber's name Is called he will respond
either guilty or not guilty of either
malfeasance or mismanagement, or
both,' just as he understands and gives
weight to the testimony.
The vote will be taken first, upon
the accusations filed against Director
Armstrong and after that upon the
accusation filed against Director Mor¬
in.
I would say to the parties present
in the lobby that there should be no
expression of approval or disapproval
of the members vote or of the result
of the vote."
Councilman Goehrlng (President)
said: "If the Court please, I would like
to ask the question whether as we
give our votes we would have an op¬
portunity at that time of making any
explanation if we desire to do so?"
By the Court: "Yes, any member
of Council at the time his name is
called and at the time of voting may
make any explanation In regard to
his vote If he sees proper to do so,
or that he sees proper to make.
On the accusations against Director
Armstrong, according to the law as
I understand it, there are but two ele¬
ments to be considered: First, whe¬
ther he is guilty of malfeasance, or
second, whether he Is guilty of mis¬
management of his official duties.
Those are the only two elements with¬
in the Act of Assembly that there Is
any testimony touching."
The clerk will call the roll.
And the Clerk called the roll of
Council men alphabetically and each.
In reply, recorded his vote, as follows;
On the charges against Mr. Joseph G.
Armstrong, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works of the City of
Pittsburgh:
Mr. llnUooekt
"Not Gullt5% both charges.”
Mr. Garland:
"Not guilty. Your Honor."
I wish to make this statement and
file it with Council,
Street Railway Company for the pur¬
pose of providing for the construction
of an undergrade crossing of Corliss
street, from Carson street West to
Chartlers avenue, at the J^oint expense
of the parties to said contract, and pro¬
viding for the changes in the grade
and location of Corliss street incident
thereto, and conferring certain rights
upon the City, the Pittsburgh, Cincin¬
nati, Chicago & St. Louis Hallway Com¬
pany, the Ohio Connecting Railway
Company and the Pittsburgh, Crafton
and Mansfield Street Railway Company,
to more fully carry out the intent and
purpose of said contract," and as
amended, agreed to and bill ordered
returned to Council with an affirma¬
tive recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. W’llkius moved
That the amendment of the
Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of tne r»4i« to ai
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Wliich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmatlvo. the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. AVilkIns presented
No. 2204. Resolved, That the
City Clerk shall be and he is hereby au¬
thorized and directed to have printed
for the use of Council, and to have the
costs thereof charged to the City, the
following Ordinances:
Bill No. 1610. An Ordinance vacating
Neville street, between Chartiers ave¬
nue and Ravine street, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.
Bill No. 1611. An Ordinance vacating
Short street, betw’een Ravine street
and Railroad street, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.
Bill No. 1612. An Ordinance vacating
a portion of a public road, between
Chartlers avenue and the City line,
In the Twentieth ward.
Bill No. 1613. An Ordinance vacating
Railroad street, between Division
street and the westerly line of Ed¬
ward McGinnis* Plan of Lots, in the
Twentieth ward.
Bill No. 1614. An Ordinance vacating
Ravine street, between Railroad
street and Centre street, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.
Bill No. 1615. An Ordinance vacating
Tunnel street, between Centre
street and Railroad street, in the
Twentieth ward.
Bill No. 1616. An Ordinance vacating
a portion of an unnamed street, laid
out in Edward McGinnis’ Plan of
Lots, from the northerly right of way
line of The Ohio Connecting Rail¬
way Co., southwardly to an unnamed
street, in the Twentieth ward.
Bill No. 1617, An Ordinance vacating
an unnamed street, laid out in Ed¬
ward McGinnis’ Plan of Lots, from
the easterly line of the Plan of Lots
to the westerly line of the Plan of
Lots, in the Twentieth ward.
Which was read,
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote*
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—^9.
Noes—None.
Mr. Rauh presented
No. 2205. Whereas, The Civil
Service Law under which the City of
Pittsburgh is acting was passed with
a view of preventing the public em¬
ployees from being assessed for politi¬
cal purposes and prevent their taking
an officious part in the politics of the
City; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Councils of the City
of Pittsburgh, that we condemn any
assessment or subscription to any of
the political parties or any officious
participation in politics by City em¬
ployees, believing that every man
should have the right'to enjoy the bene
fit of his salary and vote for whom he
pleases.
Which was read,
Mr. Rauh moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Whfcli motion prevailed.
And there being no further buelnesv
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
VoL XXXXVI.
Thursday, October 24, 1912.
No. 86
Ifluniripal iftrrnr6
COUNCIL
JOHN M GOBHRINQ.Pre»l<lent
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Aaslatant City CUrk
Thursday, October 24th, 1912
Council met pursuant to the follow¬
ing call:
Pittsburgh, Pa. October 21st, 1912.
Mr. E. J. Martin,
Clerk of Council,
hear Sir:
Please call a special meeting of
Council for Thursday, October 24th,
1912 at 3 o’clock, P. M., for the pur¬
pose of sitting as a trial board with
.Judge Robert S. Frazer, to take a vote
on the charges preferred by the Vot¬
ers’ League against Mr. Joseph G.
Armstrong, Director of the Department
Public Works, and Mr. .Tohn M. Morin,
Director of the Department of Public
Safety.
Yours very truly,
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Which was rsad, recslvsd and fllsd.
Present—Mess rs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrtng, President,
.ludge Robert S. Frazer presiding.
Judge Frazer addressed the mem¬
bers of Council as follows:
“Gentlemen of Council: The testi¬
mony having been taken in support
of and in contradiction of the accusa¬
tions made by the Voters League and
the testimony having been argued by
attorneys for both the Voters League
and the Directors, and statements
having been furnished you gentlemen
by the respective attorneys you are
now prepared to proceed with the vot¬
ing and determine whether or not the
names
of the Members of Council will be call¬
ed alphabetically and as each mem¬
bers name Is called he will respond
either guilty or not guilty of either
malfeasance or mismanagement, or
both, just as he understands and gives
weight to the testimony.
The vote will be taken first, upon
the accusations filed against Director
Armstrong and after that upon the
accusation filed against Director Mor¬
in.
I would say to the parties present
in the lobby that there should be no
expression of approval or disapproval
of the members vote or of the result
of the vote.”
Councilman Goehrtng (President)
said: “If the Court please, I would like
to ask the question whether as we
give our votes we would have an op¬
portunity at that time of making any
explanation if we desire to do so?’’
By the Court: “Yes, any member
of Council at the time his name is
called and at the time of voting may
make any explanation in regard to
his vote if he sees proper to do so,
or that he sees proper to make.
On the accusations against Director
Armstrong, according to the law as
I understand it, there are but two ele¬
ments to be considered: First, whe¬
ther he is guilty of malfeasance, or
second, whether he is guilty of mis¬
management of his official duties.
Those are the only two elements with¬
in the Act of Assembly that there is
any testimony touching."
The clerk will call the roll.
And the Clerk called the roll of
Councilmen alphabetically and each,
in reply, recorded his vote, as follows;
On the charges against Mr. Joseph G.
Armstrong, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works of the City of
IMttsburgh:
Mr, Hnboofk:
“Not Guilty, both charges.”
Mr. Garland:
“Not guilty, Your Honor.”
I wish to make this statement and
file it with Council.
Inasmuch as the proceedings of to- 1
day will, in all probability,, "be given j
considerable newspaper publicity
throughout the country and without
desiring to explain or qualify in any
respect my vote in this case, I deem
it my duty as a member of thelCouncil j
to file in the record of the case my
statement that 1 will heartily support |
action which the Council will take
looking toward the adoption of higher
efficiency methods, such as this trial
has developed, as essential and neces¬
sary to proper government, and which
an Investigation of any nature will
generally develop.
I recognize that the old system is
largely a matter of heredity and have,
therefore, no criticism to make of Di¬
rector Armstrong, and I put myself on
record by the statement that I know
that not only will every member of
our Council support this movement
but it will have the heartiest co-opera¬
tion and fullest concurrence on the part
of the Director of the Department of
Public Works.'’
.Mr. Goehring:
“Your Honor and Gentle¬
men of the Council: 1 desire to vote
‘Not Guilty’ on both charges, and to
make the following explanation.
Director Armstrong, confident that
the charges against him could not be
sustained, demanded that they be prov¬
en. That his confidence was well found¬
ed is born out by the disposition of the
five accusations made.
As to the first, ‘that he violated the
Civil Service Law,’ no proof was of¬
fered and the charge was withdrawn.
The second charge that ‘he conducted
his office to advance the political in¬
terests of the Director and his friends:’
As to this no evidence was given.
The third charge was that ‘he had
interferred with heads of bureaus in
discharge all employment of employ¬
ees.' No evidence was given to sub¬
stantiate this.
This left but two remaining accusa¬
tions upon which evidence was offer¬
ed to wit: The fourth which Set forth
that ‘specifications had been prepared
and advertised so^that certain bidders
were favored and it was made im¬
possible for certain others to bid suc¬
cessfully, and specifications have been
prepared and contracts made which
seemed to be against the interests of the
City and in the interest of certain con¬
tractors.’ This specification was amend¬
ed so as to charge (a) that upon the let¬
ting of contracts the same were adver¬
tised for only 10 to 15 days; (it is a
sufficient answer to this to say that
the ordinance requires but five days
and that evidence was given to show
that 10 days was sufficient, even in
case of so important a contract as the
‘Hump’ removal: < B) . objections to
the contracts made with the Sun Il¬
luminating Company. Dravo-Doyle Con¬
struction Company and the Pittsburgh
Sanitary Flooring Company. The facts
connected with these contracts are so
familar to members of Council that
the conditions under which they were
let need no comment.
The fifth and last specification is a
general allegation as ‘to the Incom¬
petency, want of training and knowl¬
edge of the Director of the Department
of Public Works; incompetency of the
heads of certain bureaus, with particu¬
lar reference to the head of the Bureau
of Water in failing to provide a proper
water system etc.”
It is a difficult matter for members
of Council to disabuse their minds of
the knowledge which they have of Di¬
rector Armstrong and the workings of
his department, acquired through close
I official relationship since this Coun-
! cil came Into office, to ignore the ener-
j gy and fidelity exhibited by the pres-
I ent Director, of the Department of Pub-
■ lie Works, and rely upon the superfical
knowledge and testimony of experts
and others acquired by observations
and examinations of a few weeks,
j would be against justice and reason.
That the Director should have acquired
i proficiency in the conduct of his office
notwithstanding his lack of previous
training should be laid to his credit
rather than to his discredit.
As stated, particular criticism has
been made regarding the Bureau of
Water, with reference to the failure to
provide filtered water for the North
■ Side, the use of chemicals In water
waste of water, and so forth. These
subjects are so familiar to Council that
it is doubtful whether this investiga¬
tion contributed to the knowledge al¬
ready possessed by them. It is per¬
haps sufficient to .say that in Mr. Fin¬
ley, the head of the Bureau of Water,
the City possesses an engineer of the
highest ability, and who, it is believed,
[ is well fitted to carry out the many
f difficult problems connected with the
water system of the City.
The heads of the Bureaus of High¬
ways and Sewers'and Construction re¬
ferred to in the fifth specification have
demonstrated their capability and fit¬
ness for the respective positions which
they occupy and the charge as to their
incompetency is not sustained by the
evidence.
In finding that the charges made
in this ]>roceeding have not been sus¬
tained, it should not be understood that
all that has been shown by the evi¬
dence is above criticism. This inve.s-
tigation, at the cost of time and money,
i has not been without value in calling
! the attention of Council to certain
j matters in which a better system or
higher rate of efficiency should be at¬
tained.
It is unfortunate that the Legisla¬
ture should have seen fit to have plac¬
ed upon this Council a duty that should
more properly belong to a court of
law, to wit: the investigation and pass¬
ing upon charges made against a co¬
operative department of the City gov¬
ernment; but it is a matter of gratifi¬
cation that in this case the City Coun¬
cil can, with a clear conscience under
the law and evidence, render a finding
that will not disturb the harmonious
relations that should exist between the
legislative and executive branches of
the municipal government.”
078
Mr. Hoeveleri
“Your Honor and Gentle¬
men of the Council;
I desire to make the following state¬
ment preceding my vote. I know Judge
Frazer to be a man of sterling integ¬
rity, thoroughly devoted to American
institutions and reasonable, and I have
every confidence in his ability to prop¬
erly instruct us as to the law. This
trial has plainly shown that Pitts¬
burghers desire to improve civic condi¬
tions and so better their environment
that they may rear their families saf¬
ely, cleanly and healthy in mind and
body, and to this end the people de¬
mand and are entitled to receive the
hearty co-operation of all public of¬
ficials. Ideal efficiency Is an impossi¬
bility, but to have the officials strive
to that end is diie the people.
It was acknowledged by the prose¬
cution in this trial that they were not
attacking the personal character of the
respondent, but only his actions as a
Director of a City Department. I have
weighed the evidence and have been
guided by the Judge’s charge, which,
when boiled down, means that, while
we have the power to punish for intent
to do wrong we cannot and should not
puni.sh for mistaken judgment.
In my opinion it is not to the in¬
terest of the City to dismiss the re¬
spondent, inasmuch as he has today a
I'uller grasp of the various conditions
that are to be solved. He has receiv¬
ed three years training, lived within the
law( as the preponderance of credlta- j
ble evidence shows,) and he has be¬
come at the public expense a valuable !
asset to the community. The Director’s
honesty has not been attacked, and I
believe with the added experience, he
has the capacity necessary for the pro¬
per discharge of the duties of the office i
which he now holds. I therefore vote ;
“Not Guilty.” 1
Mr. Kerrs
“Your Honor and Gentle- !
men of the Council:
There are a few things I want to j
say, not by way of apology but by way
of explanation, and not as an explana¬
tion of my way of voting upon this i
case to make myself right, or to be
understood, I have reduced what I want
to say to writing, and you will pardon
me if I use my manuscript.’
‘The evidence produced by the Vot¬
ers’ League before this Council was
not sufficient to warrant the convic¬
tion of this Director upon any of the
charges. During the investigation a
number of things were brought to the
attention of the City Council which
we had discussed during the annual .
budget-making last year, and I believe
the Voters’ League did not produce any¬
thing of any importance with w'hich
we were not familiar and had not dis¬
cussed at that time. Many of the most
Important of the subjects discussed ;
were brought to the attention of the j
City Council by the Director himself, he i
having recognized the Inadequacy of
the systerh and the inefficiency by
which many of the activities of the
City in his department were being con¬
ducted.
Changes for the betterment of the
Service, and a more efficient manage¬
ment of the Department are frequent¬
ly due to the many complicated con¬
ditions which arise through the Acts
of Assembly and ordinances of Coun¬
cil. It is impossible to conduct the City
business upon the same business lines
as that of a private individual or cor¬
poration because of the legal red tape
through which all these transactions
must pass. But the fact of the Direc¬
tor having called our attention to so
many things which to his mind would
be of benefit to the service of the City
shows that he was working to estai)-
lish a system which would enable him
to conduct his Department upon more
expeditious and efficient lines. Many
of the things which we had previously
discussed with him were questions
which were brought up and discussed
during this investigation.
The Director has been during my
term of office a most efficient official.
He has been untiring in his energies,
and has given the City the very best
that is in him. He is a man of a strong
personal character, and is honest and
his honesty commends him to all peo-
r)le. I believe the Department of Public
Works in this City is today admini.s-
tered more efficiently than ever be¬
fore, and that the Director is striv¬
ing in every way possible to raise the
standard, and I believe, if given a fair
opportunity, he will establish a sys¬
tem in the Department of Public Works
which will be of great benefit to the
City of Pittsburgh. 1 therefore vote
‘Not Guilty’ as to the charges pre¬
ferred against him.”
Mr. MeArdle*
“Your Honor and Gentle¬
men of the Council;
I shall be very brief in the remarks
with which I will preface my vote.
In registering my conclusions in this
trial, I do so in obedience to what I
believe to be my sworn duty, and that
is to vote in accordance with the law
and the evidence.
A number of charges with bills of
particulars have been filed in this case
and gone into most thoroughly the
most extreme latitude having been giv¬
en to all interested in the presentation
of the case. My conception of the re¬
sults is that in no instance have there
been presented proofs upon any man
sworn to protect the best interest.^ of
the City of Pittsburgh could cast a
vote in favor of the guilt of the Di¬
rector charged in this case. In fact,
I give It as my opinion that the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
has emerged from this trial, after a
most careful and far-reaching investi¬
gation in the operation of his great
department, a bigger man in the eyes
of the City Council and a bigger man
in the eyes of the citizens of Pitts¬
burgh, than he was on the day that
these charges were filed. He has shown
here, under the closest questioning, a
079
grasp of affairs that even those inti¬
mately associated with him were hard¬
ly prepared to credit him with. He
has not been able to show a depart¬
ment operated without imperfection,
but at this juncture I venture the pro¬
phesy that neither his successor nor his
successor’s successor will be able to do
that either.
In my judgment there has only been
one thing proved against Director Arm¬
strong and that is that he has not
been educated In the schools of higher
learning in such a way as some peo¬
ple might judge to be a necessity in
order to qualify him for the position
he hold.s. But as one who has spent
his life as much as Director Armstrong
has spent his, as one who knows some¬
thing of the nature of struggles that
he must have known, as one who
knows something of the barriers that
he must have surmounted in order to
attain his present high position in the
City of Pittsburgh, I am in a position
to sympathize with him as well as to
congratulate him upon the success that
he has attained, and it is with pleas¬
ure that I record my vote of ‘Not Guil¬
ty’ on both the charges."
Air. liauh:
“Your Honor: I heartly
agree with every word uttered by
Councilman Garland and 1 desire to
record my vote: “Not Guilty,” as to both
charges.”
Mr. Wilkins:
“Your Honor and Gentlemen of
the Council:
Having carefully weighed the evi¬
dence both for and against Joseph G.
Armstrong, Director of the Department
of Public Works, on the charge of
“Malfeasance” and the explanation of
said charge as given by the Judge in
his instructions to Council, I am un¬
able to find that the charge has been
sustained or that anything detrimental
to his personal character has been
proven, and I therefore vote ‘Not
Guilty’ on the charge of Malfeasance.
On the charge of ‘Alismanagement,’
1 am of the opinion that such charge
has not been sustained; on the con¬
trary the weight of the evidence tends
to show that, with some minor excep¬
tions, the Department is well organ¬
ized and managed, and I therefore
vote ‘Not Guilty’ on the said charge.”
Mr. Wood burn:
“Your Honor, I vote ‘Not
Guilty’ on both charges.”
And the result of the voting was as
follows:
Guilty of Malfeasance—None.
Guilty of Mismanagement—None.
Not Guilty of Alalfeasance—^Nine.
Not Guilty of Alismanagement—Nine.
The Court announced
That City Council having unan¬
imously voted “Not Guilty” on both
charges, Director Armstrong is de¬
clared “Not Guilty.” That Council will
now vote on the charges against Mr.
John M. Alorin, Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety, and the clerk
will call the roll:
The Clerk called the roll, alphabeti¬
cally, and each, in reply recorded his
vote as follows, on the charges against
Mr. John M. Morin, Director of the
Department of Public Safety of the
City of Pittsburgh:
Mr. Uabcoek:
“Your Honor:—
Under the law given us by Judge
Frazer, we can only consider the speci¬
fications charged in support of mal¬
feasance and mismanagement.
I do not approve the action of Di¬
rector Morin in retaining in office of-
ficial.s who had been recommended for
removal by tlie Trial Board of the
Police ftepartment, but these specifica¬
tions do not embrace a charge for re¬
taining officials who had been tried
and recommended for removal by that
Board.
The question then is, is Director
Morin guilty of the charges specified?
The evidence does not satisfy me that
he is and I therefore vote ‘Not
Guilty.’ ”
Air. Garland:
“I desire to record my vote. Your
Honor, as ‘Guilty,’ on both charges.”
Air. Goehriug:
“Your Honor as to the charge of
‘malfeasance,’ I vote ‘Not Guilty.’ As
to the charge of ‘mismanagement,’ I
vote ‘Guilty.’
I wish to further say that in finding
the Director of Public Safety guilty of
mismanagement, it is but due to Di¬
rector Alorin to say that there was not
a particle of evidence which reflected
upon his private character and it Is
but fair, in view of the seriou.s nature
of some of the charges, that 1 should
specify in what particulars mismanage¬
ment consisted.
No evidence was offered in support
of the allegation that money was paid
for the privilege of opening and con¬
ducting immoral houses, or that houses
of prostitution were required to buy
their furniture, clothing, etc., from cer¬
tain persons, or that violators of the
law were protected by persons of in¬
fluence. As to other charges such as
the existence of showhouses where
bestiality was practiced and of as¬
signation houses frequented by colored
men and white girls, there was little
or no testimony. I do, however, think
there w'as ample evidence of misman¬
agement in the failure to suppress
speakeasies and in allowing houses of
prostitution, after complaint made to
exist in the vicinity of settlements
and public schools and In failure to
approve of the findings In certain ca.ses
of the police trial board; while these
instances were few, taking Into con¬
sideration the number of trials, they
were of such a flagrant character that
the action of the Director wn.s inex¬
cusable.
It Is, however, a matter of congratu¬
lation In view of the corruption shown
in the police departments of other
r
cities, that rotwithstanding the search¬
ing character of this investigation,
nothing was shown which reflected up¬
on the police as a body, but upon the
contrary, evidence was given tending
to show that the police and detective
force of Pittsburgh compares favor¬
ably with that of any other city of
the country.”
Mr. Uoeveler.*—.
“If Your Honor please, it is
hardly necessary to repeat my argu¬
ment and reasoning in the case of Di¬
rector John M. Morin, which is ex¬
actly the same as that in the
case of Director Armstrong, and 1
therefore desire to vote ‘Not Guilty’
on both charges.”
Mr. Kerrs
‘‘The Voters’ League was given
every opportunity to produce all the
evidence it had in support of the
charges against Director Morin, and
yet, to my mind, they did not substan¬
tiate one .single charge, many wit¬
nesses having testified that the moral
conditions of the City of Pittsburgh
are better today than they have been
in years before. The most serious
probably the most reprehensible con¬
dition brought out in the investigation
was the conduct of the Police Trial
Board. The Director of the Depart¬
ment is only an ex-officio member of
that Board, has not any voice in its
deliberations whatever, is not respon¬
sible for its finding, and I believe could
not rightly be charged with its action.
Furthermore, the matter was not set
forth in the charges and specifications
of the Voters’ League. Upon the most
serious charges made by the Voters’
League, there was no attempt to pro¬
duce any evidence whatever in sup¬
port thereof.
The most difficult and most compli¬
cated department in the City govern¬
ment to administer is that of the De¬
partment of Public Safety. It is
impossible In that Department to
secure the services of the high¬
est type of men, and the temp¬
tation to do wrong is always present.
Consequently, there are many things
done In the Police Department of any
city which would not be tolerated by
the Director If known to him. I be¬
lieve the Department has been admin¬
istered with the highest efficiency ob¬
tainable under the circumstances.
The Director has not been accused
of any crime and no evidence has been
offered that w'ould connect him up with
any crime or criminal intent, and the
impeachment of a public official be¬
fore a crime is established is un-Amer¬
ican, and is without precedent in the
history of this country.
The most serious charge against thi.s
Director is that fact that he, at one
time, w'as unfortunate enough to have
been in the saloon business, and yet
there Is not a man in the City of Pitts¬
burgh who can question the moral
.«itanding of .John M, Morin. Morally,
he is the peer of his accusers, and I
believe that he is honest, that he has
administered his office to the best of
his ability, and to the Interests of the
City, and I therefore vole 'Not Guilty.’ ”
I Mr. McArdle:
“Your Honor; The questions
in the charges against the Director of
i the Department of Public Safety are
' questions that have enlisted the atten¬
tion of civilization since its birth, and
the real charge against this Director
of the Department of Public Safety
I seems to me to resolve itself into a
' charge of his not having solved prob¬
lems of civilization, with all its nu¬
merous and powerful agencies, has
been unable to solve. When we en¬
tered this trial, as a representative of
the people of this great city, I confess
that 1 had some misgivings; 1 .had
read something of the vice conditions
of some of our American cities; J had
knowm somethin-g as the result of
somewhat extended traveling over this
country, of what those conditions were,
and I was somew'hat anxious lest in
this hearing or investigation it might
develop as a fact that the City of
Pittsburgh, in whose good name and
prosperity and welfare I am interested,
might be shown to be on par with what
like investigations have developed else¬
where I was led to anticipate or fear
some such conditions because of the
, character of the charges that had been
lodged against the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety,
j There is hardly a thing in all the
j history of vice that may not be found
] in some form or other in the charges
j and specifications on which this trial
has proceeded, and this trial has gone
on record throughout all these United
States as being based upon those
charges, made unqualifiedly, made evi¬
dently with confidence in the ability
of those who made them to prove them,
I and the result has been that all of
these charges which would be signifi¬
cant, which would be important if this
investigation was able to couple these
conditions and this Director or any¬
one whose conduct he might be ex¬
pected to have reasonable knowledge
of, there has been absolutely no at¬
tempt made to connect any official of
the City of Pittsburgh with what has
been termed “commercialized vice.” On
the contrary, this Director's very ac¬
cusers have come in before this Coun¬
cil when the time suited and given him
a certificate of character of which any
man might well feel proud, and that
has only been deviated from when
there was a strained purpose to con¬
vince this Council by argument that
certain conditions existed which the
i accusers had not been able to prove by
the production of evidence.
T do not believe that It is In the in¬
terests of this City that any public
official shall be characterized in the
way this Director has been character¬
ized, unless there is absolute proof, and
T say that with full knowledge and
understanding that this City and every
other city Is entitled to the very best
and highest service that its .servants,
its officials, are able to give It. But
there is Just as grave a necessity, in
the City’s own interest, in our govern-
081
merit’s own interest, to protect the
Kood name of an official as it is to
prove guilty when he is not deserving
of that name. I hold that every man
as a public official is entitled at least
to the same consideration that every
other American citizen is entitled to
when he appears before the bar of
American justice; that he is entitled
to a belief in or a presumption of his
innocence until he is proven guilty,
and that until that is done the best
interests of the City will not be served
by hanging on him the verdict of
guilty.
In this case there is a great deal
involved, from the standpoint of the
City of Pittsburgh. A verdict of guilty
does not mean that there goes out to
the people of the United States a quali¬
fied verdict, but it means that there
goes out a verdict of guilty upon these
great, broad, . glittering charges that
have been made here and sifted and
found to contain nothing; and there¬
fore I believe that in the interests of
the City this course should never be
pursued until the last vestige of doubt
has been removed. The City is en¬
titled to its good name until it is
proven that it is no longer worthy of
it. But, in addition to that, every
American citizen, no matter how hum¬
ble his position in life or how high the
office he holds, is entitled to retention
of his good name, and no law was
ever enacted placing in the hands of
any body of men the right to take
without question a man’s good name
from him. I have in mind now the say¬
ing that is older than any of us,—
“ * * He that filches from me my
good name
Robs me of that which not enriches
him,
And makes me poor indeed.’
And that is what 1 see in this case. Not
a single vestige of evidence within the
law from June 10, 1911, or, for that mat¬
ter, go back as far as you will, has been
presented to justify a verdict of guilty,
but, under the law which we are sworn
to observe,'as we expect this Director
and every other city official to ob-
.serve, we know our limitations and
we cannot without prostituting our
offices go beyond that and render a
verdict which the evidence in this case
will not justify.
I believe that the Department of Pub¬
lic Safety as the result of the expo¬
sition of this trial is in better hands,
better conducted, than it has ever been
in the City’s history in recent years.
T believe from my own observations
and knowledge that it stands without
a peer in the larger cities of the United
States, and I believe to that result
the present I^it'ector of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety has contributed
the best that there is in him, and that
in the conduct of his office there is
nothing which these charges, upon
which we are considering this case,
would cause him to be ashamed of, and
T register my vote as ‘Not Guilty’ on
both charges.”
Mr. 9^auh:
“Your Honor: Personally, X
have nothing but the kindliest feel¬
ings for the Director, but in the per¬
formance of my public duty, as a mem¬
ber of Council, I must be governed en¬
tirely by the evidence produced before
us.
Jn voting to convict l.>irector John
M. Morin on charges, of malfeasance
and mismanagement of his official
duties, I intend to fix the responsibility
just where it belongs and not cast a
cloud over the reputations of City em¬
ployes who are ready to render valu¬
able services to the people of this com-
m.unity if the men in authority do not
interfere with them in the discharge
of their duties.
Let me say at the outset, that I be¬
lieve that the men compo.sing the rank
and file of the police force in the City
of I’ittsburgh, in their devotion to duty,
in their desire to do right and to en¬
force the law without fear or favor,
are second to none in any municipality
in this country. The men who walk
the beats in this city are, with few
exceptions, honest men. They desire
a business administration of that bu¬
reau. They hope for the day when
merit alone shall be the test of a man’s
fitness to wear the uniform and the
brass buttons and the only sesame
that will open the door of promotion.
They have shown in the parft that
when loft alone to enfoice the law,
in the impartial manner which all our
decent citizens demand, they have
risen admirably to the occasion. No
blf>t or stain can be cast on these men,
and r demand by my verdict that they
he given the same equal opportunity
to discharge their duty and keep their
oath, as other men in other walks of
life enjoy.
Now come to the charge that this
Director allowed many low dives to
run in this community unmolested.
There was a great deal of importance
attached by the defense to the fact
that conditions in this City had im¬
proved during the past few months—
or, to state the fact, since the MoraLs
Plfficiency Commission took up its
work. We have a statement from that
body, that it has closed during the
past few months about 150 of the low¬
est and most disreputable houses in
the Cit>^. And now mark this fact—
the officers of the Commission said
they closed these places through the
agency of the police who co-operated
with them to the fullest extent. If a
body of outsiders could bring enough
power to bear on the police to close
these places, what answer has the Di¬
rector of the Department to the fact
that he allowed them to stay open so
long? He has more i»ower over the
police than twenty or a hundred com¬
missions have, for that matter. One
word from him and those houses would
have been closed over night. If the
Director was performing his duty and
respecting his oath of office, why was
it necessary to call In a body of pub¬
lic spirited citizens to do the work
he should have done? The answer
that he did not know of these places
and that they had never been called
to his attention by complaint is the
strongest evidence of his incompetency.
It Is his duty to know of such matters
—his duty more than any other man’s
in this community. When he falls
back on the defense that he was unin¬
formed he proves the case of those
who are accusing him.
The attitude of this Director on trial
was not the fair one he should have
assumed toward this jury. He is our
employe. He should have been willing
to say ‘Gentlemen, I have nothing to
hide; throw the doors wide open; turn
on- the strongest light you can And.’
instead of that we found him taking
advantage of every legal technicality
possible. He and his counsel—and I
say this with the greatest respect for
the ability and integrity of the men
who appeared for him—seemed to have
set out to keep everything from us,
his employers. If there was nothing
to hide, why .such a circumvention—•
curtailment of the investigation on his
part? He went upon the stand and
did not even deny the charges. His
attorneys limited his examination so
that he could not be forced to get into
anything but the most minor details.
Are these the acts of an innocent man?
There is no influence under high
heaven that would be strong enough
to make me convict this Director did
I not think that he was guilty. Nei¬
ther is there any influence potent or
far reaching enough to induce me to
vote for his acquittal when I know
that he has shown himself not a fit
man to be entrusted with the public
morals and safety of this community.
And with tile full knowledge that I
must submit my verdict to the judg¬
ment of my fellow citizens and an un-
(’erstanding that I am ready at any
time to answer to my constituents for
It. I now vote to find this Director
guilty of malfeasance and mismanage¬
ment in office.’ ’
Mr. Wilkins:
“Your honor; Having care¬
fully weighed the evidence both for
and against .Tohn M. Morin, Director
of the Department of Public Safety,
on the charge of ‘malfeasance’ and
the explanation of said charge as
given by the Judge in his instructions
to Council, I am unable to find that
the charge has been sustained or that
anything detrimental to his personal
character has been proven, and I there¬
fore vote ’Not Guilty’ on the charge
of malfeasance.
I have carefully weighed the evi¬
dence both for and against John M,
Morin, Director of the Department of
IMiblic Safety, on the charge of ’mis¬
management’ of his official duties, in
eocordance with the instructions of the
.Judge in connection with the said
charges.
The charges and evidence refer to
the conduct of the Bureau of Police
only, and I am of the opinion that the
weight of the evidence shows that
tne Bureau has not been managed in
the best interests of the City, and
inerefore vote ‘Guilty’ of mismanage¬
ment.”
Dr. Woodbuni:
‘*rour Honor: 1 wish my vote
recorded as ‘Guilty’ on both charges.”
And the result of the voting was as
follows:
Guilty of Malfeasance—Three,
Not Guilty of Malfeasance—Six,
Guilty of Mismanagement—Five.
Not Guilty of Mismanagement;—Four.
'I'he Court announced:
Six members 1 of Council having pro¬
nounced the respondent, .John M. Mor¬
in, director of the i>epartment of I’ub-
lic Safety of the City of Pittsburgh,
not guilty of malfeasance in office and
three having pronounced him guilty
of malfeasance, the majority not hav¬
ing voted in favor of guilty, Director
Morin is therefore acquitted of that
accusation.
On the question of mismanaging his
official duties, five members of Coun¬
cil having pronounced the Director of
Public Safety, the respondent, guilty
of mismanagement and four having
pronounced him not guilty of misman¬
agement, he therefore stands guilty of
mismanagement of his official duties.
.Judge Frazer said;
The objects for which this
meeting was called having been trans¬
acted, the meeting stands adjourned
until the call of Council, to take up,
the accusations against Dr. E. R. Wal¬
ters, Director of the Department of
1‘ublic fiealth.
Before adjourning, permit me to say
one word: Since our previous hear¬
ings in these cases I noticed in the
p^ubllc press that a resolution had been
introduced in Council appropriating
the sum of two thousand dollars for
payment of my services, for presiding
at the hearings. I desire to thank the
Council for the kindness shown by
the resolution, but under the law T
am prohibited from taking any com¬
pensation whatever; and even if the
law permitted me to do so I would not
feel justified in taking the money, as
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
pays me an annual salary for duties
performed by me as a Judge of' the
Courts of this county.
Councilman WilkiuM moved that a
vote of thanks be extended to Judge
Frazer by City Council.
Which motion prevailed by a unani¬
mous rising vote.
* And the Judge declared Council ad¬
journed, to reconvene at the call of
the President of Council to take up
matters in connection with these cases,
or to take up the charges preferred
by the Voters’ League against Dr. E.
R. Walters, Director of the Department
of Public Health.
683
Biticipl
Proceedings of tl?e Kouncil of ih 2ity of Pittsburgl?.
Vol. XXXXVI. Tuesday, October 29, 1912. No, 87
AUo
No. 2209. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the Indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh In the sum of seven hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, and providing
for the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds
for the acquirement of land for, and
equipping and improving of, public
playgrounds, and providing for the re¬
demption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.
Alio
No. 2210. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer the sum of six hun¬
dred fifty ($650.00) dollars from Appro¬
priation No. 24, Department of Law,
to Appropriation No. 220, Department
of Supplies.
Also
No. 2211. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Alexander Gray, Superintendent of
the Bureau of Light, for his expenses
during his trip to various cities to in¬
spect their lighting system, in the
amount of $73.50, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Also
No. 2212. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Michael A. Ignelzi and Albertina C.
Ignelzl, in the sum of $7.20 each, re¬
funding taxes paid in error, and charg¬
ing the same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2213. Communication from
the Irene Kaufmann Settlement relative
to the establishment of playgrounds
in the Hill District, bounded by Ful¬
lerton street, Fifth avenue, Soho
street and Bedford avenue.
Alio
No. 2214. Communication from
W. H. Brown, relative to the widening
of Second avenue.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance,
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2215. Resolution author¬
izing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of David Lewis for the sum of $36.00,
Munictttal Errorii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOSHHINa,.Prialdint
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Ailiitant City CUrk
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 29th, 1912.
Council met.
Presen t^Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoevelsr Kauh
Goebring, Presldsni.
Ths Chftlr itatsd
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2206. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the transfer of the sum of
$850.00 from item "Materials Bureau
of Electricity, D," Appropriation No.
220, to item "Equipment, Bureau of
Electricity, F," Appropriation No. 220.
Also
No. 2207. An Ordinance amend¬
ing Section 3 of an ordinance entitled,
"An Ordinance fixing the salaries of
District Chiefs, Captains, Lieutenants,
Drivers, Engineers, Assistant Engi¬
neers, Hosemen and Laddermen in the
Bureau of Fire, Department of Public
Safety," approved May 11th, A. D. 1912
Also
No. 2208. An Ordinance amend¬
ing Section 2 of an ordinance entitled,
"An Ordinance fixing the salaries or
wages to be paid to Lieutenants and
Sergeants of Police and Patrolmen in
the Bureau of Police, Department of
Public Safety/' approved May 11th, A.
D. 1912.
685
I
refunding assessment for the con¬
struction of a sewer on Jane street,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, contingent Fund.
No. 2216. An Ordinance au¬
thorising the transfer of four hundred
dollars ($400.00), from item £ 11,
Street Repaving (balance in Appropria¬
tion No. 37) to Appropriation No. 30,
Bureau of Highways and Sewers, Re¬
pairing Highways, and Setting aside
same for temporary repairs to Buf¬
fington Street.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance. ^
Mr. AlcArdle presented
No. 2217. An Ordinance fixing
the number and BalaHes’ of employees
at the Mission Street Pumping Station,
Bureau of Water, Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Which was read and referred to the
Commi ttee on Finance.
^\lSd
No. 2218. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
.of John P. Casey for $248,57, for extra
work in repaVing Liberty avenue from
Twelfth to Twenty-eighth streets, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 37,
Liberty Avenue Repaving,
Also
No. 2219. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of M. OTlerron Company for $60.00, for
extra work in repaving Anderson
street, from Penn avenue to Liberty
avenue, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 37, Street Repavin,
item “Anderson Street.”
Also ^
No. 2220. Communication from
< property owners on Haverhill street,
,asking to have said street opened be¬
tween Oakwood street and Allison
street.
. Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Publit;
Works. r
Also
No. 2221. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of S. Branca, laborer, Bureau of Water,
for $102.60, for 35 days’ lost time at
the regular rate of $g.00 per day, on
account of injuries received in the per¬
formance of his duty, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 32, Bu¬
reau of Water.
Also
No. 2222. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of B. Moody, driver, Bureau of Water,
for $40.50, for 18 days” lost time at
the regular rate of $2.25^ per day, on
account of injuries received In the per¬
formance of his duty, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 32, Bureau
of Water.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
Mr. Rauli presented
No. 2223. An Ordinance au¬
thorising the transfer of three thou¬
sand nine hundred and ninety-six dol¬
lars and fifty cents ($3,996.50), from
different items in Appropriation No.
220, for use of the Burea-u of Parks, to
Various items in Appropriation No. 220,
for use of the Bureau of Parks.
W’hich was read and referred to the
^ Committee on Finance.- •
> . The Chair presented V....
No. 2224. Communication from
C. H. Donnell, Principal 'rhlrteenth
Ward School, Allegheny, relative ,to
provide steps on Bohemian Hill in order
to avoid the danger to children going
to school.
Also
No. 2225. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Playgrounds Associa¬
tion relative to the Department of Pub¬
lic Works removing lights on account
of lack Of funds, from Lawrence, Orms-
by and Washington Parks.
Also
No. 2226. Communication from
Joseph (3^, Armstrong, Dire<jtoi* of the
Department of Public Works, submit¬
ting an estimate made by the Bureau
t>r Light bn the cost' of lighting Sixth
avenue, from Smlthfield street to Wood
sti^t,
’Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on"* Public
W'orks.
AlSO^ v .r
, ^ Nb: ^2227. Communication from
Hon. Wm. A. Magefe, Mayor, transmit¬
ting communication from the City
I’lanning Commission re^commendlngan
adjustment of the street'corners at the
southeasterly section .’of Penn and Fifth
avenues, Fourteenth ward.
No. 2228. Communication froih
Hon. Wm. A. Magee, Mayor, transmit¬
ting communication from the City
Planning ‘Cbmbil'^ion relative to the
widening of Fullerton street from
Webster to Centre avenues, in the
Third ward,, and the widening of Wylie
aVehiie;" frbm Fifth avenue to Elm
strfe'bt ^
Which'were rjfead, fefcfei.vfed and filed.
NTv Kerr ,up ’
. B4W No.. 776. - Resolution re¬
questing the City Solicitor to iov.lestl-
gate^ and ..report on the feasibility of
the City's taking action to Secure a
readjustment of . the finances of the
I^ittsburgh Railways Company to the
one. end that the street car service
.in this City be improved.
In Cou.noi4^ A,prir9th, 1912, read and
hiU laid ,oh the table.
Which was read. tov* %
Mr, Jverr moved r
The adoption of the resolution.
Mr." Garland moved (seconded by Mr.
Ranh)
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Public
Service and‘Surveys.
.686
Upon which motion Mr. Kerr de¬
manded a call of the ayes and noes,
and the demand having" been sustained,
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes^Messrs.
Babcock Ranh Woodburn
Garland Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Hoeveler Kerr McArdle
Ayes—Q
Noes—8
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the motion
prevailed.
, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garinnd 'pi:esented from the Com¬
mittee on l'^inancfe» with an affirmative
recommendation, '
No. 2229. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for October"23rd,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and ftud.
Also
Bill No. 2161. An Ordinance
entitled, **A.n Ordinance providing for
the transfer of the sura of ?4,000 from
item A 1, Salaries, Appropriation No.
21, to Item P, Appropriation No. 21,
Bureau of i^ire."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
. And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr ^ Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—i
Noes—^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative,' the bill
passed finally.
Also '
Bill No. 2162, An Ordinance
entitled, “An , Ordinance providing for
the transfer of the sum of $2,500 from
Item A 1, Salaries, Appropriation No.
22, to item P, Appropriation No. 22,
Bureau of Police."
Which was read.
Mr. Garlani moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
AyeSi—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W oodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes— 9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
.. . Also
' - Bill No. 2187. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the transfer of $7,735.00 from various
items in Appropriation No. 38 and Ap¬
propriation No. 22^, for the use of the
Department of Charities, to items ‘Sup¬
plies Marshalsea,' ‘Materials Marshal-
sea.’ and ‘Repaii:s Marshalsea,’ Appro¬
priation No, 220."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low. the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed' to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And. on the question, “Shall the bill
I pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to laWj and were:
^ Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
I Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
I Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun-
! cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2189. An Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance authorizing
I and directing the proper officers of the
City of Pittsburgh, for and in behalf
j of said City, to enter into an agree¬
ment with the Borough of Aspinwall;
providing for the grading, paving and
curbing of Delafield avenue in said
687
Borough, upon which the City's water
plant abuts, and fixing the City's share
of the cost of said improvement."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
- ' A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally..
Also
Bill No. 2121. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance accepting an
offer by the H. J. Heinz Company to
convert, at its own expense, a certain
portion of the Allegheny wharf into
a pleasure ground or small.park; grant¬
ing authority to said H. J. Heinz Com¬
pany to do said work, and pledging
the continued use of said wharf for
said purpose until the same may be
required for actual wharf uses or pur¬
poses,”
In Finance Committee, October 9th,
1912, amended by inserting in Section
1 the words “first day of March, 1913,
and as amended ordered returned to
Council with an affirmative recom¬
mendation.
In Finance Committee, October 23rd,
1912, amended by inserting in Section
1, after the words "said river” the
words "from time to time” and after
the words "require its use” the words
"or a portion thereof,” and as amended
ordered returned to Council with an
affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
* And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mean rs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Kauh Woodbarn
Hoevele.*
Goehring, President.
Noes—Mr. McArdle
Ayes—8
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2131. An Ordinance
entitled.. "An Ordinance authorizing
the transfer of $3,000.00 from item,
‘Contracts, Bridge Repairs,’ E 7. Ap¬
propriation No. 47, to item ‘Salaries
Skilled Labor, Boardwalks and Steps,’
A 3, Appropriation No. 30, item ‘Salar¬
ies Ordinary Labor, Boardwalks and
Steps,’ A 4, Appropriation No. 30, and
item ‘Material Boardwalks and Steps/
1), Appropriation No. 220."
In Finance Committee, October 23rd,
1912, amended by striking out and in¬
serting as shown in red ink, and as
amended ordered returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2160. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Richard Sylvester, Resident
Governor and Treasurer of the National
Bureau of Criminal Identification, for
688
the sum of $100,00, being the annual
subscription of the Bureau of Police
of the City of Pittsburgh to the Na- |
tional Bureau of Criminal Identifica¬
tion, for the year ending October 6th,
1912, and charge the same to the ac¬
count of item B, Miscellaneous, Ap¬
propriation No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved >
A suspension of the rule to «1- |
low the second and third readings and i
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended. \
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
HoeVeler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9, |
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the |
resolution passed finally.
Also I
Bill No. 2163. Resolution au- j
thorizlng the issuing of a warrant In j
favor of Charles Melling for $121.95,
refunding overpaid taxes on property
on Carson street at corner of Twenty- I
first street, and charging Appropriation ■
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read. j
Mr. Garland moved |
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President. i
Ayes—9.
Noes—^None. j
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the j
resolution passed finally. >
Also '
Bill No. 2X64. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in j
favor of Chamber of Commerce for $3,- 1
500.00 for the entertainment of the
International Congress of Chambers of
Commerce of Commercial and Indus¬
trial Associations, and charging the
same to amount set aside from the Con¬
tingent Fund, for that purpose.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
beln^ taken were;
Ayes—^Messrs.
ock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—^0,
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2165. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Collector
of Delinquent Taxes to accept the sum
of 87 cents, as taxes against the prop¬
erty of M. S. Dille in the Fifteenth
ward, and charging the costs of adver¬
tising therefor to the City.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final nassage of the resolution.
W hich motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
HoeV*eler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes,—None.
Also
Bill No. 2166. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works to enter into a
contract with the James Jiles Company
for the grading of a lot owend by the
City of Pittsburgh, situated at Thirty-
eighth . street and Penn avenue; the
consideration being the use of the clay
and gravel on said property.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlnnd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes^—^None.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
689
Bill No. 2039. Resolution au- And there being three-fourths of the
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in votes of Council in the affirmative, the
favor of P. R. Connelly in the sum of
$1,500.00, in settlement of the damages
to his property at No. 46 Bates street,
caused by inadequate sewers, upon re¬
ceiving from the said P, R. Connelly
a full release of all claims arising on
account thereof against the City.
Which was lead.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1492. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the purchase of certain
lots or parcels of ground in the Nine¬
teenth ward. City of Pittsburgh, for
the use of said City for park purposes,
and authorizing the payment to the
respective owners thereof of the pur¬
chase money therefor.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland- moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Wiiich motion prevailed.
Mr. 3IeArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 2230. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for October
23rd, 1912, transmitting two ordinances
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1878. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Mary street, from Handler
street to a point 201 feet westwardly,
and providing that costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially ])enefited thereby.”
\Vhlch was read.
Mr. McArdIc moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the hill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
' And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes w'ere taken agree¬
ably to law, and w'ere:
Ayes—Messr.s.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
TIoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—fi.
Noes—None.
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and. the several
supplements thereto.
Also
j Bill No. 2174. An Ordinance
! entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
I and directing the grading, paving and
I curbing of Toboggan street, from Ris¬
ing Main street to the westerly line of
Jacob Henke, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
' And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and w'ere:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2231. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for October 23rd, 1912, transmitting
sundry papers to Council.
Which was read received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2178. Plan of Lots in
the Nineteenth ward, Pittsburgh, made
for Jane S. Birch, and the dedication
of the streets and alleys shown therein.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote:
! Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes--I>
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2179. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance approving and
accepting plan of lots in the Nineteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, laid
out by Jane S. Birch, June, 1912, and
090
approving and accepting the. streets
sljown therein.’*
Which was read.-
Mr, WilkJris moved
A suspension of the rule to al*
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, **Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—^Mesisrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2183. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Mumford street, from a
point 343.11 feet south of Heedsdale
street to South avenue/'
Which was read.
Mr. WilkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noe_s—^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2184. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Anton alley, from Grant
boulevard to Webster avenue.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2185. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Hurd alley, from O’Neil
alley to Dante alley.”
Which was read
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2186. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance establishing
the grade of O’Neil alley, from Dante
alley to Strawberry way.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
691
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0«
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2181. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating Murt-
land street, between Williard street
and the property line of the Home-
wood Cemetery, in the Fourteenth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh.’*
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 2182, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating Perth¬
shire Place, between Williard street
and the property line of the Homewood
Cemetry, in the Fourteenth ward of
the City of Pittsburgh.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Wilkin* moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
i
I
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill j
pass finally?” !
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
B92
Ayes—Measr*.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2180. Agreement be¬
tween D, G. Stewart, Executor of Es¬
tate of Florence N. C. Nimick, deceased,
mortgagee, and the City of Pittsburgh,
relative to the vacation of Perthshire
Place and Murtland street.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
That the agreement be received
and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Babcock presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety, with an affirm¬
ative recommendation.
No. 2232. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for October
23rd, 1912, transmitting two ordinances
to Council.
Which was read, recelvea and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2158. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts
for new heating apparatus In various
engine houses in the Bureau of Fire.”
Which was read,
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—^9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finaUy.
Also
Bill No. 2159. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts
for new heating apparatus in various
police^ stations in the Bureau of Po¬
lice.”
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ''Shall the bill
pass finally?”'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayai—Meisrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllklni
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Boeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Woodburn presented from the
Committee on Charities and Correction,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2233. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Charities and Correction for
October 23rd, 1913, transmitting a res¬
olution to Council,
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2188. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Weldon and Kelly Company
for the sum of $78.25, in payment for
extra work for plumbing In the fe¬
male asylum at Marshalsea, Pa,, and
charging same to Appropriation No, 38.
Which was read.
Mr, Woodburn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-tnirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Kerr presented
No, 2234. Whereas, Good roads
and streets are necessary for the con¬
venience and accommodation of the
people; and
Whereas, There is little progress
made in the building of the tunnels
through the South Side Hills; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the City Planning
Commission be requested to make a
survey of the South Side Hills, begin¬
ning at the eastern extremity, or the
City line, and extending West as far
as South Main street, with the thought
in view of building a system of road¬
ways to the high grounds of the South
Side Hills.
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
I Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 2235. Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he is hereby requested
to return to Council without action
thereon, for further consideration, the
following:
Bill No. 1606. An Ordinance opening
Corliss street, from Carson street,
West, to Chartiers avenue, in the
Twentieth ward, establishing the
grade thereof, fixing the width and
location of the sidewalks and road¬
way, etc.
Bill No. 1610. An Ordinance vacating
I Neville street, between Chartiers
avenue and Ravine street,
i Bill No, 1611. An Ordinance vacating
Short street, between Ravine street
! and Railroad street,
I Bin No. 1612. An Ordinance vacating
I a portion of a public road, between
Chartiers avenue and the City line.
Bill No. 1613. An Ordinance vacating
Railroad street, between Division
street and the westerly line of Ed-
j ward McGinnis' Plan of Lots.
Bill No. 1614. An Ordinance vacating
' Ravine street, between Railroad
street and Centre street.
; Bill No. 1615, An Ordinance vacating
Tunnel street, between Centre street
and Railroad street.
! Bill No. 1616, An Ordinance vacating
a portion of an unnamed street, laid
out in Edward McGinnis’ Plan of
Lots, from the northerly right of
way line of The Ohio Connecting
Railway Company southwardly to an
unnamed street.
Bill No. 1617. An Ordinance vacating
an unnamed street laid out in Ed¬
ward McGinnis’ Plan of Lots, from
the easterly line of the plan of lots,
to the westerly line of the plan of
lots.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill No. 1606. An Ordinance
; entitled, "An Ordinance opening Corliss
i street, from Carson street West to
I Chartiers avenue. In the Twentieth
I ward; establishing the grade thereof;
fixing the width and location: of the
sidewalk and roadway and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from* properties benefited
thereby."
In Council, October 22nd, 1912,
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring "Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Also
Bill No; .1610. An’ Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating
Neville street, between Chartiers ave¬
nue and Ravine street, in the Twen¬
tieth ward.”
In Council, October 22nd, 1912,
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring i;"Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Also
Bill No. 1611. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating
Short street, between Ravine street
and Railroad street, in the Twentieth
ward."
In Council, October 22rid, 1912,'
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring "Shall
the bill be read a second' and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Also
Bill No. 1612. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating
a portion of a public road, between
Chartiers avenue and the City line, in
the Twentieth ward.”
In Council, October 22nd, 1912,
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed. .
And the quesllonbircourrtog .'?"ShaU.
the .1 bill be read •a second., and. third
times .and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.-
Also
Bill No. 16i3. An- Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating i.
Railroad . street, betv/een Division
street and the westerly line of Ed¬
ward McGinnis' -Plan of Dots, In the
Twentieth ward."^ '
In Council, October 22nd, 1912,
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the .
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring "Shall
the bill be read a .second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail...
Also
BUI No, 1614. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating
Ravine street, between Railroad street
and Centre street, -in the Twentieth
ward."
In Council, October 22nd, .. 1912,
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vo4e by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed,
W'^hlch motion prevailed.
And the question recurring "Shall
the bill be read a .second and third
times and finally papsed?"
Thif motion did not pievall.
Also
Bill No. 1615^. -An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating
Tunnel street, between Centre street
and-^‘Railroad street, in the Twentieth
waird."
In Counoil, October 22nd,-:' 1912.
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which thei:
bill was read a .second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the bill be: read a second' and third
times and finally passed?.’‘'i ‘
The motion did not prevail.
Also
Bill No. 1616. An Ordinance
i entitled, “An Ordinance vacating
f a portion of an unnamed street, laid
out In Edward McGinnis' Plan of Lota,
i from the northerly right of way line-
of The Ohio Connecting Railroad
Company southwardly to an unnamed
street, In the Twentieth ward."
In Council, October 22nd, 1912,
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved-
I To reconsider the vote by which the
I bill was read a second and third times
‘ and finally passed.
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Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and Anally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Also
Bill No. 1617. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating an
unnamed street laid out in Sdvvard
McGinnis' Plan of Lots, from the east¬
ern line of the plan of lots to the west¬
erly line of the plan of lots, in the
Twentieth ward.”
In Council, October 22nd, 1912,
passed.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
bill was read a second and third times
and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall i
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Also I
No. 2236. Resolved, That the
Mayor be and he is hereby requested
to return to Council without action
thereon, for the purpose of recommit¬
ting to the Committee on Public Serv¬
ice and Surveys, the following:
Bill No. 1631. An Ordinance authoriz¬
ing and directing the proper officers
of the City of Pittsburgh to enter
Into a contract with the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Rail¬
way Co., the Ohio Connecting Rail- i
way Company and the Pittsburgh,
Grafton and Mansfield Street Rail¬
way Company for the purpose of pro- i
viding for the construction of an un- I
dergrade crossing of Corliss street, |
etc. I
Bill No. 1632. An Ordinance granting
unto the Pittsburgh, Crafton and
Mansfield Street Railway Company, !
its successors, lessees and assigns, |
the right to enter upon, use and oc- |
cupy Corliss street, from Carson !
street West to Chartiers avenue. |
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
BUI No. 1631. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the proper officers of the
City of Pittsburgh to enter into a con¬
tract with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnal, !
Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
the Ohio Connecting Railway Company
and the Pittsburgh, Crafton & Mans¬
field Street Railway Company, for the
purpose of providing for the construc¬
tion of an undergrade crossing of Cor¬
liss street, from Carson street West
to Chartiers avenue, at the joint ex¬
pense of the parties to said contract,
and providing for the changes In the
grdde and location of Corliss street in¬
cident thereto, and conferring certain
rights upon the City, the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Rail¬
road Company, the Ohio Connecting
Railway Company and the Pittsburgh,
Crafton and Mansfield Street Railway
Company to more fully carry out the
intent and purpose of said contract.”
In Council, October 22nd, 1912,
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr, Kerr moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service
and Serveys.
..icii motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 1632. An Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance granting unto
the Pittsburgh, Crafton and Mansfield
Street Railway Company, Its succes¬
sors, lessees and asisgns, the right to
enter upon, use and occupy Corliss
street, from Carson street West to
Chartiers avenue.”
In Council, October 22nd, 1912,
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service
and Serveys.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Hoevelcr moved
That Mr. Babcock be excused
for absence from Committee meetings
on October 9th and 14th, 1912.
■Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Kerr moved
That Council hold Its next reg¬
ular meeting on Monday, November
4th, 1912, at 4 o’clock, P. M. (Tuesday
being election day).
M^hlch motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
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Proceedings of the Council of tbe Sity of Pittsburgh
Vol. XXXXVl. Monday, November 4, 1912.
No. 88
iiflunitt}jal Scrorb
COUNCIL
JOHN M. OOEHIUNQ,.President
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., November 4, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
(iarland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ilauh
Goehring, President.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2237. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to transfer from item, “Regular Sal¬
aries, A 1," Appropriation No. 16, to
item, “Miscellaneous Service, B," same
appropriation, the sum of $3,000.00.
Also
No. 2238. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor to execute and de¬
liver a deed or deeds reconveying to
Kdward C. Miller certain properties in
the Thirty-second ward, bought in by
the City at Sheriff’s sale.
Also
No. 2239. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor to execute and de¬
liver a deed reconveying to Robert Wil¬
son certain property in the Thirty-sec¬
ond ward, bought in by the City at
Sheriff’s sale.
Also
No. 2240. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Andrew Shaul for $11.59, time lost by
reason of Injuries received while en¬
gaged in City business, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 32, Bu¬
reau of Water.
Also
No. 2241. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Ida M. Brock for 65 days* time at
$2.25 per day for services as temporary
clerk in the Board of Water Assessors,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 33, Board of AVater Assessors.
Also
No. 2242. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Department of Assessors
to employ fifteen (15) temporary clerks
to aid in the preparation of the assess¬
ment and tax list for the fiscal year
beginning February 1st, 1913.
Also
No. 2243. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Collector of Delinquent Taxes
to accept from Mrs. Luella Hunt and
her sister the amount assessed against
them on their different properties, to¬
gether with the penalty, and to re¬
lease the amount charged for said ad¬
vertisement on property in the Twenty-
fifth (old Twelfth) ward.
Also
No. 2244. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of J. B. Booth for $74.30, in full for
expenses incurred while Investigating the
best methods of street electric lighting
in other cities, and charging the same
to Appropriation No. 42, Item Light on
Federal street.
Also
No. 2246. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Controller to transfer
$699.50 from item “Supplies Civil Ser¬
vice Commission, C,“ Appropriation No.
220, and $52.75 from item, “Equipment
Civil Service Commission, P,“ Appropri¬
ation No. 220, to item “Miscellaneous
Service, B,” $76.91; to item, -‘Supplies
C,” Appropriation No. 219, $625.34, and
to item “Equipment, F/’ Appropriation
No. 219, $60.00.
Also
No. 2246. Petition for the pas¬
sage of an ordinance fixing the salaries
of the Captains of Police in the Bureau
of Police, Department of Public Safety.
697
Also
No. 2247. An Ordinance fixings
the salaries of the Captains of Police
in the Bureau of Police, Department
of Public Safety.
Also
No. 2248. An Ordinance mak¬
ing an appropriation to the Department
of Public Health for the care and con¬
trol of smallpox.
Also
No. 2249. Communication from
George Hettrick Bonner offering site
for playground adjacent to the Home-
wood Library, Homewood Public School
and Homewood Station of the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad, situate on Kelly street^
and containing 36,450 square feet.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2250. Communications from
McKenna Bros. Brass Company, the Sl-
monds Manufacturing Co., the Graham
Nut Company, Fawcus Machine Com¬
pany, Davis & Warde, Union Foundry
& Machine Co., Conroy-Prugh Company,
William G. Johnston & Co., Pittsburgh
Printing Co., C. R. Moore Co.. Murdock-
Kerr & Co., Stevenson Foster Co.,
and S. A. Stewart Company asking for
a hearing on Bill No. 2176, An Ordi¬
nance regulating municipal contracts,
etc.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 2251. Resolution Instruct¬
ing the Director of the Deparatment of
Public Works to lease Old City Hall to
the Pittsburgh. Chronicle Telegraph for
a scientific cooking exposition, begin¬
ning December 2nd, 1912. and continu¬
ing for ten days, at the rate of $25.00
per day.
Which was read and, referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 2252, Communication from
Paul Mason, Editor, Fire Protection,
relative to the City subscribing to the
Fire Protection for the use of the Fire
Department of the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety,
Also
No. 2253. Communication from
Chas. D. Gillespie, attorney-at-law, rel¬
ative to settlement of claims of Mrs,
Robert D. McClure and Mrs. A. A.
McGuire for Injuries received by step¬
ping off a street car at Centre and Neg-
ley avenues Into a depression in the
street.
Also
No. 2254. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Beatrice A. McGuire and her hus¬
band, A. A. McGuire, for $300.00 in full
settlement of all claims for damages
for injuries received by stepping into a
hole at the corner of North Negley and
Centre avenues, as compensation in full
to both of them for any liability of the
city to either or both of them for dam¬
ages by reason of said accident, and
charging same to AppropHatJon No. 42.
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2255. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Gertrude McClure and he-r husband,
Robert D. McClure, for in full
settlement of all claims for damages
for injuries received by stepping Into
a hole at the comer of North Negley
and Centre avenues, as compensation
in full to both of them for any liability
of the City to either or both of them
I for damages by reason of said acci¬
dent. and charging same to Appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to. the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2256. Communication from
Eugene E. Heard calling attention to
the condition of the boardwalk on Cros¬
by avenue, leading from Baltimore ave¬
nue,
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be. re¬
ceived and filed and referred to the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
No. 2257. An Ordinance amend¬
ing Section 1 of an ordinance entitled,
“An Ordinance requiring all public ser¬
vice corporations or other persons oc¬
cupying Main street, from West Car-
son street to Mansfield avenue and Wa¬
bash avenue, from Steuben street to
Independence street, for furnishing
electric light, heat or power to the pub¬
lic, or operating telegraph or telephone
lines, to place their cables underground,
and prescribing regulations therefor,
and giving the City the right to use
the underground systems constructed
under this ordinance,^’ approved June
14th, 1912.
Which wjis read and rcferred to the Com?
miltee on Public Service and Surveys.
Also
No, 2258. An Ordinance re¬
straining all persons, firms, corpora¬
tions co-partnerships and Individuals
engaged, in any business in the City of
Pittsburgh from crying, commonly
called “Barking" their goods in front
of their place of business or upon the
public streets, or stopping any person
or persons for the purpose of soliciting
trade or custom, and providing penal¬
ties for violations thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 2259. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to transfer the sum of $500.00 from
Item A 1. Salaries, Appropriation No.
21, Bureau of Fire, to Item A 1, Sal¬
aries, Appropriation No. 25, Bureau of
Building Inspection,
Also
No. 2260. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the appointment of two ad-
ditional Inspectors In the Bureau of
liuiiding Inapfcciion, Department of
Public Safety, Ju.d fixing the salaries
therefor.
Which were rosid and referred to the
Committee on Phiance. i
Mr. McArdtc presented !
No. 22C1.. An Ordinance repeal- !
Ing so much of an Ordinuiu*e entitled, I
“An Ordinance icQuirlng all public ser¬
vice corporations or other persons oc- i
cupying Main stieet, from West Car- !
son street to Hairs^field avenue; and Wa¬
bash avenue, from Steuben street to
Independence :-5treet, for furnishing
electric light, heat or power to the pub- |
lie or operating telegraph or telephone ;
lines, to place their cables underground, [
and prescribirj/ regulations therefor !
and giving the City the right to use the
underground syr!loms constructed under
this ordinance/ ?ipproved June 14th,
1912, as relates iv IVabash avenue, from
plank street to South Main street.
Which was I' .ul and referred to the
Committee on i -rblic Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 22^1 j rtesolution authoriz¬
ing and directi the City Controller
to transfer frun; item “Supplies, Gen¬
eral Office, I partment of Public
Works, C,” Appro,f iation No. 220, $244.-
75, to item “Mi^^r.cdlaneous Service B,”
Appropriation /vo. 28, $144.75, and
$100.00 to item Equipment General i
(.tffice, Departnie-it of Public Works, !
C,” Appropriation No. 220.
Also
No. 226:1. Resolution aiithoriz- 1
irg the iitsuing < f a warrant in favor i
of W. H. Keech t/unpany for $41.26, in
])ayment of expcv;:e incurred by the
said Company in rnakng lateral con- ■
rection from the premises occupied by j
the said Company at No. 92.T I’enn i
avenue with the Garrison alley sewer, j
and charging same to Aj>i»ropriation !
No. 42, Contingent Fund. !
Which were read and referred to the j
(7ommittee on Finance. '
Al.so ;
No. 2264. Resolution authoriz- !
irg the issuing of a warrant in favor |
of AI. O’Herron Comi>any for $191.70, I
for extra work in repaving roadway i
of the Twenty-second Street Bridge, '
nnd charging same to Appropriation
No, 47, Kej,>airing Bridges, Item
Twenty-second Street Bridge Roadway.
Also
No. 2265. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the J. B. Sheets Comi)any for $85.00,
for extra work in repaving Kirn street, ■
from XV^ylie avenue to Foxhurst street. !
ard charging the same to Appropriation ;
No. 37, K 11, item 101 m Street Kepav- |
ing. ^ I
Also
■ N6. 2266- An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing the award of a con¬
tract or contracts for grading in con-
ri?otion with the improvement of streets
laid out in the’grounds of the Univer.s- !
ity of PittsVnfrgh. and providing for i
the i>ayment of the costs thereof. ‘
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. llauh presented
No. 2267. Petition of taxpayers
and residents of the Twenty-first ward
asking that Cassidy (formerly Cabinet)
street be changed to “Sheffield street."
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys,
Mr. Wilkins presented
No, 2268. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Dersam street,
from Standard avenue to the City line.
Also
No. 2269. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and re-establishing the
grade on Federal street, from Burgess
street to McAlvy street.
Also
No, 2270. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade on McAIvy street,
from Federal street to a point 327.84
feet west thereof.
Also
No. 2271. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade on Dyer street, from
Langtry street to Woods Run avenue.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys.
The Clijilr presented
No. 2272, Communication from
Mrs, George Hulick, Chairman of the
Civic Committee of the Women’s Club
of Sheraden, asking for a hearing on
the matter of playgrounds.
A Iso
No, 2273, Communication from
Mrs. Annie Shaffer, President of the
South Hills Civic Club, relative to play¬
grounds on the South Hills.
Also
No. 2274. Communication from
Mrs. Franklin T^ lams relative to es¬
tablishing a playground in the Twen¬
tieth ward known as Sheraden.
Also
No. 2275. Communication from
Clara M. Taylor asking that the prop¬
el t.v used by the J’ittsburgh Playground
Association in Hazelwood known as the
I^ewis Idayground be purchased for
playground purposes.
Also
No. 2276. Communication from
the Art Commission of Pittsburgh
transmitting relative to erection by the
Maine Alemorial Association in West
I’ark a monument to the sailors who
lost their lives in the Maine disaster;
that Council be re(|uested to secure
the removal of the light standard at
tln‘ rro.-^.^^ing of Forbes street and Grant
boulevard and that the lamps erected
in Schenley l‘ark were erected without
the approval of said Commission.
Also
No. 2277. Resolution request¬
ing the Real Kstate Agents Associa¬
tion to direct a Committee of said As¬
sociation to aid Council by appraising
in arriving at a price and value of the
m)
properties selected by them for play¬
ground purposes; the expenses arising
therefrom to be charged to and paid
from the moneys derived from the sale
of bonds for the purchase of play¬
grounds, on payrolls to be approved
by the Committee on Finance.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to -the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2278. Communication from
the City Planning Commission relative
to making report on the proposed or¬
dinance granting to the Pittsburgh
District Itailroad Company the consent
to construct a subway.
Also
No. 2279. Petition of residents
and property owners on or near Marsh¬
all avenue, between Perrysville avenue
and Brighton toad, asking that a street
car line be constructed on Marshall ave¬
nue.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2280. Communication from
sundry firms, manufacturers, contract¬
ors, etc., asking that a hearing be given
to all interested parties on Bill No.
2176, An Ordinance regulating munici¬
pal contracts, etc.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
Mr. Gsirland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No, 2281. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for October 30th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2209. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of seven hundred and eighty
thousand dollars and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
acquirement of land for, and equipping
and improving of public playgrounds,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
Which was read a fir.st time.
Also
Bill No. 2206. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the transfer of the sum of $ 800.00 from
item ‘Materials, Bureau of Electricity,
D.’ Appropriation No, 220, to item,
‘Equipment, Bureau of Electricity, F,'
Appropriation No. 220.”
Which was read
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of Ine rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevaiJec.,
And the bill was read .iecond time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read r third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “hViall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were t- lien agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Ooehring, f»resident.
Ayes—0,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the v.des of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmatxve, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2207. A Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance a; • mding Sec¬
tion 3 of an ordinance . .titled, ‘An
Ordinance fixing the salarlo;-. of district
chiefs, captains, lieutena--ts, drivers,
engineers, assistant engineers, hose-
men and laddermen in th- Bureau of
Fire, Department of Public i^afety,' ap¬
proved May llth, A. D.,
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a. second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill'was read and
a.greed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2208. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance amending Sec¬
tion 2 of an ordinance entitled, 'An
Ordinance fixing the salaries or wages
to be paid lieutenants and sergeants
of police and patrolmen in the Bureau
of Police, Department of Public. Safety^
approved May llth, A. p., 1B12. .
Which was read, * ■
700
Ifr. €Nirl»nd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passagre of the hill*
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, **Shall the bill
pass finally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WUkIns
Garland McArdIa Woodburn
Hoevalsr Rauh.
Goahrlnff, Praaldent.
Ayes— 0 .
Noes—^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the aflirmativo, tho hill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2210. An Odinance en¬
titled, '*'An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the’ iCIty OonfroUer to trans¬
fer tho aum <of bunded Jfifty
dollars from Appropriation No. St <De-
partment of XiawJ to Appropriation No.
220 <Bepartment of JBuppliea)."
Wlilch was read.
Mr. JOjurlamd moved
A isuspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pifisa^ oT the hfSl.
Which motion prevailed.
As)d the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ''Shall the hill
pass finally^"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Ooehring, President.
Ay* 8— 9.
Noes—^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the atTlrmative, the bill
passed finaUy.
Also
Bill No. 2216. An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance authorizing the
transfer of four hundred dollars
(1400.00) from item E 11, Street Repav¬
ing (balance in Appropriation No. 37)
to Appropriation No. 30, Bureau of
Highways and Sewers, Repairing High¬
ways. and setting aside same for tem¬
porary repairs to Buffington street."
Which was read.
Hr. Garlfutd moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage ^of the bilL
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the hill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Ooehring, President.
Ayes—8.
Noes—^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2217, An Ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance fixing the number
and salaries of ompioyes at the Mis¬
sion Street Pumping Station, Bureau
of Water, Department of Public
Works."
Which was naad.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill eras read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law., and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 9 *
Noes—^None.
And a majorlfy of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2223. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing
the transfer of three thousand nine
hundred and ninety-six dollars and fifty
cents (13.996.50) from different items
in Appropriation No. 220, for use of the
Bureau of Parks; to various items In
Appropriation No. 220, for the use of
the Bureau of Parks."
Which was read.
701
Mr. Garland molded
’ * i A- ^spenslon’of the rule to al-
'low‘the second and-third reading's and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed;
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ‘‘Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock filerr Wilkins
Garland’ McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
*" Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the hill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2157. An Or¬
dinance entitled, "An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the.Operators in the Bu¬
reau of Electricity."
In Finance Committee, October 30,
1912, amended in section 1 by striking
out "next" and by inserting in lieu
thereof ‘1912" and as amended ordered
returned to Council withf an affirmative
recommendation.
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Garlniid moved
That the amendment of the Fi¬
nance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
.to, was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bili was read a third time
and agreed to.
Arid the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?" ,
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—‘9*
N,oes—None.
And a rhajority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also . . :S
-i. . . Bill No.; 2211. Resolution au¬
thor! 2 in.g.: the-issuing of a warrant in
favor of Alexander Gray, Sup’t. -of the
Bureau of Liight, ..for the sura of $73.50,
exp.enses during his trip to various
cities to inspect the ixriproved lighting
systems in use, and charging the same
to Appropriation No, 42, Contingent
Fund.
Which wag read
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resCrlution was read a second and
third .ttmes, ‘and upon final passage
the ayes and noes- were taken, be¬
ing i:were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeyeler
Ayes—9.
Kerr Wilkins
McArdle Woodburn
Rauh.
Goehrlng^.JL^resident.
votj
res
Noes—Weine. /. a f i
And 'being t'^^p-tnirds
.
Also
.. of the
__ in the affirmative, the
[, "An Otdiffamce i^uTS
entitled, _ _ _ .. .
nicipal contracts, 7u
employment of competent and_
class workmen only, defining the words
competent and first-class 'workmen,
hours and wage^ to be paid, reciulrhig
an affidavit ‘-City
Controller, showing compliance and
providing certain reductions asjlmui-
dated damages for the violationHhere¬
of." .
In Finance C6mmittee,_ Oct, 30, 1912,
amended as shgwn in red ink, and as
amended ordered returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Which was raad.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance for a hear¬
ing on same to all interested persons
on Thursday, November 7th, 1912, at
7 o’clock, P. M.
Which rnotion prevailed.
Mr. IWcArdic presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an. af-
fimative recommendation, ,,
' No. 2282. Report of the, Com¬
mittee on I’ublio Works for October
30th, 1912, transmitting resolutions to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill' No. 2218, Resolution au¬
thorizing the, issuing of a warrant in
favor of John F.. Casey for $248.57, for
extra work in repaving Liberty avenue,
from Twelfth to Twenty-eighth streets,
and charging same • to Appropriation
No. 3-7, “Liberty Avenue Repaving.".
Which was read.
702
Mr. McAi’dle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Uoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—
Noes—Non^
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the afflrnsatlve, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2219. Resolution au¬
thorizing tJie issuing of a warrant in
favor of J\l. O’Herron Company for
$60.00, for extra work in repaving
Anderson street, from Penn avenue to
Liberty avenue, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 37, Street Repaving,
item “Anderson Street."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
e ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh,
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS,
Mr. Garland Presented
No. 2283. Whereas, It is in
the Interest of justice that in all hear¬
ings held by Council the matters should
be decided upon their merits, un-in-
fluenced by the presence of interested
parties; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved That hereafter in all hear¬
ings held by any standing, special or
sub-committee of Council, no action
shall be taken at the time of such hear¬
ing upon the matters under considera¬
tion, except by unanimous consent of
the members present.
W'hich was read.
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Garland moved
To amend the resolution by
striking out the entire preamble.
"Which motion prevailed.
And on the question “Shall the reso¬
lution, as amended, be adopted.
Mr. Kerr demanded a call of the ayes
and noes, and the demand having been
sustained, the ayes and noes were or¬
dered to be taken, and being taken
were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Uauh Woodburn
Garland Wilkins
Goehring, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Hoeveler Kerr McArdle
Ayes—6
Noes—8
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the resolu¬
tion was adopted.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
iltuntripal ffirrurii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. QOEHRlNa.Pr«8l(l«iit
E. J. MARTIN,. ..City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK.. A»8l8tant City CUrk
Plttsburg-h, Pa,, November 12th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs,
Habcock Kerr WUkln*
Garlund McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rouh
Goebi'lnii^, President.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading’ of the minutes of
the ijrevious meeting would be dis¬
pensed with.
PRES ENT ATIONS.
Mr. Giirlaiid presented
No. 2284. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Planning Commis¬
sion to hire certain employes, fixing
the salaries of said employes, and pro¬
viding for the t^iiynient thereof.
Also
No. 2285. An Ordinance fixing
the number and salaries of the officers
and employes in the Department of
Supplie.s.
Also
No. 2288. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of certain employes in the
Department of Public Works.
Also
No. 2287. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the City Controller
lo transfer $2,600.00 from item “Sewage
Disposal," Appropriation No. 46, to Item
“Miscellaneous Service, B," Appropria¬
tion No. 46, $2,250.00, and to Item
“Equipment, Bureau of Construction,
P," Appropriation No. 220, $250.00.
Also
No. 2288. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Clyde I. Webster for $256.25, attor¬
ney’s fees for legal services on extra
ditlon proceedings and habeas corpus
proceedings, In the case of Joseph
Bertske charged with burglarly, and
charging Appropriation No, 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Also
No. 2289. Resolution author¬
izing the Collector of Delinquent Taxes
to allow Julius Adler to pay his water
rent on property fronting on Sheffield
and Namblln streets in the Twenty-
first ward, together with the penalty,
and to remit the cost of advertising.
Also
No. 2290. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the City Controller
to transfer $70.00 from item “Supplies,
Board of Water Assessors, C.,” Appro¬
priation No. 220, to item “Repairs,
Board of Water Assessors, E." Appro¬
priation No. 220, $30.00, and to Item
“Materials, Board of Water Assessors,
D," Appropriation No. 220, $40.00.
Also
No. 2291. Communication from
Sr. M. Innocent, Superintendent of
Mercy Hospital asking that Council ap¬
propriate $2,000,00 for year 1913 to
the Pasteur Department of said hos¬
pital.
Also
No. 2292. Communication from
the City Controller transmitting a de¬
tailed statement of the expenditures
from, and balances remaining to the
credit of, every item In the appropria¬
tion bill for the fiscal year 1912, and
of August 31st, as well as a summary
statement showing the condition of
the appropriations and the cash bal¬
ances at that date; also a summary
statement of the condition of the ap¬
propriations and cash balances as of
October 31st after collections of reve¬
nue for nine months and expenditures
for eight months.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2293. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to Edward Jay Allen, his heirs
and assigns, the right to construct and
705
Also
maintain a projection or bay over part
of Strawberry way. In the Seboad ward*
of the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
Xo, 2294. Communication from
the American Steel and Wire Company
suggesting amendments to the ordi¬
nance regulating the construction of
buildings insofar as the same relates
to concrete construction.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2295. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the Chief Ordinance Of¬
ficer, Assistant Chief Ordinance Of¬
ficer and seven Ordinance Officers, or
Inspectors of Weights and Measures.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2296, Communication from
Wm. T. Cahoon, Chairman Educational
Committee of the Beechview Board of
Trade enclosing blueprint sketch, of
the proposed playground site for the
Beechwood and Beechview Public
Schools in the Nineteenth ward.
Which was read and referred to the
City Planning Commission for report.
Mr. AfcArdie presented
No. 2297. An Ordinance annul¬
ling a contract made and entered into
the 28th day of September, A. D., 1912,
between the City of Pittsburgh, of the
first part, and M, Welsh & Co., of the
second part, for the reconstruction of
a retaining wall on Brownsville ave¬
nue opposite William street.
Also
No, 2298. An Ordinance widen¬
ing Grant boulevard, from a point 83.47 i
feet east to a point 83.47 feet west of
the first angle in Grant boulevard east
of Blessing street, and providing that
the cost, damages and expenses occa¬
sioned thereby be assessed against and
coixected from jiroperties benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 2299.- An Ordinance
changing the lines of and widening
Grant boulevard, from a point 42.76
feet southeastwardly from Rldgway
street, and from Blessing street to a
point 172.90 feet southeast of Byron
street, in the Fifth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occa¬
sioned thereby be assessed against and
collected from properties benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 2300. An Ordinance open¬
ing Plainview avenue through prop¬
erty of Patrick H. Duffy, in the Nine¬
teenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
and providing that the cost, damages
and expenses occasioned thereby be
assessed against and collected from
properties benefited thereby.
No, 2301. An Ordlnaxice'open¬
ing Plainview avenu§ through prop¬
erty of Sarah E. Bahkerd; In the Nine¬
teenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
and providing that the .cost, damages
and expenses occasioned thereby be
assessed against and collected from
properties benefited thereby.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Rauh presented
No. 2302. Petition for the lay¬
ing of a water pipe on'Imperial street-,
in the Fourteenth ward.
Which was read and referred to the
Department of Public Works.
Also
No. 2303. An Ordinance chang¬
ing the name of Cassidy street, be¬
tween Allegheny avenue and Bldwell
street, in the Twenty-first ward, to
“Sheffield Street.’'
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. WiikluH presented
No. 2304. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the proper officers of the
City of Pittsburgh to enter into a con¬
tract with the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, relative to the construction
of a bridge at Atherton avenue, over
the right of way of said Railroad Com¬
pany.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 2305. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Vera street,
from Morgan street to Breckenridge
street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2306. Resolution adjust¬
ing the claim of the City of Pittsburgh
against the West Side Belt Railroad
Company, arising out of the agreement
of January 26th, 1910, for the improve¬
ment of West Carson street between
j Steuben street and the old City line
! upon the basis of the payment of
$. by the West Side Belt
Railroad Company, and authorizing
and directing the proper officers of the
City to receive same and give a com¬
plete discharge to said Ralroad Com¬
pany on account of said agreement, on
payment of said sura.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 2307, Communication from
J. W. McKeen relative to the City pur¬
chasing water in bulk from the Penn¬
sylvania Water Company and reselling
I It to the users of the new Thirteenth
I ward at the same rates the City
charges its consumers.
TOO
Also
No. 2308. • Communication from
Fred Golden petitioning Council to
purchase an artificial leg for Dmetri
Lapin who lost his leg from natural
causes.
Also
No, 2309, Communication from
the Pittsburgh Industrial Develop¬
ment Commission enclosing copy of
resolution adopted by said Commission
endorsing the rej)ort of the Chamber
of Commerce on Bill No. 2176, An Or¬
dinance regulating municipal con¬
tracts, etc.
Also
No. 2310. Communication from
the Manufacturers’ Association of
Pittsburgh relative to Bill No. 2176,
An Ordinance regulating municipal
contracts, etc.
AIso
No. 2311. Communication from
the Homewood Realty Company rela¬
tive to the Delinquent Tax Collector
charging 5 per cent on the charges for
advertising delinqent taxes.
Also
No. 2312. Communication from
G. W. Oerwig, Secretary of the Board
of Public Education relative to Coun¬
cil providing In the 1913 budget a sum
sufficient to install fire alarm boxes in
or near all scltool buildings at present
without them.
Also
No. 2313, Communication from
It, A. Carter enclosing map showing
the location of a merry-go-round
erected by the City in Grandview Park
adjoining his property and asking
that the City purchase it for a play¬
ground or park entrance, at the actual
cost to him.
Also
No. 2314 Communication from
Mn.ses Baxter, employee in the store
room at the. Public Safety building
asking for an Increase in salary.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance,
Also
No. 2315. Communication from
K. .M. Noone relative to the opening,
grading, paving and curbing and
sewering of North Rebecca street, 600
feet north of Black street.
Also
No. 2316. Communication from
the Gem Manufacturing Company rela¬
tive to the condition of Spruce street,
between Thirty-second and Thirty-
third streets.
Also
No. 2317. Communication from
Albert George Lowe asking that elec¬
tric lights be erected on Bartlett street,
between Beacon street and Mulhattan
street.
Also
No. 2318, Communication from
Kobert H. Graham relative to the con¬
dition of Boston street, Tw’enty-seventh
ward, from . California avenue to the
Ontario street foot bridge over the
Fort Wayne railroad tracks.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 2319, Communication from
the East Liberty Business Men’s Com¬
mittee transmitting copy of a resolu¬
tion adopted by said Committee rela¬
tive to granting to one of the com¬
panies applying for franchise the right
to build a subway in the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2320, Communication from
E. S. Morrow, City Controller, relative
to Claim of John P. Casey Company
for extra work on the Larimer avenue
bridge.
Which was read, received ‘ and
ordered to be filed with the original
papers.
Also
No. 2321. Communication from
the Animal Rescue League of Pitts¬
burgh, Inc., enclosing copy of monthly
report showing the work done by said
Institution.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 2322
DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
Pittsburgh, November 12, 1912.
.lohn M. Goehring, Esq.,
President of the Council,
Pittsburgh.
Dear Sir:
Replying to your inquiry as to
whether a newly suggested 'extension
of Hamilton avenue from its present
terminus on Fifth avenue to Station
street, would be authorized by Item
No. 6 in Bond Issue of 1910, I beg to
say that the language of said Item (as
it relates to this question) is as fol¬
lows;
“Question No. 6. Shall the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh be in-
crea.*»ed in the sum of one million, four
hundred and ten thousand dollars ($1,-
410.000), for the following purposes:
Fur the payment of the difference be¬
tween the total cost, damages and ex¬
penses and the special benefits arising
to property benefited by the relocating,
widening, extending, change of grade,
grading, paving, curbing, and other¬
wise improving of certain streets and
highways, and the damages caused
thereby, to-wit: Public highwaj’-s on
the North Side and West End, flooded
by rises in the Allegheny and Ohio
rivers, four hundred thousand dollars
(.$400,000); Hamilton avenue, three
hundred thousand dollars ($300,000).’’
As you will observe, this language
is very broad, covering relocating, as
well as widening and extending, and
there can therefore, be no question
that as the proposed extension does,
in fact, actually connect with the pres¬
ent terminus of Hamilton avenue at
Fifth avenue, such a proposed Improve¬
ment would be entirely within the pro¬
visions and actual terms of said Item
No. 6 of said Bond Issue. In fact, any
improvement which was a bona flde
extension of Hamilton avenue, having-
actual connection therewith, irrespec¬
tive of the direction or extent thereof,
would be authorized under the appro¬
priation defined in this Item No. 6.
Respectfully,
CHARLES A. O’BRIEN,
City Solicitor.
Which was read, received and filed,
and referred to the Committee on Pub¬
lic Works.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 2323. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for November 6th.
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2242. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the Department of Assessors to em¬
ploy fifteen (15) temporary clerks to
aid in the preparation of the assess¬
ment and tax list for the fiscal year
beginning February 1st, 1913.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2247, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance fixing the
salaries of the Captains of Police in
the Bureau of Police, Department of
Public Safety.
Which was read
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a eecond time
j and agreed to,
I And the bill was read a third time
I and agreed to.
! And the title of the bill was read and
and agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2260. Au Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the appointment of two additional In¬
spectors in the Bureau of Building In¬
spection, Department of Public Safety,
and fixing the salaries therefor.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
I agreed to.
j And on the question, “Shall the bill
! pass finally?"
I The ayes and noes were taken agree-
I ably to law, and were:
I Ayes—^Messrs,
j Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
I Hoeveler Rauh.
! Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
I And a majorTly of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
I passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2238. An Ordinance
I entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
I the Mayor to execute and deliver a deed
or deeds reconveying to Edward C,
Miller certain properties in the Thirty-
second ward, bought in by the City at
Sheriff’s sale.’*
In Committee on Finance, Nov. 6,
1912, amended in section 1 and In the
title by inserting before the words
“Thirty-second ward" the words ^‘Nlne-
J
teenth ward, formerly the,” and as
amended or lered returned to Council
with an affi matlve recommendation.
Which was read,
Mr. Gnrliitid moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Cojumittee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read,
Mr. Garluuil moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and. third readings and
final passagt; of the bill.
Which m( lion prevailed.
And the biJl was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on tho question, “Shall the bill
pass linally . ’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President,
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed final
Also
Bill No. 2239. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the Mayor to execute and deliver a
deed reconvoying to Robert Wilson
certain property in the Thirty-second
ward, bought in by the City at Sher¬
iff’s sale.”
In Committee on Finance, November
6, 1912, amended in section 1; and in
the title, by inserting before the words
“Thirty-second ward” the words “Nine¬
teenth ward, formerly the,” and as
amended ordered returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read,
Mr. Gnriaiul moved,
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to. was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final ])a.ssage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
! ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
i Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
I Hoeveler Rauh.
I Goehring, President,
i Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2237. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer from item “Regular
Salaries, A 1,” Appropriation 16, to
item “Miscellaneous Service B,” same
Appropriation, the sum of $3,000.00.
j Which was read.
' Mr. Garland moved
i A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
I final passage of the resolution.
' Which motion prevailed,
I And the rule having been suspended,
• the resolution was read a second and
I third times, and finally passed by the
! following vote:
t Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes- -9
; Noes—None,
Also
Bill No. 2245. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to-transfer from item “Supplies
Civil Service Commission, C,” Appro¬
priation No. 220, $699.50, from item
“Hquipment Civil Service Commission,
F,” Appropriaton No. 220, $52.75, to
item “Miscellaneous Service, B,” Ap-
j propriation No. 219, $76,91, to item
1 “Supplies C,” Appropriation No. 219,
j $625.34, to item “Equipment F,” Ap-
I propriation No. 219, $50.00.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
■ A suspension of the rule to al-
! low the second and third readings and
! final passage' of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed,
i And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
, following vote:
I Ayes—Messrs.
i Babcock Kerr Wilkins
' Garland McArdle Woodburn
i Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
I Ayes—0.
I Noes—None.
Also
j Bill No. 2259. Resolution au-
I thorizing and directing the City Con-
' troller to transfer the sum of $500.00
i '
I
K
)
I
709
from item A 1, Salaries, Appropriation
No. 21, Bureau of Fire, to item A 1,
Salaries, Appropriation No. 25, Bureau
of Building Inspection/'
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—'None,
Also
Bill No. 2262. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer from item “Supplies,
General Office, Department of Public
Works, C” Appropriation No. 220,
$244.75, to item, “Miscellaneous Ser¬
vice B/’ Appropriation No. 28, $144.75,
to item “Equipment, General Office,
Department of Public Works C,” Ap¬
propriation No. 220, $100.00.”
W''hich was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—^9.
Noes—^None.
Also
Bill No. 2241. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Ida M. Brock for 65 days time
at $2.25 per day, for services as tem¬
porary clerk in the office of the Board
of Water Assessors, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 33, Board
of Water Assessors.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-tiiirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2263. Rt?.olution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of W. H. Keech Company for the
sum of $41.26, in pay me-if. of expense
incurred by said Company in making
lateral connection from (he premises
occupied by said Company at No. 923
Penn avenue, with the Garrison alley
sewer, and charging sar»'» to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingefit Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the resobr Jon.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having brcn suspended,
the re.solution was read n second and
third times, and upon ^Inal passage
ayes and noes wert* taken, and
being taken were:
Aj^es—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Iloeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—^None.
And there being two-t)iirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2277. Resolution re¬
questing the Real Estate Agents As-
.sociation to direct a committee from
said Association to aid Council by ap¬
praising in arriving at a price ^and
value of the properties selected' by
them for playground purposes; the ex¬
penses arising therefrom to be charged
to and paid from the moneys derived
from the sale of bonds for the pur¬
chase of playgrounds on payrolls to
be approved by the Committee on Fi¬
nance.
In Committee on Finance, Nov. 6th,
1912, amended by inserting after the
words “of the properties” the words
“recommended by the City Planning
Commission or” and by striking out
the word “them” and by Inserting in
lieu thereof the word “Coitncll.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garlniiil moved
That the amendments of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended and
agreed to, was read.
710
Mr. GaHtt* il moved |
A sc!ipension of the rule to al¬
low the sesu 1-4 and third readings and >
final nasaat;o of the resolution, i
■Which m<5l>on prevailed. I
And the having been suspended, j
the resolullvv was read a second and 1
third timer, and finally passed by the !
following Vvte: i
Ayes—MeK.:;rs. '
Babcock Kerr "Wilkins !
Garland McArdle Woodburn <
Hoeveler Rauh. ;
Goehring, President.
Ayes—y, ■
Noes-—I
Also I
Bill Ko. 2095. Communication
from Edith A. Wilson, of the State
Nurses’ Assi.cjation, relative to a home |
for aged an* indigent nurses.
In Commi'lee on Finance, Nov. 6th,
1912, returnee! to Council for filing.
Which \v:.> read, and on motion of
Mr, Garlxtad, was received and filed.
Also
BiU No. 2214. Communication
from W. K, Brown relative to assess¬
ment again? ' his properly for widen¬
ing of Second avenue, asking for a
compromise oi amount so assessed at
$45.00 per loot front, as the same is ;
excessive. ]
In Committee on Finance, Nov. 16, j
1912, ordered! returned to Council for
filing. I
Which read, and on motion of I
Mr. (liirlanih was received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2324. Communication
from J. F. <;asey giving notice that he
will demand interest on deferred pay¬
ments on Barimer avenue bridge con¬
tract.
In Finance Committee, Nov. 6, 1912,
ordered returfu*d to Council to be filed
with the original papers.
AVhich was read, and on motion of
Mr. («iirlfind, was received and filed. i
AlsO; with a negative recommenda- i
tion,
Also
BiU No. 2212. Resolution au¬
thorising the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Michael A. Jgnelzi and Albert¬
ina 0. Ignelzi in the sum of $7.20 each,
refunding taxes paid in error, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the
re.solution be indefinitely po.stponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No, 2215. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of David Bewis for the sum of
$36.00,, refunding assessment for the
construction of sewer on Jane street,
and charging same to Appropriation
N<j. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, MeArdle presented from the
Committee on Public Works, with an
affirmative recommendation.
No. 2325. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for November
6th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
'Which was read, received and filed.
Also
BiU No. 2029. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘"An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Barn alley, from Morgan
street to property line of Montefiore
Hospital, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited ,thereby.”
■Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and w'ere:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—J>.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the afiirma-
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2030. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Rockland avenue, from
Hami>shire avenue to the alley north
of Sebring street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. j
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Ranh
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
AUo
Bill* No. 2266. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing i
and directing the award of a contract
or contracts for grading in connection 1
with the improvement of streets laid i
out in the grounds of the University '
of Pittsburgh, and providing for the
payment of the costs thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and 1
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time !
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to. |
And on the question, “Shall the bill i
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were: ‘
Ayes—Messrs. |
Babcock, Kerr Wilkins, • i
Garland, McArdle Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2251. Resolution in¬
structing the l)irector of the Depart- ‘
ment of Public AVorks to lease Old
City Hall to the Pittsburgh Chronicle -
Telegraph for a scientific cooking ex- s
position, be"-innirg December 2nd, 1912,
and continuing for ten days, at the
rate of $25.00 per day. •
Which was read,
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
W^hlch motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—“Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2264. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of M. O’Herron Company for
$101.70, for extra work in repaving
roadway of the Twenty-second street
bridge, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 47, Repairing Bridges,
item, Tw'enty-second street bridge
roadway.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A su??pen.^ion of the rule to al¬
low the .'second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution w^as read a ‘second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehring, President.
Aye.s—9
Noes—None.
And there being two-thlrd.s of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2265. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of the .T. B, Sheets Company for
$8,5.00, for extra work in repaving Elm
street, from AVylie avenue to Fox-
hurst strfeet, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 37, E 11, item. Elm
Street Repaving.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh,
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
712
And there velng: two-thirds of the
votes of couiicU In the afflrmatlve, the
resolution parsed finally.
Mr. \Vllklvi« presented from the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys, with au affirmative recommenda¬
tion,
Also
No. 2‘^S6. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Pubiic Service and Surveys
for Nevember 6th, 1912, transmitting:
sundry ordinances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2267. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance amending Sec¬
tion 1 of an Ordinance entitled, ‘An
Ordinance reciuiring all public service
corporations, or other persons occupy¬
ing Main street, from West Carson
street to Man.'sfield avenue, and Wa¬
bash avenue, from Steuben street to
Independence street, for furnishing
electric light, heat or power to the
public, or operating telegraph or tele¬
phone lines, to place their cables un¬
derground, and. prescribing regulations
therefor, and niving the City the right
to use the ut’derground systems con¬
structed vinder this Ordinance,' ap¬
proved June i«th, 1912."
Wh ich was read.
Mr. Wlikliss moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
iinal passage of the bill.
Which motloii prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2268, An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Dersam street, from
Standard avenue to the City line.”
Which was read.
Mr. WllkinN moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
nnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably* to iaw, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 2269. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and road¬
way and re-establishing the grade on
Federal street, from Burgess street to
McAlvy street."
Which was I'ead.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2270. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade on McAlvy street, from Fed¬
eral street to a point 327.84 feet west
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr, Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
713
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2271. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance establishing
the grade on Dyer street, from Langtry
street to Wood’s Run avenue.
Which was read.
Mr. Wtlkinn moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill w'as read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?’'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1962. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating sec¬
tions ‘A* and ‘B' of McPherson street,
between Richland street and the City
line.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the bill.
Upon which motion, the Chair or¬
dered a call of the ayes and noes, and
the ayes and noes being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Kerr Rauh Woodburn
McArdle Wilkins
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock Garland
Goehring, President.
Ayes—6
Noes—8
And there not being two-thirds of
the votes of Council in the affirmative.
The motion did not prevail.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 2209. Ah Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an Increase of the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of seven hundred and eighty
thousand dollars and provkling for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City In
said amount, to provide lands for the
acquirement of land for, and equipping
! and improving of public playgrounds,
I and providing for the redemption of
j said bonds and the paymert of interest
thereon.’*
I In Council, November 4th, 1912, bill
I read a first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Garlaud moved
I A suspension of the rule to
! allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevaile^T.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
i And on the question, ‘ :hall the bill
: pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
! ably to law, and were:
j Ayes—Messrs.
I Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes-—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr, Garland presented
No. 2327. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council
without action thereon, for the pur¬
pose of recommitting to the Commit¬
tee on Finance, Bill No. 2163, Resolu¬
tion authorizing the issuing of a war¬
rant in favor of Charles Melling for
$121.95, refunding overpaid taxes, and
charging to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon.
Bill No. 2163. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Charles Melling for $121.95,
refunding overpaid taxes, and charg¬
ing Appropriation No, 42, Contingent
Fund.
714
Ill Councl'j, October 29th, 1912, rule
suspended, r*.;ad three times and An¬
ally passed by a two-thirds vote.
Which read.
Mr. Garittad moved
To ^'’Consider the vote by
which the re -e lution was read a second
and third Umes and Anally passed.
M'hich mot. on prevailed.
And the oucbtion recurring, “Shall
the resolutioTi be read a second and
third times and Anally passed?’'
The motio-- did not prevail.
Mr. Kerr moved
To lay the resolution on the
table.
Which nioUon prevailed.
Also
No. 2.-:2S, Resolution request¬
ing the M.ayor to return to Council
without actio.n thereon, for the purpose
of recommitting to the Committee on
Finance, Bill No. 2189, An Ordinance
authorizing r.rf] directing the proper
officers of the City of Pittsburgh, for
and in behal ’ of said City, to enter into
an agreemet'it with the Borough of As-
pinwall; pro-kling for the grading,
paving and r.urbing of DelaAeld ave¬
nue in said viorough, upon which the
City's wate* plant abuts, and Axing
the City'.s of the cost of said
Improvement.
Which wa^* lead.
Mr. Gnrlnr!? moved
The ;i.loption of the resolution.
Which rnoiion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill -70. 2189. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the City
of Pittsburgh, for and in behalf of
said City, to enter into an agreement
with the Borough of Aspinwall; pro¬
viding for the grading, paving and
curbing of OelaAeld avenue in said
Borough, upon which the City’s water
plant abuts, and Axing the City’s share
of the cost of said improvement.”
In Council, October 29th, 1912, rule
suspended, bill read three times and
finally passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrlnnil moved
To reconsider the vote by,
which the bill was read a second and,
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevaile<l.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
And on motion of Mr. Garland, the
bill was recommitted to the Commit¬
tee on Finance,
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2329. Resolution repealing
Resolution No. 206, enacted October
15th, 1912, directing the Mayor to issue
and the City Controller to countersign
a warrant in favor of the City Solicitor,
in full payment of taxes and liens on
a certain property of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in Millvale Borough amounting
to ?250.88.
Also
No. 2330. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Mrs. Sarah Sullivan, in the sum of
$200.00, in full settlement of all claims
for damages by reason of being injured
in tripping and falling on a broken
plank of the steps leading from Bates
street to Frazer street, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Also
No. 2331. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Minsinger Company in the sum
of $250.00, in full settlement of all
claims for damages by reason of one
of his mules being injured by a large
stone falling on it, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
Also
No. 2332. Whereas, A blunder
was made in the assessment of a piece
of property purchased by G. Fierst,
from F. C. Tygard, on Excelsior street,
Nineteenth ward, by which he was as¬
sessed for but 25 feet; and
Whereas, The proper frontage should
have been 32 feet; and
Whereas, He Is anxious and willing
to pay the tax on the said additional
seven feet; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Assessors shall
be authorized and directed to divide
the property as assessed to said Tygard
so as to include said seven feet In the
amount assessed to C. Fierst, and as¬
sess the taxes thereon to said Fierst
and thus enable him to pay the same.
W’'hich were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr presented
I No. 2333. Whereas, The Grant
boulevard is not of sufficient width to
I accommodate the vehicle traffic; and
Whereas, There has been consider¬
able study made and a plan drawn by
some of the citizens of Pittsburgh with
reference to the subject of widening
this boulevard; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Chairman of
Council be requested to appoint a spec¬
ial committee of three to take up the
question of the widening of said boule¬
vard.
' M'hlch was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Chair appointed as members
of said committee, Messrs. Kerr, Ilnh-
cock and Ifoeveler.
ir>
The Chair presented
No. 2334. Whereas, It is de¬
sirable that at prominent transfer
points throughout the City, as a pro¬
tection from inclement weather, some
provision should be made for the shel¬
ter of waiting passengers; and
Whereas, It is believed that in many
cases arrangements might be made by
the City, in connection with the trac¬
tion company, with the owners of va¬
cant properties at or near said points
of transfer, for the temporary occu¬
pation of so much of their property as
might be necessary for the erection of
small shelter houses; now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, By this Council, that a
committee of three be appointed to
consider and report upon the desirabil¬
ity and feasibility of providing for in¬
expensive shelter houses at the prin¬
cipal transfer points for traction pas¬
sengers throughout the City.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Chair appointed as members
of said committee, Messrs. Babcock,
Kauh and Wiikius.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2335. Resolved, That here¬
after when a public hearing is being
held before any regular, or special
committee of Council, or before and
sub-committee of any regular or spec¬
ial committee of Council, for the pur¬
pose of hearing argument on any bill
or resolution pending in Council all
interested parties desiring to be heard
shall be permitted to present their
views in person or through such rep¬
resentatives as they may select, with¬
out regard to any personal qualiftca-
tion of the representative so selected.
Which was read,
Mr McArdle moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Upon which motion, Mr. McArdle de¬
manded a call of the ayes and noes,
and the demand having sustained,
the ayes and noes were ordered to be
taken, and being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Kerr McArdle llauh
Noes.—Messrs.
Babcock Hoeveler Wood barn
Garland Wilkins
Goehriugr, President.
Ayes—3
Noes—6
And there being a majority of the
votes of Council in the negative, the
motion did not prevail, and the resolu¬
tion was rejected.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Cliislr declared
Council adjourned.
Proceedings of the Council of the 0ity of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI. Tuesday, November 19, 1912. No. 90
Utunirt^ial Urrorii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. GOEHRINO.Pre«M«nt
E. J. MARTIN,.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK,.A«8l»tant City CI«rk
Pittsburgh, Pa., November 19th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Qoebrlng, President.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting was dispensed with.
PRESENTATIONS.
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 2336. An Ordinance creat¬
ing the position of Lieutenant of Motor
Cycle Squad and Police Motor Patrol
in the Bureau of Police, Department
of Public Safety, and fixing his salary.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2337. Petition of residents
and property holders in the Fifth ward
asking that an electric street light be
erected at Breckenridge and Morgan
streets.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2338. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of employes in the Board
of Water Assessors.
Also
No. 2339. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the Sergeant of Detectives
In the Bureau of Police.
Also
No. 2340, An Ordinance fixing
and establishing the salaries of the
Detectives in the Bureau of Police,
Department of Public Safety.
Also
No. 2341. An Ordinance fixing
and establishing the salaries of the
drivers for the Chief and the Assistant
Chiefs of the Fire Department.
Also
No. 2342. An Ordinance fixing
and establishing the salary of the Chief
Clerk in the Bureau of Electricity.
Also
No. 2343. An Ordinance fixing
and establishing the salaries of cer¬
tain employes In the Bureau of Elec¬
tricity, Department of Public Safety.
Also
No. 2344. An Ordinance fixing
and establishing the salary of the mes¬
senger in the office of the City Con¬
troller.
Also
No. 2346. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the Mayor to execute and de¬
liver a deed reconveying to Hill Burg-
win. two lots of ground in the Six¬
teenth, formerly Twenty-seventh
ward, bought In by the City at Sheriff's
sale, on payment into the City Treas¬
ury of assessment, together with in¬
terest thereon.
Also
No. 2346. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Collector of Delinquent Taxes
to allow an abatement of the amount
charged against Mrs. Anna Heilman
of 4735 Butler street for advertising
delinquent taxes, and to allow her to
pay said taxes amounting to $101.09,
together with the penalty of 5 per cent,
and charging th? cost of advertisement
to the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 2347. Communication
signed by Hon. William A. Magee,
Mayor; and E. S. Morrow, City Controller,
certifying that the appropriation pro¬
vided for in Bill No. 2248 is necessary.
The appropriation Is for an emergency
purpose.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
Also
No. 2348. Communication from
the American Steel & Wire Company
relative to embodying- in the Building
Code their Wire Concrete Reinforce¬
ment Fabric as adopted by the City of
New York.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. Hoeveler presentedj j*- i
No. 2349. Petition asking that
the grade of Hoosac street, from Green¬
field avenue to Deiimarsh street. Fif¬
teenth ward, be changed to conform
with the old surface grade, as the pres- j
ent grading is unsatisfactory. |
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works. ,
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2350. An Ordinance fixing
and establishing the salary of the Elec¬
trical and Mechanical Engineer in the
General Office of the Department of i
Public Safety. ^ ^
Also
No. 2351. An Ordinance in¬
creasing the salaries of all employes
connected with the Machine Shop of
the Bureau of Fire, Department of Pub¬
lic Safety, save and. except the Super¬
intendent and Deputy Superintendent
of Machinery, the sum of $30.00 per
annum, each, for the purpose of mak¬
ing such employes beneficiaries of the
Firemen’s Disability Fund of the City
of Pittsburgh.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2352. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of James Baldrick, Repairman, Bureau
of Water, for $133.81, for 27 1-8 days
lost time at the regular rate of $2.50
per day and a physician’s bill of $66.00,
on account of injuries received in the
performance of his duties, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation .No. 32, Bu¬
reau of Water. it. £
Also
No. 2353. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Manus McFadden, Oiler, Bureau of
Water, for $42.40, for 16 days’ time
(one-half the time lost)'at the regular
rate of $2.66 per day, 6n_account of
injuries received in the performance
of his duties, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 32, Bureau of. Water.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2354, An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of one Chief Clerk, one
First Assistant Engineer, one Second
Assistant Engineer, and one Rodman
in the City Planning Department.
Also
No. 2355. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the Elevator Operators
in the Department of Public Safety at
eight hundred and forty ($840.00) dol¬
lars, each, per annum.
No. 2356. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant \r\ favor
of Mrs. W. E. Hunter, a resident of
Morgantown, West Virginia, for the
sum of $5.00, being for expense in¬
curred by reason of having her cloth¬
ing splashed, on February 17th, 1910,
while certain employes of the Bureau
of Highways and Sewers were flushing
the .highways at Smithfield and Water
stree'ts, and- charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also . . _ .
No, 2357. An Ordinance widen¬
ing Grant boulevard, from Ridgway
street to the first angle east of Herron
avenue, in the Sixth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by. \ ^
Also -
No. 2358. . .An. Ordinance au;
thorizing and directing the, grading
regrading.f paving, repavirg and; other¬
wise improving:,; t.o. tl>e re-establisl}^d
grades of Water street, from t<iberty
avenue to Duquesne way, and the re¬
grading, repaving and otherwise im¬
proving to the re-established grades of
I the avenue and alley affected; by the
improvement of the same, to-wit:. Penn
avenue and Exchange alley; and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2359. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor a: d
I the Director of the Department of Pub-
I lie Works to advertise for and award
I a contract or contracts for repaving
I certain streets, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside of the sum of $10,800.00,
I from balance in Appropriation No. 37,
j E 11. Street Repaving, for the payment
of the same. .
Also • ' r, , f
No. 2360. Resolution auth'otjir-
ing the issuing of a warra't f t c:
of Adam Laidlaw & Compa* y foj
i $217,40, for extra work in repairing of
the south shore pier of South Te'
Street Bridge crossing the Mo o g
hela river, and chargi^'g the s m t<
Appropriation No. 47, Re t -i
Bridges.
I Which were severally reed f
ferred to the Committee on Public
I Works.
Mr. Rauh presented
' ‘ *1.*
No. 2361. An .Ording,: (• - <
viding for the letting of a co*t;- ! •
contracts for constructi'g she t
houses, including public com^oits. ‘
the various parks, for the Bureau «
Parks, City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to * i
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
718
Alio
Also
No. 2362. Resolution setting
aside $5,006.00 as a special approprla- |
tion in the'appropriations of the year
1913 as a fund to be used in assisting
the Pittsburgh Eisteddfod Association
In bearing the expenses connected with
the holding of the International Eis¬
teddfod in this City and fhat on May j
1, 1913, the Mayor be and he is hereby i
directed to issue and the City. Con¬
troller to countersign a warrant in fa¬
vor of W. B. .Jones, Treasurer of the
Pittsburgh Eisteddfod Association for
$5,000.00 to be used for the purposes ,
Indicated.
Also
No. 2363. Communication from
the Richardson Contracting Company,
Inc., asking that the City reimburse
them' for »the ..removal of buildings on
Oliver avenue, from Cherry alley to
Grant street, for which said Company
had no contract with the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 2364. An Ordinance estab¬
lishing the grade of Canoe alley, from
Woolslayer alley to Liberty avenue.
Also
2365. An Ordinance locat¬
ing Munhalli r.oad, from Wightman
st^^i tjo ^ea^poh street.
Which were read 'Sind referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Woodburn presented
No. 236 6. Petition of coal pas¬
sers at Brilliant Pumping Station, Bu¬
reau of Water, asking for an iricrease
in salary from $2.25 to $2.75 per day.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chair p^esejjted
No. 2^6j.. An Ordinance repeal¬
ing an ordinance entitled, "An Ordi¬
nance authorizing and directing the
opening and widening of Hamilton ave¬
nue, from Fifth avenue to Penn avenue,
and providing for the assessment and
collection of the costs, damages and ex-
pe' ses arising thereby, and the assess¬
ment of damages caused by the grade
of .the same," approved May 31, 1911.
Also
No. 2368. Communication from
Dr. C. G. Hildreth relative to coverings
o.'.er cellar^.^openings in front of some
of the large department stores and
buildirgs in.,the City.
■ Which weVb. r^ead'und referred to the
C'otnml^tee oSx' Public Works.
Also
No. 2369. Communication from
Albert J. Cobbett stating that he will
refuse to pay for water furnished his
residence at 3107 Brunot avenue, Twen¬
tieth ward on account of the quality of
Kvater.
Which was read and referred to the
Co...mittee on Filtration and Water.
No. 2370. Communication from
the Belt-Mont Board of Trade Enclos¬
ing copies of resolutions adopted by
said Board of Trade relative to .the
street car service on the Beltzhoover
Division, and relative to building a
shelter house in McKinley Park.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2371. Petition of Caputa &
Bros, for reimbursement of damages to
them on account of loss of business by
the cutting of the "Hump."
Also.
No. 2372. Communication from
Arthur A. Hamerschlag, Director of the
Carnegie Institute of Technology, ask¬
ing Council to insert in the appropria¬
tion bill a sum for the pavirg and fin¬
ishing of Woodlawn avenue in accord¬
ance with agreement entered into with
the Department of Public Works,
Also
No. 2373. Petition of the As¬
sistant Inspectors of Wiring and Bat-
teryman in the Burea of Electricity
ask ing for an increase in salary of
$25.00 per month.
Also
No. 2374. Commla'nlcation from
the Detective Bureau giving reasons
why their salaries should be increased.
Also
No. 2375. Petition of Sanitary
Inspectors for an increase in wages
from $80.00 to $100.00 per month, each.
Also
No. 2376. Communication from
the Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet
Company asking that they be advised
what action Council is going to take In
reference to reducing the wharfage li-;
cense.
W'hich were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2377
Mayor’s Office,
Pittsburgh, November 17, 1912.
To the Honorable, the Council of
The C.ity of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania,
I transrpit he^with two communica¬
tions from the^City Planning Commis¬
sion, one withrT relation to the exten¬
sion of Hamilion avenue from Fifth
avenue to Lambert street and the other
relating to the widening of Oliver ave¬
nue from Grant street to Smith field
street.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 2378. Communication from
the City Planning Commission relative
to the extending, widening and open¬
ing of Hamilton avenue.
719
Also
No. 2379. Communication from
the City Planning Commission relative
to the widening of Oliver avenue from
Smithfield street to Grant street.
Also
No. 2380. Communication from
the City Planning Commission relative
to the widening and straightening of
Grant boulevard, from Seventh avenue
to Centre avenue.
Which were severally read, and re¬
ferred to committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 2381
Mayor’s Office.
Pittsburgh, November 18tH, 1912,
To the Honorable, the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pa.
I beg to inform you that subject to
your approval I have appointed Justus
Schroedel to the office of Police Magis¬
trate.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the appointment of the
Mayor be confirmed.
Mr. Woodburn moved
That action on the appointment
be postponed for one week.
Which motion prevailed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
BUI No. 1962. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating sec¬
tions “A” and “B” of McPherson street,
between Richland street and the City
Line."
In Council, November 12th, 1912, Read
a first time.
Which was read a second time.
Mr. Babcock moved
To amend the bill by adding
a new section 2 and section 3, as fol¬
lows:
“Section 2. This Ordinance, however,
shall not take effect, or be of any force
or validity whatsoever, unless the
owners of the property abutting upon
said sections of said street, between
said terminal points, shall within thirty
(30) days after the passage of this or¬
dinance, pay into the Treasury of the
City of Pittsburgh, the sum of fifteen
hundred ($1,500.00) dollars for the use
of said City."
“Section 3. The City Treasurer is
hereby authorized and directed to re¬
ceive said sum at any time within the
period prescribed, and to acknowledge
receipt therefor, and upon the payment
of the same this ordinance shall forth¬
with take effect."
Which motion prevailed.
And on the question “Shall the bill,
as amended, be agreed to on second
reading?"
Mr. Garland demanded a call of the
ayes and noes, and the demand having
been sustained, the ayes and noes were
ordered to be taken, and being taken
were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Rauh Woodburn
Qoehring, President.
Noes—Mr. McArdle
Mr. Hoeveler not voting.
Ayes—7
Noes—X
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill as
amended was agreed to on second read¬
ing, and was laid over for reprinting.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 2382. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for November 13th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2290. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to make the following transfers:
Prom item “Supplies, Board of Water
Assessors, C," Appropriation No. 220,
$70.00; to item, “Repairs Board of
Water Assessors, E" Appropriation No.
220, $30.00, to item “Materials Board of
Water Assessors, D" Appropriation No.
220, $40.00.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passsd by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2329. Resolution re¬
pealing Resolution No. 206, enacted Oc¬
tober 15, 1912, authorizing the issuing
of a warrant In favor of the City Solici¬
tor in full payment of the taxes and
liens on a certain property of the City
of Pittsburgh in Mlllvale Borough,
amounting to $250.88.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
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And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh,
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2284. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
City Planning Commission to hire cer¬
tain employes, fixing the salaries of
said employes, and providing for the
payment thereof.*’
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time.
At this time the Chair called Mr. Bab¬
cock to the Chair and taking the floor
stated
That he was not in favor of the .
passage of the bill at the present time,
but believed that the City Planning
Commission should explain to the com¬
mittee the need of the employes pro¬
vided in the bill, and that as the City
had more improvements contemplated
than could be taken care of for some
time, he did not see why the said Com¬
mission should increase its force at
this time.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
And President Goehriug, at this time,
resumed the Chair.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 2176. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance regulating mu¬
nicipal contracts, stipulating for the
employment of competent and first-
class workmen only, defining the words
competent and first-class workmen,
hours and wages to be paid, requiring
an affidavit to be filed with the City
Controller, showing compliance and
providing certain reductions as liqui¬
dated damages for the violation
thereof.”
Which waa read
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the
bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr, Kerr arose and said
The right of every man to a daily
compensation sufficient to guarantee
an honorable, honest and decent living
is individual, natural and absolute. It
is his personal prerogative and its pri¬
mary influence is his personal welfare.
It is his born and inherent right. It
Is an inviolable, moral chain which so¬
ciety owes him. Natural rights are the
moral means by which the Individual
attains the end appointed to him by
nature, and it is sufficent at this time
to say that that end Is right and rea¬
sonable living. The natural rights of
an Individual are his moral claim to
some personal goods. His natural
rights are absolute, and, within rea¬
sonable limits, their sacredness and
binding force can never cease.
If it were not for the laws of nature
and the positive of legal rights con¬
ferred by the State, what use would a
man’s Intellect, his will, his nutritive
functions, or his motion be? It is these
restraining influences which prevent
a man’s neighbors from llcitly depriv¬
ing him of his external goods—of his
liberty, yea, even of his life. A man
needs not only these positive powers of
legal rights, but also those moral
powers which give to his claim to cer¬
tain personal goods that character of
sacredness which restrains, or tends to
restrain, arbitrary interference by his
fellow man.
The right to live is absolute because
no human power can llcitly kill an in¬
nocent man; and as life depends upon
nutriment and proper environment, it
necessarily follows that a man’s right
to sufficient daily compensation to
maintain his bodily wants is as sacred
as life Itself. All intelligent men be¬
lieve that the rational faculties are
higher, nobler, and of greater intrinsic
worth than the sense faculties; that the
goods of the mind are better than those
of the senses; that those thoughts
which are dictated by a desire to help
human kind—a sort of disinterested
love—are better than those which are
inspired by sejflsh motives. Conse¬
quently, it becomes our moral obliga¬
tion, our sworn duty, to enact such leg¬
islation as will be of benefit to the
greatest number of citizens. We must
protect the weaker members of society
from the stronger. We must protect
the poor, unsuspecting individual from
the cunning of the social shark. It be¬
comes the duty of the State to protect
at all times the weak man. The man
who toils for a living, who earns his
bread by the sweat of his brow, is the
weak man, because he is always depend¬
ent; and it is folly to say that if he is
not satisfied with the compensation he
receives he can leave his position, be¬
cause his very life and the life of his
family depend upon his daily toil. He
must either work or starve. He is often
compelled, by virtue of his dependent
position, to labor at a wage not suffi¬
cient to maintain a decent and reason¬
able living. I believe It Is just as much
a crime to compel a man to work for an
insufficient wage as it is to pick his
pocket.
I believe that so long as employers of
labor are permitted to barter and sell
the energies of working men, to exploit
the weaker members of society. Just so
long will the words “liberty” and “free¬
dom” be a travesty on social justice
There was a time in the history of the
world when the strength of men was
recognized as the governing influence.
There was no provision made for the
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weaker members of society. But that
time has long since past and men have
become more humane in the treatment
of their fellow men. We seem to be
satisfied with our social relations, but
when We look about us and see rising,
side by side and in the midst of our
public institutions, hospitals, asylums,
libraries, etc., the specter of pauperism
which seems to laugh them to scorn, it
indicates to the thinking men that there
must be a social readjustment. And I
am well aware of the fact that the one
who interferes with the things which
the men of big business and the em¬
ployers of labor have come to regard as
just and right is looked upon as a pesti¬
lential nuisance. Yet, when they speak
the truth, they admit that there is
something wrong with the social world.
Now, the time has come when the
words of our Master, “Where is Abel,
thy brother?" will be literally interpre¬
ted, and men who have control of the
natural resources of the country will
be held responsible for their acts. They
will be called to an account of their
stewardship, not only by the Master of
the Universe, but by their fellow man.
There are only two points set out in
this bill. One is a desire to fix a rate
of wage which will be sufficient to en¬
able those who are doing work for the
City to live a decent and reasonable
life. And the other aims to fix the
hours of work so a man can have a lit¬
tle time for recreation and pleasure,
and not live the life of a slave. Can any
man here object to that? Is there a
man In this Council so inhuman that he
would deny his fellow man the right
to decency and honesty? Should not the
City of Pittsburgh lend Its support to
such a movement? Are not the City and
State obliged to protect their sub¬
jects? The State and City now protect
their subjects in so far as their life and
property are concerned, and I believe
their influence should be extended to a
point where the dependents will be pro- •
tected, and guaranteed a sufficient wage
to insure a decent living.
The tax payers of the City are the
only persons directly interested in this
measure because they are the only ones
affected by it. We admit it will cost
the City a little more money in its con¬
tract work, but as most of the tax pay¬
ers are working people, I believe they
will not object to the difference. There
is a bond of Free Masonry existing
among them—a desire to help one an¬
other. The wage earner is usually a
man of broad mind, liberal and gener¬
ous, even to a fault; and I am quite
sure if the bill were submitted to a
referendum vote it would be adopted by
a large majority. The contractors who
protested so vigorously over the pas¬
sage of this act should not be Interested
in it because it will not affect them in
the least. It will put them on the same
plane as regards the price of labor, and
they will, therefore, be able to bid more
Intelligently on public work.
The most pitiable, and yet the most
confiunptible spectacle I have ever wit¬
nessed was a scene before the Finance
Committee when a man who repre¬
sented himself as a tax payer (and I
believe he is a tax payer because I am
told he is very wealthy, he has all the
comforts and luxuries money can buy,
his every want is attended by a multi¬
tude of servants) appeared before the
Committee and worked himself up to
a terrible frenzy, and wound up with a
severe castigation of this body, because
the poor “white wing"—the man who
is subjected to all kinds of weather,
whose life is jeopardized every day by
the street traffic—was receiving for his
services the munificent sum of two dol¬
lars a day—a lavish expenditure of the
tax payer’s money.”
Mr. Kerr moved
That the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Hoeveler arose, and said
“Mr. Chairman: I wish I were able to
grasp the important points in this beau¬
tiful document presented to this Coun¬
cil by Dr. Kerr. I have a Teutonic
mind, and I cannot quickly comprehend
the i)oints brought out by him. 1 see
i n this ordinance a most important
and essential point, and that is, the
security feature that labor has to rest
on, viz, the affidavit,
\V* all know and all realize, that this
community and every community in the
United States has the affidavit habit
and an antidote is necessary. As far
as the elevation of our people is con¬
cerned, I agree with Dr. Kerr, but I
firmly believe that this ordinance is
faulty, bad in construction, illy con¬
ceived and entirely wrong. I also be¬
lieve that it is possible to work out an
ordinance that will accomplish the end
sought; but we cannot single out a cer¬
tain class or delegate a body beyond
our control to fix the prices, conditions,
in a contract to be made by the City, or
part.v to pMs.singa law that I know and
feel sure is in violation of the rulings
of the Supreme Court of this Stale,
therefore, 1 want to see the bill recommitted
to the Committee.*’
Mr. McArrtle arose and said
"Mr. Chairman, I do not know
whether it is of any value to send It
back to the Committee or not. I' sec¬
onded the motion because I harbor the
hope that there may be another change
of heart and that we may be able to find
ourselves again in the same mooring
as when we first brought this ordinance
from Committee into Council, and that
we can have at least the necessary es¬
sentials embodied in this ordinance
brought back here with an affirmative
recommendation. Those who are inter¬
ested in the bill have never been inter¬
ested in it in any fixed form, and all the
criticisms have been fully explained as
being directly against other bills of like
nature, which as was only natural
should be taken as a pattern for this
bill. And these bills, upon the question
of their legality, it may be said, are still
In force. They have never been taken
into court; they have never been ad¬
versely decided on by the courts. The
bills from which the essential features,
in fact all the features, in the ordi¬
nance are still upon the statute books
of the State of Pennsylvania and in the
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largest city of Pennsylvania; and I» like
Dr. Kerr, believe that the elements of
justice are so overwhelming and over¬
powering In this bill that this Council
could assume whatever risk there may
be in passing it of having it declared
illegal by any court. It would not be the
first act of this Council, perhaps not
the last, that has been declared illegal.
I believe in the principle of the bill. I
believe in the absolutely justice and
merit of it; and it for that reason I
want to see every effort made on the
part of this Council to write it into a
law of the City of Pittsburgh.”
And the question being taken upon
the motion to recommit to the Com¬
mittee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr demanded a call of the ayes
and noes. and the demand having been
sustained, the ayes and noes were
ordered to be taken, and being taken
were:
Ayes— Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle Rauh
Kerr
Noes—Me.ssrs.
Babcock Wilkins Woodburn
Garland Goehrlng, President
Ayes—4
Noes—5
And there being a majority of
the votes of Council in the negati ve,
the motion did not prevail.
Mr. Rniih moved
To lay the motion to indefi¬
nitely postpone on the table.
Upon w'hich motion Mr. Rniih de¬
manded a call of the ayes and noes, and
the demand having been sustained, the
ayes and noes were ordered to be
taken, and being taken were:
Aj*es—Mes-srs.
Hoeveler Mc.Vrdle Ilauh
Kerr
Noes—Mes«*rs.
Babcock Wiki ns Woodburn
Garland Goehring, President.
Ayes-4
Noes—5
And there being a majority of the
votes of Council in the negative, tlie
motion did not prevail.
And the question recurring on the
motion to indefinitely postpone.
Mr, Kerr demanded a call of the ayes
and roes, and the demand having been
sustaP'ed, the ayes and noes were
ordered to be taken, and being taken,
were;
Ayes Messi's,
Babcock Wilkins Woodburn
Garland
Goehrlng, President.
Noe.s—Messrs.
Hoeveler Mc.\rdle Rauh
Kerr
Ayes—6
Noea—4
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the motion
prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works with an affirm¬
ative recommendation,
No. 2383. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public. Works for November
13th, 1912, transmitting ordinances to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No, 2297. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance annulling a
contract made and entered into the
28th day of September, A. D. 1912, be¬
tween the City of Pittsburgh, of the
first part, and M. Welsh & Co., of the
second part, for the reconstruction of
a retaining wall on Brownsville ave¬
nue opposite William street.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass liiially?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2304. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the proper officers of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to enter into a contract with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company rela¬
tive to the construction of a bridge at
Atherton avenue, over the right of
way of said Railroad Company.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass tinally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
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A> es—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of tho votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed hnally.
Mr. Wilkius presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys, '
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2384. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
lor No\ ember 13th, 1912, transmitting
oi dinances to Council.
W’hich was read, received and filed. i
Also
Bill No. 2303. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance changing the
name of Cassidy street, between Alle¬
gheny avenue and Bidwell street, in
the Twenty-first ward, to ‘Sheffield
street.' ” j
Which was read. !
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And tne bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally. i
Alio
Bill No. 2305. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Vera street, from Morgan
street to Breckenridge street.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and j
final passage of the bill. !
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2385. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto Louis P. Schneider and A. P.
Emmons, doing business as the Na¬
tional Shelter Shed Company, the right
the erect and maintain shelter sheds in
the City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2386. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council
without action thereon, for further con¬
sideration, Bill No. 2209, An Ordinance
authorizing and directing an increase
of the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of $780,000.00, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount to
provide funds for the acquirement of
land for and equipping and improving
of public playgrounds, and providing
for the redemption of said bonds and
the payment of interest thereon.
Which wai riad,
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolu¬
tion.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon.
Bill No. 2209. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of seven hundred and eighty
thousand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
acquirement of land for, and equipping
and improving of, public playgrounds,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of inter¬
est thereon.”
In Council, November 12th, 1912, Bill
read a second time and agreed to, rule
suspended, read a third time and finally
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnrland moved
To reconsider the vote by
vvhich the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed. •
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
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Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
The Chair presented
No. 2387
Pittsburg-h. Pa., November 18, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of
the City of Pittsburgh:
“On my return to the city today my
attention is called to a communication
addressed to your honorable body from
Mr. James D. Gallery, president of the
Pittsburgh Railways Company, under
date of November 6. containing, among
other things, the statement: “That after
many meetings with you and being as¬
sured by you that you approved of our
ftnancial plan we in good faith com¬
pleted the same, believing that we
would have your hearty support in car¬
rying out the improvements contem¬
plated. In March of this year I filed
with you a budget totaling $5,330,000
showing the various expenditures to be
made during a term of possibly three
years, it being clearly understood, and
we were led to belleye by your atti¬
tude, that you were fully satisfied and
would co-operate with us in every
way * ♦ •
“The insinuation conveyed herein Is
that the City of Pittsburgh, through its
corporate authorities, has acquiesced
In some financial operations of the
Pittsburgh Railways Company and has
accepted certain improvements in the
equipment of that Company in full sat¬
isfaction of the demand made upon it
by its patrons, the people of this City.
“It would seem to me, from the man¬
ner in which this communication from
the president of the Railways Company
has been received, that it is the duty of
some one in authority to file a protest
and to demand that some action be
taken expressive of the real attitude
and the real interest of the City in
this behalf. Between 1885 and 1892
the City, by reason of the supine atti¬
tude of its Councils and executive offi¬
cers, failed to enforce certain legiti¬
mate rights which it had with refer¬
ence to the many street passenger Rail¬
way Companies then in operation with¬
in its boundaries. A long period of
neglect ensued during which the City
slept upon its rights.
“Nearly four years ago a survey was
begun and various attempts were made
in the courts, in the Councils and be¬
fore the railroad commission to bring
order out of the chaos, to learn what
the respective rights of the City and
the Street Railways Company were, to
gain at least a rough idea of the cause
of the notoriously bad service and gen¬
erally speaking, to gain such a knowl¬
edge of the complicated details of the
surface railway situation in Pittsburgh
upon which some constructive theory
of Its future treatment could be based.
This survey and study has been com¬
pleted two years. I endeavored to set
It before you in a communication un¬
der date of June 27, 1911, this upon the
recommendation of D. T. Watson, who
suggested that as the practice among
business men is to attempt to settle
their disputes without litigation, and as
the newly appointed Council of nine
was heralded as a ’business Council,*
and that it was their purpose and In¬
tention to conduct the business of the
City of Pittsburgh upon what is known
as a ‘business basis,* the City before
entering into long drawn out and un¬
certain litigation should make the
usual attempt to find an adjustable and
amicable basis of compromise and set¬
tlement. I need not recite to you now
the terms of that communication; It Is
contained in the record of the Council
and is there for your inspection.
“I would recall to you, however, a
few things that are not on record as
a reminder of what followed that com¬
munication and as leading up to what
I have to say with reference to the
matter at the present moment. My
communication to the Council was dated
June 27, 1911. After a period of one
month, no notice of it having been
taken by you in the meantime, I called
a conference, which was held in my
office, at which I urged upon you that
some immediate steps be taken in line
with Mr. Watson’s suggestion The
chairman of Council arranged a meet¬
ing with the president of the Philadel¬
phia Company, the second vice presi¬
dent of the Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany, and one of the counsel of both
companies about a month after the con¬
ference..
“This meeting all the members of
Council and I attended as representing
the City. Demand was made there that
the City officials meet with all officials
of corresponding rank of the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company. Promises
were made that such a meeting would
be brought about at an early date. Such
a meeting was not brought about until
October 12, 1911, nearly four months
after I had brought the matter for¬
mally to your attention. That meeting
was attended by you and I and Mr. C.
E. Bown, representing the City, and
Messrs. Reed, Gallery, Smith and Tone,
of Pittsburgh; Patrick Calhoun, of San
Francisco, and Messrs. B. S. Guinness
and M. B. Sfin-ring, of New York, repre¬
senting the railways company. At this
meeting, by way of opening the dis¬
cussion, I, at the request of your chair¬
man, made a statement of the City’s
case against the railways company and
recited substantially the facts and rea¬
sons contained In my message to you
of four months previously, concluding
with the summary contained therein,
that the company is bound to give ade¬
quate service regardless of its financial
condition; that the expressed conditions
and reservations contained in the orig¬
inal charters and organizations are still
in effect and enforcible and that the
duties Imposed in the general regulat¬
ing ordinance of 1890 in regard to street
repair and street cleaning are enforc¬
ible and that the capitalization of the
railways system based on the various
leases and mergers is fraudulent.
“We were entertained with a roseate
picture of the intentions of the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company with refer-
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ence to its future policy; It had a plan,
not completely developed, providing for
an outlay of |100,000,000 during a peri¬
od of years; the plan was then under
consideration in foreign financial cen¬
ters and was about to be approved; it
contemplated an ideal street car sys¬
tem for Pittsburgh and would be di¬
vulged to the Pittsburgh public within
a period of 30 or at most 60 days. I
recall that most of the members of
your honorable body were so impressed
with the prospect so glowingly related
that one of you proposed a vote of con¬
fidence in the directors of the Pitts¬
burgh Railways company and that the
same received the affirmative vote of
nearly all of your members.
“About 30 days later I suggested to
the chairman of the Council that since
no intimation had been received relat¬
ing to the disclosure of the plan of
rehabilitation, the subject might prop¬
erly be recalled to the minds of those
who had made the promise. The re¬
port made to me, and also made to the
public, I believe, was that the rail¬
ways company asked for 30 days ex¬
tension. At the end of this 30 days
1 recall that as the holidays were ap¬
proaching it was suggested that a more
appropriate time for consideration
would be a month later. At the end
of this further period I remember that
an indefinite postponement was sug¬
gested and tacitly agreed to, and noth¬
ing more was heard of the subject until
March 20, 1912, nine months after the
subject had been submitted to you by
me and more than five months after
the meeting at which you had by for¬
mal vote expressed your confidence in
the management of the Pittsburgh
Railways Company.
“The communication then received
did not come from the board of direc¬
tors nor from the president of the com¬
pany, but from one of the subordinates,
and informed you that “in connection
with the improvements expected to be
carried out by this company during the
coming three or four years we desire
to submit to you the following details.
* ♦ *»» The details consisted of the
recital of the investment of $5,875,000
in power, car barns, shops, equipment,
track reconstruction and repairs. There
was nothing said of the expenditure
of $100,000,000 in a comprehensive
scheme of rehabilitation. There was
nothing said about improved service;
of experimenting in improved louplng
and Touting; of extending the transfer
privileges; of Improving the organiza¬
tion and management of the system; of
the conditions in relation to compensa¬
tion, street paving, street repair and
street cleaning contained in the old
charters and ordinances; nothing was
said about reorganizing the corporation
on a sound financial basis. Verily the
mountain had brought forth a mouse.
“Those were the things that I called
your attention to In my communica¬
tion at Mr. Watson’s suggestion, the
questions which, in hig opinion, would
require the judgment of business men
and which the business representatives
of Pittsburgh should properly discuss
with the business representatives of
the Pittsburgh Railways Company,
with a view to some expedient compro¬
mise in order to avoid suit. Not only
have the representatives of the Pitts¬
burgh Railways Company ignored these
rights and claims of the City of Pitts¬
burgh during the last year and a half,
but the representatives of the City of
Pittsburgh itself, have designedly or
accidently overlooked them. Twenty
years slipped by without any thought
of these questions, and they were for¬
gotten, Then the old ground was
scraped over, the data was all gathered
and put into shape, submitted to a
great lawyer for his opinion, and upon
his advice submitted to you as a feas¬
ible proposition upon which you might
take some action.
“For fear that I might be a party
even in the slightest degree, or in the
most passive manner, to permitting the
beginning of another cycle of slumber,
I bring this matter to your attention
once again. The policy of investing
$2,000,000 per year in the decrepit sys¬
tem of the Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany is no concession to the demands
of the City. The company is bound
in some manner to keep its property
moving. It should not attempt to make
a virtue of necessity. From the point
of view of the City and the patrons
of the railways company, these piece¬
meal Improvements, such as the rail¬
ways company is now making, really
tend to their detriment. The company
does not make these improvements, re¬
placements and betterments out of the
earnings as they should, but out of
new capital Investments, which adds so
much additional fixed charges to a load
already double or treble its capacity
to bear. An annual deficit in excess of
$1,300,000 for two and perhaps the last
three years is bound to be continued
under the present policy of the manage¬
ment of the railways company.
“I cannot look upon these annual
deficits with indifference because they
are being constantly capitalized and
add still further fixed charges, the pro¬
cess very much resembling the snow
ball rolling down hill. No other busi¬
ness concern in the world except one
or two, perhaps, so fortunately sit¬
uated as this company, could continue
to surive as long as this one has with
this continual annual deficit and Its
own peculiar manner of financing bet¬
terments and repairs. The secret lies
In the fact that it is a constituent part
of a greater concern, also a public
utility corporation, the Philadelphia
Company, which has almost the same
degree of monopoly in supplying gas
and electric current to the community
as it has in supplying transportation
and its profits from these sources are
great enough for the time being to set
off the annual losses resulting from the
operation of the street railways.
“Here Is an enormity revealed which
Is not apparent on first view; the
Philadelphia Company exercises the
taxing power upon the people of this
community. Several millions of dollars
annually are deliberately extracted
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from them through the gas and elec¬
tric company to finance the deficits and
thereby keep alive the Pittsburgh Rail¬
ways company. In this indirect man¬
ner the managers of these associate
corporate enterprises exercise the chief
power of government.
“This cunning contrivance has blind¬
ed the people and apparently their rep¬
resentatives to whom they have com¬
mitted their welfare too long. I for
one do not intend to wait the coming
of the time when the inevitable results
of this policy will develop to its logical
conclusion. It is apparent to me that
a succession of annual deficits of be¬
tween one and two millions of dollars,
as well as the continued investment
of two millions per annum in repairs
and replacements of worn out parts
and the recapitalization of the same,
will cause the fixed charges against
the Income of the Pittsburgh Railways
Company to grow so rapidly that even
the immense income of its rich parent,
the Philadelphia Company, will not be
able to sustain the burden.
“And then there will be but one so¬
lution, namely, an increased fare. In¬
stead of universal transfers on a sin¬
gle five-cent fare, which some of the
sanguine patrons of the railways com¬
pany seem to think they are entitled
to, will probably see a ten-cent fare
without any transfers whatever. I
cannot contemplate the possibility of
a ten-cent fare in Pittsburgh con¬
trasted with the three and three-and-a-
half-cent fare In other cities and re¬
main silent.
‘T feel it to be the duty of your
honorable body to repudiate the Impli¬
cations contained in the communication
of the president of the railways com¬
pany to you which I have quoted above.
The Council of Pittsburgh should not
permit Mr. Gallery to remain under the
Impression that it ’assured’ him that
it 'approved' of the 'financial plan'
quoted by him; the representatives of
the City should not permit him to be¬
lieve that they were ‘fully satisfied'
and finally, in my humble judgment,
the City Council should assume the re-
sponisbillty of considering this ques¬
tion upon its merits from the point of
view of the City at large and all Its
people, no longer expecting It to In
some Inscrutable way adjust itself.
“Respectfully submitted,
“WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
“Mayor.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys, and that a copy be
sent to each member of Council.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
Procee^jings of tbe Council of tbe Uij of Pittsburgh
Vol. XXXXVI. Tuesday, November 26, 1912, No. 91
j fHuntripal iSerurJj
COUNCIL
JOHN M. aOEHllINa.President
H). J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLrAKK,,Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., November 26th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh
Qoehrlng, President.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of
previous meeting would be dispensed with
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2388. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the City Planning Commis¬
sion to employ one Field Agent, fixing
the salary of said employee, and pro¬
viding for the payment thereof.
Also
No. 2389. Resolved, That the
cost of printing the budget for the
fiscal year beginning February 1st,
1913, shall be paid from and chargeable
to Appropriation No. 43, item “Instal¬
lation of Tax Pre-Billing System, etc.,
Finance Fund.”
Also
No. 2390. liesolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to transfer the sum of $3,000.00 from
item A 1, Salaries, Appropriation No.
16, Department of Delinquent Tax Col¬
lector, to item “Installation of Tax Pre-
hilling System, Preparation of Budget
Estimates and Installation of New
System of Control Accounts,” Appro¬
priation'No. 43, Finance Fund.
Also
No. 2391
Resolved, That the City Controller be
and he is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to transfer the following
amounts in Appropriation No. 220 as
follows:
Prom Department of Controller
code C, $125.00 to
Department of Controller,
code E, .$ 26.00
Department of Controller,
code F, . 100.00
Prom B of Building In¬
spection, Code C, $3.20 to
B of Building Inspection,
code P, . 3.20
Prom Board of Viewers, code
G, $7.00, to
Board of Viewers, code E, .. 7.00
From Civil Service Commls-
code C, $84.43, to
Civil Service Commission,
code P. 84.43
From Building and Grounds,
N. S., code C, $54.61, to
Building and Grounds, N.
S., code P, . 54.61
From H. S. Asphalt Plant,
code D. $4,680.00
To H. & S., District Offices,
code E, . 30.00
To H. & S., Stable & Yards.
code F, . 1,000.00
To TI. & S., Buildings, code
D, .'. 320.00
To H. & S., Buildings, code
E. 250.00
To H. & S., Buildings, code
F. 50.00
To H. & S., Garage, code
C, . 10.00
To H. &. S., Garage, code
K: . 250.00
To H. & S., Garage, code
F, . 110.00
To H. &. S., Cleaning High¬
ways, code D. 150.00
To H. & S., Boardwalks &
Steps, code D. 300.00
To H. & S., Repairing High¬
ways, code D, . 1,600.00
To H. & S,, Repairing
Sewers, code D. 200.00
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Also
To H. & S., Repairing
Sewers, code P. 10.00
To H. & S., Asphalt Plant,
code F, . 400,00
Prom H. & S., Cleaning and
Repairing Sewer Drops, code
C, $253.50 to H. & S., Clean¬
ing and Repairing S. D., code
D. 250.00
To H. & S., Cleaning & Re¬
pairing S. D., code E,. 3.50
From Department of Assess¬
ors, code C, $17.50, to De¬
partment of Assessors, code
E. 17.50
Also
No. 2392. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for the repair of a sewer under the
tracks of the main line on North Side,
in the sum of $73.98, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Also
No. 2393. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to transfer the sum of $3,000.00 from
balance remaining in Appropriation
No. 47, Repairing Bridges to Appro¬
priation No. 34, B 15, Bureau of Light.
Alto
No. 2394. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Solicitor upon the pay¬
ment to the City Treasurer of $39.96
by Charles T. Fierst, this being the
proportionate part of the assessment
made against lot V 19, which should
be borne b 5 ’^ a 7 foot strij) to release
.said strip of ground from any liability
for the assessment made against said lot
V 19, and to except said strip of ground
from any lien filed against said lot V
19 for the recovery of the assessment
made against said lot for the improve¬
ment of Excelsior street from Estella
avenue to Beltzhoover avenue.
Also
No. 2395. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Collector of Delinquent Taxe.s
to allow exoneration of the cost of
advertising the Sej)tember installment
of the 1911 taxes of Agnes Caldwell,
amounting to $6.00, and to accept the
ta.x delinc|uent vvitii the f)onalty added
thereon in full payment of taxes for
said year.
Also
No. 2.396. An Ordinance in¬
creasing the pay of certain employes
of the City, in the sum of thirty dol-
Iar,s ($30.00_) per annum for the pur¬
pose of jinalifying such em)>l().ves for
membership in the Municipfil Pension
Association of Pittsburgh.
Also
No, 2.397. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the Collector of De¬
li p.(|uent Taxes to make an abatement
of the cost of advertising the water
rents" on property of .Anna Laura Muir,
situated in the Twentieth ward, and
to accept said water rent, less the eo.st
of advertising in full of said rent, to¬
gether with penalty thereon.
No. 2398. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Solicitor to
transfer the assessment for the grad¬
ing and paving of Sherwood avenue
from the Holy Innocents Church to the
City, and file no lien against the prop¬
erty of said congregation.
Also
No. 2399. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the employment of Expert
Billing and Adding Machine Operators
for temporary employment in the office
of the City Treasurer in a number suf¬
ficient to complete the work in con¬
nection with the Pre-billing of Taxe.s
for the year 1913 for a period not to
exceed sixty (60) days from February
1, 1913.
Also
No. 2400. An Ordinance fixing
I the salaries of certain employes in the
I Bureau of Food Inspection, Depart-
I ment of Public Health.
Also
No. 2401. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the police patrol signal
service operators in the Department of
Public Safety.
Also
No. 2402, Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Frank Yokel in the sum of $1,300.00,
in full settlement of all claims and
damages sustained by him in conse¬
quence of the injury to his property
located at No. 67 Geyer road by the
slipping of said road, and charging
same to Approi)riation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
AVhich were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2403. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of McDonald street,
from Meadow street to east line of
Kaiser’s plan of lots, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed again,st and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Also
No. 2404. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construction
of a public sewer on Bradish street,
from a point about 60 feet east of
South Eleventh street to present sewer
on South Twelfth street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed again.st
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Also
No. 24 05, -An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the constr\ic-
tion of a ])ublic sewer on Olemensha
avenue ar<l Midland street, from a
point about 85 feet south of Aidyl ave¬
nue to the present sewer on Midland
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
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Also
No. 2406, Communication from
Wm. J. Booth asking- for a hearing
relative to the opening of Plainview
avenue, In the Nineteenth ward.
Which -were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 2407. An Ordinance au-
• thorizing and directing the proper offi¬
cers of the City of Pittsburgh, for and
In behalf of the City, to enter into a
contract with the Borough of Millvale,
granting the said City the right to lay
a 48" main on Bridge street from Ohio
street to the end of the Forty-third
street or Ewalt street bridge.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Mr. Raiib presented
No. 2408. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of C. L. Mohney for $365.92, in payment
for extra work done on Carrousel
Buildings in Schenley, Grandview and
Riverview Parks, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 153, Bureau of
Parks.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 2409. An Ordinance fixing
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway on Oliver avenue, from
Smithfield street to Grant street.
No. 2410. Plan of the Plan of
Lots laid out by P. Hugus Heirs in the
Eighth ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 2411, An Ordinance ap¬
proving and accepting a plan of lots,
situate in the Eighth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, laid out by P. Hugus
Heirs, and approving and accepting
Hugus Place shown therein.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public Ser¬
vice and Surveys.
The Chair presented
No. 2412. Communication from
H. O. Hornberger Real Estate Company
submitting Plan showing re-location of
20-foot alley on the property of Harvey
Childs, Jr., Executor and Trustee, in
the new Fifteenth ward, and asking
Council’s approval.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2413, Communication from
.lohn A. Eckert stating that he will
put down sidewalk on 12 foot alley be¬
tween his property and Nevada street
if the City will deed said alley to him.
Also
No. 2414. Communication from
G. A,. Emery relative to the opening,
extending and widening of Hamilton
avenue.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No, 2415. Communication from
T. C. Johnson, Sergeant of Detectives
asking for an increase in salary.
Also
No. 2416. Communication from
the Maine Memorial Association asking
Council to endorse their movement in
the campaign to raise $25,000.00 to de¬
fray the cost of constructing the
“Maine” Memorial.
Also
No. 2417. Petition of Assist¬
ant Chief Clerk in the Department of
Public Safety for an Increase in salary.
Also
No. 2418. Communication from
Wm. Charles White, M. D., Medical Di¬
rector, Tuberculosis League, asking for
a hearing to give Council certain
knowledge which has accumulated as
a result of 5 years’ work in the tuber¬
culosis field in this City.
Also
No. 2419. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the City Solicitor to enter into an
agreement whereby Daniel Einstein
shall, on the payment to him by the
City of Pittsburgh, of the sum of $4,-
000.00, settle and discontinue the ac¬
tion brought against the City at No.
918, Third Term, 1908, in the Court of
Common Pleas No. 4 of Allegheny
county, to recover $10,000.00, damages
for the taking and destroying of 500
large metallic boxes or receptacles for
waste paper in the former City of Al¬
legheny, and charging the same to the
appropriation for the separate indebt¬
edness of the former City of Allegheny.
Also
No. 2420. Communication from
W. S. Miller asking that the City re¬
fund Mr. Heard $100.00 for the print¬
ing of the ordinance for the opening
of Devonshire street, between Ells¬
worth avenue and Bayard street.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2421.
Mayor’s Office,
Pittsburgh, Pa., November 26th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
On June 13th, 1911, in a formal com¬
munication to your honorable body I
called your attention among other
thing.s to the urgent need of action by
your honorable body with reference to
certain matters connected with the
public highways. Since then your at¬
tention from time to time has been
called to other phases of the same sub¬
ject and in some cases ordinances have
been submitted to you for your con¬
sideration. In the absence of any ac¬
tion T feel it incumbent upon me to
.set t))e.se matters before you again
as well as some others in an attempt
to pre.sent a more or less comprehensive
view of a situation filled with crying
evils that demand reform and to sug¬
gest some remedies within the power
of your honorable body to provide.
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There are several aspects of this sub¬
ject that should be considered. One is
that of street construction and repair;
another is that of street cleaning and
still another is that relating to the
public safety and convenience. The
most Important reform in construction
and repairing can be accomplished only
by the passage of legislation requir¬
ing the street railways company to
follow certain track specifications
which have been found by experience
in many places to yield the best re¬
sults. An ordinance embodying the
views of Messrs. Sprague and Robin¬
son derived from long and patient
study of the subject was submitted to
you upwards of a year ago. That
measure is still lying in one of the
Councilmanic Committees. Another
suggestion in relation to the same
company was made a year ago at the
time the appropriation bills were under
consideration. The City Solicitor rec¬
ommended, in view of the recent de¬
cision of the Supreme Court that the
City should provide its own fund for
repairs, make the same when neces¬
sary and recover the cost from the
traction company by suit. Under the
decision mentioned there is no other
method of enforcing the necessary re¬
pairs if the corporation which is re¬
sponsible for the same ignores its duty
as it so generally does. After defect¬
ive track construction and refusal to
make the necessary repairs, the prin¬
cipal cause of the deterioration of our
roadways and streets is the unregulated
practice of the same corporation of
entering upon and opening our streets
at their own will and pleasure for the
purpose of making their repairs. There
is now an ordinance upon our munici¬
pal statute books which requires all
other corporations and Individuals to
ask for a permit to do this kind of
work. This permit serves another use¬
ful purpose. It permits the City au¬
thorities to be forewarned against the
unlawful seizure of the use of streets
and parts of streets for which no per¬
mission was granted by the City, Sev¬
eral high-harded attempts of this na¬
ture were prevented only by force dur¬
ing the past few months. Plow many
more of the same kind of unlawful
acts have been succes.sfully consum¬
mated is not known as the discovery
of these which were prevented was
purely accidental. There is no renson
why the railways company sliould be
excepted from the general rule apply¬
ing to all others.
With reference to the cleanliness of
the Streets, there is an act of assembly
providing a i)enalty for the strewing
of waste jiaper and other rubbish on
the public highways. An honest at¬
tempt was made several years ago by
the police to enforce this ordinance but
it was found impossible to do so be¬
cause of the lack of receptacles in
which might be cast newspapers, waste
paper, etc., which co^istitutes most of
the nuisance provided again.in this
law. After several years of iTisistence
an appropriation was made last year
for a limited number of rubbish cans.
Most of these have been distributed
on the principal downtown thorough¬
fares but further provision should be
made for many more. An appropria¬
tion should also be provided for the
printing of signs giving notice to the
public of the law—most of the offend¬
ers being entirely ignorant of it. The
snow ordinance, I beg to suggest
should also be scrutinized with a view
of its improvement. Provision should
be made against the overloaded wagon
dropping debris onto the streets.
The third viewpoint, that of the pub¬
lic safety and convenience, is the most
difficult of consideration. It has been
suggested fiom time to time to your
honorable body that an ordinance is
necessary to carry into effect the pro¬
visions of the Act of April 29, 1911,
called the Traffic Regulation Law.
Not only iShould the present one-way
traffic on Smithfield and Wood streets
and Third and Fourth avenues and the
exclusion of vehicle traffic from Market
street be legalized in order to avoid
future possible embarrassment to the
City but the same kind of traffic rules
should be applied to certain additional
streets, particularly I’enn and Liberty
avenues, between Ninth Tenth or
Eleventh streets and Thirty-first or
Thirty-second streets. Under the same
Act rules may be laid down providing
the manner in which vehicles and
drivers shall act in moving along the
streets, in turning the corners, in start¬
ing, stopping and resting, crossing
from one side of the street to the other,
the use of the streets in the congested
part of the City for the storage of ve¬
hicles, the use of said streets in front
of the stores of merchants by their
I)atrons and themselves, for loading
and unloading during certain hours,
the use of cross walks or street inter¬
sections, the delivery of material used
in the erection or construction of
buildings, the use of a part of the road
or street as a storage place for such
material, etc., etc. Your 'honorable
body has plenary powers under this
statute to make a “law' of the road.”
An attempt was made to legislate upon
this subject prior to the passage of
the Act. Our ordinance is not a legal
one nor do T believe is it complete.
Rules should be made wdth reference
to pede.strians as well as vehicles wdth
reference to sidewalks as well as road¬
ways. Regarding the latter there has
grown up through custom the bad
practice and in some cases by virtue
of ordinance of Council a large number
of obstructions on some of the prin¬
cipal streets of the City, consisting of
steps, areaw'ays, vaults, ventilating
grrtes, hoists, ])orches, porticos, mar-
ciuees, aw^r.lngs, benches, railings, bay
windows, cellar doors, signs and sign
posts. It would bp advisable “Ito over¬
haul the whole subject. The chief of¬
fenders are the merchants who insist
upon encroaching upon the sidewalks
wUh their goods, their show cases and
their signs. With relation to commer¬
cial .signs, on Jure 13th, 1911. T called
the attention of your honorable body
to the crying need for some general
loerislatio^ unon this subject in relief
) of the administrative officers who are
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constantly importuned by merchants
for permission to erect the same, and
also by way of protection to the pub¬
lic who are in serious danger from the
collapse of the same. I informed you
at the time mentioned above of the
serious injuries which were suffered
shortly before then from the falling
of one of these signs which had been
in place for several years and which
during that time had not received any
attention from any public official and
in all probability none from those who
were responsible for its erection. As
in the other cases no action either af¬
firmative or negative resulted upon the
ordinance prepared for your consider¬
ation.
The electric light, telegraph and tele¬
phone poles are serious encumbrances
to our streets as well as being offens¬
ive to the eye. The time has arrived,
in my opinion, when the zone for hur¬
ried wires should be enlarged. In 1892
all the territory bounded by the two
rivers and Grant street was included
in such zone. In 1895 the same restric¬
tions were extended to Penn, Liberty,
Center, Wylie and Fifth avenues and
Forbes and Carson streets. In 1896
the City of Allegheny created a siipilar
district bounded by North avenue, Alle¬
gheny avenue, and Ohio and Allegheny
rivers and Anderson street and Cedar
avenue and added thereto Pennsylvania
avenue, Beaver avenue. Federal street
to Carroll street and Ohio street to
Pine street. These districts are now
well cleared of poles with the excep¬
tion of those belonging to one public
service corporation. There are many
more streets that have since’ assumed
the character such as demands the re¬
moval of all poles and I respectfully
suggest that this be given your im¬
mediate consideration.
Another urgent need which has thus
far been ignored is some municipal
recognition of the statute enacted a
year and a half ago permitting the
City to reduce the speed of automobiles
In the crowded parts of the City.
Practically all injuries suffered by pe¬
destrians from automobiles are due to
reckless driving.' The passage of a
simple ordinance with a small appro-
► priatlon to pay for signs of %varning
to automobilists would with police
vigilance avoid nearly all of the dan¬
ger to life and Jimh now threatened
by this dangerous mode of conveyance.
All these matters I beg to recom¬
mend to the consideration of your hon¬
orable body together with such others
as may suggest themselves to you.
My own views are contained in certain
bills which T send you herewith, as
well as the other bills heretofore sub¬
mitted to you and which have not been
acted upon. T particularly request
your attention to the provisions in the
traffic regntptio^ ordinance vesting
large discretionary powers in the De¬
partment of Public Safety with reference
to those matters coming under its juris¬
diction. It is impossible to legislate
upon every minute detail of this siib-
iect and then too conditions change
frequently and much experiment Is re ‘
quired in every new art, so that I
w^ould strongly urge that the police
be given considerable latitude.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed
and each member of Council to be
furnished with a copy.
Also
No. 2422, A general Ordinance
relating to the entry upon, over or
under, or the use or occupation, of any
street, lane or alley, or any part thereof
for any purpose,, by passenger or street
railway companies or by companies
operating passenger or street railways
and providing reasonable regulations
pertaining thereto for the convenience
and safety, and providing for a penalty
for the violation of the provision
thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2423. An Ordinance regu¬
lating, in the interests of public safety,
health and convenience, the movement
of pedestrian, animal and vehicle traf¬
fic of every kind in streets, parks,
bridges, squares and public places in
the City of Pittsburgh, and providing
a penalty for the violation thereof.
Also
No. 2424. An Ordinance to
regulate the speed of automobiles on
certain streets in the City of Pitts¬
burgh, providing for notice thereof and
the penalty for violating the same.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public &afety.
Also
No. 2425. An Ordinance
amending an ordinance entitled, “An
Ordinance regulating the opening of
the surface of the streets, alleys and
highways of the City of Pittsburgh by
other than the corporate authorities
of said City, requiring permits there¬
for to be taken out, except by street
passenger railway or traction com¬
panies, and fixing the charges there¬
for and for the permanent resurfacing
of the streets to be done by the City
of Pittsburgh, prescribing the condi¬
tions upon which the same will be
granted and prescribing the punish¬
ment for the violation of the provi¬
sions of this ordinance,’' approved
August 11th, 1010, authorizing the Sup¬
erintendent of the Bureau of Highways
and Sewers of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works of the City of Pittsburgh
to fix a time limit in each permit for
the opening of the surface of the
streets, alleys and highways of the
City of Pittsburgh by other than the
corporate authorities of said City, and
providing a penalty for violating the
provisions thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
The Chair presented
No. 2426
Mayor’s Office.
Pittsburgh, Pa., November 21st, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburg-h,
Pennsylvania.
I return herewith without my ap¬
proval Bill No. 2239, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the execution of a deed to
Robert Wilson, reconveying to him
certain property in the Nineteenth
ward purchased by the City at Sheriff
Tax Sale, for the reason that I am
advised by the City Solicitor that the
passage of an ordinance for the exe¬
cution and delivery of a deed under
these circumstances Is unnecessary,
the Act of oune 4, 1901, P. L. 268,
amply providing for tne same.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2239. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the Mayor to execute and deliver a
deed reconveying to Robert Wilson cer¬
tain property in the Nineteenth ward,
formerly the Thirty-second ward,
bought in by the City at Sheriffs sale.
In Council,
passed.
November
12th, 1912,
"Which was read.
And on the
become a law
jections of the
question “Shall the bill |
notwithstanding the ob-
Mayor?” !
The ayes and noes were ordered
taken agreeably to law, and being
taken were:
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock
Kerr
Wilkins
Garland
McArdle
Woodburn
Hoeveler
Rauh.
Ayes—None.
Noes—9
Goehring,
President.
1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the negative, tiio l)ill failed to
become a law, notwithsUindiiig the objections
of the Mayor.
AUO
No. 2427
Mayor’s Office,
Pittsburgh, Pa., November 21st, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
I return herewith without my ap¬
proval Bill No. 2238, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the execution and delivery of
a deed to Edward C. Miller, reconvey-
Ing to him certain properties in the
Nineteenth ward purchased by the City
at Sheriff Tax Sale, for the reason that
I am advised by the City Solicitor that
the passage of an ordinance for the
execution and delivery of a deed under
these circumstances is unnecessary,
the Act of June 4, 1901, P. L. 368 amply
providing for the same.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2238. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the Mayor to execute and deliver a
deed or deeds reconveying to Edward
C. Miller certain properties in the
Nineteenth ward, formerly the Thirty-
second ward, bought in by the City
at Sheriff’s sale.”
In Council, November 12th, 1912,
passed.
Which was read.
And on the question “Shall the bill
become a law notwithstanding the ob¬
jections of the Mayor?”
The ayes and noes were ordered
taken agreeably to law, and being
taken, were:
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—None.
Noes—9
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the negative, the bill
failed to become a law, notwithsUu.ding the
objections of the Mayor.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 1962. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance vacating sec¬
tions 'A' and 'B' of McPherson street,
between Richland street and the City
line.”
In Council, November 19th. 1912,
Bill read a second time and amended
by inserting a new section 2 and .sec¬
tion 3, and as amended agreed to on
second reading and laid over for re¬
printing.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Aye*—Messrs,
Baheock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Ranh Woodburo
Goehring, President.
Noes—Mr. McArdle
Ayes—7
Noes—1
Mr. Hoereler desired to he recorded
as not voting.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
|)assed finally.
Also
Bill No 2381
Mayor’s Office.
Pittsburgh, Pa., November 18th, 1912.
734
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
1 beg to Inform you that subject to
your approval I have appointed Justus
Schroedel to the office of Police Magis¬
trate.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
In Council, November 19, 1912, Read
and action postponed for one week.
Which was read.
And on the question ‘‘Shall the ap¬
pointment of the Mayor be approved
and confirmed
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mefisrs.
Babcock Kerr Rauh
Garland McArdle 'WilklM
Hoeveler
Goehrtu^, President
Noes—Mr. Woodbar*
Ayea-8
Noes-l
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the ap¬
pointment of the Mayor was approved
and confirmed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 2428. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for November 20th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
AU«
Bill No. 2345. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing the
Mayor to execute and deliver a deed
reconveying to Hill Burgwin, two lots
of ground in the Sixteenth, formerly
Twenty-seventh, ward, bought in by
the City at Sheriff's sale, on payment
into the City Treasury of assessment
together with interest thereon."
Which wai read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pas.sage of the bill.
Which'motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
735
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—».
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2336. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance creating the
position of Lieutenant of Motor Cycle
Squad and Police Motor Patrol In the
Bureau of Police, Department of Pub¬
lic Safety,- and fixing his salary."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 0 ,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2248. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance making an ap¬
propriation to the Department of Pub¬
lic Health for the care and control of
smallpox."
In Committee on Finance, November
20, 1912, amended in section 1 by strik¬
ing out "$5,000,00" and by Inserting in
lieu thereof “$10,000.00," and as
amended ordered returned to Council
with an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Gnriand moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill, was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ^'Shall the bill
p. ss linally?” |
The ayes and noes were taken agree- i
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs. t
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—^9.
Noes—^None. ;
And a majority of the votes of Coun- 1
cll being Ift the affirmative, the bill !
passed finally. i
Also
Bill No. 2288. Resolution au- I
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Cl^^de 1. Webster, for $256.25, |
attorney’s fees for legal services on
extradition proceedings and habeas
corpus proceedings in the case of Jo¬
seph Bertske charged with burglary,
and charging Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund. I
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al- |
low the second and third readings and i
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a aecond and
third times, and upon final paaeage
the ayes and noea were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative,
the resolution passed finally.
Also ;
Bill No. 2330. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in i
favor of Mrs. Sarah Sullivan for
$200.00, in full settlement of all claims I
for damages caused by injuries re¬
ceived in tripping and falling on a !
broken plank of the steps leading |
from Bates street to Frazer street, and t
charging the same to Appropriation !
No. 42, Contingent Fund. . i
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved j
A auspenslon of the rule to aU
low the aecond and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended. i
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were: '
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—^0.
Noes—None.
And there being: two-third« of the
votes of council in the affirmative, (be ^
resolution passed finally. .
Also
Bill No. 2362. Resolution set¬
ting aside $5,000.00 as a'special appro¬
priation in the appropriations of the
year 1913, as a fund to be used in as- *
sisting the Pittsburgh Kisteddfod As¬
sociation in bearing the expenses con- ^
nected with the holding of the Inter- ‘
national Fisteddfod Association In
this City, and authorizing the issuing
of a warrant (on May 1, 1913) in favor
of W. B. Jones, Treasurer of said «
Pittsburgh Eisteddfod Association for j
$5,000.00, to be used for the purposes
Indicated.
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed, ^
And the resolution was read a sec- -
ond time, *
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance
for further consideration.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 2331. Resolution au- ]
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Minsinger Company in the
sum of $250.00, in full settlement for
all claims for damages caused by in¬
juries to mule used in City work on
Grant boulevard, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2332. Resolution au- I
thorizing and directing the Assessors
to divide the property purchased by
C. Fierst from F. C. Tygard on Excel¬
sior street. Nineteenth ward, for which
he was assessed 25 feet and should be
assessed for 32 feet, and to properly
assess said property so as to enable
him to pay the taxes thereon.
'WTilch was read.
Mr, Garland moved
That further action on the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdU* presented from the com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
1
No. 2429. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for November
20th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2137. An Ordinance
entitled,’ “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading and paving
of Anton alley, from Grant boulevard
to Webster avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
tinal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None,
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, In accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2138. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Craighead street, from Ex¬
celsior street to Kathleen street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McAr<lle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes— D.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2139. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving
and curbing of' Devonshire street,
from Wallingford street to Cen¬
tre avenue, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
froni property specially benefited
thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
hnal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the hill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
: Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
hill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2140. An Ordinance
1 entitled. “An Ordinance authorizing
I and directing the' grading, paving and
curbing of Devonshire street, from
Ellsworth avenue to Bayard street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.”
i Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
1 low the second and third readings and
final passage of the hill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to. ^
737
An<3 the bill was read a thii'd time
and agreed to. '
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass linally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree- I
ably to law, and were: I
Ayes—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins '
Garland McArdle Woodburn I
Hoeveler Rauh, \
Goehring, President.
Ayes—^0. !
Noes—None. i
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2141. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the grading and paving of
Hurd alley, from O’neil alley to Dante
alley, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.” |
Which wa« read.
Mr. MoArdle moved I
A suspension of the rule to al- I
low the second and third readings and [
final passage of the bill.
W^hich motion prevailed. !
And the. bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and j
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the aifirma-
live, the bill passed fihally in accord¬
ance with tile provisions of the Act
of Asseml)ly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2142. .An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading and paving
of O’Neil alley, from Strawberry way
to Dante alley, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from firoperty specially benefited there¬
by.” :
Which was read.
7:!8
f
Mr, McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al- j
low the second and third readings and I
linal passage of the bill. |
Which motion prevailed. |
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to. ’
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins *
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh. ‘
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0. I
Noes—None. I
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2367.. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled. ‘An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the opening
and widening of Hamilton avenue, from
Fifth avenue to l"enn avenue, and pro¬
viding for the assessment and collec- ,
lion of the costs, damages and expenses '
arising thereby, and the assessment of
damo.ges caused by the grade of the
same,’ approved May 31, 3 911.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final ]>assago of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And tlie title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill i
pass finally?”
Tlie ayes and noes were taken agree- '
ably 10 law, and were: ;
.Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr AV'ilkins
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0. P
Noes—None. ,
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma- j
live, the bill passed finally in accord- i
ance with the provisions of the Act
of AsJ^embly of Alay 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto. ]
Also
Bill No. 2360. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Adam Laidlaw & Company
for $217.40, for extra work in repairing
of the south shore pier of South Tenth
street bridge crossing the Mononga-
hela river, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No, 47, Repairing Bridges.
Which was read.
Mr. McAnlle moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon hrial passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
IToeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the atfirmativc, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2359. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and award a
contract or contracts for repaving cer¬
tain streets, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside of the sum of $10,800.00,
from balance in Appropriation No. 37,
E 11, Street Repaving, for the payment
of the same,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negatU^e recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 2090. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance widening
Oliver avenue, from Smithfield street
to Grant street in the Second ward of
the City of Pittsburgh, re-establishing
the grade thereof, and providing that
the cost, "damages and expenses occa¬
sioned thereby be assessed against and
collected from properties benefited
thereby.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
I Bill No. 2122. An Ordinance
j entitled, “An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled, ‘An Ordinance
I widening Cherry way, from Fifth ave-
! nue to Sixth avenue, in the Second
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
j providing that the cost, damages and
j expenses occasioned thereby be as¬
sessed against and collected from
I properties benefited thereby,’ approved
! November 16, 1911,”
i Which w'as read.
The Chair presented
No. 2430
Pittsburgh, Pa., November 26th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh,
Municipal Building, Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen:
In reply to the communication to
your body from George J. Campbell,
Ks(i., in reference to the right of the
Council to repeal the ordinance pro-
I viding for the widening of Cherry way,
I I am of the following, opinion:
The law was the same before and
since the passage of the Act of May
I 16, 1891, P. L. ’ 76 in reference to the
j right of a municipality to discontinue
' ])roeeedings taken to w'iden a street,
where possession was taken of the
i property before the Viewers proceed¬
ings were terminated. Prior to the
Act of 1891 the City could withdraw
1 from such a proceeding in cases only
where it did not take actual possession
of the ground appropriated for the
I widened street at any time before the
property, owner obtained a final judg-
j ment, upon the municipality paying
I the actual costs and expenses of the
j litigation. It could do so, even after
I a verdict was obtained upon an ap-
1 peal from the award of the Board of
Viewers, but before judgment was en-
! tered thereon.
The Act of 1891 changed the law in
this respect only that the time in
which the City could discontinue a
widening proceeding was limited to
thirty days after the filing of a View¬
er’s report in case the municipality
did not take possession.
After a careful perusal of the com¬
munication from Mr. Campbell and an
examination of the authorities cited by
I
f,S9
him, I can see no reason for changing
the opinion which I have already given.
Respectfully,
LrEE. C. BEATTY.
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr. McArrtle moved
That further action on Bill No.
2122 be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. WllkiiiM presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2431. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
for November 20th, 1912, transmitting
ordinances to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2364. An Ordinance
entitled, “An ordinance establishing
the grade of Canoe, alley, from Wool-
slayer alley to Liberty avenue.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the hill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on. the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Itauh,
Goehring, President.
Ayes—y.
Noes—None.
•And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2365. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance locating Mun-
hali road, from Wightman street to
Beacon street.”
Wh ich was read.
Mr. WilklDS moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recomjiiendation.
No. 2432. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for
November 20th, 1912, transmitting sev¬
eral resolutions to Council
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2170. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of George McLaughlin, Foreman,
Bureau of Water, for $18.00 for 6 days’
lost time caused by injuries received
while in the performance of his duties,
and charging to Appropriation No. 32,
Bureau of W'ater.
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken, were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in, the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2221, Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of S. Branca, laborer, Bureau of
Water, for $102.60, including 35 days'
lost time at $2.00 per day; a physician’s
bill of $30.00, and a drug bill of $2.60,
caused by injuries received while in
the performance of his duties, and
charge same to Appropriation No. 32,
Bureau of Water.
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
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And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Rabcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2222. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of B. Moody, driver, Bureau of
Water, for* $40.50, for 18 days’ lost
time caused by injuries received in the
performance of his duties, and charg¬
ing to Appropriation No, 32, Bureau of
Water.
Which was read,
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Whlch motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
aye^ and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Rniib presented from the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries, with an
affirmative recommendation.
No, 2433, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Libraries for No¬
vember 20, 1012, transmitting an or¬
dinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2361. An Ordinance
entitled. “An Ordinance providing for
the letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing shelter houses, in¬
cluding public comforts, in the various
parks, for the Bureau of Parks, City
of Pittsburgh.”
Which was read.
Mr. Rauh moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2434. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the store-keeper and
Assistant store-keeper in the Bureau
of Fire.
Also
No. 2435. An Ordinance fixing
the salary^ of the foreman carpenter
in the Department of Public Safety.
Also
No. 2436, An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the appointment of 11 addi¬
tional Sergeants of Police in the Bu¬
reau of Police, Department of Public
Safety, and fixing the salaries there¬
for.
Which "Were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2437. Communication from
Paul Grubert relative to the Director
of the Department of Charities annul¬
ling part of his contract with the City
of [Pittsburgh for the burial of the
poor and for ambulance service.
Which w'as read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Rahcock presented
No. 2438. Resolution request¬
ing the Shade Tree Commission to plant
no more trees on Grant boulevard, be¬
tween Seventh avenue and Craig street,
until the Council shall decide on some
definite plan relative to the widening
of said Grant boulevard.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair declared
Council adjourned.
Proceedings of tbe Council of ih Sity of Pittsburg!].
Vol. XXXXVI. Tuesday, December 3, 1912. No. 92
Scmrii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. QOEHRING.PreaJdenl
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
KOBERT CLARK,.Assistant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 3rd, 1912
Council met,
Pi'eseut—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
llarlund McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Huah
Goebring, President.
The Chair Stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of
previous meeting would be dispensed with
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Baheoek presented
No. 2439. Communication from
the Pittsburgh & Cincinnati Packet
Company complaining about not being
permitted to sell poultry and farm pro¬
ducts at retail on the public wharves.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Ffnance
Mr. Garlanil Presented
No. 2440. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of The Pennsylvania Railroad Com¬
pany in the sum of $3,126.95, in full
settlement of all claims for damages
by break in the City water main be¬
tween the Highland ReservoiT and the
Brilliant Pumping Station, and charg¬
ing the same to Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2441. An Ordinance select¬
ing a Fiscal Agent for the City of
Pittsburgh, for the registration of
bonds I'ssued by said City, the payment
of coupons attached thereto, and the
retirement thereof at maturity.
Also
No. 2442. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the City Controller
to transfer the sum of $50.00 from
item ‘‘Repairs, E," Municipal Hall, Ap¬
propriation No. 220, to Item, “Matermls,
D,” Municipal Hail, same appropria¬
tion.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Comittee on Finance.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2443, Communication from
John F. Asplen asking that a fire alarm
box be placed on Wyola street.
Whi'ch was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 24 44. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract
or contracts for the furnishing and
erecting of an “Oil Storage and Dis¬
tributing System and Appurtenances,”
at the Mission Street Pumpfng Station.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 2445. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the Laboratory Assist¬
ants in the Filtration Division of the
Bureau of Water, Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2446. An Ordinance ac¬
cepting the dedication of certain prop¬
erty in the Nineteenth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh for public use for
highway purposes, opening and nam¬
ing the same “Aidyl avenue,” and es¬
tablishing the grade thereof.
Also
No. 2447. An Ordinance ac¬
cepting the dedication of certain prop¬
erty in the Nineteenth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh for public use for
highway purposes, opening and nam¬
ing the same “Clemesha avenue,” and
establishing the grade thereof.
.rtlSO
No. 2448. Communication from
G. W, Allyn relative to an ordinance
repealing the location of Morewood
avenue. s
743
’Wliich were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys.
Also
No. 2449. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Langtry street,
Irom Shelby street to Dyer street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benetited thereby.
Also
No. 2450. An Ordinance widen-
I’ag Pioneer avenue, from Brookline
boulevard to the City line, in the Nine-
teeenth ward, re-establishing the grade
thereof and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Also
No. 2451. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing thhe construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Kidgway
sti eet and Kust alley, from a point
about 600 feet southwest of Rust alley
to present sewer on Uust alley, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
sjiecially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2452. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of The Barber Asphalt Paving Com¬
pany for $27.81, for extra work in re¬
paving Ellsworth avenue, from Colon¬
ial Place to College avenue, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 37, Re¬
paving.
Also
No. 2453. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of
I’ublic AN'orks to advertise for and
award a contract or contracts for the
construction of concrete steps and foot¬
bridge on private property of the B.
& O. Railroad Company connecting
Bluff street, at or near Marion street,
with Second avenue, and authorizing
the setting aside of $5,500,00 from bal¬
ance in Appropriation No. 47, Repair¬
ing Bridges, for the payment of the
same.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. W'ilkiiiH presented
No. 2454. Whereas, In the past
contracts for asphalt street paving
have contained a clause whereby the
contractors agree to keep the street in
repair for five years, and as there is
no doubt that the contractors add more
or less to the price by reason of sai'd
guarantee clause, and as it is doubtful
whether said guarantee clause is lived
up to and the pavements kept in proper
repair and condition; and
Whereas, The City has its own as¬
phalt plant of a daily capacity of 3,500
square yards and by doing the asphalt
surfacing with its own plant, It will
reduce the price by reason of not hav¬
ing to pay contractors for the live
year guarantee, and the necessary re¬
pairs can be more promptly made by
the City; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in letting future con¬
tracts for asphalt street paving, the
Director of the Department of Public
Works is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to omit the provisions in such
contracts requiring guarantees of
maintenance for five years and to fur¬
ther provide that the bidders on such
work may bid for doing the grading,
curbing and foundation and all other
work incidental to the contract, except
the asphalt surfacing for which they
shall bid a price to be fixed by the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works at which the asphalt work will
be done by the City itself.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 2455. Whereas, Bonds pro¬
viding for the purchase of meters by
the City have been duly authorized
by vote of the electors at the last elec¬
tion; and
AVhereas, Under the provisions of the
Act of May 12th, 1911, P. L. 295, the
Councils of the City are authorized to
specify the class of users of water
who may be compelled to use water
through a meter service; now, there¬
fore, be it
Resolved, That the following users
of water in the City of Pittsburgh shall
in the installation of meters be com¬
pelled to use water through a meter
service, namely: Brewers, saloons, liv¬
ery and boarding stables, public gar¬
ages and laundries and all users of
City water who are not now compelled
to pay for the same, such as municipal
building, schools, etc., and the proper
officers of the City are hereby author¬
ized and directed in the installation
of meters to provide that the foregoing
users shall be first supplied with met¬
ers in the distribution and installa¬
tion of meters to be purchased from
proceeds of the said bond issue.-
AVhich was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Woodlmrii presented
No. 2456. Communication from
Edward C. Shoemaker, Assistant In¬
spector of Explosives, asking for an
increase in salary from $75.00 to $125.00
per month.
Also
No. 2457, Communication from
John F. Jones, Line Foreman In the
Bureau of Electricity, asking for an
increase in salary to $125.00 per month.
Also
No. 2458. An Ordinance in¬
creasing the salaries for certain posi¬
tions in the Bureau of Construction.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committe on Fi*nance.
Also
No. 2459. Communication from
R. W. Kenny, Secretary of The Animal
Rescue League, relative to entering
744
Into a contract for the collection of
stray animals for a period of three
or five years.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
The Chair presented
No. 2460. Communication from
W. J. Crookston^ Chairman of Com¬
mittee of School Medical Inspectors,
asking^ that the salary of the School
Medical Inspectors be increased to
U50.00 per month,
Also
No. 2461. Communication from
Jas. E. Tague, Inspector of Employ¬
ment Agencies, asking for increase in
salary.
Also
No. 2462. Whereas, In certain
claims against the City, Council upon
referring the same to the Legal De¬
partment are advised that no legal lia¬
bility exists upon the part of the City,
but there is a moral obligation to pay
said claims, and that Council has the
power to authorize the payment of the
same; now, be it
Kesolved. That the City Solicitor ad¬
vise Council as to whether said claims
do not come within the provisions of
Rule VIII of Council, which provides
that “No ordinance giving any extra
compensation to any public officer,
servant, employe, agent or contractor,
after service shall have been rendered
or contract made, nor providing for
the pas'ment of any claim against the
City, without previous authority of
law, shall be passed, except by two-
thirds vote of all members of Coun¬
cil.”
Also
No. 2463. Communication from
John J. Benning, Chief Engineer at
the Municipal Hospital, on behalf of
himself and two assistant engirieers,
asking for Increase in salary.
Also
No. 246 4. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Homer Schoenberg in the sum of
$300.00, in full settlement of all claims
for damages by spraining his ankle
and breaking a tendom in a hole at
the corner of Centre avenue and Craig
street, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2465. Petition of the
Christian Church of Sheraden for ex¬
oneration from lien for municipal as¬
sessment for the grading and paving
of Sherw'ood street.
Also
No. 2466. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the City Solicitor
to exonerate the Christian Church of
.Sheraden from the payment of the sum
of $.396.66, being benefits assessed for
the paving and grading of Sherwood
street (as under the law property used
for church purposes Is exempt), and
directing the City Solicitor to file no
lien against the said property, and to
cancel the account on the books of
his office.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2467. Report of the Animal
Rescue League, Inc., for the month of
November, 1912.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety. •
Also
No. 2468. Communication from
P. Lleblich relative to the collection
of rubbish and garbage in the City of
Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Also
No. 2469. Communication from
the Belt-Mont Board of Trade enclos¬
ing copy of resolution adopted by said
Board of Trade relative to street car
service in that part of the Eighteenth
ward (formerly Beltzhoover Borough).
Also
No. 2470. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Board of Trade, enclos¬
ing copy of resolution adopted by said
Board of Trade relative to the con¬
struction and leasing of a subway by
the City of Pittsburgh.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2471. Communication from
Joseph G. Armstrong, Director of the
Department of Public Works, trans¬
mitting estimates for the repaving of
Smithfield and Wood streets.
Also
No. 2472. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Board of Trade, enclos¬
ing copy of resolution adopted by said
Board of Trade relative to the open¬
ing of Hamilton avenue, between Fifth
avenue and Penn avenue.
Also
No. 2473. Petition for the im¬
provement of lighting system on
Homewood avenue, from P. R. R. to
Idlewild street.
Also
No. 2474, Communication from
the Sheraden Board of Trade, relative
to the improvement of Corliss street,
in the Twentieth ward.
Also
No. 2475. Communication from
John Hall, urging Council to take ac¬
tion on the Ordinance for the improve¬
ment of Corliss street.
Also
No. 2476. Petition of property
owners on Rosetta street, between Re¬
becca street and Atlantic avenue for
the opening, grading, paving and curb¬
ing of said Rosetta street between said
points.
Also
No. 2477.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, December 2nd, 1912.
745
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Plttsburgrh,
Pennsylvania.
I beg to transmit herewith to your
Honorable Body a communication from
the City Planning Commission in re¬
lation to* the ordinance pending in the
Council requesting permission to con¬
struct a projection to a building over
a part of Strawberry alley near the in¬
tersection of Liberty street for your
consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
l^EPAKTMENT OF CITY PLANNING.
Pittsburgh, November 26, 1912.
To the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
(Through Mayor W. A. Magee.)
Sirs:
iLel'erring to an ordinance now pend¬
ing in Council (Bill No. 2293), you are
iniormed that at a meeting of the
City Planning Commission on Novem¬
ber 25th the members present were
unanimous in their objection to the
pioposed projection ol nve feet on the
sourneasteily side of Strawberry way
by Edward Jay Allen. We feel that
tnis is not good city planning. There
are many reasons why it is not con¬
sidered advisable, a few of these being
that of obstruction in case of fire; a
bad precedent, which should not be
allowed on a street, much less on an
alley; it is unsightly from an archi¬
tectural point of view, as well as cut¬
ting off the light and air, and to that
extent unsanitary. Your attention is
luither called to the fact that the City
Planning Commission has advocated a
widening of this alley to a 40-foot
street, whereas, if this ordinance is
passed it will be virtually narrowing
it to a 15-foot clear areaway at this
point.
Very respectfully,
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION,
J. D, Hailman,
Secretary.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 2478.
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, November 29th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
1 beg to inform you that I have ap¬
pointed W. Howard Nimick and J.
Harry Letsche (the former to succeed
Dr. Herman W. Heckleman and the
latter to succeed W. A, Magee) subject
to the approval of your honorable body,
to the Sinking Fund Commission of
the (Mty of Pittsburgh.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
That the appontments of the
Mayor be approved and confirmed.
Which motion prevailed by the fol¬
lowing vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Also
No. 2479.
MAYOR’S OFFICE,
Pittsburgh, December 2nd, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
In accordance with law I transmit
herewith for your consideration the
financial estimates of the Mayor, the
Controller, the Treasurer, the Law De¬
partment, the City Planning Commis¬
sion, the Art Commission, the Shade
Tree Commission, the Department of
Supplies, the Department of Public
Safety, the Department of Charities,
the Board of Water Assessors and the
General Office and all of the Bureaus
of the Department of Public Works
except the Bureaus of City Property,
Water, North Side Light Plant and
Parks. I do not have the Controllers
estimate of the debt service of the
Greater City or contractors’ claims and
interest thereon and assessments
against the City for street and sewer
improvements nor the estimate of the
Sinking Fund Commission for the old
cities. These will be transmitted when
received. There is sent herewith also
the estimates of the Carnegie Library,
The Pittsburgh and Allegheny Play¬
ground Associations and a number of
other applications for donations from
the City.
, The time spent in further perfecting
• the budgetary forms and the extra la-
i bor in the preparation of the data by
j the clerical forces In the departments
i and bureaus has brought the estimates
! to me so late that there has been no
j time in which to examine the various
■ requests in detail so that I might ad-
I vise you as to my opinions and give
you the benefit of whatever my knowl¬
edge and experience is worth In their
consideration. Although I have always
strongly contended for economy I al¬
ways qualify savings in expenditures
with the thought of efficiency and with
administrative results as shown by our
experience and statistics. Tn the in¬
terest of economy and I understand
also more or less influenced by “con-
740
fldentlal Information*' out of the De¬
partment of Health, your Honorable
Body against the advice of the head
of that department made what appears
to my mind a most regrettable mis¬
take a year ago in abolishing a num¬
ber of positions in that department.
You abolished the positions of 22 of
the 62 sanitary police, 7 of the 17
tenement house inspectors, 6 of the
16 plumbing inspectors and 3 of the
6 smoke Inspectors in the Bureau of
Sanitation, The year 1910 was a dis¬
astrous one to the lives and health
of the residents of Pittsburgh. At
the end of that year, the Councils ac-
ceeded to the request for a largely
increased appropriation which had
been urged upon them since my coming
into office. The Department of Health
was given a large number of additional
inspectors in all its bureaus and divi¬
sions; school medical iirspection was
begun and in all respects the depart¬
ment was brought up to the highest
rank and standard of efficiency pre¬
vailing in this country. This City
leaped at one bound to the very front
rank of American cities in its health
administration during the year 1911,
Whether by accident or because of this
administration of the health depart¬
ment the death rate of the City fell
from 17,9 to 14.9 per thousand of popu¬
lation. The contagious disease rate
fell from 19.7 to 13.9 per thousand of
population. This decrease in deaths
and disease ran uniformly month by
month during the entire year of 1911
and extended to the months of Feb-
^baiy aiid March in the year 1912.
Suddenly there was a change. The
death rate began to increase in Febru¬
ary and March, the disease rate as¬
sumed a reverse position in April and
*'om that time onwards, month by
month, both have largely increased.
This reversal In the public health
seems to have coincided in time with
the reversal policy regarding inspec-
dors, the decision of your Honorable
Body reducing the inspectors to sub¬
stantially the same number as in 1910,
taking effect on March 1st, 1912. How
the one is dependent upon the
dther is beyond human wisdom to es-
t mate but there is some relation be-
ween the two and for your consid¬
eration I submit to you the data month
y month for the three years 1910, 1911
1912 in tabular form.
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Your attention is called to tiie totals
01 iiie two pe 1'i0ds as sho• /11 in the
t iblcs, the hrst covering jununry and
i’eoruai.) ar.d the second co:.s:sti g of
,vi ich, Aprii, Maj, June, July^ August,
hAi>teini-ei and October. i uiing the
. isl i.e.ied, the higher number of in-
: were isot employed in 1010
I’Ll t vv ce eiiipt.oyed in both 1911 and
';j. r'or this period during the three
yeais the totc.ls were:
Y’ear
Infectious
1^*10
coses.
2100
Inspectors
not employed.
r*] 1
1 j ■■■
y syectoi s
enip'oyvil.
i;’i2
95.'
ii’ispcttors
i tnr -i>ycd.
: ar
1910
I60u
I.y,: ■; tors
employed.
1911
• 15 ' 1
to. r
19 i.;
'c.- i. .V 'c:s
J)Ui-ing th., sccov-d vi-.'Cd i v' CCl-
• kHKii *. '-i-r- to ^ ^^c-e i>oi emi. c.- ,:d ia
1:10 or LOli: . ul w-'-ie rn'pJoyeJ dui.; g
it’ll uad the totals were:
Vuar
Infectious
cases.
1910
T0S2 inspectors
not ern.-.-loy‘ d.
1911
. *30 Ji.spectors
omployud.
1; 12
7-29 Inspectors
not employed.
: : r
Deaths.
1110
6447 Inspectors
uot employed.
1C 11
5238 Inspectors
emylo> cu.
U-12
5655 li spi ctors
Ec< employed.
The tau 1 at:on by inonths’ as 'e11
as Lh<. division ol yoais iJito
t.,o periods bhows is L.n i i u; --
SL.i' o wiiti the number of A.specters
eniiAcyed. Lr. :diort, in that period in
Ici- \v li-'H i,;o nil ‘inoiii oi i.-Specters
\, eie (.‘Jijpillhn i>ul>lic health '.vas the
s.n'. in 'A •’ inm Pittsburgh stood
thud lUic- v; th'.; '.itierit.a ci-ics . it...
1 .lAi oi:< • to P.s -ta.l ,statlst.ics and
<h.’ii’ I- . t O'. Iyl2 v/her. the
PhO ' -lOt 1 i.i.»d boy oostorod the state
0 : tiic pu hu -le.' ?hi seems to hare ic-
tai- ed to its io m<.i- oo: (iiiion a^u du-
Your attcr,t^c.o is called to the re-
<iuc: ts for laig o op“P tio.os i.: the
i(. ms (*t siijiiJies ..'■.d leijr.irs in the
l*er>artmeni oi’ C’l iz-Pos. depart¬
ment will end t.;o ,/ci;.r with a con-
.sblerahle deficit by roaso*; o-’ the ir*-
siifrieient amount ppvGprP ted for sup-
ph-.’S a year ago. ou will recall that
a hchxortal cut of 10% of tne \arious
sui-i-iy items ^yhi■.'»h consists principally
ol tfood for the City's -^'ards was
mode in the Finance Committee with¬
out inouiry as to quantities required
or price.s. The S’ me action was taken
in tho FV't i.occ Committee with reicr-
ence to thsupplies of the Bureaus
of IWa-c'' ot’d Parks in the Department
of Pu- Ilc . orVs and somewhat the
Sr mo - r.'"!! ■,*. Ill follow. The unav-tfty
of .“-o«:ds re' uired remains const-^nt or
increases sli.ghtly. Prices increased
rather than decreased. Every effort
p 5 made during the year to re¬
duce t^e '-vontity pu**char'‘d hut the
cut .ror!d not be met. I feel it incum-
ber.t upon me to renew certain recom-
me; dations made by me a year ago:
1‘irst, In relation to a tooograph-
. ical survey. The estimate c:*ihe i^u-
leau oi Surveys coi tuiiis ar item in
this behalf ut from all th. t i can
gather my opinion is thc.t, tao sum
asked for by the Bureau i.s >ot suf¬
ficient. Duiii'g the last t .-u: . t.. is 1
h.'.vc consulted with a rruirP r oi au¬
thorities a-id my co •.clusio::
per year for four years is i.io ions;
amount thet would accompli; *' th;' pur-
I>ose. An eminent engines: of this
city made the csserticn a fe- d.iys ago
th; t the Cit ai d its n.ton ould
avoid the c pendilure of ui , of
^30 000 pe: y ar i:' it had ; be-.elit
of topographic data.
Seco d. T' o years ago 1 d cred
to c' Lc.I" the passage of an t «..r . s-
sem :y creuti g a bureau of ii util-
iti .s with b- oc.d j>owers. >on the
fi'.‘vre of that 1 endeavored 'o o!>t ii
. th - ^^onsent of your ilv . ‘ by
to tae institution of such (<■ o . i;i:Lticn
I;y an ordin.^r.ce of Coun i i:.-
formed you tb''t i” my opini. the an-
1 ual cost of such Bureau 'voi d mount
to about $7,500 per annum. It has
al--ays been, my belief thm without
soch an orga* izatio'i the ii:vhts of the
City and the ii terest o" its people wlil
T.ct be properly guarded as ’gainst
the public service corporation s rea-
sev of the lack of data • l h.--* d a; d
the lack o;"’ l o ledge o * the pan of
the public r,rd the City ofrTeers beth
leg)s*i' ti: o a: d :■ dminLst.^’c‘ as to
tb.'; ’Si. me;., s a’-d method?: - t might
’-r rsed to cepe v/ith the. ' ■ ■.;s ques-
t o * < they f i’se. Last s- a : r there
' ' fiagvr. - t enc oachine: t ;!yo: the
ri‘-■ ts qC th^ City hich in perhaps
or. ; :Sta: ces of oI.’:ig.vs that
hi^ve occurred throughout the City.
sc Urppe* ed on the principal ar¬
tery of traffic i the principal part of
the City. O 'y my accidental return
to the City earlier than intended pro¬
ve y d the the^’t of more than hve feet
of the sidevvallT at the corner of Fifth
a\e’ ue and YYood street. I have done
the bcot I couM • ith no other aid ex¬
cept o caslonally from one or two of
the members of the staff of City Po-
licitors to conserve the rights of the
City against the ceaseless encroaeh-
mer ts of certain of the public service
corrorntions. I humbly suggest to your
Ho'orable Body that I should have
some help.
Third. A physical valuatio?! of the
water plant was suggested to you a
year ago. Tts advisability from many
points of view Is apparent but par¬
ticularly your Ho: orable Body will
never be able to adjust water rates
accurp.tely until we will be able to
furri.sh you with this basic factor.
Fourth. The forest"t ?0 ’ of one cr
two of our ugly rs an o*'-.1'ct
lesson to the e~t*ro oftv and nil of its
people the b^^' otifyirg C‘ tlmir city
can be accomplished at n cornapnrtive’v
small e^xpense. If the Mt. •.\’a‘'hHc-tun
hillside is chosen, the Pannhn-d’e Tlail-
roed officirls in<5jcnted their . i’-ling-
a ye'^r ago to divide the expense
with the City.
748
Fifth. The membership of the Mor-
als Efficiency Commission is made up
of volunteers. The time will shortly
come if it has not already arrived when
most of its members will desire to be
relieved of a most uninviting task.
Now that this work has been begun
it must iii some form be continued and
I beg to CLil the attention of your
Honorable Body that suggestion has
been m de each year for a number of
years that an appropriation be made
for the employment of persons whose
official duty bo to discover and
suV'press secret crime, vice and de¬
pravity.
Sixth. I beg to recall the request
of the Director of the Department of
Supplies for a warehouse and repair
plart. llavi!:g ^ egu!i the use of auto
propelled Vehicles it is most desirable
that some means be taken towards
tlie thorough education of those em¬
ployees lo > hose C! ve they have been
rnd are bel .g assig''ed. A small ap-
prop?ic.tioi*. ■'‘'cr this rui^o'-e will avoid
the loss of many times the expenditure.
Seventh. Tour attention is called
again to the fact that o^-e of the v/orst
offenders ag st the smoke ordinance
is the City of Pittsb urgh at the North
side T i-rbt Pla t rr d tne P.riliiant Pump¬
ing Statto". The chief smoke inspector is
on record in his annual report for last
year promising to have cleared the
CHy of 90% of the smoke arising from
i T ^ ts bv the end of the
ye?^r 1913. He is rot heirg aided by the
e> .myde of his employer.
I regret that T am unable to cover
t'le whole field of City finances at this
time. There are many other matters
or which T " ouid like to advance my
views but for the reason stated above
I am unable to do so at this time.
Respectfully submitted.
WILDIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the communication be re¬
ceived nnd filed, and referred to the
Committee on Finance,
Which mot-on prevailed.
Also
No, 2480. Estimates of the
various departments of the City Gov¬
ernment for the fiscal year begin: ing
February 1st, 1913, as foHows:
Department of Public Safety:
General Office.
Bureau of Police,
Bureau of Fire,
Bureau of Electricity,
Bureau of Boiler Inspection,
Bureau of Building Inspection.
Department of Public Health: ■
Complete fourteen divisions.
CHy Clerks and Council.
Department of Law.
Dut- u Public Im^'rorement.
Pen''’! tmerit of City Treasurer.
CD.II ^erUce Commission.
Shade Tree Commission.
De-- rl.iiV- .1 o"' Public Works:
General Office.
Burerv of t h. bt,
Bureau of Surveys,
Bureau of Construction,
North Side Light Plant.
Department of Charities.
Car- egie Free Library, North Side.
Board of Water Assessors.
Boerd of Assessors.
(Carnegie Library of Pittsburg.)
(Cai ^iegie Library of Pittsburgh, Build¬
ing and Grounds.)
. ill.sburgh r*lay Grounds.
heny IHay Grounds.
■ QUO Paths.
. s^'ociat:on for the Blind.
Pub Me V. ash Houco and Bath Associa¬
tion.
- as read.
Mr. KerT* moved
hat the (-‘."Mm Hos be recriv::d
and - I red to the nommitter, on i< i-
1 r.-. p.
T hich motion piuvailed.
Also
No. 2481.
Exemplification of Record at No. 1
Nosember ^'essions, 1912.
In He icreases of the indebtedness
of the City of IMtisburgh.
BGNi>E I) INI) R HTE i'iNESS.
No. 1 November. K- -^sioi s, 1912.
In He increase of ii debtedness . ' the
City of Pittsburgh.
Certified Copies of Ordinances.
C. A. O'BIHEN,
City Solicftor.
LEE C. BEATTY,
First Asst. City Solicitor,
420 Frick Building.
No. 506.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the CGU,»cil of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedn< of so id
City be i ere' e i tiie . . " f-.iar
hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
for the purpose of paying the expense
to the city In connection with the abo¬
lition of grade crossings over the
tracks of the Pennsylvania Ikiilrond
Company and the Baltimore Sr. Ohio
Railroad Company, including the build¬
ing of bridges and other crossings over
and under said tracks at Lang, Home-
v/ood, Braddock and Brushton avenues,
ar.d at Liberty avenue and Thirty-third
street, and the charging of grades, re-
corstructlon and other Improvement of
streets and highways incident thereto.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or-
' ir.ed and erected by t^ - autboHty of
the same Thr.t s ad Council, after due
i;.vest'gittiop a!:d consiueration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum of
four hundred and twenty thousand dol¬
lars, in the manner prescribed by an
Act of Asse-mbly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled, "An Act to
regulate the manner of increasing the
indebtedness of municipalities, to pro¬
vide for the redemption of the same,
and to Impose penalties for the illegal
increase thereof," approved April 20,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
relating thereto, for the following pur¬
poses:
For the purpose of paying the ex¬
pense to the City in connection with
the abolition of grade crossings over
the tracks of the Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company and the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company, including the
building of bridges and other crossings
over and under said tracks at Lang,
IFomewood, Braddock and Brushton
avenues, and at Liberty avenue and
Thirty-third street, and the changing
of grades, reconstruction and other
improvement of streets and highways
incident thereto.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September.
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:’
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 369, 24th day of September. 1912.
No. 507.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased In the sum of one
million, two hundred and thirty thou¬
sand dollars, for the acquirement of
lands as a site for a City Hall.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, In
Council assembled, and it is hereby or-
rt lined and enacted by the authority of
the same. That said Council, after due
investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum of
one million, two hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, in the manner pre¬
scribed by an Act of Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en¬
titled, "An Act to regulate the manner
of increasing the indebtedness of mu¬
nicipalities, to provide for the redemp¬
tion of the same, and to impose penal¬
ties for the illegal increase thereof,"
approved April 20, 1874, and the sev¬
eral amendments and supplements
thereof, and all other laws of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania relating
thereto, for the following purposes:
For the acquirement of lands as a
site for a City Hall.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
HOBT. CLARK,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th. 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 369, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 508.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of nine
hundred and ninety thousand dollars
for the purpose of funding the exist¬
ing unfunded indebtedness of the city,
consisting of contractors’ claims, judg¬
ments and assessments, arising from
the opening and improvement of streets
and the construction of sewers, and
the acquisition of lands for parks, and
other floating indebtedness.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, In
Council assembled, ana it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That said Council, after due
investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be Increased in the sum of
nine hundred and ninety thousand dol¬
lars, in the manner prescribed by an
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled, "An Act to
regulate the manner of increasing the
Indebtedness of municipalities, to pro¬
vide for the redemption of the same,
and to impose penalties for the Il¬
legal increase thereof," approved April
20, 1874, and the several amendments
and supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto, for the fol¬
lowing purposes:
750
For the purpose of funding: the exist^g
unfunded Indebtedness of the city, coix*
slating of contractors’ claims, judg¬
ments and assessments arising fron^
the opening and Improvement of street^
and the construction of sewers, and the ^
acquisition of lands for parks, and
other floating Indebtedness.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this, ordinance.
Ordained and enacted Into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded In Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 370, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 509.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of eight
hundred and forty thousand dollars,
for improvements to the City Home
for the Poor at Marshalsea, including
the acquisition of additional lands, the
erection and equipment of new build¬
ings and additions to existing build¬
ings, and other improvements to said
City Home.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereoy or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That said Council, after due
Investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pittsburgh
be increased in the sum of eight
hundred and forty thousand dollars,
in the manner prescribed by an
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled, “An Act to
regulate the manner of increasing the
Indebtedness of municipalities, to pro¬
vide for the redemption of the same,
and to impose penalties for the illegal
Increase thereof,” approved April 20,
1874. and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
relating thereto, for the following pur¬
poses:
For improvements to the City Home
for the Poor at Marshalsea. including
the acquisition of additional lands, the
erection and equipment of new build¬
ings and additions to existing build¬
ings, and other improvements to said
City Home.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING.
President of Council.
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK.
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE.
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 371. 24th day of September. 1912.
No. 610.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
city be increased in the sum of ninety
thousand dollars, for the construction
of municipal buildings for comfort sta¬
tions, with drinking fountains adjuncts,
and the acquisition of lands where
necessary therefor.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same. That said Council, after due
Investigation and consideration, deem
It necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum of
ninety thousand dollars, in the manner
prescribed by an Act of Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled, “An Act to regulate the man¬
ner of Increasing the indebtedness of
municipalities, to provide for the re¬
demption of the same, and to impose
penalties for the illegal increase there¬
of,” approved April 20, 1874, and the
several amendments and supplements
thereof, and all o'ther laws of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania relating
thereto, for the following purposes:
For the construction of municipal
buildings for comfort stations, with
drinking fountain adjuncts, and the ac¬
quisition of lands where necessary
therefor.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Voh 24,
page 371, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 511.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
city be increased in the sum of two
hundred and forty thousand dollars,
for the improvement and extension of
the police and fire alarm system.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That said Council, after due
investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum of
two hundred and forty thousand dol¬
lars, in the manner prescribed by an
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled, “An Act to
regulate the manner of increasing the
Indebtedness of municipalities, to pro¬
vide for the redemption of the same,
and to Impose penalties for the illegal
Increase thereof,’’ approved April 20,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
relating thereto, for the following pur¬
poses:
For the improvement and extension
of the police and fire alarm system.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK.
Clerk of Council.
Mayor's Office, September 24th, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A, MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest;
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 372, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 512.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the Indebtedness of said
city be increased in the sum of two
hundred and forty thousand dollars,
for purchase of fire engines and other
apparatus for the extinction of fires.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, In
Council assembled, and It is hereby or-
, dained and enacted by the authority of
tne same, That said Council, after due
investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum of
two hundred and forty thousand dol¬
lars, in the manner prescribed by an
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled, “An Act to
regulate the manner of increasing the
indebtedness of municipalities, to pro¬
vide for the redemption of the same,
and to impose penalties for the illegal
increase thereof," approved April 20,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto, for the fol¬
lowing purposes:
For the purchase of fire engines and
other apparatus for the’ extinction of
fires.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A, D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING.
President of Council.
Attest:
HOBT. CLARK,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th. 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary,
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 373, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 513.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of ninety
thousand dollars, for improvements to
the Municipal Hospital, including the
construction and equipment of addi¬
tional buildings, and improvement of
grounds.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it Is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
.»5nme. That said Council, after due
Investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum of
ninety thousand dollars, In the manner
prescribed by an Act of Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• entitled, “An Act to regulate the man-
752
ner of increasing: the indebtedness of
municipalities, to provide for the re¬
demption of the same, and to impose
penalties for the Illegal increase there¬
of,” approved April 20, 1874, and the '
several amendments and supplements 1
thereof, and all other laws of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania relating ,
thereto, for the following purposes:
For improvements to the Municipal !
Hospital, including the construction
and equipment of additional buildings,
and improvement of grounds.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING.
President of Council,
Attest:
ROBT. Cr.ARK.
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th. 1912. |
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE, j
Mayor. *
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY, !
Mayor's Secretary. |
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24, j
page 373, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 514.
An Ordinance signifying the desire j
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said i
City be increased in the sum of nine ^
hundred thousand dollars, for the pur¬
pose of constructing wharves and
levees on the navigable waters within
the city limits.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That said Council, after due
Investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare'of said city, and hereby declare I
and signify their desire that the in- (
debtedness of said City of Pitts- j
burgh be increased in the sum of j
nine hundred thousand dollars, in the
manner prescribed by an Act of As- i
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn- I
sylvania, entitled, “An Act to regulate j
the manner of increasing the indebted- i
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to im¬
pose penalties for the illegal increase
thereof,“ approved April 20, 1874, and .
the several amendments and supple¬
ments thereof, and all other laws of the |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relat- 1
Ing thereto, for the following purposes:
For the purpose of constructing ;
wharves and levees on the navigable I
waters within the city limits, 1
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance^ be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest;
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 374, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 615.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of three
hundred thousand dollars, for rebuild¬
ing arid equipping the Market House
on Diamond square.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That said Council, after due
Investigation and consideration, deem
It necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be Increased in the sum of
three hundred thousand dollars, in the
manner prescribed by an Act of As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to Im¬
pose penalties for the Illegal Increase
thereof,” approved April 20, 1874, and
the several amendments and supple¬
ments thereof, and all other laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania re¬
lating thereto, for the following pur¬
poses:
For rebuilding and equipping the
Market House on Diamond square.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted Into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING.
President of Council.
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th, 1912.
'Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
. Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary.
Recorded_in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 375, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 518.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of one
million six hundred and twenty thou¬
sand dollars for the improvement and
extension of the water system, includ¬
ing the purchase and installation of
meters, the erection and equipment of
structures and buildings for treatment
of water in conjunction with filtration
processes, the construction, remodeling
and equipment of pumping stations,
the extension and improvement of the
pipe line system, and the improvement
and equipment of reservoirs.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That said Council, after due
investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the in¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum of
one million six hundred and twenty
thousand dollars, in the manner pre¬
scribed by an Act of Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en¬
titled, “An Act to regulate the manner
of increasing the indebtedness of mu¬
nicipalities. to provide for the redemp¬
tion of the same, and to impose penal¬
ties for the illegal increase thereof,”
approved April 20, 1874, and the sev¬
eral amendments and supplements
thereof, and all other laws of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvariia relating
thereto, for the following purposes:
For the improvement and extension
of the water system, including the pur¬
chase and installation of meters, the
erection and equipment of structures
and buildings for treatment of water
in conjunction with filtration processes,
the construction, remodeling and
equipment of pumping stations, the ex¬
tension and improvement of the pipe
line system, and the improvement and
equipment of reservoirs.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in
•Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 376, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 622.
An Ordinance signifying the desire
of the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh that the indebtedness of said
City be increased in the sum of one
hundred eighty thousand dollars to pay
the city’s share of the damages and
expenses resulting from the extension,
opening, grading, paving, curbing and
otherwise improving of Morewood ave¬
nue, from Forbes street to Woodlawn
avenue.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, In
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That said Council, after due
investigation and consideration, deem
it necessary and proper for the wel¬
fare of said city, and hereby declare
and signify their desire that the In¬
debtedness of said City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum of
one hundred and eighty thousand dol¬
lars, in the manner prescribed by an
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled, “An Act to
regulate the manner of increasing the
Indebtedness of municipalities, to pro¬
vide for the redemption of the same,
and to impose penalties for the illegal
increase thereof,” approved April 20,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating, thereto, for the fol¬
lowing purposes:
To pay the city's share of the dam¬
ages and expenses resulting from the
extension, opening, grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving of
Morewood avenue, from Forbes street
to Woodlawn avenue.
Section 2. That any ordinance or
part of ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained end enacted Into a law In
Council, this 24th day of September,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK.
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th. 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
President of Council. [ Attest:
Attest:
ROBT. CLARK,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, September 24th, 19ll
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary,
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 379, 24th day of September, 1912.
No. 529.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an increase
of the inbebtedness of said city, which
the corporate authorities thereof de-
754
sire to make in the sum of one mil¬
lion six hundred and twenty thousand
dollars for the improvement and ex¬
tension of the water system, including
the purchase and installation of meters,
the erection and equipment of struc¬
tures and buildings for treatment of
water in conjunction with filtration
processes, the construction, remodeling
and equipment of pumping stations, the
extension and improvement of the pipe
line system, and the improvement and
equipment of reservoirs, and provid¬
ing for the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City
at said election, and fixing the time
and place of and providing for the
holding of said election.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of increasing the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of one million six
hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
for the purposes hereinafter mentioned,
and have signified and expressed their
desire to make such increase for such
purposes by an ordinance finally en¬
acted by the Council of said City on
September 24, 1912, and approved by
the Mayor thereof on September 24,
1912 of record in volume 24, page
376, of the Ordinance Books of said
City; therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or-
uauied and enacted by the authority of
tiie same. That lor the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said city to an increase of the In¬
debtedness of said city in the sum of
one million six hundred and twenty
thousand dollars, for the improvement
and extension of the water system, in¬
cluding the purchase and installation
of meters, the erection and equipment
of structures and buildings for treat¬
ment of water in conjunction with fil¬
tration processes, the construction, re¬
modeling and equipment of pumping
stations, the extension. and improve¬
ment of the pipe line system, and the
Improvement and equipment of reser¬
voirs, a public election shall he held
In and throughout said city in pursu¬
ance of the provisions of an Act
of the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en¬
titled, “An Act to regulate the
manner of increasing the Indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
impose penalties for the illegal in¬
crease thereof,” approved April 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn-
Rvlvn^ia relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election Is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o’clock a. m. and seven o’clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the in¬
debtedness of said City In said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election, In the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of asceftalnlng
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
Increase of indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City Is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the Indebtedness
is to be increased; and the said Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN.
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. BAILBT,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded In Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 384, 1st day of October, 1912.
No. 530.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make, in the sum of eight hun¬
dred and forty thousand dollars, for
improvements to the City Home for
the Poor at Marshalsea, including the
acquisition of additional lands, the
erection and equipment of new build¬
ings and additions to existing build¬
ings, and other Improvements to said
City Home, and providing for the sub¬
mission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
of and providing for the holding of
said election.
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W hereas, The corporate authorities
of tne (Jxty of Pittsburgh are desirous
of increasing the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of eight hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for the pur¬
poses hereinafter mentioned, and have
sigianed and expressed their desire to
make such increase for such purposes
by an ordinance hnally enacted by the
Council of said City on September 24,
1912, and approved by the Mayor there¬
of on September 24, 1912, of record
In volume 24, page 271, of the Ordi¬
nance Books of said City; therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
me sume, That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said city to an increase of the in¬
debtedness of said city in the sum of
eight hundred and forty thousand dol¬
lars, for improvements to the City
Home for the Poor at Marshalsea,
Including the acquisition of additional
lands, the erection and equipment of
nev^ buildings and additions to existing
buildings, and other improvements to
said City Home, a public election
shall be held in and throughout
said City in pursuance of the provisions
of an Act of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
impose penalties for the illegal in¬
crease thereof," approved April 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely between the hours of seven
o'clock a. m. and seven o'clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the in¬
debtedness of said City in said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election. In the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City Is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
of the proposed Increase, and of the
purposes for which the Indebtedness
is to be increased; and the Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 385, 1st day of October, 1912.
No. 531.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make in the sum of nine hun¬
dred thousand dollars, for the purpose
of construciing wharves and levees on
the navigable waters within the City
limits, and providing for the submis¬
sion of such question to a vote of the
electors of said City at said election,
and fixing the time and place of and
providing for the holding of said elec¬
tion.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of incren.sing the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of nine hundred thou¬
sand dollars, for the purposes' here¬
inafter mentioned, and have signified
and expressed their desire to make
such increase for such purposes by an
ordinance finally enacted by the Coun¬
cil of said City on September 24, 1912,
and approved by the Mayor thereof
on September 24, 1912, of record in
volume 24, page 374, of the Ordinance
Books of said City; therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, In
Council assembled, and It is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said city to an Increase of the in¬
debtedness of said city in the sum of
nine hundred thousand dollars, for the
purpose of constructing wharyes and
levees on the navigable waters within
the City limits, a public election shall
be he-ld in and throughout said City
in pursuance of the provisions of
an Act of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
756
vanla, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
impose penalties for the illegal In¬
crease thereof,” approved April 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o'clock a. m, and seven o’clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the In¬
debtedness of said City in said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election, in the manner provided by
law, for tha purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof In three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
ot the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the Indebtedness
is to be increased: and the said Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRTNG,
President of Council.
Attest:
E. .T. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor's Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY.
Mayor's Secretary.
Recorded In Ordinance Bo^k, Vol. 24,
page 387, 1st day of October, 1912.
No. 532.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make in the sum of one million,
two hundred and thirty thousand dol¬
lars, for the acquirement ol lands as
a site for a City Hall, and orovldlng
for the submission of such question
to a vote of the electors of said City at
said election, and fixing the time and
place of and providing for the holding
of said election.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of increasing the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of one million, two
hundred and thirty thousand dollars,
for the purposes hereinafter men¬
tioned, and have signified and expressed
their desire to make such increase for
such purposes by an ordinance finally
enacted by the Council of said City
on September 24, 1912, and approved
by the Mayor thereof on September
24, 1912, of record in volume 24, page
369, of the Ordinance Books of said
City; therefore.
Section 1. Be It ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and It is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same. That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said city to an increase of the In¬
debtedness of said City in the sum of
one million, two hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, for the acquirement
I of lands as a site for a City Hall, a
I public election shall be held in and
■ throughout sai’d City in pursuance
of the provisions of an Act of the Gen¬
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, entitled, “An Act to reg¬
ulate the manner of Increasing the In¬
debtedness of municipalities, to provide
for the redemption of the same, and to
Impose penalties for the illegal 'In¬
crease thereof,” approved April 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day. November 5th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o’clock a. m. and seven o'clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the In¬
debtedness of said City In said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election, in the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to. or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
757
Increase of Indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers In
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the indebtedness
is to be increased; and the said Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted Into a law in
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M, GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A, MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 388, 1st day of October, 1912.
No, 533,
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make, in the sum of nine hun¬
dred and ninety thousand dollars for
the purpose of funding the existing
unfunded indebtedness of the City, con¬
sisting of contractors’ claims, judg¬
ments and assessments, arising from
the opening and improvement of
streets and the construction of sewers,
and the acquisition of lands for parks,
and other floating indebtedness, and
providing for the submission of such
question to a vote of the electors of
said City at said election, and fixing
the time and place of and providing
for the holding of said election.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of increasing the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of nine hundred and
ninety thousand dollars, for the pur¬
poses hereinafter mentioned, and have
signified and expressed their desire to
make such increase for such purposes
by an ordinance finally enacted by the
Council of said City on September 24,
1912, and approved by the Mayor there¬
of on September 24, 1912, of record
in volume 24, page 370, of the Ordi'-
nance Books of said City; therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by tne City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and It is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said city to an increase of the in¬
debtedness of said city in the sum of
nine hundred and ninety thousand dol¬
lars, for the purpose of funding the
existing unfunded indebtedness of the
City, consisting of contractors’ claims,
judgments and assessments arising
from the opening and improvement of
streets and the construction of sewers,
and the acquisition of lands for parks,
and other floating indebtedness, a public
election shall be held in and throughout
said City in pursuance of the provi¬
sions of an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same,' and to
impose penalties for the illegal In¬
crease thereof,” approved April 20th.
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o’clock a. m. and seven o’clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the in¬
debtedness of said City in said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election, in the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the h'elding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the indebtedness
is to be increased; and the Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. 'D. 1912. . > , V ^
^ ‘ ^ J. M. GOEHRING, . .
: . - President "of Couiicill. "
Attest: ' /
E. J.-MARTIN.yj: . V. • . ..
Clerk of Council. ' ' • • • ^ -
Mayor’s Office; October 1st, 1912.
Approved; WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor,
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY.; . ..
Mayor’s SebretUfy. . •
Recco'ded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
pa&e 390, 1st day of. October, 1912. .
No. 534. '
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a. public election
throughout the City , of Pittsburgh for
iijc ''uipose oi ootaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make, in the sum of four hun¬
dred and twenty thousand dollars, for
the purpose of paying, the expense to
the City in connection with the aboli¬
tion of grade crossings over the tracks
of the Pennsylvania itailroad Company
and the Balti’more & Ohio Railroad
Company, including the building of
bridges and other crossings over and
under said tracks at Lang, Homewood,
BradcJock and Brushton avenues, and
at Liberty avenue and Thirty-third
street, and the changing of grades,
reconstruction and other improvement
of streets and highways Incident there¬
to, and provi'ding for the submission
of such question to a vote of the elec¬
tors of said City at said election, and
fixing the time and place of and pro¬
viding for the holding of said election.
IVhereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of J^ittsburgh are desirous
of ir.crea.sing the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of four hundred and
twenty thousand dollars, for the pur¬
poses hereinafter mentioned, and have
Signified and expressed their desire to
make such increase for such purposes
by an ordinance finally enacted by the
Council of said City on September 24,
1912, and approved by the Mayor there¬
of on September 24, 1912, of record in
volume 24, page 369, of the Ordinarice
Books of said City; therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City, of . Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by ;the authority of,
the same< That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said city to an increase of the in¬
debtedness of said City in the sum of
four hundred and twenty thousand
dollars, for the purpose of paying the
expense to the City in connection with
the abolition of grade crossi'ngs over
the ■ tracks of the Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company and the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company, Including the
building of bridges and other* crossings
over and under said tracks at Lang,
Homewood, Braddock and B-iSi&Iiton
avenues, and at Liberty avenue and
Thirty-thi'rd street, and the changing
of grades, reconstruction and other im¬
provement of streets and highways in¬
cident thereto, a public election shall
be held in and throughout said City
in pursuance of the provisions of
. -an Act of the GeneraL Assembly
* of the Commonwealth .-of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled, “An Act .to regulate
the manner of increasing the ijiidebted-
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the .redemption of the. same, and to
Impose penalties for the illegal In¬
crease . thereof,” approved April.; 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplemenfs .. thereof,. and all other
laws., of.-the Commonwealth of Penn-
* sylvania relating thereto and regulat-
* ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the- time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, and at the
i same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
I same hours of holding said election,
I namely, between the hours of seven
o’clock a. m, and seven o’clock p. m.,
I and by the same election officers and
under the ' same regulations as are
provided* by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the in¬
debtedness of said City in said
amount and for said purposes shall
i be submitted to said electors at said
i 'election, in the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
I the assent of said electors to, or the
I dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of indebtedness.
! The Mayor of said City is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the. last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the Indebtedness
is to be increased: and the Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be . necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
759
Attest;
JOHN H. DAILEY.
Mayor’*' f^cretary.
Recorded In Ordinance Book, Vol. 24.
page 291, 1st day of October, 1912.
No. 535.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
tne purj>ose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an Increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make In the sum of two hundred
and forty thousand dollars for pur¬
chase of fire engi’nes and other appa¬
ratus for the extinction of fires, and
providing for the submission of such
question to a vote of the electors of
said City at said election, and fixing
the time and place of and providing
for the holding of sai'd election.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of increasing the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for the pur¬
poses hereinafter mentioned, and have
signified and expressed their desire
to make such increase for such pur¬
poses by an ordinance finally enacted
by the Council of said City on Sep¬
tember 24, 1912, and approved by the
Mayor thereof on September 24 , 1912,
of record in volume 24, page 373, of
the Ordinance Books of said City;/
therefore.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said city to an Increase of the in¬
debtedness of said city in the sum of
two hundred and forty thousand dol¬
lars, for purchase of fire engines and
other apparatus for the extinction of
fires, a public election shall be
held In and throughout said City
In pursuance of the provisions of
an Act of the Gieneral Assembly
of the Commonwealth »of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
impose penalties for the illegal in¬
crease thereof,” approved April 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
.•supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 6th, 1912, and at the
same polling places.at which the gen¬
eral election Is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o'clock a. m. and seven o'clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the in¬
debtedness of said City in said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election, in the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
Increase of indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the indebtedness
is to be increased; and the said Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted Into a law In
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
president of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor's Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. i/aILEV,
Mayor’s Secretary,
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 392, Ist day of October. 1912.
No. 536.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said city to an Increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make in the sum of two hundred
and forty thousand dollars for the
Improvement and extension of the po¬
lice and fire alarm system, and pro- *
viding for the submission of such ques¬
tion to a vote of the electors of said
City at said election, and fixing the
time and place of and providing for
the holding of said election.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of Increasing the indebtedness of said
City In the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for the pur¬
poses hereinafter mentioned, and have
signified and expressed their desire
to make' such increase for such pur¬
poses by an ordinance finally enacted
760
by the Council of said City on Sep¬
tember 24, 1912, and approved by the
Mayor thereof on September 24, 1912,
of record in volume 24, pa^e 372, of
the Ordinance Books of said City;
therefore.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
tiie same, That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said city to an Increase of the In¬
debtedness of said city in the sum of
two hundred and forty thousand dol¬
lars, for the Improvement and exten¬
sion of the police and ^re alarm sys¬
tem, a public election shall be held
In and throughout said City In
pursuance of the provisions of an
Act of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsyl¬
vania, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the Indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
Impose penalties for the illegal In¬
crease thereof,”* approved April 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o'clock a. m. and seven o’clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of Increasing the In¬
debtedness of said City In said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election. In the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City Is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof In three newspapers In
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the Indebtedness
is to be increased: and the said Mayor
nT'd all other municipal and county
officials art* authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion In the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted Into a law In
Coiincil, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING.
President of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, October 1st, 1912,
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 394, 1st day of October, 1912.
No. 537.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an Increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporafe authorities thereof de¬
sire to make in the sum of ninety
thousand dollars, for the construction
of municipal buildings for comfort
stations, with drinking fountain ad¬
juncts. and the acquisition of lands
where necessary therefor, and provid¬
ing for the submission of such ques¬
tion to a vote of the electors of said
City At said election, and fixing the
time and place of and providing for
the holding of said election.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of ipcreasing the Indebtedness of said
City In the sum of ninety thousand dol¬
lars for the purposes hereinafter men¬
tioned, and have signified and expressed
their desire to make such increase
for such purposes by an ordinance fin¬
ally enacted by the Council of said
City on September 24, 1912, and ap¬
proved by the Mayor thereof on Sep¬
tember 24, 1912, of record in volume
24, page 371, of the Ordinance Books
of said City; therefore,
Section 1. Be It ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, In
Council assembled, and it is hereby or-
dained’and enacted by the authority of
the same, That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the in¬
debtedness of said city in the sum of
ninety thousand dollars for the con¬
struction of municipal buildings for
comfort stations, with drinking foun¬
tain adjuncts, and the acquisition of
lands where necessary therefor, a public
election shall be held In and throughout
sai'd City in pursuance of the provi¬
sions of an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the Indebted¬
ness of munlcinallties, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
Impose penalties for the illegal In¬
crease thereof,” approved April 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the sdtne. Said election shall be
held at the* time of the holding of the
general election ,to_ be held throughout
said City anB Odmmonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 6th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o’clock a. m. and seven o’clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the in¬
debtedness of said City in said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election, in the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of Indebtedness.
The Mayor of City is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla,-
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty d^.ys,
and the said notice' shall - contain a
statement of the last, assessed valua¬
tion, of. the • amount of the 'existing
debt, of the amount , and* percentage
of the propo^sed increase, and of the
purposes for which' the indebtedness
is to be increased; and the said-Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are. authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may - be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.'
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by. the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and., enacted into a law in
Council.’ this iSt day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN, ,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, October 1st, 1912,
Approv.ed: WILI^IAM A. MAGEE,
' Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,-
page 395, 1st day of October, 1912.
No. 538.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di¬
recting the holding of a public election
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for
the purpose of obtaining the assent of
the electors of said City to an increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make in the sum of ninety
thousand dollars, for improvements to
the Municipal Ilo.spital, including the
construction; and eqgiiipment of addi*
tldnal buildi'ngs, and . improvement of
grounds," arid "providing fq/.^be. submis¬
sion of such question J;p a vote o^'tlie
electors.. 6f‘'sjLid^ said-election,
and fixing the ‘time and"' place of and
providing for the holdi’ng of said elec¬
tion. -
Whereas, The corporate' authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of increasing the indebtedn'bss of ^ald
City in'the sum of ninety thousand dol¬
lars for tlie purp6ses hereinafter men¬
tioned," and have signified arid expressed
their desire to make su.ch^increase fot
such purposes by an ordinance, finally
enacted by^'the Cduncil of* said City
on September 24, .1.912, and .approved
by the Mayor thereof on .September 24,
1912, of record in volurrie ;24, page 373,
of the Ordinance Books of said City;
therefore, ' '
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby orr
I dained and enacted by "the authority of
the same. That for the purpose of Ob’*
Ij taining tHe-“assent of the electors of
;| said ^ity to an increase of the:.in-
I debtedness of said , city in the sum of
I ninety ' thousand''dollars;, for- hnprove-
ments to the. Municipal Hospital, In-
! eluding-the construction and equipment
I of additfo-nal- buildings, and improve-
I ment; .of:-grounds; .a public election
■I shall be held in ^and throughout said
i City in pursuance of the .-provisi,-
sions of an Act- of the General As-
i seini>ly of the Commonwealth of Pennr
! sylvania, entitled. ^‘An Aot^to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted-
i ness of inunicipaldtids, oto'-provide for
;! the redeniptioTT - of the same, and to
I impose penalties for the illegal In-
crea.se-' thereofi” .approved April .20th,
I 1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the* Commonwealth of Penri-
pvlvn’’ia relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
I general election to be held throughout
I said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, and at the
1 same polling places at which the gen*
j eral election is held, and during thfe
i same hours of holding said election.
I namely, between the" hours of seven
[ o'clock a. m. and seven o’clock p. m.',
and by'the same election officers and
under the same regulati 9 ns as are
j provided by law for the holding of
I said elections. :
The' question of increasing the in¬
debtedness of said City, in said
j amount , and for said purposes shall
j be sdbmitte^d to said electors at said
: election, in- the rrianner provided by
law, for the. purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
7C2
.1
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the indebtedness
is to be increased; and the said Mayor
and ali other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law. i
All expenses occasioned thereby, law- I
fully payable by the City, shall be '
payable out of Appropriation No. 42, i
Contingent Fund. ;
Ordained and enacted into a law in
Council, this 1st day of October, j
A. D, 1912. I
J. M. GOEHRING, |
President of Council. ;
Attest; !
E. J. MARTIN, I
Clerk of Council.
Mayor's Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary. .
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24, !
page 396, 1st day of October, 1912.
said City to an increase of the in¬
debtedness of said City in the sum of
one hundred and eighty thousand dol¬
lars, to pay the City’s share of the
damages and expenses resulting from
the extension, opening, grading, pav-
i*ngr curbing and otherwise improving
of Morewood avenue, from Forbes
street to Woodlawn avenue, a public
election shall be held in and throughout
said City in pursuance of the provi¬
sions of an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled. “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
Impose penalties for the illegal in¬
crease thereof,” approved April 20th.
1874, and tlie several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day, November 6th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o’clock a. m. and seven o’clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
No. 539.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di- i
reeling the holding of a public election |
throughout the City of Pittsburgh for i
the purpose of obtaining the assent of I
the electors of said City to an ii\prease
of the indebtedness of said City, which |
the corporate authorities thereof de- |
sire to make in the sum of one hundred ■
and eighty thousand dollars to pay
the City’s share of the damages and i
expenses resulting from the extensi’on, 1
opening, grading, paving, curbing and
otherwise improving of Morewood ave¬
nue, from Forbes street to Woodlawn
avenue, and providing for the submis¬
sion of such question to a vote of the
electors of said City at safd election,
and fixing the time and place of and
providing for the holding of said elec¬
tion.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh are desirous
of increasing the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, for the pur¬
poses hereinafter mentioned, and have
slgm'fied and expressed their desire
to make such increase for such pur¬
poses by an ordinance finally enacted
by the Council of said City on Sep¬
tember 24, 1912, and approved by the
Mayor thereof on September 24, 1912.
of record In volume 24, page 379, of
the Ordinance Books of said City;
therefore,
Section 1. Be It ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or- >
dnlned and enacted by the authority of I
the same. That for the purpose of ob- i
taining the assent of the electors of
The question of Increasing the in¬
debtedness of said City in said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election, in the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of Indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City Is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the Indebtedness
Is to be increased; and the said Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted into a law in
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILfLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Kecoided in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 398, 1st day of October, 1912.
No. 643.
An Ordinance Authorizing and di-
recLn*g the noiuing of a puoii'c election
tniougnout the City of Pittsburgh for
tiie puipose of Obtaining the assent of
the electois of said City to an increase
of the indebtedness of said City, which
the corporate authorities thereof de¬
sire to make in the sum of three hun¬
dred thousand dollars for rebuilding
and equipping the Market House on
Diamond square, and providing for the
submission of such question to a vote
of the electors of said City at said
election, and fixing the time and place
of and providing for the holding of
said election.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the Uity of Pittsburgh are desirous
of increasing the indebtedness of said
City in the suih of three hundred thou¬
sand dollars, for the purposes herein¬
after mentioned, and have signified
and expressed their desire to make
such increase for such purpose by an
ordinance finally enacted by the Coun¬
cil of said City on September 24, 1912,
and approved by the Mayor thereof
on September 24, 1912, of record In
volume 24, page 375, of the Ordinance
Books of said Cityj therefore.
Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, in
Council assembled, and it is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same, That for the purpose of ob¬
taining the assent of the electors of
said City to an increase of the in¬
debtedness of said city in the sum of
three hundred thousand dollars, for
rebuilding and equipping the Market
House on Diamond square, a public
election shall be held in and throughout
said City in pursuance of the provi¬
sions of an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
impose penalties for the illegal In¬
crease thereof,” approved April 20th,
1874, and the several amendments and
supplements thereof, and all other
laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania relating thereto and regulat¬
ing the same. Said election shall be
held at the time of the holding of the
general election to be held throughout
said City and Commonwealth on Tues¬
day. November 5th, 1912, and at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election is held, and during the
same hours of holding said election,
namely, between the hours of seven
o’clock a. m. and seven o’clock p. m.,
and by the same election officers and
under the same regulations as are
provided by law for the holding of
said elections.
The question of increasing the In¬
debtedness of said City in said
amount and for said purposes shall
be submitted to said electors at said
election, in the manner provided by
law, for the purpose of ascertaining
the assent of said electors to, or the
dissent of said electors from, the said
increase of indebtedness.
The Mayor of said City is hereby
authorized and directed by his procla¬
mation to give notice of the holding
of said election by weekly advertise¬
ments thereof in three newspapers in
said City during at least thirty days,
and the said notice shall contain a
statement of the last assessed valua¬
tion, of the amount of the existing
debt, of the amount and percentage
of the proposed increase, and of the
purposes for which the Indebtedness
is to be increased; and the said Mayor
and all other municipal and county
officials are authorized and directed
to do all other acts and things which
may be necessary for the lawful
holding and conducting of said elec¬
tion in the manner provided by law.
All expenses occasioned thereby, law¬
fully payable by the City, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Ordained and enacted into a law In
Council, this 1st day of October,
A. D. 1912.
J. M. GOEHRING,
President of Council.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Mayor’s Office, October 1st, 1912.
Approved: WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor,
Attest:
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24,
page 405, 2nd day of October, 1912.
To the Clerk of the Court of Quarter
Sessions of Allegheny County, Pa.
I do hereby certify that the fore¬
going twenty-four several ordinances
are true and correct copies of each
of the ordinances of the City of Pitts¬
burgh known as Nos. 506 to 515 both
Inclusive, 518 522, and 529 to 539 both
inclusive, and 543, series 1912, as the
same appear of record in the office
of City Clerk of the City of Pittsburgh,
a municipal corporation of the County
of Allegheny and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and under the laws of
said Commonwealth a city of the sec¬
ond class.
I further certify that each of said
ordinances were recorded by me In
the Ordinance Books of said City on
the dates and in the volumes and at
the page set forth at the end of each
of said ordinances, and that said ordi¬
nances, together with the signature
of the Mayor, the volume and page of
the ordinance book wherei*n each ordi¬
nance was recorded, and the date when
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each ordinance became a law, were
published in full in the three follow¬
ing mentioned public newspapers of
said City, with which said City had
contracts for the publication of fts
official advertisements, in the daily
issues of said newspapers during the
yehr 1912 on the following days, to-
wit:
Ordinances Nos. 529 to 539, both in¬
clusive, in the Pittsburgh Post and
Volksblatt und Preiheits-Freund on
October 2nd and 3rd, and in the Pitts¬
burgh Leader on October 3rd and 4th.
Ordinance No. 543 in the Pittsburgh
Post, Pittsburgh Leader and Volksblatt
und Freiheits-Freund on October 3rd
and 4th.
Ordinances Nos, 506 to 515, both in¬
clusive, Ordinances Nos. 518 and 522
i*n the Pittsburgh Post, Pittsburgh
Leader and Volksblatt und Preiheits-
Freund on September 25th and 26th,
Witness my hand this sixth day of
November, A. D. 1912.
E. J, MARTIN,
City Clerk.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
No. 1 November Sessions, 1912.
In re increases of indebtedness of the
City of Pittsburgh.
Proof of publication of Electron Proc¬
lamation in Pittsburgh Post, Pitts¬
burgh Leader, Volksblatt und Frei-
heils-Freund, and Pittsourgh Chron¬
icle Telegraph.
C. A. O’BRIEN,
City Solicitor.
LEE C. BEATTY,
First Asst. City Colici’tor,
420 Frick Building,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
In the Court of Quarter Sessions
of Allegheny County, Pa.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
No, 1 November Sessions, 1912,
Bonded Indebtedness Docket, Vol.
Page....
In the matter of the increase of the
bonded Indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, a municipal corporation
of the County of Allegheny and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Proof of publi'cation of Election Proc*
iamatlon in The Pittsburgh Post.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
County of Allegheny,
Harry Vance, being duly sworn ac¬
cording to law, deposes and says that
he is bookkeeper of the Post Publish¬
ing Company, publishers of The Pitts¬
burgh Post, a public newspaper pub¬
lished in the City of Pittsburgh, County
and Commonwealth aforesaid, which
newspaper is one of the newspapers
having a contract with said City for
the publicati’on of all official advertis¬
ing of said City, and was such at the time
of the publication of the notice here¬
inafter mentioned; and that the notice
hereto attached, made part hereof, and
identified as “Exhibit A, The Pitts¬
burgh Post,” is a true and correct
copy cut from said newspaper, and
printed and published for six times
in the regular edition and issue of said
paper, on the following dates, viz;
October 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, Novem¬
ber 2nd and 4th, 1912.
HARRY VANCE.
Sworn to and subscribed before|me,
this 7th day of November, A. D. 1912.
JOSEPH H. HEYL,
(N. P. Seal.) Notary Public.
My commission expires February 21,
1915.
“EXHIBIT A, PITTSBURGH POST.”
CITY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
ELECTION NOTICE.
PROCLAMATION IN THE MATTER
OF INCREASES TO THE INDEBT¬
EDNESS OF THE CITY OF
PITTSBURGH, PA.
NOTICE is hereby given to the elec¬
tors of the City of Pittsburgh that, In
I pursuance of twelve several ordinances
duly enacted by the Council of said City,
I and approved by the Mayor thereof,
an election will be held in sa’d
City of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the
fifth day of November, 1912, the time
fixed for holding the next general elec¬
tion, for the purpose of obtaining the
assent of the electors 6f said City to an
increase of the indebtedness of said City
, in the aggregate amount of seven mil-
j lion,, one hundred and forty thousand
I dollars for the several purposes and in
I the several amounts set forth in the
following questions to be submitted to
said electors at said election:
i QUESTION No. 1.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one mi’lUon, six
hundred and- twenty thousand dollars,
for the improvement and extension of
the water system, including the pur¬
chase and Inst'allation of meters; the
erection and equipment of structures
and buildings for treatment of water,
in conjunction with filtrati'on processes;
the construction, remodeling and equip¬
ping of i^umping stations, the exten¬
sion and improvement of the pipe line
system, and the improvement and
equi’pment of reservoirs?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 1, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City, is twenty-one hundred and
sixty-eight ten-thousandths of one per
cent plus (2168-10000 of 1 per cent
plus).
wUESTION No. 2.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be i*n-
creased in the sum of eight hundred
and forty thousand dollars for im¬
provements to the City Home for the
Poor at Marshaisea, including the ac¬
quisition of additional lands, the erec¬
tion and equipment of new buildings
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and additions to existing buildings,
and other improvements to said City
Home?
The perecntage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 2, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property i*n
said City, is eleven hundred and twen¬
ty-four ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1124-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 3.—Shall the indebt-
ednees of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of nine hundred
thousand dollars, for the purpose of
constructing wharves and levees on the
navigable waters within the City lim¬
its?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of the indebtedness set forth in
question No. 3, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City is twelve hundred and four
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(1204-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 4.—Shall the itidebt-
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one million two
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
for the acquirement of land, as a site
for a City Hall?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 4, to the last assessed
valuati’on of the taxable property in
said City, is sixteen hundred and forty-
six ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1646-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 5.~Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of nine hundred and
ninety thousand dollars, for the pur¬
pose of funding the existmg unfunded
indebtedness of the City, consisting of
contractors’ claims, judgments and as¬
sessments, arising from the opening
and improvement of streets, and the
construction of sewers and the ac¬
quisition of lands for parks, and
other floati’ng indebtedness?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 5 to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City is thirteen hundred and twen¬
ty-five ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1646-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 6.—Shall the Indebt-
ness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased i*n the sum of four hundred and
twenty thousand dollars, for the pur¬
pose of paying the expense to the CHy
in connection with the abolition of
grade crossings over tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com¬
pany, including the building of bridges
and other crossings,, over and under
said tracks at Lang, Homewood, Brad-
dock and Brushton avenues, and at
Liberty avenue and Thirty-third street,
and the changing of grades, recon¬
struction and other improvement of
streets and highways incident thereto?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 6, to the last assessed val¬
uation of the taxable property in said
City if* five hundred and sixty-two ten-
thousandths of one per cent plus (562-
10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 7.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased fn the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for purchase of
fire engines and other apparatus for
the extinction of fires?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 7, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City, is three hundred and twenty-
one ten-thousandths of 1 per cent plus
(321-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 8.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for the im¬
provement and extension of the police
and fire alarm system?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of Indebtedness set forth In
question No. 8, to the last assessed val¬
uation of taxable property in said City,
is three hundred and twenty-one ten-
thousandths of 1 per cent plus (321-
10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 9.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of ninety thousand
dollars, for the construction of muni¬
cipal buildings for comfort stations,
with drinking fountain adjuncts, and
the acquisition of lands where neces¬
sary therefor?
The percentage of the proposed m-
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 9, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City, is one hundred and twenty-
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(120-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 10.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of ninety thousand
dollars, for improvements to the Muni-
cVpal Hospital, including the construc¬
tion and equipment of additional build¬
ings, and improvement of grounds?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 10, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City, is one hundred and twenty
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(120-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 11.—Shall the I'ndebt-
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, to pay the
City’s share of the damages and ex¬
penses resulting from the extension,
opening, grading, paving, curbing, and
otherwise improving of Morewood ave¬
nue, from Forbes street to Woodlawn
avenue?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 11, to the* last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City, Is two hundred and forty
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(240-10000 of 1 per cent plus),
QUESTION No. 12.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In-
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creased In the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars, for rebuilding and
equi'pping the Market House on Dir •
mond Square?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of the indebtedness set forth in
question No. 12, to the last assessed
valuation of taxable property in said
City, Is four hundred and one ten-
thousandths of 1 per cent plus (401-
lOOOO of 1 per cent plus).
The amount of the last assessed val¬
uation of the taxable property in said
City ia $746,958,383.00.
The amount of the exlsti'ng debt of
the City (exclusive of $9,455,497.14,
bonds of the City held in its Sinking
Funds), is $37,531,407.68,
The amount of the total proposed In¬
creases to the indebtedness of said
City is $7,140,000.00.
The percentage of \he total proposed
increases of indebtedness to the last
assessed valuation of the taxable prop¬
erty in said City is ninety-five hundred
flfty-elght ten-thousandths of one per
cent plus (9558-10000 of 1 per cent
plus).
The said election will be held at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election will be held, and during
the same hours of the day, namely, be¬
tween the hours of 7 o’clock a. m. and 7
o’clock p. m., and by the same election
officers.
The above twelve several questions
for the increase of the indebtedness of
said City will be so printed on the
ballots that the electors may vote for
or against each of the twelve several
questions separately.
By order of Council,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Attest: Mayor,
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Secretary.
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 4th, 1912.
In the Court of Quarter Sessions
of Allegheny County, Pa.
BONDED INDEBTE£>NESS.
No. 1 November Sessions, 1912.
Bonded Indebtedness Docket, Vol.
Page....
In the matter of the increase of the
bonded indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, a municipal corporation
of the County of Allegheny and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Proof of publication of Election Proc¬
lamation in The Pittsburgh Leader.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, )
County of Allegheny,
W. E. Grant, bemg duly sworn ac¬
cording to law, deposes and says that
he Is bookkeeper of the Leader Pub¬
lishing Company, publishers of the
Pittsburgh Leader, a public newspaper
published In the City of Pittsburgh,
County and Commonwealth aforesaid,
which newspaper is one of the news¬
papers having a contract with said City
for the publication of all official ad¬
vertising of said City, and was such
at the time of the publication of the
notice hereinafter mentioned; and that
the notice hereto attached, made part
hereof and identified as “Exhibit A,
The Pittsburgh Leader,” is a true and
correct copy cut from said newspaper,
and printed and published for six days
in the regular edition and issue of said
paper, on the followmg dates, viz:
October 6th, 12th, 19th, 26th, November
2nd and 4th, 1912.
W. E. GRANT.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 7th day of November, A, D. 1912.
ELMER F. BILLETEB,
(N. P. Seal.) ' Notary Public.
My commission expires February 21,
1916.
EXHIBIT A—PITTSBURGH LEADER.
CITY OP PITTSBURGH, PA.
ELECTION NOTICE.
PROCLAMATION IN THE MATTER
OP INCREASES TO THE INDEBT¬
EDNESS OP THE CITY OP
PITTSBURGH, PA.
NOTICE is hereby given to the elec¬
tors of the City of Pittsburgh that, In
pursuance of twelve several ordinances
duly enacted by the Council of said City,
and approved by the Mayor thereof,
an election will be held in said
City of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the
fifth day of November, 1912, the time
fixed for holding the next general elec¬
tion, for the purpose of obtaining the
assent of the electors of said City to an
increase of the indebtedness of said City
in the aggregate amount of seven mil¬
lion, one hundred and forty thousand
dollars, for the several purposes and in
the several amounts set forth in the
following questions to be submitted to
said electors at said election:
QUESTION No. 1.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one million, six
hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
for the improvement and extension of
the water system. Including the pur¬
chase and Installation of meters; the
erection and equipment of structures
and buildings for treatment of water,
in conjunction with filtration processes;
the construction, remodeling and equip¬
ping of pumping stations, the exten¬
sion and improvement of the pipe line
system, and the Improvement and
equipment of reservoirs?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. t, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City, is twenty-one hundred and
sixty-eight ten-thousandths of one per
cent plus (2168-10000 of 1 per cent
plus).
QUESTION No. 2.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be i‘n-
creased In the sum of eight hundred
and forty thousand dollars for Im¬
provements to the City Home for the
Poor at Marshalsea, including the ac-
I la
quisition of additional lands, the erec¬
tion and equipment of new buildingrs
and additions to existing: buildings,
and other improvements to said City
Home?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 2. to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property I'n
said City, is eleven hundred and twen¬
ty-four ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1124-10000 of 1 per cent plus),
QUESTION No, 3.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased in the sum of nine hundred
thousand dollars, for the purpose of
constructing wharves and levees on the
navigable waters within the City lim¬
its?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of the Indebtedness set forth In
question No. 3, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City is twelve hundred and four
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(1204-10000*of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 4.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one million two
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
for the acquirement of land, as a site
for a City Hall?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 4, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City, is sixteen hundred and forty-
six ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1646-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 6.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased in the sum of nine hundred and
ninety thousand dollars, for the pur¬
pose of funding the existi'ng unfunded
indebtedness of the City, consisting of
contractors' claims, Judgments and as¬
sessments, arising from the opening
and Improvement of streets, and the
construction of sewers and the ac¬
quisition of lands for parks, and
other fioati'ng Indebtedness?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 5 to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City is thirteen hundred and twen¬
ty-five ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1325-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTIOxn No. 6.—Shall the indebt-
ness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased I'n the sum of four hundred and
twenty thousand dollars, for the pur¬
pose of -ving the expense to the City
in connection with the abolition of
grade crossings over tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com¬
pany, including the building of bridges
and other crossings,, over and under
said tracks at Lang, Homewood, Brad-
dock and Brushton avenues, and at
Liberty avenue and Thirty-third street,
and the changing of grades, recon¬
struction and other Improvement of
streets and highways Incident thereto?
The T'ercentage of the proposed In¬
crease of Indebtedness set forth in
question No, 6, to the last assessed val¬
uation of the taxable property In said
City is five hundred and sixty-two ten-
thousandths of one per cent plus (562-
10000 of 1 per cent plus),
QUESTION No. 7.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased Vn the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for purchase of
fire engines and other apparatus for
the extinction of fires?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 7, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City, is tnree hundred and twenty-
one ten-thousandths of 1 per cent plus
(321-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 8.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased in the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for the im¬
provement and extension of the police
and fire alarm system?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 8, to the last assessed val¬
uation of taxable property In said City,
is three hundred and twenty-one ten-
thousandths of 1 per cent plus (321-
10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 9.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased in the sum of ninety thousand
dollars, for the construction of muni¬
cipal buildings for comfort stations
with drinking fountain adjuncts, and
the acquisition of lands where neces¬
sary therefor?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 9, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City, is one hundred and twenty-
teii-thousandths of one per cent plus
(120-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 10.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased In the sum of ninety thousand
dollars, for Improvements to the Muni¬
cipal Hospital, including the construc¬
tion and equipment of additional build¬
ings, and Improvement of grounds?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 10, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City, Is one hundred and twenty
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(120-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 11.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, to pay the
City’s share of the damages and ex¬
penses resulting from the extension,
opening, grading, paving, curbing, and
otherwise Improving of Morewood ave¬
nue, from Forbes street to Woodlawn
avenue?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 11, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City, is two hundred and forty
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(240-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No, 12.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased in the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars, for rebuilding and
equipping the Market House on Dia¬
mond Square?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of the indebtedness set forth in
question No, 12, to the last assessed
valuation of taxable property In said
City, is four hundred and one ten-
thousandths of 1 per cent plus (401-
10000 of 1 per cent plus).
The amount of the last assessed val¬
uation of the taxable property in said
City is ?746,958,383.00.
The amount of the existi*ng debt of
the City (exclusive of $9,455,497.14,
bonds of the City held in its Sinking
Funds), is $37,631,407.68.
The amount of the total proposed In¬
creases to the indebtedness of said
City is $7,140,000.00.
The percentage of the total proposed
Increases of indebtedness to the last
assessed valuation of the taxable prop¬
erty in said City is ninety-five hundred
fifty-eight ten-thousandths of one per
cent plus (9558-10000 of 1 per cent
plus).
The said election will be held at the
same polling places at which the gen¬
eral election will be held, and during
the same hours of the day, namely, be¬
tween the hours of 7 o'clock a. m. and 7
o’clock p. m., and by the same election
officers.
The above twelve several questions
for the increase of the indebtedness of
said City will be so printed on the
ballots that the electors may vote for
or against each of the twelve several
questions separately.
By order of Council,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Attest*. ' Mayor.
JOHN H. DAILEY,
Secretary.
Pittsburgh, Pa., October 4th. 1912.
In the Court of Quarter Sessions of
Allegheny County, Pa.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
No. 1 November Sessions, 1912,
Bonded Indebtedness Docket, Vol..
Page.
In the Matter of the Increase of the
Bonded Indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, a Municipal Corporation
of the County of Allegheny and Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
Proof of publication of Election Proc¬
lamation in the Volksblatt und Frel-
helts Freund.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
County of Allegheny,
G. Schlimpen being duly sworn, ac¬
cording to law, deposes and says that
he is cashier of the Neeb Hirsch Pub¬
lishing Company, publishers of the
Volksblatt und Preiheits Freund, a pub¬
lic newspaper published in the City of
' Pittsburgh, County and Commonwealth
aforesaid, which newspaper is one of
I the newspapers having a contract with
i said City for the publication of all offi-
( cial advertising of said City, and was
i such at the time of the publication of the
notice hereinafter mentioned; and that
the notice hereto attached, made part
hereof, and identified as “Exhibit A,”
Volksblatt und Preiheits Freund Is a
true and correct copy cut from said
newspaper, and printed and published
for six days in the regular edition and
" issue of said paper, on the following
dates, viz: October 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
and November 2nd and 4th, 1912.
G. SCHLIMPEN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 7th day of November, A. D. 1912.
LOUIS HIRSCH.
Notary Public.
My Commission expires March 10,
1913.
EXHIBIT A—VOLKSBLATT UND
PREIHEITS FREUND.
Sta^t pittsburglp/ pa.
iiP=9!oti}
iproflamatbu in ®ail):n Dcr
I (^rl)ol)nnn i)cr ^diulticn
Her 0taHt
5pn. _
92ati5 h>irb biermit ben aBoOIern ber ©labt
j ipittgOnraO flcgeben, bah in Setreif bon 12
berfdiiebenen Crbinanaen, ineldie ber (Stabtratb
bex beiasten ©tabt flebbtlfl baiiixt unb bex
aicabox bex ©tabt beftfitigt bat, am
S)ienfta 9 , belt fiinften Xage, beS STlonat^
3i0bcmfiei 1912, bex fiix bie Slbbaltung bex
nticbften- aagemeinen SBabI feftgefebten
8eit, in bet B^fagten ©tabt Pitts¬
burgh eine SSafil Qbgcbalten mexbcn toitb su
1 ■ bem gtuede bie SuTtimmung bcr SBdbler bee
Befagten Stabt gu exlangen 8ii eincx ©rboBung
bcr ©d&ulben bex befagten ©tobt im ®efammt-
Betragc bon flebcn iXHiHlonen, einbunbertunb-
bier.dgtaufcnb ©ollarS flit bie bexfebiebenen
t 8b)cdCc unb tn ben berfebiebenen aSettfigen an-
' gegeben in ben folgcnben OfWQcn, bie ben Be*
I fagten SBablern in Befagtex SBabl mexbcn borge-
I legt hjcrben:
i ftrage 97o. 1. Soil bie ©(bulb bex ®tabt
pittSBuxgb um bie ©umme bon einex SOliHion,
fcdbSbunbextimbstoanjigtaufenb ^odatS cxbbbt
loetben fiix bie PexBefiexung unb (SrmeUexung
beS SSofierlcihmnSfbftcmS, clnfcbltehcnb ben
Slnfauf unb bie Snftadotion bon SKetexS, bie
@rcid)tuno unb SluSftattung bon ©trultuxen
709
imb (^5t‘&aHlic^)feitcn fur Me Se^anbluna bon
2Uaiiei ill aSerbinbunQ mit Sfiltration^^roseffcn;
^toni’icuttion, Umbau unb einrlibtutis bon
^umpffationen, (Sriociterung unb aSerDefferunfl
b€§ 3lobT'*ttIcUunfl§*©t)ftcm§ unb aJetBctfctuna
unb ©inriebtung bon SteferboirS?
S?ct ai^osctttfQb ber broiettirten ($rbob«ng ber
(Scbulb, lotc in Stage 9Jo. 1 ongegeben, aut
lenten SIDfebafeung be§ aSeripeS beS fteuerboren
eigcntbmnS in bet befagten ©tabt ift 8b)citau*
fcnbciubnitbett unb atbtunbfecbaig Bebntoufcnb*
ftcl bon einem ^roaent ^luS {2168fl0000 bon
1% ^Iu§.)
Stage 9io. 2. ©off bic ©(Jbulb ber ©tobt
^ttt§6utgb orb^M toerben um bic ©urnme bon
aditbunbertunbbirraigtaufcnb S)onar§ fiir 5Bcr«
beffetungen im ftabtif«bcn aitmcnbeim in SERar^
fbfllfca, ejnfdjlicfeenb ben Slnlauf bon hjeitcrcm
©tunbeigentbum, bie ®trii3btunQ unb Gtnttcib*
timg bon neuen ©ebfiubcn unb Slnfioittcn au
Dcflcbcnben (Siebauben unb anbetc a^erbeffetun*
gen im befagten ftabtifiben Sfrmcnbctm?
S)cr astoacntfQb ber brofeltirtcn Stbobung
ber ©d^irlb, mic in Stog^ 3Jo. 2 ongegeben, aur
Ictjten aibfi^dbung be§ fficttbc§ beS ftcuerbaren
©igcntr)itm§ in bet Befagten ©tabt {ft elfbum
bertunbbicrunbamanaig BcBntaufcnbftcl bon ci»
nem fproaent (U24fl0000 bon 1% fptu§,)
Stage 9Zo, 3, ©off blc ©cbulb ber ©tab!
fPitt^Burgb tTbbbt ioerben um bic ©umme bon
ncimbunbcrttaufcnb ©oIIor§ gu bem B*rccf ber
SrbQimng bon aBcrftcn unb S)nmmcn on ben
febiffBoren ©emdffern innerbalb ber ©tabt^
grenae?
2)et a'roaentfob ber ptotcltirten (SrbBBung
ber ©cfnilb, luie in Stage 9?o. 3 ongcgeDcn, gur
Icbten afbfdbuiiung be§ aBcttbeS be§ fteuerbaren
®lgentbum§ in bet befagten ©tabt ift abJiilf*
bunbertiinbbict Bebntoufcnbftcl bon cinem fpto<»
aent aJIuS (1204fl0000 bon 1% fpiu§.)
Stage fRo. 4. ©off bie ©libulb bet ©lobt
fPittoburgb erbbbt hjerben-um bie ©umme bon
cincr IXRiffton abJeibunbertunbbtcifetgtoufenb
©offQtS fUr Slntauf bon Sanb al§ aSaupIo^ fflr
einc ©tabtboffc?
5:er a?toaentfafe ber btoieltirtcn (SrbBbung
ber ©cbulb, trie in Stage SRo. 4 angegeben, gur
Febten Sibfibdbung be§ aSertbeS be§ }tenetbaten
®igcntbum§ in ber befagten ©tabt ift fcebgcbm
bunbertfcdb^unbbicraig Sebntaufcnbftcl bon ci*
nem 5Progent fpiu6 (1646fl0000 bon 1% fpiuS.)
Stogc 9?o. 5. ©off bic ©(bulb bet ©tabt
fpittaburgb erbSM loetben um blc ©umme bon
neunr 7 unbcrtunbncunaigtQufenb SJofforS gu bem
Sired bet Satibirung ber beftebenben unfunbir*
ten ©cbulb bet Stobt, Beftcbcnb In flontrafto*
ten » Sorbet ungen, SoblungSonmeifungcn unb
StffefementS, erftebenb au§ ber gtbflbung unb
ajetbeffenmg bon ©traben unb ber Stonftrultion
bon afboug^fanalcn unb ber ©rvoerbung bon
®rimbftudcn fur ^SarfS unb onberen laufenben
©cbulbcn?
®er ^roaentfap ber broteftirten ©rbobung
ber ©(bulb mtc in Stage ato, 5 angegeben, gut
lebten afbftbftbung bc§ aSertbeS bc§ ftcuerboren
gigcntbumS in ber Befagten ©tabt ift bteigebn*
bunbertfunfunbgvoanaig Scbntaufcnbftel bon cl*
nem fprogent iplu§ fl325fl000() bon 1% ifffug,)
Stage fRo. 6. ©off Me ©(bulb ber ©tabt
fpiti^Burgb erbbbt merben um bie ©umme bon
bierbunbertunbahjangigtaufenb dollars gu bem
Sired ber fflegablung bet SluSIage ber ©tabt in
fBerbinbung mit bet aiBfibaffung ber fRibcau*
rtcugungen fiber ®efetfc ber a^cnnfblbonia
fenBabngefcfff(baft unb ber ^Baltimore & 0bir
(£ifenBobnoefcfff(baft, einf(blie6cnb ben ®au bon
Brfidcn unb anberen ^reugungen fiber unb
unter befagten Qielcifen on Cang, ^omcinoob,
®rabbod unb ©rufbton Sfbenue, unb on CibertU
atbenue unb f5)reiunbbreifeigftc ©trafec unb
aXeitberung ber 5RibcauS, fHelonftruItion unb
onbere aierbcffcrung bon ©trafecn unb i&odb*
ftroften bogu gebbrenb?
®er a-^rogentfaft ber broteftirten (SrbBbung ber
©cBuIb, inic in Srage fRo. 6 angcgcBcn. gur
leftten StBf(^a| 7 uno be§ aSertbe§ bon ftcuerbatem
©igentbum in befagter ©tabt ift funfbunbertunb-
aiociunbfcd)aia Scbntaufenbftel bon etnem fpto*
acnl (^ 62 fioooo bon l% fffluS.)
Stage fRo. 7. ©off bie ©(jbulb bet ©tabt
aSitt^burgb crbBbt trerben um bic ©umme bon
gtoelbiinbertimbbtcrgigtQiifenb ©offorg ffir ben
Slnfauf bon Seuerfbriben unb anberen Slppara*
ten ffir bag Cbfeben bon Scuet?
Set a^rogentfotj ber broteftirten (Srbbbung
ber ©cbulb, mic in Stage IRc. 7 ongegeben, gur
leftten afBfdififtung beg aBertbcg beg ftcuerbaren
©igcntbiimg in ber befagten ©tabt ift brelbum
bertcinunbgvoonatg Sebntaufcnbftcl bon etnem
fProgent qjlug (321fl0000 bon 1% a^IuS.)
Stage fRo. 8. ©off bie ©^ulb her ©tabt
fPittgburgb erbobt toetben um blc ©umme bon
ahjeibunbertutibbiergigtaufcnb Soffarg fur bie
atcrbeffcrimg unb Sfugbebnung beg fffoligei* unb
ScitcrnlQrms©bftemg?
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ber ©(f) 11 lb, trie in Stage fRo. 8 angegeben, gur
lefttcn SI6f(i)n^ung beg aSertbeg beg ftcuerbareii
(Sigentbumg in ber befagten ©tabt ift br^ibun*
bertctnunbghjangig Sebntaufenbftel bon etnem
a^rogent a^Iug (321fl0000 bon 1% fPlug.)
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fffxttgbuigfi erbobt locrben um Me ©umme bon
ncungigtaufenb Soffarg ffir bic ^fonftruftion
bon SlRunigibat=®eb3uben ffir llomfort^©tatlo*
nen, mit Xnnlbrunnen bagu, unb ben Slntauf
bon (Sirunbftfiden, hienn notbtoenbig baffir?
Scr fprogentfoi? bet broteftirten (grbbbung
bet ©d)ulb, mie in Srage afo. 9 ongegeben, guc
Icbtcn Stbfcbaftung beg fflertbeg beg ftcuerbarcit
eigentbumg in ber befagten ©tabt ift cinbun-
bertjmanatg Sebntoufenbftel bon etnem $ro*
aent a.^Iug (120fl0000 bon 1% ailitg.)
Stage fRo. 10. ©off bie ©(bulb ber ©tabt
fpittsDurgb erbobt loerben um bic ©umme bon
neungigtoufenb S^offarg ffir ®crbefjcriingcn am
aJiunigibal ^lofbital, einfcblicftcnb bic Aonftruf-
tlon unb Slugftottiing bon Slnbauten unb ater»
befferung beg fpiaftcg?
770
'^toaentfatj ber broieltirtcn Sti&bbung bcr
ifcc^ulb, \v\e in grage ^o. 10 ongegebcny aur
tebtcn SJOfdba^uTtg be§ 9Bcrtbe§ be3 fteuctbaren
6iflcnll)um§ in ber befagten <Etabt ift cinbUHi*
bcrtairanaig Sebntaiifcnbftel bon cincm ^rojcnt
iJ5ru§ (120(10000 bon 1% %lu§>.)
tytage 9?o. 11. bie (Scbnib ber ©tabt
5?ilt&iinrgr) erbbijii mcrben itm bie ©umme bon
cinljunbcrtimb ad&taigtaufenb ©ollarS um ben
JtOcil bcr ©tabt be& ©d^abcncrfaijeS' unb ber
tolagcn au gablcn, bie au§ bcr 33crlLingerung,
ErfcbUebung, 9libetliren, iJSflaftcrn, iftanbfteine*
fe^cn an imb anbcrtocitige iBcrbeifcrung bon
SKoretroob Slbenue, bon Sorbet ©trafee bi3
Sooblalun Slbenue entftanbcn finb?
Sec iJSroaentfab ber broiettirtcn ©t^rJbung
bet Sd)ulb, trie in Srage 9?o. 11 angcgcDcn. aut
(ctfen Sfbfdicitjung be5 2Bectr;c§ be^ fteuerbaren
Gigentbum^ in bet Befagten Stabt ift abJeibun-
bcrtbicratg Bebntaufenbftel bon einent iJJroaent
(240(10000 bon 1% ipiu^.)
(^tage 920. 12. 8olI bie ©ebulb ber ©tabt
ipittsButgb Gr!)obt merben um bie ©iimme bon
breibunberitaufenb SJoHarS fiir UmBau unb
Ginrid)tun0 beB 20'iarrt^)aufe§ im 3)tamonb
SqiiQteV
©ct iproaentfa^ bcr broieltirten Gr^bbung
ber geBuIb, toie in Stage 92o. 12 angegeBcn,
aur Icbtcn STbfGBafeiiiij bcB 2Sertbe§ bc§ (teucr*
Boren GigentbumS in ber Befagten Stabt ift
bicibunbertunbein Sebntoufenbftel bon cinem
iProaent f|5;lu§ (401(10000 bon 1% i]3lii§.)
®cr 9?etratt bor lebten SlBfcbofeimg bc§ 2Scr»
t0e5 bc§ ftcuerbaren Gigentbum^ in ber Befag^
ten Stabt ift ^740,958,383.00,
Ser ^Betrag bcr Beftebcnben Scbulb ber Stabt
(au§f(blief3rt(^ $0,455,497.14 Brnb§ ber Stabt
im Stilgung§=Sonb) i(t $37,531,407.68.
2)cr OVfammtBctrog ber breieftirten Grbb^
bungen ber Scbulb bcr Befagten Stabt ift $7,»
140,000.00,
S;cr Btoaentfab ber ganacn btoieftirten Gr^^
bobnngen bcr Subulb gur Icbten SIBfcbStJong
bc» iBcrtbe§ bc§ ftcuerBoren GigentbumS ber
Befagten Stabt ift funfimbncunaigbunbertacbt*
unbfunfaig Bcbntaiifenbftcl bon eincm Btoaent
^iuB (9558(10000 bon 1% ^lu§.)
©ie Befagtc 5SabI ioirb in bcnfeIBcn Stimm*
blubcn abgcbalten toerben in Bocltben bie aCU
gemeine B?abl oBgebalten' mirb unb toftbrenb
benfeiBcn Stunben bcB Za^eB, ndmlidB aiuifcben
ben Stunben bon 7 Ubr DJiorgenS unb 7
UBr SlBcnbS, unb, bon benfelBen 2SabIBe^
amten.
Sle oBigen atoolf bcrftbicbcncn Stagen fOr
bie Gi'bObung ber S(bulb bcr .Befagten Stabt
Itjcrbcn auf ben Stimmaettcln fo gebrueft fetn,
baft bie SftBlGr fat ober gegen jcbe ber ab)BIf
bcrfcBtebenen gragen febarat ftimmen lonnen.
9(ttf iUnorbnung brg StabtiotBS.
SiUiam 21. SOtagee,
f0lal)or.
Beaeugt:
Selretar.
fPitt^Burgl^, ben 4. OltoBcr 1012.
In the Court of Quarter Sessions
of Allegheny County, Pa,
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
No. 1 November Sessions, 1913,
Bonded Indebtedness Docket, Vol.
Page....
In the matter of the Increase of the
bonded Indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, a municipal corporation
of the County of Allegheny and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Proof of publication of Election Proc¬
lamation in The Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
County of Allegheny,
j- ss:
T. B. Hendrickson, being duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says that
he is advertising clerk of the Pitts¬
burgh Chronicle Telegraph Publishing
Company, publishers of the Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph, a public newspa¬
per published in the City of Pittsburgh,
County and Commonwealth aforesaid,
and was such at the time of the publi¬
cation of the notice hereinafter men¬
tioned; and that the notice hereto at¬
tached, made part hereof, and Identi¬
fied as "Exhibit A, The Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph," Is a true and cor¬
rect copy cut from said newspaper,
and printed and published for six days
In the regular edition and Issue of
said paper, on the following dates, viz.
October 6th, 12th, 19th, 26th, and No¬
vember 2nd and 4th, 1912.
T. B. HENDRICKSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 7th day of November, A. D. 1912.
C. E. TOST,
(N. P. Seal.) Notary Public.
My commission expires February 22,
1913.
EXHIBIT A—PITTSBURGH CHRON-
ICLE TELEGRAPH.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
ELECTION NOTICE.
proclamation IN THE MATTER
OP INCREASES TO THE INDEBT¬
EDNESS OP THE CITY OP
PITTSBURGH, PA-
NOTICE is hereby given to the elec¬
tors of the City of Pittsburgh that. In
pursuance of twelve several ordinances
duly enacted by the Council of said City,
and approved by the Mayor thereof,
an electron will be held In said
City of Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the
fifth day of November, 1912, the time
fixed for holding the next general elec¬
tion, for the purpose of obtaining the
assent of the electors of saidCUy to an
increase of the Indebtedness of said City
In the aggregate amount of seven mil-
lion, one hundred and forty thousand
dollars, for the several purposes and In
the several amounts set forth In tha
following Questions to be submitted to
said electors at said election:
QUESTION No. 1.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one mi’llion, six
hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
for the improvement and extension of
the water system, including the pur¬
chase and insiallation of meters; the
erection and equipment of structures
and buildings for treatment of water,
in conjunction with filtrati'on processes;
the construction, remodeling and equip¬
ping of pumping stations, the exten¬
sion and improvement of the pipe line
system, and the improvement and
equipment of reservoirs?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 1, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City, is twenty-one hundred and
sixty-eight ten-thousandths of one per
cent plus <2168-10000 of 1 per cent
plus).
QUESTION No. 2.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of eight hundred
and forty thousand dollars for im¬
provements to the City Home for the
Poor at Marshalsea, including the ac¬
quisition of additional lands, the erec-
ti'on and equipment of new buildings
and additions to existing buildings,
and other improvements to said City
Home?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 2. to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City, is eleven hundred and twen¬
ty-four ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1124-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 3.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of nine hundred
thousand dollars, for the purpose of
constructing wharves and levees on the
navigable waters within the Cfty lim¬
its?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of the indebtedness set forth In
question No. 3, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said nit^*^ is twelve hundred and four
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(1204-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 4.—-Shall the lYidebt-
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one million two
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
for the acquirement of land, as a site
for a City Hall?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth *n
question No, 4, to the last assessed
valuatVon of the taxable property In
said City, is sixteen hundred and forty-
six ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1646-10000 of 1 per cent plus),
QUESTION No. 5.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of nine hundred and
ninety thousand dollars, for the pur-
I pose of funding the existi'ng unfunded
I indebtedness of the City, consisting of
I contractors* claims. Judgments and as¬
sessments, arising from the opening
and improvement of streets, and the
construction of sewers and the ac¬
quisition of lands for parks, and
other floating Indebtedness?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 5 to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City is thirteen hundred and twen¬
ty-five ten-thousandths of one per cent
plus (1325-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 6,—Shall the indebt-
ness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased m the sum of four hundred and
twenty thousand dollars, for the pur¬
pose of paying the expense to the City
In connection with the abolition of
grade crossings over tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com¬
pany, including the building of bridges
and other crossings,, over and under
said tracks at Lang, Homewood, Brad-
dock and Brushton avenues, and at
Liberty avenue and Thirty-third street,
and the changing of grades, recon¬
struction and other improvement of
streets and highways incident thereto?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 6, to the last assessed val¬
uation of the taxable property in said
City is five hunared and sixty-two ten-
j thousandths of one per cent plus (562-
I 10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 7.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased I'n the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for purchase of
fire engines and other apparatus for
the extinction of fires?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of Indebtedness set forth In
question No. 7, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
said City, is three hundred and twenty-
one ten-thousandths of 1 per cent plus
(321-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 8.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased in the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, for the Im¬
provement and extension of the police
and fire alarm system?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of Indebtedness set forth in
question No. 8, to the last assessed val¬
uation of taxable property in said City,
is three hundred and twenty-one ten-
thousandths of 1 per cent plus (321-
10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 9.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased in the sum of ninety thousand
dollars, for the construction of muni¬
cipal buildings for comfort stations,
with drinking fountain adjuncts, and
the acquisition of lands where neces¬
sary therefor?
The percentage of the proposed in¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 9, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property in
i
said City, is one hundred and twenty-
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(120-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 10.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be In¬
creased in the sum of ninety thousand
dollars, for improvements to the Muni¬
cipal Hospital, including the construc¬
tion and equipment of additional build¬
ings, and improvement of grounds?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of indebtedness set forth In
question No. 10, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City, is one hundred and twenty
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(120-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 11.—Shall the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, to pay the
City’s share of the damages and ex¬
penses resulting from the extension,
opening, grading, paving, curbing, and
otherwise improving of Morewood ave¬
nue, from Forbes street to Woodlawn
avenue?
The percentage of the proposed 1 * 0 -
crease of indebtedness set forth in
question No. 11, to the last assessed
valuation of the taxable property In
said City, is two hundred and forty
ten-thousandths of one per cent plus
(240-10000 of 1 per cent plus).
QUESTION No. 12.—Shall the Indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh be in¬
creased in the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars, for rebuilding and
eom'pping the Market House on Dia¬
mond Square?
The percentage of the proposed In¬
crease of the indebtedness set forth In
question No. 12, to the last assessed
valuation of taxable property in said
City, is four hundred and one ten-
thousandths of 1 per cent plus (401-
10000 of 1 per cent plus).
The amount of the last assessed val¬
uation of the taxable property in said
City is $746,958,383.00.
The amount of the existi'ng debt of
the City (exclusive of $9,455;497.14,
bonds of the City held in its Sinking
Funds), is $37,531,407.68.
The amount of the total proposed in¬
creases to the Indebtedness of said
City is $7,140,000.00.
The percentage of the total proposed
Increases of Vndebtedness to the last
assessed valuation of the taxable prop¬
erty in said City is ninety-five hundred
fifty-eight ten-thousandths of one per
cent plus (9557-10000 of 1 per cent
plus).
The said election will be held at the
same polling places at which the gen
eral election will be held, and during
the same hours of the day, namely, be¬
tween the hours of 7 o'clock a. m. and 7
o'clock p. m., and by the same election
officers.
The above twelve several questions
for the increase of the indebtedness of
said City will be so printed on the
ballots that the electors may vote for
or against each of the twelve several
questions separately.
By order of Council,
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Attest: Mayor.
JOHN H; DAILEY,
Secretary.
Pittsburgh. Pa., October 4th, 1912.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
No. 1 November Sessions 1912.
In He increase of the indebtedness of
the City of Pittsburgh.
Proof of printing of questions on offi¬
cial ballots.
C. A. O’BRIEN,
City Solicitor.
LEE C. BEATTY,
First Asst. City Solicitor.
420 Frick Building.
In the Court of Quarter Sessions of
Allegheny County, Penn'a.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
No. 1 November Sessions 1912.
In the matter of the Increase of the
Indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Us*
County of Allegheny, i
Personally, before me, the under¬
signed authority in and for said County
and Commonwealth, appeared W. S.
McClatchey, who, being duly sworn ac¬
cording to law, deposes and says that'
he is chief clerk in the office of the
County Commissioners of the County
of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and held such position on
and prior to November 5th, 1912, and
has knowledge of the facts hereinafter
set forth.
That the County Commissioners of
said County, as required by law, pre¬
pared for, and distributed to. each
election district in and throughout said
county all official ballots, specimen
ballots, tally sheets, etc., used in the
holding of the general election held
throughout said county on Tuesday,
November 6th, 1912.
That on all the official ballots pre¬
pared for, and used in each of the elec¬
tion districts throughout the City of
Pittsburgh in said county at said elec¬
tion, the twelve several questions of
Increasing the indebtedness of said
City for the purposes and In the
amounts hereinafter mentioned were
submitted to the electors of said City
for their approval or disapproval.
That the said County Commissioners
are required by law, for the use of the
electors at all elections, to have speci¬
men ballots printed for each election
district, which specimen ballots are
true and correct copies of the official
ballots used at the election in each
election district. That the specimen
ballot hereto attached is a true and
correct copy of the official ballot used
in the district and ward of said City
of which It purports to be such speci¬
men ballot. That said specimen ballot
correctly sets forth the form and man-
773
ner In which twelve several questions
relative to Increases of the indebted¬
ness of said City of Pittsburgh were
submitted to the people for their ap¬
proval or disapproval. That said ques¬
tions in the form and in the manner
shown on said specimen ballot were
printed on all the official ballots used
at said general election in each of the
several election districts In and
throughout the said City of Pittsburgh,
at the general election held on Tues¬
day, November 5th, 1912, and further¬
more, that no other ballots were printed
for, or used by the electors in said
several election districts of said City,
at said election, for the purpose of as¬
certaining the will of the people as to
said Increases of the indebtedness of
said City, except the official ballots
hereinbefore mentioned.
W.* S. McCliATCHEY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 6th day of November, A. D. 1912.
WILLIAM H. COLEMAN,
Clerk of Court.
To vote a straight party ticket, mark a cross (X) In the square. In the flrst
column, opposite the name of the party of your choice.
A cross mark in the square at the head of a group of Presidential electors,
opposite the name of a party and its Presidential candidates, Is a vote for all the
electors of that party, but for no other candidates.
A cross mark in the square opposite the name of any candidate indicates a
vote for that candidate.
To vote in favor of increase of indebtedness mark a cross <X) in the square
to the right of the word “Yes.*''
To vote against the increase of the indebtedness mark a cross (X) In the
square to the right of the word “No.**
FIRST COLUMN
This Column Is for Straight Party Vote.
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRATIC
PROHIBITION *
SOCIALIST
BULL MOOSE
INDUSTRIALIST
KEYSTONE
ROOSEVELT, Progressive
WASHINGTON
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
REPUBLICAN
Taft and Sherman
I. Layton Register,
William A, Heizman,
Samuel J. Wainright,
John P. Harris,
Robert E. Altemus,
John Dick,
George Jay Elliott,
John R. K. Scott,
W. J. McCloskey,
Robert M. Griffith,
Frank H. Caven,
Frank W. Munn,
Robert P. Cairnes,
Abram T. East wick,
Horace L. Haldeman,
Edwin M. Rine,
Henry W. Palmer.
Henry H, Brownmlller,
Fred. B. Gernerd,
William C. Sechrist,
Malcolm McDougall,
William H. Heim,
John Henry Deardorff,
James Lord,
Josiah D. Hicks,
Calvin Gilbert,
David Howells,
Sylvester F. Bowser,
William E. Crow.
Norman E, Clark,
Frederick Felix Crutze,
Herman Simon,
Robert Locke,
William Schnur,
George H. Douglass,
Howard B. Oursler,
C. Elmer Bown,
Patrick H. McGuire,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
DEMOCRATIC
Wilson and Marshall
Daniel P. Carlin,
P. Oliver Derr,
Thomas J. McGinnis,
William T, Aldrich,
Michael James McArdle,
James J, Bryan,
William M. Watson,
James J. Kane,
Maximilian Joseph Bucher,
Samuel Britton Price,
John H. Foy,
George P. Krapp,
Jacob B. Waidelich,
Charles A. McCarthy.
Sedgwick Klstler.
Matthias J. Clemons,
George A. Harris,
Cyrus G. Rauch,
Arthur Blakely Clark,
John W. Bittenger,
John Frederick Weaver, Jr.,
Thomas A. Frazier,
Charles W. Walker,
W. K. Hugus,
Sebastian S. Henne,
Charles H. Webb,
David Neale,
James Buchanan Slgglns,
James Houlahen,
C. H. Arnold,
Patrick J. Barry,
George W. Acklln,
Thomas Jefferson Duncan,
Newell R, White,
Philip N. Shettig.
Garrett E. Smedley,
John Burgess Henning,
Frank P. Isherwood,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
PROHIBITION
Chafin and Watkins
John L. Heyworth,
William A. Huston,
Ellwood Allen,
John S. Hay.
Samuel B. Croft,
James E. Clark,
Joseph H. Paschall,
William A, Seltzer,
O. D. Brubaker,
Charles L. Hawley,
Noah H. Pettibone,
Harry A. Reber.
Clarence T. Davis,
Ernest H, Meeker,
J. P. Good,
Frank P. Johnson,
C. H. Williams,
J. C. Rummel,
R. Z. Replogle,
Daniel E. Breneman,
John I. Thompson, Jr.,
D. G. Bast Ian,
Daniel Sturgeon,
L, Albert Walters,
Norris Crossman,
William H. Kindt,
Samuel Dible,
W. H. Cover,
J* P. Knox,
J. J. Porter,
Robert S. Glass,
Thomas P, Hershberger,
Charles W. Burnley,
John R. Penn,
Adle A. Stevens,
Charles Scanlon,
Herbert T. Ames,
Silas C. Swallow,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
SOCIALIST
Debs and Seidel
E. F. Annundsor,
Geo. T. McConnell,
W. G, Lenker,
Lewellyn Dlllinger,
Patrick H. Smith,
W. J. Wright,
Chas. O, Alter,
William Parker,
Chas. F, Sands,
George K. Harris,
Jerry M. Christ,
Walter N. Lodge,
C. E. McCready,
Solon C. Thayer,
J. J. Klntner,
William Noble,
Louis S. Melllnger,
P. Bolenbacher,
Wm. W. Decker,
Prank Thomson,
J. M. Barr,
J. A. Filson,
Geo. W. Bacon,
C. E. Martin,
Chas. Boecker,
E. C. Judd,
William G. Price,
J. B. Perry,
Robert Watkins,
Howard M. Welch,
O, E. Musselman,
Edw. Glauner,
Simon Llbros,
Reuben Einstein,
Cornelius Foley,
Edw. Hagan,
H. W. Pooler,
W. E. Scott.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
bull MOOSE
Roosevelt and Johnson
William Wilhelm,
William P. Remppls,
Charles L. Van Scoten,
James P. McNarney,
CJoodloe H. Thomas,
Harry D. W. Englisb,
Albert S. Faught,
William C, Supplee,
John H. Calahan,
William F. Deakyne,
William H. Ziegler.
Arthur G, Graham,
Pennock E. Sharpless,
Louis N. McCarter,
I. Clinton Arnold,
Howell Harris,
Thomas C. Edwards,
John Reese,
Jacob B, Pricker,
John J. Koehler,
Richard W. A, Jameson,
Joseph J. Dropeskey,
George W. Wagenseller,
Harry A. Sherk,
William H. Irwin,
'William H. Tipton,
Oscar Mitchell,
Alfred M. Christley,
Peter A. Johns,
Chester A. Moore,
Labazure O. McLane,
John Rice,
John M. 'Williams,
David I. Ball,
Richard R. Quay,
Harry H. WlUock,
Paul S, Ache,
James H. Duff,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
INDUSTRIALIST
Relmer and Gllhaus
Henry Muller,
L. M. Barhydt,
James A. Gray,
August Cleaver,
J. C. Brought,
p. J. Relmer,
Joseph Schneider,
Valdimlr Ernst,
Stephen Jaross,
James Erwin,
Cleveland W. Morris,
George Dibb,
Robert Richardson,
Thomas Moody,
George H. Snyder,
Joseph C. Lyle,
Amadlo Mori,
H. G. Melnel,
B. F. Wlssler,
George W, Wagner,
Fred Wagner,
Albert Berlngcr,
Carl Schleicher,
William Berlnger,
Herman Splttal,
William Mornlngstar,
Charles Fllzer.
Luther Gerhard,
George A. Hohman,
George E. Berl,
Alvin Rohrbach,
Philip Buck,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
Roosevelt Progressive
Roosevelt and Johnson
William Wilhelm,
William P. Remppis,
Charles L. VanScoten,
James P. McNarney,
Goodloe H. Thomas,
Harry D. W. English,
Albert S. Paught,
William C. Supplee,
John H. Calahan,
William P. Deacyne,
William H. Ziegler,
Arthur G. Graham,
Pennock E. Sharpless,
Louis N. McCarter,
I. Clinton Arnold,
Howell Harris,
Thomas C. Edwards,
John Reese.
Jacob B, Pricker,
John J. Koehler,
Richard W. A. Jameson,
Joseph J, Dropeskey,
George W. Wagenseller,
Harry A. Sherk,
William H. Irwin,
Oscar William H. Tipton,
Oscar Mitchell,
Alfred M. Christley,
Peter A. Johns.
Chester A. Moore,
Labazure O. McLane,
John Rice,
John M. Williams,
David I. Ball,
j Richard R. Quay,
Harry H. WlUock,
Paul S. Ache,
James H. Duff,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
’ WASHINGTON
Roosevelt and Johnson
William Wilhelm,
William F. Remppis,
Charles L. Van Scaten,
James P. McNarney,
Goodloe H. ThomaSi
Harry D. W. English,
Albert S. Paught,
William C. Supplee,
John H. Calahan,
William P. Dekyne,
William H. Ziegler,
Arthur G. Graham,
Pennock E. Sharpless,
Louis N. McCarter,
I. Clinton Arnold,
Howell Harris,
Thomas C. Edwards,
John Heese,
Jacob B. Pricker,
John J. Koehler,
Richard W. A. Jameson,
Joseph J. Dropeskey,
George W. Wagenseller,
Harry A. Sherk,
William H. Irwin,
Oscar William H. Tipton,
Oscar Mitchell,
Alfred M. Chrlstley,
Peter A. Johns,
Chester A. Moore,
Labazure O. McLane,
John Rice,
John M. Williams,
David I. Ball,
Richard R. Quay,
Harry H. Willock,
Paul S. Ache,
James H, Duff,
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
(Vote for 38)
This column is for use of voters de¬
siring to vote for Presidential Elec¬
tors other than those whoso names ap¬
pear printed on this ballot.
STATE TREASURER
(Vote for one)
Robert K, Young,
Roosevelt
William H. Berry,
Charles W. Huntington,
John J. Schwartz,
Republican
Bull Moose
Progressive
Washington
Democratic
Keystone
Prohibition
Socialist
AUDITOR GENERAL
(Vote for one)
Archibold W. Powell,
Republican
Bull Moose
Roosevelt Progressive
Washington
Robert B, Crlsswell,
Democratic
Keystone
B. Budd Cannon, Prohibition
Adrian H. Eldredge, Socialist
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
AT LARGE
(Vote for four)
John M. Morin,
Republican
Bull Moose
Roosevelt Progressive
Washington
Frederick E. Lewis,
Republican
Bull Moose
Roosevelt Progressive
Washington
Anderson H. Walters,
Republican
Bull Moose
Roosevelt Progressive
Washington
Arthur R, Rupley,
Republican
Bull Moose
Roosevelt Progressive
Washington
George Benton Shaw,
Joseph Howley,
George R. McLean,
E. E. Greenawalt,
E. L. McKee,
Howard J. Force,
Henry S. Gill,
Thomas H. Hamilton,
Chas. W. Ervin,
William Parker,
E. S. Musser,
John W. Slayton.
William H. Thomas,
Alhln Garrett,
Charles A. Hawkins,
Howard R. Sheppard,
Daniel W. Simkins,
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
(Vote for one)
Stephen G. Porter,
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Prohibition
Prohibition
Prohibition
Prohibition
Socialist
Socialist
Socialist
Socialist
Industrialist
Keystone
Keystone
Keystone
Keystone
Republican
Washington
Democratic
Prohibition
Socialist
Keystone
Joseph Gallagher,
Robert J. Smith,
George T. McConnell,
Charles P. Chubb,
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GEN¬
ERAL ASSEMBLY
(Vote for two)
William S. Bigger,
Republican
Keystone
Washington
777
John C. Kaiser,
Wayne Paulin,
James M. Ward,
Fred W. Elrick,
William H. H. Shelley,
Karl C. Jursek,
L, W, Klttenhouse,
Republican
Washington
Democratic
Keystone
Democratic
Prohibition
Prohibition
Socialist
Socialists
INCREASE OF INDEBTEDNESS
CITY OP PITTSBURGH,
Question No. 1. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts- ,
burgh be increased in the sum
of one million six hundred YES
and twenty thousand dollars
for the improvement and ex¬
tension of the water system,
including the purchase and in- NO
staflation of meters, the erec¬
tion and equipment of struc¬
tures and building for treat¬
ment of water in conjunction
with filtration processes, the
construction, remodeling and
equipment of pumping stations,
the extension and improve¬
ment of the pipe line system,
and the improvement and
equipment of reservoirs?
Question No. 2. Shall the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum
of eight hundred and forty YES
thousand dollars for improve¬
ments to the City Home for the
Poor at Marshalsea, including
the acquisition of additional
lands, the erection and equip¬
ment of new buildings and NO
additions to existing buildings,
and other improvements to said
City Home?
Question No. 3. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh be increased in the
sum of nine hundred thousand
dollars for the purpose of con- YES
structing wharves and levees
on the navigable waters with- NO
in the City limits?
Question No. 4. Shall the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts- YES
burgh be increased in the sum
of one million, two hundred and
thirty thousand dollars for the NO
acquirement of lands as a site
for a City Hall?
Question No. 5. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum
of nine hundred and ninety YES
thousand dollars for the pur¬
pose of funding the existing
unfunded indebtedness of the
City, consisting of contractors’
claims, judgments and assess¬
ments, arising from the open- NO
ing and improvement of streets
and the construction of sewers
and the acquisition of lands for
parks, and other floating in¬
debtedness?
Question No. 6. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum
of four hundred and twenty
thousand dollars for the pur¬
pose of paying the expense to
the City in connection with the YES
abolition of grade crossings
over the tracks of the Penn¬
sylvania Railroad Company and
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company, including the build¬
ing of bridges and other cross¬
ings, over and under said tracks
at Lang, Homewood, Braddock NO
and Brushton avenues, and at
Liberty avenue and Thirty-
third street, and the changing
of grades, reconstruction, and
other improvement of streets
and highways incident thereto?
Question No. 7. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts- YES
burgh be increased in the sum
of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars for purchase
of fire engines and other ap- NO
paratus for the extinction of
fires?
Question No. 8, Shall the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts- YES
burgh be Increased in the sum
of two hundred and forty thou¬
sand dollars for the improve- NO
ment and extension of the po¬
lice and fire alarm system?
Question No. 9. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum YES
of ninety thousand dollars for
the construction of municipal
buildings for comfort stations, NO
with drinking fountain ad¬
juncts, and the acquisition of
lands where necessary there¬
for?
Question No. 10. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum YES
of ninety thousand dollars for '
improvements to the municipal
hospital, including the con- NO
struction and equipment of ad¬
ditional buildings, and im¬
provement of grounds?
Question No. 11. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased in the sum
of one hundred and eighty
thousand dollars to pay the YES
City’s share of the damages and
expenses resulting from the ex¬
tension. opening, grading, pav-
ing, curbing, and otherwise im- NO
proving of Morewood avenue,
from Forbes street to Wood-
lawn avenue?
Question No. 12. Shall the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pitts- YES
burgh be increased in the sum
of three hundred thousand dol¬
lars for rebuilding and equip- NO
ping the Market House on Dia¬
mond square? •
GENERAL CERTIFICATE
OF RESULT
OF
BO ND ELECT ION
CITY OF PITTSBURGH
ALLEGHENY COUNTY. PA.
NOVEMBER 5. 1912
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF RESULT.
To Be Filed in the Clerk of Quarter Sessions Office.
We, the undersigned Judges, having been respectively designated by the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas, of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, to perform the
duty of receiving, computing and certifying the returns of a Special Election held
in the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny, State of Pennsylvania, on the 5th
day of November, A. D. 1912, by authority of Ordinances of said City of Pittsburgh,
duly approved by the Mayor thereof on the first and second days of October, 1912,
for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the Electors of said City to an increase
of its indebtedness for the purposes set forth in the twelve following several ques¬
tions submitted to them at said Election, and voted upon thereat by said Electors:
QUESTION NO. 1.
Shall the Indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased In the sum of
one million, six hundred and twenty thousand dollars for the improvement and ex¬
tension of the water system, including the purchase and Installation of meters, the
erection and equipment of structures and buildings for treatment of water in con¬
junction with filtration processes, the construction, remodeling and equipment of
pumping stations, the extension and'improvement of the pipe line system, and the
Improvement and equipment of reservoirs?
QUESTION NO 2.
Shall the indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased In the sura of
eight hundred and forty thousand dollars for improvements to the City Home for
thePoor at Marshalsea, including the acquisition of additional lands, the erection
and equipment of new buildings and additions to existing buildings, and other in'
provements to said City Home?
QUESTION NO. 3.
Shall the indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased In the sum of
nine hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of constructing wharves and levees
on the navigable waters within the city limits?
QUESTION NO. 4 .
Shall the Indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be Increased In the sum of
one million two hundred and thirty thousand dollars for the acquirement of lands
as a site for a City Hall?
QUESTION NO. 6.
Shall the indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased In the sum of
nine hundred and ninety thousand dollars for the purpose of funding the exist¬
ing unfunded indebtedness of the City, consisting of contractor's claims, Judgments
779
and assessments, arising- from the opening and improvement of streets and the con¬
struction of sewers and the acquisition of lands for parks, and other floating In¬
debtedness.
Q,UESTION No. 6.
Shall the Indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased In the sum of
four hundred and twenty thousand dollars for the purpose of paying the expense
to the City in connection with the abolition of grade crossings over the tracks of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
including the building of bridges and other crossings over and under said tracks
at Lang, Homewood, Braddock and Brushton avenues, and at Liberty avenue and
Thirty-third street, and changing of grades, reconstruction, and other improve¬
ment of streets and highways incident thereto?
QUESTION NO. 7.
Shall the indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased In the sum of
two hundred and forty thousand dollars for purchase of fire engines and other
apparatus for the extinction of fires?
QUESTION NO. 8.
Shall the indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased In the sura of
two hundred and forty thousand dollars for the improvement and extension of the
police and fire alarm system?
QUESTION NO. 8.
Shall the Indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be Increased in the sum of
ninety thousand dollars for the construction of municipal buildings for comfort
stations, with drinking fountain adjuncts, and the acquisition of lands where neces¬
sary therefor?
QUESTION NO. 10.
Shall the Indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased in the sum of
ninety thousand dollars for improvements to the municipal hospital, including the
construction and equipment of additional buildings, and improvement of grounds?
QUESTION NO. 11.
Shall the Indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased in the sum of
one hundred and eighty thousand dollars to pay the City’s share of the damages
and expenses resulting from the extension, opening, grading, paving, curbing, and
otherwise improving of Morewood avenue, from Forbes street to Woodlawn avenue?
QUESTION NO. 12.
Shall the indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh be increased In the sum of
three hundred thousand dollars for rebuilding and equipping the Market House
on Diamond Square ?
do hereby certify that at 12 o’clock noon on the 7th day of November, 1912, being
the second day affer the said Special Election, we met in the Court House of said
Allegheny County, and received from the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of
said County the returns of said Election, in accordance with law. We thereupon
caused the said returns to be opened, and a count of the votes cast at sa*d Elec¬
tion to be made In our presence, and under our supervision, by officers of the said
Court of Common Pleas and clerks” and assistants appointed by us, for said purpose;
and the said officers, clerks and assistants were first duly sworn well and truly
to perform their said duties. All the votes cast at said Election, as returned to
us, having been properly counted and tabulated, the following were and are the
results of said count, showing the number of votes in favor of an increase of In¬
debtedness for the purposes set forth in the foregoing twelve several questions,
as Indicated by the word "Yes,” and the number of votes against such increase of
indebtedness, as Indicated by the word "No.”
780
Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest'n Quest’n Quesfn Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quesfn Quest’n
The
Votes Were
No. 1
Yes No
No. 2
Yes No
No. 3
Yes No
No
Yes
4
No
No. 5
Yes No
No.
Yes
6
No
No.
Yes
No
No. 8
Yes No
No, 9
Yes No
No. 10
Yes No
No
Yes
11
No
No. 12
Yes No
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1st Wd
1st Tree
134
7
136
7
131
7
151
4
141
4
136
5
147
4
145
6
136
4
138
5
134
7
151
6
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2d
52
22
51
21
50
19
48
19
46
21
46
22
49
22
43
23
60
19
46
20
43
28
45
27
3d
105
30
110
30
103
37
112
25
100
36
99
37
107
28
106
29
111
24
110
26
103
33
101
34
**
4th
64
47
72
34
70
39
62
45
60
42
77
31
67
42
62
41
78
33
74
32
58
47
65
39
**
5th
46
22
48
19
45
22
44
21
45
22
48
17
48
18
46
20
54
13
46
20
42
22
50
18
6 th
200
5
195
10
205
10
190
5
175
15
175
0
200
15
100
20
200
0
200
0
100
15
200
0
**
7th
72
40
72
39
70
39
70
39
68
39
72
37
72
38
74
38
79
37
72
39
68
41
82
38
8th
91
43
101
33
86
48
85
45
85
47
96
40
95
40
92
38
107
37
98
37
85
47
96
41
9th
54
24
56
22
44
33
51
24
41
37
54
25
55
25
47
30
58
24
61
29
43
32
53
26
**
2d Wd
1st
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
93
4
**
2d
60
13
48
8
52
3
45
11
44
4
37
12
50
11
64
7
60
8
47
4
43
15
53
16
“
3d
90
12
75
8
90
4
92
5
95
10
85
12
90
5
87
5
105
8
100
5
76
5
90
5
4th
94
9
94
8
94
8
94
8
94
9
94
9
94
8
94
8
94
8
94
8
94
9
94
9
**
5th
21
11
22
6
21
7
21
7
21
7
21
7
22
6
21
6
21
6
21
7
21
6
22
6
**
**
6th
30
28
32
29
20
32
22
30
26
29
27
24
27
26
29
24
46
22
29
22
22
30
30
23
**
7th
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
21
3
8th
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
183
0
9 th
83
21
81
21
72
24
73
22
70
23
74
20
79
21
74
23
80
22
77
20
70
24
77
23
**
3d Wd
1st
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
134
4
2d
93
7
91
4
80
7
83
2
SO
0
73
5
60
12
52
10
87
0
81
4
32
14
89
3
3d
75
23
70
22
61
25
65
26
67
23
67
23
65
23
67
23
72
23
70
22
65
24
65
22
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4th
69
12
70
7
60
10
58
10
60
7
64
2
61
8
58
10
62
6
61
8
58
10
61
6
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5th
96
18
97
15
98
18
93
18
94
17
94
17
93
18
93
28
99
15
95
15
93
16
92
18
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6th
51
5
50
5
49
3
45
4
45
5
49
4
52
'6
49
5
49
5
51
2
48
4
54
4
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59
77
59
77
59
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59
77
59
77
59
77
59
77
59
77
59
77
69
77
59
77
69
77
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31
24
29
23
27
24
28
22
26
25
26
25
31
24
28
26
36
21
29
24
24
28
28
26
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9 th
36
68
43
59
37
62
37
61
34
61
41
58
42
61
33
63
69
53
49
58
30
71
42
62
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10 th
42
22
44
19
40
21
39
21
36
20
43
18
43
22
37
24
46
20
43
18
37
27
41
22
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41
41
42
41
39
44
36
43
37
45
41
44
44
41
38
41
50
36
48
41
42
45
43
40
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68
40
65
32
58
40
66
38
60
38
67
35
64
35
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The Votes
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36
56
41
60
36
51
30
48
28
57
40
48
37
50
34
51
54
39
45
41
27
57
37
52
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4th Wd 1st
32
23
27
26
38
24
30
23
26
26
28
23
26
23
33
19
37
19
32
21
34
27
33
23
2d
17
45
19
38
17
41
16
42
15
42
18
40
16
39
17
32
18
43
15
43
15
38
17
41
9*
3d
31
26
29
17
25
26
23
24
21
30
27
21
26
21
27
18
33
18
27
18
21
24
25
23
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4th
47
3
49
2
59
2
59
2
60
2
60
2
60
1
59
1
61
1
60
2
60
2
59
1
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6th
87
77
109
85
83
82
75
76
74
75
94
63
89
71
83
74
102
58
89
69
72
82
92
69
6 th
101
61
104
51
97
65
90
62
85
64
102
47
93
60
88
62
113
44
100
54
83
69
98
60
49
7th
62
29
61
26
61
27
63
28
58
28
62
26
62
25
60
33
74
23
71
25
60
29
69
22
49
8th
so
54
79
48
68
60
72
59
67
57
88
40
75
52
74
50
92
40
85
47
67
63
87
39
9th
97
50
89
42
88
60
74
59
71
65
92
35
79
55
75
61
86
44
86
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78
64
75
56
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10th
95
34
87
31
79
39
76
33
70
40
82
27
83
35
70
34
90
24
84
26
77
31
87
31
44
11th
83
48
86
38
72
55
71
53
61
58
88
39
81
43
68
48
97
34
89
36
81
46
90
40
94
12th
111
62
88
71
79
85
85
69
77
81
117
47
93
68
88
71
111
55
106
52
95
69
94
72
13th
154
88
157
84
146
99
125
102
123
107
175
67
145
85
134
98
177
63
163
70
128
113
154
87
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14th
46
32
44
32
40
41
38
37
38
38
46
32
48
31
43
32
54
28
45
34
35
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48
32
94
15th
75
82
79
71
82
75
75
70
60
84
100
50
79
72
75
74
108
54
90
62
67
85
95
64
16th
60
49
61
41
57
47
52
47
53
46
61
39
63
45
55
47
63
43
64
41
52
48
57
44
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5th Wd 1st
78
44
78
39
78
49
77
43
68
45
71
41
79
43
71
45
85
37
86
38
63
60
75
41
44
2d
91
37
97
31
87
36
86
38
86
42
89
37
88
39
84
38
96
32
92
31
86
37
91
33
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94
3d
40
104
38
100
30
102
31
100
27
100
29
100
32
100
27
101
32
97
29
97
23
103
35
94
49
44
4th
57
65
90
26
87
26
92
25
90
25
91
22
92
23
92
21
97
21
90
22
85
30
88
21
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5th
58
34
60
29
54
34
57
25
50
33
61
26
59
30
56
29
69
20
60
25
59
37
61
26
49
It
6 th
39
28
38
27
34
29
34
28
31
30
37
26
37
30
34
30
40
25
38
26
33
27
33
27
44
99
7 th
45
40
56
30
49
38
44
41
47
40
49
36
38
31
40
41
50
35
45
35
41
41
48
37
44
8th
85
28
89
24
80
30
80
23
77
21
86
19
87
22
78
25
92
21
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22
71
31
80
24
44
9 th
62
60
64
53
55
58
59
53
56
57
71
47
62
52
62
55
88
37
65
51
50
65
65
54
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10th
54
56
52
53
46
60
46
67
41
57
51
50
61
50
53
52
69
37
€1
44
44
61
58
45
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44
11th
71
58
72
47
67
60
59
62
55
62
75
51
63
57
57
56
78
45
72
51
59
65
68
50
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12th
77
64
‘88
52
77
60
76
59
68
67
88
48
78
57
75
57
93
48
81
52
69
65
78
62
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M
13th
92
64
97
53
78
93
82
64
78
70
97
53
90
57
86
64
97
54
89
59
77
69
90
64
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The Votes Vere
Quest n Quest n Quest’n Quest’n Quest'n Quest'n Quest'n Quest’n Quest’n Quesfn Quest’n Quest’n
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 No. 11 No. 12
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
14th Troc.
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51
65
49
51
60
52
55
49
54
60
47
57
52
55
53
67
42
60
51
44
66
61
50
15th
74
34
66
34
62
44
56
43
52
45
79
22
62
37
62
38
84
23
69
35
59
44
65
38
1st
51
16
51
14
46
16
87
13
31
17
46
7
44
15
43
7
43
7
44
16
41
18
21
14
2d
36
10
39
10
37
10
37
9
36
7
37
9
37
9
39
7
38
8
38
9
27
11
40
7
3d
33
22
33
15
32
17
30
17
30
16
34
14
33
16
31
16
37
14
33
15
31
17
35
14
4th
100
16
101
16
99
18
96
18
99
17
103
13
100
18
104
13
105
15
102
19
101
18
100
18
5th
43
35
39
36
41
33
39
34
38
33
47
30
38
35
38
34
46
29
37
33
34
36
45
30
6th
58
39
58
33
49
37
43
47
39
50
51
40
49
49
51
39
65
37
58
34
34
49
65
36
7th
102
37
102
36
107
36
96
40
95
40
100
38
87
43
88
43
93
40
92
40
86
43
93
3$
8th
85
26
90
20
85
22
84
23
83
24
82
20
90
17
89
15
86
18
86
20
82
23
89
18
9 th
53
34
54
32
47
37
46
35
49
35
57
26
55
32
53
22
65
29
51
31
38
37
53
32
10th
51
72
48
66
43
71
44
70
37
72
49
66
46
70
40
70
58
67
46
67
40
71
45
69
11th
17
53
19
46
16
50
12
53
11
51
19
47
17
49
15
49
19
48
11
50
10
52
16
51
12 th
17
36
16
35
11
37
6
42
11
38
12
37
13
40
12
37
24
31
15
35
6
41
10
39
13th
16
51
12
53
13
53
11
53
12
52
13
51
17
52
14
55
14
53
14
55
14
56
15
56
14th
13
36
16
25
10
30
13
27
11
27
19
21
15
25
14
25
20
20
13
26
8
33
13
27
15th
39
67
38
57
36
60
31
59
31
57
37
55
38
58
35
58
43
53
40
55
34
62
37
56
1st
79
49
69
49
52
69
58
59
58
61
81
39
69
52
63
55
76
45
72
46
60
60
65
54
2d
126
54
102
70
96
78
91
77
83
88
127
46
102
72
96
77
116
64
111
64
96
75
106
69
3d
98
63
9i
73
82
81
78
78
78
80
105
53
85
73
77
78
101
58
97
56
77
81
92
67
4th
120
63
116
€4
101
85
101
76
98
78
137
45
122
64
117
64
133
53
117
63
115
68
123
65
5th
176
8$
162
92
138
130
129
133
138
123
201
71
157
207
139
108
185
84
171
98
159
106
121
102
6th
87
57
83
59
71
70
70
71
68
75
104
42
85
62
76
67
110
38
91
52
68
77
84
59
7th
133
63
116
66
106
95
108
78
99
83
157
39
121
71
113
72
151
46
142
50
103
87
124
72
8 th
84
67
90
59
75
76
72
76
79
68
97
48
. 80
65
70
78
101
49
96
49
78
71
93
59
9th
87
37
92
32
90
37
83
35
86
34
99
29
96
28
93
31
97
29
95
30
83
40
91
35
10th
83
44
86
39
80
41
75
47
75
46
99
28
88
37
83
40
93
32
86
37
76
48
85
37
1st
142
67
142
69
130
77
131
75
132
74
150
58
142
69
138
73
158
56
147
64
135
75
143
70
2d
100
79
97
77
' 74
101
82
89
74
94
127
49
88
86
86
88
107
73
104
70
76
98
83
92
3d
82
90
80
92
64
108
67
103
70
92
91
80
77
90
71
90
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The Votes Were
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No
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22
53
23
53
38
42
30
50
25
53
41
39
39
41
22
52
36
44
“ 9th
57
60
62
57
49
69
45
69
44
68
67
55
58
61
48
67
65
53
58
55
36
76
59
57
“ 10th
125
47
79
42
23
40
82
12
60
11
101
18
101
28
44
13
73
43
70
19
43
23
65
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11th
46
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47
48
34
54
34
55
37
56
44
50
42
48
38
53
42
49
36
51
35
50
32
45
“ 12 th
39
65
38
59
30
68
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60
31
65'
43
56
40
58
31
61
49
54
39
55
29
68
39
57
16th Wd 1st
49
34
49
31
44
31
43
35
45
32
44
30
46
25
46
25
50
25
47
28
43
32
41
31
2d
43
14
43
14
37
20
39
16
38
18
41
15
40
16
35
20
46
13
38
16
36
21
39
17
•* 3d
49
54
54
45
41
50
41
54
40
54
47
51
52
49
47
48
53
47
46
50
34
63
51
48
" 4 th
20
64
19
58
21
55
14
60
15
60
19
56
22
56
15
66
23
55
20
56
14
62
21
55
" 6th
41
81
34
79
35
73
31
82
29
81
36
76
41
69
35
74
46
67
41
70
28
74
38
74
'* 6 th
51
69
40
74
36
83
31
80
33
80
45
68
44
66
42
68
61
60
42
68
23
85
40
69
*• 7th
11
19
9
18
6
19
9
18
5
21
6
22
11
18
9
18
9
21
9
21
4
26
9
22
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** 8th
42
44
50
35
44
39
41
37
37
41
46
38
51
33
46
36
62
28
50
30
36
38
44
33
•• 9th
48
63
49
60
46
61
41
64
44
69
54
54
52
57
50
60
62
61
61
54
43
63
49
58
'• 10th
46
44
49
37
44
41
42
41
40
43
45
40
50
42
42
47
54
37
49
41
43
44
52
36
•' 11th
55
46
50
42
48
51
45
50
50
44
47
42
56
36
52
44
58
38
57
42
51
43
54
37
17th Wd 1st
57
51
62
42
51
50
43
58
43
58
60
51
63
41
53
47
67
38
59
43
43
56
55
47
“ 2d
39
39
43
37
33
41
26
43
28
45
35
31
37
41
31
41
33
36
36
39
27
42
31
37
t
“ 3d
40
42
45
41
31
53
37
42
29
50
46
40
38
45
37
45
SO
44
38
45
31
54
34
47
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42
65
43
62
36
62
30
67
29
70
42
60
43
64
40
62
46
66
48
58
29
73
40
64
" 5 th
44
45
43
46
40
57
33
53
30
55
44
44
39
47
38
49
50
41
45
45
33
55
36
62
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55
33
60
29
51
35
48
35
54
33
61
25
58
32
60
31
63
27
59
29
49
37
59
28
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7 th
63
53
68
49
67
53
56
59
55
57
64
48
65
51
60
50
68
50
69
47
60
57
62
52
•• 8 th
35
48
39
46
34
45
34
44
29
49
37
41
40
40
40
39
44
38
40
43
33
47
41
40
*• 9 th
50
28
52
26
41
32
47
28
45
28
49
27
54
27
52
27
54
28
62
25
47
34
47
31
• •* 10th
34
41
35
37
35
40
30
41
29
41
32
39
38
40
36
41
43
34
37
38
32
42
42
34
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*• 11th
74
10
79
3
103
5
79
12
103
5
103
20
76
20
103
5
76
20
112
18
120
13
76
18
Quest’ll Quest'n Quest’n Quest’n Quest'n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’ll Quest’n
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No
1
No
2
No. 3
No
. 4
No. 5
No.
6
No
7
No. 8
No. 9
No. 10
No, 11
No. 12
The Votes Were
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
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No
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No
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No
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No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Pittsburgh,
nth Ward
, r2th Free.
46
18
46
15
43
18
42
17
42
14
43
15
45
13
44
15
47
13
46
13
43
15
47
11
13th
21
24
25
26
16
24
14
29
14
27
15
27
29
21
24
30
23
24
23
23
17
28
22
26
14th
33
68
42
57
26
72
29
70
23
74
33
64
35
65
30
69
33
66
35
65
19
82
30
68
15th
30
30
28
29
25
33
24
33
26
30
30
23
28
2$
29
28
33
27
29
31
24
32
29
28
16th
29
32
32
30
25
40
24
37
22
37
27
31
32
29
30
30
38
25
28
31
20
39
25
32
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52
63
53
56
41
61
44
61
38
65
46
61
47
59
49
58
65
47
52
55
33
71
54
57
18th Wd
1st
48
61
54
57
46
65
37
69
39
64
49
56
53
58
45
59
57
51
43
59
35
61
53
56
**
2d
63
116
75
105
59
117
61
107
56
112
69
100
63
109
58
112
86
92
64
106
46
127
69
108
40
3d
49
76
49
77
39
75
36
76
30
82
40
74
44
74
40
78
39
77
43
79
34
82
47
79
44
4th
69
61
56
59
53
67
49
66
48
67
56
53
54
59
55
56
66
54
52
64
47
67
52
65
$4
40
5th
60
85
64
78
34
92
38
89
39
91
43
81
49
78
44
85
60
75
44
79
34
93
45
83
04
6th
71
24
78
24
64
30
62
26
65
28
73
21
73
24
68
23
74
21
66
26
63
29
71
23
00
44
7th
117
140
110
144
88
170
93
156
77
170
120
135
106
140
96
146
141
114
101
146
63
182
115
134
00
04
8th
43
90
50
86
37
93
34
93
30
92
49
83
46
75
45
85
46
79
45
82
30
96
45
82
40
44
9th
46
8$
46
76
37
90
32
93
2$
91
45
78
41
85
35
$5
52
76
40
80
29
93
44
81
44
10th
54
91
53
88
47
93
40
102
39
95
44
91
53
86
45
91
70
72
54
87
35
100
53
87 1
44
44
11th
63
67
58
63
43
70
32
79
32
75
46
65
49
65
41
65
63
65
43
69
27
8'4
45
69 '
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12th
33
67
36
61
34
64
29
65
29
60
35
61
30
63
20
63
44
51
33
55
27
65
34
60
13th
17
30
13
29
14
30
8
33
10
33
16
27
11
33
10
34
15
30
12
29
9
34
10
31
19th Wd
1st
61
59
61
56
. 57
64
50
62
49
61
60
55
59
60
53
62
63
56
62
53
44
71
68
52
44
2d
67
92
62
90
55
108
46
102
46
105
61
94
55
95
52
99
108
62
66
86
41
109
59
95 !
44
3d
54
106
60
98
46
109
35
115
36
114
59
99
57
96
43
101
83
85
60
92
31
120
68
97
00
44
4th
46
100
49
96
39
107
34
109
30
112
41
105
42
105
39
102
53
92
45
99
20
122
41
104
00
14
6th
55
65
59
62
56
67
53
66
59
65
59
62
62
66
55
67
89
51
61
58
51
72
60
63
6th
63
116
64
109
54
121
55
115
43
123
65
109
71
103
61
109
86
101
62
111
48
121
67
108 '
44
7th
57
107
66
92
47
109
46
107
43
112
61
93
61
96
44
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90
79
63
96
36
116
61
99
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8th
62
114
64
119
46
119
44
126
44
128
56
112
57
114
50
124
75
105
57
112
42
127
49
119 ,
9 th
26
1
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1
24
2
24
1
22
3
23
2
25
1
23
2
26
1
23
2
21
1
21
41
10th
40
14
40
15
35
20
35
13
39
14
39
12
45
12
40
16
4$
10
40
11
35
19
45
44
11th
83
76
80
72
73
81
64
87
76
80
78
76
85
71
81
76
96
71
90
67
68
89
86
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Quest’ll Quest’n Quest’n Quest'n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’ll Quest’n Quest’n
No
1
No
. 2
No. 3
No. 4
No. 5
No.
6
No. 7
No. 8
No, 9
No. 10
No. 11
No
. 12
The Votes Were
Yes
No
Yes No Yes
No
Yes
No Yes No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
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No
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No
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No
Yes No
Pittsburgh,
19th Ward, 12th Free.
49
127
44
128
38
139
40
129
40
129
44
131
47
130
40
132
50
124
45
127
38
136
47
128
.
13th
39
73
39
70
32
76
28
74
27
77
32
73
34
71
31
75
43
67
35
70
22
81
39
65
14 th
41
54
42
50
30
66
29
60
29
64
47
47
49
45
46
46
49
43
40
52
25
66
44
47
** 15 th
88
90
76
92
65
103
66
100
66
94
85
88
88
81
73
92
94
75
83
89
53
105
83
93
" 16th
43
61
42
52
37
63
35
63
32
63
50
50
45
55
41
59
62
42
48
52
26
76
46
55
17th
29
50
28
50
26
53
22
50
26
51
33
45
27
48
27
51
28
47
24
49
24
51
29
46
**
“ 18th
24
46
24
48
23
46
22
45
20
46
24
43
30
36
28
38
38
32
28
39
18
48
26
40
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“ 19th
122
151
94
145
65
185
70
130
79
172
110
137
100
139
120
143
128
122
100
146
76
169
100
146
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** 20th
35
31
16
45
14
51
14
50
10
51
26
32
23
35
24
36
25
26
25
33
9
49
25
40
20th Wd 1st
29
26
25
25
26
25
23
27
25
25
24
27
26
24
24
25
30
21
26
25
21
25
29
21
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2d
90
74
77
63
86
63
85
66
80
73
94
59
87
67
87
63
96
56
93
58
74
86
94
58
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•' 3d
84
25
80
23
75
2$
77
23
79
23
78
25
76
24
78
22
83
20
76
22
76
23
76
23
“ 4th
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
24
26
23
25
25
26
29
25
28
27
27
23
29
23
30
26
29
“
** 5th
52
36
52
33
46
40
46
37
43
40
51
30
50
36
4$
36
64
32
47
34
43
39
48
37
’• 6th
49
59
46
55
42
57
44
58
40
59
46
55
50
48
48
52
50
54
49
50
37
64
53
53
**
•• 7 th
37
54
36
52
32
48
31
48
28
55
41
45
28
56
23.
56
44
44
34
50
25
55
39
50
*• 8th
41
57
39
55
32
59
30
61
30
60
33
56
34
58
34
65
52
51
36
57
26
67
39
55
9 th
56
39
58
36
57
36
60
36
61
36
58
38
57
37
59
3$
56
36
57
37
56
38
58
39
** 10th
23
27
20
26
16
32
10
32
13
31
16
29
18
29
14
28
18
28
14
29
11
29
14
29
’’ 11th
18
70
22
6o
16
71
15
70
18
69
15
70
22
69
19
72
24
66
20
69
14
74
23
68
•*
“ 12th
57
76
53
80
41
93
41
89
42
86
59
74
50
81
49
82
72
64
62
69
43
88
,66
73
13th
58
77
67
74
46
89
48
85
43
86
58
75
53
89
47
81
70
67
52
78
34
95
64
67
14th
62
124
61
117
55
127
47
128
55
124
70
111
59
122
54
124
85
101
60
118
41
136
67
118
“ 15th
58
94
60
92
48
102
41
103
47
98
62
90
57
91
60
92
80
74
56
88
31
109
60
87
21st Wd 1st
57
22
53
22
40
30
47
24
47
22
53
23
59
18
65
20
61
16
55
20
44
28
46
27
“ 2d
53
50
50
52
38
69
38
62
39
64
54
51
52
56
45
57
63
41
50
51
35
68
50
62
*■ 3d
53
23
41
20
40
33
42
30
41
30
46
25
45
26
45
26
54
20
48
24
43
27
45
26
•• 4th
66
45
61
42
51
55
39
58
42
62
60
48
56
49
47
57*
64
45
58
48
38
61
54
67
•*
6th
49
106
55
65
70
56
111
91
92
61
59
30
76
52
75
55
125
70
95
76
93
56
76
41
6th
87
63
80
6o
72
73
64
66
70
67
70
66
73
64
65
71
90
58
81
60
62
77
75
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67
63
54
59
47
65
46
69
46
68
59
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56
64
51
68
71
50
55
63
40
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66
67
46
72
44
75
30
87
30
89
48
69
46
71
44
72
62
58
47
68
30
87
45
74
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44
43
39
46
26
. 57
25
58
22
60
37
47
35
64
27
54
34
41
29
53
18
66
30
53
10th
69
42
51
47
46
48
43
51
41
52
49
45
49
45
47
46
72
39
52
41
48
52
52
46
11th
28
34
24
31
22
34
18
36
16
37
22
34
24
33
19
35
27
29
24
32
14
38
19
36
12th
44
80
42
73
37
83
24
87
31
81
47
68
47
70
35
78
51
70
41
74
21
89
32
83
13th
24
28
27
21
23
24
16
30
15
30
21
26
22
28
17
27
26
24
21
25
16
28
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25
14th
2$
64
21
63
14
70
16
61
1$
63
19
62
21
64
18
67
28
65
17
68
14
70
19
65
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m
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
117
17
2d
139
10
132
10
139
10
139
10
139
10
139
10
139
10
139
10
139
10
139
10
139
10
139
10
3d
100
8
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97
91
9
97
8
99
5
99
8
99
5
101
3
98
S
96
8
98
7
4th
14
15
13
15
12
14
11
15
11
16
10
14
11
10
14
15
$
16
12
14
12
15
11
16
6th
43
20
30
27
24
36
25
29‘
23
29
35
22
31
21
27
22
36
21
34
21
21
32
32
22
6th
SO
40
81
45
72
46
74
43
78
45
77
42
74
43
76
41
81
43
78
43
74
41
72
35
7th
106
81
89
86
75
101
68
101
68
97
96
68
91
79
85
83
108
73
86
81
80
91
74
92
8th
73
54
65
56
52
59
51
61
53
59
61
54
60
54
57
54
79
38
62
51
45
66
58
59
9th
33
43
28
45
26
47
28
44
26
47
32
42
29
41
29
43
41
34
29
40
22
48
30
41
10th
83
67
69
73
53
88
52
83
57
80
70
69
62
S'!
59
84
90
62
67
77
49
99
65
83
11th
48
39
37
42
38
49
34
46
31
45
41
37
40
43
32
46
51
34
41
39
26
53
38
44
12th
49
15
42
18
39
20
38
22
35
22
43
17
45
16
39
19
47
12
47
13
35
22
41
18
13th '
102
9
119
0
104
3
93
13
106
4
101
9
112
2
110
3
112
6
110
6
22
87
100
7
1 1st
58
33
56
33
54
35
55
34
55
33
61
34
52
34
52
33
60
29
58
31
54
33
58
33
2d
83
60
67
70
57
87
47
90
54
86
73
63
65
75
5$
78
91
55
72
66
45
91
59
81
3d
86
64
71
67
67
74
59
77
61
76
78
63
71
65
70
64
89
57
75
62
47
83
69
67
4th
97
30
97
32
90
33
89
33
85
34
91
33
92
30
90
34
95
30
93
29
88
34
90
33
6th
71
54
54
54
55
62
40
65
42
65
59
50
57
66
53
54
71
40
57
53
41
68
55
59
6th
75
62
72
54
60
20
60
54
63
59
6$
51
69
54
72
40
74
42
65
56
62
57
79
55
7th
82
37
70
42
67
46
66
40
66
38
70
37
76
32
71
37
S3
30
69
39
€6
38
74
37
8th
49
60
41
46
85
51
30
57
28
61
41
45
43
48
39
61
45
45
33
56
23
60
34
56
9th
52
65
51
63
39
69
33
76
35
70
40
70
49
66
39
70
59
55
46
65
30
79
42
67
The Votes Were
Quest’n Quest’n Quest'll Quest’n Quest'n Quest'n Quest'n Quest'n
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8
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Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n Quest’n ^
No. 9 No. 10 No. 11 No. 12
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
, lOtii J‘ree.
35
33
34
31
25
39
24
39
26
37
29
34
27
37
25
38
37
33
26
39
24
41
25
42 !
nth
13
24
16
19
8
26
5
28
8
22
15
18
17
18
15
20
19
17
15
18
5
27
12
23
12th
67
15
52
15
44
21
46
16
41
16
46
14
49
16
42
15
57
9
47
15
39
17
46
18
1st
24
7
23
7
23
7
22
7
22
7
23
7
21
7
21
7
21
9
23
6
21
7
22
9
2w
41
41
35
39
23
51
18
56
18
55
30
45
33
44
32
46
40
39
28
47
21
57
25
54
3a
62
40
46
49
46
37
51
32
51
44
49
52
44
44
46
57
37
43
46
30
54
46
41
4th
45
44
45
41
33
63
32
53
32
48
36
4$
37
46
33
48
57
37
39
46
30
52
42
44
5th
28
42
29
38
20
43
16
48
16
49
24
41
26
40
23
43
33
39
27
40
12
50
21
47
6th
35
65
33
61
23
70
21
69
21
66
33
62
29
€5
27
65
41
59
35
5$
20
73
25
69:
7th
21
24
15
30
15
28
12
29
16
28
21
22
21
25
17
39
27
21
14
26
12
33
16
28
8th
52
63
44
63
28
72
32
71
33
71
39
61
37
71
33
71
62
64
38
68
28
76
34
69
9th
42
53
33
55
26
59
IS
63
17
65
30
53
29
57
27
59
37
51
31
56
21
61
29
58
10th
25
60
22
58
14
62
12
63
13
61
16
60
21
55
16
57
21
5$
16
57
11
60
18
55 '
Ist
114
33
122
27
111
38
115
32
.21
23
113
19
119
28
123
19
108
17
127
11
104
13
121
9
2a
54
54
52
50
39
59
33
65
39
61
47
55
42
57
41
57
71
37
49
49
31
66
44
57
Id
90
47
86
49
86
48
$4
48
84
45
85
45
86
43
84
47
90
40
88
42
84
44
93
40
4th
55
41
48
44
41
53
44
47
39
50
4S
43
43
44
36
46
59
36
46
44
38
46
46
43
Ith
48
57
45
55
37
65
26
70
31
65
49
51
46
56
42
53
55
50
49
54
29
74
43
60
6th
71
58
75
57
69
58
68
55
66
55
68
58
63
60
65
59
66
54
67
59
63
62
65
67
7th
98
106
87
110
69
123
62
126
57
127
96
96
78
115
72
108
115
92
82
no
46
143
77
121
8th
35
35
25
39
26
41
28
37
24
42
29
36
33
35
26
38
34
32
28
35
22
40
27
36
9th
32
50
30
49
25
54
21
55
26
49
30
54
32
48
28
39
42
30
48
24
52
24
53
10th
61
75
50
83
38
94
37
90
37
87
55
72
52
79
41
82
75
60
55
75
35
90
46
83
nth
39
61
31
68
21
71
20
73
15
75
26
67
30
67
26
68
57
52
29
64
16
73
29
66
Ist
91
73
75
83
62
93
61
94
63
88
72
78
81
74
73
79
116
52
79
72
62
86
78
79
2d
136
141
115
155
85
185
85
185
91
176
127
146
no
161
90
175
161
126
123
145
80
192
no
166
3d
78
82
59
89
47
111
49
103
50
97
67
84
70
90
54
95
80
79
62
90
35
115
64
90
4th
70
75
60
76
54
83
46
84
56
76
60
73
59
82
61
79
74
66
64
72
44
89
67
80
5th
15
37
13
35
9
37
10
37
10
38
9
37
12
85
12
35
19
32
10
38
9
36
13
36
6 th
107
101
89
108
70
128
65
128
63
132
86
109
89
113
70
121
96
103
86
107
56
131
71
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52
75
47
75
36
86
33
85
35
84
51
72
51
75
45
76
63
62
53
66
33
88
40
81
8th
94
111
71
124
68
128
52
141
64
124
34
109
79
119
70
127
109
90
74
119
42
168
79
117
9th
13
55
10
54
15
51
10
63
10
55
14
50
13
52
13
51
17
46
IS
47
10
53
13
61
10th
45
60
35
69
35
58
26
67
24
66
34
59
34
58
29
62
49
48
36
56
26
64
86
58
11th
14
39
12
39
8
43
7
44
8
44
9
39
10
40
8
39
15
35
10
38
6
39
10
36
1st
39
41
35
43
31
46
31
51
32
42
46
39
36
44
34
42
44
31
45
51
36
50
48
38
2d
80
78
59
92
45
110
47
103
42
100
63
87
75
85
60
91
81
82
68
91
43
99
66
93
3d
35
44
43
37
28
40
28
43
31
40
33
38
40
37
38
44
36
38
32
39
80
42
37
39 I
4th
142
111
112
126
109
143
102
143
96
138
118
118
106
130
92
132
126
121
113
126
95
143
111
131;
5th
27
48
17
46
17
47
10
49
14
48
18
48
16
47
17
44
21
48
17
47
13
49
17
43 i
6th
48
64
43
64
36
65
27
74
31
173
31
73
34
73
30
74
45
63
33
71
26
82
34
76:
7th
145
100
133
98
110
120
107
123
115
120
135
98
130
110
123
111
147
92
134
105
103
128
135
104:
8th
115
95
111
96
73
127
71
127
80
118
106
94
101
99
92
101
121
84
104
91
65
130
85
113 ,
9th
82
90
60
105
54
107
50
114
54
105
74
89
62
105
59
99
77
90
71
91
43
118
66
96
10th
74
8
76
6
75
7
75
7
76
7
74
8
74
8
75
7
76
6
75
7
76
6
75
T
11 th
11
11
12
9
6
12
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12
5
10
8
9
10
IS
9
13
10
10
9
10
0
13
11
9
Question No. 1 Question No. 2 QuesUon Na. I
The total number of votes cast in
favor of increase of indebted¬
ness was ...
21997
21334
18477
The total number of votes cast
against increase of indebted¬
ness was .
19457
18660
21488
Tlie rnajorlty of votes cast at said
Kleetioii lii favor of or uguiiibt
Increase of Indebtedness was. .In favor of 2540 In favor of 2674 Against 1011
Question No. 4 Question No. 6 Question No. I
The total number of votes cast In
favor of increase of indebted¬
ness was . 17954 17749 S2660
The total number of votes cast
against Increase of Indebted¬
ness was . 21013 21079 17248
The majority of votes cast at said
Election in favor of or against
Increase of indebtedness was..
The total number of votes cast In
favor of increase of indebted¬
ness was .
The total number of votes cast
^gainst increase of Indebted¬
ness was ...
The majority of votes cast at said
Election in favor of or against
increase of indebtedness was.. In favor of 1609 Against 386 In favor of 8311
Question No. 10 Question No. 11 Question No. 12
The total number of votes cast in
favor of increase of indebted¬
ness was ...
21401
17021
20129
The total number of votes cast
against increase of indebted¬
ness was .
18212
21981
19286
Against 3059 Against 3330 In favor of 8414
Question No. 7 Question No. 8 Question No. I
20862 19296 I4I7I
19253 19682 16344
The majority of votes cast at said
Election in favor of or against
crease of indebtedness was. .In favor of 8189 Against 4958 In favor of 1848
Witness our hands and seals this 2|d day of November, A. .D. 1912.
L. L. DAVIS.
(Seal)
A. B. REID,
(Soal)
In The Court of Quarter Sessions of
Allegheny County, Fa. I
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
ss: I
County of Allegheny, !
I, William H. Coleman. Clerk
of the Court of Quarter Ses-
<Seal) sions in and for said County j
and Commonwealth, do hereby
certify that the within and
foregoing is a just, full, true and cor- i
rect copy* of the Ordinances of Council,
Mayor’s Proclamation, proofs of pub¬
lication, form of ballot, and certihcates
of Judges of the Courts of Common
Pleas of said County, showing the re¬
sult of the election held in the City of
Pittsburgh on Tuesday, November §.
1912, for the purpose of obtaining the
assent of the electors of said City to
an increase of the indebtedness of said ,
City for the several purposes and in the j
several amounts within named, as the i
same remain on file and of record in
my office at Bonded Indebtedness No,
1, November Sessions, 1912, Bonded In- !
debtedness Docket, Vol. 11, Page 491.
Witness my hand and official seal
of said Court, at Pittsburgh, this 27th
day of November, A. D. 1912.
WILLIAM H. COLEMAN.
Clerk of Court of Quarter Ses- i
sions of Allegheny County, |
Pennsylvania.
Which was read, received and filed,
and ordered to be printed in the Uecord
In full. i
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2482. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of eighty thousand
dollars, and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide funds for the pay¬
ment of the difference between the to¬
tal cost, damages and expenses, and
the special benefits arising to property
benefited by the relocating, widening,
extending, change of grade, grading,
paving, curbing and otherwise improv- ;
ing of Warrington avenue, and provid¬
ing for the redemption of said bonds
and the payment of interest thereon.
Also
No. 2483. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of three hundred and :
ninety thousand dollars, and providing
for the issue and sale of bonds of said
City In said amount, to provide funds
for the acquirement of land for, and '
equipping and Improving of, public
playgrounds, and providing for the re- j
demption of said bonds and the pay- j
ment of interest thereon. ;
Also
No. 2484. An Ordinance au- j
thorizing and directing an increase of j
the Indebtedness of the City of Pitts- I
burgh in the sum of five thousand dol- ;
lars, and providing for the issue and
sale of bonds of said City in said I
amount, to provide funds for the pay¬
ment of the difference between the to¬
tal cost, damages and expenses, and
the special benefits arising to property
benefited by the relocating, widening,
extending, change of grade, grading,
paving, curbing and otherwise improv¬
ing of Chartiers street, and provid¬
ing for the redemption of said bonds
and the payment of interest thereon.
Also
No. 2485. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the Indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of nme thousand dol¬
lars, and providing for the issue and
sale of bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide funds for the erec¬
tion of a public bridge over Sawmill
run, in said 'City, connecting Mount
Washington with Beech view, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said bonds
and the payment of interest thereon.
Also
No. 2486. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars, and i>roviding
for the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to nrovide funds
for the reconstruction of the Sylvan
avenue bridge, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.
Also
No. 2487. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase ot
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of two hundred and
ten thousand dollars, and providing for
the issue and sale of bonds of said City
In said amount, to provide funds for
the acquirement of land for, and the
construction and equipment of, a nr*'-’
water reservoir on the North Side, aid
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.
Also
No. 2488. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of forty-four thou¬
sand dollars and providing for the
Issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
payment of the difference between the
total cost, damages and exj>enses, and
the special benefits arising to property
benefited by the relocating, widening
extending, change of grade, grading,
paving, curbing and otherwise improv¬
ing of Atherton* formerly Atlantic ave¬
nue, and providing for the redemption
of said bonds and the payment of In-
tere.st thereon.
Also
No. 2489. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an .ncrease of
the lndebtedne.ss of the City of Pltt.'^-
burgh In the sum of ninety thousand
dollars, and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City In said
amount, to provide funds for Improve- ,
ments to the municipal hospital, in¬
cluding the construction and e'^uipment
71 »4
Also
of additional buildings, and improve¬
ment of grounds, and providing for
the redemption of said bonds and the
payment of interest thereon.
Also
No. 2490. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars, and proyiatng for
the issue and sale of bonds of said '
City in said amount, to provide funds
for rebuilding and equipping the |
Market House on Diamond square, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest j
the! eon.
Also I
No. 2491. An Ordinance au- i
thorizing and directing an increase of j
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of three hundred and
thirty thousand dollars, and provid- i
ing for the issue and sale of bonds of [
said City in said amount, to provide i
funds for the improvement and exten- j
sion of the water system, including
the purchase and installation of me- |
ters, the erection, and equipnf''"^t of
structures and buildings for treatment
of water in conjunction with filtration
processes, the construction, remodelling
ard equipment of pumping stations,
the extension and improvement of the
pipe line system, and the improvement
ard e(juipment of reservoirs, and pro- i
vidtrg for the redemption of said bonds
and the payment of interest thereon.
Also
No, 2492. An Ordinance au- i
thorizing and directing an increase of '
the indebtedness of tbe City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of eight hundred and
forty thousand dollars, and providing
for the issue and sale of bonds of said i
City in said amount, to proviv.e funds j
for improvements to the City Home ;
for the poor at Marshalsea, including f
the acquisition of additional lands, the i
erection and equipment of new build- |
ings and additions to existing build¬
ings, and other improvements to said
Citv Home, and providing for the re¬
demption of said bonds and the pay- ‘
ment of interest thereon.
Also
No. 2493. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the Indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh In the sum of four hundred and
twenty thousand dollars, and providing
for the issue and sale of bonds of said
City, in saM amount, to provide funds
for the purpose of paying the expense
to the City In connection with the ab¬
olition of grade crossings over the
tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and the Baltimore & Ohio ,
Itallroad Company, including the build¬
ing of bridges and other crossings,
over ard under said tracks at T^ang,
Unmewood, Braddock and Brushton
avenues and at L-iberty avenue and
Thlrtv-lhird street, and the changing
of grades, reconstruction, and other
Improvement of streets and highways
incident thereto, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.
No. 2494. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of two hundred and
forty thousand dollars, and providing
for the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds
for purchase of fire engines and other
apparatus for the extinction of fires,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of inter¬
est thereon.
Also
No. 2495. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts-
burgli in the sum of ninety thousand
dollars, and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City In said
amount, to provide funds for the con¬
struction of municipal buildin^^s for
comfort stations, with drinking foun¬
tain. adjuncts, and the acquisition of
lands where necessary therefor, and
providing, for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.
Also
No. 2496. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
tne indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of two hundre^^ and
ten thousand dollars, and providing
for the issue and sale of bonds of said
(Mty in said amount, to provide funds
for tne payment of the difference be¬
tween the total cost, damages and ex¬
penses, and the special benefits aris¬
ing to property benefited by the re¬
locating, widening, extending, change
of grade, grading, paving, curbing, and
otherwise improving of Hamilton ave¬
nue, and providing for the redemption
of said bonds and the payment of inter¬
est thereon.
Also
No. 2497. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of one million three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
]>rovide funds for the purpose of fund¬
ing the existing unfunded indebtedness
of the City, consisting oi contractor's
claims, judgments and assessments,
arising from the opening and improve¬
ment of streets and the construction
of sewers and the acoui.sition of lands
for parks, and other floating indebted-
ross. and providing for the redemption
of said bonds and the payment of inter¬
est thereon.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. f-nrifliwi presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
, No. 2498. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for November 27th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, recetvea and flUd.
Alto
Bill No. 2399. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the employment of expert billing and
adding machine operators for tempor¬
ary employment in the office of the
City Treasurer in a number sufficient
to complete the work in connection
with the Pre-billing of Taxes for the
year 1913, for a period not to exceed
sixty (60) days from February 1,
1913.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler * Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2243. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the (Collector
of Delinquent Taxes to receive from
Mrs. Luella Hunt and Mrs. Alice Ma¬
son, the amount assessed against them
on their different properties in the
Twenty-fifth ward for tne year 1911,
together with the penalty, and to re¬
lease the amount charged for adver¬
tisement.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock. Kerr Wilkins,
Garland, McArdle Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
Also
BUI No. 2287. Resolution au-*
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer from item "Sewage
Disposal, Appropriation No. 46, $2,*
500.00, to item "Miscellaneous Service
B” Appropriation No. 46, $2,250.00, and
to Item “Equipment, Bureau of Con¬
struction, F” Appropriation No. 220,
$250.00.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A susnension of the rule to
anew the second and tnird reading'^
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
I Ayes—MeB«iR.
j Babcock Kerr Wllkint
Garland Mc.\rdle Woodburn
UosTcUr Baub
Goehring, Pre«Id«nl.
I Ayes—&
i Noee—Non®,
I Also
I BUI No. 2389. Resolution pro¬
viding that the cost of printing the
budget for the fiscal year beginning
February 1st, 1913, shall be paid from
and chargeable to Appropriation No.
I 43, item "Installation of Tax Pre-bllUng
j System, etc.. Finance Fund."
I Which was read. *
I Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
! and final passae--^ of the resolution.
; Which motion prevailed.
I And the rule having been suspended.
I the resolution w'as read a second and
I third times and finally passed b'' th
I following vote;
■ Ayes—Mossr®.
I Bubeock Kerr Wilkins
Garland Mc.\rdle Woodburn
, Hoeveler Hauh
j Goehring. PresJdeni.
Ayes—9
I Noes—None,
j Also
Bill No. 2393. Resolution au-
j thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer the sum of $3,000.00
from balance rerrtaining in Appropria¬
tion No. 47, Repairing Bridges, to Ap¬
propriation No. 34, B 15, Bureau of
I Light.
j Wh Ich was read,
Mr. Garland moved
1 A suspension of the rule to
! allow the second and third ’"'^'^ings
i and final passage of the resolution.
[ Which motion prevailed.
! And the rule having been suspended,
t the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin®
Garland McArdle ‘Woodburn
I Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, Prealdent.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
796
Also
Bill No. 2390. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer the sum of $3,000.00
from item A 1, Salaries, Appropriation
No. 16, Department of Delinquent Tax
Collector, to item, “Installation of Tax
I’re-billlng System, Preparation of
Budget Estimates and Installation of
New System of Control Accounts," Ap¬
propriation No. Finance Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Oarlaud moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—RIe.ssrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lloeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—0.
.Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2391. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer several items in Ap¬
propriation No. 220 to other items in
the same Appropriation.
'Vhich was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second' and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevaUed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
iloeveler Rauh,
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 9 .
Noes—None,
Alio
Bill No. 2394. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City So¬
licitor, upon the payment to the City
Treasurer of $39.96 by Charles T.
Pierst (being his proportionate part of
assessment made against lot V 19, pur¬
chased by said Fierst from F. C, Ty-
gard) to release the strip of ground
from any liability for the assessment
made against it in the proceedings for
the grading, paving and curbing of
Kxcelsior street.
Which was read,
Mr. GnrlnDd moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and th'rd readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
I Ayes—Messrs.
I Babcock Kerr Wllklna
j Garland McArdle Woodburn
I lloeveler Rauh.
j Goehrlng, President
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
Alto
Bill No, 2244. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of J. B. Booth for $74.30, In full
for expenses incurred in visiting va-
' rious cities while investigating the
best methods of street electric light¬
ing, and charging the same to Appro-
I priation No. 42, item. Light on Federal
street.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noea were taken, and
! being taken were
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
♦ Goehring, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2362. Resolution set-
i ting aside the sum of $5,000.00 as a
j special appropriation in the appropria¬
tions of the year 1913 as a fund to be
j used in assisting the Pittsburgh Eis¬
teddfod Association in bearing the ex-
^ penses connected with the holding of
the International Eisteddfod in this
I City and that on May 1, 1913, the May¬
or be and he is hereby directed to Issue
and the City Controller to countersign,
i a warrant in favor of W, B. Jones,
Treasurer of the Pittsburgh Eisteddfod
Association for $5,000.00 to be used for
the purposes indicated.
In Finance Committee, November
27, i912, amended by striking out the
words "on May 1, 1913, the Mayor be
and he Is hereby directed to issue and
the City Controller to countersign a
w'arrant in favor of W. B, Jones, Trea¬
surer of the Pittsburgh Eisteddfod As¬
sociation for $5,000.00, to be used for
the purposes indicated,'* and by In¬
serting in lieu thereof the words “af¬
ter May 1, 1913, the said sum shall be
paid out by the proper officer of the
City on vouchers duly executed by the
I officers of said Association as required
from time to time, to be used for the
j said purposes.'*
Whleh was raad.
Mr. Garland moved |
That the amendment of the Fi- j
nance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed. I
And the resolution, as amended and
agreed to. was read.
Mr. Garland moved ^
A eufipension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
ftnal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed. |
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and |
third times, and upon final passage I
the ayes and noes were taken, and '
being taken we|*e:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland Uaub Wood burn
Ksrr
Noes—Messrs.
Hoeveler
Goehrlng, President
Ayes-7
Noes—2
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally. I
Alao
Bill No. 2398. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City So¬
licitor to transfer the assessment
against the City and to file no lien
against the property of the Holy Inno¬
cents Church in the proceedings for
the grading and paving of Sherwood
avenue.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland stated i
That the resolution was a dup¬
licate of one that had already been
rejected in this Council, and stated that
under the rules of Council, when a bill
was indefinitely postponed, it cannot
be revived during the present Council.
The Chair read
Rule XI, of the Rules of Council as
follows: “When a motion has been
made and carried that further action
on any matter pending be indefinitely
postponed, a motion to reconsider said
action must be made at the same or at
the next subsequent meeting, and if
said motion is not then made, the mat¬
ter cannot be taken up or revived dur¬
ing the life of said Council,” and
stated that he would rule that the res¬
olution (Bill No. 2398) comes within
the meaning of that rule, and there- |
fore Is not in order.
Mr. Garland asked the Chair if that
disposes of the resolution, or whether
a motion should be made to indefinitely
postpone further action on the resolu¬
tion.
The Chair stated
That some dispo.sition should
be made of the resolution. !
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res- i
olutlon be indefinitely postponed. I
Upon which motion, the Chair or¬
dered a call of the ayes and noes, and
the ayes and noes being taken were:
Ayes— Messrs.
Babcock Hoeveler Wilklni
Garland Kauh Wood burn
Goehring, President
Noes—Messrs.
Kerr McArdle
When the name of Mr. iiniih was
called, he arose and said, “Mr. Presi¬
dent, I intend to vote ‘Aye’ on the m<i-
tion to indefinitely posti)one, as I be¬
lieve, that under the rules of Council.
I can vote no other way. I am in fa¬
vor of the resolution, but cannot see
my way clear to vote otherwise. I
therefore vote ”
Ayes—7.
Noes— is.
So the motion prevailed.
Mr. Garland also presented, with a
negative recommendation,
Bill No. 2018. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of x»-*Aes Evans for the sum of
$300.00, in payment of damages to auto¬
mobile being struck by hook and lad¬
der truck No. 13, and charging same
to Appropriation No. 42, Contingent
Fund.
Which was read..
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2395. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Collector
of Delinquent Taxes to allow an ex¬
oneration of the cost of advertising
taxes, amounting to $6.00, ard acccp*'
ing the tax delinciuent with the pen¬
alty added thereon in full payment <*f
taxes for year 1911 against proj)erty of
Agnes Caldwell.
Which was read..
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the
resolution be indefinitely posti)oned.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2371. IVtition of Oa-
puta & Bros., lessees of property lo¬
cated at 821 Webster avenue, asking
for $1,000.00, (lamage.s by loss of l)usi-
ness during the cutting of the “fliimp.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the pe¬
tition be indefinitely po.stponed.
Which motion prevailed,
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on I^ublic Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 2499. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for November
27th, 1912, transmitting several or¬
dinances to Council.
Which was read received and filed.
798
AUo
Bill No. 2136. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance extending,
opening and widening Hamilton ave¬
nue, from Fifth avenue to Lambert
i^treet, establishing the grade thereof
and providing that the cost, damages
and expenses occasioned thereby be
assessed against and collected from
properties benefited thereby.”
Which was read,
Mr. MeArUle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
. aJ n Fsa.ge of the bill.
\\’liich motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And tne bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
and agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
kM.v to law, and were;
.\yes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr AVilkins
Garland McArdle AVoodburn
lloeveler Hauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several sup¬
plements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2404. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a pub¬
lic sewer on Bradish street, from a
point about 60 feet east of South
Kleventh street to present sewer on
South Twelfth street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby."
v/hieh was read.
Mr. Me Anile moved
A sus])ension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And tbo *ii| wa.s read a second time
Rnd agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the que.stion, “Shall the bill
pa.'JS finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and \vere:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
i Hoeveler Rauh.
i Goehring, President.
I Ayes—9
I Noes—None.
And a majority of th© rotes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally,
j Also
Bill No, 2405. An Ordinance
I entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on Clemensha avenue and
Midland street, from a point about 85
feet south of Aidyl avenue to the pres¬
ent sewer on Midland street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby,”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
I AAGiich motion prevailed.
! And the bill wa.s read a second tlmo
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
I And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
■ The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes--»
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
' Bill No. 2172. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance widening Ever¬
ett street, from Frankstown avenue to
j a point 304,43 feet northwardly from
the northerly building line of Larimer
j avenue, In the Eleventh and Twelfth
I wards of the City of Pittsburgh, and
I)roviding that the cost, damages and
expenses occasioned thereby he as-
! sessed against nnd collected from
properties benefited thereby.”
Which was read.
’ Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill,
i Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
Mr. Kerr moved
I That the bill be recommitted
j to the Committee on Public Works.
I Which mot’on prevailed.
I Also
Bill No. 2089. An Ordinance
I entitled, “An Ordinance widening Dla-
799
mond street, First and Second wards,
from Smithfield street to a point 165.07
feet east of Ross street, and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed .against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby.'*
Which was read, a first time.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2500
Pittsburgh, I*a.. December 3rd, 1912.
The Council:
Gentlemen:
In answer to your request I herewith
submit a statement of the Net Council-
manic Debt stated under the decision
of Elliott against the City of Phila¬
delphia, 229 P. A. 215.
It will be observed that I give credit
against the debt for outstanding sol¬
vent claims exclusive of delinquent
taxes, as delin(iuent taxes are esti¬
mated and used in the appropriation
bill as current revenue. It would not
be fair, therefore, to use them In this
statement, although it possibly might
be done in accordance with that de¬
cision.
I have omitted from this calculation
the assessments against the City for
widening Oliver avenue, Cherry way,
Fifth avenue and other streets In the
Hump district, which in the report of
the Board of Viewers, not yet con¬
firmed, amount to $795,475.96.
It must be borne in mind that the
Viewers have not as yet reported on
the damages caused by raising the
North Side Flood streets,—those in the
West End, nor the damages caused by
the grading of the Hump district.
The cost of the improvement of West
Liberty avenue, of which the City will
be compelled to pay a very large por¬
tion, cannot be ascertained at this
time. This improvement will cost
about $500,000.00, of which sum the
City will possibly be charged with
$250,000.00.
These Contingent Liabilities, when
ascertained must be charged against
the Counciimanic Limit, as shown in
accompanying statement, and will ma¬
terially reduce, it.
The outstanding solvent claims are
composed of assessments for street
improvements open on the books in
this department. There is a risk in
these, as soriSe of them have not yet
been finally adjudicated, as appeals
are pending.
Respectfully submitted.
E. S. MORROW,
Controller.
STATEMENT OF COUNCTLMANIC
BONDED DEBT.
November 30th, 1912.
1912—
Nov. 30th — Outstanding
bonds issued without
consent of electorate.. .$13,161,300.00
Floating debt . 1,361,084.25
Cash in sinking funds..$ 708,716.18
Sinking fund invest¬
ments . 447,838.40
Outstanding solvent
claims exclusive of
delinquent taxes . 535,704.36
$ 1,692,258.94
Total .$12,830,125.31
Valuation 1912 .$746,958,383.00
Estimated valuation fur¬
nished Board of Pub¬
lic Education for 1913.. $735,000,000.00
2% of S7;I6, 958.383.00 —$14,939,167.66.
Limit under valuation 1912, $2,109,042.35
2% of $745,000,000.00 — $14,700 000.00.
Limit under estimated valuation
1913 $1,869,874.69
Also
No. 2501
Pittsburgh, Pa,, December 3rd, 1912.
Council,
City of Pittsburgh, l*a.
Gentlemen:
I have requested Mr. Beatty. Assist¬
ant City Solicitor, to prepare an or¬
dinance funding the floating debt as
it existed on November 30th, 1912. It
amounts to $1,361,084.25, and is made
up as follows:
Damages .$ 284,304.85
Amt. due Contractors . 147,567.33
Assessments against City . 757,368.53
Black judgment . 148,909.00
Int. on Black judgment,
1 yr. 8.934.54
Roger Williams . 12,500.00
Int. on Roger Williams,
2 yr. 1,500.00
$1,361,084.25
As you are aware, the City is now
liable for 6 per cent Interest on all
these claims, and I believe it would be
better policy to fund them anu order
the sale of the bonds at the same time
with the other bond issue.
At the suggestion of the Finance
Committee, 1 waited on the Fidelity
Title and Trust Company last year,
and obtained their consent for an ex¬
tension of the Black judgment for one
year, promising in the name of the
Committee that the amount w^ould be
paid somewhere about the first of .Janu¬
ary, 1913.
Tours trub%
E. S. MORROW.
Controller.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works,
Also, With a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 2385. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting unto
Louis P. Schneider and A. F. Emmon.s.
doing business as the National Shelter
Shed Company, the right to erect and
$14,522,384.25
maintain shelter sheds in the City of
I'ittsburgh.”
Which Was read.
Mr. MoArdle moved
That further action on the bill
he indefinitely postponed.
AVhlch motion prevailed.
Mr. \\ ilkiiiN presented from the
i’ommittee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys, with an affirmative recommenda¬
tion,;
No. 2502. lleport of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
lor November 27th, 1912, transmitting
sundry ijai)ers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2409. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance fixing the
width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway on Oliver avenue, from
Sniithfield street to Grant street."
was read
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
.And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
'I'he ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdlo Woodburn
Moexbder Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—fb
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2411. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance, approving and
accepting a plan of lots situated in the
Eighth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
laid out by P. llugus Heirs, and ap¬
proving and accepting Hugus place
shown therein."
Which was read,
Mr. WilkiiiH moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
ard agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
filially?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2410. Plan of lots
laid out by \\ Hugus Heirs in the
Bighth ward, and approving and ac¬
cepting the dedication of Hugus place
shown therein.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote;
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr AVllklns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—«.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 726. An Ordinance
entitled, “An (Ordinance granting unto
the ..... Company
the consent of the tMty of Pittsburgh
to the construction of its underground
railway, subject to certain terms and
conditions, and reserving to the City
of T’Htsburgh the right of purchase by
the said City."
Which was read a first time.
Mr. Hoeveler i)resentecl from the
Committee on F'iltration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2503. Reiiort of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for No¬
vember 27th, 1!H2, transmitting an or¬
dinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2407. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the jiroper officers of
tlie City of Pittsburgh, for and in be¬
half of the City, to enter into a con¬
tract with the Borough of Millvale,
granting the said City the right to lay
a tS"" main on Bridge street, from Ohio
street to the end of the Forty-third
street or Kwalt street bridge.
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings aad
final r)assage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
SOI
1
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
HoeVeler Hauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Mr. Rauh presented from the Com¬
mittee on Parks and Liibraries, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 2504. Iteport of the Com¬
mittee on Parks and I>ibraries for No¬
vember 27th, 1012. transmitting a reso¬
lution to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2408. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of C.' L. Mohuey for $365.92, in
payment for extra work done in Car¬
rousel buildings in Schenley, Grand¬
view and Riverview parks, and charg¬
ing same to Appropriation No. 153, Bu¬
reau of Parks.
Which w'as read.
Mr. Rauh moved
A suspen.sion of the rule to
allow the second and thiru readings
and final passage of the resolution. '
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspende<l,
the resolution was read a second an<l
third times, and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
. Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being tw’o-thirds of tlie
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Rauh called u\* and moved to re¬
consider the vote by which
Bill No. 2122. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance repealing an
ordinance entitled, ‘An Ordinance
widening Cherry w'ay, fr<jm Fifth ave-
nbe to Sixth avenue, in the Second
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
providing that the cost, damages and
exi)enses occasioned thereby be as¬
sessed against and collected from
properties benefited thereby, approved
November 16, 1911."
Was, in Council. Noveml)er 26 1912,
read and further action indefinitely
postponed.
Upon which motion Mr. Kniili de¬
manded a call of the ayes and noes.
and the demand having been su.staineil,
the ayes and noes were orderea to t)»*
taken, and being taken were:
Ayes—Mens r«.
Hoeveler Kerr Rauh
Noes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Woodburn
Garland Wilkins
Goehiing, President.
Ayei-3
Noes—6
And there not being a mu.lority of
the votes of Council in the affirmative,
the motion did not pre.vail.
Mr. Gnriaiiil presented
No. 2505. Resolution reejuest-
ing the Mayor to return to (h>uneil
without action thereon, for further
consideration, Bill No, 2345, .\n Ordi¬
nance authorizing the Mayor to exe¬
cute and deliver a deed reciuiveyinK
to Hill Burgwin two lots of ground in
the Sixteenth, formerly Twenty-sev¬
enth ward, bought in by the City at
Sheriff’s sale, ori i)ayment into the (.’it.v
Treasury, of assessment, together with
interest thereon.
Which was read.
Mr. Gurlaiiil moved
The adoption of tlie resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill No. 2345. An (.)rdi nance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
the Mayor to execute, and deliver a
deed reconveying to Hill Burgwin two
lots of ground in the 8ixte(*ntii, former¬
ly Twenty-seventh w'ard, bought in by
the City at Sheriff’s sale on payment
into the City Treasury of asscs.sment.
together with interest thereon."
In Council, Nov. 26, 1912, Rule sus¬
pended, bill read three times and finally
passed.
Which w'as read.
Mr. Garland moved
To reconsider the vote by
wliich the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
W'hich mcRion prevaile<i.
And the question recurring “Shall
the bill be read a second and thiid
times and finally jiassed?"
'I’he motion diil not prevail.
Mr. Cfiirlaiid moved
That further action on the bilT
be indefinitely i»ostponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr, ll»l>eo<k presented
No. 2506. Resolution itMjuest-
ing the Mayor to return to Council,
without action thereon for the puri>ose
of amendment, Bill No. 2336, An Or¬
dinance creating the position of Lieu¬
tenant of Motor Cycle Squa<l and Police
Motor I'atrol in the Bureau of Police.
Department of I’ublic Safety. an<l fix¬
ing his salary.
Which was read.
Mr. liiilioock moved
The adoi>tioti of the resolution
Which motion prevailed.
802
And the Mayor having returned,
without action thereon,
Bill No. 2336. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance creating the
l-osition of Lieutenant of Motor Cycle
Squad and 3'dice Motor Patrol in the
Bureau of Police, Department of Pub¬
lic Safety, and fixing his salary.'
Ill Council, November 26. 1912, Rule
suyt»ei.ded, bill read three times and
Hr ally pas.sed.
Which was read.
Mr. k moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
.And the (juestion recurring, '*Shall
the hill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Hnbcoek moved
To amend the bill in section
1 by striking out the words “$1,500.00
per annum" and by inserting in lieu
thereof the words “$117.10 5/12 per
morth."
Which motion prevailed.
.And the bill, as read a second time
ard amended, was agreed to, and was
Ink! over for reprinting.
Air. .Mc.Vrdie presented
No. 2507
Whereas, The Maine Memorial Asso¬
ciation, composed of the local mem-
heis of the Sjjanish War A>terans and
the American Veterans of Foreign Ser¬
vice. secured certain i>ortions of the
wreck of the Battleship “Maine;" and
Whereas, It is proposed to erect said
portion.s at a suitable location within
the City in Cfjmmemoration of the ser¬
vices of certain Ihttsburgh citizens*
ard
Whereas, The said Maine Memorial
.A.«sooiation has declared its intention
and purpose to raise by public subscrip¬
tion the sum of $25,000 with which to
meet the expense of designing and
erecting said memorial, and has adopt¬
ed a policy which assures that no part
i»f the money subscribed to this ])ur-
i»ose shall he paid to any one solicit¬
ing same: therefore, he it
liosolved. That the Council of the
("ity of Pittsburgh, having encouraged
the United States Crovernment to do¬
nate the relic referred to by transport-
irg same to this City, does hereby com-
mer<l the said Association in its efforts
fo the sum referred to and he-
<"C!ik for it the favorable considera¬
tion of all our citizens.
Which was read.
Mr. llrAnlle moved
The adoption of the resolution.
AVhich motion prevailed.
Mr. Rniih presented
No. 2508. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a w'arrant in favor
of Taa.ao T\ .Tackson for ipl.OOO.OO, in
payment for injuries received by be¬
ing struck by an auto police patrol.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Iliiheoek moved
That Mr. Wilkins be excused
for absence from Committee meetings
on November 13th, 1912.
AVhich motion prevailed.
Mr. W<iodbiira presented
No. 2509. AVhereas, More than
two years ago the people authorized
the erection of a City Hall and at a
recent election voted against the prop¬
osition to i)urchase ground, thus ne¬
cessitating the use of the present site
on i:?mithfield street or a location on
property owned by the City; and
AA'horeas, Further delay in carrying
out the wish or effort to circumvent
the will of the people should be de¬
cried; therefore, he it
Resolved, That the Committee on
City Hall Site he directed to investi¬
gate and report ui)on the feasibility of
that acreage in and belonging to the
City of Pittsburgh, hounded by Fed¬
eral, Moody, Burd ard Stobo streets, as
a site for a new city hall; and be it
further
Re.'jolved, That a copy of this resolu¬
tion be furnished the City Planning
ommission with the re(iuest that It
should consider and report upon this
lo(*ation.
AVhich was read.
Mr. Woodlnii'ii moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Upon which motion Mr. Kerr de¬
manded a call of the ayes and noes,
a.nd the demand having been sustained,
the ayes and noes were ordered to be
taken, and being taken were:
Ayes—Me.ssrs. ''
AA'ilklna Woodburn
Goehring, President,
Noc.s—Ale.ssrs.
Babcock Hocveler McArdlc
Garland Kerr Ibiuh
When the name of Mr. Iloeveler was
called, he arose and said,
“T will not vote for the resolu¬
tion, as Us inefficiency is so apparent
that it is unworthy of consideration.
The object should be to conserve en¬
ergy wherever jios.^sihle, and the public
Will shortly appreciate that it is to the
advantage of the taxpayer to consoli¬
date the business of the county and the
('’ity so that the individual having pub¬
lic business can go to one point and
get any information he may be seek¬
ing without unnecessary loss of time.
T therefore, vote ‘No.’ "
.Avfis—3
N(>e,s—6
.And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the negative, the resolu¬
tion was rejected.
Air. Kerr presented
No. 2510. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the .Janitors at the differ¬
ent Police Stations in the ..department
of Public Safety and providing for the
T»aynient of the .same!
AA'hioh was read, and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chnir declared
Council adjourned.
Vol. XXXXVI
Tuesday, December 10, 1912.
No. 93
I
iHuitirijial Srrnrii
COUNCIL
JOHN M. QOEHRINQ.Pr«»M«ni
B. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARK..Atfllitant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 10th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoe reier Kaub
Qoehring. Presldsnt.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of
previous meeting would be dispensed with
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 2511. Communication from
Committee representing the Chief’s
Drivers, asking that the position of the
Chief's Drivers in the Bureau of Fire
be made a creative one.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2512. Communication from
Taylor Allderdice relative to the erec¬
tion of a shelter house at Forbes and
Shady avenues.
Also
No. 2513. Communication from
the Sheraden Board of Trade and oth¬
ers relative to the Corliss Street Im¬
provement.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mn Garland presented
No. 2514. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars, and provid¬
ing for the issue and sale of bonds
of said City in said amount, to provide
funds for the purchase of fire engines
and other apparatus for the extinction
of fires, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment
of interest thereon.
Also
No. 2515. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of one million three
hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale
of bonds of said City in said amount,
to provide funds for the improvement
and extension of the water system,
including the purchase and installation
of meters, the erection and equipment
of structures and buildings for treat¬
ment of water in conjunction with fil¬
tration processes, the construction, re¬
modeling and equipment of pumping
stations, the extension and improve¬
ment of the pipe line system, and the
improvement and equipment of reser¬
voirs, and providing for the redemption
of said bonds and the payment of in¬
terest thereon.
AliO
No. 2516. Whereas, The City
of Pittsburgh proposes to purchase ad¬
ditional land in connection with the
improvements to be made at Marshal-
sea; and
Whereas, The City has acquired op¬
tions on portions of the ground to be
acquired for this purpose and it may
be necessary to secure additional lands
by purchase or condemnation, and it
is desired to ascertain the fair value
of such lands; now, therefore, be It
Resolved, That the members of the
Real Estate Board, who constitute the
Board of Appraisers of that organiza¬
tion, be and they are hereby author¬
ized and directed to appraise the vari¬
ous properties on which the City now
holds options, adjacent to the present
properties at Marshalsea. and such
other properties as may be consid¬
ered by the Department of Charities,
necessary and essential in connection
with this improvement; the said Board
of Appraisers to be paid out of the
Contingent Fund of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, being Appropriation No. 42.
AUo
No. 2517. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the City Controller
to transfer the sum of $1,500.00 from
item C, Supplies, Appropriation No. 220,
to item E, Repairs, Appropriation No.
220; the sum of $1,500.00 from item D,
Materials, Appropriation No. 220, to
item B, Equipment, Appropriation No.
22; and the sum of $2,500.00 from item
F, Equipment, Appropriation No, 22,
to item P, Equipment, Appropriation
No. 220.
Also
T No. 2518. Resolved, That ■ the
City Controller be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to transfer the
following amounts in Appropriation
No. 220, as follows:' ‘
Prom the Department of Chari¬
ties, North Side Home, Code C,
$500.00,
To Code D.. . ..$350.00
. . To Code E. 150.00
From Bureau of .Construction,
Code n, $700.00,
^ To. Code E.$100.00
To Code P...■_ 600.00
From Bureau of Viewers. Code
• C, $15.00 to Code E'..$ 15.00
From North Side Light Plant,
Code F,. $600.00 to Code E..... $600.00
Prom North Side Light Plant,
Code F, Appropriation No. 220,
$200.00, to Code B, Appropria¬
tion No. 34.$200.00
From Code C, Department of Charities,
Appropriation No. 220, the sum of
$3,500.60 to be set aside to apply on
the contract for the furnishing of
fuel to the Pittsburgh City Home and
^ Hospitals.
Also . .
• No. .2519. . An Ordinance in¬
creasing the salaries of the Inspectors
in the Bureau of Construction, Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Also
No. 2520. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of H. K. Beatty, M. D., for the sum of
$44.00, in payment of expenses incurred
attending meeting of the House Con¬
vention in Philadelphia during the
month of November, and charging the !
same to Appropriation No. 42, Conting- I
ent Fund. I
Almo ' I
No. 2521. Resolution author- I
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor I
of Mrs. Alexander Schneider for $26.00, I
refunding sewer assessment paid in er- •
ror, and charging the same to Appro- '
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2522. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the are lamp repairman
at the North Side Light Plant.
Also
» No. 2523. Resolution directing
the City Solicitor to prepare and pre¬
sent ordinances for the purchase of the
following pieces of property at the
prices shown, for playground purposes: i
McKnight site, North Side, at
price not to exceed.$ 40,000.00
M. Diebold & Taylor Estate,
site in West End, price not
to exceed . 108,280.00
Troy Hill site, German Evan¬
gelical Church, price not to
exceed .
Elizabeth Voltz property,
price not to exceed....
John Voltz property, price
not to exceed.
Soho Run site, price not to
exceed .
Warrington avenue site. No. 2,
price not to exceed .
Also
No. 2524. Resolved, That Reso¬
lution No. 225, repealing Resolution
No. 206, directing the Mayor to issue
and the Controller to countersign a
warrant In favor of the City Solicitor,
recorded in Resolution Book, Volume
2, page 14$, shall be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Also
No. 2525. Resolution author¬
izing and directing the City Control¬
ler to transfer $9,100.00 from item “Ma¬
terials. Asphalt Plant," Appropriation
No. 220, to item “Salaries, Skilled La¬
bor, A-3,“ Repairing Highways, $5,-
100.00, and $4,000.00 to item “Salaries,
Ordinary Labor, A-4,” Repairing High¬
ways, Appropriation No, 30, Bureau of
Highways and Sewers, for the puroose
of providing for the payment of the
cost incurred in repairs to highways.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2526. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of McCurdy May Co. for the sum of
$455.19, for repairing automobile of the
Bureau of Police, and charging the
same to item E, Repairs, Involving La¬
bor Furnished by Contractor, Appro¬
priation No. 22, Bureau of Police.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 2527. An Ordinance grant¬
ing the consent of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to the owners of property abut¬
ting on Grace street or avenue, from
Oakwood street to Allison street, to
grade, pave and curb the same at their
own expense.
W'hich was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No. 2528. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Vito Magloni for fourteen days’ time
at $1.75 per day on account of injuries
received as laborer in Highland park,
and charging the same to Appropria¬
tion No. 36, Parks.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Parks and Libraries.
Also
No. 2529. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
13,500,00
3,000.60
4,500.00
80,750.00
71,550.00
806
of Drs. Allen M. Kerr and F. B. Ed-
liiundson for the amount of their war¬
rants for 2 months, amounting to
$100.00 per month each, on account of
absence from duty by reason of con¬
tracting Scarlet fever, in the discharge
of their duties as school medical in¬
spectors, and charging same to Appro¬
priation No. 163, School Medical Inspec¬
tion, salaries.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 2530. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller to
transfer the following sums from Ap¬
propriation No. 31, Bureau of City Pro¬
perty:
From item, "Lighting Public
Buildings, C," Appropriation
No. 31...$1,500.00
From item, "Salaries, Ordinary
Labor, A 4," Comfort Houses,
Appropriation No. 31,. 400.00
11,900.00
To Item. "Salaries, Temporary
Employes, A 2," Appropria¬
tion No. 29, .$ 500.00
To item "Salaries, Ordinary La¬
bor, A 4," North Side Market,
Appropriation No. 31, ..._ 1,000.00
To item, "Repairs, Weigh
Scales, E," Appropriation No.
220. 400.00
■ . $1,900.00
Alio
No. 2531. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the employment of 2 Tempor¬
ary Draftsmen in the Bureau of Sur¬
veys, and providing for the payment of
their salaries.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
AUo
No. 2532. Petition of business
concerns adjaceht to the building oc¬
cupied by the Pioneer Motor. Car
Company for an investigation of the
numerous fires in the building occu¬
pied by said Company.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. Kerr presented >
No. 2633. Resolved, That the i
members of the Senate and the House (
of Representatives be requested to j
pass an Act, entitled, "An Act author¬
izing cities of the second class in this |
Commonwealth to issue notes in an- ;
ticipation of the sale of corporate I
bonds, duly authorized at time such '
notes are issued." |
Also I
No. 2534. Resolution authoriz- I
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Mrs. Josephine L. Vogt for the sum
of $100.00, in payment in full for in¬
juries received by reason of the dan¬
gerous. and defective condition of the
boardwalk on Camfield avenue. Eigh¬
teenth ward, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
W'hich were read and referred to the
Committee' on Finance.
AUo
No. 2535. An Ordinance pro¬
hibiting automobiles from being oper¬
ated on City streets with bright, glar¬
ing head-lights, and providing a pen¬
alty therefor,
■ Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public -Safety.
Mr. McArdie presented
No, 2536, Communication from
Samuel McMullen asking that a water
plug and a fire alarm box be placed at
Shlras avenue and Candace street,
Nineteenth ward.
^Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 2537. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc-
toion of a public sewer on Mattern
street, from a point about'20 feet south
of Halsey place to Marshall avenue,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2538. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and award
a contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of a public sewer on private
property of the City of Pittsburgh, C.
W. Jones, and the Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company, from Grant boulevard
to the south track of the P. R. R., and
authorizing' the setting aside of the
sum of forty-eight hundred ($4,800.00)
dollars from balance in Appropriation
No. 37, item "Retaining Walls and Side¬
walks," for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
AUo
No. 2539. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the appointment of 35 ma¬
trons in the-Bureau of Fire, and fixing
the salaries therefor.
Also
No. 2540. An Ordinance in¬
creasing the salaries for certain posi¬
tions in the Bureau of Water.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Wilkins presented
• No. 2541. Petition for the re¬
location on the old lines of that por¬
tion of Louisa street, from Atwood
street to Boquet street, under another
name.
\vaiCh was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Woodburn presented
No. 2542. Petition of Chief En¬
gineer and Assistant Engineers, North
Side Light Plant, asking for an increase
in salary and that the Assistant En¬
gineers be paid on a per diem basis.
Also
No. 2543. An Ordinance fixing
the salaries of the surgeons in the De¬
partment of Public Safety.
Also
No. 2544. Petition of Fire Hy¬
drant Inspectors^ Bureau of Water, for
an increase in salary from $2.75 to $3.00
per day.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2545. Communication from
A. A. Scholze asking permission to con*
struct an underground passage-way
under Exchange alley, connecting the
buildings facing Liberty avenue, used
by the Ft. Pitt Hotel Co., as store rooms
and laundry, with the Ft. Pitt Hotel
buildings.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
The Chair presented
No. 2546. Communication from
the South Pittsburgh Board of Trade
enclosing copy of resolutions adopted
by said Board of Trade endorsing the
action of Council in the appointment
of a committee to confer with Messrs.
D. T. Watson and C. Elmer Brown rela¬
tive to the street car situation in the
City of Pittsburgh.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2547. Communication from
G. W. Allyn asking Council to advise
him what the City intends to do rela¬
tive to the opening of Morewood ave¬
nue.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Also
No* 2548. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of the Dravo Contracting Company for
$10,401.60, in payment of claim for ex¬
tra work on contract for building three
main piers for the North Side Point
bridge crossing the Allegheny river,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 150.
Also
No. 2549. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Butter and Egg Ex¬
change relative to a hearing to be
given non-residents of the State who
are gatherers and hucksters of coun¬
try produce, and who market their
stock on the wharves and in the rail¬
road yards in the City of Pittsburgh.
Also
No. 2550. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the Issuing of a warrant in favor
of Margaret A. Fitzpatrick In the sum
of $. in full settlement of
any damage and any right to damage
that she may have against the City
of Pittsburgh, for, upon, or by reason
of damages to her property caused by
the opening and change of grade of
Atherton avenue, and caused by the
erection of a bridge connecting Ather¬
ton avenue on the south side of the pro¬
perty of the Pittsburgh Junction Rail¬
road Company with Atherton avenue on
the north side of the property of the
Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Company;
said sum of $.to be paid to said
Margaret A. Fitzpatrick upon her ex¬
ecuting a general release for all de¬
mands against the City of Pittsburgh,
for, upon or by reason of the facts
above mentioned, and charging same to
Appropriation No. ..
Also
No. 2551. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of M. A. Shapira in the sum of $1,000.00,
in full settlement of all claims for
damages by reason of being run down
by a City automobile which severely
injured him, and charging the same
to Appropriation No. 42.
Also
No. 2552. Petition for increase
of wages of drivers for Chiefs in the
Bureau of Fire.
Also
No. 2553. Petition for Increase
of wages of employes in the Depart¬
ment of Water Assessors.
Also
No. 2554. Communication from
J. P. Reed submitting property on
Crispen street. North Side, for play¬
ground purposes.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2555. Communication from
J. M. Searle, Chief, Division of Smoke
Inspection, transmitting report of said
division for the month ending Novem¬
ber 30th, 1912.
Which was read, received and filed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 2336. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance creating the
position of Lieutenant of Motor Cycle
Squad and Police Motor Patrol in the
Bureau of Police, Department of Pub¬
lic Safety, and fixing his salary.”
In Council, December 3rd, 1912, Re¬
called from the Mayor, vote reconsid¬
ered by which the bill was read a sec-
and and third times and finally passed,
and bill amended by striking out the
words “$1,500 per annum” and by in¬
serting the words $117.10-5/12 per
month,” and as amended agreed to on
second reading and laid over for re¬
printing.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the bill be laid on the ta¬
ble for one week.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2089. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance widening Dia¬
mond street. First and Second wards,
from Smithfield street to a point 165.07
feet east of Ross street, and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby.”
In Council, December 3rd, 1912, bill
read a first time.
Which was read, and bill laid over
for the present.
The Chair presented
Pittsburgh, Pa„ December 9, 1912.
No. 2556
To the Committee on Public Works.
Gentlemen:
In reply to your request for an opin¬
ion as to whether or not passage of Bill
No. 2089, that being an Ordinance wid¬
ening Diamond street, would Impair the
waivers given by property owners in
the hump district, releasing the City
from liability for damages arising from
the change of grade necessitated by
said improvement, I am of the opinion
that if such ordinance is passed it will
not affect the validity of any waivers
given.
I am Informed by Mr. Gelston, Super¬
intendent of the Bureau of Surveys,
that all of the persons who signed
waivers, with two exceptions, expressly
stipulated that if the City widened any
of the streets affected by the change
of grade that such widening would not
impair the stipulation waiving damages
for change of grade.
It seems also that the persons own¬
ing property on Diamond street, who
waived damages for change of grade,
also expressly agreed that the widen¬
ing of any of the streets would not im¬
pair such waivers.
I believe this answers the question
which you submitted to me.
Yours very truly,
LEE C. BEATTY,
Asst. City Solicitor.
Which was read, received and filed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garlnntl presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 2557. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for December 4th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which wa.s read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2240, Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Andrew Shaul for $11.59,
time lost by reason of injuries received
while engaged in the performance of
his duties as oiler at the Brilliant
Pumping Station, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 32, Bureau
of Water.
Which was read.
Mr., Garland moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdIo Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng. President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And th€^e being two-thirds of the
votes of council In the aOlrniAUvs, the
resolution passed finally.
I Also
Bill No. 2402. Resolution au-
; thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
I favor of Frank Yokel in the sum of
I $1,300,00, in full settlement of all claims
and damages to his property located
! at No. 67 Geyer road. North Side, by
j slipping of said Geyer road, and charg-
I ing the same to Appropriation No. 42,
I Contingent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, December
4, 1912, Amended by striking out “$!,-
300.00” and by inserting in lieu thereof
“$994.00,” and as amended returned to
Council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution, as amended and
agreed, to, was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2397. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Collector of
Delinquent Taxes to make an abate¬
ment of the cost of advertising the
water rents on property of Anna Laura
Muir, situated in the Twentieth ward
(which became delinquent through an
error of the Board of Water Assessors)
and to accept said water rent, less the
cost of advertising in full of said rent,
together with penalty thereon.
Which wag read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodbura
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2442. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer the sum of $50.00
from item “Repairs, E” Municipal Hall,
Appropriation No. 220, to item,, “Ma¬
terials, D” Municipal Hall, same appro¬
priation.
Which was read.
Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final ’passage of the resolution.
M hich motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
t bird times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Wood burn
Hoeveler Rauh.
* Goehring. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2482, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and. directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of eighty thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City, in said amount, to
provide funds for thoi payment of the
difference between the total cost, dam¬
ages and expenses, and the special ben¬
efits arising to property benefited by
the relocating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise improving of War¬
rington avenue, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.*'
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bin No. 2483. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of three hundred and ninety thou¬
sand dollars, and providing for the is¬
sue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
acquirement of land for, and equipping
and improving of pul)lic playgrounds,
and providing for the redomptioTi of
.said bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
■ Which was read a first time,
i Also
' Bill No. 2484. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
I and directing an increase of the in¬
i' debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
I the sum of five thousand dollars, and
I providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the payment of the
difference between the total cost, dam-
j ages and expense)S, and the special
■ benefits arising to property benefited
by the relocating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise improving of Char-
tiers street, and providing for the re-
d«<mption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
AUo
Bill No, 2485. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of nine thousand dollars, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the erection of a pub¬
lic bridge over Sawmill run, in said
City ' connecting Mount Washington
with Beechview, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
AUo
Bill No. 2486, An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and dire/;ting an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
reconstruction of the Sylvan avenue
bridge, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
Interest thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No, 2487, An Ordinance
entitlejd, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of two hundred and ten
thousand dollars, and providing for the
Issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
acquirement of land for, and the con¬
struction and equipment of, a new
water resewvoir on the North Side, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also ^
Bill No. 2488. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh,
in the sum of forty-four thousand dol¬
lars. and providing for the issue and
said of bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide funds for the pay¬
ment of the difference between the to¬
tal cost, damages and expenses, and the
810
special benefits arising to property ben¬
efited by the relocating, widening, ex¬
tending, change of grade, grading, pav¬
ing, curbing and otherwise Improving
of Atherton, formerly Atlantic ave¬
nue, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
interest thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 2489. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of ninety thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale
of bonds of said City, in said amount,
to provide funds for improvements to
the municipal hospital, including the
construction and equipment of addi¬
tional buildings, and improvement of
grounds, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
interest thereon,”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 2493. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of four hundred and twenty
thousand dollars and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
purpose of paying the expense to the
City in connection with the abolition
of grade crossings over the tracks of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company, including the building of
bridges and other crossings, over and
under said tracks at Lang, Homewood,
Braddock and Brushton avenues, and
at Liberty avenue and Thirty-third
street, and the changing of grades, re¬
construction, and other improvement of
streets and highways Incident thereto,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 2495. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘‘An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an Increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of ninety thousand dollars, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the construction of
municipal buildings for comfort sta¬
tions, with drinking fountains adjuncts,
and the acquisition of lands where nec¬
essary therefor, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 2496. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of two hundred and ten thou¬
sand dollars, and providing for the is¬
sue and sale of bonds of said City In
said amount, to provide funds for the
payment of the difference between the
total cost, damages and expenses, and
the special benefits arising to property
benefited by the relocating, widening,
extending, changei of grade, grading,
paving, curbing, and otherwise improv¬
ing of Hamilton avenue, and providing
for the redemption of said bonds and
the payment of interest thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 2497. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘‘An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of one million three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars and provid-
iing for the issue and sale of bonds of
said City in said amount, to provide
funds for the purpose of funding the
existing unfunded indebtedness of the
City, consisting of contractor's claims,
judgments and assessments, arising
from the opening and improvement of
streets and the construction of sewers
and the acquisition of lands for parks,
and other floating indebtedness, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of Interest
thereon.”
Which was read a first time.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 2.346, Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the Collector of
Delinquent Taxes to allow an abate¬
ment of the amount charged for adver¬
tising delinquent taxes assessed
against the Currey Estate In the Ninth
ward, and‘Charging the same to the
City of Pittsburgh, and to allow Mrs.
Anna Heilman, to pay said tax at Its
face, together with the penalty of 5
per cent.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
AUo
Bill No. 2289. Resolution au-
torizing and directing the Collector of
Delinquent Taxes to allow Julius Ad¬
ler to pay the water rent assessed
against property on Sheffield street, In
the Twenty-first ward, together with
the penalty, and to remit the cost of
advertising.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. MeArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an affirm¬
ative recommendation,
No. 2658. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for December
4th, 1912, transmitting sundry ordi¬
nances to Council.
Which was read, recelvad and HIM.
Also
Bill No. 2172. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance widening Ev-
erett street, from Frankstown avenue
to a point 304.43 feet northwesterly
from the northerly building line of
Larimer street, in the Eleventh and
Twelfth wards of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from -properties benefited there¬
by.”
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 9.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally. In accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2451, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on Ridgway street and
Rust alley, from a point about 600 feet
southwest of Rust alley to present
sewer on Rust alley, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be asse.ssed against and collected
from property specially beneifited there¬
by.”
Which wa* r«ad.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
'The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2453. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works, to advertise for and award a
contract or contracts for the construc¬
tion of concrete steps and foot-bridge
on private property of the B. &. 0.
Railroad Company connecting Bluff
street, at or near Marion street with
Second avenue, and authorizing the
setting aside of $5,500.00 from balance
in Appropriation No. 47, Repairing
bridges, for the payment of the same."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill, was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilklns-
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
AUa
Bill No. 2452. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in fa¬
vor of the Barber Asphalt Paving
Company for $27.81, for extra work in
repaving Ellsworth avenuej, from Co¬
lonial place to College avenue, and
charging same to Appropriation No. 37,
Repaving.
Which was read,
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken, were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—f>
Noes—None.
812
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally,
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
• Bi’; No. 2293. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting to Ed¬
ward Jay Allen, his heirs and assigns,
the right t'? construct and maintain a
projection ,r bay over part of Straw¬
berry way, -n the Second ward of the
City of rii. •--jhurgh.’'
Which w.i . read.
Mr. moved
Th^-i further action of the bill
be indefinitidy postponed.
Which ir.;>tion prevailed.
Mr. IIoHfeler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and AVater,
with an aAirmative recommendation,
No 2559. Report of the Com¬
mittee on i iitration and Water for De¬
cember 4th, 1912, transmitting an or¬
dinance to ouncil.
Which wj» read, received and filed.
Also
Bil' No. 2444. An Ordinance
entitled, “.-^n Ordinance providing for
the making, of a contract or contracts
for the fu::;ishipg and greeting of an
‘Oil Storagoi and Distributing System
ard Appurtenances* at the Mission
Street Pumping Station.”
Which wji** read,
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
lcr.v the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pnsfi finally?'*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2560
Whereas, Under the provisions of the
Act of Assembly of April 22, 1907 (P. L.
96) street railways companies are
vested wit powe^ to engage in the ex¬
press business: and
AVhereas, The street railway com¬
panies in the City of Pittsburgh have
not generally exercised such powers,
nor have any of them received authori¬
ty of Council therefore; and,
Whereas, Tt is deemed advisable to
appoint a special committee of Council
for the purpose of conferring with the
officials of the street railways com¬
panies, for the purpose of providing
for the street railway companies en¬
gaging in the express business, and
conferring the necessary authority un¬
der proper rules and regulations; Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That a committee of three
persons be ai)])ointefl, as a special com¬
mittee of Council, to confer with the
officials of the street railways com¬
panies, for the purpose of determining
the advisability of having the street
railway companies engage in the ex¬
press business, under the Act of As¬
sembly aforesaid; arid to this end, said
committee shall have power to con¬
sider the proper rules and regulations
for the conduct of such business, and
the question of sidings Into warehous¬
es, and other places of business in the
City, and to report recommendations to
Council.
\Vh ich wa'^ rend
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Kerr moved
That the motion be laid on the
table.
Which motion did not prevail.
And the question recurring on the
adoption of the resolution, Mr. Kerr de¬
manded a call of the ayes and noes,
and the demand having been sustained,
and the ayes and noes were ordered to
be taken, and being taken were:
Ayes - Messrs.
Qnrlsinrl Ranh Woodburn
Hoeveler Wilkin
Goehrlng, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Bftbeoek Kerr McArdle
Ayes—6
Noes—8
So the motion prevailed.
And the Chair appointed as members
of said special committee, Messrs. Gar-
land) Babcock and Woodburn.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 2661
Resolved, That the Superintendent of
City Property be, and is hereby directed
to obtain an accurate list of all prop¬
erties owned by the City of Pittsburgh,
and that the Bureau of Surveys he, and
it is hereby directed to prepare a plot
of such properties for said Superintend¬
ent of City Property showing the size,
location and dimensions of the same to¬
gether with the purpose for which the
same are used.
Resolved Further, That said Super¬
intendent of City Property keeps rec¬
ords showing how said City obtained
title to such property, and that the De¬
partment of Law furnish him such as¬
sistance for this purpose as shall be
necessary,
818
Resolved Further, That hereafter
when any property of the City is pro¬
posed to be purchased by any persons
whatsoever, that the City Clerk be, and
Is hereby directed to transmit forth¬
with upon the introduction of such or¬
dinance— a. copy of the same to the
Superintendent of the Bureau of City
Property^ and the said Superintendent
shall ascertain from the Department of
Law the right of the City to sell the
same, and what liens and encum¬
brances or conditions (if any) are at-
taced to the right of the City to dis¬
pose of the same.
Resolved Further, That the Directors
of each of the Departments of the City
be, and they are hereby instructed to
co-operate with the Superintendent of
City Property for the purpose of secur¬
ing such list.
Which was read,
Mr. Hoeveler moveld
The adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the resolution be referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2562
Whereas, The citizens of that part of
the Nineteenth ward, known as Beech-
view, are most anxious to have a bet¬
ter roadway to the downtown part of
the City; and
Whereas, Crane avenue and Quay
street could be improved at small ex¬
pense to the City; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the i:)epartment of
Public Works be requested to furnish
an estimate of the cost of opening and
improving a street fifty (50) feet wide
along the lines of Quay street and
Crane avenue, from Warrington ave¬
nue to the City line.
Which was read.
Mr, McArdle moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed,
I Mr. Kerr presented
I No. 2563. Resoluti<.m request-
i ing the Department of Public Works to
! make an investigation of the south
i shore of the Monongahela river, be-
; tween South First and South Twenty-
I third streets for the purpose of build-
1 ing a landing, and to furiii.sh Council
with an estimated cost of the same.
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
■ The adoption of the resolution,
j Which motion prrevailed.
Also
No. 2564. Resolutio;’, authoriz-
* ing and directing the Committee, having
I in charge the selection of a ;ite for the
I new municipal building, to have plans
j prepared for the erection of a building
on the present site of Municipal Hall,
I of sufficient capacity to hv':>use for 25
I years all the City Departments with
the exception of the Bureau of Police,
! which shall occupy the : nil ding at
[ present occupied by the Dej.artment of
t Public Safety, and to report the same
! to Council at jthe earliest possible date.
Which was read.
Mr, Kerr moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the resolution he referred
to the Committee on Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Cbalr declared
Council adjourned.
814
P^nittcipl lltrc rt.
Proceedings of the Council of ih City of Pittsburgh.
Vol. XXXXVI. Tuesday, December 17, 1912. No. 94
iHuttirt:pal iRrmrlt
COUNCIL
JOHN M. aOEHRINO ..Pr«ild«ni
E. J. MARTIN.City Cl«rk
ROBERT CLARK..A«»Ut»nt City CUrk
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 17th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Measre.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin*
Qarland McArdle Woodbura
Boereler Haub
Goehring, President,
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions. the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2565. Communication
signed by E. M. West, R. A. Hays, E.
Culver, P. A, Usher and George Wln-
sor, representing the produce inter¬
ests of Pittsburgh, requesting that the
matter of charging transient license
fee for selling on the wharves of the
City be re-opened, reconsidered, and
referred back to the Department of
Law for further consideration.
Also
No. 2566. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the two Counter Clerks
In the Department of City Controller.
Also
No. 2567. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing an Increase of
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of four hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, and providing
for the Issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds
for improvements to the City Home
for the Poor at Marshalsea, Including
the acquisition of additional lands, the
erection and equipment of new build¬
ings and additions to existing build¬
ings, and other improvements to said
City Home, and providing for the re¬
demption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of Interest thereon.
Also
No. 2568. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract or
contracts for furnishing fuel for Bril¬
liant Pumping Station, Ross Pumping
Station Herron Hill Pumping Station,
Garfield Pumping Station, Lincoln
Pumping Station, Montrose Pumping
Station, River Avenue Pumping Sta¬
tion, Howard Street Pumping Station,
Troy Hill Pumping Station, Mission
Street Pumping Station. Hill Pumping
Station, Pittsburgh City Home and
Hospitals at Marshalsea North Side
City Home at Warner Station, and the
North Side Light Plant,
Also
No. 2569. Resolution author¬
izing the Citv Controller to transfer
the sum of $8,900.00 from Code C, Bu¬
reau of Water, Appropriation No. 220,
to apply on the contracts for furnish¬
ing fuel as follows:
Mission Street Pumping Station,
. $4,000.00
Howard Street Pumping Station
. 2,500.00
River Avenue Pumping Station
.. 400.00
Montrose Pumping Station... 2,000.00
Also
No. 2570. Resolution author¬
izing the City Controller to make
.i_^1* _ t .. A __
transfers in Appropriation No. 220:
From Bureau of City Property:
Wharves and Landings, Code
E .$300:00
Adams Market, Code E. 200.00
Diamond Market. Code C- 500.00
N. S. Buildings and Grounds,
Code C . 700.00
N. S. Market, Code E. 60.00
To:
Municipal Hall, Code C. 300.00
Diamond Market, Code E. 750.00
Diamond Market, Code F. 300 00
N. S. Market, Code F. 50.00
Buildings and Grounds, Code
F . 360.00
Also
From Bureau of Highways and Sew¬
ers, Asphalt Plant, Code D, $900.00, to
Kepairing Highways, Code D, $900.00.
From Mayor's Office, Code D, $50.00,
to Code F, $50.00.
Alio
No. 2571. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of 8amuel Dunseith for $133.82, re¬
funding taxes in old Seventh, new
Twenty-fourth ward, of the City of
PittsOurgh, assessed in the name of
Lucy K. Haney as certified by the De¬
partment of Assessors, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Also
No. 2572. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of J. C. Slippy for $20.15, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 2, item
A-1, Salaries, for services as Clerk
in Bureau of Costs from August 7th
to August 11th, 1912, at the rate of
$125.00 per month.
Also
No. 2573. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of J. F. Edwards, Superintendent of
the Bureau of Infectious Diseases, for
$41.44, expenses incurred in attending
the Housing Convention at Philadel¬
phia, and charging the same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42. Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2574. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Emanuel Frederick for $300.00, in
full of the value of horse which died
from hydrophobia after being bitten
by a dog, and charging the same to
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Also
No. 2575. Resolution empow¬
ering the City Solicitor to give Carrie
Solomon a receipt in full for assessment
for the grading and paving of Welles¬
ley avenue on payment into the City
Treasury of the sum of $131.90.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 257$. An Ordinance pro¬
hibiting the placing or keeping of any
unsanitary materials on any vacant
lot in the City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding a penalty therefor.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No, 2577. Petition of Mary
Wa.sserfallen for the construction of
a pipe line on Santiago avenue in or¬
der that she may be supplied with
water.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 2578. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract
or contracts for the furnishing and
installation of "Coal Handling Ma¬
chinery" in the Brilliant Pumping Sta¬
tion.
No. 2579. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the making of a contract
or contracts for the furnishing and
installation of "Boilers and Appurten¬
ances" in the Brilliant Pumping Sta¬
tion.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Mr, Kerr presented
No. 2580. Petition of Assist¬
ant Foremen in the Bureau of High¬
ways and Sewers, Department of Pub¬
lic Works, asking for increase in sal¬
aries.
Alio
No. 2581. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the Foreman Painter
in the Department of Public Safety.
AUo
No. 2582. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Mrs. Carrie Sullivan, in the sum
of $.. for the death of her
husband, who was killed in the per¬
formance of his duty as dx*iver in the
Bureau of Water, and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. McArdie presented
No. 2583. Petition of residents
and business people of Mt, Washing¬
ton, asking that Boggs avenue be re¬
paved from end to end.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance
No. 2584, An Ordinance locat¬
ing a viaduct or bridge over and across
private property, and over and across
the rights of way and properties of
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and the Pittsburgh Junction Railroad
Company to connect Grant boulevard
at its intersection with Ridgway street
with Liberty avenue, at its intersection
with Cayuga and Main streets; laying
out and opening the same as d public
highway, and establishing the grade
thereof.
Also
No. 2585. An Ordinance wid¬
ening Saline street, from Hazelwood
avenue, south, to William Pitt boule¬
vard, in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
wards of the City of Pittsburgh, and
providing that the cost, damages and
expenses occasioned thereby be as¬
sessed against and collected from
properties benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2586. An Ordinance open¬
ing McDonald street, from the easterly
line of the plan of sub-division of the
Kaiser property to Shetland street, In
the Twelfth ward, establishing the
grade thereof, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
▲lio
No. 2587. An Ordinance ex¬
tending, opening and widening Brad-
dock avenue, from Penn avenue to
Hamilton avenue, re-establishing the
grade thereof, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Alio
No. 2588. Petition for the
grading, paving and curbing of Kath¬
leen street, between Beltznoover ave¬
nue and Castle Shannon Incline tracks.
Also
No. 2589. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Kathleen street,
from Beltzhoover avenue to Pittsburgh
& Castle Shannon Railroad Incline
tracks, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2590. Petition for the
grading, paving and curbing of Prin¬
cess avenue, between Woodside ave¬
nue and Profile avenue.
Also
No. 2591. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Princess ave¬
nue, from Westfield street (formerly
Woodside avenue) to Profile avenue,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from prop¬
erty specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2592. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of
Public Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
construction of a relief sewer on But¬
ler street, from Fifty-fourth street to
McCandless avenue, and authorizing
the setting aside of $4,600.00 from bal¬
ance In Appropriation No. 37, Item
"Sewer Construction,” for the payment
of the costa thereof.
Also
No, 2593, An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Ampere
street, from a point about 400 feet
north of Elizabeth street, to present
sewer on Elizabeth street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2594. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of
Public Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
repaving of Grandview avenue, from
a point 50 feet east of Merrlmac street,
to a point near Cohassett street, and
authorizing the setting aside of $10.-
000,00 from balance in Appropriation
No. 37, item “Street Repaving,'* for the
payment of the costs thereof*
Also
No. 2595. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the letting of a contract
for furnishing incandescent mantle
lights to the City of Pittsburgh, on
its streets, boulevards, alleys, by-ways
and parks.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 2696. An Ordinance grant¬
ing to the West Side Belt Railroad
Company, its receiver, successors and
assigns, the right and privilege to con¬
struct, lay down, maintain and operate
a certain side track upon and across
at grade certain public streets of the
City of Pittsburgh In the Twentieth
ward of the said City.
Also
No. 2597. An Ordinance re¬
pealing an ordinance entitled, “An Or¬
dinance locating Morewood avenue,
from Forbes street to Woodlawn ave*
nue, in the Fourteenth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh,” approved the 31st
day of May, 1911.
Also
No. 2598. An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade on East street,
from Perrysville avenue to a point
251 feet east thereof.
Also
No. 2599. An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade of Greentree
avenue, from Perrysville avenue to
Evergreen road.
Also
No. 2600. An Ordinance es¬
tablishing the grade of Guyman alley,
from Beltzhoover avenue to Pegg
street.
Also
No. 2601. An Ordinance es¬
tablishing the grade on Pegg street,
from Beltzhoover avenue to Guyman
alley.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Service and Surveys.
Mr. Woodburn presented
No. 2602. Petition of Frank
Luddeke, Assistant Keeper at the Rlv-
ervlew Park Zoo, for $205.00 doctor
bill and salary for time lost on account
of Injuries received In the performance
of his work.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The Chair presented
No. 2603. Communication from
the Homewood Board of Trade asking
Council to give them Information rel¬
ative to the subway.
Also
No. 2604, Communication from
the Oakland Board of Trade endorsing
the action of the Allied Boards of
Trade relative to the Improvement of
the street car service lii the City of
Pittsburgh,
Which were read and referred to the
^ Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No. 2605. Petition of General
Foremen in the Bureau of Highways
and Sewers, Department of Public
Works, asking for increase in salary.
Alto
No. 2606. Communication from
W. E. Gelston, Superintendent of the
Bureau of Surveys, Department of Pub¬
lic Works, asking that the salary of
the Principal Assistant Engineer be in¬
creased to $3,000.00 per annum.
Alto
No. 2607. Communication from
the Hill Top Board of Trade enclosing
suggestions for the consideration of
Council in making up the budget for
the coming year.
Alto
No. 2608. Communication from
the Homewood Realty Company offer¬
ing sites for playground purposes.
Also
No. 2609. Communication from
Edward Martin offering 89 acres ad¬
joining Aspinwall Borough and oppo¬
site Highland Park, at a price of
$1,000 per acre, as a site for the tu¬
berculosis • Hospital.
Also
No. 2610, Communication from
The Housing Conference of Pittsburgh
asking Council to make an appropria¬
tion for the coming fiscal year for the
printing of the Health Code.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Alto
No. 2611. Communication from
Electrical Contractors’ Association en¬
closing a copy of letter addressed to
R. J. Daly, Superintendent of the Bu¬
reau of Electricity, relative to fur¬
nishing said association with a copy
of the rules governing the installation
of electric wires, etc.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr, Kerr presented
No. 2612. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the purchase of certain real
estate in the Twentieth ward, of the
City of Pittsburgh, County of AUe-,
gheny and State of Pennsylvania, be¬
ing the property of M. Diebold and
W. C. and J. M. Taylor, for playground
purposes, at a price of one hundred
eight thousand two hundred eighty
($108,280.00) dollars.
Alao
No. 2613. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the purchase of certain real
estate in the Eighteenth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, County of Alle¬
gheny and State of Pennsylvania, be¬
ing the properties of C. Limbach, T. R.
Warga, R. T, Paine, J. S. Umbergen,
E. Mehrenberg, J. Gosser, C. P. Burke,
J. F. Stewart, B. S. Stark, P. Werron,
E. J. Kramen, A. J. Hankin, J, Davies,
C. N. Thon, C. E. Swenson, A. Gough,
E. Ewlne, R. H. Dierker, Charles L.
McCoy and P. S. Shuller, for play¬
ground purposes, at a price of seventy-
one thousand five hundred ($71,500.00)
dollars.
Also
No, 2614. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the purchase of certain real
estate in the Twenty-first ward of the
City of Pittsburgh. County of Alle¬
gheny and State of Pennsylvania, be¬
ing the properties of the Fidelity Title
and Trust Company, Trustee; B, D.
Gregg, Henry McKnIght, and P, McK.
Pierce, for playground purposes, at a
price not to exceed forty thousand
dollars.
Alio
No. 2615. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the purchase of certain real
estate in the Twenty-fourth ward of
the City of Pittsburgh, County of Al¬
legheny and State of Pennsylvania,
being the property of the German
Evangelical Protestant Church, at a
price of thirteen thousand five hun¬
dred dollars; property of Elizabeth
Voltz, at a price of three thousand dol¬
lars, and property of John G. Voltz,
at a price of four thousand five hun¬
dred dollars, for playground purposes.
Alio
No. 2616. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the purchase of certain real
estate in the Fifth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny
and State of Pennsylvania, being the
property of W. G. Rock, for playg'round
purposes, at a price of eighty thousand
seven hundred fifty ($80,750.00) dol¬
lars.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 2336. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance creating the
position of Lieutenant of Motor Cycle
Squad and Police Motor Patrol In the
Bureau of Police, Department of Pub¬
lic Safety, and fixing his salary.”
In Council, December 3, 1912, re¬
called from the Mayor, vote reconsid¬
ered by which the bill was read a
second and third times and finally
passed, and bill amended by striking
out the words “$1,500 per annum” and
by inserting the words “$117.10 6-12
per month,” and as amended agreed to
on second reading, and laid over for re¬
printing.
In Council, December 10, 1912, read
i and laid on the table for one weeK.
And the hill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
818
The ayes an<3 noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes^Messra.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh.
Goehrlng, President
Ayes—0,
Noes—^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2482. An Ordinance
entitled, **An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of eighty thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City, in said amount, to
provide funds for the* payment of the
difference between the total cost, dam¬
ages and expenses, and the special ben¬
efits arising to property benefited by
the relocating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise improving of War¬
rington avenue, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon."
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the Question, "Shall the bill
pans finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2483. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the indebt¬
edness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of three hundred and ninety thou¬
sand dollars, and providing for the is¬
sue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
acquirement of land for, and equipping
and improving of public playgrounds,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of Interest
thereon."
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garlsnil moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 9 ,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2484. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an Increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of five thousand dollars, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the payment of the
difference between the total cost, dam¬
ages and expense^, and the special
benefits arising to property benefited
by the relocating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise Improving of Char-
tiers street, and providing for the re-
d<!»mption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon."
In Council. December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill wa* read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0,
Noes—None.
[ And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
1 passed finally.
•819
Also
Bill No. 2485. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing:
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of nine thousand dollars, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the erection of a pub¬
lic bridge over Sawmill run, in said
City connecting Mount Washington
with Beechview, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon.”
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes— 9 ,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2486. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and direiJting an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
reconstruction of the Sylvan avenue
bridge, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
interest thereon.”
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes— 9 ,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No, 2487. An Ordinance
entitle^, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of two hundred and ten
thousand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
acquirement of land for, and the con¬
struction and equipment of, a new
water rese^rvoir on the North Side, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, thfe bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2488. An Ordinance
entitlcvd, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh,
in the sum of forty-four thousand dol¬
lars. and providing for the issue and
sale! of bonds of said City In said
amount, to provide funds for the pay¬
ment of the difference between the to¬
tal cost, damages and expenses, and the
special benefits arising to property ben¬
efited by the relocating, widening, ex¬
tending, change of grade, grading, pav¬
ing, curbing and otherwise Improving
of Atherton, formerly Atlantic ave¬
nue, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
Interest thereon,”
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
82 ()
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage ot the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
aireed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ''Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Mess i*s,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative* tho bill
passed flnalTy,
Also
Bill No. 2489. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
In the sum of ninety thousand dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale
of bonds of said City, in said amount,
to provide funds for improvements to
the municipal hospital, including the
construction and equipment of addi¬
tional buildings, and improvement of
grounds, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
Interest thereon."
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
HoeVeler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
And a maJo^ Ity of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2493. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an Increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of four hundred and twenty
thousand dollars, and providing for the
Issue and sale or bonds of said City In
said amount, to provide funds for the
purpose of paying the expense to the
City In connection with the abolition
of grade crossings over the tracks of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company, including the building of
bridges and other crossings, over and
under said tracks at Lang, Homewood,
Braddock and Brushton avenues, and
at Liberty avenue and Thirty-third
street, and the changing of grades, re¬
construction, and other improvement of
streets and highways Incident thereto,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of interest
thereon."
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh,
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in (he affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2495. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an Increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of ninety thousand dollars, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the construction of
municipal buildings for comfort sta¬
tions, with drinking fountains adjuncts,
and the acquisition of lands where nec¬
essary therefor, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon."
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
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And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question ‘‘Shall the bill
pays finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agret'
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2496. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of two hundred and ten thou¬
sand dollars, and providing for the is¬
sue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
payment of the difference between the
total cost, damages and expenses, and
the special benefits arising to property
benefited by the relocating, widening,
extending, change of grade, grading,
paving, curbing, and otherwise improv¬
ing of Hamilton avenue, and providing
for the redemption of said bonds and
the payment of interest thereon.”
In Council, December 10. 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pans finally?'
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0,
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2497, An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of one million three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars and provid-
ilng for the issue and sale of bonds of
said City in said amount, to provide
funds for the purpose of funding the
existing unfunded indebtedness of the
City, consisting of contractor's claims,
judgments and assessments, arising
from the opening and improvement of
streets and the construction of sewers
I and the acquisition of lands for parks,
and other floating indebtedness, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
In Council, December 10, 1912, bill
read a first time.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspen«?ion of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third tims
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—O
Noes— None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 726. An Ordinance entitled,
”An Ordinance granting unto..
Company, the consent of the City of Pittsburgh
to the construction of its underground railway
subject to certain terms and conditions, and
reserving to the City the right of purchase by
the said City
In Council, December 3, 1912, bill
read a first time.
Which was read.
The ChftJr presented
No. 2617.
UNITED TERMINAL SYSTEM PITTS¬
BURGH DISTRICT RAILROAD
COMPANY,
! 1905 Commonwealth Building, Pitts¬
burgh, Pa.
Telephone, Court 4094.
December 2nd, 1912.
Hon. John M. Goehring,
President of Council,
I’lttsburgh, Pa.
My Dear Mr. Goehring:
We are in receipt of notice from
Assistant City Clerk Robert Clark,
under date of November 29th, 1912,
requesting a reply to be made to you
as to acceptance of Bill No, 726 rela¬
tive to subway construction In the
City of Pittsburgh.
In response to such notice, we here¬
with state that we will be prepared
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Alio
to accept Bill No. 726, as heretofore
stated under date of July 29th, 1912,
provided the same can be made work¬
able under the stipulations reserved
In the hands of the City Solicitor. '
Inasmuch, however, as such limita¬
tions upon our plans will require a
decided change in our financial ar¬
rangements as heretofore based upon
our own ordinance now pending be¬
fore Council, we wish It to be clearly
understood that such limitations will
reduce the amount of revenue cal¬
culated upon, both from the handling
of passenger traffic as well as that
of freight, and logically reducing the
rental value of our proposed termi¬
nals to the transportation lines now
contemplating the use thereof. Like¬
wise, the development of the territory
adjacent to the City on both the east
and west boundaries will be hindered
for the reason that traffic In freight
will have to be shipped in a round¬
about manner to reach our lines, thus
making a journey of probably fifty
miles as against ten, and dispersing
business to other points than Pitts¬
burgh, which is entitled to the whole
portion thereof.
The Act of May 21, 1887, P. L. 275,
authorizes the underground construc¬
tion such as we propose.
An important factor in the success
of financing our plans as now under¬
stood will be a provision providing
for rental to our company in case of
purchase by the City., so that the in¬
tegrity "of our system may be pre¬
served.
Respectfully submitted,
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT RAILROAD
COMPANY,
By A. E. Anderson,
President and Counsel.
Which was read, received and filed.
Alio
No. 2618
ARTHUR O. FORDING, ATTORNEY
AT LAW,
Commonwealth Building Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 2, 1912.
Hon. John M. Goehring,
President of the Council,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dear Sir:
I am in receipt of a communication
from Robert Clark, Assistant City
Clerk, under date of November 29, 1912,
Inclosing a copy of Bill No. 726, an or¬
dinance granting unto the.
Company the consent of the City to the
construction of Its underground rall-
\vay etc.
And 1 am requested to reply to you
as to whether or not the franchise pro¬
vided for In the said ordinance will be
accepted. In reply I would say that if
such an ordinance should be passed
for the Pittsburgh Subway Company, I
will see that it is accented.
Yours truly,
A. O. FORDING.
Which was read, received and filed.
No. 2619
December 16th, 1912.
President and Members of City Council,
City of Pittsburgh, •
Pennsylvania.
Gentlemen:
We have received and have at hand
a copy of proposed ordinance granting
consent of your City to the cdnstruc-
tion of an underground railway, being
Bill No. 726, File No. 999, and we are
In receipt of a letter from our Pitts¬
burgh Associates, requesting a state¬
ment as to whether or not it would be
acceptable in Its present form to the
Rapid Transit Subway, and If not, what
changes would be suggested.
Section 1 provides that the termini
should be Ferry street westerly and
Fifth avenue and Kelly street easterly.
We have already indicated in our pro¬
posed ordinance that those termini
would not be to the advantage of our
Company, and we suggest Saw Mill
Hun Valley and Neville street. We do
not believe that the motive power
should be limited to electricity, as it
precludes the adoption of other new
and modern methods. The Rapid
7Yanslt Subway does not desire to be
bound absolutely to establish and op¬
erate a railway of a capacity that shall
meet arbitrarily the requirements of a
Board of Supervisors. The Board of
Supervisors might be composed of rail¬
way men and might be composed of
men not familiar with the operation
and equipment of a railway and we be¬
lieve that the Company itself should
have some voice in its operations and
in the capacity and character of equip¬
ment and operation which the Railway
should supply.
Section 2. We suggest that sixty
days be made ninety days, and the
omission of the word exact, as applied
to route, and that the location of sta¬
tions, switches and sidings should only
be required by the ordinance to be lo¬
cated approximately.
The Council must appreciate that
there may be competition, or tractions
Interests, .that could easily block or at
least greatly increase the coat and ex¬
pense to the Rapid Transit Subway
Company of its termini and stations,
had they beforehand the precise loca¬
tion of them. If the Board of Super¬
visors has the approval of the location
of such switches, stations, sidings, etc.,
it would seem to meet the necessities
of the situation. The Company ob¬
jects to an ordinance requiring them to
invest large sums of money in the
preparation of plans and to make ar¬
rangements to secure funds, etc., when
it may be within the power of the
Council to allow without action the
ordinance to become null and void. An
ordinance which confers no rights, will
not be acceptable.
Section 3. The section that provides
for the appointment of a third member
of the Board of Supervisors, would
seem to . be unreasonable. The City
and the Company are supposed to be
equally interested, and it would seem
unnecessary to make the appointment
the subject of a tri-party. The City
should be represented either by its
Council or the Mayor, and the Com¬
pany by its President. - The Company
feels that there is no excuse for disa¬
greement as to the third member and
that the parties should and ought to
agree, and the only way to secure an
unbiased member for a third member
would be for the City and Company
to agree. The Court of Common Pleas
of Allegheny County will and must
partake somewhat of the complexion
of politics in the City and will and
must be part of the machinery of the
State, and while it is expected that
such Judges are non-partisan, it is
well known in practice that they fre¬
quently are not. The provision for the
removal of the City's or Company's
representatives should be more specific
as to what particular officer or body
in the City should have that power.
The Mayor bemg the Executive Officer
of the City, would seem to be the ap¬
propriate party. The same criticism
would apply likewise to the removal
of the third party and the Company
would not wish to be bound during the
life time of a third party, because he
Is appointed by the Court. This ap¬
pointment by judges would seem to be
entirely unnecessary, as the power of
the Courts can be Invoked at any time
by mandamus or injunction and the
Courts could at any time require the
parties to make a selection. In that
paragraph providing for the purchase
of necessary supplies and materials, it
is the feeling of this Company that the
words supplies and materials should
be more specific. It is unreasonable to
require the Company to bear all the
expenses of the Board of Supervisors.
Expenses should be borne jointly by
the* City and the Company. As the
third member of the Board is required
to be selected by mutual consent of
the City and the Company, it might not
be advantageous to make him ex-offi¬
cio chairman of the Board. The man
so selected might have no executive
ability whatever, and it is the feeling
of the Company that the Officers of
the Board should be selected by reso¬
lution of members of that Board, It
would seem undesirable to have this
ordinance expressed as to what would
be a majority of said Board, at least
unless it be limited to regular meet¬
ings, or such meetings as due notice
has been given to all members duly
appointed to the Board.
Section 4. Ten days would seem to
be too short to accept the ordinance
or to file a bond and thirty days is
suggested. It is well known that the
Courts do not like forfeitures, and it
is suggested that that part which pro¬
vides that the bonds shall be “for¬
feited to the City and the aforesaid
sum shall be paid as liquidated dam¬
ages and this franchise shall be for¬
feited," should be stricken out, and it
should be provided that the bond should
inure to the City as liquidated dam¬
ages.
This Company further submits that
it is not well to provide that its fran¬
chise shall be and become forfeited,
without some act upon the part of the
Council.
Section 5. The last word board
should be definitely described as Board
of Supervisors.
Section 6. It Is submitted that the
word board should be made Board of
Supervisors.
Same suggestion Is made as to this
franchise becoming void of its own
inertia as being a dangerous provision
and it is suggested that the right
should be reserved to the Council to
declare the franchise void upon cer¬
tain conditions of non-performance of
essential or material matters or cov¬
enants in the franchise.
Section 7. The Company prefers to
retain to itself the power to award
and make contracts and to purchase
property. There would seem to be no
reason why the negotiation of con¬
tracts and the purchase of property
should be given and granted into the
hands of the Board of Supervisors. The
Company cannot ask its financial back¬
ers to entrust the negotiation and
awarding of contracts and the purchas¬
ing of property to persons whose se¬
lection they do not have. Such a trust
would require the utmost confidence,
resulting from long acquaintance.
This Company does not believe that it
will be for its best interest of the
parties to entrust the fixing of traffic
arrangement and transfer of cars
wholly to the Board of Supervisors.
Section 8. The Companies to be reg¬
ulated should be described as Public
Service Companies. This Company,
with its expert engineers familiar with
subway work, does not believe it will
be in the interest of economy to en¬
trust the manner and methods of con¬
struction of its railway or of other
Public Service works to a Board of
Supervisors who may or may not have
had any experience in such matters
whatever. It would perhaps be appro¬
priate that they should approve plana,
but the most economical and most ex¬
peditious methods of securing results
of those plans we believe should be left
to the expert skill of the Company’s
engineers.
Section 9. We question the power
of the Comptroller of your City to
audit the books and papers of the
Company. There is no objection to his
inspecting the account books of the
Company, or of his abstracting such
matters as he may desire from said
account books. Are not the Comptrol¬
ler’s duties defined by your charter?
In the last line of paragraph 2. the
word expenses might be made broader
by the adoption of the word disburse¬
ments.
Section 10, provides that the costs
should be approved by your Board of
Supervisors. The cost Is a matter
which is fixed absolutely and can be
determined as a fact and is not de¬
pendent upon approval. In line 4,
therefore, we submit that the words
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“as approved by them'' should be
omlttted.
In line 7, the definition of the cost
of construction is limited. It limits
the word cost, the sums paid for land,
when there may be easements, rigrhts
and privileges required to be pur¬
chased. It omits legal expenses which
are as essential as engineering ex¬
penses, It will require the services of
lawyers to look up, to negotiate for,
and to purchase easements, franchises
and privileges; legal expenses will be
required in condemnation proceedings,
and in the defense of damage suits
and many other contingencies which
the Subway Company will meet. Cost
will include materials, supplies and
labor used in construction. These have
been omitted and would seem to be
material elements of cost. The Com¬
pany submits that these costs should
not be limited to those which may be
approved by said Board; they should
be defined in the ordinance. Line 10
the word investment should be pre¬
ceded with “said cost or.“
Line 20, after the word Company,
should be inserted for our.
Line 16, the words shall be treated
as construction should have substi¬
tuted in its place is or was construc¬
tion. The words cost of construction
having been defined, lines 22-27 would
seem to be unnecessary.
Section 11. Lines 1 and 2 provide
for' the appropriation of gross annual
receipts. The word appropriation
would seem hardly to be the word and
it is suggested that there be substi¬
tuted, therefore, the words “employed
to pay.” The ordinance provides first
that the interest on the Company’s
debts should be paid. The operating
expenses should be required to be paid
first, or there will be no revenues. The
operating expenses, must certainly in¬
clude legal and engineering expenses,
and must include necessary mainten¬
ance and repairs and necessary ex¬
penses of the Board of Supervisors.
The second provision for payment
should be interest on the Company’s
debts. The sinking fund should be
the third requirement in order. The
requirement that “upon payment of
said bonds out of said sinking fund,
they shall be assigned to the City to
become property of the City and shall
be applied as a credit on any- funds
that may be due to the City under the
provisions” of a subsequent paragraph,
Is most extraordinary In view of the
fact that these earnings will be the
direct result of the life labors, skill,
and management of the Company's Of¬
ficers, representing the .stockholders
and bondholders.
Section 11. It is the feeling of this
Company that the inuring of this sink¬
ing fund to the benefit of the City is
an unjust appropriation of the Com¬
pany’s earnings. Any ordinance which
provides for a sinking fund of 1% to
be paid first and foremost from the
revenues of the Company into the
treasury of the City, and solely for Us
benefit, will not be acceptable to any
transit company. The proposal under
the circumstances is unprecedented.
Paragraph 4, Section 11. It is the
belief of this Company that twenty-five
years is too short a period to secure
the Company and its financial agents
in the undertaking and to assure re¬
turns commensurate with the amount
involved and Invested.
Section 12, The provision that the
fare should be five cents should be
limited to the present City limits.
Section 13. Line 3, twenty-five years
should be made fifty years; line 4, six
months should be made one year; line
5, entire works should be made entire
railway; line 10, twenty-five years
should be made fifty years; line 11,
fifty years should be made seventy-
five years.
If the City of Pittsburgh Is to pur¬
chase at an appraised value, by its
own Board of Supervisors, a profit or
bonus should be added of 25%. It hard¬
ly seems reasonable to require the
Company to abide by the determination
of any and every question by the
Board.
Section 14. The Company excepts to
the requirement that it should be sub¬
ject, arbitrarily and absolutely, to the
requirements of the Board of Super¬
visors as to its traffic arrangements;
also as to its uses and compensation.
Certainly, the Company should have
some voice in the negotiation of its
contracts and in the protection of Its
property.
Section 16, Line 2, present extension
should be proposed extension.
Section 17. This would seem to con¬
flict with the laws of debtor and cred¬
itor, by which laws the courts and peo¬
ple are bound. Its insertion would
seem to be ill-advised. The state and
the United States have provided laws
by which creditors are protected, and
it would hardly be expected that the
City of Pittsburgh would provide spe¬
cial and particular laws that may con¬
flict with those of the government.
Section 17, in Italics, would likewise
seem ill-advised.
Section 18 would seem to be unneces¬
sary and ill-advised. Under an ordi¬
nance containing Section 18 a Company
would jeopardise its very existence, as
well as the transportation of Its pas¬
sengers.
Section 18 would seem to be unneces¬
sary and to prevent economical and
beneficial cooperation with other tran¬
sit companies.
Section 19 should be limited to such
damages and Injuries as arise from the
negligence of the Company. Certainly,
the City does not intend to impose
upon the Company liability for opera¬
tions or acts authorized by the fran¬
chise granted by the Council.
Section 20. line 8 does not define
the words “net earnings,” and it Is sug¬
gested that an amendment beginning
with line 8 be substituted, as follows:
“therefore; provided that the earnings,
less the operating, maintenance and
equipment expenses of such extension,
825
shall be equal to or exceed that sum.
In case it is found to be less than that
sum, then to pay to the City such ex¬
cess."
In view of the foregoing-. It will fol¬
low that any acceptance of the charter
now before the Council by this Com¬
pany must be in line with the forego¬
ing analysis. The opinion Is expressed
that the ordinance as printed would
not be acceptable to financial interests.
If the ordinance be amended in ac¬
cordance with the foregoing memo¬
randa, this Company stands ready to
accept the franchise. It would seem
useless to accept the ordinance on con¬
dition that it would be amended.
Respectfully,
RAPID TRANSIT SUBWAY COM¬
PANY,
By JOHN F. MUELLER,
President.
Which was read, received and filed.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
That the ordinance (Bill No.
726) be recommitted to the City So¬
licitor with instructions to re-write the
ordinance and recast the entire plan
by omitting all provisions for a Board
of Supervising Engineers; and also the
plan of financial arrangements and the
accounting, and to substitute for the
Board of Supervising Engineers the
supervision of the Director of Public
Works, Mayor or Council, or their ap¬
pointee, and to substitute for the com¬
plicated financial system, a simple pay¬
ment to the City of a fractional por¬
tion of the gross receipts from opera¬
tion.
Which motion <^ld not prevail.
Mr. Rauh moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No, 1661. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of John F. Casey for the sum of
$16,200.25, for extra work on construc¬
tion of Larimer avenue bridge over
Washington boulevard, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 123, Larimer
Avenue Bridge Bonds.
In Council, August 9th, 1912, Vote
reconsidered by which the resolution
was recommitted to the Committee on
Finance, and resolution referred to City
Solicitor for an opinion as to the le¬
gality of the contract for extra work,
and as to the right of the Director to
let contracts for extra work in such
cases without an ordinance of Council
providing for same and without adver¬
tising for bids, and as to the liability
of the City for said claim.
Which was read.
The Chair presented
No. 2620
Pittsburgh, Pa., September 7, 1912.
Finance Committee of the Council,
Municipal Building, Pittsburgh.
Gentlemen:
On Bill No. 1661, Resolution author¬
izing warrant in favor of John P. Caaey
Company in the sura of $16;200.25 for
extra work on construction of Larimer
avenue bridge, I beg to report:
The reference to me as reported by
the City Clerk is, "for an opinion as to
the legality of contract for extra work
and as to the right of the Director to
1 let contracts for extra work in such
I cases without an ordinance of Council
I providing for same, and without ad-
! vertising for bids, and as to the lia¬
bility of the City for said claim."
The real question is, is the City of
I Pittsburgh liable for the sum men-
I tloned in this resolution for extra work
on the construction of Larimer avenue
bridge. It is a question solely between
i the contractor and the City, and its
I answer depends wholly on whether the
j Director of Public Works acted within
‘ the terms and provisions of the con¬
tract in ordering the extra work and
i material, and whether the contractor
complied with the terms and condi¬
tions of the contract relating to extra
work and material. This work was
not done‘by separate or special con¬
tract, but the work was performed and
the material ordered under the original
contract, duly authorized by the Coun¬
cil.
Upon a careful examination and con¬
sideration of the contract for the con¬
struction of the Larimer avenue bridge,
I am clearly of the opinion that the
Department Director acted entirely
I within his powers as specified in said
contract as to the ordering of the extra
work and extra material lor which this
claim is made; and the records of the
Department as shown to me, prove full
compliance on the part of the con¬
tractor with all the conditions and re¬
quirements imposed on him to legal¬
ize a claim for extras under the con¬
tract.
The necessary conclusion is, that so
far as the legal question submitted to
me is concerned, I am compelled to
report that the City would be liable
on this claim. As to the general ques¬
tion apparently suggested in the com¬
munication to me on thi.s subject as to
whether the Director of Public Works
can let contracts for extra work with¬
out an ordinance and without advertis¬
ing for bids, it Is certainly plain that
he cannot do anything, of the kind.
The City Charter, Article 15, Section
I expressly provides:
"No contract shall be let until Coun¬
cils have passed an ordinance provid¬
ing for the letting of the same by the
Mayor and the head of the proper De¬
partment."
As above stated, there was no con¬
tract made, or let for the claim under
consideration, but the work and ma¬
terial was ordered by the Director un¬
der the terms of the original contract.
Respectfully,
CHARLES A. O’BRIEN.
City Solicitor.
Which was read, received and filed.
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No. 2621
Pittsburg-h, Pa., December 17th, 1912.
City Council,
Honorable John M. Goehrlng,
President,
Pittsburgh, Pa,
Dear Sir:
The Committee, made up of Messrs.
J, A. Atwood, W. C. Hawley and Wm.
C. Coffin, appointed by you on October
22nd, 1912, to Investigate the allega¬
tion of over-charges for materials and
labor contained in the bill for extra
work in connection with the contract
for the construction of the Larimer
avenue bridge, submit a report here¬
with as follows:
All the items making up the bill for
extra work were Investigated separate¬
ly In regard to regularity, necessity
and reasonableness of the amount
charged.
We find that in each case the con¬
tractor was required to make an esti¬
mate and submit a price which was
checked up by the Engineers of the Bu¬
reau of Construction before he was
notified to proceed.
We are fully satisfied in respect to
every action taken by the Bureau of
Construction, and have to report that
the extra work was ordered done in
the regular manner and that every
proper precaution was taken to obtain
a reasonable price and that the prices
charged were reasonable .
The allegation of over-charges has
no foundation in fact, and if the party
who made the charges had first ex¬
amined the documents on file in the
Bureau of Construction, it Is not prob¬
able that he would have made a com¬
plaint
Respectfully submitted by the
Committee,
WM. C. COFFIN,
Chairman,
Which was read, received and filed,
and on motion of Mr. Babcock^ a vote
of thanks was tendered the committee.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdl© Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes— P.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
REPORTS OF committees.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 2622. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for December 11th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which wa^ read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2356. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Mrs. W. E. Hunter, a resident
of Morgantown, W. Va., for the sum of
15.00, being for expense incurred by
reason of having her clothing splashed
on February 17th, 1910, while certain
employes of the Bureau of Highways
and Sewers were flushing the high¬
ways at Sraithfleld and Water streets,
and charging same to Appropriation
No. 42.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved ^
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
the final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr ' Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2520. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of H. K. Beatty, M. D., for $44.00,
for expenses incurred on trip to Phila¬
delphia to attend the meeting of the
Housing Convention, and charging the
same to No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and thiru readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayea—Messru.
Babcock,
Garland,
Hoeveler,
Kerr Wilkins,
McArdle Woodburn,
Rauh,
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
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Bill No. 2516. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the members
of the Real Estate Board, who const!-
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tute the. Board., of. Appraisers of that
org-anization, to appraise the various
properties on which the City now holds
options, adjacent to the present prop¬
erties at Marshalsea, and such other
properties as may be considered by the
Department of Charities necessary and
essential in connection with the pro¬
posed improvements at Marshalsea; and
providing for the payment of said ap¬
praisers out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr, Garland moved
A suspen.sion of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final paseage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
he re.solution was read a second, and
bird times, and upon final passage
the sye.s and noes were taken, and
being taken were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdlo Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being two-tn irds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2524. Resolution re¬
pealing Resolution No. 225 repealing
Resolution No. 206, directing the Mayor
to issue and the Controller to counter¬
sign a warrant in favor of the City So¬
licitor, recorded in Resolution Book,
vol. 2, page 148.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlaud moved
A su.spenslon of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken’were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2517, Resolution au¬
thorizing, empowering and directing
the City Controller to make the follow- ,
ing transfers: The sum of $1500 from |
item C, Supplies, Appropriation No. 220, j
to item E, Repairs, Appropriation No. j
220; the sum of $1500 from item D,
Materials, Appropriation No. 220 to I
item B, Equipment, Appropriation No.
22; the s-um .of 42500 from item F,
Equipment, Appropriation No. 22, to
item F, Equipment, Appropriation No.
220 ..
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin#
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—f>.
Noes—None,
Also
Bill No, 25X8. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer the following
amounts in Appropriation No. 220 as
follows:
From Department of Charities, North
Side Home, Code G, $500.00 to Code D,
$350.00, to Code E, $150.00; from Bu¬
reau of Construction, Code D, $700.00,
to Code E, $100.00, to Code P, $600.00;
from Bureau of Vie%vers, Code C, $15,00
to Code E, $15; from North Side Light
Plant, Code F, $600.00 to Code E,
$600.00; from North Side Light Plant,
&Code P, Appropriation No. 220, $200.00
to Code B, Appropriation 34, $200.00;
from Code C, Department of Charities,
Appropriation No. 220, the sum of $3,-
500.00 to be set aside to apply on the
contract for the furnishing of fuel to
the Pittsburgh City Home and Hos¬
pitals.
Which wa* read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
T'ltrd limes and finally passed b'’ tii-
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes— 9.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2525. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller, for the purpose of providing
for the payment of the cost incurred
in repairs to highways, to transfer $9,-
100.00 from item, Materials, Asphalt
plant, Appropriation No. 220, to the fol¬
lowing items in Appropriation No. 30,
Bureau of Highways and Sewers; to
item, Salaries, skilled labor, A 3, Re¬
pairing Highways, $5,100.00, to item,
Salaries, ordinary labor, A 4, Repair¬
ing Highways, $4,000.00, .
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Which was r*ad.
Mr. Garland moved ^
A susnension of the rule to
auow the second and tnird readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdla Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goebrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None,
Also
Bill No. 2530. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the City Con¬
troller to transfer the sum of $1,900.00
from items in Appropriation No. 31,
Bureau of City Property, to Items in
Appropriation No. 29, No. 31 and No.
220 .
Which was read. ,
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution w^as read a second and
third times and finally passed by th®
following vote;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
lioeveler Rauh
Goehrlog, Frealdtnv
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2561. Resolved, That
the Superintendent of City Property
be and is hereby directed to obtain an
accurate list of all properties oWned
by the City of Pittsburgh, and that the
Bureau of Surveys be and it is hereby j
directed to prepare a plot of such pro- \
i)ertles for said Superintendent of City 1
J’roperty showing the side, location 1
and dimensions of the same, together j
with the purpose for which the same I
are used. |
Resolved Further, That the said Sup¬
erintendent of City Property keep rec- i
ords showing how said City obtained i
title to such property, and that the De- j
partment of Law furnish him such as- I
sistance for this purpose as shall be
necessary.
Resolved Further, That hereafter
when any property of the City is pro¬
posed to be purchased by any persons
whatsoever, that the City Clerk be and
is hereby directed to transmit forth¬
with upon the introduction of such or¬
dinance, a copy of the same to the Sup¬
erintendent of the Bureau of City Pro¬
perty, and the said Superintendent
shall ascertain from the Department of
Law the right of the City to sell the
same, and what liens and encumbrances
or conditions (if any) are attached to
the right of the City to dispose of the
same
Resolved Further, That the Direc¬
tors of each of the Departments of
the City be and they are hereby in¬
structed to co-operate with the Super-
I intendent of City Property for the pur-
I pose of securing such list.
' Which was read.
' Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passat?-® of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by th©
following vote;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2531. An Ordinance
entitled. "An Ordinance authorizing
the employment of two temporary
Draftsmen in the Bureau of Surveys,
and providing for the payment of their
salaries.”
AVhlch was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill w'as read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, '‘Shall the bill
pass finally?”
1'he ayes and hoes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Kauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Rill No. 2079. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance directing the
payment of a claim of the Schenley
Farms Company against City of Pitts¬
burgh for the service of furnishing
electric light for lighting the streets,
lanes and avenues in the Schenley
Farms Plan of Lots in said City dur¬
ing the period from April 15, 1910, to
December 10, 1910.”
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In Finance Committee, December 11,
1912, amended in section 1 by striking
out the words *‘$3159.47’' and by in¬
serting in lieu thereof the words
*$2500.00" and ordered returned to
Council with an affirmative recommen¬
dation.
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill as amended by the Com¬
mittee and agreed to, was read.
Mr, Gurlund moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally ?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
.Also
Bill No. 2533. Resolution re¬
questing the Senate and the House of
Representatives to pass an Act en¬
titled, "An Act authorizing cities of
the second class in this Commonwealth
to Issue notes in anticipation of the
sale of corporate bonds dulj'’ author¬
ized at time such notes are issued."
Which was read and recommitted to
the Committee on Finance to have
same referred to the Daw Department.
Also
Bill No. 2514, An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for pur¬
chase of fire engines and other appar¬
atus for the extinction of fires, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon."
Which was read a first time.
AUo
Bill No. 2515. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘*An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of one million three hundred
and twenty thousand dollars, and pro¬
viding for the issue and sale of bonds
of said City in said amount, to provide
funds for the Improvement and ex¬
tension of the water system, includ¬
ing the purchase and installation of
meters, the erection and equipment of
structures and buildings for treatment
of water in conjunction with filtration
processes, the construction, remodeling
and equipment of pumping stations,
the extension and Improvement of the
pipe line system, and the improvement
and equipment of reservoirs, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon."
Which was read a first time.
Also
Bill No. 2519. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance increasing the
salaries of the Inspectors in the Bu¬
reau of Construction, Department of
Public Works."
Which was read and recommitted to
the Committee on Finance.
Also
Bill No. 1488. An Ordinance
i entitled, "An Ordinance amending Sec-
I tlon one of an ordinance approved Oc-
I tober 15, 1903, entitled, ‘An Ordinance
I fixing and establishing the annual li-
i cense fees to be paid for switches,
turn outs, etc., located upon, across or
over any public street, lane, alley or
! highway within the limits of the City
j of Pittsburgh, and prescribing the man-
! ner of collecting the same,’ making
I certain changes in the license fees to
be paid for said switches, turn outs,
; etc."
! Which %vas read,
j Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al-
I low the second and third readings and
j final passage of the bill.
I Which motion prevailed,
i And the bill was read a second time
’ and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
[ and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
, Garland Rauh Woodburn
! Kerr
i Goehring, President.
: Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
I Ayea—a
j No«e— 1
1 And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
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Bill No. 2523. Resolution di¬
recting the City Solicitor to prepare
and present ordinances for the pur¬
chase of certain property to be used
for playground purposes.
H30
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That, as the ordinances refer¬
red to have already been prepared and
presented to Council, further action on
the resolution be indefinitely post¬
poned.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2462. Resolution ask¬
ing* that the City Solicitor advise Coun¬
cil as to whether certain claims do not
come within the provisions of Rule
Vlll of Council, which provides that
'.\o ordinance 'giving any extra com¬
pensation to any public officer, ser¬
vant, employe, agent or contractor, af¬
ter service shall have been rendered
or contract made, nor providing for
the payment of any claim against the
City, without previous authority of
law, shall be passed, except by two-
thirds vote of all members of Council."
In Finance Committee December 11,
15112, returned to Council for filing.
Which was read.
Also
DEPARTMENT OP LAW.
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 11th, 1912.
Finance Committee of the Council,
Municipal Building, City.
Gentlemen;
On Bill No. 2462, Resolution request¬
ing City Solicitor for opinion as to
whether claims against the City come
within the provisions of Rule 8, etc.,
I beg to report:
That your Council Rule 8 is an al¬
most verbatfm transcript of the 5th
Section of the Act of May 23rd, 1874,
known as the Classification Act.
The language of this Rule is very
broad, and the correct interpretation
thereof would practically include all
claims against the City for which there
is no legal liability, or for which no
previous sanction nor authorization
has been given by the proper authori¬
ties.
Yours respectfully,
CHARLES A. O’BRIE.N
City Solicitor.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the resolution and com¬
munication be received and filed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion,
Bill No. 2491. An Ordinance j
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing '
and directing an increase of the in- (
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh In
the sum of three hundred and thirty !
thousand dollars, and providing for the I
issue and sale of bonds of said City
In said amount, to provide funds for
the improvement and extension of the
water system, including the purchase
and installation of meters, the erec¬
tion and equipment of structures and
buildings for treatment of water In
conjunction with filtration processes,
the construction, remodeling and equip¬
ment of pumping stations, the exten¬
sion and improvement of the pipe line
system, and the improvement and
equipment of reservoirs, and providing
lor the redemption of said bonds and
the payment of Interest thereon."
Which was read.
Mr. Garinud moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2492. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of eight hundred and forty
thousand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City
in said amount, to provide funds for
improvements to the City Home for
the Poor at Marshalsea, including the
acquisition of additional lands, the
erection and e(iuipment of new build¬
ings and additions to existing build¬
ings, and other improvements to said
City Home, and providing for the re¬
demption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon."
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion i)revailed.
Also
Bill No. 2494. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an Increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City
in said amount, to i>rovide funds for
purchase of fire engines and other ap¬
paratus for the extinction of fire, and
jjrovidlng for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of Interest
thereon."
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the bill
be Indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. >leArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
No. 2623, Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for December
11th, 1912, transmitting ordinances to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2537. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
public sewer on Mattern street, from
a point about 20 feet south of Halsey
place to Marshall avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex-
pen-ses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby."
Which was read.
831
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
and agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally ?’’
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kert* Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng. President.
Ayes—».
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the areirmative, the bill
passed finaHy.
Also
Bill No. 2538. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and award a
contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of a public sewer on private
property of the City of Pittsburgh, C.
W. Jones and the Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company, from Grant boulevard
to the south track of the P. R. R., and
authorizing the setting aside of the
sum of forty-eight hundred ($4800.00)
dollars from balance in Appropriation
No. 37, item, 'Retaining Walls and Side¬
walks,’ for the payment of the cost
thereof.”
Which was rsad.
Mr. MeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
end agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland ' McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
' Goehrlng, President.
Ayes— 9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the vote.s of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr. Wilkins, Chairman of the Special
Committee on
j Bill No. 272. Resolution for
; appointment of committee of three to
I investigate and report if any further
I pension should be given widows or
families of firemen and policemen.
Stated that he had no report to
i make.
Mr. McArdle, Chairman of the spec¬
ial committee of Council on the City
; Hall site, stated that the resolution
i under which the committees was aj)-
pointed provides that it should report
! to the Committee on Public Works, and
j that he will make report to that Com¬
mittee on Wednesday, December 18th,
' 1912.
Mr. Hoeveler, Chairman of the Spe-
! clal Committee on
Bill No. 6. Resolution for the
appointment of a special committee of
three to examine and study the sub¬
ject of handling all public offal and
debris and to report to Council,
i Stated that he wished to have the
committee continued.
Also on
Bill No, 7, Resolution for ap¬
pointment of special committee of three
to examine and study the question of
inspection of animals and make report
' of their findings to Council.
Mr. Hoe\*eler stated that he wished
to have the committee continued.
Mr. Kerr, Chairman of the special
committee on
Bill No. 496. Resolution for
the appointment of a committee of
three to meet with representatives
from the several boroughs and town¬
ships relative to the abatement of the
nuisance caused by Nine Mile Run
Sewer.
Stated that nothing can be done until
some enabling legislation is passed,
and asked that the Committee be dis¬
charged.
Which was granted.
Chairman Goehrlng reported on
Bill No. 875. Resolution for the
appointment of a special committee
relative to the construction of a trac¬
tion line in Schenley park.
Adversely, and stated that the Com¬
mittee would be discharged.
Mr. Bahoock, Chairman of the Spe¬
cial Committee appointed under
Bill No. 915. Resolution for
appointment of a special committee of
three to Inquire Into City Market com¬
plaints and conditions.
Stated that one of the results of the
Committee is the addition to the pres¬
ent market house, and that there Is no
further work for the committee to do,
and moved that the Committee be dis¬
charged.
Which motion prevailed.
Bill No. 1225. An Ordinance
requiring all lessees of City property.
<S32
who expose goods, wares or merchan¬
dise for public sale, to place the prices
thereon in a conspicuous manner, and
providing a penalty for the violation
thereof.
Which was referred to a special com¬
mittee of three.
Mr. Bnbcoek moved
That ihe si^ecial committee he
Ccintinued.
\\ hlch motion prevailed.
Mr. WilkiiiMf Chairman appointed on
Bill No. 1976. Resolution re-
f|uestlng the Board of Tublic lOduca- [
tion to transfer the books of Col.
.lames Anderson in the J'uhlic School I
Library to the Allegheny Carnegie Li¬
brary building
Stated that he received an unofficial
report from the Hoard of ICducation
that the resolution was favorably acted
upon.
'fhe Chnlr stated that the committee
would be continued untU the committee
received an official rej)Oit from the
Hoard of Public I’hlucation.
Mr. Hoeveler, Chairman, appointed
on
Bill No. 2000. Resolution for
the appointment of a committee of
five to investigate conditions surround¬
ing markets in the neighborhood of
la^gan and Clark streets.
A.sked that the committee be ci»n-
tinned.
Mr. llnbcoek^ Chairman, ai^pointed on
Bill No. 2334. Resolution for
the appointment of a committee of
three to consider and report upon the
desirability and fea.sibility of provid¬
ing for Inexpensive shelter houses at
the principal transfer points for trac¬
tion passengers throughout the City
Stated that the Kngineering Bureau
is compiling a list of property owners
at cross streets, and as soon as that
is completed the committee will be able
to have a meeting.
And there being no objections, the
committee will be continued.
Mr. (larland^ Chairman, appointed on
Bill No. 2560. Resolution for
the appointment of a committee of
Council to confer with the officials of
the street railway company for the
purpose of determining the advisability
of having the street railway company
engaged in the express business
Stated that the committee was only
a week old and hardly had time to
make a report.
And there being no objections, the
committee will be continued.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2624
Whereas, There Is much public com¬
plaint as to the service, the operation
the cars, the looping and routing, the
financial conditions and other ques¬
tions concerning the management of
the Pittsburgh Railways Company; and
W'hereas, The City and the Pittsburgh
Railways Co. have certain relations
regarding track construction and re¬
pair, the granting of additional fran¬
chises and other matters Including
certain terms and conditions contained
In certain charters and ordinances, in¬
corporating and granting franchises to
certain of the constituent companies
of said Pittsburgh Railways Company;
and
Whereas, Fear is expressed that the
l»resent condition of affairs if allowed
to continue will culminate in increased
rates of fare and increased rates for
I heat and light supplied by corpora-
■ tions affiliated with the Pittsburgh
Railways Company through their hold¬
ing company, the Philadelphia Com¬
pany; and
Whereas, The street railway service
I of the community is the most vital
I factor in Its existence, its development
and its growth; and
] Whereas, The actual facts involved
[ as well as the causes thereof are In-
1 volved in controversy and dispute;
' therefore, be it
Resolved. That the Committee on Fi¬
nance, sitting as the appropriation
I committee, of the City Council be and
the same is hereby requested to set
aside an appropriation of $50,000 out
i of the tax levy and other revenues for
i the year 1913 for the purpose of In-
: quirlng into and Investigating the var-
i lous i)hysical. financial and legal prob-
i lems involved in the subject—said sum
to be expended from time to time as
I shall be directed by the City Council.
Which was read
Mr. Kerr moved
That the resolution*be adopted.
Which motion prevailed.
.\nd there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chair de¬
clared
Council adjourned.
Proceedings of tl?e Council of the City of Pittsburg}?.
VoL XXXXVI. Tuesday, December 24, 1912. No. 96
fUuuirtital Strrnrii
COUNCIL
Also
No. 2628. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to transfer $16,000.00 from item. Ma¬
terials, Asphalt Plant,” Appropriation
No. 220, to Various items “Salaries”
Appropriation No. 30, Bureau of High¬
ways and Sewers.
JOHN M. QOEHHINQ.Pr«gld«nt
E. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
HOBERT CLARK,,AMUtant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa.. December 24th, 1912.
Council met.
Present—Messru.
Babcock Kerr Wtlklna
Garland McArdle Woodbars
Hoeyeler Rauh
Ooehrlnff, PreMldent.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Babcock presented
No. 2625. An Ordinance pro¬
viding for the regulation of the pro¬
duction or emission of smoke within
the corporate limits of the City of
Pittsburgh, and prescribing penalties
for violation of the provisions thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2626. Communication from
Assistant Engineers at the Garfield
and Lincoln Pumping Stations, Bu¬
reau of Water, asking for increase in
salary from $95.00 to $100.00 per
month.
Also
No. 2827. Communication from
Division Clerks in the Bureau of
Highways and Sewers, Department of
Public Works, asking for increase in
salaries from $75.00 to $100.00 per
month.
Also
No. 2629. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Jas. H, McQuade Company for the
sum of $2,962.50, for extra work to
date on contract for the raising and
improving of streets in the West End
Flood District, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 149, Street Improve¬
ment Bonds, Series A, 1910.
Also
No. 2630. Resolution author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant In favor
of Dr. Wm. Mudie for $5.00, for medical
aid rendered Sebastion Schnell who
was kicked by a horse belonging to
Engine Company No. 27, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Fund.
Also
No. 2631. Whereas, It is ad¬
visable to lay water pipe line on
Thirty-first street, from Railroad
street to 550 feet north, in the Sixth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, In or¬
der to provide proper fire protection
and sufficient supply for adjacent prop¬
erties; and
Whereas, It appears that no suffi¬
cient appropriation has been made for
the fiscal year of 1912 to enable the
City of Pittsburgh itself to lay the
necessary water pipe for the required
water supply; and now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the City of Pittsburgh
hereby gives its consent to the Crucible
Steel Company of America, which is
hereby authorized and empowered to
lay the said water pipe line on the
said Thirty-first street from Railroad
street to 550 feet north. In the Sixth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, under
the forms of contracts and specifica¬
tions approved by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and under the direction and
supervision of the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, of the said
City.
H
Provided, That the City of Pitts¬
burgh shall have the right at all times
to grant and Insert service connec¬
tions to said pipe line and shall have
the right and option, at its election,
to purchase from the said Crucible
Steel Company of America, all of the
said pipes, fire hydrants and appur-
tenanpes laid or established under this
resolution, at any time in the future
it may see fit so* to do, for a price
not exceeding the actual cost of the
laying and establishing of said pipes,
fire hydrants and appurtenances with¬
out interest, as ascertained by the said
Director at the time that the work was
done.
And Provided Further, That the cost
of laying and establishing said pipes,
fire hydrants and appurtenances shall
not in any event, exceed the sum of
eight hundred and sixty-five dollars
($865.00).
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Hoevelor presented
No. 2632. ResolutJon author¬
izing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Louis Shelton for the sum
of $68.20, including 26 days’ lost time
at $2.00 per day ($52.00), a doctor’s
bill of 12.50 and a drug bill of $3.70,
on account of injuries sustained while
employed as laborer in the Bureau of
Highways and Sewers, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2633. An Ordinance fixing
the salary of the Assistant Director of
Laboratory in the Division of Bacter¬
iology, Department of Public Health.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Also
No. 26 34. An Ordinance re¬
straining all persons, firms, corpora¬
tions, co-partnerships and individuals
engaged in any business in the City of
Pittsburgh from crying, commonly
called “Barking” their goods in front
of their place of business or upon the
public streets, or stopping any person
or persons for the purpose of solicit¬
ing trade or custom, and providing
penalties for violations thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2635. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
construction of a relief sower on Lib¬
erty avenue and Gross street, from
Millvale avenue . to present 84" brick
sewer on Gross street, and .nathoMzliig
the setting aside of various sums from
Appropriation No. 37, Street Repaving,
and Appropriation No. 4 7, Repairing
Bridges, for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. Rauh presented
No. 2636. Petition of property
owners on Gopher and Worthington
streets asking (Council to have a board¬
walk erected on said streets.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
Mr. Wilkins presented
No. 2637. An Ordinance re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Homewood ave¬
nue, from Susquehanna street to Thom¬
as street.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. Woodburn presented
No. 2638. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of
Charities, to employ an Architect to
prepare plans and specifications for the
! erection of buildings at the City Home
and Hospitals, Marshalsea, Pa., and all
detailed drawings for the work neces¬
sary for the erection and completion of
said buildings, and to .superintend the
construction of the same.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Charities and Correction.
The Chnlr presented
No. 2639. Communication from
North Homestead Board of Trade rela¬
tive to the grading of Forward or Phil¬
lips avenue, from Wm. Pitt boulevard
to Commercial street, in order to af¬
ford an outlet for that district of the
City.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Works,
Also
No. 2640
MAYOR’S OFFICE.
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 18th, 1912.
To the Honorable the Council of the
City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I transmit herewith a communication
from the City Planning Commission
recommending the use of the McNeil
property situated on Webster avenue
in the Fifth ward near the corner of
Thirty-third street as shown on the
enclosed blue print. T beg to add my
recommendation to that of the Com¬
mission.
I also transmit a recommendation
from the same Department in relation
to the extension of the Twenty-second
street bridge approach through the
Ormsby Playground to Carson street.
Respectfully submitted,
WIIXIAM A. MAGEE.
Mayor.
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING.
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 17th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh.
(Through Hon. W. A. Magee, Mayor).
8 :^(;
Gentlemen:
The Commission has the honor to
recommend as a site for a recreation
park the McNeil property situated on
Webster avenue, Fifth ward, near the
corner of Thirty-third street, the same
as shown within the red line on the
enclosed blue print. The Commission
has made a careful investig-ation of
the neighborhood in which this plot
of ground is situated and the desira¬
bility of a recreation park in this sec¬
tion is undoubted. The site, In the
opinion of the Commission, is a good
one and contains approximately 4.25
acres. The Commission wegs to trans¬
mit for your consideration in connec¬
tion with this site a letter from the
owners of this property containing
propositions as to its acquirement.
Very respectfully,
City Planning Commission,
J. D. HAILMAN,
Secretary.
Also
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING.
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 16th, 1912.
To the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh.
(Through Mayor Vv, A. Magee.)
Sirs:
We beg to state that the City Plan¬
ning Commission has given thought to
the extension of the approach of the
Twenty-second street bridge on the
Southslde directly through to Carson
street and is of the opinion that such
an Improvement at that point would
be of very great benefit to the City.
In planning such an improvement the
width should be 60 feet and the grade
should be made, if possible, to con¬
form to that of the cross-streets, es¬
pecially Sidney street. The Commis¬
sion has the honor to recommend that
consideration be given this project. In
this connection the Commission would
again call your attention to its former
recommendation dated October 28, 1912
of the property bounded by South
Twenty-sixth, Mary, South Twenty-
seventh, and Jane streets. Sixteenth
ward, as a playground. The extension
of the bridge approach noted above
will practically destroy the Ormsby
park playground and In lieu of this It
Is suggested that the property above
would be a suitable site.
Very Respectfully,
City Planning Commission,
J. D. HAILMAN,
Secretary.
Which were severally ’•ead and lo-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Alto
No. 2643
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT RAILROAD
COMPANY.
December 20th, 1912.
Messrs. E. J. Martin and Robert Clark,
City Clerks, Pittsburgh, Pa.
. Gentlemen :
We herewith submit for the record
the following data as to what we deem
to be the status of this Company as to
Bill No. 726;
On July '29th, 1912, we stated that
‘"we are therefore ready to comply
with the desires of your Committee to
the fullest extent possible under our
own ordinance, or if it should be
deemed more proper to follow Bill No,
726, we will be prepared to accept the
provisions thereof.”
At that time the other companies
made objections and were allowed fur-
*her time.
On November 29th, 1912, your Mr.
Clark enclosed copy of Bill No. 726 as
adopted by the Committee on the 27th,
stating,
“You are hereby requested at an early
date to reply to the President of Coun¬
cil as to whether or not you would ac¬
cept the franchise as provided for in
said ordinance. In the event of your
answering in the affirmative, before
the ordinance is passed, you will be re¬
quested to agree to certain stipulations,
regarding which information can be
obtained from the City Solicitor.”
On December 2nd, 1912, we replied
as lollows:
“In response to such notice, we here¬
with state that we will be prepared to
accept Bill No. 726, as heretofore stated
under date of .Tuly 29th, 1012, provided
the same can be made workable under
the stipulations reserved in the hands
of the City Solicitor,” the same being
signed “Pittsburgh District Railroad
Company, by A. E. Anderson, President
and Counsel.”
The Rapid Transit Subway Company
repeated its former suggestions, de¬
clining to accept in the form indicated.
As to the Pittsburgh Subway Com¬
pany, the following was received dated
December 2nd, 1912: “In reply, I
would state that if such an ordinance
shall be passed for the Pittsburgh Sub¬
way Company, I will see that it is ac¬
cepted. A. O. Fording.”
The three letters were submitted to
the City Solicitor, who replied in part
that
“Of ♦hese tbtee commu*‘ i:it‘ons, the
Vnly ore accepting the ordinance with¬
out qualification is the Pittsburgh Sub¬
way Company, although the letter of
the Pittsburgh District Railroad Com¬
pany indicates a disposition to accept
the ordinance, and suggests certain
changes which will be necessary in the
plans proposed by that company.”
The' Keea eved reporter.^ at once
noted H'< of ;iny f'or»o:h»#*
signature to the Fording Letter, and
In the morning papers of me 18th,
gave their views as \o the validity of
the acceptance. Otflclals of the P'tts-
burgh Subway Company were evidently
impressed, and proceeded witn “rapid
transit” to send in a new forrn of ac¬
ceptance, which reached Council about
five o’clock, P, M. and which in an¬
swer to a question by a member of
I I’
I
8.S
Council, was produced, reading In part
as follows:
"If the ordinance as adopted by the
Committee on November 27tli shall bo
passed, this company will accept it and
will build the subway; this, however,
on condition that it be passed before
the end of the present calendar month,”
and was signed, "Pittsburgh Subway
Coimpany, by M. M. Garland, Vice Presi¬
dent."
This of course superceded the Ford¬
ing letter, and is not an acceptance
"without qualification," thus destroy¬
ing the basis of the opinion of the City
Solicitor as above cited. It contains
the deadly "if," is confined to the form
of November 27th, and most remark¬
able of all, demands that Council and
the Mayor shall act before December
31st, 1912, thus attempting to regulate
the legislative acts of Council, the ex¬
ecutive acts of the Mayor, and in effect
amending the City charter.
Chairman WIIUIiik should not have
permitted such a letter to be filed be¬
cause the idea of "boss" dictation was
supposed to have been suppressed, and
at least not until the letter of the
Pittsburgh District Company had
been either declined or withdrawn but
when such privilege was accorded the
Pittsburgh Subway Company, It should
likewise have been extended to the
other companies, and the whole ques¬
tion once more opened up for such re¬
plies as the parties deemed proper.
The City Solicitor submitted amend¬
ments in two "minor" points, as to
payment by the City of expenses in¬
curred by the company, which was
stricken out, and an entirely new re¬
quirement for a bond for $50,000 to
accept plans when approved, thus
bringing in a new obligation, and
avoiding even the acceptance of the
Pittsburgh Subway Company. Chair¬
man Wilkinn should then have opened
up the whole question, if not before,
but supported by a bare majority, he
disregarded the actual record, and pro¬
ceeded upon the opinion of the City So¬
licitor which at that time was void by
the acts of the very company preferred
therein.
The record therefore clearly shows:
(a) That the Pittsburgh District
Railroad Company accepted Bill No. 726
first on July 29th, 1912, and second,
on December 2nd, 1912.
(b) . That no corporate replies were
filed by the Rapid Transit Subway
Company until December 17th, 1912, or
the Pittsburgh Subway Company, un¬
til December 18th, 1912.
(c) . That the Fording letter was
made null and void by the Pittsburgh
Subway Company acceptance of De¬
cember 18th, 1912.
(cl). That neither Council nor the
City Solicitor had any right to demand
acceptances "without qualification,"
and none have been filed at any time.
(e). That at the meeting of Council
of December J7th, 1912, when the re¬
plies were read, only acceptance
was that of the Pittsburgh District
Railroad Company.
(f). That the acceptance of the re¬
ply of the Pittsburgh Subway Com¬
pany of December 18th, and the pas¬
sage of the bond amendment reopened
the whole question, which should have
been resubmitted to the companies for
further action.
Therefote, Council is hereby notified
that we deem ti c action of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
at the meeting of December 18 th, 1912,
as to Bill No. 726, to be wholly illegal,
null and void; that any action by Coun¬
cil based upon the report of said Com¬
mittee as to said Bill will be likewise
wholly illegal null and void, that the
Pittsburgh District Railroad Company
is, by the record as above set forth,
the only company entitled to the said
franchise by ;r:ccedence its accepi-
ances of said Bill, and that It will take
proper steps at the needful time to
enforce its .awful rights.
Respectfully submitted
Pittsburgh District Railroad Company,
By A. E. ANDERSON,
President and Counsel.
Also
No. 26 44
ITNITED TERMINAL SYSTEM
Pittsburgh District Railroad Company
1905 Commonwealth Building
Pittsburgh, Penna.
Telephone Court 4094.
December 2Srd, 1912.
Messrs. E. J. Martin and Robert Clark,
City Clerks, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gentlemen:
As bearing upon the consideration of
the* ordinance now pending before
Council to grant the Pittsburgh Dis¬
trict Railroad Company the right to
construct maintain and operate certain
branch lines within the City limits, as
well also the general subway ordi¬
nance, we submit for the record the
following citation from the address of
Mr. J. Vlpond Davies, Consulting En¬
gineer, and member of the firm of Ja¬
cob and Davies, Inc., of New York, Lon¬
don and Paris, at the Annual Dinner of
the Chamber of Commerce of Pitts¬
burgh, November 25th, 1912, upon "Evo¬
lution of Rapid Transit Facilities:"
"In commencing the consideration of
this subject, it is well to bear in mind
that there is an absolute dissimilarity
in the function and in the treatment of
various classes of passenger transpor¬
tation. The operation of mainline rail¬
roads, referred to by us as steam rail¬
roads, is as absolutely distinct and dif¬
ferent from the treatment of the so-
called rapid transit problem, as the
rapid transit problem is distinct and
different from the treatment of the
surface street railroads. These three
propositions in passenger transporta¬
tion require to be treated each on Its
own merits. It is obviously the func¬
tion of the steam railroads to connect
a populous centre with the outside
world, and it is also the function of
such railroads, in the transportation of
passengers and freight; to provide the
means and ability to a centre of popu¬
lation to develop and grow as such a
centre. The steam railroad brings the
centre of population into touch with
the outer world and brings the outer
world to the City. The function of
street surface railroads is to distribute
within limited areas that population,
and owing to the fact that as the pop¬
ulation increases, the distances and
time for distribution become greater,
It is obvious that the point is reached
in the evolution of any City when some
means for the quicker and more rapid
handling of passengers becomes a ne¬
cessity in order to extend the radius
and possible area of the urban district
and thereby distribute the population
over a greater territory and permit
such City to grow by an extension of
its boundaries, and thus equalize val¬
ues over a greater territory. It is very
plainly the function of the steam rail¬
road to operate freight and all other
classes of transportation, which is no
part or parcel of the function of any
local distributing rapid transit rail¬
road. At the same time, it would be
evident to any one that, provided the
steam railroads had the facilities and
sufficient right of way to permit of the
segregation of the various classes of
traffic, then the facilities for mainline
operation and for local distribution
might be operated by the same parties, I
but it must always be considered that
the functions of the two ends of this
proposition must be maintained sepa¬
rate to obtain satisfactory results. The
question is purely one related to the
character of the transportation service
to be rendered."
We have underlined that portion ap¬
plicable directly “to the scope of what
is proposed by this Company in the
conduct of the passenger rapid transit
and carriage of freight when our plans
have developed to such an extent in
subordination to satisfactory service at
all times for the carriage of passen¬
gers. From such high authority, there
should be full attention given to the
substantial confirmation of the needs
and consequent extension required
therefor so that the Pittsburgh District
may reach the business growth ren¬
dered necessary by the economic laws
of development now in force in the
community. We therefore submit the
. txive f.M the ieeoi%l for information of Coun¬
cil.
Respectfully submitted,
Pittsburgh District Railroad Company,
By A. E. ANDERSON.
President and Counsel.
Which were read, received and filed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. '
Bill No, 2514. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinknce authorizing
and directing an increase of the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars, and providing for the
issue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide fu%ds for pur¬
chase of fire engines and other appar¬
atus for the extinction of fires, and
providing for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon."
In Council, December 17, 1912, Bill
read a first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed to.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final pa isage
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle W^oodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—P.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2515. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of one million three hundred
and twenty thousand dollars, and pro¬
viding for the issue and sale of bonds
of said City In said amount to provide
funds for the Improvement and ex¬
tension of the water system, includ¬
ing the purchase and Installation of
meters, the erection and equipment of
structures and buildings for treatment
of water in conjunction with filtration
processes, the construction, remodeling
and equipment of pumping stations,
the extension and Improvement of the
pipe line system, and the Improvement
and equipment of reservoirs, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.”
In Council, December 17, 1912, Bill
read a first time.
Which was read a second time and
agreed * 0 .
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the third reading and final pas¬
sage of the bill.
Wliicb motion prevailed.
And Ihe bill was read a thi«*d time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass finally?’*
The ayes and noes were taken aarce-
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrinir. President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation,
No. 2645. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for December 18th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2388. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘’An Ordinance authorizing
the City Planning Commission to em¬
ploy one Field Agent, fixing the salary
of said employee, and providing for
the payment thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrii.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdie Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauti
Goehring, Presldeni.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In ttie affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2568. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for furnishing fuel for Brilliant Pump¬
ing Station, Ross Pumping Station,
Herron Hill Pumping Station, Garfield
Pumping StaUon, Lincoln Pumping Sta¬
tion. Montrose Pumping Station, River
Avenue Pumping Station, Howard
j Street Pumping Station, Troy Hill
Pumping. Station, Mission Street Pump-
, ing Station, Hill Pumping Station.
Pittsburgh City Home and Hospitals at
' Marshalsea, North Side City Home at
.1 M'’arner Station, and the North Side
! Light Plant."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
I And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass linally?"
The aye > and noe.s were taken agree¬
ably lo la tV, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkin®
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the alfirmative,the bill pass¬
ed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2612. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
the purchase of certain real estate in
the Twentieth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and
State of Pennsylvania, being the pro¬
perty of M. Diebold and W. C. and J.
M. Taylor, for playground purposes,
at a price of one hundred eight thou¬
sand two hundred eighty ($108,280.00)
dollars."
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh.
Wilkins
Woodburn
Goehring, President
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
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And a majority of the votes of Coun*
cil being: In the aftlrmatlve. the bill
pasaed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2613, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the purchase of certain real estate In
the Eighteenth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and
State of Pennsylvania, being the pro¬
perties of C. Llmbach, T. H. Warga,
R. T. Paine, J. S. Umbergen, E. Meh-
renberg. J. Gosser, C. F. Burke, J. F.
Stewart, B S. Stark, F. Werron, E, J.
Kramen, A, J. Hankin, J. Davies, C. N
Then, C. E. Swenson, A. Gough, E.
Ewine, R. H. Dierker, Charles L. McCoy
and P. S. Shuller, for playground pur¬
poses, at a price of seventy-one thou
sand five hundred ($71,600) dollars.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time j
and agreed to. i
And the title of the bill was read and i
agreed to. !
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?” |
The ayes and noes were taken agree- ;
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2614, An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the purchase of certain real estate in
the Twenty-first ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and
State of Pennsylvania, being the pro¬
perties of the Fidelity Title and Trust
Company, Trustee, B. D. Gregg, Henry
Mcknight, and F. McK. Pierce, for
playground purposes, at a price not to
exceed forty thousand dollars.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill vras read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ”Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—^None.
And a majority of the vote* of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bitJ
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2616. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the purchase of certain real estate in
the Twenty-fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny
and State of Pennsylvania, being the
property of the German Evangelical
Protestant Church at a price of thir¬
teen thousand five hundred dollars;
property of Elizabeth Voltz, at a price
of three thousand dollars, and property
of John G. Voltz, at a price of four
thousand five hundred dollars, for
playground purposes.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2616. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the purchase of certain real estate in
the Fifth ward, of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, County of Allegheny and State
of Pennsylvania, being the property of
W. (5, Rock, for playground purposes,
at a price of eighty thousand seven
hundred fifty ($80,750.00) dollars.”
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final pas.sage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
841
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
and agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2569. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City Controller to trans¬
fer the sum of $8,900.00 from Code C,
Bureau of Water, Appropriation No.
220, to apply to the contracts for fur- ;
nishing fuel as follows:
Mission Street Pumping Sta¬
tion .$4,000.00
Howard Street Pumping Sta¬
tion . 2,500.00 I
River Avenue Pumping Sta¬
tion . 400.00
Montrose Pumping Station . . . 2,000.00
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
aiiow the second and tnird readings
and ffnal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2570. Resolution au¬
thorizing the City Controller to make
transfers in Appropriation No. 220 of
certain amounts from items in Bureau
of City Property to other items m same
Bureau, and from Bureau of Highways
and Sewers, Asphalt Plant, Code L», to
Repairing Highways, Code D, and from
Mayor’s Office, Code D, to Code F.
Which was read.
Mr. Gar1au«l moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and ffnal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President,
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2575. Resolution au¬
thorizing and empowering the City So¬
licitor to give a receipt in full for as¬
sessment for grading and paving of
Wellesley avenue to Carrie Solomon,
upon payment by her into the City
xieasuiy oi tne sum of $131.90.
Which was read,
Mr. Garland moved
A £> of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passap-® of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2521. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
lavoi oj- iViis. Alexander schneioer for
$26.00. refunding assessment paid for
the construction of a sewer on Rock
i sewer, and charging the same to Ap-
I propriation No. 42, Contiugent b und.
I Which was read.
I Mr. GnrTiind moved
I A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the bovOxiu u-iiu Ciiixu and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed,
i And the rule having been suspended,
I the lesoiuliuxi was i eau a seco^^u auU
third times and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
! Hoeveler Rauh.
j Goehring, President.
I Ayes—9,
I Noes--None.
And there being two-lnirds of the
j votes of Council in the affirmative, the
! resolution passed finally.
I AliO
I Bill No. 2572. Resolution au-
! thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
j favor of J. C, Slippy for $20.15, for
service as clerk in Bureau of Costs
) from August 7th to 11th, 1912, at the
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rate of $125.00 per month, and charg¬
ing the same to Appropriation No. 2,
Item A-1, Salaries.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
fhe resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Wilkins
Woodburn
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
BUI No. 2573. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of J. F. Edwards, Superintend¬
ent, Bureau of Infectious Diseases^ for
$41.44, expenses incurred in attending
the Housing Convention at Philadel¬
phia, and charging the same to Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
. Which was read
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to ab
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were.
Ayes—Messrs.
Wilkins
Woodburn
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Ayes—0.
Noe«—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2255. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant In
favor of Gertrude McClure and her
husband, Robert D. McClure, for $180.00
in full settlement for all claims for
damages caused by injuries to said
Gertrude McClure on December lOtb,
1911, by stepping into a hole at the
corner of North Negley and Centre
avenues, and charging same to Api)ro-
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes —9
Noes—None,
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2254. Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant in
favor of Beatrice A. McGuire, and her
husband, A. A. McGuire, for $300.00, in
full settlement for all claims for dam¬
ages caused by injuries to said Beat¬
rice A, McGuire on or about Decem¬
ber 10th, 1911, by stepping into a hole
at the corner of North Negley and Cen¬
tre avenues, and charging same to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
In Committee on Finance, Dec. 18,
1912, amended by striking out “$300”
and by inserting “$260” and as amend¬
ed ordered returned to Council with
an affirmative recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That the amendment of the
Finance Committee be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the resolution/ as amended and
agreed to, was read,
Mr, Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevaiiled.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
^ ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Wilkins
Woodburn
Kerr
McArdle
Rauh.
Goehring, President,
Babcock
Garland
Hoeveler
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2284. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
the City Planning Commission to hire
certain employees, fixing the salaries
of said employes, and providing for the
payment therefor.”
Which was read.
m
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Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2567. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance, authorizing
and directing an increase of the In¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of four hundred and eighty
thousand dollars, and providing for
the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds
for improvements to the City Horae
for the poor at Marshalsea, Including
the acquisition of additional lands, the
erection and equipment of new build¬
ings and additions to existing build¬
ings, and other Improvements to said
City Home, and providing for the re¬
demption of said bonds and the pay-
me i of interest thereon.**
Which was read a first time.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.!
Bill No. 2441. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance selecting a fis¬
cal agent for the City of Pittsburgh,
for the registration of bonds issued
by said City, the payment of coupons
attached thereto, and the retirement
thereof at muturily.*’
Which was read.
Mr. Garlanil moved
That further action on the bill
be Indeflinib'ly postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. McArdle presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Works, with an affir¬
mative recommendation.
No. 2646. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Works for December
18th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2298. An Ordinance,
entitled “An Ordinance widening Grant
boulevard, from a point 83.47 feet east
to a point 83.47 feet west of the first
angle in Grant boulevard east of
Blessing street, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.**
Which was read.
Mr AfeArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tims
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?**
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—D.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 22l>9. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance changing the
lines of and widening Grant boule¬
vard, from a point 42.76 feet south east-
wardly from Ridgway street and from
Blessing street to a point 172.90 feet
southeast of Byron street, in the Fifth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, and
providing that the cost, damages and
expenses occasioned thereby be as¬
sessed against and collected from prop¬
erties benefited thereby.*'
Wh ich was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?'*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock, Kerr Wilkins,
Garland, McArdle Woodburn,
Hoeveler, Rauh,
Goehring, President.
Ayes—1).
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd. 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2584. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance locating a via¬
duct or bridge over and across pri¬
vate property, and over and across the
rights of way and properties of the
Pennsyvanla Railroad Company and
the Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Com¬
pany to connect Grant boulevard, at
its Intersection with Ridgway street,
with Liberty avenue, at its intersec¬
tion with Cayuga and Main streets;
laying out and opening the same as
a public highway, and establishing the
grade thereof.**
Which was read.
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Mr. McArdle moved collected from property specially bene-
A suspension of the rule to al- fited thereby,
low the second and third readings and Which was read,
final passage of the bill. Mr. McArdle moved
Which motion prevailed. A suspension of the rule to al-
And the bill was read a second time low the second and third readings and
and agreed to. final passage of the bill.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read ai:u
agreed ' to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Baucock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9,
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2589. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Kathleen street, from Beltz-
hoover avenue to Pittsburgh & Castle
Shannon Railroad Incline tracks, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The dyes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2691. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading,-paving and
curbing of Princess avenue, from West-
field street (formerly Woodslde ave¬
nue) to Profile avenue, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
And a majority of the votes of Coun*
! cll being in the affirmative, the bill
j passed finally.
I Also
I Bill No. 2592. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
AVorks to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Butler
street, from Fifty-fourth street to Mc-
I Candless avenue, and authorizing the
setting aside of $4,600.00 from balance
In appropriation No. 37, item ‘Sewer
Construction’ for the payment of the
costs thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Meurs.
[ Babcock Kerr Wilkins
! Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None,
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the afflihnatlve, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2593. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the construction of a
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public sewer on Ampere street, from a
point about 400 feet north of Elizabeth
street to present sewer on Elizabeth
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby."
Which was read,
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
j'.to law, and were:
A yes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2594. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the repav¬
ing of Grandview avenue, from a point
50 feet east of Merrimac street to a
point near Cohassett street, and au¬
thorizing the setting aside of $10,000.00
from balance in Appropriation No. 37.
item “Street Repaving' for the pay¬
ment of the costs thereof."
Which Was read,
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the hill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland * McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—8.
Noes—None. *
I And a majority of the votes of Coun-
I cll being in the afflrmative, the bill
! prssed finally.
Also
I Bill No. 1835. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
' favor of Fred Hirt, Oiler, Bureau of
Water, for $40.08, for 15 1-8 days’ lost
time at the rate of $2.65 per day,
caused by injuries received in the dis¬
charge of his duties, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 32, Bureau
of Water,
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs,
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 9
Noes— None.
.And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
rt-soliition passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1836. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of J. B. Smay, carpenter, in the
Division of Domestic Service of the Bu¬
reau of Water, for $77.00, being $10.00
in payment of medical services and
$67.00 in payment of 16 7-8 days’ lost
time at the rate of $4.00 per day, by
reason of injuries received in the per¬
formance of his duties, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 32.
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the fule to
allow the second and third readings
the final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr 'Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being Iwo-thlrds of the
votes of council In the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
84 (,;
Bill No. 1806. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance regulating the
occupation of portions of the sidewalks
in certain parts of the City by mer¬
chants, for the purpose of exhibiting
their goods." . .
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Garland arose and said,
‘T vote in the affirmative on
this bill with the understanding that
the present law will be enforced as was
expressed to the members in the com¬
mittee."
Mr. BfcArdle said,
"WThen the bill was taken up
in the Committee on Public Works at
the meeting on December llth, a mo¬
tion was made and carried that the
bill be referred to the Chairman for
the purpose of conferring with the
Mayor to obtain his views on it. As
Chairman of the Committee, I confer¬
red with the Mayor as directed, and
at the meeting of the Committee on De¬
cember 18th, I reported that he had ad¬
vised me that he was opposed to the
passage of the bill and that he was in
favor of trying a more rigid enforce¬
ment of the present laws dealing with
infringements on the Sidewalks by pri¬
vate parties. He did not say that there
would be a strict enforcement of the
law and I did not report to the Com¬
mittee that he did say so.”
Mr. Ranh said
‘T am not In favor of Indefi¬
nitely postponing action on the ordi¬
nance, as I wish my vote recorded in
beimlf of the small merchant, as it is
a hardship only on him, and he should
be allowed some latitude in the matter
of exposing his goods on the sidewalks,
and I will therefom vote JSo.”
And the question recurring on tho
motion to indefinitely postpone further
action on the bill, ♦he motion prevailed
(Mr. Rauh voting No.)
Mr. WilkiiiH presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 2647. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
for December 18th, 1912, transmitting
sundry papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2597. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance Repealing An
ordinance entitled, *An Ordinance locat¬
ing Morewood avenue, from Forbes
jatrect to Woodlawn a v e n n e, in tlie
Fourteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh,’ approved the 31st day of May,
1911.”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—».
Noes—None,
And a majoiMy of the votes of Coun*
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2598. Ar Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade on East street, from Terrysville
avenue to a point 251 feet east thereof.”
W^hich was read.
Mr. Wllklne moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
unal passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read ana
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes^O.
Noes—^None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. An Ordlranro en¬
titled, “An Ordinance re-establishing the
grade of Green tree avenue from Perrys-
ville avenue to Evergreen road,”
Which was read.
Mr. Wilklim moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to. .
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrinc:. President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being: in the affirmative, the bill
passed linally.
Also
Bill No. 2600. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance establishing
the grade of Guyman alley, from Belts-
hoover avenue to Pegg street."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
and agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taaen agree¬
ably to law, and were; •
Ayes—
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President,
Ayes—9
Noes—None
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2601. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance establishing
the grade on Pegg street, from Belt 2 -
hoover avenue to Guyman alley."
Which was read.
Mr. WTlklns moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed tc.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Mess i-s.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None
i
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1628. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance accepting the
dedication of certain property for pub¬
lic use for highway purposes to be
known as an extension of Windsor
street, from Murray avenue Revised
Plan of T^ots to Greenfield avenue, In
the Fifteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and appropriating and opening
the same for public use for highway
purposes."
Which was read..
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the que.stion, “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes-Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland MeArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hiiiih
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2447. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance accepting the
dedication of certain property in the
Nineteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh for public use for highway pur¬
poses, opening and naming the same
‘CJemesha avenue' and establishing the
grade thereof."
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkius moved
A .suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr
Garland McArdle
Hoeveler Rauh,
Goehring.
Ayes—».
Noes—None.
Wllklnt
Woodburn
President.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 2440. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance accepting the
dedication of certain property in the
Nineteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, for public use for highway pur¬
poses, opening and naming the same
‘Aidyl avenue’ and establishing the
grade thereof.”
Which was read
Mr. Wilkins moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass Anally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
al)ly to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr W’llklns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
Wilkins
Woodburn
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 1627. Dedication of
certain land for a public highway to be
known as an extension of Windsor
street.
Which was read, accepted and ap¬
proved by the following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9
Noes—^None.
Also
Bill No. 726. An Ordinance en¬
titled, “An Ordinance granting unto the
. Company the
consent of the City of Pittsburgh to
the construction of its .underground
railway, subject to certain terms and
conditions, and reserving to the City of
Pittsburgh the right of purchase by the
said City.”
In Council, December 3, 1912, Bill
read a Arst time.
In Council, December 17, 1912, Bill
read and recommitted to Committee on
Public Service and Surveys.
In Committee on Public Service and
Surveys, December 18, 1912, amended
in Section 1 by Inserting the words
“Pittsburgh Subway” before the words
“Company” and by adding at the end
of Section 2 the following: “In order
to insure the ultimate acceptance of
this ordinance, upon the approval of
the general plans and the Aling of the
bond provided for in Section 4 hereof,
the said Company, shall within ten days
after the passage and approval of this
ordinance, Ale a bond with Surety, ap¬
proved by the City Controller in the
sum of Afty thousand dollars, to guai-
antee the acceptance of this ordinance
In case the general plans are approved
by the Council as provided for in Sec¬
tion 4 of this ordinance: said bond shall
be upon the condition that if the Com¬
pany fails or refuses to accept the or¬
dinance as provided for in Section 4
hereof and Ale the bond In the sum of
one hundred tnousand dollars, as there¬
in provided, that the said bond of lifty
thousand dollars shall be forfeited to
the City and the said sum shall be paid
as liquidated damages to the City,” and
in the title by Inserting the words
“Pittsburgh Subway” before the wonl
“Company,” and as amended ordered
returned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Wilkins moved
That the amendments of the
Public Service and Surveys Committee
be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill, as amended and agreed
to, was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That this be considered the sec¬
ond reading of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Rauh read the following and re¬
quested that it be made part of the
record:
No man in Pittsburgh wishes a sub¬
way more than I do, and no man in
this City wishes that subway to become
a reality s«o •• r than I. For no man
in our community realizes more than
I, what an urgent necessity such a sub¬
way has become for the comfort as
well as for the development of this
municipality.
But with my vote no franchise shall
be granted any Company whose Anan-
cial responsibility is not publicly
known, and unless such company open¬
ly states its financial status to this
Council and which financial conditions,
if satisfactory, would then safeguard
in every particular, the interests of the
people of Pittsburgh, I will unalterably
be opposed to sanction any legislation
granting a franchise to such company
unless such specific conditions are com¬
plied with. Unfortunately this Council
has had sad and bitter experiences. We
had worked for perhaps a year or more
to give the people of Pittsburgh
cheaper lighting facilities by passing
an ordinance extending the franchise
of the Pennsylvania Light Heat and
Power Company whose operatio’^s had
been confined to the North Side p''-
cluslvely and scarcely had the I**!’ r
that ordinance become dry ^vhp^ th
principal stockholders of this Comparv
sold out to a competing company. And
this action, after they had given us
positive ••verbal’* c;ssurances that such
would not be the case. Kindly note
that I say, ••verbal nKMtiraiices.”
A burnt child dreads fire. We are
confronted with a similar proposition.
Alter working for a year and a half
on this subway ordinance, we have
three companies desiring the franchise,
two of these sent in communications
signed by the respective Presidents,
namely Messrs. Mueller and Anderson.
I he third one, the Pittsburgh Subway
Company sends a communication writ¬
ten by Mr. A. O. P'ording, attorney for
said company in which he ends his let¬
ter as follows; '•! will see that It is
accepted.” Why did the I-'resident of
this company not sign this communica¬
tion? The wording of this letter lack¬
ing the proper and necessary responsi¬
bility therefore, was not to my liking
so 1 had it referred back to the Service
1 nd Surveys Committee where the next
day (last Wednesday) another letter
is handed our Committee from the Vice
ITesident of the Company, Mr. M. M.
Garland, stating that unless the ordi¬
nance for subway is passed before the
end of the calendar month, the com¬
pany will not accept it.
Why this haste? Why is the Presi¬
dent’s name of this company not at¬
tached to this letter? What assurance
other than verbal ones has any mem¬
ber of Council as to tiie financial stand¬
ing or backing of this company?
What good did the verbal assurances
from the officers of the Pennsylvania
Light Heat & Power Company answer?
From my past experience in this
Council and from the standpoint of a
business man as well as what has been
taught me as the President of the Pitts¬
burgh Association of Credit Men for
five years, 1 say this or any other com¬
pany that desires this franchise should
openly disclose in writing (not verb¬
ally) the responsibility of the company
which would necessarily involve mil¬
lions of dollars to this Council^ and also
to give the name of its President.
Figuratively speaking the people of
Pittsburgh do not own the streets
above ground—Former Legislatures
and former Councils by granting 999
year franchises, and similar ordinances,
have put the street railway situation in
the deplorable condition it now is.
We must therefore exercise more
than diligent investigation before pas¬
sing this ordinance. For this reason I
desire to record my vote in the nega¬
tive.
Mr. Hoeveler moved (seconded by
Mr. Kerr.)
That the ordinance be recom¬
mitted to the City Solicitor with in¬
structions to re-write the ordinance
and recast the entire plan by omitting
all provisions for a Board of Supervis¬
ing Engineers; and also the plan of
financial arrangements and the ac¬
counting, and to substitute for the
Board of Supervising Engineers the
supervision of the Director of Public
Works. Mayor or Council, or their ap¬
pointee, and to substitute for the com¬
plicated financial system, a simple pay¬
ment to the City of a fractional portion
of the gross receipts from operation.
Which motion did not prevail.
And on the question, “Shall the bill,
as amended, be agreed to on second
reading, the Chair ordered a call of
the ayes and noes, and the ayes and
noes being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Wilkins Woodburn
Garland Goehrlng, President.
Noes—Messrs.
Hoeveler McArdle liaub
Kerr
Ayes—C
Noes—4
So the motion prevailed.
Mr. Hoeveler presented from the
Committee on Filtration and Water,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 26-18. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Filtration and Water for De¬
cember 18th, 1912. transmitting sundry
papers to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2578. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing and installation of
‘Coal Handling Machinery’ in the Bril¬
liant Pumping Station.' “
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A *5ii.spension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a .second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
to.
And on the question, “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
j al>Jy to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wllktns
I Garland McArdle Woodburn
I Hoeveler Rauh,
I Goehrlng, President-
Ayes—n.
i Noes—-None.
i And a majority of the votes of Ck>un-
i cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2579. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the making of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing and installation of
‘Boilers and Appurtenances' in the Bril¬
liant Pumping Station.”
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to al>
low the second and third readings and
Anal passage of the bfTl.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time and
agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. "Shall the bill
pass Anally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoe'veler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—^0.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2352, Resolution au¬
thorizing the Issuing of a warrant In
favor of James Baldwick, Repairman,
Bureau of Water, for 1133.81, for 27 1-8
days’ lost time at the rate of $2.50 per
day, and a physician's bill for $66.00,
on account of Injuries received in the
performance of his duty, and charge
same to Appropriation No. 32, Bureau of
Water.
Which was read.
Mr. Hoeveler moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and thiru readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh,
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—».
Noes—^None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Mr. Babcock presented from the
Committee on Public Safety, with an
affirmative recommendation,
No. 2649. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Safety for December
11th, 1912, transmitting an ordinance
to Council.
Which was rsad, rscslvsd and filsd.
Also
Bill No. 2424. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance defining and
designating certain streets and high¬
ways, or portions thereof, where signs
have been erected, as dangerous, con¬
gested or built up, regulating the speed
of motor vehicles thereon, providing
for notice thereof and appropriation for
such notice and the penalty for violat¬
ing the provisions thereof.
In Committee on Public Safety, De¬
cember 4, 1912, Read and adopted as a
substitute’ for Bill No. 2424. and amend¬
ed In Section 4 by inserting *'$500" and
"Appropriation No. 22" and as amended
laid on the table for one week.
In Commute on Public Safety, De¬
cember 11, 1912, Read and amended by
striking out and inserting as shown
in red ink, and referred to City Solici¬
tor for approval as to form.
In Committee on Public Safety, De¬
cember 18, 1912, Read and ammended
In sections 1 and 2 and in title by
striking out and inserting as shown
In red ink ,and as amended ordered re¬
turned to Council with an affirmative
recommendation.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the bill be adopted as a
substitute for Bill No, 2424 and the
amendments of the Committee on Pub¬
lic Safety be agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the substitute ordinance, as
amended and agreed to, was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the .second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?’*
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law. and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock McArdle Wilkins
Garland . Rauh Woodburn
Kerr
Goehrlng, President
Noes—Mr. Hoeveler
Ayes—B
Noes—1
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 2424. An Ordinance,
entitled, "An Ordinance to regulate the
speed of automobiles on certain streets
In the City of Pittsburgh, providing
for notice thereof and the penalty for
violating the same."
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
That further action on the bill
be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OP SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr. Wilklus presented from the Spec¬
ial Committee.
No- 2650.
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 24th, 1912.
To the President ana Members
of Council.
Gentlemen:—>
The Committee, appointed Sep¬
tember 24th, to confer with a commit¬
tee of the Board of Education with ref¬
erence to the transfer of books from
the library of the Allegheny Public
Schools now in the Allegheny High
School building to the Allegheny car-
negie Public Library, would report that
they held a meeting Monday evening
December 23rd, at the office of the Li¬
brarian of the Allegheny Library, at
which were present the members of
a committee representing the Board of
Education.
It was tentatively agreed that such
books as are now in the School Li¬
brary, which may be used as high
school reference books, and such books
as are es.sentially pr>feKsional, and
pedagogical, be retained by the Board
of I'.uucatlon, and that all the remain¬
ing books be transferred to the Alle¬
gheny Carnegie Public Library. Thi^
committee would, therefore, recom¬
mend the adoption of a resolution au-
thoriTiing the Librarian of the Alle¬
gheny Carnegie Public Library to ac¬
cept from tile Board of Education the
books specihed above.
Respectifully SubmUted
W. G. WILKINS,
Chairman.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
No. 2651. Whereas, At a meet¬
ing held Monday evening, December
2-^rd, in the olllee of* the labiarian of
the Allegheny Carnegie Public Library,
at which were present a committee rep¬
resenting the Board of Education and
a Committee of the City Council, at
which it was agreed by the Committee
representing the Board of Education
to transfer to the Allegheny Carnegie
Public Library certain books now in
tne Allegheny I*ublic School Library;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Librarian of the
Allegheny Carnegie Public Library be
authorized and directed to accept said
books from the Board of Education
and to place them In and make them
a part of the said Allegheny Carnegie
Public Library.
Wh ich was read,
Mr, Wllkinii moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Wilkins moved
That the Special Committee be
discharged .
Which motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
I Mr. Garland presented
No. 2652. Resolution request-
■ ing the Mayor to return, without ac¬
tion thereon, for the purpose of re¬
committing to the Committee on Fi¬
nance, Bill No. 2516, Resolution author¬
izing and directing the members of the
Real Estate Board, who constitute the
Board c^f Appraisers, to appraise var¬
ious properties at Marshalsea, and such
other properties as may be considered
for the extension of the City Home.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned, with¬
out action thereon.
Bill No. 2516. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the members of
the Real Estate Board, who constitute
the Board of Appraisers of that organi¬
zation, to appraise the various proper-
I ties on which the City now holds op¬
tions adjacent to the present proper-
! ties at Marshalsea and such other prop¬
erties as may be considered by the De¬
partment of Charities necessary and
essential in connection with the im-
I provements to be made at Marshalsea.
In Council, December 17th, 1912,
Rule suspended, read three times and
finally passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
To reconsider the vote by which
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall
the resolution be read a second and
third times and finally passed?’'
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Garland moved
That the resolution be. recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2653. Resolution request¬
ing the Mayor to return to Council,
without action thereon, for the pur¬
pose of recommitting to the Committee
on Finance, Bill No. 1488, An Ordi¬
nance amending Section one of an or¬
dinance approved October 16, 1903, en¬
titled. “An Ordinance fixing and estab¬
lishing the annual license fees to be
paid for switches, turnouts, etc."
I Which was read.
I Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned, with¬
out action thereon.
Bill No. 1488. Aft Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance amending Sec¬
tion one of an ordinance approved Oc-
852
tober 15th, 1903, entitled, ‘An Ordinance
fixing and establishing the annual li¬
cense fees to be paid for switches,
turnouts, etc., located upon, across or
over any public street, lane, alley or
highway within the limits of the City
of Pittsburgh, and prescribing the
manner of collecting the same, mak¬
ing certain changes In the license fees
to be paid fdr said switches, turnouts,
etc."
In Council December 17th, 11U2, Rule
susperded, read three times and fln.ally
passed.,
Wh ich was read,
Mr. Garland moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring “Shall the
bill be read a second and third time*
and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
l£r. Garland moved
That the ordinance be recom¬
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 26.54, P.-tition of the IMttMburgh
Sunshine Clilldrens’ Home for exemption
from the payment of City taxes. In ac¬
cordance with the Act of Assembly of
1874 and the supplements thereto.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Chnir de¬
clared
Council adjourned.
Proceedings of ih Council of the ^ity of Pittsburgb.
lilumripal iRproriJ
COUNCIL
JOHN M. QOKHRINa .President
B. J. MARTIN.City Clerk
ROBERT CLARKs-AssUtant City Clerk
Pittsburgh, Pa., December 31st, 1912.
Council met.
Preseut—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Hauh
Goehrlng, President.
The Chair stated
That as there were no objec¬
tions, the reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting would be dispensed
with.
PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2655. Communication from
the Crescent Portland Cement Co. ask¬
ing that no action be taken on the or¬
dinance regulating the use of concrete
and reinforced concrete in the con¬
struction of buildings until all inter¬
ested persons are given a hearing.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Also
No. 2666. Communication from
Charles A. Locke, Attorney for D.
Marnhout, asking the City to reim¬
burse Mr. Marnhout for the loss of a
horse which died from hydrophobia
caused by the bite of a mad dog.
Also
No. 2657. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to transfer $17,840.00 from Appropria¬
tion No. 16, Collector of Delinquent
Taxes; $11,000.00 from Appropriation
No. 19, Interest on Overdue damages;
$5,300.00 from Appropriation No. 24
Department of Law; and $976.98 from
Appropriation No. 9, Department of
Cipty Treasurer, to Appropriation No.
5, Interest on City of Pittsburgh Loans.
Also
No. 2658. Resolution authoriz¬
ing and directing the City Controller
to transfer the sum of $425.00 from
Appropriation No. 29, item A 1, Bureau
of Surveys, to Appropriations Nos. 29
and 220, Bureau of Surveys.
Alto
No, 2659. Resolution authorize
Ing and dierctlng the Mayor to execute
and deliver a deed to Hill Burgwin con¬
veying property, to him in the Six¬
teenth (formerly Twenty-seventh)
ward, upon the payment of the amount
of a municipal lien and interest.
Also
No. 2660. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works to advertise for and to
award a contract or contracts for the
construction of the Bloomfield Bridge
and approaches connecting Grant boul¬
evard at Ridgway street with Liberty
avenue at Cayuga street, and authorlz*
ing the setting aside of the sum of
$435,000.00 from the procee.ds arising
from the sale of the “Bloomfield Bridge
Bonds, 1911,*’ for the payment of the
costs thereof.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Kerr presented
No. 2661. Communication from
W. Y. English asking Council to start
on the Improvement of Corliss street.
Also
No. 2662. An Ordinance grant¬
ing unto the Pittsburgh, Crafton and
Mansfield Street Railway Company, Its
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
Corliss street, from Carson street West
to Chartlers avenue.
Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2663. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Hamilton ave¬
nue, from Lambert street to Fifth ave-
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nue, and providing that the costs, dam¬
ages and expenses of the same be as¬
sessed against and collected from prop¬
erty specially benefited thereby.
Also
No. 2664. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Hamilton
avenue, from a point about 25 feet east
of Julius street to the present sewer
on Fifth avenue, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 266 5. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing and directing the construc¬
tion of a public sewer on Hamilton
avenue, from a point about 20 feet west
of Enterprise street to present sewer
at Lambert street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
Also
No. 2666. An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the construction of an under¬
ground passage under Exchange alley
between Tenth and Eleventh streets in
the City of Pittsburgh.
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Public
Works.
Also
No. 2667. Itesolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Frank McCann for $1,000,00, for
rental of storage yard at Washington
avenue, North Side, for the year ending
January 31st, 1913, at the annual rate
of rental of $1,000.00 and charging the
same to Appropriation No. 32, Bureau
of Water.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Filtration and Water.
Also
No. 2668. Resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuing of a warrant in favor
of Booth & PI inn, for use of Jno. F.
Casey, for the sum of $501.28, -extra
work in construction of concrete
bridge on Larimer avenue crossing
Washington boulevard, and charging
same to Appropriation No. 123, Larimer
avenue and Negley run bridge bonds.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr, Rauh presented
No, 2669, Communication from
Albert York Smith calling the atten¬
tion of Council to facts relating to the
creation of a park on Mt. Washington.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Wllklun presented
No. 2670. Petition for the va¬
cation of an unnamed 20-foot alley ly¬
ing between Johnston avenue and Ash¬
ton avenue, laid out in Blair and John¬
ston EstaTe Plan of Streets, approved
February 29, 1892, between Glen wood
avenue and property line.
Also
No. 2671. An Ordinance vacat¬
ing an unnamed 20 foot alley, situate
between Johnston avenue and Ashton
avenue, from Glenwood avenue west¬
erly to line of property now or late of
George C. Burgwin, in the Fifteenth
ward.
■ Which were read and referred to the
Committee on Public Service and Sur¬
veys.
Also
No, 2672. An Ordinance pro¬
hibiting the display of moving pic¬
tures, or other pictures, showing the
commission of crime; and providing a
penalty for the violation of this or¬
dinance.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety.
Mr, Babcock presented
No. 2673. Communication from
the Chamber of Commerce enclosing
copy of resolutions urging the passage
of the subway ordinance.
Which was read, received and filed,
Mr. Hoeveler presented
No. 2674. Communication from
the Pittsburgh Board of Trade giving
expression of the Subway Committee of
said Board of Trade on the action of
Council on the subway ordinance.
Which was read, received and filed.
The Choir presented
No. 2675. Communication from
Edward R. Gregg, M. D,, favoring the
location of the tuberculosis hospital in
the country.
Which was read and referred to the
Committee on Health and Sanitation,
Also
No. 2676. Communication from
P, H. Johnston, Chairman of Light
Committee of the Borough of Dormont,
requesting the City of Pittsburgh to
share in the expense of lighting
McNeely avenue, which Is the bound¬
ary line between the City of Pitts¬
burgh and the Borough of Dornrjont.
Also
No. 2677. Communication from
H. D. W. English asking Council to
approve the selection of the Homewood
Board of Trade and Its approval by the
City Planning Commission, of a play¬
ground at Lang and Hamilton avenues.
Also
No. 2678
Resolved, That the City Controller
be and he is hereby authorized to make
the following transfers:
From App. 166, D, P. H., item
-A” (Salaries).$1,900.00
To App. 163, Div. Transmissi¬
ble Diseases, Item ‘*A" . 950,00
To. App. 164, Div. of Bacteri¬
ology, Item “A” . 450.00
To App. 173, Municipal Hospit¬
al, item “A" 400.00
To App. 220, Div. of Sanitary
Inspection, Code “O*’ . 50.00
8.^(;
To App. 220 Div. of Sanitary * t
Inspection, Code . 60.00 j
Prom App. 168, Div. of Smoke i
Inspection, item **A,” (Sal- '
aries,) ... 2,100.00
To App. 220, Div. of Transmis¬
sible Diseases, Code “C” ... 1,500.00
To App. 220, Div. of Bacteri¬
ology, Code “F" .. 300.00
To App. 220, Div. of Sanitation,
Code *'C" . 300.00
From App. 220, D. P. H., Gen¬
eral Office, Code **C’',. 275.00 ,
To App. 220, D. P. H., Code
“E" . 50.00
To App. 220, Div. Infectious :
Diseases, Code “CT’ . 200.00 j
To App. 220, Div. Infectious
Diseases, Code “E" . 26.00
Prom App. 220, Div. of Regis¬
tration, Code *‘C." . 10.00
To App. 220, Div. of Registra¬
tion, Code “E," . 10.00 |
Prom App. 220, Div. Transmis¬
sible Diseases, Code “F"’. 225.00 j
To App. 220, Div. Transmis- j
slble Diseases, Code “D" ... 25.00 ■
To App. 220, Div. Transmis¬
sible Diseases, Code “E” ... 200.00
Prom App. 220, Div. of Bacteri¬
ology, Code “C," . 20.00
To App. 220, Div. of Bacteriol¬
ogy, Code "D". . 20.00 i
Prom App. 220, Div. of Smoke !
Inspection, Code “F," . 15.00
To App. 220, Div. of Smoke
Inspection, Code “E" . 15.00
Prom App. 220, Div. of Dairy &
Milk Inspection, Code “C"— 400.00
To App. 220, Div. of Dairy &
Milk Inspection, Code “E". , 400.00
Which were severally read and re¬
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Bill No. 2567. An Ordinance '
entitled, ''An Ordinance, authorizing
and directing an Increase of the In- # j
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in !
the sum of four hundred and eighty
thousand dollars, and providing for
the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds i
for improvements to the City Home |
for the poor at Marshalsea, including
the acquisition of additional lands, the |
erection and equipment of new build¬
ings and additions to existing build¬
ings, and other improvements to said
City Home, and providing for the re- |
demption of said bonds and the pay- j
ment of Interest thereon.” |
Which was read a second time and
agreed to, i
In Council, Dec. 24, 1912, Bill read a !
first time. !
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill wa» read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read
and agreed to.
And on the question “Shall the bill
pass finally?”
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Qoehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being in the affirmative, the bill
passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 726. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance granting unto
the Pittsburgh Subway Company the
consent of the City of Pittsburgh to
the construction of its underground
railway, subject to certain terms and
conditions, and reserving to the City
of Pittsburgh the right of purchase
by the said City.”
In Council, December 24, 1912, amend¬
ments of Committee agreed to, bill read
a second time and agreed to.
Which was read.
Mr. Babcock moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second time and
agreed to?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Babcock moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Service
and Surveys.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Garland presented from the Com¬
mittee on Finance, with an affirmative
recommendation.
No. 2679. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Finance for December 26th,
1912, transmitting sundry papers to
Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 1813. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of James Rees & Sons for repairs
on Are engine No. 33, In the sum of
$845.50, payable from Appropriation
No. 220, Bureau of Fire, Code “E.”
Which was read.
Mr. Kerr moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the third reading and final passage
of the hill.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and upon final passage the
ayes and noes were taken, and being
taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-tnirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 1814. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Com¬
pany in the sum of $1,750.00, for one
new boiler for third size Amoskeag
fire engine No. 219 (water nest type),
and charging Appropriation No. 220
(Code E, Bureau of Fire) Department
of Supplies.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed. ^
And the rule having been suspended,
ihe resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
uye^ and noes were taken, and
being taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—Nona.
And there being two-th Irds Of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2571. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Samuel Dunseith for $133.82,
refunding taxes in old Seventh, new
Twenty-fourth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, assessed in the name of
Bucky K. Haney, as certified by the
Department of Assessors, and charging
the same to Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of tha rule to
allow the second and third reading!
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr WUklns
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
A yes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2629. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Jas. H. McQuaide Company
for the sum of $2,962.50, for extra work
to date on contract for the raising and
improving of streets in the West End
Flood District, and charging same to
Appropriation No. 149, Street Improva-
ment Bonds Series A, 1910.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the ruls to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and
being taken were
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng, President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed finally.
Also
Bill No. 2516. Resolution au¬
thorizing and directing the members
of the Real Estate Board, who consti¬
tute the Board of Appraisers of that
organization, to appraise the various
properties on which the City now holds
options adjacent to the present prop¬
erties at Marshalsea, and such other
properties as may be considered by the
Department of Charities necessary and
essential in connection with the pro¬
posed improvements at Marshalsea. and
providing for the payment of said ap¬
praisers out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved,
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and upon final passage
the ayes and noes were taken, and be¬
ing taken were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlne. President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there belnv two-thirds of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
resolution passed Anally.
Also
Bill No. 2628. Resolution au-
thorizingr and directing: the transfer of
115.000.00 from Item ^'Materials, As¬
phalt Plant," Appropriation No. 220, to
various items in Appropriation No. 30,
Bureau of Highways and Sewers.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and Anal passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times, and Anally passed by the
following vote:
Aye*—^Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng. President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
Also
Bill No. 2631. Resolution
granting the consent of the City to the
Crucible Steel Company of America to
lay a water pipe line on Thlrty-Arst
street, from Railroad street to 550 feet
North, and giving the City the right
to purchase the said water pipe line at
any time in the future it sees At so
to do at a price not exceeding the
actual cost of same.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
A suspension of the rule to
allow the second and third readings
and final passage of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the rule having been suspended,
the resolution was read a second and
third times and finally passed by the
following vote:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng. President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None,
Also, with a negative recommenda¬
tion.
Bill No. 2464. Resolution au¬
thorizing the issuing of a warrant In
favor of Homer Schoenberg in the sum
of $300.00, In full settlement of all
claims for damages caused by injuries
received in stepping into a hole In the
street at Centre and Craig streets, and
charging the same to Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the res¬
olution be indefinitely postponed.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
' Bill No. 2508. Resolution au-
1 thorlzlng the issuing of a warrant in
favor of Isaac P. Jackson for the sum
of $1,000.00, damages for injuries re¬
ceived by being struck by auto patrol
on Smithfield street.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
That further action on the resolutieo be in¬
definitely postponed.
I Which motion prevailed.
I Mr. McArdle presented from the Com-
j mittee on Public Works, with an af¬
firmative recommendation,
! No. 2680. Report of the Com-
1 mittee on Public Works for December
1 26th, 1912, transmitting sundry papers
to Council.
Which wa^ read, received and Aled.
Also
Bill No. 2300. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance opening Plain-
view avenue through property of Pat¬
rick H. Duflfy in the Nineteenth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, and providing
that the cost, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby be assessed against
and collected from properties benefited
thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question. “Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng. President.
Ayes—9.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the
bill passed finally, in accordance with
the provisions of the Act of Assembly
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2301. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance opening Plain-
view avenue through property of Sarah
E. Bankerd, in the Nineteenth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing that the cost, damages and ex¬
penses occasioned thereby be assessed
against and collected from, properties
benefited thereby.’^
Which wa.s read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to^
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the hill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ^'Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng. President.
Ayes—0,
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also'
Bill No. 2357. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance widening Grant
boulevard, from Ridgway street to.the
first angle east of Herron avenue in
the Sixth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected'from properties benefited there¬
by,"
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a aecond tlma
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were;
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock, Kerr Wilkins,
Garland, McArdle Woodburn.
Hoeveler, Rauh,
Goebring, President
Ayes—0.
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths ot
the votes of Council in the affirma¬
tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2358. An Ordinance
! entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, regrading,
paving, repaving and otherwise improv¬
ing to the re-established grades of
Water street, from Liberty avenue to
Duquesne way, and the regrading, re¬
paving and otherwise improving to the
the re-established grades of the avenue
and alley affected by the improvement
j of the same, to wit: Penn avenue and
I Exchange alley, and providing that the
i costs, damages and expenses of the
I same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there-
! by,"
j Which was read.
I Mr. McArdle moved
I A suspension of the rule to al-
j low the second and third readings and
I final passage of the hill.
I Which motion prevailed,
i And the bill was read a second time
i and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
j And on the question, "Shall the bill
; pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
' ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
! Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehrlng. President.
Ayes—0.
* Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of
the votes of Council in the affirma-
I tive, the bill passed finally in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Act
of Assembly of May 22nd, 1895, and
the several supplements thereto.
Alio
Bill No. 2403. An Ordinance
entitled, "An Ordinance authorizing
and directing the grading, paving and
curbing of McDonald street, from Mea¬
dow street to east line of Kaiser’s plan
of lots, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
as.sessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby."
Which was read.
Mr. McArdle moved
A susperision of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
Also
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, ''Shall the bill
pass finally?*'
The ayes and noes were taken agree*
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring, President.
Ayes— 9*
Noes—None.
And there being three-fourths of the
votes of Council in the affirmative, the |
bill passed finally, in accordance with j
the provisions of the Act of Assembly I
of May 22nd, 1895, and the several '
supplements thereto.
Also
Bill No. 2635. An Ordinance '
entitled, “An Ordinance authorizing ;
and directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award i
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Liberty
avenue and Gross street, from Mlllvale
avenue to present 84 inch brick sewer
on Gross street, and authorizing the
setting aside of various sums from ap¬
propriation No. 37, Street Repaving,
and Appropriation No. 47, Repairing
Bridges, for the payment of the costs
thereof."
Which was read.
Mr McArdle moved
A suspension of the rule te al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second time
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and I
agreed to. ;
And on the question, '‘Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree-
<'ibly to la"w, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn ;
Hoeveler Rauh. i
Qoehrlng, President. |
Ayes— 9, :
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun- j
cil being In the affirmative, the bill j
passed finally.
Mr. Wilkins presented from the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys,
with an affirmative recommendation.
No. 2681. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Public Service and Surveys ;
for December 26th, 1912, transmitting i
an ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Bill No. 2637, An Ordinance
entitled, ‘An Ordinance re-establishing
the grade of Homewood avenue, from
Susquehanna street to Thomas street,"
Which was read.
Mr. WlikiBs moved
A suspension of the rule to al¬
low the second and third readings and
final passage of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
And the bill was read a second tlms
and agreed to.
And the bill was read a third time
and agreed to.
And the title of the bill was read and
agreed to.
And on the question, "Shall the bill
pass finally?"
The ayes and noes were taken agree¬
ably to law, and were:
Ayes—Messrs.
Babcock Kerr Wilkins
Garland McArdle Woodburn
Hoeveler Rauh.
Goehring. President.
Ayes—•.
Noes—None.
And a majority of the votes of Coun¬
cil being In the affirmative, tho bill
passed finally.
Mr. Kerr presented from the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation, with
an affirmative recommendation,
No. 2682. Report of the Com¬
mittee on Health and Sanitation for
December 26th, 1912, transmitting an
ordinance to Council.
Which was read, received and filed.
Also
Bill No. 2625. An Ordinance
entitled, “An Ordinance providing for
the regulation of the production or
emission of smoke within the corpor¬
ate limits of the City of Pittsburgh,
and prescribing penalties for violation
of the provisions thereof.
Which was read a first time.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. McArdle presented
No. 2688
Resolved, That the Mayor be and he
Is hereby requested to return to Coun¬
cil without action thereon, for the pur¬
pose of recommitting to the Committee
on Public Works:
BUI No. 2298. An Ordinance
widening Grant boulevard, from a point
83.47 feet east to a point 83.47 feet
west of the first angle In Grant boule¬
vard east of Blessing street.
Bill No. 2299. An Ordinance
changing the lines of and widening
Grant boulevard, from a point 42.76
feet southeastw'ardly from Ridgway
street and from Blessing street to a
point 172.90 feet southeast of Byron
street.
Which was rsad.
Mfil
Mr. McArdle moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned, with¬
out action thereon,
Bill No. 2298. An Ordinance
entitled, ‘'An Ordinance widening Grant
boulevard, from a point 83.47 feet east
to a point 83.47 feet west of the first
angle in Grant boulevard east of Bless¬
ing street, and providing that the cost,
damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.”
In Council, December 24th, 1912, rule
suspended, bill read three times and
finally passed by a three-fourths vote.
Which was read.
Mr. MeArdle moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, "Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. McArdle moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2299. An Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance changing the
lines of and widening Grant boulevard,
from a point 42.76 feet southeastwardly
from Ridgwai' street and from Bless¬
ing street to a point 172.90 feet south¬
east of Byron street, in the Fifth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing that the cost, damages and ex¬
penses occasioned thereby be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefited thereby."
In Council December 24th, 1912, rule
suspended, bill read three times and
finally passed by a three-fourths vote.
Which was read.
Mr. MoArdle moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the (luestion recurring, "Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. MeArdle moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Public Works.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Garland presented
No. 2684.
Resolved, That the Mayor be-
and he is hereby requested to return
to Council without action thereon, for
the purpose of recommitting to the
Committee on Finance:
Bill No. 2612. An Ordinance author¬
izing the purchase of certain real es¬
tate in the Twentieth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh. County of Allegheny,
and State of Pennsylvania, being the
property of M. Diebold and W. C. and
J. M. Taylor, for playground purposes,
etc.
Bill No. 2613. An Ordinance author¬
izing the purchase of certain real estate
in the Eighteenth ward of the City of
IMttsburgh, County of Allegheny and
State of Pennsylvania, being the prop¬
erties of C. Limbach, T. R. Warga, R.
T. Paine, J. S. Umbergen, E. Mehren-
berg, J. Gosser, C. F, .Burke, et al., for
playground purposes, etc.
Bill No. 2614. An Ordinance author¬
izing the purchase of certain real es¬
tate in the Twenty-first ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, County of Alle¬
gheny and State of Pennsylvania, be¬
ing the properties of the Fidelity Title
and Trust Company, Trustee; B. D.
Gregg, Henry McKnight and F. McK.
Pierce, for playground purposes, etc.
■ Bill No. 2615. An Ordinance author¬
izing the purchase of certain real es¬
tate in the Twenty-fourth ward of the
! City of Pittsburgh, County of Alle-
I gheny and State of Pennsylvania, be-
: ing the property of the German Evan-
I gelical Protestant Church, at a price
} of $13,500.00, property of Elizabeth
Voitz, at a price or $3,000.00, and prop¬
erty of John G. Voitz, at a price of
$4,500.00, for playground purposes, etc.
Bill No. 2616. An Ordinance author¬
izing the purchase of certain real es¬
tate in the Fifth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and
State of Pennsylvania, being the prop¬
erty of W. G. Rock, for playground
purposes, etc.
Which was read
Mr. Garland moved
The adoption of the resolution.
Which motion prevailed.
And the Mayor having returned, with¬
out action thereon.
Bill No. 2612. An Ordinance entitled
"An Ordinance authorizing the pur¬
chase of certain real estate In the
Twentieth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, County of Allegheny and State
of Pennsylvania, being the property
of M. Diebold and W. C. and J. M.
Taylor, for playground purposes, at a
price of one hundred eight thousand
two hundred eighty ($108,280.00) dol¬
lars."
In Council, December 24, T9I2, Rule
suspended, read three times and finally
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Garlnnil moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, "Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?"
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
802
Alio
Bill No. 2613. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
purchase of certain real estate in the
Eighteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, County of Allegheny and State
of Pennsylvania, being the properties
of C. Limbach, T. R. Warga, R. T.
Paine, J. S. Umbergen, E. Mehrenberg,
.r. Gosser, C. P, Burke, J. F. Stewart,
B. S. Stark, P. Werron, E. J. Kramen,
A. J. Hankin. J, Davies, C. N. Thon,
C. E. Swenson, A. Gough, E. Ewlne,
U. H. Dierker, Charles L, McCoy and
P. S. Shuller, for playground purposes,
at a price of seventy-one thousand
five hundred dollars ($71,500.00).
In Council, December 24, 1912, Rule
suspended, read three times and finally
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?” <
The motion did not prevall.
Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Alio
Bill No. 2614. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
purchase of certain real estate in the
Twenty-first ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, County of Allegheny and State
of Pennsylvania, being the properties
of the Fidelity Title and Trust Com¬
pany, Trustee, B. D. Gregg, Henry Mc-
Knight and F. McK. Pierce, for play¬
ground purposes, at a price not to ex¬
ceed forty thousand dollars.”
Tn Council, December 24, 1912, Rule
suspended, read three times and finally
pa.ssed.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the que.stion recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
limes and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance. ’
Which motion prevailed.
Also
Bill No. 2615. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
purchase of certain real estate In the
Twenty-fourth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny* and
State of Pennsylvania, being the prop¬
erty of the German Evangelical Pro¬
testant Church, at a price of thirteen
thousand five hundred dollars; property
of Elizabeth Voltz, at a price of three
thousand dollars, and property of .Tohn
G. Voltz, at a price of four thousand
five hundred dollars, for playground
purposes.”
Tn Council, December 24, 1912, Rule
suspended, read three times and finally
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be read a second and third
times and finally passed?”
The motion did not prevail.
Mr. Garland moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
Alio
Bill No. 2616. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance authorizing the
purchase of certain real estate in the
Fifth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
County of Allegheny and State of Penn¬
sylvania, being the property of W. G.
Rock, for playground purposes, at a
price of eighty thousand seven hun¬
dred fifty ($80,750.00) dollars.”
In Council, December 24, 1912, Rule
suspended, read three times and finally
passed.
Which was read.
Mr. Garland moved
To reconsider the vote by
which the bill was read a second and
third times and finally passed.
Which motion prevailed.
And the question recurring, “Shall
the bill be* read a second and third
times and finally passed?*’
The motion did not prevail,
Mr. Garlaod moved
That the bill be recommitted
to the Committee on Finance.
Which motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Bill No. 1225. An Ordinance
entitled “An Ordinance requiring all
lessees of City property, who expo.se
goods, wares or merchandise for public
sale, to place the' prices thereon In a
conspicuous manner, and providing a
penalty for the violation thereof.”
In Council, June 4, 1912, read and
referred to the Special Committee on
Markets.
Which was read.
Mr. Babeock arose and stated
That the Superintendent of the
Bureau of City Property is formulat¬
ing new rules for the government of
the markets, which will contain the
subject matter referred to In the bill,
and moved
That the special committee be
discharged from further consideration
of the bill.
Which motion prevailed.
Mr. Babcock moved
That Mr. Kerr and President
Gnehrtng be excused for absence from
committee meetings held on December
26th. 1912.
Which motion prevailed.
And there being no further business
before the meeting, the Cbair de¬
clared
Council adjourned.
INDEX TO APPENDIX
ORDINANCES Page
Accepting
Offer by H. J. Heinz Co. to convert at its own expense certain portion of
Allegheny Wharf into pleasure ground or small Park. 316
Approving and Accepting Dedication of
Certain Property, as an extention of Tamello Alley. 70
Certain property to be known as Ferree street. 78
Certain property to be known as Schenley Farm Terrace. 137
Certain property at intersection of Bayard street & Bellefield Ave. , . 121
Certain property to be known as Lilac street.. . 194
Certain property to be known as Windsor street. 378
Certain property to be known as Aidyl Avenue. . 377
Certain property to be known as Clemenshaw avenue., .. 376
Annulling and Setting Aside
The location of Allequippa street. 120
Annulling
Contract for the grading, paving and curbing of Sidney street. 171, 258
Contract for repaving of Muriel street. 209
Contract for repaving of Perrysville avenue. 320
Contract for reconstruction of a retaining wall on Brownsville avenue ... 322
Appointment of
Additional employees of the Bureau of Fire. 198
Foreman of Linemen in Municipal Light Plant N. S. 186
Morals Commission. 134
Stenographer and Statistician in the Division of School Medical Inspec¬
tion, Department of Public Health. 184
Two additional inspectors of Police in Bureau of Police . 286
Two additional Inspectors in the* Bureau of Building Inspection. 319
Approving and Accepting
City View Plan of Lots. 81
Highview Plan of lots. 230
Melwood avenue. 112
Moffet place. 177
Orvilla place * *. 177
Plan of Lots in nineteenth ward . . . 312
Plan of Lots in eighth ward. 332
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INDEX
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Appropriating
Certain real estate in the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth wards of the City of
Pittsburgh. 77
Certain real estate situate in Township of Shaler. 94, 228, 307
Authorizing the Detail of
Twelve special officers for quarantine duty .. 286
Appropriation .Item
Changing the code classification of, for the fiscal year. 109
Bonds
Bridges, erection of two public bridges on Atherton avenue. 6, 7, 8
Extensions of pipe lines, issuing. 30
For construction of Municipal buildings for comfort stationswith drink-
ing fountains adjunct. 340
For purchase of Fire Engines and other apparatus for extinction of
fires . .. 384
For improvements to City Home for Poor Marshalsea. 389
For funding the existing unfunded indebtedness of City. 346
For improvements to Municipal Hospital. 362
For payment of differences between total costs, damages and expense,
and special benefits arising to property on Warrington avenue ... 334
For payment of difference between total cost and expense and special
benefits arising to property on Chartiers street. 352
For erection of a public bridge over Saw Mill Run connecting Mt. Wash¬
ington and Beechview in City of Pittsburgh. 355
For reconstruction of Sylvan Avenue Bridge. 337
For acquirement of lands for, and construction and equipping of a new
water reservoir on North Side. 315
For payment of damages arising to property on Hamilton avenue .... 349
For erection of a public bridge across Wm. Pitt boulevard. 126
For improvement and extension of water system. 38o
For acquirement of lands for equipping and improving of Public play¬
grounds . 34$
For improving of Atherton avenue. 365
Improving West Carson street or River road. 14, 15, 16
Repairs and machinery connected with Municipal Water Works .... 27, 28, 29
To provide funds for improvement of existing public Parks ... .... 242, 254
Bonds Signifying Desire
For purpose of paying expense to City in connection with abolition of
grade crossings over tracks of Pennsylvania Railroad. 265, 277, 368
For acquirement of lands as sites for City Hall. 266, 275
For purpose of funding the existing unfunded indebtedness of City . . . 266, 276
For construction of a Municipal Building for comfort stations. 267, 279
For improvements and extension of Police and Fire Alarm System. . . , 267, 278
For purchase of Fire Engines and other apparatus for extinction of
fires. . 267, 277
For improvements to Municipal Hospital. 268, 279
INDEX
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Bonds SignifyinQ Desire
For improvement and extension of water system .. 269, 273
For purpose of constructing wharves and levees on navigable waters
within City limits. 268, 274
For acquirement of additional land for Highland, Riverview, McKinley
and Grandview Parks. 269, 284
For rebuilding and equipping the market house in Diamond Square . . . 268, 284
For remodeling, repairing and equipping North Side Market House ... 268
For construction of approaches at Sonth end of North Side Point
Bridge. 271
Improvements to City Home for Poor, Marshalsea. 266, 274
To pay City's share of damages and expenses for opening of More wood
avenue. 271, 280
To pay City's share of damages and expenses for widening of Ohio street 270
To pay City's share of damages and expenses incurred from opening of
Arlington avenue. 270
To pay City's share of damages and expenses resulting from opening of
a new street from Brownsville avenue to Grandview avenue . 543,
544, 559, 560, 561, 562, 562, 563, 565, 566, 576, 586, 588, 589, 590, . . 270
Changing the Name of
Bureau of Viewers to Bureau of Public Improvements. 76
Changing the Name of Streets
Arcena street to Kirkpatrick street. 12
Balkam street to Alcor street.. 76
Cassidy street to Sheffield street. 321
Certain avenues and streets in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Wards. 181
Certain avenues, streets and alleys, and ways in City of Pittsburgh .... 182
Federal street to St. Luke’s Square. 210
City Controller
Authorizing to employ one temporary clerk for the installation of the
New System of Control Accounting. 286
Bureau of Supplies. 112
Directing the transfer of certain items. 112, 252, 252
Directing the transfer from Contingent Fund to appropriation No. 220,
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
To employ one Field Agent.. 379
To employ one Draftsman, one Transitman, and one Chairman. 240
To employ one Stenographer. 300
City Treasurer
Authorizing him to allow temporary clerks and pay for overtime. ... 95
Collector of Delinquent Taxes.
Defining duties of, and fixing his salary. 21, 22
Designating number employees and fixing their salary. 21, 22
Compelling
The use of mufflers on motor vehicles and providng penaltiesfor violation , 209
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INDEX
ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Condemnation of Property of
Barclay, Mildred J, repealing. 153, 302
Bigelow, E. M., repealing. 154, 302
Black, Samuel, repealing. 158, 303
Conrad, George. 158, 303
Grogan, James C., repealing. 157, 158, 302, 303
Gillerick, Fred. 159, 303
Handte, L., repealing. 161, 304
Hirth, F. A., repealing... 190,305
Hoeveler, Catherine, repealing. 162, 304
Irvine, W. G., repealing. 156, 302
Joller, Joseph. 163, 304
Kemery, C. L., repealing. 149, 150, 301
Kempf. Henry, repealing. 156, 302
Kiley, Kate, repealing , . 162, 304
McFarland, Wm., repealing.... 233, 306
Moore, John A., repealing. . . 151, 301
Nortrup, Bernard, repealing. 164, 304
Petersheim. Joseph, repealing. 165, 305
Rosenbaum Co.. , , , .. 180
Schaffer, Joseph, repealing. 166, 305
Smith, Wm. A., repealing . .. 245, 306
Theiss, Geo. W., repealing. 153, 301
Werner J. J., repealing. 169, 305
Williams, Roger.. , . . , < j . v .. 233
Young, J. A., repealing. 151, 301
Contracts for
Automobile for use of Director of Department of Public Works. 74
Automobile for use of the Paymaster in Treasurer’s Office. 20
Arrest, care and disposal of unlicensed dogs... 119
Automobile Patrol Wagon. Bureau of Police .. 80, 227
Addition to Piggery at Marshalsea. 188
Auto-propelled hose wagons & auto-propelled tractor for Bureau of Fire . 80 *
Brick and cement shelter house in Herron Hill Park. 84
Brick and cement shelter house in Highland Park. . 84
Brick and cement shelter house in Carnegie Lake. 85
Brick and cement shelter house in Schenley Park. 85
Brick and cement shelter house in Arsenal Park .. 85
Brick and cement shelier house in Olimpia Park. 86
Brick and cement shelter house in West Park. 86
Brick and cement shelter house in Central Park. 86
Brick and cement shelter house in West End Park. 87
Brick and cement shelter house in Riverview Park. 87
Building and appurtances for Aspinwall pumping station. 176, 263
Building on Allegheny River Wharf. 219
INDEX
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Contracts for
Boilers and appurtenances at Brilliant Pumping station. 375
Collection, removal and disposal of garbage and rubbish. 141, 142
Celebration of Fourth of July in various Parks.; . , 177
Cement sidewalks in City of Pittsburgh. 196
Concrete steps and foot bridge. 333
Coal handling machinery. 375
Discharge chambers and cage plates. . 4
Drilling and equipping artisian wells in Bureau of Parks. 87
Drilling of wells, gas and artisian, on property of Marshalsea. 188'
Erection and construction of building for garage. 254
Electric Lights in City of Pittsburgh. . 30
Erecting of an oil storage and distributing system. 333
Furnishing and installing of steam heating system. 116
Furnishing and delivering of one tree moving wagon to Bureau of Parks 101
Furnishing and delivering of bulbs and plants to Bureau of Parks .... 104
Furnishing and erecting of fuel water heater.. 116
Furnishing and delivering of Boiler Feed Pump. 187
Furnishing ornamental iron posts. 141
Furnishing and erecting new outside stands in Diamond Market. 178
Furnishing and delivery of two automobiles. 218
Furnishing benches for Park. 222
Furnishing and delivering automobile trucks. 254
Fuel for certain pumping stations. 376
Foundation and appurtenances for Aspinwall Pumping Station. 88
Grading of ball grounds on Greentree Hill Reservoir site. 169
Grading, in connection with improvements of streets.. 319
Inspecting; and testing of material and workmanship in construction of
Aspinwall Pumping Station . 96
Inspecting and testing of the material and workmanship in the construc¬
tion of the Rising Main and appurtenances for the Madison Street
Pumping Station. 97
Installation of baffles and appurtenances at Pittsburgh Filtration Plant. 74
Lining of smoke flue at Mission Street Pumping Station. 116
Laying of water pipe line for betterment of service of water supply on
South Side. 210
Material and general supplies required by the several departments of tne
City government. 4
Merry go-round in Schenley Park. 112
Merry go-round in River view Park. 112
Merry go-round in South Side Park. 113
Making certain public improvements. 169, 187
Macadamizing roadway, and constructing sewer and concrete combina¬
tion curb and gutter from Riverview avenue to and around Obser¬
vatory building. 192
New heating apparatus in various engine houses. 311
New heating apparatus in various police stations. 311
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INDEX
ORDINANCES—Continued.
Page
Contracts for
North Side Reservoir..
Oxygen Pulmotors.. . . *. . . t. . > a . i- .
Purchase and installation of laundry machinery at North Side Cityv-B^me ..o
at Warner station.... , ^.1
Purchase and installation in the Ross Street Pumping Station of one
Centrifugal pump, together with all piping.
Printing and binding of the report of the Economic Survey made by Prof.
J. F. Holsworth by direction of Council.
Public highway bridge on Atherton avenue . . V‘. . . . . . . . ..
Public bridge on Hoeveler street! \."’I . ..
Public bridge on Murray avenue . . .
Rental of two rooms in the Henry W. Oliver building . - . 'a. / . « -
Riveted steel rising main from Mission Street Purni)ing Station w.‘Aneh^‘
town tanks, South Side . . .\ '. ‘i T
Rental of rooms for City Planning^Gornmissioit V . . - ;
Removal of certain buildings on the site of the proposed ^ N6i*fh Side ;
Reservoir.. . j /t.. .. u r. '
Reconstruction of the floor system of South Twelfth Street Bridge . . .
Renewal of roadway floor and repairs to sidewalks planking on Point
bridge..
Repairing roadway on Aiken Avenue Bridge.
Reconstruction of retaining wall on Fifth avenue.
Renting of an office in the House Building.
Renting of various rooms in Oliver Building.
Repairing avenues, alleys and streets.
Reconstruction of retaing wall on Soho street.
Reconstruction of roadway floor and repaving on South shore pier and
counterrod over South loth Street Bridge on crossing Monongahela
river.
Repaving sidewalks and repairing truss members on South 22nd Street
Bridge .
Repaving sidewalks on Highland avenue, Shady avenue and Penn avenue
bridges , . .
Reconstruction of a retaining wall on Sterling street..
Repaving Manfield avenue.
Repaving avenues, streets and alleys.
Repaving of Warwick Terrace....
Reconstruction of retaining wall on Brownsville avenue.
Reflooring roadway and sidewalks on the main span of 28th Street
Bridge.
Retaining wall on Elliott street.
Rental of rooms in Oliver Building for use of City Planning Commission
Repaving of Fifth avenue.
Repaving of certain streets..
Repaving of Grandview auenue . .... . ...
Reconstruction of a public sewer on private property of City, C. Jones
and Penna. R. R. Co. .
Relief Sewer on Darlington road.
97
268
...221
300
20
149
119
24
. :iiiL 74
f. 'rr-’
4, • 79
196
89
89
89, 90
93
103
118, 221
110
133
133
133
140
18H
221
226
226, 277
227
134, 241
258
291
326
376
372
83
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ORDINANCES—Continued, Page
Contracts for.
Relief Sewer on Butler street • • ..84, 176, 375
Relief sewer on Winebiddle avenue.... 115
Relief sewer on Butler street and McCandleas avenue .. 84, 176, 375
Relief sewer on Sherman avenue.. 187
Relief sewer in Soho Run Drainage Basin on Moultrie street. . ... . 290
Relief sewer on Liberty avenue.*.. . 393
Relief sewer on Gross street. . 393
Retaining wall on Wylie avenue.’. 88
Retaining wall on Metcalf street . 89
Retaining wail on Poulawana street^.. 103
Railing and repair steps on stairway in Highfield Plan. 294
Sidewalks on Wilmot street bridge .. . . . ’. 132
Sidewalks on South Eighteenth street . .... 206
Shelter houses including public comforts^ in various Parks. 346
Suction cage plates in the Montrose pumping station. 3
Underground conduits, lateral construction work.. 79, 79
Waterproofing and repairs of Filters in the Filtration Plant, Aspinwall Pa, 40
Contracts with
Borough of Wilkinsburg and Pennsylvania Railroad Co,, relative to the
vacating of portions of Brushton avenue and McPherson street , . 237
Borough of Etna, granting said City right to lay a drain. 91
Borough of Millvale and City of Pittsburgh, granting right to lay a main
on Bridge street.. . 330
City of Pittsburgh and Keinnei & Elliott, for special Plans and all detail
, with work necessary for erection of Tuberculosis Hospital .... 200
Penna. Railroad Co. and City of Pittsburgh, relative to construction of a
bridge at Atherton avenue.. . 324
Penna, Railro^ad Co. for privilege of laying water pipe line. 104
Penna. Railroad Co. and City of Pittsburgh, relative to construction and
maintenance of a sewer under and along right of way and property
of railroad to said City. 281
Township of Shaler granting to City of Pittsburgh right to lay a drain
from its reservoir to said Township. 227
Creating
Additional positions in Bureau of Construction Department of Public
Works. 192
Position of ornithologist in Bureau of Parks. 210
Position of Manager of Music in Parks. 212
Position of Lieutenant of Motor Cycle Squad, & Police Motor Patrol in
Bureau' of Polite. 351
Positions, designating the duties fixing the salaries of those employed
in operation of Asphalt Repair Plant, Bureau of Highways and Sewers 191
Division of Tuberculosis Inspection (amending).
Dedicating
Certain real estate in Shaler Township.
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ORDINANCES—Continued. ‘ Page
Defining and Designating
Certain streets and highways, regulating the speed of motor vehicles
thereon. 388
Deeds
Connell, John, execution of ... . . 136
Congan, Mary, execution of. 290
Fulton, James M., execution of.*. 293
Henderson, E. J., making of, to. 265
Snyder, Wm. A., execution of. 374, 224
Thirty-second Ward site, execution of. 306
Uniondale Cemetery, execution of. 290
Department of Assessors
To employ (15) temporary clerics. 319
Depositories
Designating, for the moneys of the City of Pittsburgh. 287, 208, 289
Directing
Director of Department of Public Health to prepare plans and specifica¬
tions for Tuberculosis Hospital. 169
Director of Department of Supplies.
Authorizing, to purchase automobile trucks. 96
Director of Department of Public Works
Authorizing, to deliver to Beechview Fire Department certain fire
apparatus . 96
Authorizing to resurface certain streets, avenues and boulevards in the
Ciy of Pittsburgh. 231
Employment of
Expert billing and Adding machine operators. 331
Experts by City Planning Commission. 251
One chief clerk, one assistant engineer, one second assistant engineer
and one rodman for City Planning Commission . "76
Two additional clerks and chauffeur, Treasurer's Office. 21
Two temporary clerks in Mayor's Office for the preparation of the Bud¬
get Estimate for year, 1913. 283
Two temporary draftsmen in Bureau of Surveys. 371
Establishing Grades on
Academy lane.
Aidyl avenue. 277
Anton alley. 312
B street. 195
Breckenridge street. 196
Buffi ington avenue. 203
Baretto street. 292
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ORDINANCES—Continued. , Page
Establising Grades on
Compus street. 71
Casanova alley. 134
College street. 242
Clemensha avenue.: . . . 377
Canoe alley. 324
Camelia street. 230
Dersam street. 320
Diploma street. 71
Dyer street. 321
Eos street .. 17 q
Fletcher alley. 135
Flottilly alley. Ig5
Fremont street. 98
Gold alley. 193
Fifty-sixth street.. . , 229
Fifty-third street. 229
Guyman Alley. 38o
Grace street. 81
Henrietta street. I49
Hurd alley. 311
Handler street. 202
Hampshire avenue. 197
Janero street. I35
Kirkpatrick street. . . 39
Larimer street. 272
Mackinaw avenue. 3
Mary street. 90, 305
Melwood avenue. I77
Mapleton alley. HI
Methyl street. 76
McCandless street. 232
Paulson avenue. 218
O^Neil alley. 312
Pegg street. 3^^0
Rescue street. 193
Ridgway street. 11
Swan alley . . ’. 170
Sutherland street .. 98
Tweed street. 196
Tripod alley. 139
Wakefield street. 77
Westfield street. 201
Yoder street. 12
Establishing the Name of
An unnamed alley to Regal Alley. 231
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ORDINANCES—Continued.
Fixing Number and Salaries of
Additional employes in Filtration Division, Bureau of Water . « .
Additional employees in Engineering and Constructing Division, Bureau
of Water ....... ..
Employees in North Side Municipal Light Plant;.!, ... ...
Employees of Mission Street Pumping Station..
Officers and employees in the Department of Supplies.. ,
Officers and employees in the office of the Mayor.
Officers and employees in the office of the City Controller.
Officers and employees in the office of the City Clerk.
Officers and employees in the Board of Water Assessors.
Officers and employees in the Department of Law.
Officers and employees in the Department of Assessors.
Officers and employees in the office of Department of Public Health.. . .
Officers and employees in the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny ....
Fixing Salaries of
Additional employees. Bureau of Fire. .
Chief Draftsman in Department of Assessors..
Captains of Police . . . .
Certain employee of Bureau of Fire designated as clerk.
District chiefs, captains, lieutenants, drivers, engineers and assistant
engineer, hosemen and laddermen in Bureau of Fire (amending
Section a ) .
District chiefs, captains, lieutenants, drivers, engineers, assistant engi¬
neers, hosemen and laddermen, Bureau of Fire.
Foreman of construction in Bureau of Electricity. ... . ..
General clerk and draftsman in Bureau of Public Improvements ....
Lieutenants, sergeants, police and patrolmen in Bureau of Police (amend¬
ing Section 2)..
Operators in Bureau of Electricity. .
Lieutenants, sergeants and patrolmen in Bureau of Police.
Stenographer and Statistician Director of School Medical Inspection . .
Two counter clerks in Department of City Controller..
Foreman of linemen in Municipal Light Plant of North Side.
Fixing Width of Sidewalks and Roadway on
Atherton avenue. ..
Baum avenue ...
Breckenridge street..
Buffington avenue..
Fremont place ...
Federal street....
Fifty-Sixth street. .
Fifty-Third street ..
Grotto street.
Gold alley ..
Page
102
101 ’
119
313
93
75, 171
75
75
95
92
93, 217
104
95
198
122
322
298
317
144
137
117
317
313
145
184
360
186
202
19
185
203
98
318
229
229
23
111
INDEX
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Fixing Width of Sidewalks and Roadway on
Hampshire avenue. 197
Handler street ... .. ^202
' Isabella street . .. 248
li** Larimer street ..^^.. . 272
’ ■ Mary street..... . ^ . 205
’ JkCandless street.._. . 232
Methyl street .. ... .. . 76
' Oliver avenue .. 331
Ridgway street .. - . . ' . 11, 12
I River avenue .. • • • "^3
Rockland avenue.. • • * 248
‘ ' South.Main street. . ... . ... . .. 149
'Travella boulevard. . ... ... ... . ... . . . . . . . ... . . . .272
* Walbridge street. 11
’ Water street. . . .. '297
’VeWest Liberty avenue.. . . ..•. ■ 117
'Wabash street.. 205
Westfield street. 201
I Grading, Paving and Curbing of
Alger street.... * 146
Antietam street. 211
Atherton avenue . .. 39
Aspen street. 225
Bam alley.,.. . . .. <320
Baum street. '261
B street...... . 261
Bigelow street. .. 125
Carmine alley .. 208
College avenue. ^ 207
Cowley street. 191
‘ Conner street... »125
Craighead street. 327
Decision alley... ' ' 212
' Devonshire street.- . .... 327, 327
“ Elm street. 146
'filwood street... .. 286
Fingel street . .. 163
‘ Erank street.. ..125
’ Goe avenue. . . . 10
' Gladstone street. 129
Haberman avenue... • ** 113
Hampshire avenue .. 37
Hosack street.. 167, 168
^ Holman alley. 22
** Hamilton avenue... • l^L 172
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Grading, Paving and Curbing of
Hoeveler street..... 262, 263
Howe street. 262
Hargrove street. 180
Jordon alley. 213
Kirkpatrick street. 263
Kingsboro street. . 72
Kathleen street... *.. . •. 374
Lilac street. 130, 292
Loretta street. 97
Lloyd street. 264
Louisa street. 264
Lydia street.180
Mary street. 191, 309
Meade street. 100
Merriman alley. 22
Melbourne street.•. 130
Mina street . .. 131
Millvale avenue. 139
Melvin street. 187
Merritt street. 264
Mulford street.... . 299
McDonold street. 392
Nantasket street. . .. . l«il
Novelty street. 225
Norton street. 13
Princess avenue ... •.. 374
Reynolds street.. 211
River avenue ... 211
Rockledge street. 265
Rockland avenue. ' 213, 320
Saline street..•.. 131
Stanley street. 132
Streets.. ....... .. 82
Suburban avenue .. .... 207
Samantha alley . 222
Tilbury avenue . 122
Toboggan street. 3o9
Transit alley. 212
Travella boulevard. 225
Tuscarora street. 18
Veteran street. 210
Walbridge street. 147
Watson street . 222
Winterburn street. 132, 299
INDEX
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Grading and Paving of
Anton alley. 326
Atherton avenue (regrading and repaving and improving of). 260
Exchange alley. 392
Gold alley. 261
Grant boulevard (regrading and repaving of). 208
Hurd alley. 328
Lambert street (regrading and repaving). 72
Mapleton avenue (regrading and repaving). 209
O'Neil alley. 328
Penn avenue. 392
Second avenue (regrading and repaving).. 82, 140
Tabor street (regrading and repaving). 176
Warrington avenue (regrading and repaving). 73
Water street (regrading and repaving and improving of). :192
Woodmont street {regrading and repaving). 226
Granting
American Locomotive Company the right to construct, and maintain a
pipe line and supporting truss across Seymour street. 284
Armour, J. Ogden to erect a connection with an arch bridge over Lambert
street. 12
Carnegie Steel Company right and privilege to excavate under the
surface of a portion of Scrip alley. 246
Carnegie Steel Co. right and privilege to excavate under the surface of a
portion of Resort alley. 247
Central Transit Company right to enter upon, use and occupy certain
streets and highways in the City of Pittsburgh. 283
Duquesne Street Railway Co. to enter upon, use, occupy and cross cer¬
tain streets and highways.•. 129, 143
Prankstown Avenue Extension Street Railway Co. to use, occupy and
cross certain stleets and highways. . 252
Federal Street and Pleasant Valley Railway Co. to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways in City of Pittsburgh .... 142, 113
Knickerbocker Ice Company authority to lay, construct and * maintain a
• cast iron pipe or concrete on Mongolia alley for purpose of taking
water from Ohio river to well on said plant.*. 179
Morris Walsh Sons construct and maintain permanent bridge across
Sarah street, connecting the two barrel factories of said Company 199
Pennsylvania Heat & Power Co. to enter upon, use and occupy and cross
certain streets, avenues and alleys in First to Twentieth ward . . 203
Increasing Salaries of
Architectural draftsman. Bureau of Construction. 24
Lettering of
All automobiles and auto trucks, excepting the City Paymaster's car . . 23, 24
Levying
Taxes for year 1912
31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 36
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ORDINANCES—Continued.
Locating
A viaduct or bridge across private property and over property of P. R. R.
Co. and Pittsburgh Junction R. R. Co. to connect Grant Boule¬
vard at its intersection with Ridgway street.
Larimar Avenue...
Morewood avenue.... ,
Munhall Road ....
Solway street.... . .... . . ... .
Making tfn Appr6f>Viation
Payment of liabilities of the City bf Pittsburgh' (supplementing) ... .
To Department af iPiibHo ^Health for care and Control of smallpox , . .
Name'for
Iftinamed' ^streetIn Samuel Dyer^s Heir’s plan of lots (giving) .... .
Opening of
Hamilton avenue (extending and widening) . . . . . . . , ..
Laclede street..
Murtland street..
Plain view avenue.
Salisbury street.
Tuscarora street.
Wakefield street.
Paving and Curbing of
Watt street
Payments of
Claim Schenley Farms Co. against City of Pittsburgh.
Wages semi-monthly of the employees whose wages are fixed upon a par
diem basis
Partial Payments to
Booth and Flinn Ltd; for‘ fading, paving and curbing 6f West Carson
street .
Permits
Issuing of, to persons operatingpipes containers, tanks, or vessels under
air, water or gas pressure in the City of Pittsburgh .
’387
: -246
• 379
195, 324
. . 141
’ .41’, 41
293, 329
295, ‘330
‘269
36
393, 393
184
. . 271
- 37
Prescribing
Requirements of Veterinary surgeons in City Service ..
Providing for
Portion of the Public square to be set apart as a free public market place
Settlement of damages to James Mulgrew from opening Belmar street
Underground lateral-.conduit construction work on Butler street....
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Purchase of Property from
Mrs. Henrietta Booth in 19th ward for Bureau of Fire. 5
Wilfiam H Kelley for Bureau of Fire,.. 6
Z, B. Wilson for Bureau of Fire.... 38
Purchase of
Certain property of Engelbert Schultheis .. 217
Three lots in Hartupee place for the purpose of water supply and distri¬
bution . 103
Re-Establishing the Grade on
Anderson street.'. 261
Atherton avenue. 202
Baum avenue. 19, 20
Beaver avenue. 140
Burchfield avenue. 2
Breckenridge street. 185
Camelia street. 230
Carson street. 207
Carson street, west. 248
Comet alley. 170
Cowleyfstreet .. 135
Desoto street. 267
East street. 379
Elwood street. .. 186
Exchange alley .. 298, 392
Fawn alley. 301
Federal street. 2, 3, 318
Finley street. * . . . 193
Frank street. 223
Gate Lodge alley. 17, 18
Grotto street. 23
Grace street. 81
Greentree avenue. 379
Gross street.i. 186
Hampshire avenue. 197
Hargrove street. 257
Hoosac street. 272
Homewood avenue...* 394
Isabella street ... . . 248
Kingsboro street. 223
Langtry atreet.. 102
Lilac street. 223
Mary street. 90
McAlvy street.. 321
Mumford street. 312
%rtle alley. 170
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Re-Establishing the Grade on
Nantasket street. 9 q
Norton street.. . . I39
Penn avenue... 298, 392
Princess avenue. 242
Republic street. 261
Rockland avenue. . * t . . 248
Shelby street. 102
South Main street.. ... : . 91
South Nineteenth street. 293
Suburban aveAue ... . • .*. 292
Tabor street. 17ft
Travella boulevard.. , .. 272
Wera street. 321
Water street... . 297, 392
Receipt for
Moneys due the City of Pittsburgh, out of amounts bid in for said City at
Sheriff’s sale.. . . . . ^. 91
Regulating
Hours of employment of certain City employees. 26
Street parades, processions and street assemblages of meetings .... 290
The production or emmission of smoke within corporate limits of the
city. 235
Relating to
Department of Charities and correction providing for changes in the
number of officers and employees in said department ... 117
Department of Public Safety providing for changes in number and salar¬
ies of officers and employees in said department. 136
Department of Public Works providing for additional employees in said
department . . . . 143, 144
Erection, construction and inspection of wires and appurtenances used
for electrical purt'Oses tsupplement to). 107
Repealing
Allequippa street (relocating) . . . 82
Appropriating certain real estate in the fifth, sixth and eighth wards of
the City of Pittsburgh ... 120
Carlin street (locating).•. . . . ., 240
Cailin street (opening and grading) ... 240
Centre street (laying out of). . . 240
Centre street (re-establishing grade of). 240
Chartiers street (extending) . .. 239
Feeney alley (opening) .. 224
Feeney alley (grading, paving and curbing of) . 224
Hamilton avenue (extending and opening). 395
Hamilton avenue (opening and widening).1 .. 322
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Repealing
Knox street (portion of).. 236
Melwood street (locating) ... Ill
Rockland avenue (grading, paving and curbing of). 224
Solway street (locating). 141
More wood avenue (locating). 379
Providing for issue and sale of bonds for improvements to existing public
parks .... 264
Purchase of ground from William H. Kelley, for Bureau of Fire .... 24
Requiring
All public service corporations or other persons occupying Main street to
place their cables underground .. 199
All public service corporations or other persons occupying Main street to
place their cables underground (amending Section 1). 318
Sale at Public Auction
Certain property belonging to City of Pittsburgh in Fifteenth ward. . . 289
Setting Aside Funds from
Appropriation No. 4i for changes in underground system of fire alarm,
police, telegraph and telephone along second avenue. 184
Appropriation No. 46 for reconstructing roadway floor on South Tenth
street bridge, and transferring said amount from Item Repaving
Sidewalks and Repairing Truss Members on South Twenty-second
street bridge .. 189
Sewers on
Atherton avenue .. *265
Ampere street. 373
Annabell street. 256
Beckham street. 181
Bingham street.. 101
Bradish street. 239
Baltimore avenue. 123
Clemensha avenue. 329
Crosby street. 123
Cicero alley. 255
Davison street. 38
Damas street. 114
Eggers street. I
Flemington avenue.,. 214
Freyburg street. 10
Friendship avenue. 214
Gladstone street. . .. 250
Grandview avenue. 172, 249, 285
Gold alley.. 16^» 109
Graphic street. 10, 11
Hargrave street. 215
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Sewers on
Hamilton avenue.123, 124, 124
Hass street.... , 147
Hobart street. 138
Kendall street. 205
Kirkpatrick street. 215
Louisa street. 256
LaClair street .. 110
Liverpool street. 173
Mary street. 197
Muriel street. 173
Merritt street. 250
Merrimac street. 298
Mattern street. 372
Meade street. .39
Novelty street .. 298
Perth street . 172
Palm Beach avenue. 215
Rebecca street. 174
Ridgway street . 332
Russell street . 1
Starr way. 2
Stebbins street. 100
South Thirteenth street. 216
Shelby alley. 206
Superior street... . 257
Scott Place. 295
Unnamed alley. 19
Vickroy street.. 173
Wabash street. 115
Winterburn avenue.' . . 232
Wyntherton street. .. ...» ' 232
Woodlawn avenue. 249
Transfer of Employees
Bureau of Viewers to Department of Law. ... 20
^ Transferring Funds from
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Fire to Appropriation No. 48, Council-
men Salaries. . . t . 24
Appropriation No. 46 to item 3 0. 4 “Laboratory Supplies’^. 76
Appropriation No. 11. Industrial Work Shop for Blind appropriation
No. 220 . . . , i)4
Appropriation No. 220, Department of Superintendents. Appropriation
No. o6, Bureau of Parks. 94
Appropriation No. 4-i to certain items in Appropriation No. 46. 121
Appropriation No. 220, Department of Superintendents to Appropriation
No. 203 Carnegie Free Library . ... . 191
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Transferring Funds from
Appro^iation No. 46, item A, 1. Division of Inspection, Appropriation
Appropriation No. 37, repaving Perrysville avenue to Appropriation No. 30. 220
Appropriation No, 42 to Appropriation No. 219 to Appropriation No. 220
for use of Civil Service Commission. 241 •
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund to item Z, 4. Appropriation No.
22, Bureau of Police item Z. 4. 294
Appropriation No. 9, item A. 2 to Appropriation No. 22, item F. 289
Appropriation No. 42, item “Efficiency Commission’^ to Appropriation
No. 43, item “Installation of Tax Fee Billing System’’. 287
Appropriation No. 24, “Department of Law” to Appropriation No. 220,
“Department of Supplies”. 313
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund, to "the “Bureau of Surveys”
Appropriation No. 29, . . .. 220, 121
Appropriation No. 105,Tpurpose of paying expenses arising from lower¬
ing of Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph Wires in new “Hump
District” ... .. 147
Appropriation No. 40, Contingent Fund, to appropriation No. 160, General
Office, Bureau of Health, item “Care and Control of Smallpox” . . 255
Certain items in Appropriation No. 37, to item “General Fund” Appro¬
priation No. 37, X 8 “Retaining Walls and Sidewalks”. 198
Certain sum from the balance remaining in item E. 0. contracts to item
“Minor repairs and painting” city ^force, Appropriation No. 47
Bridge repairs. 800
Certain sum from A. 1 “Salaries, ” Appropriation No. 22 to item F.
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Police. 310
Different items in Appropriation No. 220, for use of Bureau of Parks to
various items in Appropriation No. 220, for use of Bureau of Parks 314
Item “Cable and Cable Splicing” Appropriation No. 220 item “Telephone
Service” Appropriation No. 22u. 5
Item “Salaries” Appropriation No. 220, to Miscellaneous” Appropriation
No. 220, Department of Supplied. 5
Item “Construction of a Public Highway Bridge on Atherton avenue” to
item “Balance in General Fund” Appropriation No. 151. 21
Item “Reconstruction of a Portion of the Sewerage System in the Try
Street Drainage Basin” to item “Balance in General Fund” Ad-
propriation No. 167. 31
Item ’’Materials D North Side Light Plant” appropriation No 220 to item
’’Salaries 0 ordinary labor A 4” General Office Bureau of Light
^ appropriation No 34. 294
Item ’’General Fund” appropriation No. 37, E. 11 ’’Street Repaving” to
item ’’Repaving of South Nineteenth street” appropriation No. 37
E. 11. 206
Item “Balance in General Fund” to item “Completion of Construction
of Fifth Avenue” retaining wall. Appropriation No. 37 X 8 ... . 198
Item “Balance in Appropriation No. 37, X 8, Retaining Walls and Side¬
walks” to item “Reconstruction of Retaining Wajls on Elliott
street”. 241
Item A. I. * Salaries” Appropriation No. 21, to item P. Appropriation
No. 21, Bureau of Fire (providing for). 310
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ORDINANCES—Continued. Page
Transferring Funds from
Item “Contract Bridge Repairs“ E* 7, Appropriation No, 47 to. item
“Salaries, Skilled Labor, Boardwalks and Steps. “ A, 3, Appro¬
priation. No, 30, item “Salaries, Skilled Labor, Boardwalks and
Steps“ A. 4, Appropriation No. 30, and item “Material Board¬
walks and Steps “ D,. Appropriation No. 220 ............. . i 311
» (. Items “General Funds” in Appropriation No.,47»E. 6, “Bridg-e repairs”
Appropriation No. 37 E. 11, “Street repaving”, to re^ective items
. - for completion of certain improvements. Appropriation rNo. 47 , , ' TT 287
Item A. 1. “Salaries,” Apprrpriation No, 21 Bureau of Fire to item B.8.
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Fire.. 287
Item “Materials, Bureau of Electricity D” to appropriation No. 220 item
“Equipment Bureau of Electricity F” appropriation No. 220 - 294
.Item E. 11 “Street Repaving” (balance in appropriation No. 37) to
Appropriation No. 30 Bureau, of Highways and Sewers,, repairing highways . 313
Repairs to Highways Appropriation No. 30, “Bureau of Highways” . . .231
Repaving Grant street from Fifth avenue to Diamond, street to item
“Completion of repaving of Fifth avenue”. '189
' Various items in Appropriation No. 38, Appropriation No. 220, for use of
Department of Charities to items “Supplies,” Marshalsea, “Ma-
.terials Marshalsea of Repairs, Marshalsea” Appropriation No. 220 * 310
N Various sums from item “Resurfacing Perrysville avenue” Appropriation
No. 30, to item ‘ ‘Asphalt Plant Appropriation No. 30, and, Appro¬
priation No. 220”.. ; 294
Vacating
Finley street. 148
Forfar street... ' 98
Harold street (portion of). 207, 297
* Knox street (portion of)...< 108, 491
Murtland avenue .. 313
« Pampa alley. , 122
t Perthshire place.».. ,315
» PerrysVille Plank road.... 1T8
Portion of 33 ft. Township road.. ,234
Sections A. and B, of* McPherson street . .. : 323
Tamello alley . .. 73
Unnamed street (.portion of). '177
,West Liberty avenue.i . . . .. 174
Widening
' Evei^ett’street . . .. 3 2
* Hamilton avenue.. 322
Vista street ... > 218
Widening and Straightening
Warrington avenue .. • 308
o Wenzall way ... . -. 259
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RESOLUTIONS—Continued Page
Accepting
Proposition of Wm. A. Stone, Esq., against Collectors of Delinquent
Taxes and their Bondsmen. 401
Appointment of
Eight additional nurses in Department of Medical Inspection of Schools
and Infectious Diseases.
American Society of Inspection
Authorizing H K. Beatty Superintendent of the Bureau of Sanitation and
Isaac R. Carver, Superintendent of the Bureau of Plumbing and
House Drainage to attend the Annual Convention.
City Controller
Authorizing to engage Hawkins, Delafield & Longfellow to pass on
*‘Water Bond Series 1911, Street Improvement Bond Series
“(2)’* 1911, at a certain sum . , ..
Directed to set aside from Contingent Fund a certain sum for purpose of
installing an Efficiency System in several departments of City
Government.. .
To countersign checks in favor of Board of Public Education for amount
of taxes. ..
To countersign warrants in favor of persons or firms who furnish meals
to policemen on duty July 4, 1912.
City Clerk
To have printed for use of Council an ordinance vacating certain sections
of West Lilerty avenue and an ordinance vacating a portion ofan un¬
named :i0 foot street . .
To have printed for use of Council an ordinance vacating a portion of
Finley street. .
To have printed for use of Council an ordinance vacating the location of
a portion of Harold street.
To have printed for use of Council the following: An ordinance vacating
Neville street; an ordinance vacating Short street; an ordinance
vacating portion of a public road between Chartiers avenue and City;
an ordinance vacating Railroad street; an ordinancevacating Ravine
street; an ordinance vacating Tunnel street; an ordinancevacating
a portion of an unnamed street; an ordinance vacating an un¬
named street.
City Council
Requesting the commissioners of South Hills to exercise their legal
E ower in the premises to the end that improved traffic exchange
etween South Hills and the main City be established at, an early
date.
City Solicitor
Authorizing to receive from Amelia A. Noon her proportion of assess¬
ment for the opening of Rebecca street.
Authorizing to take judgment for $T5,00 in settlement of City’s claim
against the Pittsburgh Railways Co. for cleaning streets.
Authorizing to appoint as assistant solicitors a firm of Bond Attorneys
427
416
396
417
411
420
411
414
433
434
414
426
428
430
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City Solicitor
Authorizing to intervene in behalf of City in the case of Waverly Oil
Works, complainant against Penna. Railroad Co. and other de¬
fendants before Interstate Commerce Commission for purpose of
having commission pass upon question of interchange of traffic
between various railroads in said district . ... 430
Authorizing to settle all claims against Pittsburgh Railways Co. arising
out of street cleaning for fiscal years ending Jan. 31st, 19i)9,
1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913, for the total sum of $125, OOu ..... 431
Authorizing to pay certain amount filed by lien against Mrs. Eliza Jones
for sewer constructed on Winterburn street. ... 541
Authorized to release strip of ground from any liability for the assess¬
ment made against lot V 19.• • .. 443
Authorizing to write lien against Sunshine home... 422
Directed on payment of sum to satisfy lien against property of Mary
Wintergreen .. 433
On payment of certain sum to satisfy lien against W. J. Joyce property 4i5
Directed to give Carrie Solomon a receipt in full for assessments for the
grading and paving of Wellesley avenue.. 446
To enter into negotions with the Pittsburgh Auto Lamp & Repair Co . . 409
To release and discharge all suits brought against Wickes Brothers ... 415
To receive a certain sum and release and satisfy the sewer lein as against
lots Nos. 155, 156, 157 and 158 from Thos. Currin. 416
City Treasurer
Authorizing him to advertise in all the daily newspapers of the City that
all taxpayers paying their taxes during the month of March will be
entitled to a discount of 2 per cent.. . 405
Authorizing him to countersign checks in favor of Board of Education 411
Authorizing to advertise in Pittsburgh daily newspapers requesting tax¬
payers to mail their postoffice address or that of their agents , . . 431
Collector of Delinquent Taxes
Authorized to accept such tax on M. S. DilTs property. 437
To accept from Mrs. Luella Hunt and her sister the amount assessed
against them on their different properties.. . 442
To accept an abatement of cost of advertising the water rents on pro¬
perty of Anna Laura Miur, and to accept Said water rent less the
cost of advertising in full, together with penalty . 444
Consent of Council
To South Side Association for gardening and beautifying that district . . 413
To Dr. B. A. Booth, Chief Medical Examiner of Transmissable Diseases
to attend the meeting of The American Medital Association to be
held at Atlantic .City . . . . ... 417
To Director of Department of Public Works to award a contract for con¬
struction of a sewer on South Main street to James H. McQuade
Co. as a certain sum . .. 4’0
To Maine Memorial Association to erect in Lake Elizabeth, N. S. said
memorial for the preservation of said relics from ^^Baitleship
Maine'' .. 430
To W. T. Beane to lay water pipe line on Oberlin street. 435
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Consent of
City of Pittsburg and Board of Trustees of Carnegie Institute directed to
join with other members of said Board in a proper petition for
such incorporation .. 404
To Crucible Steel Co» of America, is authorized and empowered to lay
said water pipe line on 3l8t street under forms of contract and
specifications approved by City and under direction of Director of
Public Works, provided the City shall have the right at all times
to grant and insert service connections to said pipe line. 447
Contracts With
Commissioners of Allegheny County in regard to employment of Archi¬
tect and submission of competition plans for erection of Joint Mun¬
icipal Building . . 418
City Treasurer and some security company to secure City against
“Hold-up’' of City Paymaster . 403
James Jiles Company for grading of a lot owned by City, the consider¬
ation being the use of the clay and gravel. 436
Directing
City Assessor’s office to commence the preparation of the list of all prop¬
erty owners. 397
City Clerk to have printed for use of Council an ordinance granting per¬
mission to erect an arch bridge on Lambert street. . 397
Directors of Departments of City.
Requested and directed to certify to Council before a certain date of
each year, an estimated cost of the various annual contracts relat¬
ing to their respective departments. 401
Department of Public Health
Director to employ five physicians for .purpose of vaccinating. 427
Director acting to employ such number of temporary nurses for small¬
pox purposes as he may deem necessary ... . 429
Director acting to employ such temporary physicians as he may deem
necessary during smallpox period for vaccinating . 429
Director of Department of Public Safety
Directed to furnish meals t'' all policemen on duty in City. 420
Director of the Department of Supplies.
Authorized to contract with Walker-Gordon Company for furnishing ex¬
cessive amount of certified milk at amount of bid . . 425
Director to transfer all horses suitable, for purpose of other departments
or bureaus of City. 430
Director of the Department of Public Works.
Authorizing, to order and pay James O’Neil his regular and usual salary
for the period of not more than one month and a one-half on ac¬
count or accident. . .. 423
Authorized to make the proposed changes for the repaving of Selby
alley . . , . . . . . . 424
Authorizing him to employ seven watchmen for service at Riverview
Park, $2.25 per day. 433
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RESOLUTIONS-Continued
Director of the Department of Public Works,
To direct contractor to rnake proposed change in erection of retaining
wall on Fifth avenue..
To order a new shaft for Compound Westinghouse Engine, No. 864, pro¬
viding that the total amount shall not exceed a certain sum . . .
Employment of
One Consulting Engineer.
One or two temporary clerks to sort, list, pack and destroy or file accum¬
ulative bonds in City Controllers office in cellar vault.
Party or parties to investigate the matter of insurance carried by the
City . ..
Stone, William A., as Attorney against Delinquent Tax Collector. . . .
Stone, William A., Attorney to sit with Council on trial charges against
Directors of Departments of Public Health, Works and Safety and
to advise Council in connection with its duties under the law
Exonerating of Taxes in Favor of
Barth, John W., from payment of assessment.
McClure Avenue Presbyterian Church, from the payment of assessment.
South Side Hospital, for taxes and water rent.
Gill Press, The
Substituting, for printing Municipal Record and other City contracts
from Devine & Co..
Leasing
From Martha Schmitt a certain lot or piece of ground with building
thereon in Twentieth ward and known as No, 119 Steuben street .
With agent or agents of Nixon building for a lease of fourth and filth
floors of said building.
Municipal Record
Substituting The Gill Press for Devine & Co., for printing of and other
City contracts . .
Pittsburgh Eisteddfod Association
Setting aside special appropriation for the year 1913 as a fund to be used
assisting the, for bearing the expense connected with the holding
of the International Eisteddfod in this City.
President of Council
To appoint a committee of nine in the International Association of
Navigation Congresses.
To appoint a committee of nine of which he shall be chairman to
assist in the entertainment of Delegates to the^ International
Convention of Chamber of Commerce.
Relating to Mayor
Authorizing him to employ one clerk for a certain period of time at a
certain amount for work in his office .
Directed to notify the corporations maintaining poles on Carson street
to remove same at once.
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Remonstrances Against
Extension of the permit to build a highway bridge over Monongahela
river. 410
Repealing
A resolution authorizing the issuing of a warrant in favor of City So¬
licitor, in full payment of the taxes and liens on a certain property
of the City in Millvale Borough , ... 439, 444
Requesting
Pittsburgh Railways Company to pay bill of cost in equal monthly in¬
stallments . . .... 404
President of Engineering Society of Western Pennsylvania to submit to
Council the names of three or more members of said association,
who shall be selected by Council to investigate the allegation over¬
charges for materials and labor taken on Larimer Avenue Bridge
and report to Council. 432
That Pittsburgh Railway Co. operating street cars over various routes
routes in City to designate each of its routes by a number com¬
mencing with a numeral 1 and consecutively thereafter. 436
Real Estate Agents' Association to direct a committee to aid Council by
appraising in arriving at a price in value of tne property selected
by them for playground purposes.. 439, 450
Satisfaction of Liens Against
Johnson, Camille . 410
Observatory Hill Christian Church. 4i»0
Scobie, Mary . 410
Trustees of Shady Avenue Christian Church. 399
Setting Aside
Appropriation No. 141, the sum of $1,500 for park purposes. 409
Specifications for
Care and disposal of unlicensed dogs. 426
Superintendent of City Property
Directed to obtain an accurate list of all properties owned by City . . . 445
Transferring of Funds
Appropriation No. 24, miscellaneous service to different items same
(appropriation).f . . 409
Appropriation No. 24, Items 9, 10. (Winess Fee) Department of Law to
to Appropriation No. 24, Item 1, Salaries and Appropriation No.
220, Item 2, Department of Supplies. .... 95
Balance remaining in Appropriation No. 47, repairing bridges to Appro¬
priation No. 34 B-15, Bureau of Light. 441
Code C, Bureau of Water Appropriation No. 220 to apply on contracts
for furnishing fuel .. 446
Code '^B" (Miscellaneous Service) to Code A-1 Salaries, (Regular Ap¬
propriation No. 24, Department of Law. . 435
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RESOLUTIONS—“Continued ♦ Page
Transfer of Funds
Items to Appropriation No. 31, Bureau of City Property . 446
Item, ‘‘Regular Salaries, A-1,*^ Appropriation No. 16 to item: “Miscel¬
laneous Service same appropriation. 438
Item A-i, “ SalariesAppropriation No. 16, Department of Delinquent
Tax Collector, to item “Installation of Tax Pre-billing System,
Pr^aration of Budget Estimate and Installation of New System
of Control Accounting/^. 441
Item, “Supplies Civil Service Commission, C. Appropriation No. 220,
from item “Equipment Civil Service Commission F'’ Appropriation
No. 220, to item “Miscellaneous Service B’’ Appropriation No. 219.
to Item “Supplies C“ Appropriation No. 219, to item “Equipment
F^^ Appropriation No. 219. 438
Item, “Supplies General Office, Department of Public Works C“ Appro¬
priation No. 2?0 to item “Miscellaneous Service B“ Appropriation
No. 28, to item “Equipment General Office, Department of Public
Works C’’ Appropriation No. 220 . . 439
Item “Supplies Board of Water Assessors C’^ Appropriation No. 220
to item “Repairs Board of Water Assessors E” Appropriation No.
220. to item “Materials Board of Water Assessors D“ Appropria¬
tion No. 220 . 439
Item, “Sewage Disposal,” Appropriation No. 46, to item “Miscellaneous
Service B“ Appropriation No. 16, to item “Equipment Bureau of
Construction F” Appropriation No. 220 ... .. . 441
Item, “Repairs E“ Municipal Hall, Appropriation No. 220 to item
“Materials D” Municipal Hall, Appropriation No. 220 . 442
Item, “Materials Asphalt Plant” Appropriation No. 220, to the follow¬
ing items in Appropriation No. 30 . 444, 447
Item, C, “Supplies” Appropriation No 220, to item D, “Materials”
Appropriatian No. 220 to item B “Equipment” Appropriation No.
22, to item F “Equipment”. 445
Item “A-1 Salaries Appropriation No. 21, Bureau nf Fire” to item “A-1
Salaries” Appropriation No. 25, Bureau of Building Inspection . . 438
One item to another within certain appropriations. 441, 445, 445
Warrants In Favor of
Ahrens-Fox Engine Co. 1,750.00 . . .
Altrusky, Jennie. 250.00 . . .
American La France Fire Engine Co.$1,150.00 . . .
Appel, A. 42.39 . . .
Auilander, Peter. 54.75 .. .
Baldrick, James . . . .*. 133.81 . . .
Bannon, Michael. 33.75
Barber Asphalt Paving Co. .. 27.81 .. .
Barnes, G. Wetler.4,200.00 . . .
Bauer, John. 60.</0 . . .
Bauer, Lizzie.. ‘ . . . 600.00 . . .
Beatler, W. J. 7.30
Beatty, A. K., M. D. 44.00 . . .
Beatty, Misses..
Bergman, Jos. A. & Sons. 97.79 ,
448
419
399
402
428
448
4:^3
442
424
408
422
420
444
421
396
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Warrants in favor of
Betz, George.
Bie!, F. C.
Blum, Amos.
Board of Water Assessors .
Bohmer, John. . ..
Boles, Joseph ...
Bolster, J. W.. . .
Booth & Flinn, LHd .
Booth & Flinn L*td . . . .
80.00 .
A, 60.00
33.75 .. . .
83..33 . .
:13.75.. . .
150.00 .
72.00 . . . • . . .
297.82 .
633.37 .
Booth, J; B., , . 74.30 . .
Bowder, George .. • 15.00
Branca, S. . 102.60 . .
Brennan, John B, . . 65.00, .
Brock, Ida M.,. . ..146.25 . .
Brown, Mrs. Lena . 200.00
Brubaker, Mrs. A, E. . . 25.00 . .
Bruff, Judd H. 2,486.68 . .
Bruff, JuddH. 785.96. .
Buckley, Mrs. Florence . . • 200,oO
Casey, J. F. 248.57 . .
Casey, John F. . . . 16,200.25
Chamber of Commerce . 3,500.00 .
Chapel, Mrs. Ida A. 2fi0.00 . .
City Solicitor. 259.88 . .
City Treasurer . 150.00
Civic Display at Exposition . 1,000.00 . .
Cleary, John J. . . . .. 33.75 . .
Colvin, Jas. T. . , . ... 100.00 .
Conley, F. G. . . ' . 4,260.00 . .
Crescent Electric & Manufacturing Company 204.12
Cronin, Thos. Co. . 154.29. .
Cuthbert Brothers Company. . . • 62.50 .
Dannhardt's Second Brigade Band. 135.00
Dawe, Christina. • • * 1,000.00 . .
Dawson Contracting Company .. 152.19 . .
Deputy Water Assessors. 37.60
Devlin, Mr. 868.60
Dinards, Dan .. 1,264.63 . .
Dravo Contracting Company. ■ 1,556.6'> . .
Dravo-Doyle Company. 8,950.00. .
Dunsieth, Samuel. 133.82 . .
Dysart, John . 33.75
Eckert George F. . .. 300.00 . ,
Edwards, J. F.. . 41.44 . .
Eichleay, Jr., John. 29(i.00
Elmer Motor Company. 495.00 . .
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• 408
434
436
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437
399
435
433
428
433
•434
424
412
433
409
395
404
414
401
432
401
414
431
448
433
403
446
427
403
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Warrants In favor of
Exler, Joseph.
Finney. R. F.
Fitzsimmons, Celestin.
Ford, J, T. . .
Fowler, Harry B.
Franz, Mary ... .
Froch, Mary..
Gasparra, Nicholas.
Gaytons, Chas.
Gordon, Arthur. .
Gray, Alex.
Hall, Oscar E.
Henderson, Thomas, Estate of.
Hengel, Gottlieb .
Hess, A. C.
Hidenrich, Mr... .
Hilf,.John C.. ..
Hirt, Fred, oiler.
Holland, Mr.
Hughes, Mr.
Humboldt Fire Insurance Company.
Hunter, W. E.
Jacoby, W. M.
Jance, Frank .
John, Judge, oiler.
Johnson, Wm. G. & Co.
Keech, W. H.
Kelley, Phillip.
Kerr’s, William Sons..
Kingan, R. J.
Kirby, Mrs. Anna.
Kirker, William B.
Ladies* Guild of Christ M. E. Church, refund¬
ing taxes, $181.34 for 1912; $160.76 for 1911
Laidlaw, Adam & Co.
Martin, Maurice.
McCaffery, James J.
McClure, Gertrude and Robert.
McGonigle, J. D.
McGuire, Beatrice.
McNeeld, C. M. Construction Co.
McNeil, Miss Helen.
McLaughlin, George.
McQuade, Jas. H. Co.
McTaggart, J. R.
Mohney, C. L.
10.00 418
12’>.00. 416
40.00. 412
446.00 . 431
36.00 .•. . . 412
1,000.00 . 404
250.00 406
100.00 . 409
34.60 . 407
205.00. ....... 414
73.50 . 437
150.00 . 426
1,010.00 . 404
2.H6 . .. 898
30.00 . 426
24.60 402
100.00 . 411
40.08 . 449
868.60 432
63.89 . 424
32.40 . 425
5.00 447
250.00 . 424
25.00. 407
106.00 . 416
650.00. 396
41.26. 438
210.00 . 400
95.43 . 428
76.00 434
1,000.00. ........ 408
6U0.00. 400
332.09 . 420
217.40 . 439
899.22 . 429
25.00 . 398
180.00 .. . 449
47.95 . 429
260.00 . 449
413.60 . 396
lOO.OO. 407
18.00 . 440
2,962.50 . 448
45.70 . 414
365.92. 442
INDEX
RESOLUTIONS—Continued
Warrants In favor of
Moody, B. 40.50 . .
Murdock'Kerr Company. . . 2^5.00. .
National Blank Book Company. 80.00 . ,
National Surety Company . . 126.00
Nirella Band . 186.00 . .
North Side Concrete Company. lO^i.OO . .
Ogilvie, William. 650.00 . .
O’Herron, M. & Company. 31.75 . .
O’Herron, M. & Company. 60.0n . .
O’Herron, M.*& Company . 191.70. .
O’Herron, M. & Company. 848.00 . .
Ott Brothers Company.. 143,16.*.
Oursler, Howard B... 67,25 .
Pascall Tony & Carrie, . . 40,00 .
Pennsylvania Water Works 3,840.00 , .
Pfalb .. 2,000,00 . .
Pittsburgh Auto Lamp & Repair Company . 6,5(/0,00
Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring Company . . . 37.00
Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring Company . . 112.30 .
Pittsburgh Sanitary Flooring Company . . 117.00
Pittsburgh Valve Foundry Construction Co. . 1,385.71 . .
Rees, James & Sons. .. 84.5.50
Riemond, Michael . .. . 150.00. .
Rising & Radcliife. .1,110.00. .
Rosalia Foundling Asylum. 170.20 . .
Rosalia Foundling Asylum. 720.00 . .
Rudey, Frank W. . . . 866.50 . .
Safir, Mrs. R. . 20 >.00 . .
Savage, Mr. 53.89 . .
Saw Mill Run Coal & Supply Company . . . 107.25 . .
Schellenberg, F. F. 208.00 . .
Schneider, Mrs. Alexander. 26.00 . .
Schroeder, Bernard. 75.00 ,
Schultz, R. E. 200.00 . .
Searight, Frank ... 100.00 . .
Severance, F. W. 4.64 . .
Shaul, Anderson. 11.59 . .
Shaw Brothers. 984,50 . .
Shaw Brothers. 117.76 . *
Sheets, J. B. 85.00 . .
J. C. 20.15 . .
Slippy, J. C. 20.16 . .
Smay, J. B. 77.00 . .
Smith Brothers & Company, Inc. 604.80 .
Smith, Lillian. 1.54 .. .
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RESOLUTIONS-Continued
Warrants In favor of
Solomon, K. . . 366.76 . .
Somers Filters & Todd. 16*2.94 .. .
South Side Trust Company. 21H.20 . . .
Spain, William .. . 37.50 . .
Stewart, D. G. & Geidel. 687.60 . . .
Stoerkel, Adolph, Estate of. 1,000.00 . . .
Stone, William A. . 2,000.00 . . .
Strickel, Phelix G. 400.00 . . .
Sullivan, Mrs. Sarah. 200.00 . . .
Sylvester, Richard. 100.00 . .
Taylor & Dean. 144.00 . . .
Tedesco, A.. . .. 20.00 .. .
Vail, Mrs. Lottie B. 260.00 . . .
Walker, James J. 21.50 .. .
Wassel, Chas, P.. 100.00 .
Webster, Clyde L.. 256.‘26 . . .
Weldon & Kelly Company.- . . , 78.26
Welsh, M. & Co. . . *. 64.00 . . .
Werle, Rosie W. 40*2.00
Westinghouse Electric Company. 3.175.89 . . .
Westinghouse Electric Company. 8,8fi8.64 . .
Westinghouse Electric Company. 144.00 . . .
Wilbert Harry J. 40.00 . '.
Williams, John . .. 4,IS9. . .
Wirth, E. A. . . . 160.00 . . .
Wirth, E. A. 200.00 . . .
Workshop for the Blind. 1,689.87 . . .
Yokel, Frank . .. 994.00 .
Zittler, Joseph. 33.75 .. .
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A RRE N D! X
No. 1
A n OB niNANCE—Authorizing and
directing the construction ot a
public sewer on Eggers street, from
points about 270 feet north and 200
feet south of Heckelman street, to
present R<'\ver on Heckelman street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittsburgh, in Cfouncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
a public sewer be constructed on Eg¬
gers street, from points about 270 feet
north and 200 feet south of Heckelman
street to present sewer on Heckelman
street. Commencing on Eggers street
at points about 270 feet north and 200
feet south of Heckelman street; thence
southwardly and northwardly respec¬
tively along Eggers street to present
sewer on Heckelman street. Said
sewer to be pipe and twelve (12")
inches in diameter, with 9 inch lateral
sewers extending from the main sewer
to a point one (1) foot inside the east
curb line.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to he let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand three hundred ($1,300.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance wHh the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912,
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23. page 620.
No. 2
A n ordinance —Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Russell street, from
Irwin avenue to Holyoke street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiat
a public sewer be constructed on Rus¬
sell street, from Irwin avenue, to Holy¬
oke street. Commencing at the crown on
Russell street, between Irwin avenue
and Holyoke street; thence westwardly
and eastwardly along Russell street to
present sewer on Irwin avenue and
Holyoke street, respectively. Said
sewer to be pipe and fifteen (16^')
inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
three thousand two hundred ($3,200.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
1
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 520.
No. 3
A n ORIJINANCK — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Starr way, from a
point about 80 feet west of Maple
Terrace to present sewer on Kearsarge
street, and j>roviding that the costs,
damages and ex])enses of the same
be assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
a public sewer be constructed on Starr
way, from a point about 80 feet west
of Maple Terrace to present sewer on
Kearsarge street. Commencing on Starr
way at a point about 80 feet west of
Maple Terrace; thence westwardly
along Starr way to present sewer on
Kearsarge street. Said sewer to be
pipe and twelve (12") in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
eight hundred ($800.00) dollars, which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic W orks.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed j
against and collected from properties I
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 521.
No. 4
A n ORUIN.INCK — Re-establishing
the grade of Burchfield avenue,
from Shady avenue to William Pitt
boulevard.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the grade on the north curb line of
Burchfield avenue, from Shadj'' avenue
to the William Pitt boulevard be and
the same is hereby re-established as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the east curb line of
Shady avenue as now set, at the ele¬
vation of 363.10 feet; thence rising at
the rate of 1.00 foot per 100 feet for
the distance of 15.00 feet to the P. C.
of a concave i}arabolic curve at the
elevation of 363.25 feet; thence by the
said curve for the distance of 50.00
feet to the P. T. at the elevation of
365.25 feet; .thence rising at the rate
of 7.00 feet per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 125.00 feet to the 1*. C. of
a convex parabolic curve at the ele¬
vation of 374.00 feet; thence, by the
said curve for the distance of 100.00
feet to the P. T, at the elevation of
377.84 feet; thence rising at the rate
of 0.67 feet per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 350.00 feet to the 1’. C. of a
concave parabolic curve at the eleva¬
tion of 380.18 feet; thence by the said
curve for the distance of 220.00
feet to the P. T. at the ele¬
vation of 393.13 feet; thence ris¬
ing at the rate of 11.10 fe(’t per 100
feet for the distance of 117,feet to
the P. C. of a convex parabolic curve
at the elevation of 406.14 feet; thence
by the said curve for the distance of
60.00 feet to the P, T. on the west
curb line of William Pitt boulevard,
as now set at the elevation of 410.46
feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
IS hereby repealed, go tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912,
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 522.
No. 5
A n ORniNANCE — Re-establishing
the grade on Federal street, from
Lafayette avenue to Perrysville ave-
une.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Piitstturgh, in Councii
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the grade of the west curb line of
Federal street, from Lafayette ave¬
nue to Perrysville avenue, be and the
same is hereby re-established as fol¬
lows, to-wit:
Beginning on the north curb line of
Lafayette avenue at an elevation of
427.15 feet; thence rising at a rate of
4 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
20 feet to a point of curve to an ele¬
vation of 427.95 feet; thence by a
concave parabolic curve for a distance
of 60 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 432.75 feet; thence rising
2
at a rate of 12 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 105.52 feet to a point of
curve, to an elevation of 445.41 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 250 feet to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 445.41 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 12 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 211.77 feet
to an elevation of 420 feet; thence
falling at a rate of 1.60 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 10.38 feet to the
south curb line of Perrysville avenue
to an elevation of 419.83 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 523,
No. 6
A n OROSNANCE — Establishing the
grade on Mackinaw avenue, from
Wenzell way to Saranac avenue.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Council
ussertibled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «ame. That
the grade of the north curb line of
Mackinaw avenue, from Wenzell way
to Saranac avenue, be and the same
Is hereby established as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning at the east curb line of
Wenzell way at an elevation of 498.30
feet; thence by a concave parabolic
curve for a distance of 95.78 feet to a
point of tangent, to an elevation of
498.34 feet; thence rising at a rate of
8.0 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 32.18 feet to the west building line
of Fremont place, to an elevation of
500.91 feet; thence rising at a rate of
5.0 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 57.11 feet to the east curb line
of Fremont place, to an elevation of
603.77 feet; thence rising at a rate
of 1.7 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 253.50 feet to the west curb line
of Bensonia avenue, to an elevation
of 508.08 feet; thence level for a dis¬
tance of 25.05 feet to the east curb
line of Bensonia avenue; thence falling
at a rate of 1.0 foot per 100 feet for
a distance of 100.24 feet to a point of
curve, to an elevation of 507.08 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for a distance of 40.0 feet to a point
of tangent, to an elevation of 507.08
feet; thence rising ai a rate of 1.0
foot per 100 feet for a distance of
100.24 feet to the west curb line of
Los Angeles avenue, to an elevation
of 508.08 feet; thence level for a dis¬
tance of 25.05 feet to the east curb ■
line of Los Angeles avenue; thence
falling at a rate of 1.9 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 75.23 feet to a
point of curve, to an elevation of 506.65
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for a distance of 80.0 feet to a
point of tangent, to an elevation of
502.27 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 9.03 feet per 100 feet for a distance .
of 75.23 feet to the west building line
of Vodeli street, to an elevation of
495.48 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 6.0 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 45.09 feet to the east building line
of Vodeli street, to an elevation of
492.77 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 16.0 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 220,44 feet to the west building line
of Saranac avenue, to an elevation of
457.50 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 5.0 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 10.02 feet to the west curb line of
Saranac avenue, to an elevation of
457.00 feet.
Section 2 That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 523.
No. 7
A n 0RI>INaNCE—P roviding for the
letting of a contract for the fur¬
nishing and delivering of a suction
cage plate for Twelve Million Gallon
Pumping Engine in the Montrose
Pumping Station, and providing for the
payment thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitlHburyhy in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliut
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals, and to award
a contract for the furnishing and de¬
livering of suction cage plate for
Twelve Million Gallon Pumping En¬
gine in the Montrose Pumping Station,
for a sum not to exceed six hundred
dollars ($600.00), in accordance with
the Act of Assembly entitled, "An Act
for the Government of Cities of the
Second Class," approved the 7th day
of March, A. D. 1901, and the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council in such
cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of six hun¬
dred dollars ($600.00), or so much
of the same as may be necessary, shall
be and is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated for the payment required for
the performance of the above men¬
tioned work, and that said amount
shall be paid out of Appropriation No.
32, item No. 2.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of (Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same is uereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 624.
No. 8
A n ORniNANCE—Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing: and laying of a riv¬
eted steel rising main and appurten¬
ances from the Mission Street Pump¬
ing Station to the Allentown Tanks,
South Side.
Secti«!i 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pii/nhuryh, in CouncAl
assembledj and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «a?ne, That
the Mayor and Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals
and to award a contract or contracts
to the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders for the furnishing and laying
of a riveted steel rising main and ap¬
purtenances from the Mission Street
Pumping Station to the Allentown
Tanks, South Side, for a sum
not to exceed the sum of eigh¬
ty thousand (80,000.00) dollars in
accordance with’ the Act of Assembly
entitled, "An Act for the Government
of Cities of the Second Class," ap¬
proved the seventh day of March, A. D.
1901, and the different supplements and
amendments thereto, and the Ordi¬
nances of Council in such cases made
and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of eighty
thousand ($80,000.00) dollars or so
much of the same as may be necessary,
shall be and is hereby set apart and
appropriated for the payment or pay¬
ments recjuired for the performance
of the above mentioned work, and that
the sum of sixty thousand ($60,000.00)
dollars of the said amount to be paid
out of Appropriation No. 120 and that
the sum of twenty thousand ($20,-
000.00) dollars be paid out of the pro¬
ceeds arising from the sale of certain
bonds issued to provide funds for the
extensions of pipe lines for the supply
of water.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 525.
No. 9
A n ORniN,4NCE —Providing for the
letting of a contract for the fur¬
nishing and delivering of discharge
chambers and cage plates for Five
Million (Gallon Pumping Engine No. 5,
in the Howard Street Pumping Sta¬
tion, and providing for the payment
thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Onincil
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
ena/ited by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals, and to award
a contract for the furnishing and de¬
livering of discharge chambers and
cage plates for Five Million Gallon
Pumping Engine No. 5, in the Howard
Street Pumping Station, for a sum not
to exceed one thousand five hundred
dollars ($1,500.00), in accordance with
the Act of Assembly entitler), "An Act
for the Government of Cities of the
Second Class,” approved the 7th day
of March, A. D. 1901, and tlie different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council in such
cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one thou¬
sand five hundred dollars ($1,500,00),
or so much of the same as may be
necessary, shall be and is hereby set
apart and appropriated for the pay¬
ment required for the performance of
the above mentioned work, and that
said amount shall be paid out of Ap¬
propriation No. 32, item No. 2.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be afid the same
is hereby repealed, so lar a;, the same
afi'ects this Ordinance.
I^assed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 19^/^.
Ordinance Book 23, page 526.
I No. 10
A n ORDINANCE! —Providijig for the
letting of contracts for materials
and general supplies required by the
several departments of the City Gov¬
ernment, for the fiscal year beginning
February 1st, 1912.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUtsbnryh, in Onincil
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sanie^ That
the Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Supplies sh?ill be and
are hereby authorized and empowered
and directed to advertise from time to
time during the fiscal year beginning
February 1st, 1912, for proi>osals for
furnishing materials and general sup¬
plies required by the several depart¬
ments of the City government and to
award contract or contracts for the
same to the lowest responsible bidder
for each item, in the manner xind form
prescribed by law.
Section 2. That the cost of such ma¬
terials or supplies shall be chargeable
to and payable from the appropriation
made to the Department of Supplies
for the purchase of such materials and
supplies as may be required and au¬
thorized during the fiscal year begin¬
ning February 1st, 1912, by the re¬
spective appropriation ordinances.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912-
Ordinance Book 23, page 526.
No. 11
A n ordinance: —Providing for the
purchase of a certain lot or piece exf
4
ground situated in the Nineteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, from
William P:. Kelley, for the uses and
purposes of the Bureau of Fire.
Sectiou 1 . Be it ordained and enacted
by the of Pittaburghj in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by i/ie authority of the same, That
the Dlrectt^r of the Department of Pub¬
lic Safety shall be and he Is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to
purchase in fee simple, a certain lot or
piece of ground situated in the Nine¬
teenth ward, of the City of Pittsburgh,
from William H. Kelley, for the uses
and purposes of the Bureau of Fire,
which lot or piece of ground is known
as Lot No. 88, in The Beechwood Im¬
provement Company's (Limited), West
Liberty Plan of Lots No. 3, recorded
in Plan Book, volume 20, pages Nos.
118 and 1«9, as recorded in the office
of the Recorder of Deeds in and for
the county of Allegheny, Pennsylvania
being the same lot or piece of ground
which the said The Beechwood Im¬
provement Company, Limited, granted
and conveyed unto the said William
H. Kelley by its deed dated May 3,
A. D. 1900, and recorded in Deed Book,
volume 13 79, page 459, on June 2, A. D.
1905, in the office of the Recorder of
Deeds in and for the County of Alle¬
gheny; the consideration, therefore, to
be the sum of nine hundred dollars
($900,00), or so much thereof as may
be necessa’’y, and charge the same to
the account of item No. 1, Salaries,
Appropriation No. 21, Bureau of Fire.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting witli the provi¬
sions of thi.s Ordinance be and the same
is hereby ropealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 527,
No. 12
A n OROINANCE—Providing for the
purchase of a certain lot or piece
of ground situated in the Nineteenth
ward, of the City of Pittsburgh, from
Mrs. Henrietta V. Booth, for the uses
and purposes of the Bureau of Fire.
bectlou 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by ike City of Bittsburph, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliut
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Safety shall be and he is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to
purchase, in fee simple, a certain lot
or piece of ground situated In the
Nineteenth ward, of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, from Mrs. Henrietta V. Booth,
for the uses and purposes of the Bu¬
reau of Fire, which certain lot or piece
of ground is known as Lot No. 86 of
The Beechwood Improvement Com¬
pany’s, (Limited), West Liberty Plan
of l4ots No. 3, recorded in Plan Book,
Volume 20, pages Nos. 118 and 119, as
recorded in the office of the Recorder
of Deeds in and for the County of Al¬
legheny, Pennsylvania, the considera¬
tion, therefor, to be the sum of nine
hundred dollars ($900.00), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, and
charge the same to the account of item
No. 1, Salaries, Appropriation No. 21,
Bureau of Fire.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912,
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 628.
No. 13
A n ordinance — Authorizing the
transfer of the sum of nine hun¬
dred dollars ($900.00) from the item
‘’Cable and Cable Splicing,” Appropria¬
tion No. 220, to item “Telephone Serv¬
ice,” Appropriation No. 220.
Sectiou 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsf>nrph, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliut
the Controller shall be and he is here¬
by authorized to transfer the sum of
nine hundred dollars ($900.00) from
item “Cable and Cable Splicing,” Ap¬
propriation No. 220, to item “Telephone
Service,” Appropriation No. 220.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 528.
No. 14
A n ordinance — Authorizing the
transfer of six hundred dollars
($600.00) from item “Salaries,” Appro¬
priation No. 220, to item “Miscellane¬
ous,” Appropriation No. 220, Depart¬
ment of Supplies.
oectioii ji. Be it ordained and enactea
by the City of Pittshurph, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained ayid
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the City Controller shall be and he Is
hereby authorized, empowered and di¬
rected to transfer the sum of six hun¬
dred dollars ($600.00) from item “Sal¬
aries,” Appropriation No. 220, to item
“Miscellaneous,” Appropriation No. 220
Department of Supplies.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page B29.
No. 15
A n ordinance—P roviding for the
settlement of damages claimed by
5
James Mulgrew In t’le opening of Bei-
mar street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittfibnrufiy in Couuci*
ansemhled^ and it is hereby ordained anU
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the sum of $311.77 be paid to James
Mulgrew out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund, in addition to the
sum of $500.00, awarded him by the
Board of Viewers in the proceeding
for the assessment of damages and
benefits for the opening of Belmar
street from Kedron street to Upland
street, at No. 131 August Term, 1908;
said sums to be paid without interest,
it appearing that the proper statutory
notice of the pendency of the viewers
proceedings was not given to him, the
award, therefor, not being conclusive;
provided, however, that the said James
Mulgrew executes and delivers to said
City a general warranty deed convey¬
ing to said City the balance of his
I)roperty abutting on said Upland
street not taken in the opening there¬
of, clear of all liens and encumbrances
except a public sewer laid thereunder.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16, 1912.
Approved January 25, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 529.
No. 16
A n ordinance — Authorizing and
directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of thirty thousand dollars
($30,000.00), and providing for the is¬
sue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide the balance
of funds required for the erection of
two public bridges on Atherton ave¬
nue, crossing the rights of way of the
Pittsburgh .Junction Railroad and the
Pennsylvania Railroad, respectfully,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of inter¬
est thereon.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliat
the Indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be increased by the amount of
thirty thousand dollars ($30,000,00),
to provide the balance of funds re¬
quired for the erection of two pub¬
lic bridges on Atherton avenue, cross¬
ing the rights of way of the Pitts¬
burgh Junction Railroad and the Penn-
Pennsylvania Railroad, respectively.
Section 2. That bonds of the City of
Pittsburgh in the aggregate principal
amount of thirty thousand dollars
($30,000.00), be issued for the purpose
aforesaid, with interest coupons at¬
tached, payable semi-annually, with
the privilege of exchanging such cou¬
pon bond or bonds for a registered
bond or bonds of the same maturity
as, and of any denomination not ex¬
ceeding the aggregate princip il amount
of the coupon bond or bonds
surrendered in exchange refer, by
surrendering such coupon bond or
bonds, with all coupons not then due,
at the office of the City Controller; and
the City Controller is herei y authori¬
zed and directed to cause su .h coupon
and registered bonds to be engraved,
and to Issue the same in th-.- name of
the City of Pittsburgh, the expense
thereof to be charged to Appropriation
I No. 42, Contingent Fund,
Section 3. Said bonds sh-Ul be is¬
sued in denominations of oj: hundred
($100), dollars, or multipl* thereof,
shall be dated as of the Ihfit day of
January, A. D. 1912, and sh, 11 be pay-
j able in thirty equal annu .1 install¬
ments, as follows:
Bonds to the aggregate . mount of
one thousand dollars shall ^ j»ayable
on the first day of Janua in each
and every year, beginning with the
year one thousand nine h '^^dred and
thirteen (1913), and ending with the
year one thousand nine hi. dred and
forty-two (1942).
Said bonds shall bear j;iterest at
the rate of four and one-fo -rth (4^),
per centum per annum, pay.ible semi¬
annually at the office of the City Treas¬
urer of said city on the fi.st day of
July and January, of each y ar, with¬
out deduction for any taxes a hich may
be levied thereon by the Stai • of Penn¬
sylvania pursuant to any pzesent or
future law, the payment oi. which is
hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and the principal th(;reof shall
be payable at maturity at the same
place. The said bonds shall he signed
by the Mayor, countersigned by the
City Controller, and sealed with the
corporate seal of said City, and the
coupons shall be authorized with the
lithographed fac-simile signature of
the City Controller.
Said bonds shall be sold by the
Mayor and the City Controller at not
less than par and accrued interest,
on the most advantageous terms ob¬
tainable, after ten day's public notice
in the official newspapers of the City
of Pittsburgh; provided, however, that
such uninvested balances in the Sihk-
ing Fund, as may be avallaJile for the
purpose, shall be invested in the same
without public notice by advertising
or otherwise. And the proceeds of such
sales, or so much thereof as shall be
necessary, shall, if specifically appro¬
priated by ordinance, therein fixing
the amounts and conditions of expen¬
diture, be applied to the purposes set
forth in this ordinance and to no other
purpose whatsoever. Each of said
bonds shall be known and designated
as “Bridge Bond Series A, 1912.”
Section 4. Until said bonds, issued
as herein, provided, shall be fully paid,
there is hereby levied and assessed
annually upon all subjects now by law
liable or hereafter to be made liable to
assessment for taxation for City pur¬
poses an annual tax, commencing the
year after said bonds have been is¬
sued, sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds as the same shall accrue
6
and become payable; and also an an¬
nual tax equal to three and one-third
(3%), per centum of the total amount
of said bonds hereby authorized, to be
applied to and set apart as a Sinking-
Fund for the payment of the principal
and redemption of said bonds as they
become cVf^e and payable according to
their terns, and the same are hereby
appropriarid out of the revenues of
said City "’or the payment and redemp¬
tion aforcaald.
Section 5. All registered bonds is¬
sued in exchange for coupons bonds, as
provided In Section 2 of this ordinance,
shall be registered with the City Treas¬
urer of ^aid City and be transferable
only on the books of said City Treas¬
urer.
Section, 6 All bonds Issued by the
authority of this Ordinance and the
Acts of Assembly authorizing the same
shall be and become part of the fund¬
ed debt of the City of Pittsburgh, and
shall be entitled to all the rights, pri¬
vileges, i-nd immunities thereof; and
shall be iree from taxation, as afore¬
said, and for the payment of the prin¬
cipal of said bonds, and the interest
thereon semi-annually, as aforesaid, as
the same shall mature and become pay¬
able, the faith, honor, credit and prop¬
erty of said City are hereby pledged.
Section 7. Said bonds shall be cou¬
pon bonds, exchangeable for registered
bonds and shall be substantially in the
following form, to-wit;
(Form of Coupon Bond.)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
City of Pittsburgh,
Bridge Bond Series A. 1912.
Know All Men by These Presents:
That the City of Pittsburgh, a munici¬
pal corporation, created by and exist¬
ing under the laws of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, is indebted to
the bearer in the sum of.
. ($.) dol¬
lars, lawful money of the United States
of America, which sum the Said City
of Pittsburgh promises to pay to the
said bearer at the office of the City
Treasurer of said City on the first day
of .. A. D.
19.With interest thereon at the
rate of four and one-fourth (41^) per
centum per annum, payable semi¬
annually to the bearer of the annexed
coupons, at the time and place therein
specified, without deduction for any
taxes which may be levied hereon by
the State of Pennsylvania pursuant to
any present or future law, the pay¬
ment of which is hereby assumed by
the City of Pittsburgh. And for the
true and faithful payment of the prin¬
cipal of this bond and the semi-annual
interest thereon, as aforesaid, the faith,
honor, credit and property of the said
City of Pittsburgh are hereby pledged.
This bond may, at the option of the
holder, be exchanged at any time for
a registered bond or bonds of the same
maturity, and of any denomination not
exceeding the aggregate principal
amount hereof, by surrendering this
bond with all coupons not then due,
at the ortice of the City Controller of
I said City. This bond is one of
I a series of bonds amounting In the
I aggregate to thirty thousand dol¬
lars ($30,000.00), issued by the City
I of Pittsburgh for valid municipal pur-
' poses, by virtue and in pursuance of
j an Act of the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en-
I titled “An Act to regulate the manner
of increasing the indebtedness of
municipalities, to provide for the re¬
demption of the same, and to impose
penalties for the illegal increase there¬
of," approved April 20, 1874, and the
several supplements and amendments
thereof; and an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled “An Act for the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second class,"
approved March 7, 1901, and the sup¬
plements and amendments thereof;
and by virtue of an ordinance of
the City of IMttsburgh, entitled,
“An Ordinance authorizing and di¬
recting an Increase of the Indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of Thirty thousand Dollars
($30,000.00), and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide the balance of funds
required for the erection of two public
bridges on Atherton avenue, crossing
the rights of way of the Pittsburgh
I Junction Railway and the Pennsylvania
I Railroad, respectively and providing
for the redempiion of said bonds and
the payment of interest thereon," duly
enacted by the Council thereof, and ap¬
proved by the Mayor thereof.
. and duly recorded and
published in the manner provided by
law, and authorizing and directing the
same.
It Is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the issue
hereof has been duly complied with;
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay the interest and also the princi¬
pal hereof at maturity; that the total
amount of indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, created without the con¬
sent of the electors thereof, including
the entire issue of the above mentioned
bonds aggregating Thirty thousand
Dollars, ($30,000.00) of which bond is
one, is less than two per centum of the
last preceding assessed valuation of
the taxable property therein; and the
entire indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, including the entire issue of the
above mentioned bonds, of which this
bond is one, is less than seven per
centum of the last preceding valua¬
tion of the taxable property therein;
and that this bond and the debt created
thereby are within every debt and other
limit prescribed by the Constitution and
the laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania.
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
the City Controller, as of the first day
of January, A. D. 1912.
CITY OF PITTSBUGH,
7
Countersigned;
City Controller. |
f Seal of the City ) I
X of Pittsburgh. i |
(Form of Coupon.) |
On the first day of. j
19.the City of Pittsburgh, Penn- ^
sylvania, will pay to the bearer at the I
office of the City Treasurer of said City |
($.) Dollars, lawful money i
of the United States of America, for 1
six months’ interest on its Bridge Bond I
Series A, 1912, No. I
City Controller.
(Form of Registered Bond.) ^
UNITED states OF AMERICA,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
City of Pittsburgh.
Bridge Bond Series A, 1912.
Know All Men by These Presents;
That the City of Pittsburgh, a munici¬
pal corporation, created by and exist¬
ing under the laws of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, Is indebted to
.in the sum of ..
.dollars, lawful money of
the United States of America, which
sum the said City of Pittsburgh prom¬
ises to pay to the said .
.legal representatives, or assigns,
at the office of the City Treasurer of
said City on the first day of.
A. D. 19.. with interest thereon at
the rate of four and one-fourth (4%)
per centum per annum, payable semi¬
annually, at the same place, on the
first days of July and January
of each year, without deduction
for any taxes which may be levied
hereon by the State of Pennsylvania
pursuant to any present or future law,
the payment of which is hereby as¬
sumed by the City of Pittsburgh. And
for the true and faithful payment of
the principal of this bond and the semi¬
annual Interest thereon, as aforesaid,
the faith, honor, credit and property of
the said City of Pittsburgh are hereby
pledged.
ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh, en¬
titled “An Ordinance author^ «ng and
directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of thirty thousand dollars
($30,000.00) and providing for .he issue
and sale of bonds of said City in said
amount to provide the balance of funds
required for the erection of tu o public
bridges on Atherton avenue, crossing
the rights of way of the Pi>tsburgh
Junction Railroad and the pen;.sylvania
Railroad, respectively, and j j oviding
for the redemption of said bonds and
the payment of interest thereon,” duly
enacted by the Council thereof, and ap¬
proved by the Mayor thereof.
and duly recorded and publishe i in the
manner provided by law, au'. uorizing
and directing the same.
It Is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting t^.e issue
hereof has been duly compli*. 1 with;
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax sutl lent to
pay the interest and also the . incipai
hereof at maturity; that to- total
amount of indebtedness of tho City of
Pittsburgh, created without the con¬
sent of the electors thereof, iricluding
the entire issue of the above nuuitioned
bonds aggregating thirty t.iousand
dollars (($30,000.00), of which this bond
is one, is less than two per ceidum of
the last proceeding assessed valuation
of the taxable property therein; and
the entire indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, including the entire issue
of the above mentioned bonds, of which
this bond is one, is less than seven per
centum of the last proceeding ^.ssessed
valuation of the taxable property there¬
in; and that this bond and I he debt
created thereby are within every debt
and other limit prescribed by Hie Con¬
stitution and laws of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania,
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
the City Controller, as of the first day
of January, A. D, 1912.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By..'.
This bond is one of a series of bonds,
amounting in the aggregate to
thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollars,
issued by the City of Pittsburgh for
valid municipal purposes, by virtue
and in pursuance of an Act of
the General Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled “An
Act to regulate the manner of increas¬
ing the indebtedness of municipalities,
to provide for the redemption of the
same, and to impose penalties for the
illegal increase thereof,” approved
April 20, 1874, and the several amend¬
ments thereof; and an Act of the Gen¬
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled “An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class,” approved March 7, 1901, and the
supplements and amendments thereof;
and an Act of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled “An Act to authorize the reg¬
istry or transfer of certain bonds,” ap¬
proved May 1, 1873; and by virtue of an
Mayor.
Seal of the )
City of Pittsburgh. >
Countersigned:
City Controller.
Registered this.day of .
A. D. 19...... at the office of the City
Treasurer of the City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Registrar.
Section 8. That any Ordinance or
of Ordinance confiicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23rd 1912.
Approved January 25, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 630.
8
No. 17
A n ORDSNANCE — Authorizing and
directuig the proper officers of the
City of Pittsburgh, for and on behalf
of the said City, to make and enter
Into a written contract with the Penn¬
sylvania .Uailroad Company, relative to
the reconstruction of the overhead rail¬
road bridge at Fifth avenue with sup¬
porting columns along the curb lines
and the payment to the said The Penn¬
sylvania Kailroad Company of Seventy-
Jive hundred ($7500,) dollars in connec¬
tion there v/llh.
Section 1 it ordain^^d and enneird
hy the Oiiy of Pitt,sburqhy in Council
assembled, <uid it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiuit
the proper officers of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be and the same are hereby au¬
thorized and directed for and on behalf
of the said City to enter into a written
contract with The Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company for the purposes and in
the form set forth in the following Ar¬
ticles of Agreement, to wit:
ARTICr.ES OP AGREEMENT
Made and concluded this.
day of ., 191.be¬
tween the City of Pittsburgh, party of
the first part, and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, party of the second
part;
Whereas, the party of the second
part is about to renew the bridge which
carries their railroad over Fifth ave¬
nue in the City of Pittsburgh; and,
Whereas, the abutments supporting
the present bridge are only thirty-five
(35) feet apart and the City is anxious
to have the abutments supporting the
proposed reconstructed bridge over
Fifth avenue sixty (6 0) feet apart, so
that the said City may be enabled to
improve Fifth avenue at this point to
the width of sixty (60) feet; and
Whereas, the razing of the present
abutments, the building of new abut¬
ments on the location proposed, and
the lengthening of the bridge span will
occasion the party of the second part
much expense; and,
Whereas, the party of the first part
is willing to contribute Seventy-five
hundred dollars ($7500.) toward the
same,
Now this Agreement Witnesseth;
The Pontisylvania Railroad Com¬
pany agrees to raze the.present abut¬
ments which support its railroad bridge
over Fifth avenue and to construct
new abutments so located that the face
of each abutment will be thirty (30)
feet from the present center line of
Fifth avenue, and to reconstruct the
said overhead bridge to carry its pres¬
ent and additional tracks over Fifth
avenue, so that the clearance between
the present grade of Fifth avenue and
the railroad bridge shall be thirteen
(13) feet.
The City of Pittsburgh hereby con¬
sents to the construction and mainten¬
ance by the said The Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company of iron or steel columns
encased in concrete supported on re¬
inforced concrete foundations, two feet
square, erected along the curb lines,
which curb lines, for the purposes of
this agreement, are defined as being
located eighteen (18) feet from the cen¬
ter line of Fifth avenue. Provided,
however, that the center of said founda¬
tions shall be nineteen d.nd one-half
U9^4) feet from the center line of said
street. The City further covenants and
agrees, upon the completion of the rail¬
road improvement herein provided for,
in accordance with the provisions of
this agreement, to pay to the said The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company the
sum of Seventy-five hundred ($7600.)
dollars.
In Witness Whereof, the Mayor, the
Director of the Department of Public
Works and the Comptroller have, on
behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, exe¬
cuted this agreement and affixed the
corporate seal of said City In pursuance
of an ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the proper
officers of the City of Pittsburgh, for
and on behalf of the said City, to make
and enter into a written contract with
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
relative to the reconstruction of the
overhead railroad bridge at Fifth ave¬
nue with supporting columns along the
curb lines and the payment to the said
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
of Seventy-five hundred ($7600.) dol¬
lars in connection therewith," approved
the . day of ..
191.., and recorded in Ordinance Book
Volume . page .and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has caused this agreement to be signed
by Its . Vice Presi¬
dent, and its common and corporate
seal to be hereunto affixed, duly at¬
tested by its Secretary, in pursuance
of a resolution of its Board of Di¬
rectors.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By .
Mayor.
Countersigned by
Comptroller.
By .
Director of Department of
Public Works.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
COMPANY,
By ...
Attest:
Vice President.
Secretary,
Section 2. The sum of Seventy-five
($7500.) hundred dollars to be paid by
the City of Pittsburgh, under the pro¬
visions of Section 1 hereof, shall be
payable out of Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 16th, 1912.
Approved January 25th, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 534.
9
No. 18
A n ordinance — Authorizing- and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Goe avenue, from Brighton
Road to Harvard Circle, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and alfidavit on file in the office of
the City Clerks that a majority of
property owners in interest and num¬
ber abutting upon the line of Goe
avenue, between Brighton Road and
Harvard Circle, have petitioned the
Council of the City of Pittsburgh to
enact an ordinance for the grading,
paving and curbing of the same, there¬
fore
Section 1. lie it ordained and cnaeted.
the City of PiUMniryh^ in Coane.il
axsembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the name, Ttiat
Goe avenue, from Brighton Road to
Harvard Circle, be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
As.sembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
fifteen thousand seven hundred ($15,-
700.00) dollars, which is the estimate
of the whole cost as furnished by the
Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912.
Approved January 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 536.
No. 19
A n ordinance — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
Ijublic sewer on Preyburg street, from
a point about 30 feet east of South
Tenth street to present sewer on South
Eleventh street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. lie it ordaiiied and enacted
by the City of PiUslmryhy in Council
a.sAembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authoi'ity of the &ame^ That
a public sewer be constructed on Frey-
burg street, from a point about 30 feet
east of South Tenth street to present
sewer on South Eleventh strict. Com¬
mencing on Preyburg street at a point
about 30 feet east of SouUi Tenth
street; thence eastwardly along Frey-
hurg street. to present sewer on South
Eleventh street. Said sewer to be
pipe and twelve (12") inches in diam¬
eter, with 9 Inch lateral sewero extend¬
ing from the main sewer to a point
one foot (1") inside the curb lines.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the l>epartment of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in a. :*ordance
with the Acts of Assembly of he Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as jirovided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance, the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; anu the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand one hundred (^1,100.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912,
Approved January 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 537.
No. 20
A n ordinance —Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Graphic street, from
a point about 20 feet south of Pres¬
cott street to present sewer on Kil-
bourne street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
kame be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitisburyh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
a public sewer be constructed on
Graphic streeP from a point about 20
feet south of Prescott street to present
sewer on Kilbourne street. Commenc-
10
ing on Graphic street at a point about
20 feet south of Prescott street;
thence southwardly along Graphic
street to present sewer on Kilbourne
street. Said sewer to be pipe and fif¬
teen (15") in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the i\cts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, lor proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand ($1,100,00) dollars, which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3, The cost, damages and
expense of tlie same shall be assesed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with tne provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912.
Approved January 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 538.
No. 21
A n ordinance—F ixing the width
and position of the sidewalk and
roadway of Wallbridge street, from
the first angle south of Herschell
street to Weaver street, and establish¬
ing and re-establishing the grade of
Wallbridge street from Herschell
street to Weaver street.
Section 1. Br. it ordained and enacted
h}f the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
itHsembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the width and position of the side¬
walk and roadway from the first angle
south of Herschell street to Weaver
street and the grade of the west curb
line of Wallbridge street, from Her¬
schell street to Weaver street, be and
the same is hereby fixed, established
and re-established as follows, to-wlt:
The sidewalk from the first angle
south of Herschell street to Weaver
street shall have a uniform width of
8.0 feet and shall lie along and be par¬
allel to the northerly building line.
The roadway shall have a uniform
width of 22.00 feet and shall occupy
that portion of the street lying between
the southerly line of the sidewalk and
the southerly building line.
The grade of the west curb line of
Wallbridge street, from Herschell
street to Weaver street shall begin on
the south curb line of Herschell street
at an elevation of 241.68 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 5 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 135.96 feet to a point
of curve, to an elevation of 248.48 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve
for a distance of 250.00 feet to a point
of tangent, to an elevation of 235.98
feet; thence falling at the rate of 16.00
feet per 100 feet for a distance of
139.06 feet to a point, to an elevation
of 215.12 feet; thence falling at the
rate of 6 feet per 100 feet for a dis¬
tance of 17.91 feet to a point to an
elevation of 214.04 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 15.00 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 147.08 to the east
building line of Weaver street to an
elevation of 191.98 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 6.00 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 6.32 feet to the east
curb line of Weaver street to an ele¬
vation of 191.60 feet.
Section 2. Tliat any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
atfects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912.
Approved January 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 639.
No. 22
A n ordinance—F ixing the width
and position of the sidewalk and
roadway and establishing the grade of
Uidgway street, from an unnamed al¬
ley and Blessing street to the first
angle in Kidgway street west of said
unnamed alley and Blessing street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitlsburghy in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the width and position of the side¬
walk and roadway of Ridgway street,
from an unnamed alley and Blessing
street, and the grade of the south curb
line of Ridgway street, from an un¬
named alley, to the first angle in Ridg¬
way street west of said unnamed alley
and Blessing street, be and the same is
hereby fixed and established as fol¬
lows, to-wit:
The sidewalk from an unnamed alley
to the first angle in Ridgway street
west of said unnamed alley shall have
a uniform width of 8.00 feet and shall
lie along and be parallel to the south¬
erly building line.
The roadway shall have a uniform
width of 22.00 feet and shall occupy
that portion of the street lying be¬
tween the northerly line of the side¬
walk and the northerly building line of
the street.
The grade of the south curb line of
Ridgway street, from an unnamed al¬
ley to the first angle in Ridgway
street west of said unnamed alley shall
begin on the west curb line of said
unnamed alley at an elevation of
300.50 feet; thence by a concave para-
iih
' l
li (•
11
bolic curve for the distance of 30.00
feet to a point of tangent to an eleva¬
tion of 302.62 feet; thence rising- at
the rate of 10.245 feet per 100 feet
for the distance of 111.83 feet to the
east curb line of Ridgway street to
the elevation of 314.08 feet, (curb as
set).
Section 2. That any Or<linance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanie
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912.
Approved January 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 540.
No. 23
A n ordinance — Changing the
name of Arcena street, between
Kirkpatrick street and Grant boule¬
vard, in the Fifth Ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, to Kirkpatrick street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hi/ the City of Pitlsburyh^ in Council
assembledf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the name of Arcena street, between
Kirkpatrick street and Grant boule¬
vard, in the Fifth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, be and the same is here¬
by changed to Kirkpatrick street.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912.
Approved January 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 540,
No. 24
A n ordinance —Establishing the
grade of Yoder street, from
Webb street to Greenfield avenue.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUisburyh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the grade on the south curb line of
Yoder street, from Webb street ,to
Greenfield avenue, be and the same is
hereby established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the south building line
of Webb street at the elevation of
202.37 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 4.00 feet per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 45.72 feet to the north build¬
ing line of Webb street at the eleva¬
tion of 200.54 feet; thence falling at the
rate of 9.00 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 418.79 feet to the P. C.
of a concave parabolic curve at the
elevation of 162.85 feet; thence by the
said curve for the distance of 76.32
feet to the P. T. on the south curb
line of Greenfield avenue, as now set
at the elevation of 161.45 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repeailed, ®o far as the same
alfects this Ordinance.
Pas.sed January 23, 1913.
Approved January 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page iHl.
No. 25
A n ordinance— Griuvliiig permis¬
sion to J. Ogden Armoci’, his heirs
and assigns, to erect and loaintain in
connection with the arch f>ridge now
being erected by the I‘'uinsylvanla
Railroad Company over Lambert
street, an extension of saine over said
Lambert street immediate): adjoining
the arch bridge of said r.-ulroad for
the purpose of carrying a ;Jding from
said railroad Into property now owned
by said J. Ogden Armour.
Section 1. Be it ordained «nd enacted
by the City of Pitlsburyh, in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samCy Tliat
for the purpose of carryi*ig a siding
from the Pennsylvania Pw. llroad into
the property of J. Ogden Aiiuour front¬
ing on Lambert street, ]>cjmission is
hereby granted to said J. Ogden Ar¬
mour. his heirs and assig ir”, to erect
and maintain an extension of the arch
bridge now being erected by said rail¬
road over said Lambert street. Said
extension of said arch britige shall be
of the same design and construction,
and shall be built in connection with,
and shall be maintained on the same
level as, the arch bridge now being
erected by said railroad company; the
arch now being erected by said rail¬
road company to be widened for this
purpose by extending the same six feet
north of the right of way :ine of said
railroad at the property Hne on the
west side of Lambert street, and eleven
feet north of said right of way line
at the property line on tiie east side
of Lambert street.
Section 2. That the privileges
granted by this ordinance are granted
with the express understanding that
the City of Pittsburgh, without liabil¬
ity, reserves the right to cause the
removal of said bridge upon giving
sixty (60) days’ notice, through its
proper officers, or by resolution or or¬
dinance of Council, to said J. Ogden
Armour, his heirs or assigns, to remove
said bridge at its own co.st and expense
when notified so to do by the City
of Pittsburgh and to place the said
Lambert. street in as good condition
as it was prior to the erection of said
bridge.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
afi!ects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912.
Approved January 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 541.
No. 26
A n ordinance — Authorizing the
proper officers for and on behalf
12
of the City, in connection with the
abolishing of the grade crossing on
Second avenue to make a supplemen¬
tary contract with the Pennsylvania
Kallroad Company and the Pennsyl¬
vania Compa’iy, its lessee, with refer¬
ence to the reconstruction of an en¬
larged sewer from Third avenue to
Water street, and providing for the
cost thereof.
Section 1. it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piitaburcth^ in Council
(tJtnembled, and it is hereby ordained anti
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiat
the proper officers of the said City be,
and they are, hereby authorized and
directed in the name and on behalf
of the said City of Pittsburgh to make
and enter into a contract with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, own¬
ing said ralircad, and the Pennsylvania
Company, lessee, in the form follow¬
ing, to-wit:
CONTRACT.
This agreement, made this .
day of ..Anno Domini
One thousand nine hundred and twelve
(1912) between the City of Pittsburgh
(hereinafter called the “City”)r as first
party; and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and the Pennsylvania Com¬
pany, its les.see (hereinafter called the
“Railroad Company")/ as second party;
Witnesseth:
Whereas, An ordinance was approved
. 1911,
providing for the abolishing of the
grade crossing of the tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
the Pennsylvania Company, lessee,
on Second avenue at a crossing
commonly known as the Try Street
Crossing, and for the making of a con¬
tract relating to all matters pertaining
thereto; and
Whereas, It is now found necesasry
to enlarge the sewer running from
Third avenue to Water street and con¬
necting with the State sewer; and
Whereas, The existing agreement
call for the reconstruction of the pres¬
ent sewer eastwardly of wall along
the east side of right of way between
Third avenue and Water street, the
cost thereof to be borne entirely by
the railroad company; and
Whereas, It has been ascertained
that the increased cost of construct¬
ing the sewer as now proposed with
a dimension of seven feet four inches
by .seven feet nine and one-half inches
(7 ft. 4 in. X 7 ft. 9^/4 in.), in place of
the existing sewer of six feet by six
feet (6 ft. X 6 ft.), is fifteen and eighty-
six hundreths (15.86) per cent of the
cost of construction of the enlarged
sewer; and
Whereas, It Is the intention and de¬
sire of the City to pay the increased
cost thereof;
Now, Therefore, In consideration of
the premises and of the mutual cove¬
nants hereinafter contained, it is here¬
by agreed by and between the parties
hereto, as follows:
The contract heretofore made be¬
tween the parties hereto, dated......
. 1911, shall be
modified as herein provided, namely,
that the railroad company shall re¬
construct the present sewer shown on
the accompanying plan, so that the
sewer shall be constructed with the
dimensions of seven feet four Inches
by seven feet nine and one-half inches
(7 ft. 4 In. X 7 ft. 9^/^ in.), Instead of
six feet by six feet (6 ft. x 6 ft.),
which are the dimensions of the pres¬
ent sewer. Said sewer shall be built
under the supervision and direction of
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works, and under the specifications
of the said department. The contract
shall be let by the railroad company
and the work shall be done In accord¬
ance with certain plans and specifica¬
tions, approved by the Director of the
Department of Public Works, and by
the officers of the railroad company,
said specifications being dated January
...] .. 1912, and being identi¬
fied by the signatures of the Director
of the Department of Public Works
and the Chief Engineer of the railroad
Company.
Upon the completion of the said
work, the total cost of the same shall
be ascertained as soon as possible,
and upon the final acceptance, of said
work, the City shall pay to the rail¬
road company fifteen and eighty-six
(15.86) per cent of the total cost there¬
of. The total cost thereof shall be
taken as the price paid by the Railroad
Company to the Contractor, and shall
not include any engineering or super¬
vision charges by the Kallroad Com¬
pany, or the City.
Upon the completion of said sewer
and its final acceptance, the Railroad
Company shall turn the same over to
the City, to become the property of
the City as if the City had itself con¬
structed the sewer solely at Its own
cost and expense, and thereafter the
City shall have entire control over,
maintain and repair the said sewer
and the said Railroad Company shall
be relieved from any further liability
on account thereof.
This supplementary agreement shall
be subject to all of the rights, powers,
and privileges conferred upon the par¬
ties hereto by the original agreement
of . 1911,
especially the rights, powers and priv¬
ileges relating to the joint account,
and said contract is hereby confirmed
and ratified, except In so far as the
same has been changed or modified
by this agreement.
Section 2. The said City shall and
will at any time and from time to time,
hereafter, enact any and all such ordi¬
nances, if any, execute and deliver all
such further instruments or assur¬
ances, if any, and do and perform all
such other matters and things, if any,
as shall be requisite and necessary
to carry out this agreement accord¬
ing to Its true intent and meaning.
Witness the corporate seal of the
City of Pittsburgh and the signatures
of the Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Public Works, together
with the certificates of the City Con¬
troller and the approval of the City
Solicitor, and also the respective cor-
porate seals of the said Pennsylvania
itailroad Company, and the Pennsyl¬
vania Company, its lessee, duly at¬
tested by the signature of their proper
respective officers, the day and year
above written; this agreement being
duly executed and delivered by and
on behalf of said City pursuant to an
ordinance of said City, entitled, “An
Ordinance authorizing the proper of¬
ficers for and on behalf of the City,
in connection with the abolishing of
the grade crossing on Second avenue to
nmke a supplementary contract with
the Pennsylvania Itailroad Company
and the l^ennsylvania Company, its les¬
see, with reference to the reconstruc¬
tion of an enlarged sewer from Third
avenue to Water street, and providing
for the cost thereof,” approved .
.. 1912, and by and on behalf
of the said companies, parties hereto,
pursuant to resolutions of the respec¬
tive Boards of Directors.
Section 3, The moneys herein pro¬
vided for shall be paid out of the pro¬
ceeds of the sale of certain bonds
known as “Street Improvement Bonds,
Series A, 1911.”
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912.
Approved January 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 542.
A ’iv ORDINANCE — Authorizing and
'directing an increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of Pittsburgh in
the sum of ninety thousand dollars, and
providing for the issue and sale of
bonds of said City in said amount, to
provide funds for the payment of the
difference between the total cost, dam¬
ages and expenses and the special ben¬
efits arising to property benefited by
the relocating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving, curb¬
ing and otherwise improving of West
Carson street or River Road, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon.
Whereas, The corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh by an ordin¬
ance • approved September 14, 1910, of
recotd in said City’s Ordinance Book
Vol. -22 ,1 page 101, signified their desire
to increase the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of one million four
hundred and ten thousand dollars for
the following purposes: For the pay¬
ment of the difference between the
total cost, damages and expenses and
the special benefits arising to property
benefited by the relocating, widening,
extending, change of grade, grading,
paving, curbing, and otherwise improv¬
ing of certain streets and highways,
and the damages caused thereby, to-
wit: Public highways on the North
Side and West End flooded by rises
in the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers, four
hundred thousand dollars; Hamilton
avenue, three hundred thousand dol¬
lars; West Carson street or Rivet
Road, one hundred thousu al dollars;
South Eighteenth street, le.xty thou¬
sand dollars; Warrlngt'>u avenue,
eighty thousand dollar;-:; Corliss
street, one hundred and fif>/ thousand
dollars, Atlantic aventie, forty-five
thousand dollars; Second r venue, ex¬
tending from Glenwood bridge to the
easterly boundary line ot said City,
fifty thousand dollars; Chartiers
street, Twentieth ward, fiv;- thousand
dollars; Webster avenue, fifty-five
thousand dollars; Kirkpat.*-ck street,
fifty thousand dollars; Secund avenue
and Try. street, including i.he separa¬
tion of the Railroad Gradf Crossing
thereat, one hundred and fit f.een thou¬
sand dollars;
And Whereas^ The Counrfl of said
City by an ordinance app^uved Sep¬
tember 30th, 1910, of recoi<l in said
City’s Ordinance Book Vci 22, page
115, authorized and directed; that said
question of increasing the- indebted¬
ness in said amount, and f-o said pur¬
poses, be submitted to a ^ te‘Of'thfe
electors *of said City at 1 . .. general
election held in said City o-- Tuesday,
November 3th, 1910;
And Whereas, Proper and timely no¬
tice having been given ac cording to
law, such election was held and con¬
ducted in every respect as required
by law, and duly certified returns
thereof, together with a certified copy
of the said ordinances, and .proper
proofs of publication and advertise¬
ments, were duly filed in every respect
as required by law, as moio fully-Ap¬
pears in the proceedings in said mat¬
ter filed of record in the oi?ice of the
Clerk of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, at lujnded In¬
debtedness, No. 1 Novembe;. Sessions,
1910, Bonded Indebtedness- Docket,
Vol. 10, page 149;
And Whereas, By the retu' iis of said
election, filed with said Clerk of said
Court of Quarter Sessions, it appears
that a majority of the electors, voting
f it said election, voted in favor of said
ncrease of Indebtedness;
And Whereas, A duly certified copy
of said record under seal has been fur¬
nished by said Clerk of said Court of
Quarter Sessions to the corporate au¬
thorities of said City and the same has
been placed of record on the minutes
thereof as required by law; therefore
8G{‘,t'on 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by^ the City of lHttj<buruhy in Onincil
OJiftembled, and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the xaine^ Tliat
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be Increased by the amount'Of
ninety thousand dollars, to provide
funds for the payment • of • the 'diifer-
ence between the total cost,' damages
and expenses and the special benefits
arising to property benefited by the
re-locating, widening, extending,
change of grade, grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving of
West Carson street or River Road.
Section 2. That bonds of the City
of Pittsburgh in the aggregate princi¬
pal amount of ninety thousand dollars
($90,000.00) be issued for the purpose
-No. 27
-aforesaid with interest coupons at-
• tached, payable semi-annually, with
• the privtlng'e of exchanging such cou¬
pon bond or bonds for a - registered
bond or bonds of the same m^Lturity
as, and of any denomination not ex¬
ceeding the aggregate principal
amount oi, the coupon bond or bonds
surrendoit‘d in exchange therefor, by
surrendering such coupon bond or
bonds, with all coupons not then due,
at the oiK'‘e of the City Controller; and
the City v’ontroller is hereby author¬
ized and directed to cause such coupon
and regisi^ered bonds*to be-engraved,
and to i><sue.the-same in the name-of
the City - of jPittsUurgh, nthe -expense
thereof to be charged to-rAppropriation
No. 42 Contingent Fund.
Section 3. Said bonds shall be is¬
sued in denominations of one hundred
dollars ($100.00), or multiples thereof,
shall be dated as of the first of Janu¬
ary, A. 1». 1912, and shall be payaidc in
tiilrty anil .al installments, as follows'
Bonds to ■ the aggregate amount - of
three tho' sand dollars shall-be payable
on the firf t-day-of January in each and
every yeaj, beginning with . the . year
one thousand nine hundred -and thir¬
teen (191J.>, and ending with the year
one thou.-and nine hundred and forty-
two (194i,).
Said bonds shall hear interest at the
rate of four and one-fourth (4^) per
centum per annum, payable semi-an¬
nually at the office of the City Treas¬
urer of paid City, on the first day of
July and January, of each year, with¬
out deduction for any taxes which may
be levied thereon by the State-of Penn¬
sylvania .pursuant • to any . present or
future law, the payment > of which is
hereby assumed by the City-of Pitts¬
burgh, and the principal - thereof shall
be payable at maturity at the same
place. The said bonds shall be signed
by the Mayor, countersigned by the (;]!lty
Controller, and sealed with the corpor¬
ate seal of said City, and the coupons
shall be authorized with the litho¬
graphed facsimile signature of the
City Controller.
Said boi'.ds shall be sold by the Mayor
and the City Controller at not less than
par and accrued interest., on the most
advantageous . terms obtainable, after
ten days’. public notice in > the . official
newspapers of-the City.of Pittsburgh;
provided, however,.that such uninvest¬
ed balances In -the Sinking Fund, as
may be available for the purpose, shall
be Invested in the same without pub¬
lic notice by advertising or otherwise.
And the proceeds of such sales,'-or so
much thereof as shall be necessary,
shall, if specifically appropriated by
ordinance, therein fixing the amounts
and conditions of expenditure, be ap¬
plied to the purposes set forth In this
ordinance and to no other purpose
whatsoever. Each of said bonds shall
be known and designated as “Street
Improvement Bond, Series A, 1912.”
Section 4. Until said bonds, Issued
• as-herein provided, shall be fully paid,
• there is hereby levied and assessed
annually , upon all subjects now by law
liable or hereafter to be made liable
• to assessment for taxation for City
purposes an annual tax, commencing
the year after said bonds have been
issued, sufficient to pay the Interest on
said bonds as the same shall accrue
and become payable; and also an an¬
nual u tax* etfual to three and one-third
(3.H)-Per centum of the total amount
of said bonds hereby authorized, to
be applied to and set apart as a Sink¬
ing Fund for the payment of the prin¬
cipal and redemption of said bonds as
they become due and payable accord¬
ing to their terms, and the same are
hereby appropriated out of the reven¬
ues of said City for the payment and
redemption aforesaid.
Section 6. All registered bonds is¬
sued-in. exchange for coupon bonds, as
prov-ided in Section 2 of . this Ordinance,
shall be registered with the City Treas¬
urer, of .said City and be transferable
only-on. the books of said City Treas¬
urer,
Section 6, -^All bonds issued by the
authority of this Ordinance and the
Acts of Assembly authorizing the same
shall be and become part of the funded
debt of the (!^ity of Pittsburgh, and
shall be entitled to all the rights, priv¬
ileges and immunities thereof; and
shall be free from taxation, as afore¬
said, and for the payment of-the. prin¬
cipal * of ^said bonds, and the Interest
thereon.semi.-annually, as aforesaid, as
the same.shall mature and become pay¬
able,-the faith, honor, credit and prop¬
erty of said City are hereby, pledged.
Section.?. ..Said bonds - shall be cou¬
pon bonds,-exchaugeabJe for registered
bonds, and shall be substantially in
the following form, to-wit;
(Form of Coupon Bond.)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
City of Pittsburgh.
Street Improvement Bond, Series A,
1912.
Know All Men by These Presents:
That-the City of Pittsburgh, a muni¬
cipal corporation, created by and exist¬
ing -under . the laws of the Common-
wealth*.of Pennsylvania, Is indebted to
the bearer in the sum of.*.
($.) dollars, lawful money
of the United States of America, which
sum the said City of IMttsburgh prom¬
ises to pay to the said bearer at the
office of the City Treasurer of said
City on the first day of....
A. D. 19. . .with interest thereon at
the rate of four and one-fourth (4%)
per centum per annum, payable semi¬
annually to the bearer of the annexed
coupons, at the time and place therein
specified, without deduction for any
taxes which may be levied hereon by
the State of Pennsylvania pursuant to
any present or future law, the payment
of which is hereby assumed by the
City of Pittsburgh. And for the true
and faithful payment of the principal
of this bond and the semi-annual in¬
terest thereon, as aforesaid, the faith,
honor, credit and property of said City
of Pittsburgh are hereby pledged.
This bond may, at the option of the
holder, be exchanged at any time for
a registered bond or bonds of the same
15
maturity, and of any denomination not
exceeding the aggregate principal
amount hereof, by surrendering this bond
with all coupons not then due, at the
oflice of the City Controller of said
City. This bond is one of a series of
bonds, amounting in the aggregate to
ninety thousand dollars (($90,000.00),
issued by the City of Pittsburgh for
valid municipal purposes, by virtue and
in- pursuance of an Act of the General
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, entitled, “An Act to reg¬
ulate the manner of increasing the
indebtedness of municipalities, to pro¬
vide for the redemption of the same,
and to impose penalties for the illegal
increase thereof,” approved April 20,
1874, and the several siippiements and
amendments thereof; and an Act of
the General Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled, “An
Act for the government of cities of
the second class,” approved March 7,
1901, and the supplements and amend¬
ments thereof; and by virtue of an or¬
dinance of the City of Pittsburgh, en¬
titled, “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of ninety thousand dollars ($90,-
000.00), and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide funds for the pay¬
ment of the difference between the
total cost, damages and expenses, and
the special benefits arising to property
benefited by the re-locating, widening,
extending, change of grade, grading,
paving, curbing and otherwise improv¬
ing of West Carson street or River
Road, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
Interest thereon,” duly enacted by the
Council thereof, and approved by the
Mayor thereof. and
duly recorded and published in the
manner provided by law, authorizing
and directing the same.
It is hereoy certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the Issue
hereof has been duly complied with;
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay the interest and also the prin¬
cipal hereof at maturity; that the
total amount of indebtedness of the
City of ifittsburgh, includini^ the en¬
tire issue of the above mentioned bonds
aggregating ninety thousand dollars
($90,000.00), of which this bond is one,
is less than seven per centum of the
last preceding assessed valuation of
the taxable property therein; and that
this bond and the debt created thereby
are within every debt and other limit
prescribed by the Constitution and the
laws of the Commonwealth of l*enn-
sylvanla.
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
the City Controller, as of the first day
of January, A. D. 1912,
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By.
Countersigned:
. City Controller.
Seal of the City )
of Pittsburgh. )
(Form of Coupon.)
On the first day of.. 19...^
the City of Pittsburgh, Penr<sylvania,
will pay to the bearer at the office of
the City Treasurer of said City.......
. ($.) dollars,
lawful money of the United States of
America, for six months’ inte^'est on its
Street Improvement Bond, Scries A,
1912, No.
City Controller.
(Form of Registered Bond.)
UNITED STATES OF AMrJRICA,
Commonwealth of Pennsyivania,
City of Pittsburgh,
Street Improvement Bond, Lories A,
1912.
Know All Men by These Presents^
That the City of Pittsburgh, a muni¬
cipal corporation, created by o.nd exist¬
ing under the laws of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, is u’cebted to
.in the sum of
. dollars,.
lawful money of the United States of
America, which sum the said City of
Pittsburgh promises to pay to said
.legal represent¬
atives, or assigns, at the otlice of the
City Treasurer of said Citi', on the
first day of.. A. D. 19...,
with interest thereon at tho rate of
four and one-fourth (414.) P^r centum
per annum, payable semi-annually, at
the same place, on the first days of
July and .January, of each year, with¬
out deduction for any taxes which may
be levied hereon by the State of Penn¬
sylvania pursuant to any present or
future law, the payment ot which is
hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh. And for the true and faithful
payment of the principal of this bond
and the semi-annual interest ,thereon,
as aforesaid, the faith, honor, credit
and property of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh are hereby pledged.
This bond Is one of a series of bonds,
amounting in the aggregate to ninety
thousand dollars ($90,000.00), issued by
the City of Ifittsburgh for valid muni¬
cipal purposes, by virtue and In pur¬
suance of an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled, “An Act to regulate
the manner of increasing the indebted¬
ness of municipalities, to provide for
the redemption of the same, and to
impose penalties for the illegal increase
thereof,” approved April 20, 1874, and
the several supplements and amend¬
ments thereof; and an Act of the Gen¬
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled. “An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class,” approved March 7, 1901, and the
supplements and amendments thereof;
and an Act of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled, “An Act to authorize the regis¬
try or transfer of certain bonds,’ ’ap-
Mayor.
.proved May 1, 1873; and by virtue of
.an ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh,
entitled, *‘Axi Ordinance authorizing and
•directing an increase of the indeb.ted-
ness of the City of Pittsburgh In .the
sum of ninety thousand dollars ($90,-
•000.00), and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City in said
amount to provide funds for the pay¬
ment of the difference between the
total cost, damages and expenses and
the special benefits arising to property
benefited by the re-locating,, widening,
extending, change of grade, grading,
paving, curbing and .otherw.ise improv¬
ing of AV.c- t .Carson street ior River
Road, .and j'ivoviding for .the redemption
of said bonds and ^tlxe j>ayjnent -of in¬
terest thereon,'’ duly enacted .by .the
Council thereof, and approved by .the
Mayor thereof.. and duly
recorded and published in the manner
provided by law, authorizing and di¬
recting -the same.
It Is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the issue
hereof has been .duly complied with;
.that provision has b^en m^e tor .the
collection .of an .annual .tax .sufficLent
to pay the interest and also .the ,pEin-
cipal hereof at maturity; that .the datal
amount of indebtedness of the City
of Pittsburgh, .including the entire is¬
sue of the above mentioned bonds ag¬
gregating ninety thousand dollars
($90,000.00), of which this bond is one,
is less than seven per centum of the
last preceding assessed valuation of
the taxable property .therein; and that
this bond and the debt created thereby
are within every debt and other limit
prescribed by the Constitution and laws
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
the City Controller, as of .the first day
of January, A. D. 1912.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By.
Mayor.
■Countersigned;
City Controller.
I Seal of the City )
•{ fOf Pittsburgh.!
Registered this.day »of
... A. D. 19...,
at the office of .the City Treasurer of
the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Regiatrar.
Section 8, That any Ordinance or
.part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, ;so far as
.the same affects -this Ordinance.
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 2, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 644.
No. 28
A n TIRDIXANCE — Establishing and
re-es[tablishing the grade ^of Gate
Lodge alley, from Lynda alley to Al-
luvian street.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by .the City of PiUs()nr</h, in Council
afXffenLbied,, and it u hereby ordained and
enacted iby Mie xauthority .of the isame^ Tiiat
the .grade of the east curb line of Gala
Lo.dge alley, from Lynda alley to Al-
luvian street, be and the same is here¬
by .established and re-established as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the south curb line of
Lynda alley at an elevation of 99.89
feet; thence rising at the rate of 4
feet per 100 feet for a distance of
143.57 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 105.63 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for a distance
of .200 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation .of 106.63 feet; thence falling
at .tffe .rate of 3 feet per 100 feet for
a .distance of 38.93 feet to a point to
an elevation of 105,46 feet; thence fall¬
ing at .the rate .of 1~0 foot per 100 feet
for a distance of 65.50 feet to the north
curb line of Winston street to an ele¬
vation .of 104.91 feet (curb as set);
thence level for a distance of 30 feet
to the south curb line -of Winston
street (curb as set); .thence falling at
the rate .of 5,337 feet per 100 feet for
a .distance .of .256.83 feet to a point
to .an .elevation .of .91,20 feet; thence
falling at .th.e rate .of 3 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 37.08 feet to the
north curb line .of Mansion street to
an .elevation .of .9,0.09 feet (curb as set);
thence .rising .to .the .south curb line of
Mansion ;-str.eet do .an .elevation of 90.56
feet (curb as set); thence rising at the
rate of 1 foot per 100 feet for a dis¬
tance of 40.48 feet to a point to an
elevation of 90.96 feet; thence rising
at the rate of 3.11 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 239.45 feet to the
north curb line of Almeda street to an
elevation of 98.41 feet (curb as set);
thence rising to the south curb line
of Almeda street to an elevation of
.99.77 feet (curb as set); thence rising
at '.the rate of 0.5 feet per 100 feet
for .a ^distance of .23.0 feet to a point
.of curve .to an elevation of 99.89 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for a distance of 60 feet to a point of
.tangent .to an elevation of 101.26 feet;
.thence.rising at .the rate of 5 feet per
1.00 feet for a distance of '94.44 feet to
a point of curve to an elevation of
105.98 feet; .thence by a convex para¬
bolic curve for a distance .of 1.00 feet
to a point ^of tangent to an elevation
of 107.48 feet; .thence falling at the
rate of 2 feet per 10.0 feet for a dis¬
tance of 174,06 feet to the north curb
line of Mayapple alley to an elevation
of 104.00 feet; thence level for a dis¬
tance ‘Of 14t0 feet .to the ao.uth curb
line .of Mayapple alley; -thence rising
at the rate of 5 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 3 feet to the south build¬
ing line of Mayapple alley to an ele¬
vation of 104.15 feet; thence rising at
the rate of 10.0 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 45.18 feet to a point of
curve to an elevation of 108.67;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance .of 150 feett to a point of
tangent to an elevation 'Of 108.67 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 10.0 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 62.48
I
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1.7
feet to the north building line of Giles I
alley to an elevation of 103.42 feet; j
thence falling at tiie rate of 5 feet j
per 100 feet for a distance of 20 feet
to the south building line of Giles
alley to an elevation of 102,42 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 12.5 feet |
j>er 100 feet for a distance of 64.06
feet to a point of curve to an elevation
of 94.42 feet; thence by a concave
I)arabolic curve for a distance of 55.94
feet to a point of tangent to an eleva¬
tion of 89.52 feet; thence falling at the
rate of 5 feet per 100 feet for a dis¬
tance of 10 feet to the north curb line
of Glenwood avenue to an elevation
of 89.02 feet (curb as set); thence ris¬
ing to the south curb line of Glenwood
avenue to an elevation of 89.61 feet
(curb as set); thence falling at the
rate of 5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 10 feet to the south building line
of Glenwood avenue to an elevation
of 89,11 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 9.54 feet per 100 feet for a dis¬
tance of 136.96 feet to a point of curve
to an elevation of 76.05 feet; thence by a
concave parabolic curve for a distance
of 33.04 feet to a point of tangent to
an elevation of 73.64 feet; thence fall¬
ing at the rate of 5 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 9 feet to the north
curb line of Renova street to an ele¬
vation of 73.19 feet (curb as set);
thence rising to the south curb line of
Renova street to an elevation of 73.31
feet (curb as set); thence falling at
the rate of 2,57 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 286.37 feet to the north
curb line of Alluvian street to an ele¬
vation of 65.95 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
IS hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance. !
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 2, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 550. |
No. 29 j
A n OllDlNANCK authorizing and di- j
recting the grading, paving and
curbing of Tuscarora street, from Brad- j
dock avenue to the City line and pro- {
viding tUat the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially i
benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition !
and affidavit on file in the office of the !
City Clerks that a majority of property
owners in interest and number abutting .
upon the line of Tuscarora street, be- i
tween Braddock avenue and the City :
line have petitioned the Council of the i
City of Pittsburgh to enact an ordi- \
nance for the grading, paving and curb- !
ing of the same, Therefore j
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted \
h}/ the City of Piitfiburuh^ in Council
a^semhledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That I
Tuscarora street, from Braddock ave¬
nue to the City line, be graded, paved I
and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor a:jd the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to adverti.se, in accordance with
the Acts of Assembly of th:.. Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, and tlie Ordi¬
nances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
same, for proposals for the grading,
paving and curbing of said 'Rreet, be¬
tween said points, the contract or con¬
tracts therefor to be let in the manner
directed by said Acts of As embly and
Ordinances; and the contra^ ( price or
contract prices, if let in separate con¬
tracts,. not to exceed the total sum of
Eight thousand ($8,000..00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from i)ropertie3
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so tar as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 3, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 551.
No. 30
A n ordinance authorizing and di¬
recting the grading, i>avlng and
curbing of Norton street, from Sand¬
wich street to Kuhn street and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of the
City Clerks that a majority of property
owners in interest and number abutting
upon the line of Norton street, be¬
tween Sandwich street and Kuhn street
have petitioned the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh to enact an ordinance
for the grading, paving and curbing of
the same. Therefore,
Sect’on 1. Be it ordained a7id enacted
by the City of PiUsburyht in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
Norton street, from Sandwich street to
Kuhn street be graded, jiaved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
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the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the.contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
seven thousand ($7,000.00) dollars which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Public
Works.
Section 3. The cost, damag^es and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 3, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 552.
No. 31
A n ordinance authorizing and di-
directing the construction of a pub¬
lic sewer on an unnamed alley, between
Warble street and Cornwall street and
on Flora alley, from a point about 470
feet west cf Flora alley to the present
sewer on Warble street and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bp the dtp of Pittsburffh^ in Council
asaembled^ and it ift hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the name. That
a public sewer be constructed on an
unnamed alley, between Warble street
and Cornwall street and on Flora alley,
from a point about 470 feet west of
Elora alley to the present sewer on
Warble street. Commencing on an un¬
named alley, between Warble street
and Cornwall street at a point about
470 feet west of Flora alley; thence
eastwardly along said unnamed alley,
between Warble street and Cornwall
street to Flora alley; thence north¬
wardly along Flora alley to present
sewer on Warble street. Said sewer
to be pipe and fifteen (15") inches In
diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
rot to exceed the total sum of
one thou.sand four hundred ($1,400.00)
dollars which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance wl'th the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 3, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 553.
No. 32
A n ordinance—F ixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and re-establishing the grade
of Baum avenue, from Liberty avenue
to Kebecca street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Bittsburyh, in Council
a^fnembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and the grade of
the north and south curb lines of Baum
avenue, from Liberty avenue to Kebec¬
ca street, be and the same is hereby
fixed and re-established as follows, to-
wit:
The sidewalks shall each have a uni¬
form width of 10 feet and shall lie
along and parallel to* their respective
building lines.
The roadway shall be of a uniform
width of 40 feet and shall occupy the
central portion of the street lying be¬
tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above described
The grade of the north curb line
shall begin on the east curb line of
Liberty avenue at an elevation of 208.20
feet (curb as set); thence rising at
the rate of 0.75 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 128.13 feet to a point
of curve to an elevation of 209.16 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 60 feet to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 209.16 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 0.75 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 114.80 feet
to the west curb line of Kebecca street
to an elevation of 208,30 feet (curb as
set).
The grade of the south curb line
shall begin on the east curb line of
Liberty avenue at an elevation of 206.73
feet; thence rising at the rate of 4.0
feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 31.38 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 207.99 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for a distance
of 40 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 208.94 feet; thence rising
at the rate of 0.75 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 30.11 feet
to a point of curve to an ele¬
vation of 209.16 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for a distance
of 60 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 209.16 feet; thence falling
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at the rate of 0.75 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 21.84 feet to a point
of curve to an elevation of 209.00 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 40.00 feet to a point of
tanjjent to an elevation of 208.05 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 4 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 30.46 feet to
the west curb line of Rebecca street
to an elevation of 206.83 feet (curb as
set).
Section 2. That any Oidinance or part
of Ordinance con dieting with the pro¬
visions of tins Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 3, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 554.
No. 33
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a public highway bridge
on Atherton avenue, over the P. R. H.
and authorizing the setting aside of
the sum of one hundred thousand
($100,000.00) dollars from Appropria¬
tion No. 151 for the payment of the
costs thereof.
(section X. Be it ordained and enactea
bff ‘tfic City of PUtaburqh^ in Council
ax/tembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
construction of a public highway
bridge on Atherton avenue, over the
P. R. R., for a sum not to exceed one
hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars,
and to enter into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the
work in accordance with the laws and
ordinances governing said City.
Section' 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of one hun¬
dred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby set apart and appropriated
from Appropriation No. 151, and the
Mayor is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to issue and the Controller to
countersign warrants for the payment
of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 6, 1912,
Ordinance Book 23, page 554.
No. 34
A n 4>Knf M ANCE—Authorizing.^ the Mayor
and the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Supplies, to advertise for and
award a contract for an - utomoblle
for the use of the City Treasurer’s Of¬
fice, Division of Paymaster,
Section 1. Be it ordained <. d enacted
by the City of IHtlsburf/h^ io Coaned
assembled^ and it is hereby or ’ aned an^i
enacted by the authority of the c.ime, Tiiut
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Supplies shall b-. and are
hereby authorized and direct-*d to ad¬
vertise for proposals for furnishing
an automobile for the use of the Pay¬
master in the Department of the City
Treasurer.
Section 2. That the Mayor and the
Director of the Department of Supplies
or either of them shall be and are
hereby authorized to award, ufler the
reception of bids a contract for the
furnishing of an Automobili? as set
forth in Section 1, at a cost n*it to ex¬
ceed $2,500.
Section 3. That the Controller Ib
hereby authorized and directed to set
apart the sum of $2,500 for the pay¬
ment of the cost of said A'utomobile,
when the same shall be accepted by
the Director of the Departmeist of Sup¬
plies.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, and the
same is hereby repealed so t.vr as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 3. 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page Vm.
No. 35
A n ordinance—T ransferring the
the Bureau of Viewers from the
Department of Public Works to the De¬
partment of Law.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittnhuryh^ in Councit
assembled^ and it is hereby ord.ained and
enacted by the authority of the sume^ Tiijit
the Bureau of Viewers, in the Depart¬
ment of Public Works, shall be and
the same is hereby transferred from
the Department of Public Works to
the Department of Law, under which
Department it shall continue to be a
sejiarate Bureau.
Section 2. All employes of said Bur¬
eau shall continue therein at the sal¬
aries heretofore fixed. All expenses «r
said Bureau for the balance of the pres¬
ent fiscal year shall be paid out of the
appropriations heretofore made for
said Bureau, and thereafter the same
shall be paid out of the appropriations
of the Department of Law, made for
that purpose.
Section 3, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
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Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved i^bruary 3, 1912.
Ordinance Eook 23, page 556.
XTo. 36
A n ordinance—A uthorizing the
employ men t of two additional clerks
and a Chauffeur in the Paymasters Di¬
vision of the Treasurers office.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittxburyhj in Council
aMembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Thai
the City Treasurer shall be and he is
hereby authorized to employ two ad¬
ditional clerks, one at a salary of
$1400.00 per annum, and one at a sal¬
ary of $900.00 per annum, and a Chauf¬
feur at $900.09 per annum; which shall
be paid from the appropriation made
to Department of City Treasurer, in
the same manner that other employes
are now paid.
Section 2. That anv Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this O/dinance.
Passed January 30, 1912. .
Approved February 3, 1912,
Ordinance Book 23, page 556.
No. 37
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the transfer of the sum
of five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars from
Item “Construction of a Public High¬
way Bridge on Atherton avenue, over
Pittsburgh Junction Railroad” to item
“Balance In General Fund,” Appropri¬
ation No. 151.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Cbuncii
OAse^nbledf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the City Controller shall be and Is here¬
by authorized, empowered and directed
to transfer the sum of Five thousand
($5,000.00) dollars from item “Con¬
struction of a Public Highway Bridge
on Atherton avenue, over Pittsburgh
Junction Railroad” to item “Balance
In General Fund," Appropriation No.
151.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed January 30, 1912.
Approved February 3, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 557,
No. 38
A n ordinance — Establishing the
Department of the Collector of De¬
linquent Taxes, defining the duties of the
Collector, and fixing his salary desig¬
nating the number of employes in said
department and fixing their salaries.
Section 1. Be it ordained ann enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ anti it is hereby orclamcti awti
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tiiat
upon the passage of this Ordinance,
the Department of the Collector of De¬
linquent Taxes be and is hereby es¬
tablished.
Section 2. The Department of the
Collector of Delinquent Taxes shall be
under the charge, direction, control and
administration of one director who
shall be the head thereof. He shall
have been a citizen and Inhabitant of
the City of Pittsburgh for five years
next before his appointment and shall
reside in said City during his term of
service.
Section 3. Before entering upon his
duties he shall give bond to the City
of Pittsburgh, with good and sufficient
surety to be approved by the Council
in the sum of $100,000.00, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his
duties.
Section 4. The Collector of Delin¬
quent taxes shall have charge of and
be responsible for the collection of all
delinquent taxes and water rates which
shall be certified to him by the City
Treasurer within 30 days after the
same become delinquent and he shall
be charged by the City Controller with
the full amount of all such delinquent
taxes and water rates and he shall
account for the same either by cash,
j exonerations liens, or uncollected or
1 outstanding accounts.
He shall make monthly returns, un¬
der oath or affirmation to the City
Controller of all taxes and water rates
collected by him, together with all fees,
penalties and charges of whatsoever
kind or nature the same may be, ac¬
cruing from the collection of said taxes
ox water rates, not later than the
twentieth day of the month next suc¬
ceeding the month in which such col¬
lections were made; and he shall pay
the same into the City Treasurer at the
time of making said return,
i He shall do and perform all the du-
I ties Imposed on or required of him as
! Collector of Delinquent Taxes in the
manner and method prescribed by the
several Acts of Assembly of this Com¬
monwealth and the Ordinances of
Councils of said City in relation to the
collection of delinquent taxes.
He shall deposit daily in one or more
of the banks designated as City de¬
positories, to the credit of the City of
Pittsburgh, in a separate account, all
public moneys received by him; and
all checks drawn on or against said
moneys shall be signed by the Collector
of Delinquent Taxes and countersigned
by the City Controller.
Section 5. The Collector of Delin¬
quent Taxes for his service shall re¬
ceive a salary of three thousand five
hundred dollars per annum, payable
monthly In the same manner that other
directors of departments are paid and
said salary shall be in lieu of all fees,
penaltie.s, costs or charges from what¬
soever source hitherto received by him
as Collector of Delimiuent Taxes and
which shall now become the property
of the City of Pittsburgh, and which
the Collector shall collect for the City,
and pay to the City Treasurer,
Section 6. The said Collector of De¬
linquent Taxes is hereby authorized to
api>oint the following employes at the
salaries designated, to-wit:
One Chief Clerk at $2,700.00 per year;
One General Clerk at $1,020.00 per
year;
One Clerk at $900.00 per year;
One Clerk at $600.00 per year;
One Bookkeeper at $1,500.00 per year;
One Assistant Bookkeeper at $1,-
080.00 per year;
One Collection Clerk at $1,440.00 per
year;
Six Collection Clerks at $1,200.00 each
per year;
One Lien Clerk at $1,200.00 per year;
One Stenographer at $900.00 per year.
The said Collector is also authorized
to expend the sum of $1,200.00 per year,
or so much thereof as shall be neces¬
sary, for the employment of emergency
clerks and employes as occasion may
require.
Said salaries to be payable semi¬
monthly in the manner that the em¬
ployes of other departments are now
paid.
Section 7. The expenses incurred in
the operation and maintenance of the
Department of the Collector of De¬
linquent Taxes, including all salaries,
shall be payable from and chargeable
to the appropriation made for the use
of that Department.
Section 8. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afl’ects this Ordinance.
Passed January 23, 1912.
Pittsburgh, February 6th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the fore¬
going Ordinance which has been dis¬
approved by the Mayor and returned
with his objections to the Council, was
passed by two-thirds (%) vote of said
Council, this 6th day of February, A. D.
1912.
Attest:
E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Council.
Ordinance Book 23, page 557,'
No. 39
A IV ORDIJVAIVCE—Authorizing and
directing the grading and paving
of Holman alley, from Cedarville
street to State alley, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of the
City Clerks that a majority of prop¬
erty owners in interest and number
abutting upon the line of Holman alley,
between Cedarville street ;ind State al¬
ley, have petitioned the C . uncil of the
City of Pittsburgh to ei;:i.ct an ordi¬
nance for the grading aiivl paving of
the same, therefore
Section ]. Be if. ordaiti, . ' and emtoUd
b}j the City of l*tit.<diur<i><, in Counvil
asftembled, and it in herebt; ordained <nni
enacted by the authority of iUe aanic^ Tiuit
Holman alley, from Ced;)rville street
to State alley, be graded and paved.
Section 2. The Mayor and Director
of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized ami directed to
advertise, in accordance vvHh the Acts
of Assembly of the Com O'on wealth of
Pennsylvania, and the O'dinances of
the said City of Pittshu’-gh relating
thereto and regulating tho same, for
proposals* for the grading and paving
of said street between sa- I points, the
contract or contracts tli^refor to he
let in the manner directed by said
Acts of Asseml>ly and Or(i«nances; and
the contract jirice or contract prices if
let in separate contracts, ;iot to exceed
the total sum of seven liinulred dollars
($700.00), which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished i)y the De¬
partment of Public Worl-s, .
• Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of- the same sha.il be assesed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved February 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 559.
No. 40
A n ordinance — Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Merriman alley, from South
Twentieth street to South Twenty-first
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of the
City Clerks that a majority of prop¬
erty owners in interest .and number
abutting upon the line of Merriman al¬
ley, between South Twentieth street
and South Twenty-first street, have
petitioned the Council of the City of
Ifittsburgh to enact an ordinance for
the grading, paving and curbing of the
same, therefore
Section 1. Be it ordained and e7iaeted
by the City of iHttnbnryh^ in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained mid
enacted by the authority of the same, That
Merriman alley, from South Twentieth
street to South Twenty-first street, be
graded, paved and curbed.
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Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Dei j art men t of Public Works are
hereby axithorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, tho contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum f)f
two thousand one hundred dollars
($2,100.00), which is the estimate of the
whole cO'it as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with tlie provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved February 8, 1912.
Ordinance. Book 23, page 560.
No. 41
A n ordinance—F ixing the width
and position of the roadway and
re-establishing the grade of Grotto
street, from Lemington avenue to
Spencer street.
Section J. lie it ordained and enacted
hfj the CUy of Pittsburyhy in Councii
axfiembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the atame, Tluit
the width and position of the roadway
and the grade on the west curb line
of Grotto street, from Lemington ave¬
nue to Spencer street be and the same
is hereby fixed and re-established as
follows, to wit:
The roadway, from Lemington ave¬
nue to Spencer street shall have the
width of 11.00 feet on each side of the
center line of Grotto street as laid out
on the plan of the Chadwick Land im¬
provement Company, recorded in the
City of Pittsburgh, Department of Pub¬
lic Works, Bureau of Surveys, in Plan
Book, Vol. 8, page 47, and as laid out
on the Chula Vista Plan of Lots re¬
corded in the aforesaid Bureau of Sur¬
veys, Plan Book, Vol. 7, page 46.
The grade on the west curb line of
Grotto street shall begin on the south
curb line of Lemington avenue, as now
set, at the elevation of 315.94 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
the distance of 80.00 feet to the P. T.
at the elevation of 313.47 feet; thence
falling at the rate of 5.37 feet per 100
feet for the distance of 200.96 feet, to
the north curb line of Vassar street at
the elevation of 302.C8 feet; thence fall¬
ing at the rate of 4.44 feet per 100 feet
across the Said Vassar street for the
distance of 66.49 feet to a point op¬
posite the south curb line of Vassar
street at the elevation of 300.17 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 5.05 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 271.93
feet to a point opposite the south curb
line of Gladefield street at tiie eleva¬
tion of 286.46 feet; thence falling at
the rate of 4.60 feet i)er 100 feet for
the distance of 265.25 feet to the P. C.
of a concave* i>arabolic curve at the
elevation of 274.51 feet; thence by the
said curve for the distance of 100 feet
to the P. T. at the elevation of 271.26
feet; thence falling at the rate of 2.00
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
226.00 feet to a point at the elevation
of 266.74 feet; thence falling at the
rate of 1.00 foot per 100 feet for the
distance of 243.52 feet to the P. C. of
a convex parabolic curve at the ele¬
vation of 264.30 feet; thence by the
said curve for the distance of 100 feet
to the T, on the north curb line of
Spencer street at tlie elevation of 262.20
feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved February 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 561.
No. 42
A n ORIIINANOE—Giving and estab¬
lishing the names of an unnamed
street in Samuel Dyer’s Heirs Plan of
Lots and of an unnamed alley in ilob-
ert H. Hay’s Plan of Lots.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUtsburghy in Council
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samcy Tfiat
the name of the unnamed 25 foot street,
from AVoods Run avenue to Langtry
street as laid out in Samuel Dyer’s
Heirs l*lan of Lots, In the Twenty-
seventh ward be established as Dyer
street and that the name of an unnamed
20 foot alley, from Flora alley to the
west line of liobert H. Hay's Plan of
Lots as laid out in Robert II. Hay's
Plan of Lots, in the Tenth ward be es¬
tablished as McNinch alley.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved February 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 562.
No. 43
A n ordinance—D irecting the let¬
tering of all automobiles and auto
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trucks, excepting the City Paymaster's
car belong-ing- to the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Bittxburyh^ in Council
assembled^ and it ie hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
on and after the approval of this ordi¬
nance, the Directors of the several De¬
partments of the City Government, shall
be and they are hereby directed to have
all automobiles and auto trucks, ex¬
cepting the City Paymaster’s car which
are the property of the* City and are
used in their several departments or
bureaus under their charge, lettered
in a conspicuous place on both sides
of the body of the automobile or auto
truck with the words “City of Pitts¬
burgh,” and the initials of the depart¬
ment, in block letters not less than
two (2) inches in heighth in a color
contrasting with the body of the auto¬
mobile or auto truck.
Section *2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afiects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved February 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 562.
No. 44
A n ORDINANCR— Authorizing the
making of a contract for the rent¬
ing of two rooms in the Henry W.
Oliver Building at the yearly rental
of one thousand one hundred and fifty-
six ($1,156.00) dollars and providing
for the payment thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Bitlsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samey That
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to enter into a contract or lease
for the renting of two rooms on the
fourth floor of the Henry W. Oliver
Building, Smithfield street, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania for a period of one year
from the 1st day of March, 1912 at the
yearly rental of one thousand one
hundred and fifty-six ($1,156.00) dollars.
Section 2. That the said yearly
rental shall be payable in monthly in¬
stallments from Appropriation No. 46.
Section 3. That any ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved February 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 563.
No. 45
A n 0RDIN.\NCK —Increasing the sal¬
ary for the position of Architect¬
ural Draftsman in the Bureau of Con¬
struction.
Section 1. Be it ordained enacted
by the City of BitMairyhy iii Council
ussembledy and it is hereby ord''ined and
enacted by the authority of the Tiiat
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance the fi-lary for
the position of Architectural Drafts¬
man in the Bureau of Constru(sion shall
be increased to a rate not o exceed
one hundred seventy-flve ($1 Vm.OO) dol¬
lars, per month, said amount to be paid
out of Appropriation No. 46.
Section 2. That any Ordlnan e or part
of Ordinance conflicting with I no provi-
sfons of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
allccts this Ordinance,
Passed February 6th, 1912.
Approved February 8th, 1912.
Ordinance Book, 23, page 5^**^^.
No. 46
A n ORWINANCE —Authorising the-
transfer of the sum o1 $2,535.71
from Appropriation No. 21, i^ireau of
Fire to Appropriation No. 48, Council-
men’s salaries.
Section 1. Be it ordained a>’d enacted
by the City of Bitisburyhy »/. Council
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samey That
the City Controller shall be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to trans¬
fer the sum of $2,535.71 from A[-i)ropria-
tion No. 21, Bureau of Fire, to Appro¬
priation No, 48. Councilmen’s Salaries.
Section 2 That any Ordinanci- or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved February 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 664.
No. 47
A N ORDINANCE —Repealing an Or-
^ dinance entitled, ‘*An Ordinance
providing for the purchase of a certain
lot or piece of ground situated in the
Nineteenth ward, of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, from William H, Kelley, for the
uses and purposes of the Bureau of
Fire” approved January 18, A. D. 1912,
and recorded in Ordinance Book Vol.
23. page 527.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyhy in OouyiciL
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sanWy That
the provisions of an ordinance entitled,
“An Ordinance providing for the pur¬
chase of a certain lot or piece of ground
situate in the Nineteenth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh from William H.
Kelley, for the uses and purposes of
the Bureau of Fire” approved by Hon.
W. A. Magee, Mayor, on January 18th.
A. D. 1912, and recorded in Ordinance
Book Vol. 23, page 527, shall be and
the same is hereby repealed.
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Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of thia: Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912,
Approved February 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 664.
No. 48
A n ordinance—P roviding for the
examination of and issuing of per¬
mits to persons operating, pipes, con¬
tainers, tanks or vessels under air,
water or gss pressure in the City of
Pittsburgh, for the inspection of such
pipes, containers, tanks or vessels, and
for the insti'Ilation and regulation of
safety devices thereon, and prescrib¬
ing penaltlc.. for violation of the pro¬
visions hereof.
Section 1. )je it ordained and enacted
by the Citu of Pittsburgh, in OmncU
assembled, and it is Jierebi/ ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiat
it shall be Uiilawful for any person or
persons to operate in the City of Ihtts-
burgh any pipes, containers, tanks or
vessels under the pressure of air, water
or gas, except pipes, containers, tanks
or vessels used in transportation of air,
water or gas, hot water tanks used
for domestic purposes which are sub¬
ject to city water pressure only and
steam generators, unless such person
or persons hold a permit as hereinafter
provided, or are the holders of an en¬
gineer's license issued by the City
Boiler Inspector under and by virtue of
an Act of Assembly, entitled, “An Act
to provide for the better protection of
life and property by the examination
and licensing of engineers having
charge of steam boilers, steam engines
and apnliaiices connected therewith, in
the cities of the second and third class
of this Commonwealth, and providing
penalties for violation," approved April
4, 1905.
Section 2, All persons desiring to op¬
erate any pipe, container, tank or ves¬
sel‘embraced within the provision of
this ordinance, except persons holding
an engineer’s license as hereinbefore
provided, shall apply to the Boiler In¬
spector of the City of Pittsburgh, who
shall examine the applicant, and If, af¬
ter examination, the Inspector is satis¬
fied that the applicant’s character, hab¬
its of life and ability qualify him as
a suitable and safe person to be en¬
trusted with the operation of such ap¬
paratus, he shall issue a permit to him
to operate pipes, containers, tanks or
vessels embraced within the provisions
of this ordinance. Said permit shall
entitle the holder thereof to operate,
for the term of one year, said pipes,
containers, tanks or vessels on such
premises only as are described in the
permit, and shall be issued upon the
applicant’s filing with the City Boiler
Inspector a receipt of the City Trea¬
surer evidencing the payment to the
City by the applicant of the sum of one
($1.00) dollar.
Permits shall be annually renewed
without examination by the City Boiler
Inspector, provided said permit Is pre¬
sented for renewal within ten (10)
days after its expiration.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to operate or
cause to be operated In the City of
Pittsburgh any pipes, containers, tanks
or vessels under pressure of air, water
or gas, except pipes, containers, tanks
or vessels used In transportation of
air, water or gas, hot water tanks
used for domestic purposes which are
subject to City water pressure only and
steam generators, until the same shall
have been inspected and a certificate
issued by the Boiler Inspector of the
City of Pittsburgh, setting forth the
maximum safe working pressure on
such pipes, containers, tanks or vessels,
and that they are in good condition
and can be operated with safety.
Section 4. All pipes, containers,
tanks or vessels embraced within the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
inspected annually by or under the di¬
rection of the City Boiler Inspector;
and if, found to be in proper condition,
a certificate shall be issued as herein¬
before provided, for which Inspection
a charge of two ($2.00) dollars, to be
paid into the Treasury of the City of
Pittsburgh, shall be made for each pipe,
container, tank or vessel inspected.
The City Boiler Inspector may, how¬
ever, in his discretion, accept the in¬
spection made by a casualty insurance
company, and issue a certificate of in¬
spection on the report of an inspector
regularly employed by any casualty in¬
surance company, provided such report
shall be made on a blank form fur¬
nished by the Bureau of Boiler Inspec¬
tion, and shall set forth in detail the
information required by said bureau,
and that all provisions of this ordi¬
nance have been complied with. No
charge shall be made for certificates
so issued, but said certificates must be
renewed annually after an inspection
has been made.
All certificates issued in pursuance
of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be conspicuously posted on the prem¬
ises whereon the pipes, containers,
tanks or vessels being operated are
located.
Section 5. Whenever pipes, contain¬
ers, tanks or vessels embraced within
the provisions of this ordinance are
found, on inspection, to be unsafe and
dangerous to life and i)roperty and in
such condition that they cannot be re¬
paired so as to render them safe, they
shall be condemned by the City Boiler
Inspector as unsafe for use, and there¬
after it shall be unlawful for any per¬
son or persons to operate such pipes,
containers, tanks or vessels, or cause
or permit the same to be operated.
If, on inspection, any pipes, contain¬
ers, tanks or vessels embraced within
the provisions of this ordinance are
found to be unsafe and dangerous to
life or property, but which can be rend¬
ered safe, the City Boiler Inspector shall
designate the repairs necessary to rend¬
er the same safe, and such repairs shall
then be made within two weeks from
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the time tlie same are ordered, and
during the making of said repairs said
pipes, containers, tanks or vessels shall
be operated in such manner as may be
prescribed by the City Boiler Inspector,
Section 6. All pipes, containers,
tanks or vessels embraced within the
provisions of this ordinance shall be !
equipped with pressure gauges to in- j
dicate the pressure in i>ounds per square
inch thereon, and must be supplied i
with a one-fourth inch pipe size direct j
connection for attaching Inspector’s
test gauge when the said pipes, con¬
tainers, tanks or vessels are in service,
so that the accuracy of the pressure
can be ascertained. '
Each relief or safety valve shall have '
full sized direct connections to any
pipe, container, tank or vessel em- '
braced within the provisions of this ;
ordinance, and all pipes from the ex¬
haust side of the relief or safety valves [
on such containers, tanks or vessels
holding dangerous gasses shall be piped
to a point of safety outside of the build¬
ing in which the same are located, and
such pipes shall not be reduced in cross j
sectional area or under the size of the !
outlet on such relief or safety valve
without the intervention of a stop-
valve on either side of said valve on
said pipes, containers, tanks or ves¬
sels. All relief or safety valves in¬
stalled or to be installed on any said
pipes, containers, tanks or vessels must '
be approved by the Bureau of Boiler
Inspection for the purpose intended.
No person shall remove or tamper ;
with any safety appliance prescribed
by the Bureau of Boiler Inspection, and j
no person shall in any manner load |
the relief or safety valve to a greater ;
pressure than that permitted in the [
certificate of inspection. ;
Section 7. The City Boiler Inspector
shall investigate all acts of incompe¬
tency or misconduct committed by any
person to whom a permit has been is¬
sued under the provisions of this or¬
dinance while acting under the author¬
ity of his permit, and if, after investi¬
gation, the Boiler Inspector shall be |
satisfied that the person is incompe- j
tent or has been guilty of negligence,
or has endangered life or property, or |
has willfully violated any of the pro¬
visions of this ordinance, he shall aus- !
pend or rebuke his license, as the case I
may require. •
Section 8. It shall be unlawful for
any owner or lessee or agent or any
owner or lessee of any pipes, contain- i
ers, tanks or vessels embraced within
the provisions of this ordinance, or for
any person acting for such owner, les¬
see or agent, to commit in any manner i
the responsibility of operating any of j
said pipes, containers, tanks or ves- ;
sels to any person other than a person !
holding a permit issued in accordance
with the terms of this ordinance, or to |
permit any person or persons to operate |
any of said pipes, containers, tanks or
vessels which have not been inspected,
or for the operation of which a certifi¬
cate has not been issued in accordance
with the terms of this ordinance, or
which do not meet the requirements of
the provisions hereof.
Section 9. Every person, including
the agent, employe, officer or mem¬
ber of any firm or corporation opera¬
ting, or permitting to be cjierated, In.
violation of any of the term-, or provi¬
sions of this ordinancce, ;.ny pipes,
containers, tanks or vesr -Is under
pressure of air, water or except
pipes, containers, tanks "i- vessels
used in transportation of aii, water or
gas, hot water tanka used for dom¬
estic purposes which are - ibject to
City water pressure only steam
generators, shall,, upon onviction
thereof before any alderman or police
imvgiKtrate in the City- of P ttsburgh,
be fined not less than ten dol¬
lars nor more than one hunO. d ($100.-
00 ) dollars for each offense, ; ud in de¬
fault of payment of said fine and co.sts
shall be committed to the .. llegheny
County Jail for a period n< • exceed¬
ing thirty (30) days. Ea^- day in
which any pipes, containers, tanks or
vessels embraced within th«- terms of
this ordinance shall be ojf rated in
violation of the terms hereof liall con-
jstitute a separate and distin t offense.
Section 10. That any Orrlj. ance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, ^ o far as
the same affects this Ordina. ee.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved February 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book, 23 page 5G •.
No. 49
A n ordinance regulating the hours
of employment of ceitain em¬
ployes in the City Service.
Section 1. 2?c it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittuburyhy in Council
asatembled^ and it is hereby orOcined and
enacted by the authority of the^s etne. That
on and after February 1st, 1912, all
City employes engaged in office of cler¬
ical work, and all City employes whose
hours of employment shall have been
from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m., or for any other
period less than that herein i>rovided,.
shall thereafter be required to report for
work at 8:30 A. M.., and remain at work
until 5 I*. M., with an hour’s allowance
for luncheon and for such further ad¬
ditional time as may be required by
the Mayor, Directors or Superintend¬
ents of the various departments and
bureaus. On Saturday the hours of all
City employes as above set forth shall
be from 8:30 A. M. to 12 M.
Section 2 That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
aft'ects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6th, 1912.
Approved February 10th, 1912.
Ordinance Book, 23, r>age 567..
No. 50
A n (>H1)?NANCE authorizing and dl*
recti UK an increase of the iudebtc^dncKs
of the City of Pittsburgh in the sum of
one hundred and eighty thousand dol¬
lars ($180,1/00) and providing for the is¬
sue and sale of bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide funds to make re¬
pairs and improvements to the machin¬
ery and phuit connected with the Mu-
nicil)al Water W'orks, owned and op¬
erated by said City in the supply and
distribution of water, and to purchase
and instaK machinery, appliances and
eciuipment therefor, and providing for
the redemption of said bonds and the
payment vi interest thereon.
Hection 1. Jie it ordained and enacted
by the Cd.;/ of IHttsburph^ in Council
imenddecf and it ift hereby ordained ajul
eiuicied by ihe authority of the *awe, Tliat
the indebt' dness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be fucreased by the amount of
one hundred and eighty thousand
($180,000,00) dollars, to provide funds
to make ><..pairs and improvements to
the machitiery and plant connected
with the Municipal AVater Works,
owned and operated by said City in
the supply and distribution of water,
and to purchase and install machinery
appliances and equipment, therefor.
Section 2. That the bonds of the
City of I'ittsburgh in the aggregate
principal .'^;,.nount of one hundred and
eighty the. .sand dollars ($180,000.00) be
issued for the purpose aforesaid, with
interest coupons attached. payable
semi-annually, with the privilege of
exchanging such coupon bond or bonds
for a registered bond or bonds of the
same maturity, as, and of any denomin¬
ation not exceeding the aggregate
principal umount of, the coupon bond
or bonds surrendered in exchange
therefor, by surrendering such coupon
bond or bonds, with all coupons not
then due, at the office of the City Con¬
troller; and the City Controller is here¬
by authorized and directed to cause
such coupon and registered bonds to
be engraved, and to issue the same in
the name of the City of Pittsburgh, the
exi>ense thereof to be charged to Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Section 3. Said bonds shall be issued
in denominations of one hundred ($100.)
dollars, or multiples thereof, shall be
dated as of the first day of January,
A. I). 1912, and shall be payable in
thirty equal annual installments, as
follows:
Bonds to the aggregate amount of
six thousand dollars shall be payable
on the first day of January in each and
every year, beginning with the year
one thousand nine hundred and thir¬
teen (1913) and ending with the year
one thousand nine hundred and forty-
two (1942).
Said bonds shall bear interest at the
rate of four and one-fourth (4Vi) per
centum per annum, payable semi-an¬
nually at the office of the City Trea- '
surer of said City, on the first day of
July and .January, of each year, with¬
out deduction for any taxes which may
be levied thereon by the State of Penn¬
sylvania pursuant to any present or
future law, the payment of which is
hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and the principle thereof shall
be payable at maturity at the same
place. The said bonds shall be signed
by the Mayor, countersigned by tlie
City Controller, and sealed witii llie
corporate seal of said City, and the
coupons shall be authorized with tiie
lithograplied fac-simlle signature of
the City Controller.
Said bonds shall be sold* by the Mayor
and the City Controller at not less
than par and accrued interest, on the
most advantageous terms obtainable,
after ten days’ public notice in the
olRclal newspa])ers of the City of JMtts-
burgh; provided, however, that such
uninvested balances In the Sinking-
Fund, as may be available for the pur¬
pose, shall be invested in the same
without public notice by advertising
or otherwise. And the proceeds of
such sales, or so much thereof as shall
be necessary, shall, if specifically ap¬
propriated by ordinance, therein fixing
the amounts and conditions of expen¬
diture, be applied to the purposes set
forth in this ordinance and to no other
Inirpo.se whatsoever. Kach of said
bonds shall be known and <iesignated
as “Water Bond Series A, 1912.”
Section 4. Until said bonds, Issued
as herein provided, shall be fully paid,
there is hereby levied and assessed
annually upon all subjects now by law
liable or hereafter to be made liable
to assessment for taxation for City
purposes an annual tax, commencing
the year after said bonds have been
issued, sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds as the same shall accrue
and become payable; and also an an¬
nual tax equal to three and one-third
(3%) per centum of the total amount
of said bonds hereby authorized, to
be applied to and set apart as a Sink¬
ing Fund for the payment of the prin¬
cipal and redemption of said bonds as
they become due and payable accord¬
ing to their terms, and the same are
hereby appropriated out of the reven¬
ues of said City for the payment and
redemption aforesaid.
Section 5. All registered bonds is¬
sued in exchange for coupon bonds,
as provided in Section 2 of this Ordi¬
nance, shall be registered with the City
Treasurer of said City, and be trans¬
ferable only on the books of said City
Treasurer.
Section 6. All bonds Issued by the
authority of this Ordinance and the
Acts of Assembly authorizing the same
shall be and become part of the funded
debt of the (^Ity of Pittsburgh, and
shall be entitled to all the rights, priv¬
ileges and immunities thereof; and
shall be free from taxation, as afore¬
said, and for the payment of the prin¬
cipal of said bonds, and the Interest
thereon semi-annually, as aforesaid, as
the same shall mature and become pay¬
able, the faith, honor, credit and prop¬
erty of said City are hereby pledged.
Section 7. Said bonds shall be cou¬
pon bonds, exchangeable for registered
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bonds, and shall be substantially In
the following form, to-wit:
(Form of Coupon Bond.)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
City of Pittsburgh.
WATER BOND SERIES A, 1912.
Know all men by these presents: That
the City of Pittsburgh, a municipal
corporation, created by and existing
under the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, is indebted to the
bearer in the sum of ($.)
dollars lawful money of the United
States of America, which sum the said
City of Pittsburgh promises to pay
to the said bearer at the office of the
City Treasurer of said City on the first
day of.. A. D. 19. .,
with interest thereon at the rate of
four and one-fourth (4y^) per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually to
the bearer of the annexed coupons, at
the time and place therein specified,
without deduction for any taxes which
may be levied hereon by the State of
Pennsylvania pursuant to any present
or future law, the payment of which
is hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, And for the true and faithful
payment of the principal of this bond
and the semi-annual interest thereon,
as aforesaid, the faith, honor, credit
and property of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh are hereby pledged.
This bond may, at the option of the
holder, be exchanged at any time for
a registered bond or bonds of the same
maturity, and of any denomination not
exceeding the aggregate principal
amount hereof, by surrendering this
bond with all coupons not then due,
at the office of the City Controller of
said city. This bond is one of a series
of bonds, amounting in the aggregate
to one hundred and eighty thousand
dollars ($180,000) issued by the City
of I’ittsburgh for valid municipal pur¬
poses, by virtue and in pursuance of
an Act of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled “An Act to regulate the man¬
ner of increasing the indebtedness of
municipalities, to provide for the re¬
demption of the same, and to impose
penalties for the illegal increase there¬
of,” approved April 20, 1874, and the
several sui>plements and amendments
thereof; and an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled “An Act for the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second class,”
approved March 7, .1901, and the sup¬
plements and amendments thereof; and
by virtue of an ordinance of the (jity
of IMttsburgh, entitled “An Ordinance
authori5iing and directing an increase
of the Indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh in the sum of one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars($180.000.00) and
providing for the issue and sale of bonds
of said City in said amount, to pro¬
vide funds to make repairs and im¬
provements to the machinery and plant
connected with the Municipal Water
Works, owned and operated by said
City in the supply and distribution of
water, and to purchase and Install ma¬
chinery, appliances and equipment
therefor, and providing for the redemp¬
tion of said bonds and the payment of
interest thereon,” duly enacted by the
Council thereof, and approved by the
Mayor thereof, and duly recorded and
published in the manner piovided by
law, authorizing and directing the
same.
It is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the issue
hereof has been duly complied with;
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay the Interest and also the prin¬
cipal hereof at maturity; that the total
amount of indebtedness of ihe City of
Jfittsburgh, created without the con¬
sent of the electors thereof, including
the entire issue of the above mentioned
bonds aggregating one hirdred and
eighty thousand dollars (; ISO,000..00),
of which this bond is one, is less than
two per centum of the last preceding
assessed valuation of the taxable prop¬
erty therein; and the entii>> indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh, includ¬
ing the entire issue of the pbove men¬
tioned bonds, of which this bond Is
one, is less than seven per centum of
the last preceding assessed valuation
of the taxable property therein; and
that this bond and the debt created
thereby are within every debt and other
limit prescribed by the (Constitution
and the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
the City Controller, as of the first day
of January, A. D. 1912.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By.
f Seal of the City \
\ of Pittsburgh. >
Countersigned:
Mayor.
City Controller.
(Form of Coupon..)
On the first day of..
19.., the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsyl¬
vania, will pay to the bearer at the
office of the City Treasurer of said
City. ($ )
dollars, lawful money of the United
States of America, for six months’ in¬
terest on its Water Bond Series A, 1912,
No.
City Controller.
(Form of Registered Bond.)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,.
City of Pittsburgh.
WATER BOiXD SERIES A, 1912.
KNOW ADD MEN BY THESE PRES¬
ENTS: That the City of Pittsburgh, a
municipal cori>oration. created by and
existing under the laws of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, is indebt¬
ed to in the sum
of ..... dollars
lawful money of the United States of
America, which sum the said City of
I’ittsburgh promises to pay to the said
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.. legal rep-
resentativea. or assigns, at the office
of the City rreasurer of said City on
the first day of..
A. D. 19.., with interest thereon at the
rate of four and one-fourth (4^4) per
centum per annum, payable semi-an¬
nually, at the same place, on the first
days of July and January, of each year,
without deduction for any. taxes which
may be levied hereon by the State of
Pennsylvania pursuant to any present
or future law, the payment of which
is hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh. And for the true and faithful
payment of the principal of this bond
and the semi-annual interest thereon,
as aforesaid, the faith, honor, credit
and property of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh are hereby pledged.
This bond is one of a series of bonds,
amounting in the aggregate to one
hundred and eighty thousand dollars
UlSO.OOO.OO). issued by the City of
Pittsburgh for valid municipal pur-
ftoses, by virtue and in pursuance of
an Act of the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en¬
titled “An Act to regulate the manner
of increasing the indebtedness of mu¬
nicipalities. to provide for the redemp¬
tion of the b-ame, and to impose penal¬
ties for the illegal increase thereof,”
approved April 20, 1874, and the sev¬
eral supplements and amendments
thereof; and an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania. entitled “An Act for the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second class,”
approved March 7, 1901, and the supple¬
ments and amendments thereof; and
an Act of the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en¬
titled “An Act to authorize the registry
or transfer of certain bonds,” approved
May 1, 1873; and by virtue of an ordi¬
nance of the City of Pittsburgh, en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of one hundred and eighty thou¬
sand dollars ($180,000.00) and provid¬
ing for the issue and sale of bonds of
said city in said amount to provide
funds to make repairs and improve¬
ments to the machinery and plant con¬
nected with the Municipal Water
Works, owned and operated by said
City in the supply and distribution of
water, and to purchase and install ma¬
chinery, appliances and equipment
therefor, and providing for the re¬
demption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon,” duly enacted
by the Council thereof, and approved
by the Mayor thereof and duly re¬
corded and published in the manner
provided by law, authorizing and di¬
recting the same.
It Is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the issue
hereof has been duly complied with;
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay the interest and also the prin¬
cipal hereof at maturity; that the total
amount of indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, created without the con¬
sent of the electors thereof, including
the entire Issue of the above mentioned
bonds aggregating one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars ($180,000.00),
of which this bond is one, is less than
two per centum of the last preceding
assessed valuation of the taxable prop¬
erty therein; and the entire indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgii, Includ¬
ing the entire issue of the above men¬
tioned bonds, of which this bond is
one, is less than seven per centum of
the last preceding assessed valuation
of the taxable property therein; and
that this bond and the debt created
thereby are within every debt and
other limit prescribed by the Consti¬
tution and laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
the City Controller, as of the first day
of January, A. D. 1912.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By .
Mayor.
1 Seal of the City 1
t of Pittsburgh, j
Countersigned:
City Controller.
Registered this . day of.
.A. D„ 19....
at the office of the City Treasurer of
the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Registrar.
Section 8. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 13, 1912.
Approved February 16, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 568.
No. 51
A n ORDUVAiVCK —Authorizing the
payment of the wages semi¬
monthly of the employes whose wages
are fixed upon a per diem basis and
all officers and employes whose salar¬
ies are not fixed by Act of Assembly
and which do not exceed $1,800.00 per
year.
Section I. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburuh, in OfuncH
aeeembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tluit
from and after the approval of this
ordinance, all employes of the City of
Pittsburgh, whose wages are fixed upon
a per diem basis and all officers and
employes whose salaries are not fixed
by Act of Assembly, and which do not
exceed $1,800.00 per year shall be paid
semi-monthly, on pay-rolls approved
by the directors of the several depart¬
ments In which they are employed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
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Passed February 6, 1912.
Approved. February 16, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 672.
No. 52
A n iiRDiNANCiO—To amend an ordi¬
nance entitled “An Ordinance au¬
thorizing' and directing an increase of
tne indeotedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh. in the sum of twenty thousand
dollars C$^0,000.00>, and i)roviding for
the issue and sale of bonds of said
City in said amount, to provide funds
lor Uie extensiofis ot pipe lines for the
supply 01 water, and providing for the
redeint>tion of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon," approved
the 30th day of December, 1911, by in¬
creasing the annual tax to i)ay the
principal of said bonds to 5 per cent.
S(action 1, lie it rn'clrmicd and enacted
by the City of Piitsbnryh, in Council
atfsembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
beciioa “i of an ordinance entitled “An
uiciinanee authorizing and directing an
increase of the indebtedness ot tne
City of Pittsburgh in the sum of twenty
thousand dollars ($20,000.00), and pro¬
viding for the issue and sale of bonds
of said City in said amount, to pro¬
vide funds for the extension of pipe
lines for the supply of water, and pro¬
viding for the redemption of said
bonds and the payment of interest
thereon," approved the 30th day of De¬
cember, 1911, reading as follows, to
wit: “Until said bonds. Issued as here¬
in provided, shall be fully paid, there
is hereby levied and assessed annually
upon all subjects now by law liable
or hereafter to be made liable
to assessment for taxation for City
l)uri)Oses, an annual tax commencing
the year after said bonds have been is¬
sued, sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds as the same shall accrue
and become payable; and also an an¬
nual tax equal to three and one-third
(3 1-3) per centum of the total amount
of said bonds hereby authorized, to be
applied to and set apart as a Sinking
Fund for tbe payment of the principal
and redemption of said bonds as they
become due and payable according to
their terms, a.nd the same are hereby
appropriated out of the revenues of
said City for the payment and redemp¬
tion aforesaid,” shall be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows,
to wit; “Until said bonds, issued as
herein provided, shall be fully paid,
there is hereby levied and assessed an¬
nually upon all siibjects now by law
liable or hereafter to be made liable
to assessment for taxation for City
purposes, an annual tax commencing
the year after said bonds have been
issued, sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds as the same shall accrue
and become payable I’^and also' an an¬
nual tax eoual to five (5) per centum
of the total amount of said bonds here¬
by authorized to be applied to and set
apart as a Sinking Fund for the pay¬
ment of the principal and redemption
of said bonds as they become due and
po.yable according to thei; terms, and
the same are hereby app. ()riated out
of the revenues of sai<.i ■:'ny for the*
[layment and redejni)tion . oresald."
Section 2. That any ■ : dinance or
part of Ordinance, conflivUug with the
provisions of this Ordin.^uce, be and-
the same is hereby repeal d, so far as
the same affects this OiMl -iance.
Passed February 13. 191.’.
Ai>proved February 16, *12.
Ordinance Book 23, pag. ,73.
No. 53
A n OliniN.VNCM—T*rov:..iMg for the
letting of a contract, t contracts.,
for five (5) years, for fu sbing elec-
trie lights to the City < I'iltsbiirgh,.
on its streets, boulevar<i alleys, by¬
ways and parks, in war- s numbered
one to twenty of said Ibty, both in¬
clusive, and providing ' r the cost,
thereof for the fiscal year J912.
Section 1. lie it ordaim -l and enaclvd
by tlie City of Pittslmry}-, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted, by the authority of d>c same, Thjit
the Mayor and the Directof the De¬
partment of I^ublic Work., of the City
of I’ittsburgh, Pa., sha.lJ be and are
hereby authorized to adv o tise for and
let a contract, or contract”, for a term
of five (5) years, beginning February
1st, 1912, and' to be paid from appro¬
priations made annually, lor the fur¬
nishing of light to the r'ily of Pitts¬
burgh, on its streets, boulevards, al¬
leys, by-ways and park:, in wards'
numbered one to twenty of said City,
both inclusive, by means of electric-,
lights, the total sum to >)e paid for
such service not to exceed two hun¬
dred and seventy-seven thniisand three-
hundred' and sixty-five df)llars ($277,-
365.06) for fiscal year 1912. and to en¬
ter into a contract, or contracts, with
the successful bidder, or l>iclder.s, for
the performance of the work, in ac¬
cordance with the Act of Assembly,
entitled “An Act for the government
of cities of the second class,” approved
the 7th day of March, A. D. 1901, and
the ordinances of Council in .such cases
provided’
Section 2. That the sxim of two hun¬
dred and seventy-seven thousand three
hundred and' sixty-five dollars ($277,-
365.00). or so much as may be neces-
sa.ry, shall be set apart and appropri¬
ated for the fulfillment of the contract
for the fiscal year T912, and shall be
paid out of the annual appropriation
for light.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the-
provisions of this Ordinance, be and"
the .same is hereby repealed, so far as:
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 13, 1912.
Approved February 16 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 574..
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No. 54
A n OllDtXANCK — Authorizing and
directing the transfer of the sum
of two thousand dollars, ($2,000.00)
from item “Reconstruction of a portion
of the sewerage system in the Try
street drainage basin,” to item “Bal¬
ance in Omieral Fund,” Appropriation
No. 167.
Scftion 1. 7?c it ordiiinetl and enacted
by the Cd>j of l\Uyhuryh, in Council
as}ie?nlfl€fi, a id it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «amc, That
the City <’ontroller shall be and is
hereby auihorized, empowered and di¬
rected to transfer the sum of two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00) from item
“Keconstr^ . tion of a liortion of the
sewerage ."'ystem in the Try street
drainage ‘rain” to item "Balance in
General Fund,” Appropriation No. 157.
Section That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of tlu's Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
flfiJects this Ordinance.
Passed February 13, 1912,
Approve.! February 16, 1912,
Ordinance Book 23, page 575.
No. 55
A n ORliiN.VNCK—L.evying: and as-
sesslrg taxes for the fiscal year
beginning February 1st. 1912, and
water rents from February 1st, 1912
to J^ecembr^r 31st, 1912, including the
levying of special taxes for the pay¬
ment of ihe separate indebtedness of
certain annexed districts upon all
property subject to taxation within
the limits of the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 3, lie it ordained and enacted
by ihe City of J^itlsburyh^ in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Ttiat
for the purpose of providing sufficient
revenues for the payment of the ordi¬
nary current expenses of said City, for
the payment of interest on the funded
and floating indebtedness of said City
and for the payment of the amounts
re<iuired to be paid to the several sink¬
ing funds for the retirement at matur¬
ity of the outstanding indebtedness of
said City, for the payment of the in¬
terest on the separate indebtedness and
the amounts required by law to be paid to
the several sinking funds for the re¬
tirement at maturity of the outstand¬
ing Indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh as it existed prior to the an¬
nexation of Flliott borough and of the
former City of Allegheny as it existed
prior to its consolidation with the City
of Pittsburgh and of the several bor¬
oughs or townships or parts or por¬
tions of boroughs or townships which
have been annexed to and become part
of. the City of Pittsburgh due or to be¬
come due during the fiscal year begin¬
ning February 1st, 1912. and for the
payment of other liabilities of said
City due or to become due during the
fiscal year beginning the first day of
Feiiruary, one thousand nine liundred
and twelve, the following taxes shall
be and the same are heieliy levied and
assessed upon all property and other
subjects of taxation within said City,
viz.:
For the ordinary current expenses of
said City and the iiayment of interest
on the funded and floating indebted¬
ness of said City, and the payment of
the amounts re<iulred to be paid to
the several sinking funds, for the re¬
tirement at maturity of the bonded in¬
debtedness of said City, and for the
payment of other liabilities due or to
become due, seven and 3-10 (7.3) mills
ujion each dollar of the assessed valu¬
ation is hereby levied and assessed
upon all property taxal)le for state,
county and city ])urposes within the
limits of said City,
For the payment of the Indebtedness
of the City of Pittsburgh as it existed
prior to the annexation of Elliott Bor¬
ough, including ^ the floating indebted¬
ness, as the same accrues and becomes
payable, the interest on the floating
and bonded Indebtedness and the
amounts reijuired to be paid to the sev¬
eral sinking funds for the retirement
at maturity of the bonded indebted¬
ness of said City as it existed prior to
the annexation of the Borough of El¬
liott. One and five-tenths (1 5-10) mills
upon each dollar of the assessed valua¬
tion is hereby levied and assessed upon
all property taxable for state, county
and city purposes within the limits of
said city, as it existed prior to the an¬
nexation of the Borough of Elliott.
For the payment of the Indebtedness
of the City of Allegheny as it existed
prior to its annexahon with the City
of Pittsburg, including the floating In¬
debtedness, as the same accrues and
becomes payable, the Interest on the
floating and bonded Indebtedness and
the amounts reciuired to be paid to the
several sinking funds for the retire¬
ment at maturity of the bonded in¬
debtedness of said City, as if existed
prior to its annexation with the City
of Pittsburgh four and two-tenths
(4 2-10) mills upon each dollar of the
a.ssessed valuation and is hereby levied
and assessed upon all property taxable
for state, county and efty purposes,
within the limits of said city, as It
existed prior to its annexation with
the City of Pittsburgh.
For the payment of the Indebtedness
of the Borough of Esplen as If existed
prior to its annexation with the City of
Pittsburgh Including the floating In¬
debtedness, as the .same accrues and
becomes payable and interest on the
floating and bonded Indebtedness and
the amounts required to he paid to
the several sinking funds for the re¬
tirement at maturity of the bonded in¬
debtedness of said Borough as it ex¬
isted prior to its annexation with the
Citv of Pittsburgh one and eight-tenths
(1 8-10) mills upon each dollar of the
assessed valuation Is hereby levied and
assessed upon all property taxable for
state, county and city purposes within
the limits of said Borough as it ex-
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Isted prior to its annexation with the
City of Pittsburg-h.
For the payment of the indebtedness
of the Borough of Montooth as it ex¬
isted prior to its annexation with the
City of Pittsburgh including the float¬
ing indebtedness as the same accrues
and becomes payable, and interest on
the floating and bonded indebtedness
and the amounts required to be paid
to the several sinking funds for the
retirement at maturity of the bonded
indebtedness of said Borough, as it ex¬
isted prior to its annexation with the
City of Pittsburgh, six and two-tenths
(B2-10) mills upon each dollar of the
assessed valuation is hereby levied and
assessed upon all property taxable for
state, county and city purposes within
the limits of said Borough as it ex¬
isted prior to its annexation with the
City of Pittsburgh.
For the payment of the indebtedness
of the Borough of Sheraden as it ex¬
isted prior to its annexation with the
City of Idttsburgh, including floating
indebtedness, as the same accrues and
becomes payable and interest on the
floating and bonded indebtedness and
the amounts required to be paid to the
several sinking funds for the retire¬
ment at maturity of the bonded in¬
debtedness of said Borough as it ex¬
isted prior to its annexation with the
City of Pittsburgh three (3) mills upon
each dollar of the assessed valuation
is hereby levied and assessed upon all
property taxable for state, county and
city purposes within the limits of said
Borough as it existed prior to its an¬
nexation with the City of Pittsburgh.
For the payment of the indebtedness
of the Borough of Flliott as it existed
prior to its annexation with the City
of Pittsburgh, including the floating
indebtedness, as the same accrues and
becomes payable, and the interest on
the floating and bonded indebtedness
and the amounts required to be paid
to the several sinking funds for the
retirement at maturity of the bonded
indebtedness of said Borough as it ex¬
isted prior to its annexation to the City
of Pittsburgh one (1) mill upon each
dollar of the assessed valuation is here¬
by levied and assessed upon all prop¬
erty taxable for state, county and city
purposes within the limits of said City
as it existed prior to its annexation to
the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 2. The balance of the receipts
from separate indebtedness taxes— af¬
ter paying interest—shall be paid into
the sinking fund for the district from
which it is collected and shall be used
for the payment of separate indebted¬
ness of said district.
Section 3. The Board of Water As¬
sessors shall assess water rents for the
period from February first, 1912, to De¬
cember thirty-first, 1912, inclusive.
For each family using for domestic
purposes. One room.$1.37
Each additional room, except bath
rooms ...69c
For each premises using for domestic
purposes in addition to the above;
Sinks, slop sinks, each.69c-
Spigots, not otherwise specified,
each .69c
Set washstands, one in bath room, Free-
Set washstands, self closing, each..92c
Set washstands, other than self-clos¬
ing, each .$1.83
Tubs, each compartment.46c
Bath tubs, each.$1.83
Baths, shower, each.,...$4.58
Water closets, self closing, c^'ch..$2.75
Water closets, other than . If clos¬
ing, each .$3.67
Water closets, constant flov,, % Inch
orifice, each ...$32.08
Me'i^red rates
Water closets, constant flow, ^ inch
orifice, each .$50.42
Metered rates.
Water closets, constant flow, with ori¬
fice larger than inch not allowed.
Water closets, outside, each.$2.75
Metered rates.
Urinals, self closing, each.$1.37
Urinals, other than self closing, each
.$2.75
Urinals, constant flow, % Inch orifice,
each . $32.08
Metered rates.
Urinals, constant flow, ^ inch orifice,
each .$50.43
Mete>ed rates.
Urinals, constant flow, with orifice
larger than Vi inch not allowed.
Wash pave or other hose attachments,
^2 inch or % inch (no ho.-'e connec¬
tion larger than % inch allowed),
each .$4.58
Lawn sprinklers, each.$13.75-
Hydrants, upright, on public street or
alley, each .$9.17
Hydrants, se]f closing, per family us¬
ing, each .46c-
Hydrants, other than self closing, per
family using, each..92c
Steam or water boilers for heating ten
rooms or under.$1.83
Additional for each room above ten. 18c-
Water motors for washing purposes, in
houses of six rooms or less, each.$6,87
Water motors for washing purposes,
in houses of seven to ten rooms,
each . $11.45
Water motors for washing purposes in
houses of more than ten rooms, or
water motors for any other purpose
supplied only at metered rates.
Motor washers shall be assessed
long as they remain on the premises..
BOARDING HOUSES.
In addition to the foregoing rates for
domestic purposes:
Boarders, not exceeding five.$1.83
Boarders, not exceeding ten.$4.5S
Boarders, not exceeding twenty-five,...
.$9.17
Boarders, each additional twenty**
five .$4.58
HOTET.S, RESTAURANTS. ETC.
Hotels of not more than twenty-flve
rooms, per room.92c
Hotels of more than twenty-five rooms,
per room . .92c
Metered rates.
Bar, Including- water fixtures,
each .$27.50
Metered rates.
Kitchen, according’ to number of draw
cocks.$9,17 to $45,83
Sinks, slop sinks, each . 5.96
Set washstands, cold self-closing, each
. 2,75
Set washstands, hot and cold, self clos¬
ing, each. 4.12
Set washstands other than self-closing,
each . { . 6.42
Baths, private, for the use of guests,
each . 6.42
Baths, public, each .11.46
Baths, shower, each .. 13.75
Water closets, self-closing, each.. 5.04
Water closets, other than self-closing,
each . 8.25
Water closets, constant flow, ori¬
fice. each... $32.08
Metered rates.
Water closets, constant flow, ori¬
fice, each .$50.42
Metered rates.
Water closets constant flow with ori¬
fice larger than not allowed.
Urinals, self closing, each.$4.58
Urinals, other than self closing,
each .$6.42
Urinals, constant flow, % inch ori¬
fice, each . $32.08
Metered rates.
Urinals, constant flow, ^ inch ori¬
fice, each .$50.42
Metered rates.
Urinals, constant flow, with orifice
larger than Inch not allowed.
Laundries attached to hotels, per room,
in hotel . 46c
Steam or water boilers for heating, for
each room, from 1 to 10.69c
Additional for each room above ten.46c
Steam boilers for power purposes, per
each h. p.$3.21
Metered rates.
Gas engines with circulating tanks,
per each h. p.,.$1.37
Metered rates.
Gas engines without circulating tanks,
per each h. p...$2.75
Metered rates.
Water for either cooling or flushing
purposes supplied only at metered
rates.
Elevators, hydraulic, according to ca¬
pacity, each.$91.67 to $1,375.00
Metered rates.
Hydrants, upright, for watering horses,
each .$18.33
Wash pave, each.$2.75
Hose, % inch or % inch, each.$6.87
Hose larger than % Inch, each..$18.33
Metered rates.
Motor washers for washing, etc,
each . $36.67
Metered rates.
Spigots for ordinary purposes not
enumerated, each .$7.33
Restaurants and eating houses in ad¬
dition to above rates for hotels, res¬
taurants, etc.
Guests, not exceeding 100 dally... $9.17
Metered rates.
Guests, not exceeding 200 daily.$18.33
Metered rates.
Guests, not exceeding 500 daily.. $27.50
Metered rates.
Guests, not exceeding 1,000 daily.$45.83
Metered rates.
Workshops, Stores, Offices, Amuse¬
ment Places, etc.
Stores of any character, amusement
places, meeting places, except regular
meeting places or religious denom¬
inations, first floor per 100 aq. ft.92c
All additional floors contained in the
same building and occupied by one
tenant, per 100 sq. ft.69c.
When occupied by more than one ten¬
ant, per 100 sq. ft.92c
Offices, each room.$1.83
Office buildings exceeding 25 rooms,
shall be supplied only at.
Metered rates.
Warehouses with water service on
premises, per floor.$9.17
Warehouse without water on premises,
each, .$9.17
A warehouse Is here defined as a build¬
ing used solely and entirely for the
storage of goods.
In addition to the rates enumerated
above:
Sleeping rooms with stationary wash-
stand, each, .$3.67
Sleeping rooms without stationary
washstand, each. $2,75
Set washstands, self closing, each,.,
. $1.37
Set washstands, other than self closing,
each .$1.83
Baths, each, .$3.6 7
Shower baths, each, .$9.17
Water closets, self closing, each,..$2.75
Water closets, other than self closing,
each... . $4.58
Water closets, constant flow, % Inch
orifice, each, .$32.08
Metered rates.
Water closets, constant flow, % inch
orifice, each.$60.42
Metered rates.
Water closets, constant flow with or¬
ifice larger than % Inch not allowed.
Urinals, self closing, each, .,,...$1.83
Cows, each.$1.37
Fixtures and water uses not enum¬
erated under this heading shall in case
of public stables, be assessed under
the heading, “Hotels, Restaurants, Etc,"
and in case of private stables under
the heading, “Domestic Purposes."
SPRINKLING CARTS.
Capacity 250 gal. or less, per month
. $16.50
Capacity 550 gal. or less, per month
. $30.25
Capacity greater than 550 gal. per
month .Metered rates.
FOUNTAINS AND AQUARIA.
Plowing ten hours per day, six months
per year, counter jets in stores, 1-16
inch .each $7.33
Metered rates.
Gardens etc., 1-16 inch jet., each $7.33
Metered rates.
Gardens etc. each additional jet
each . $2.75
Metered rates.
Gardens, etc., 1-8 Inch jet. . .each $9.17
Metered rates.
Gardens, etc., each additional jet. .$4.58
Metered rates.
Gardens, etc., ^ inch jet...each $16.50
Metered rates.
Gardens, etc., each additional jet. $9.17
Metered rates.
Gardens, etc., ^ inch jet...each $45.83
Metered rates.
BUILDING PURPOSES.
Stone, per perch.5c
Brick, per 1000 ..;10c
Plaster, per 100 square yards .60c
Cement flooring, per 100 square feet
. 12c
Concrete, per perch. ..5c
EXONERATIONS.
For Vacancies—Where the premises
is vacant and the entire supply of
water shall, at the owners written no¬
tice be turned off by the Bureau of
Water, and such water shall be turned
on only by the Bureau of Water, at
the owners written notice, exonera¬
tion of ninety per cent of the flat
assessment for the period during which
the water is shut off will be issued pro¬
vided that the period during which the
water is shut off is greater than sixty
days. That no charge shall be made
for the use of water used in parochial
schools nor for buildings attached
thereto used for dwelling houses for
teachers employed in teaching said
schools.
For Changes in Water Uses—Where
fixtures are removed and water uses
dlscountinued, exoneration will be is¬
sued covering the dlscountinued use
from the date of approval of a con¬
tract covering the revised water uses.
In case any owner of any premises.-
shall cause or allow water to be used
for any purr)ose or in any fixture for
which there is no approved water con¬
tract on tile in the office of the Bureau
of Water, the rate for such usage in
fixture shall be at the rate specified
in the foregoing schedule and shall
date from the preceding January first
and the water for the ecjiLire premi¬
ses shall be shut off until an approv¬
ed contract for such additional water
uses or fixtures have been .signed and
place<i on file in the office cf the Bu¬
reau of Water.
All fixtures on any premises, whe¬
ther used or not, will be assessed as.
long as they remain in position.
WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
No charge shall be made for water
used during fires. All .rater used
through fire system except during fires
shall be charged for at melcred rates.
All fire systems except sir h systems
as have no connection other than au¬
tomatic sprinkling heads si'ali be me¬
tered,
EXI'LANATION OP THE FOREGO¬
ING SCHEDULE.
In the foregoing schedule of rates
in cases where both flat and metered
rates are specified, such flat rates shall
govern until a meter or meters, con¬
trolling the entire supply of water,
shall have been furnished by the City
of Pittsburgh, and installed when the
metered water rates rules and regula¬
tions shall govern. In the foregoing
schedule of rates in cases where met¬
ered rates only are specified and the
water or meters are not in service or
approved service during any portion of
the water rent period, the registra¬
tion for the portion of the water rent
period during which the meter or me¬
ters are in approved service or the reg¬
istration during the preceding water
rent period shall be applied pro rata
to the period during which the meter
or meters are not in approval service.
METERED WATER RATES.
Any owner of any premises may have-
the option of being supplied at meter
rates, instead of the foregoing flat
rates, except where metered rates are-
specified; provided that such option
shall be expressed in writing in the form
of an application to the Bureau of
Water, such application on becoming
effective upon its approval by the Bu¬
reau of Water and the installation of
the meter or meters; provided also,
that such application cannot be with¬
drawn prior to the beginning of the
following water rent year; and pro¬
vided further that in no case wheio
metered water rates are in force shall
the charge for each premises for each
quarter be less than the amount speci¬
fied in the following schedule:
25 cents per quarter for 1 and 2
roomed dwelling house premises.
Urinals, other than self closing, each,
. ?3.67
Urinals, constant flow, % inch orifice,
each, . $32.08
Metered rates.
Urinals, constant flow, ^ inch orifice,
each, . $50.42
Metered rates.
Urinals, constant flow with orifice
larger than ^4 inch not allowed.
Fixtures and water uses not enumer¬
ated under this heading shall be asses¬
sed under the heading, "Hotels, Res¬
taurants, Etc."
Breweries, capacity 10,000 bbls. or less
per annum, per bbl.0276
Breweries, capacity 10,000 to 30,000
bbls., per annum, per bbl.023
Metered rates.
Breweries, capacity 30,000 bbls. or
more per annum, per bbl.018
Metered rates.
Billiard tables, from one to three tab¬
les, each, . 92c
Additional tables, each.46c
Bowling alleys, from one to three al¬
leys, each alley.92c
Additional alleys, each, .46
Barber shoi;s, no additional charge for
stationary washstands, each chair,
. $6.87
Blacksmith forges, one or two fires,
each fire, . $5.50
Blacksmith forges, additional fires,
each additional fire.$3.67
Brick yards, summer yards, per gang
of six meu, each gang, .$13.75
Metered rates
Brick yardn. using machinery on all
brick made, per 1,000.0275
Metered rates
Bakeries, per bbl. of flour used, per bbl.,
.046
Dye establishments, per tub or machine,
each.$9.17
Laundries, per washing machine,. $45.83
Metered rates
All establishments doing a laundry
business for profit, not using wash¬
ing machines, .$45.83
Photograph or blue print galleries, per
bath, each, .$13.75
Slaughter houses, per head dressed,
each, ...092c
Metered rates.
Hydraulic elevators, according to ca¬
pacity, from .$91.67 to $1,375.00
Metered rates
Miscellaneous.*
Bottling houses.Metered rates
Malting houses .Metered rates
Natatoriums.Metered rates
Natatoriums, where the use of the
same is given free to school children
at least one time each week, 50 per
cent of the Metered rates.
Refrigerating plants, large or small,
. Metered rates
PUBLIC BUILDINGS OTHER THAN
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Steam or water boilers for heating,
1 to 10 h. p., per h. p.92c
Additional for each h. p. over 10 h. p.,
.183c
Wash pave, each, ..$4.58
Fixtures or water uses not enumera¬
ted under this heading shall be asses¬
sed under the heading, "Hotel, Res¬
taurants, Etc."
PRIVATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Rooms, each, .$1.15
Wardrooms, cloakrooms, etc., ... .Free
'Water closets, self closing, each, .$2.75
Water closets, other than self closing,
each, . $3.67
Water closets, constant flow, % Inch
round orifice, each, .$32.08
Metered rates
Water closets, constant flow, Vi. Inch
orifice, each. $50.42
Metered rates
Water closets, constant flow with ori¬
fice larger than Vi. inch not allowed.
Set washstands, self closing, each, .92c
Set washstands, other than self closing,
each.$1.83
Sinks, slop sinks, self closing, each,
. 92c
Sinks, slop sinks, other than self clos¬
ing, each .$1.83
Urinals, self closing, each.$1.37
Urinals, other than self closing, each,
. $2,75
Urinals, constant flow, % Inch orifice,
each.$32,08
Metered rates
Urinals, constant flow, Vt. Inch orifice,
each.$50.42
Metered rates
Urinals, constant flow, with orifice
larger than Vi, Inch not allowed.
Boilers for steam heating, each, ..$9.17
Boilers for power purposes, per each
h. ..$1.37
Gas engines with circulating tanks, per
each h. p.$1.37
Gas engines without circulating tanks,
per each h. p..$2.75
Hose, each. $4.68
STABLES.
Livery and boarding stables, per stall,
. $2.75
Metered rates
Vehicles In livery or boarding stables,
each, .$2.75
Metered rates
Hose for use In livery or boarding
stables, each.$22.92
Metered rates
Horses not In livery or boarding stab¬
les, each.$2.29
Vehicles not In livery or boarding
stables, each.$1.83
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50 cents per quarter for 3 and 4
roomed dwelling house premises.
$1.00 per quarter for 5 and 6 roomed
dwelling house premises.
$1.25 per quarter for 7 and 8 roomed
dwelling house premises.
$2.00 per quarter for 9 and 10 room¬
ed dwelling house premises.
$2.50 per quarter for 11 and 12 room¬
ed dwelling house premises.
$3.00 per quarter for 13 and 14 room¬
ed dwelling house premises.
$4.00 per quarter for 15 and 16 room¬
ed dwelling house premises.
$5.00 per quarter for dwelling house
premises of more than 16 rooms; and
all premises not ‘ncluded in the above
schedule the minimum charge shall be
2^4 per cent of the yearly flat assess¬
ment per quarter, excepting in each
case where a premise is equipped with
an auxilliary water supply consisting
of a pumping engine of not less than
50,000 gallons per day capacity and a
reserve tank of not less than 3,000 gal¬
lons capacity, the minimum charge for
each quarter year shall be as follows:
For each % inch meter. $2.00
For each % inch meter. 3.00
For each 1 inch meter. 5.00
For each 1^ inch meter. 7,50
For each 1% inch meter. 10.00
For each 2 inch meter. 12.50
For each 3 inch meter. 20.00
For each 4 inch meter.30.00
For each meter larger than 4
inch . 50.00
The meter or meters to be used must
be first approved by the Bureau of
Water, must be installed under the
direction of and in a manner satisfac¬
tory to the Bureau of Water, shall at
all times be accessible to the Super¬
intendent of Water Supply and Distri¬
bution, his agents or assistants. All
auxilliary meters and all meters for
fire service must be furnished by and
at the expense of the property owner.
All water supplied at metered rates
shall be at the following rates per
quarter year:
First 250.00 gallons, or less at 18c per
1,000 gallons.
Second 250,000 gallons or less, at 16c
per 1,000 gallons:
Third 250,00 gallons or less, at 14c per
1,000 gallons.
Fourth 250,00 gallons or less, at 12c
per 1,000 gallons;
All in excess of 1,000,000 gallons at 10c
per 1,000 gallons.
For all water taken the rates for
which are' not specificially provided
and which is not measured by meter,
the quantities shall be estimated and
charged for at above metered rates.
CHARITIES.
Hospitals, dispensaries and such
other charities as are supported by pub¬
lic and private contributions shall be
allowed 150 gallons of water per day
per average yearly number of inmates:
without charge, and all water consumed
in excess of 150 gallons per day per
average yearly number of Inmates, the
charge shall be as per above schedule
of metered water rates; provided, how¬
ever, that the charges for leaoh quarter
year shall in no case be less than $1.00
for each institution.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far snj the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 6, 1912.
Pittsburgh, February 19th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that ihe forego¬
ing ordinance was transmitted to the
Mayor for his approval on February
7th, 1912, and not having been returned
by him within ten (10) days thereafter,,
with his approval, nor to the next meet¬
ing of Council after ten (10) days had
expired, with his objections, wherefore,
the same has become a law agreeably
to Acts of Assembly in such cases:
made and provided, in like manner as;
if he had signed the same.
B. J. MARTIN,
City Clerk,
Ordinance Book 23, page 575.
No. 56
A n ordinance—O pening Murtland
street, from Penn avenue to Wil¬
lard street, in the Fourteenth ward of
the City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing that the cost, damages and ex¬
penses occasioned thereby, he assessed
against and collected from properties,
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained mny enacted
by ihe City of Piitsburph. ta Council
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
Murtiana street, from Penn avenue to
Williard street, in the Fourteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, be
opened to a variable width, from Penn
avenue to station 04-66.19 and from said
point to Williard street to a width of
50 feet along the following described*
lines:
The center line of Murtland street,-
from Penn avenue to Williard street
shall begin at a point on the northerly
5-foot line of I^enn avenue, distant
184.30 feet westwardly from the easter¬
ly 5 foot lire of Murtland street; thence
deflecting to the left 92 degrees 35 min¬
utes 40 seconds for a distance of
1867.19 feet to the northerly curb llfie
of Williard street as set.
The easterly building line of Murt¬
land street, from Penn avenue to Wil-
liard street shall begin at a point on
the southerly building line of Penn ave¬
nue, said point being 35.03 feet east-
wardly from the intersection of the*
above described center line and the*
southerly building line of Penn ave¬
nue; thence deflecting in a southerly
direction by the arc of a circle with a.
radius of 9.55 feet and a central angle
of 92® 35" 40" for a distance of 15.43
feet to a point of tangent, said point
of tangent being opposite station 0+
66.19 on the above described center
line and at the perpendicular distance
of 25.00 feet easterly therefrom; thence
by the tangent of the said curve in a
southerly direction parallel to and at
a perpendicular distance of 25.00 feet
easterly from the above described cen¬
ter line for the distance of 1790.08 feet
to the northerly building line of Wil-
liard street.
The westerly building line of Murt-
land street, from Penn avenue to Wil-
llard street shall begin at a point on
the southerly building line of Penn
avenue, said point being 35.03 feet west-
wardly from the intersection of the
above described center line and the
southerly building line of Penn avenue;
thence deflecting in a southerly direc¬
tion by the arc of a circle with a radius
of 10.46 feet and a central angle of
87® 24" 20° for a distance of 15.96 feet
to a point of tangent, said point of
tangent being opposite station 0+63.93
on the above described center line and
at the perj>endicular distance of 25.00
feet westerly therefrom; thence by the
tangent of tlie said curve in a south¬
erly direction parallel to and at a per¬
pendicular distance of 25.00 feet west¬
erly from the above described center
line for the distance of 1790.16 feet to
the northerly building line of Williard
street, as shown on a plan hereto at¬
tached and made part of this ordinance.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses caused thereby, and the bene¬
fits to pay the same, shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefited thereby, in accordance with
the provisions of the Acts of Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
relating thereto and regulating the
same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 20, 1912.
Approved February 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 585.
No. 57
A n ordinance—O pening Wakefield
street, from Romeo street to the
^ street, from Romeo street to the
westerly line of John A. Roll’s Plan
of Rots In the Fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Section 1. it ordained and enacted
6.V the City of JPUiKburyh^ in Council
assembled, and it in hereby ordained and
miicted by the authority of the same, That
Wakefield street, from Romeo street to
the westerly line of John A. Roll’s Plan
of Lot.s, In the Fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, be opened to a width
of 40 feet along the following described
lines:
The center line shall begin at a point
on the center line of Romeo street, said
point being 136.30 feet northward from
the northerly 6 foot line of Ethel street
as opened from the dividing line be¬
tween the Linden Steel Co.'s Plan of
Lots and John A. Roll’s Plan of Lots
to Romeo street, by an ordinance ap¬
proved February 16th, 1911, said dis¬
tance being measured along the center
line of the said Romeo street; thence
deflecting to the right 102° 04" 20" and
extending in an eastward direction for
the distance of 88.30 feet to the west¬
erly line of John A. Roll’s Plan of Lots
of record in the Department of I’ubllc
Works, Bureau of Surveys, in Plan
Book, Vol. 6, page 237.
The northerly building line shall be
parallel to and at the perpendicular
distance of 20 feet northerly from the
above described center line.
The southerly building line shall be
parallel to and at the perpendicular
distance of 20 feet southerly from the
above described center line.
Section 2. The Department of Pub¬
lic Works Is hereby authorized and
directed to cause said Wakefield street,
om Borneo street to the westerly line
of John A. Roll’s Plan of Lots to be
opened, in conformity with the provis¬
ions of Section 1 of this ordinance.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses caused thereby, and the bene¬
fits to pay the same, shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefited thereby, in accordance with
the provisions of the Acts of Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
relating thereto and regulating the
same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 20, 1912.
Approved February 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 587.
No. 58
A n ok l>l nance—A uthorizing and di¬
recting the grading, paving and
recting the grading, paving and
curbing of Hampshire avenue, from
Cape May avenue to Westfield street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of
the City Clerks that a majority of
property owners in interest and num¬
ber abutting upon the line of Hamp¬
shire avenue, between Cape May ave¬
nue and Westfield street, have peti¬
tioned the Council of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to enact an ordinance for the
grading, paving and curbing of the
same; Therefore.
I
87
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of PUtnhurgh^ in Comicil
aasembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliat
iiarrujaiiire avenue, from Cape May ave¬
nue to Westfield street, be graded,
paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
eleven thousand dollars ($11,000.00),
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, confiicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
I'assed February 20, 1912.
Approved February 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 587.
No. 59
A IV ORUIIVANCK —Providing for the
purchase of a certain lot or piece
of ground situate in the Nineteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, from
Z. B. Wilson, for the uses and pur¬
poses of the Bureau of Fire,
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by Hie City of Piltsburyh, in Counci ^
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained ana
enacted by the authority of the iume, Tliat
tne i>ireutor ol the Department ot Pub¬
lic Safety, shall be and he is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to
purchase in' fee simple, a certain lot
or piece of ground situate in the Nine¬
teenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
from Z. B. Wilson, for the uses and
purposes of the Bureau of Fire, which
certain lot or piece of ground Is known
as Dot No. 85 of the Beechwood Im¬
provement Company’s (Ltd.) West Lib¬
erty r*lan of Lots No. 3, recorded in
Plan Book, Vol. 20. pages 118 and 119,
as recorded in the office of the Re¬
corder of Deeds, in and for the County
of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, the con¬
s’deration therefor, to be the sum of
$850, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, and charge the same to the
account of Item No. 1, Salaries, Appro¬
priation No. 21, Bureau of Fire.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance confiicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance bo and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the samt
aftects this Ordinance,
Passed February 20, 1912.
Approved February 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 588.
No. 60
A X ORDIXAXCK —Authorizing and
directing the coustruction of a
public sewer on Davison street, from
r'ercy alley to present sewer on Forty-
second street, with branch sewers on
Percy street, Percy alley. Arsenal alley
ana Dugo alley, and providing that the
costs, aamages and expenses of the
same be assessed again.st and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
oectioa i. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittxbaryh^ in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
a puuiic sewer be constructed on Dav¬
ison street, from Percy alley to pres¬
ent sewer on Forty-second street, with
branch sewers on Peroy street, Percy
alley, Arsenal alley and Hugo alley.
Commencing on Davison street at
Percy alley; thence south westwardly
along Davison street to present sewer
on l?’orty-second street. With branch
sewer on Percy street .and Percy alley.
Commencing on Percy street at Hugo
alley; thence northwestwardly along
Percy street to Percy alley; thence con¬
tinuing northwestwardly along Percy
alley to sewer on Davison street. Said
sewer and branch sevver to be pipe
and fifteen (15") indies in diameter,
with nine (9") inch lateral sewers ex¬
tending from the main sewers to a
point one (P) foot inside the south¬
east curb line on Davison street and to
a point one (1') foot inside of both
curb lines on Percy street. With branch
sewers on Hugo alley. Commencing on
Hugo alley at points about 110 feet
southwest and northeast of Percy
street; thence northeastwardly and
southwestwardly, respectively, along
Hugo alley to sewer on Percy street.
With branch sewer on Arsenal alley.
Commencing on Arsenal alley at a
point about 60 feet northeast of Forty-
second street; thence northeastwardly
along Arsenal alley to sewer on Percy
alley. Said branch sewers to be pipe
and twelve (12") inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
w’ith the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the S3,me, for proposals for the .con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con-
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tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)»
which Is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 27, 1912.
Approved February 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 589.
No. 61
A IV ORDllVAiVCJB—authorizing and di¬
recting the construction of a pub¬
lic sewer on Meade street, from the
crown between Linden street and Dal¬
las street to present sewer on Linden
street and Dallas street.
And providing that the costs, dam¬
ages and expenses of the same be asses¬
sed against and collected from prop¬
erly sj)eciany benefited thereby.
SocPrui 1. lie it ordained and enacted
bf/ the City of Pittshurph, in Council
a-ssemhledy and it ?\v hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the Marne, That
a public sewer be constructed on Meade
street, from the crown between Linden
street and Dallas street to present
sewers on Linden street and Dallas
street. Commencing on Meade street
at the crown between Linden street
and Dallas street; thence westwardly
and eastwardly along Meade street to
present sewers on Linden street and
Dallas street respectively. Said sewer
to be pipe and fifteen (15^') inches in
diameter, with nine (9'") inch lateral
sewers extending from the main sewer
to a point one (1) foot inside the curb
lines.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san^e
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects t^is Ordinance.
Passed February 27th, 1912.
Approved February 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 690.
No. 62
A n ordinance—E stablishing the
grade of Kirkpatrick street, from
Bedford avenue to Grant boulevard.
Section 1. Pe it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburph, in Cfouncil
aMMcmbled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the grade of the east and south curb
lines of Kirkpatrick street, from Bed¬
ford avenue to Grant boulevard be and
the same is hereby established as fol¬
lows, to wit:
Beginning on the north curb line of
Bedford avenue at an elevation of
363.28 feet (curb as set); thence fall¬
ing at the rate of 6.054 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 772.49 feet to
the southerly building line of Arcena
street produced to an elevation of
316.51 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 20.04 feet to a point to an eleva¬
tion of 316.51 feet; thence falling at
the rate of 7.5 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 542.83 feet to a point of
curve to an elevation of 274.80 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for a distance of 100 feet to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 272.62 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 3,14 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 64.51
feet to the south curb line of Grant
boulevard to an elevation of 274.33 feet
(curb as set).
Section 2, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 27, 1912.
Approved February 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 591.
No. 63
A n ordinance — Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Atherton avenue, from a
point 971.00 feet eastwardly from Craig
street to the easterly curb line of En-
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1
I
field street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hi) the City of PU(i<(>u.r</hy in Council
(ifi.Hemiiledj and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aame, Tiiat
Atherton avenue, from a point 971.00
feet eastwardly from Craig street to
the easterly curb line of Enfield street,
be graded, paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department bf Public
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise, in accordance v^ith
the Acts of Assembly of the Common-
'wealth of Pennsylvania, and the ordi¬
nances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
same, for proposals for the grading,
paving and curbing of said street be¬
tween said points, the contract or con¬
tracts therefor to be let in the man¬
ner directed by the said Acts of As¬
sembly and ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices, if let
in separate contracts, not to exceed the
total sum of one thousand eight hun¬
dred dollars ($1,800.00), which is the
estimate of the whole cost as furnished
by the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg-.
ulating the same.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 27, 1912.
Approved Februjary 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 591.
No. 64
A IV OltniNAlVCK — Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Atherton avenue, from Craig
street to a point 552.67 feet eastwardly
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Billnhuryh^ in Council
aHnenibled, and it hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the name, Tfiat
Atherton avenue, from Craig street to
a point 552.67 feet eastwardly be
graded, paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department or Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pen i-
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the sa'd
City of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals fjr
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
seven thousand eight hundred dollars
($7,800.00), which is the estimate of
the whole cost as furnished by the
Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 27, 1912.
Approved February 29, 1912,
Ordinance Book 23, page 592.
No. 65
A n OKDINANCK—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for the waterproofing and repairs of Fil¬
ters No, 47 to 56, inclusive, together
with the removal and replacement of
all filtering materials and the furnish¬
ing and placing of additional filtering
materials in the Filtration Plant, As-
pinwall. Pa,, and providing for the pay¬
ment thereof.
Soetloii 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of BitlHbnrgfij in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Mayor and the i^irector of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals, and to
award a contract or contracts for the
w'aterproofing and repairs of P-ilters No.
47 to 56 inclusive, together with the
removal and replacement of all filter¬
ing materials and the furnishing and
placing of additional filtering materials
in the Filtration Plant, Aspinwall, Pa.,
for a sum not to exceed one hundred
seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,-
000.00), in accordance with the Act of
Assembly entitled “An Act for the
government of cities of the second
class," approved the 7th day of March,
A. J). 1901, and the different supple¬
ments and amendments thereto, and
the ordinances of Council in such cases
made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one hun¬
dred seventy-five thousand dollars
($175,000.00), or so much of the same
as may be necessary, shall be and is
hereby set apart and appropriated for
the payment required for the perform¬
ance of the above mentioned work, and
that said amount shall be paid out of
Appropriation No. 135.
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Section S. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 27, 1912,
Approved February 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 593.
No. 66
ORIll,\M]VCE —Supplementing an
ordinance entitled “An Ordinance
making appropriation for the main¬
tenance and operation of the govern¬
ment and tho: payment of liabilities of
the City of I'lttsburgh, beginning Feb¬
ruary 1, 1912,” passed February 17,
1912, making an appropriation for the
payment of the cost and purchase
money of land purchased at Sheriff’s
sale.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the Cilir of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
from the revenues derived from taxes
and other resources of income in the
City of Pittsburgh, during the fiscal
year beginning February 1, 1912, the
following sum shall be and is hereby
set aside a.n.d appropriated for the pay¬
ment of tile purchase money and costs
of land purchased by the City, under
Act of Assembly, at Sheriff's sale; the
same to be designated as Appropria¬
tion 224, xr, Purchase of Land at Sher¬
iff’s sale, $44,504.28, this appropriation
having been omitted by a clerical
error, from the ordinance to which
this is a stipplement.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Con¬
troller shall be and are hereby author¬
ized and directed on delivery of the
deeds for said lots or parcels of
ground by the sheriff, to issue and
countersign a warrant in favor of said
official for the sum of $64,504.28.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 27, 1912.
Approved February 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23. page 593.
No. 67
A n ordinance—M aking appropria¬
tions for the maintenance and
operation of the government and the
payment of liabilities of the City of
Pittsburgh, beginning February 1st,
1912.
Sectif>n 1. lie it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assptubledf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the revenues of said City derived from
taxes and other sources, including the
balances carried over from prior years
not expended or specifically set aside to
meet contracts or debts contracted
prior to and remaining unpaid at the
beginning of the fiscal year 1912-13,
shall be and the same are hereby ap¬
propriated in the amounts and for the
purposes hereinafter set forth for the
maintenance and operation of the gov¬
ernment of said city and the payment
of the liabilities of said City incurred
or to be incurred during the fiscal year
beginning February 1st, 1912, and end¬
ing January 31st, 1913.
Section 2. For the purposes of ad¬
ministration and accounting, the fol¬
lowing code is used to designate the
appropriation herein made; the first
number preceding each appropriation
indicates the department, bureau office
or group; the letters and numbers fol¬
lowing under the sub-heads to such
appropriation number indicates the
classification and account numbers for
which the several appropriations are
specifically made herein. All charges
made against said appropriations shall
be made against the same by the use
of said code numbers and letters.
Section 3. All officers and employes
of each department of said City shall
be paid the salary prescribed by ordi¬
nance out of the appropriation made
for lhat department on payrolls ap¬
proved by the director thereof.
Section 4. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Supplies
are hereby authorized and directed
from the amounts appropriated from
said Department of Supplies to pro¬
vide and pay for the necessary per¬
sonal property and supplies for each
department of said City, and to adver¬
tise for bids and let contracts for the
same in the manner now provided by
law and the several ordinances of said
' City relating thereto; not, however, in
I excess in any case of the amounts
I herein appropriated for each resepc-
I tive purpose. Upon the re^iuisitlon of
j the director of any department, the
I said Department of Supplies shall de-
j liver to such department supplies not
in excess of the appropriation respec¬
tively provided therefor for such de¬
partment.
Section 5. The directors of the sev¬
eral departments are hereby author¬
ized to pay from appropriations made
for said departments all debts incurred
in the operation and maintenance of
the same, provided that this shall not
apply to any expenditures mentioned
in Section 4 hereof.
The following sums are specially ap¬
propriated. to-wit:
Appro. No. Ijeglwlntlve and Cl<y
Clerk^N Department.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries.$ 69,680.00
H 1, Printing and
Stationery. 11,000.00
H 3, Postage...,. 200.00
I 1. Official Adver¬
tising . 37,000.00
Appro, No, 10—niiil City
Clerk's Ileportiiienlr— Continued.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
• Supplies
H 4, Contingent
Fund .. 2,696.66
Total Appro.... 1120,476.66
A]>proprlutIou No. 2 —Mayor’s OITIee.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to t)ept. of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries
H 1, Warrant
Books ..
H 2, Printing and
Stationery ....
H 3, Postage. . . .
H 4, Office Suppl's
I 1, Official Ad¬
vertising .
J- Workhouse
Tickets and
Street Car..
S 9, Tabulating
Machine Co. . ..
S 11, Telegrams
and Long Dis¬
tance Phone Ser¬
vice .
Total Appro. . . .$
50,615.00
$6,400.00
800.00
300.00
450.00
300.00
700.00
• 924.00
60.00
52,489.00
Amount
Appropriated
I 1, Official Ad¬
vertising ......
I 3, Other Adver¬
tising N. O. C.. .
K 5, Premium on
Surety Bonds...
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service .
upropriated
; j I )ept. of
.Supplies
129.45
90.00
850.00
466.00
Total Appro.,..! 46,807.7d
Aiiproprlatloii No. 24—Law C . partinent
Amount A- -ropriated
Appropriated . <> Dept, of
• Supplies
A 1, Salaries. .. . $
XF 15, Law Books
and Legal Publi¬
cations .
H 1, Printing and
Stationery ....
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies , ..
K 2, Office Rent, .
S 3, Costs and Fees
Paid Court ....
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service N. O. C.
S 13, Witness Fees,
Court Reports,
Etc.
54,666.66
$500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
3,200.00
8,654.4"
3,900.00
25,000.00
Approi»rintioii No. Controllers’
Department.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to l)(?pt. of
Siii)plies
A 1, Salaries.$
H 1, Printing and
Stationery .
H 3, Postage.
H 4, Office Suppl’s
I 1, Official Ad¬
vertising .
S 5, Legal Advice
on Bond Issues
S 9, Registrar
Fees .
36,568.33
$ 2 , 100.00
250.00
375.00
275.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
Total Appro....$ 51,843.33
Total Appro.,.. $ 95,421.11
Apprn. N4». 42.
Contingent Fund 200,000.00
Apx>ro. No. 43.
Finance Fund.,,. 10,000,00
Appro. No. 17.
Judgments ...... 13,169.43
Appro. No. 4}).
Itefunding City .
Taxes . 5,000.00
Appro. No. 12,
Interest on Con¬
tractor’s Claims 50,000.00
A|»pro. No. 111.
Interest on Dam¬
ages .. 5,000.00
A pproprlattoii N<i. 0—’I’reasiirer’s
Department.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries....! 29,233.33
A 2, Temporary
Employes . 15,040.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies . 1,103.00
K 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs . 25.00
H 1, Printing and
Stationery. 2,157.80
H 3, Postage. 1,500.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies . 400.00
Apiiro. No. 311—Department of
AsHeNMorM.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated lo Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries.$ 59,125.00
H 1; Printing and
Stationery .... $2,100.00
H 2. Letterheads
and Envelopes. 50.00
H 3, Postage and
Postal Cards... 350.00
H 4. Office Sup¬
plies . 1,500.00
Total Appro.... $ 59,125.00
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Api)roi»»*Htion No, 33—Board ot
V;'’ater AaNeNNorM.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries.$
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures ......
F 13, TypevA iters,
Etc..
H 1, Printing- and
Binding .
H 2, Lette.beads
and Enve' jpes..
H 3, Postage.
H 4, Offico Sup¬
plies ...
J Street Car 'trans¬
portation .
Total Apr : 0 .... $
Ai»i>r(i::,'latloii IVo. 210-—Civil
S-'/vice CominlJ<»8ion.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries.$ 14,635.00
H 2, Letto-^lieads
and Enve-opes. . $1,112.00
S 5, Expert ivxam-
iners* Se vices. 500.00
’,611.67
$ 200.00
140.00
640.00
32.00
1,632.60
378.00
750.00
1,361.67
Total Appro_$ 15,135.00
A|i|iroijr!'jUoii ^o. 203—Cnrnej?le
Fro? Ubrnry, North Side.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salarn ??. $13,828.34
A 2, Temporary
Employes ..... 1,932.00
E 9.. Miscellaneous
Repairs, K. O. C.
20.00
XF 7, Furniture
and Fixtures....
150.00
XF 15, New Books
and Periodicals
11,300.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding .......
600.00
H 2, Detterheads,
Envelopes, Cards,
Etc...
250.00
H 3, Postage_
50.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
300.00
J Street Car Trans¬
portation .
20.00
S 9, Miscellaneous
Services .
10.00
1^ 2, Express
Charges .
60.00
Total Appro..., $15,850.34
Approprlntloii No. 202—.Allegheny I.l-
hrnry and CroiindN.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries?, reg¬
ular .
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 2, Temporary
Employes .
200.00
A 3, Skilled Labor
2,745.00
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
650.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
N. O. C.
60,00
D 4, Electrical Ma¬
terial .
200.00
D 6, Hardware, Etc.
10.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
200.00
L 3, Gas.
1,700.00
P 1, Table Linen.
18.00
P 3, Dry Goods.,.
16.00
S 8, Laundry.
60.00
S 9, Tuning Organ
and Winding
Clock .
250.00
B 1, Hauling Rub¬
bish .
10.00
E 4, Repairs to
Bldgs, and Fix¬
tures .
1,400.00
K 4, Insurance...
320.00
Total Appro. . . . $7,945.00
Appropriation No, 20—Department of
1*11 hiic Safety^ (General Oll’Ice.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg'
ular Employes.
47,465.00
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary Employes
500.00
A 3, Salaries, Skill¬
ed Labor.
18,930.00
B 1, Team Hire,.
25.00
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
350.00
C 2, Engineer and
Plumbers’ Sup¬
plies .
126.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
150.00
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
250.00
D 3. Cement and
Lime, Etc. ....
10.00
D 4, Electrical
Material .
400.00
D 6, Hardware,
Mill and Mine..
75.00
D 7, Iron Pipe Fit¬
tings and Plumb¬
ing Material. ..
75.00
I) 9, Paints, Oils,
Varnish. Etc...
50.00
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous N. O. C.. i .
300.00
E 2, Arc Lamps
and Parts .
25.00
E 5, Boilers.
500.00
$4,360.00
Appropriation N^o. 20 — I>epiirtmrnt of ^
Public Jiafely, Ociieral Office— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
SupplleH
. Amount
Appropriated
E 9, Miscellaneous
N. O. G..
F 1, Automobile
and Motor Parts
F 6, Floor Cover¬
ings .
P 7, Furniture
and Fixtures...
F 10, Machinery,
N. O. C.
F 11, Mechanics’,
Engineers' and
Plumbers’ Tools
F 12, Miscellane¬
ous Tools, Etc. .
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous Equipment,
N. O. C.
G 11, Miscellane¬
ous Provisions,
N. O. C.
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc.
H 3, Postage and
Postal Cards.. .
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
I 3, Advertising,
N. O. G.
J Street Car Trans¬
portation .
Li 3, Gas...
O 1, Drugs..
P 1, Towels.
P 3, Dry Goods..
S 8, Laundry. . . .
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service .
S 14, Refunds-
U 2, Express
Charges .
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.
A 2, Salaries Tem¬
porary Employes
A 3, Salaries
Skilled Labor. ..
A 4, Salaries Ordi¬
nary Labor. . . .
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
C 2, Engineers’
and Plumbers’
Supplies .
250.00
500.00
100.00
76.00
100.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
5.00
3,500.00
700.00
140.00
650,00
150.00
500.00
100.00
10.00
75.00
25.00
50.00
10.00
250.00
10.00
951,771.00
500.00
12,060.00
2,164.50
5,000.00
800.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
C 5. Oil and Grease
Supplies .
D 3, Cement and
Lime ..
D 4, Electrical
Material .
D 6, Hardware,
Mill and Mine..
D 7, Iron Pipe Fit¬
tings, Etc.
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
D 9, Paints, Oils,
Varnish, Etc...
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C. .. .
E 1, Apparatus
Repairs .......
E 9, Miscellane¬
ous Repairs ...
F 5, Fire Appara¬
tus and Equip¬
ment .
F 6. P’loor Cover¬
ing .
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
F 8, Laborers and
Other Hand Tools
F 9, Horses.
F 10, Machinery
and Boiler Parts
F 11. Mechanics’,
Engineers’ and
iUumbers' Tools
F 12, Miscellane¬
ous Tools ^ .
F 14, Vehicles and
Harness .
F 15. Miscellane¬
ous Equipment,
N. O. C.
G 11, Miscellane¬
ous Provisions.
H 3, Postage.
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
J 1, Street Car
Transportation.
K 2, Rent on
Buildings .
L 1, Coal.
L 3, Gas.
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent , .
N 1, Bran.
N 2, Corn.. .
N 3, Hay.;.
N 4, Horse Shoe¬
ing .
N 5, Miscellaneous
Horse Feed . ..
Appropriated
to Dept, of
Supplies
200.00
250,00
160.00
175.00
600.00
1,000,00
2,500,00
1,250.00
5,000.00
6,000.00
1,000.00
61,200.00
750.00
2,500.00
100.00
3,000.00
2,650.00
100.00
500.00
3,000.00
400.00
200.00
75.00
16.00
80.00
200.00
250.00
2,OOO.0O
3,750.00
2,750.00
25.00
15,750.00
7,600.00
460.00
Total Appro.... $67,890,00
Aiii>TO|»rlntion No. —Hurenii
of Fire,
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
44
/\|»propri»tioii No. 21~Bureaii
o<* fire.
Amount
Appropriated
N 7, Saw Dust and
Shavings'.
N 8, Stable Sup¬
plies .
N 9, Oats.
0 1, Drugs.
0 2, Drug Sundries
0 3, Disinfectants
P 1» Bedding and
Towels .
P 3, Drygoods...
U 6, Firemen's
Disability .
S 8, Laundry*...
U 2, Express
Charges .
Appropriated
to Dept, of
Supplies
2,400.00
650.00
18,000.00
250.00
250.00
300.00
1,000.00
150.00
24,960.00
2,500.00
150.00
Total Appro_$994,385.50
Approfirlntiou No. 22—^Bureau
of Police.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes 1,027^540.33
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary Employes 4,049.00
A 3, Salaries
Skilled Labor.. 15,555.00
A 4, Salaries Or¬
dinary Labor... 2,928.00
A 5, Salaries, Lost
Time, Disabled
Employes . 8,000.00
C 1, Horse Sup¬
plies . 2,500.00
C 2, Engineers’
and Plumbers’
Supplies . 200.00
C 4. Miscellaneous
Supplies . 2,000.00
C 5, Oils and
Greases . 300.00
D 2, Brick and
Stone . 50.00
3, Cement and
Lime, Etc. 50.00
D 4, Electrical Ma¬
terial . 50.00
5, Gravel and
Sand . 10.00
D 6, Hardware,
Etc. 300.00
D 7, Iron Pipe and
Plumbing Mate¬
rial . 460.00
R 8, Lumber and
Mill Work. 1,250.00
D 9. Paints. Oils,
Varnish, Etc. .. 350.00
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C. 1,150.00
® 3, Automobile
and Motor Cycle
Repairs . 1,250.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
B 4, Building Re¬
pairs .
E 7, Harness.
E 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs, N. O. C.
B 14, Vehicles..
F 1, Automobile
and Cycle Equip¬
ment .
F 6, Floor Cover¬
ing .
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
F 8, Laborers and
Other Hand Tools
F 9, Horses.
P 11, Mechanics’,
Engineers’ and
Plumbers’ Tools
P 12, Miscellane¬
ous Tools, N. O,
C..
P 13, Typewriters
F 14, Vehicles and
Harness .
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous Equipment.
G 1, Bread.
G 9, Meat.
G 11, Miscellane-
eous, N. O, C....
G 13, Coffee.
H 3, Postage....
H 4, Office Suplies
K 2, Building
Rent .
L 1, Coal.
L 3, Gas.
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent .
N 1, Bran.
N 2, Corn.
N 3, Hay.
N 4, Horseshoeing
N 5, Horse Feed,.
N. O. C.
N 6, Medicine and
Veterinary .
N 7, Shavings and
Sawdust .
N 8, Stable Sup-..
plies .
N 9, Oats .
O I, I>riigs.
O 2, Drug Sun-..
dries .
O 3, Disinfectants
O 6, Surgical In¬
struments .
P 1, Bedding and
Table Linen...
P 2, Clothing
and Wearing
Apparel .
P 3, Dry Goods..
R 4, Police Pen-.,
si on Fund ....
1,000.00
500.00
260.00
200.00
2Sf,260.00
250.00
700.00
25.00
1,000.00
50.00
50.00
125.00
760.00
760.00
225.00
650.00
35.00
100.00
350.00
60.00
1,200.00
50.00
1,500.00
$3,000.00
500.00
10.00
6,000.00
3,500.00
150.00
150.00
360.00
350.00
6 , 000.00
400.00
350.00
300.00
25.00
800.00
150,00
25.00
61,308.00
45
Appropriation No. 2<d—Bureau
of Police.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
S 8, Laundry. 1,800.00
S 9, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C. 5,000.00
S 11, Telegrams
and Telephone
Service .. 460*00
S 15, Care of Pa¬
tients . 3,000.00
Z 4, Secret Ser¬
vice Fund.• 1,000.00
Total Appro.11,121,840.33
Appropriation No* 23—Bureau of
electricity.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries Re¬
gular Employ¬
ees .
B 5, Hauling Mat¬
erial ..
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies, N. O. C
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
D 4, Electrical
Material .
D 6, Hardware,
Mill and Mine..
D 7, Iron Pipe Fit¬
tings and Plumb¬
ers’ Materials.,
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work ....
D 9, Paint, Oil,
Varnish, Etc.,..
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C.,.
E 7, Harness Re¬
pairs .
E 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs
E 14, Vehicles, all
kinds .
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures ...-
F 12, Miscellane¬
ous Tools, N. O,
C.
F 13, Typewriters
and Draughting
Instruments ...
H 3, Postage.
.7 Street Car
Transportation.
N 4, Horse Shoe¬
ing .
N 5, Horse Peed,
N. O. C.
R 6, Disability
Fund .
$ 67,440.00
50.00
40.00
15.00
10.00
4,230.00
470,00
110.00
50.00
300.00
250.00
50.00
400.00
60.00
225.00
150.00
60.00
100.00
150.00
175.00
300.00
1,460.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
S 8, Laundry Ser¬
vice . 35.00
S 9, Time Service 12,00
S 11, Telephone
Service . 13,000.00
X 7, Extension of
Police and Fire
Alarm System.. 4,750.00
Total Appro.... $86,897,00
Appropriation No. 213—^Bureau of
Boiler Inspection.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. $5,825.00
XF 13, Typewriter,
Etc. 60.00
J Street Car Trans¬
portation . 100,00
Total Appro.... $5,925.00
Appropriation No. 25—Bureau of
Bunding Inspection.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. $25,260.00
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
100.00
P 14, Vehicles....
76.00
,H 3, Postage.
140.00
J Street Car
Transportation.
360.00
N 4, Horseshoeing
50.00
N 9. Horse Feed.
Oats .
160.00
Total Appro.,,,
$25,610.00
Appropriation No, 28—Department of
Public Works, Gen. Office.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supples
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. $17,550.00
XF 1, Automobile 2,600.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding Books,
Etc.
260.00
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc..
H 3, Postage...,
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service, N. O. C
160.00
150.00
250.00
60.00
Appropriation No. 20—Bureau
of Surveys.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplier
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. $76,885.00
46
Appro|>rltftloii No. 29‘-‘Barean
of Survey*.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary Employes 200.00
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .. 5.00
C 2, Engineers’
and Plumbers’
Supplies . 6.26
C 4. Miscellaneous . . /.
Supplies N. O. ...
C. 329.26
D 1, Asphalt. 20.00
D 3, Cement, Lime, i ’ '
Etc. 60.00
D 4, Electrical l
Material . 6.00
D 6, Gravel and
Sand . 40.00
D 6, Hardware, ’ '
Mill and Mine.. 163.00
D 10, Misoellane- -
ous, N. O. C.... 71.00
E 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs . 95.00
E 13, Tool Repairs 16.00
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures . 213.00
F 8, Laborers and
other hand tools 12.00
F 11, Mechanics',
Etc., Tools. 6.60
F 13, Draughting
and Scientidc
Instruments ... 908.60
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C_ 260.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding . 300.00
H 2, Letterheads,
Envelopes, Etc. 46.00
H 3, Postage. 26.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies . 366.00
J Street Car Trans¬
portation 500.00
O 2, Drug Sun¬
dries . 10.50
S 9, Miscellaneous
Total Appro.... $76,685.00
Appropriation No. Bureau of
Highway* aud Sewer*.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
t Supplies
General Office:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. $11,900.00
Division Offices:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. 79,500.00
Stables and Yards:
A 3, Salaries.
skilled labor... 14,895.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor.,. 80,190.00
Buildings:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor.. 300.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 200.00
Garage:
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 1,500.00
Repairs to Highways:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor.. 16,700.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 59,000.00
Removing Snow and Ice:
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor., 20,000.00
Cleaning Public Highways:
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor.. 337,500.00
Dumpage:
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor.. 9,000.00
Repairs to Sewers:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor.. 760.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 5,760.00
Cleaning and Repairing Sewer Drops:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor... 3,400.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 26,000.00
Boulevard Maintenance:
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Laljor... 11,000.00
Bridges, Boardwalks and Steps:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor... 11,790.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 11,610.00
Asphalt Plant:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. 5,921.00
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary Employes 700.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor... 5,968.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 29,311.00
General Office:
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
F 7, Furniture...
F 13, Typewriters
and Parts .
H 1, Printing_
H 2, Letter Heads
and Envelopes,
H 3, Postage.
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
District
C 1, House Sup¬
plies ..
60.00
150.00
160.00
1,600.00
150.00
300.00
500.00
Offices:
350.00
47
Kfi K d d d “ w d d d ^ dd
A]»i»ro|irii»tioii N«>. 30~Biii*caii
niMl Sewors.—Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
6, Hardware. ..
7, Sewer Pipe
and Fittings...
6, Floor Cover¬
ings .
Street Car Trans¬
portation .
1, Coal.
3, Gas.
4, Electric Cur-
Tent .
9, Miscellaneous
Services .......
12, Towel Supply
Stables i
50.00
50.00
300.00
100.00
150.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
Yards:
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Garage:
C 4, Gasoline. 600.00
C 5, Oil and Grease 200.00
E 3, Automobile
Repairs . . , 400.00
P 1, Automobile
Parts . 500.00
P 11, Mechanics’
Tools.. 75.00
L 3, Gas. 150.00
Repairs to Highways:
B 2, Team Hire.. 4,000.00
D 2, Brick and
Stone Paving... 300.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand . 3,250.00
Cleaning Public Highways:
5, Oil & Grease
6, Hardware...
9, Paint and
Glass .
10, Miscellane¬
ous ..
7, Harness Re¬
pairs ..
13, Tool Repairs
14, Wagon Re¬
pairs ..
F 8, Laborers’ and
Other Hand Tools
F 9, Horses. ...;,
F 14, Harness....
K 1, Rent Real
Estate . 8,528.00
K 2, Rent, Build¬
ings . 300.00
K 4, Insurance... 700.00
N 1, Bran.
N 2, Corn.
N 3, Hay.
N 4, Shoeing.
N 5, Horse Feed,
N. O. C.
N 6, Medicine....
N 7, Shavings and
Straw .
N 8, Stable Sup¬
plies ..
N 9, Oats.
O 3, Disinfectants
R 5. Taxes. 750.00
Buildings:
C 2, Plumbers’
Supplies .......
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
D 6, Hardware. ..
D 8, Lumber..
D 9, Paint and
Glass .
E 4. Plumbing and
Building Repairs
50.00
B 1, Hauling Ashes
50.00
and Rubbish..,
600.00
B 3, Team Hire..,
5,000.00
200.00
i E 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs .
4,250.00
400.00
F 8, Push Brooms
, and Handles....
4,000.00
2,000.00
P 15, Miscellane¬
600.00
ous Equipment.
U 1, Freight on
17,735.00
8,000.00
Incline .
750.00
Dumpage:
1,200.00
K 3, Dump Rental
5,400.00
Charges ..
2,500.00
990.00
Repairs to
Sewers:
D 2, Brick and
Stone Paving. ..
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
100.00
400.00
1,250.00
500.00
14,500.00
7,600.00
350.00
700.00
1,250.00
500.00
22.500.00
100.00
25.00
75.00
150.00
500.00
300.00
300.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
50.00
D 7, Sewer Pipe
and Fittings...
800.00
D 10, Miscellane-
ous .
200.00
P 2, Rubber Boots
50.00
Cleaning' and Repairing Sewer
Drops:
1) 2, Brick and
Stone .
200.00
J) 3. Cement and
Lime .
125.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
50.00
D 7, Sewer Pipe
and Fittings. . .
150.00
n 10, Miscellane¬
ous .
200.00
P 2, Rubber Boots
450.00
Boulevard Maintenance:
D 1, Crushed Stone
2,000.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
150.00
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous .
200.00
Bridge.s, Boardwalks and Steps:
D 6, Nails.
500.00
I) 8, Lumber.
5,800.00
F 11. Mechanics'
Tools .
125.00
9,451.20
75.00
A|>|>roi»rfut!oii IVo. 30~Bureau of
and Sewers, —Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Asphalt Plant:
B 2, Team Hire.. 9,740.00
C 1, House Sup¬
plies . 25.00
C 2, Engineers*
and Plumbers'
Supplies . 50,00
C 4, Miscellaneous . .
Supplies. 10.00
C. 5, Oil and
Grease . 300,00
D 1, Asphalt and
Crushed Stone.. 18,048,80
D 2, Brick and
Stone Paving..,. 100.00
D 3, Cement and
Lime . 6,790.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand ....: . 9,451.20
D 6, Hardware... 75.00
D 7, Sewer l^ipe
and Fittings... ' 60.00
I) 8, Lumber. 200.00
E 7, Harness Re¬
pairs . 10.00
E 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs . 10.00
E 13, Tool Repairs 400.00
E 14, Vehicle Re¬
pairs 26.00
F 8, Laborers’ and
Other Tools.... 375.00
J Street Car Trans¬
portation . 60.00
K 3, Dumpage.... 150.00
L 1, Coal... 300.00
L 3, Gas. 1,200.00
N 4, Shoeing..... 76.00
0 4, Laboratory-
Supplies . 100.00
P 3, Drygoods
(Canvas) .. 30.00
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service . 5,00
S 12, Towel Sup¬
ply .j,. 25.00
For the resurfacing of various streets
in accordance with schedule to
be authorized by Council.
Resurfacing streets
per schedule.... 1^5,00.00
Total Appro_$850,443.00
A|»|»r<>|iriation No. 31—Bureau of
City Property.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Municipal Hall:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. 13,840.00
300.00
1,200.00
76.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary Employes 1,000.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 4,463.75
C 1, House Sup¬
plies . 1,600.00
C 2, Engineers’
and Plumbers’
Supplies. 16.00
C 4, Miscellaneous 10.00
C 6, 011 and Grease 110.00
D 3, Cement and
Lime . 5.00
D 4, Electrical
Material . 150.00
D 6, Hardware.. 60,00
D 8, Lumber. * 30.00
D 9, Paint, Oil,
Varnish, Etc... 100.00
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C.... 60.00
E 4, Repairs to ;
Buildings . 1,500.00
E 5, Repairs to
Boiler . 75.00
E 8, Machinery,
Etc. 1,000.00
E 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs . 100.00
F 6, Floor Cover¬
ings . 200.00
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures . 150.00
F 10, Machinery,
N, O. C.... 40.00
P 11, Engineers’
and Mechanics’
Tools . 10.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding . 150.00
H 2, Letterheads,
Envelopes, Etc. 26.00
H 3, Postage...*. 50.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies . 25.00
I 3, Advertising.. 20.00
J Street Car Trans¬
portation . 160.00
K 4, Insurance... 364.00
O 3, Disinfectant. 160.00
P 1, Towels. 36.00
P 3, Dry Goods... 25.00
S 8, Laundry. 276.00
Total Appro.♦ 19,977.75
North Side “Municipal Hall”
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. 2,820.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 821.25
“Adams Market:”
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes. 366.60
E 4, Repairs to
Building . 200.00
QQ H fe < < < ^ Cl Q W O < < ^ ^ Q OQ
Appropriation BTo. 31~Bureau of
City Property. —Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Oliver
Bldg.:
K 2, Rent of Of¬
fices .
37,156.00
Diamond
Market:
A 1, Salaries Reg¬
ular Employes.
7,555.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor...
1,825.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor...
2,600.00
B 1, Hauling Ashes
and Rubbish...
300.00
C 1, House Sup¬
plies ....
300.00
D 4, Electrical
Material .
100.00
D 6, Hardware...
25.00
D 9, Paints, Oils,
Etc.
76.00
E 4, Repairs to
Buildings .
1,000.00
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
300.00
F 15, Hose, N. O.
C.
300.00
K 4, Insurance...
200.00
S 9, Care of Lights
600.00
O 3, Disinfectants
376.00
X 3, New Stands,
Outside of Mar¬
ket .
5,000.00
North Side Market:
1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.
3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor. ..
4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor..
1, House Sup¬
plies .
6, Hardware. ..
9, Window Glass
4, Repairs to
Buildings, Etc.
3, Disinfectants
South Side
1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.
4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor...
1, Hauling Rub¬
bish .
1, House Sup¬
plies .
4. Electrical
Material ..
6, Hardware...
9, Paint, Glass,
Etc.
E 4, Repairs to
Buildings .
F 7, Furniture...
K 4, Insurance...
4,440.00
910.00
1.471.25
• 250.00
10.00
20.00
800.00
80.00
Market:
3,060.00
2.121.25
75.00
120.00
100.00
5.00
20.00
700.00
425.00
370.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Wharves and Landings:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor...
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor...
B 1, Hauling.
D 6, Gravel and
Sand .
2,700.00
2,007.50
3,285.00
160.00
lO.OO
X 3, Building on
Wharf for Mar¬
ket Purposes...
E 4, Repairs and
Grading .
K 2, Rent of Of¬
fice in House
Building .
Weigh
E 12, Scale Re¬
pairs .
Comfort
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor. ..
G 1, House Sup¬
plies .
3,000.00
600.00
450.00
Scales:
200.00
Houses:
4,928.00
100.00
E 4, Repairs to
Buildings . 150.00
Lighting Public Buildings:
L 3, Gas. 4,500.00
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent . 3,000.00
K 1, Seminary
Ground Rent... 2,100.00
Total Appro.... $97,811,85
Approfiriatton No. 32^Biirean of
Water, General Office.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.. 10,973.34
Division of Engineering and
Construction:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.. 8,980,00
Domestic Service Division:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.. 24,570.00
A 3, Salary,
Skilled Labor, , 32,955.53
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor. ,, 6,118.55
Division of Fire Hydrants:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.. 2,700,00
A 3, Salary, i
Skilled Labor... 12,936.00
Filtration Division:
A 1, Salaries. 33,820.00
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary . 450.00
A 3, Salaries, •
Skilled Labor... 13,817.00
50
Ap|»v«pritfUoii No. d2<~Bureau
of Wat*«rf Cleueral Oflice.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor...
54,300.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
River Avenue Station:
A 1, Salaries. 1,200.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled . 8,409.00
J special Allow¬
ance for Carfare
2,234.50
Division of Pumping Stations:
A 1, Salaries.
2,500.00
Brilliant Station:
A 1, Salaries.
4,080.00
A 3. Salaries,
Skilled Labor...
65,200.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor.
13,720,00
Ross Station:
A 1, Salaries.
3,300.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor...
36,442.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor...
7,258.00
Montrose Station:
A 1, Salaries.
3,300.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor...
48,110.00
A 4, Salaries, Or-
' dinary Labor...
3,500.00
J Special Allow¬
ance for Carfare
4,490.00
Herron Hill Station:
A 1, Salaries.
1,800.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor...
11,445.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor,,.
2,920.00
Twenty-ninth Street, South Side:
A 1, Salaries.
1,800,00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor..
14,900.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor...
3,300.00
Howard Street:
A 1, Salaries.
1,800.00
A 3 Salaries,
skilled .
20,665.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary .
5,086.00
B 1. Team Hire,
Ash Team .
1,650,00
Garfield Station:
A Ij Salaries.
3,660,00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary .
720,00
Lincoln Station:
A 1, Salaries.
3,660.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary .
720.00
^ Troy Hill Station:
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes..
3,660.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor..
3,040.00
preentree:
A 1, Salaries.
3,660.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary .
730.00
Reservoirs and Tanks:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor... 3,000.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 19,600.00
Division of Pipe Line Maintenance:
A 1, Salaries.
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor...
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor...
XB 5, Team Hire.
C 1, House Sup¬
plies ...
C 2, Engineers
and Plumbers..
C 3, Farm and
Garden .
C 4, Miscellaneous
C 6, Oil and Grease
D 2, Brick and
Stone .
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
D 4, Electrical
Material .
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
D 6, Hardware.,.
D 7, Iron Pipe and
Fittings .
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
D 9, Paints, Oil
and Varnish, Etc.
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C....
E 2, Arc Lamps
and Parts Re¬
paired .
E 3, Automobile
Repairs .
E 4, Building Re¬
pairs .
E 6, Boiler Repairs
E 7, Harness.
E 8, Machinery,
Power and Heat¬
ing .
E 9, Miscellaneous
E 14, Vehicle Re¬
pairs .
F 1, Automobile
Parts Replaced.
F 4, Farm and
Garden .
F 6, Floor Cover¬
ing ....j .
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
13,000.00
22,896.00
39,164.00
1 , 000.00
1,600.00
12,000.00
60.00
300.00
8,000.00
2,600.00
776.00
3,000,00
600.00
1,000.00
3,000.00
4,050.00
2 , 000.00
4,000.00
25.00
500.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
200.00
3,000.00
2,000,00
1,000.00
800.00
250.00
76.00
176.00
•■'li
f*
I
i
I
51
Appropriation ^To. 32—Rureau
of Water, t^ereral OIKce,— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
XP 7, Furniture,
New Equipment
50.00
F 8, Laborers and
Other Hand Tools
500.00
F 10, Machinery,
N. O. C.
14,500.00
F 11, Mechanics,
Engineers and
Plumbers .
2,000.00
P 12, Miscellanea
ous Tools, Etc..
60.00
F 13, Typewriters,.
Etc.
300,00
P 14, Vehicles and
Harness .
600.00
F 15, Miscellane-
ous, N. O. C.. ..
5,000.00
XF 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C. .i..
500.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
500.00
H 2. Letterheads,
Etc.
350.00
H 3, Postage.
200.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
850.00
I 1, Advertising.,.
250.00-
J Street Car Trans¬
portation .
2,600.00
K 1, Rent Real
Estate ..
1,000.00
K 4, Insurance...
3,489.75
K 6, Water Rents
27420.00
L 1, Coal.
167,351.00
L 2, Coke.
35.00
L 3, Gas.
26,750.00
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent ..
1,500.00
N 1, Bran.
100.00
N 2, Corn.
75.00
N 3. Hay.
1,600.00
N 4, Horse Shoeing.
800.00
N 6, Medicine....
37.00
N 7, Bedding.
100.00
N 8, Stable Sup"-
plles .
100.00
N 9, Oats.
1,700.00
O 1, Drugs.
1,576.00
O 2, Drug Sun¬
dries ..
100.00
O 4, Laboratory
Sundries .
375.00
P 2, Clothing and
Wearing A p -
parel .
300.00
P 3, Dry Goods. ..
150.00
S 6, Expert Service$
500.00
S 8, Laundry.
50.00
S 9, Miscellaneous
250.00
S 11, Telegrams..
5.00
U 1, Freight.
3,000.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept of
Supplies
U 2, Express
Charges . 50.00
Extraordinary
Repairs ..... 32,700.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$659>99S.67
Appropriation 9^0. 34—Bureau of Llglit^
General Office.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries. 4^800.00
XA 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor. 3,100.00 '
XB 5, Hauling... 200,00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies ..
D 3, Cement.
D 5, Sand and
Gravel .
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C,...
XD 10, Miscellane¬
ous Lamp Parts
XP 7, Fixtures..
F 11, Tools.
H 1, Printing and
Binding ..
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc.
H 3, Postage....
H 4, Office Supplies
J , Street Car
Transportation,
K 4, Insurance_
L 3, Gas.
M 1, Arc Lighting 265,015.00
M 2, Incandescent
Street Lighting
M 3, Gasoline Man
tie Street Light¬
ing .
M 4, Gas for Street
Lighting .....
Bureau of Light,
Light
A 1, Salaries, Reg
ular _ ......
A 2, 'Temporary
Salaries , *...
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary ....
C 1, House Supplies 250.00
C 2, Engineers’
and Plumbers’
Supplies . 1,000.00
C 4, Miscellaneous 250.00
C 5, Oils and
Greases . 2,000.00
400.00
22.50
5,080.00
100,432.00
450.00
North Side
Plant;
12 . 100.00
500.00
28,617.16
3,945.25
60.00
16.00
15.00
5.00
2,050.00
1,000.00
200.00
16.00
25.00
25.00
60.00
50.00
15.00
Electric
52
DC DC
Appropriation No. 34.—Bureau of
lilichl, Oeneral Ofliee.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
400.00
D 2, Brick.
D 3» Cement and
Lime .
D 4, Electrical
Material .
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
D 6, Hardware,
Etc.
D 7, Iron, Pipe
Pittingrs .
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
D 9, Paints, Oil,
Etc.
E 1, Repairs to
Apparatus and
Instruments ...
E 7, Harness Re¬
pairs .
E 9, Repairs, Mis¬
cellaneous, N.
O. C.
E 13, Repairs,
Tools .
E 14. Repairs, Ve¬
hicles .
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures ..
F 8, Laborers and
Other Hand
Tools .
F 10, Machinery..
F 11, Mechanics
and Engineers’
Tools .
F 12, Miscellane¬
ous Tools, N. O.
C.
F 14, Vehicle and
Harness .
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous Equipment.
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc .
3, Postage.
4, Office Sup¬
plies ..
.r, Street Car
Transportation.
K 2, Rent.
K 4, Insurance.,.
L 1, Coal.
L 3. Gas.
N 4, Horseshoeing
N 8 Stable Sup¬
plies .
O 1. Drugs.
O 2, Drug Sun¬
dries .
P 3, Drygoods...
P 4, Notions.
25.00
9,700.00
15.00
250.00
600.00
100.00
50.00
300.00
50.00
25.00
175.00
100.00
100.00
25.00
4,175.00
75.00
75,00
50.00
1 , 200.00
50.00
10.00
15.00
25.00
25.00
180.00
260.00
26.660.00
15.00
100.00
60.00
25.00
50.00
75.00
15.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
S 9, Miscellaneous
Services . 48.00
S 12, Towel Supply 10.00
U 2, Express
Charges . 26.00
For Lighting Fed¬
eral Street, N. S. 10,000.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$436,209.91
Appropriation No* 35—^Board of
Viewer*,
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Keg-
ular .
12,900.00
A 2, Salaries,
Viewers, Temp¬
orary .
500.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
100.00
D 6, Hardware...
5.00
F 13, Draughting
Instruments ...
100.00
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C..,.
50.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
300.00
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc.
22.60
H 3, Postage.
60.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
85.00
I 1, Official Ad¬
vertising .
4,000.00
.1, Street Car
Transportation.
100.00
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service .
25.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
17,625.00
A ppropriallon No. .3(1—Iliireaii of Parka.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Schenley Park:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .
15,000.00
A 2, Salaries,
Temporary ....
180.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor.,
1,830.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor.
20,385.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
37,345.00
Nursery:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .$
1,500.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor
6,000.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
7,500.00
53
> >
Appropriation No 30'~Biireau
of ParkSj—CoD.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Golf Grounds:
A 2, Salaries,
Temporary Em¬
ployes ..$
A 4, Salaries,,
Ordinary Labor
Supplies
3,02.7..5«
915.00i
Total Appropri¬
ated .$ S,942.60»
Schenley Stables:
A 3, Salaries,
• Skilled Labor... 915.0a
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor 6,500.00^
School of Botany:
A 1, Salaries.... $ .. 480.00i
Schenley Conservatory:
1, Salaries.$ 10,650.00i
2, Salaries,-
Temporary .... 800.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled . 3,579.00»
A 4, Salaries,.
Ordinary ...... 11,.620.00»
Total Appropri¬
ated ..$ 26,649.0(K
North Side Conservatory:
A 1, Salaries,
Reg-ular .$ 4,000.00«
A 2, Salaries,.
Temporary ... ► 1,411.75
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled . 942.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor 3,628.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$ 9,981.75^
Central Park:
A 2, Salaries,.
Temporary Em¬
ployes .$ 411.7&
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled .. 915.00
Friendship Park;
A 2, Salaries,.
Temporary Em¬
ployes .$. 411.75'
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled .. .. 915.00
Herron Hill Park:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled .$ 915.00
A 4, Salaries,.
Ordinary . 1,200.00
Washington Square;
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled ..$ 915.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary . 640.60
Bluff Park:
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary .$ 1,282.00)
Amount Appropriated!
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Arsenal Park;
A 2f. Sala,ries,.
Temporary Em- ...
ployes .$ 411.76
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled . 915.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary . 4,000.00
Lawrenceville Park;
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled ..$ 915.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary ...... 2,335.25
Holliday Park:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled .$ 916.00
A 4, Salaries,
’Ordinary ...... 1,050.00
Grandview Park:
A 2,. Salaries,
Temporary Em¬
ployes '.$ 823.50'
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled . 915.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary . 4,000.00
West End Park:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled ..$ 915.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary . 4,500.00
McKinley Park:
A 3,. Salaries, ^
Skilled .? 915.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary ...... 7,323.50
Mt. Washington Park:
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor$ 823.50
Olympia Park:
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor $ 3,823.50
Highland Park:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .| 1,200.00
A 2,. Salaries,
Temporary .... 1,100.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary ...... 17,56.5,50
Highland Green House:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled .$ 1,006.50
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary . 2481.00
Highland Stables:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled .$ 1,02{I..37
A 4,. Salaries,
Ordinary Labor 3,294.00!
Highland Zoo:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .$ 2,280.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor 10,888.50
Rlverview Zoo:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled .$ 1,006.50
54
Appi'oprtiftlon No. 3d*^Btireau
ofi Parks.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 4. Salaries,
Ordinary Labor 1,921.60
West Park, North Side;
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .$
A 2, Salaries,
Temporary Em¬
ployes .
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled .
1,600.00
411.76
2,616.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary ..
11,000.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .
$ 16,626.75
Riverview Park, North Side:
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled Labor..! 916.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor 16,294,00
Total Appropri¬
ated .1 16,209.00
Riverview Stables:
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor.! 3,294.00
Schenley Park:
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
360.00
C 2, Engineers'
Supplies .
20.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden .
900.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
46.00
C 6, Oils and
Greases .
720.00
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
270.00
D 4, Electrical
Material .
55.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
315.00
D 6, Hardware...
226.00
D 7, Iron Pipe
and Fittings...
110.00
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work ....
900.00
D 9, Paints, Oils,
Etc.
360.00
D 10, Miscellaneous
630.00
F 4, Farm and
Garden .
165.00
F 8, Laborers and
Other Hand Tools
90.00
P 10, Machinery,
N. O. C..
360.00
F 1.3, Typewriters,
Etc.
60.00
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C_
180.00
G 11, Miscellane¬
ous Provisions..
20.00
^ Printing and
Binding .
90.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
H 2. Letterheads.
Etc. 40.00
H 3, Postage. 136.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies . 60.00
I 3, Advertising,
N. O. C.'.. 60.00
J, Street Car
K 4, Insurance... 312.00
L 1, Coal ... 66.00
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent . 630.00
N 8, Stable Sup¬
plies ...'. 46.00
O 1, Drugs. 20.00
O 3, Disinfectants • 66.00
P 3, Drygoods... 20.00
S 6, Consulting
S 8, Laundry. 16.00
S 9, Miscellaneous 6.00
Golf Grounds:
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies 226.00
C 4, Miscellaneous 15.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand . 20.00
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments . 136.00
F 12, Miscellaneous
Tools .. 10.00
F 15, Miscellaneous
Equipment - 180.00
K 4, Insurance...! 240.00
L 3, Gas. 90.00
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent . 46.00
O 3, Disinfectants 110.00
P 3, Drygoods... 20.00
S 8, Laundry. 10.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .!
Schenley Stables:
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
D 6, Hardware...
F 1, Automobile
Parts ..
F 14, Vehicles and
Harness .
N 3, Hay.
N 4, Horseshoeing
N 6, Horse Feed,
N. O. C..
N 7, Bedding....
N 8, Stable Sup¬
plies .
N 9, Oats.
Hall of Botany:
D 4, Eelectrical
Material ........
250.00
I
180.00
6.00
225,00
210.00
1,170.00
315.00
360.00
110.00
90.00
720.00
10.00
Ap|»roprlatloi] 36—Kiiroau
of ParkN.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
K 4, Insurance.. .$ 80.00
L 3, Gas . 155.00
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent . 65.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$ 80.00
Schenley Conservatory:
C 1, House Sup¬
plies . 20.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies 5>850.00
D 3, Cement and
Lime • ... 8.00
D 4, Electrical
Material . 7.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand . . . i. 45.00
D 7, Pipe and
Fittings . 180.00
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work. 180.00
D 9, Paint and
Varnish . 225.00
D 10, Miscellaneous
N. O. C. 20.00
F 8, Laborers and
Other Hand Tools 20.00
F 15, Miscellaneous
N. O. C. 406.00
G 11. Miscellaneous
Provisions .... 35.00
L 3, Gas.. 4,950.00
O 1, Drugs.. 15.00
P 2, Clothing and
Wearing Apparel 35.00
S 9, Miscellaneous,
Total Appropri¬
ated .$ 18.00
Conservatory, North Side:
C 1, House Sup¬
plies . 20.00
C 2, Engineers’
Supplies . 10.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies 1,440.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies . 10.00
D 3, Cement and
Lime . 4.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand . 25.00
D 6, Hardware... 90.00
D 7, Pipe and
Fittings . 180,00
D 8, Dumber and
Mill Work. 270.00
D 9, Paint, Oil
and Glass. 270.00
D 10, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C,. 45.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
P 4, Farm and
Garden . 25.00
P 8, Laborers and
Other Hand Tools 25.00
F 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C. 180.00
G 11, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C. 8.00
N 8. Stable Sup¬
plies . 18.00
O 3, Disinfectants 60.00
P 2, Clothing and
Wearing Apparel 20.00
P 3, Drygoods.... 2.00
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service ...$ 9.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$ 9.00
Central Park;
C 3, Farm and
Garden .
L 1, Coal.
Friendship Park:
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies
P 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
F 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C.
L 1, Coal.
Bluff Park:
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies
P 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
P 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C.
L 1, Coal.
Herron Hill Park:
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
F 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C.
L 1, Coal.
Washington Square:
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
Lawrenceville Park;
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
F 15. Miscellaneous,
N. O. C.
Arsenal Park:
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies
35.00
16.00
20.00
12.00
45.00
8.00
20.00
12.00
45.00
5.00
20.00
20.00
45.00
10.00
90.00
25.00
26.00
45.00
20.00
45.00
56
A|>|»roprtiition ao. 36.—Buroaa
of Fnrlts,— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
15.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
6.00
D 7. Pipe Fittings,
Etc.
20.00
I> 8, Lumber and
Mill Work ....
45.00
E 4. Building
Repairs .
10,00
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments ..
15.00
F 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C.
65.00
L 1, Coal.
5.00
McKinley Park:
B 6, Hauling
Material .$
45.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies
45.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
3.00
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
3.00
D 2, Brick and
Stone .
16.00
D 3, Cement, Lime,
Etc.
15.00
t> 6, Hardware...
25.00
B 7, Pipe Fittings,
Etc.
25.00
B 8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
65.00
B 9, Paints, Oil
and Glass.
45.00
D 10, Miscellaneous
5.00
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
20.00
•T, Street Gar
Transportation.
2.50
L 1, Coal..
5.50
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
47,50
Grandview Park:
B 5, Hauling
Material .$
20.00
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
12.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden .
20.00
B 3, Cement and
Lime .
6,00
B 5, Gravel and
Sand ....
8.00
B 6, Hardware...
7.00
B L Pipe, Fittings,
Etc.
25.00
Lumber and
Mill Work.
20.00
B 9, Paints, Oils,
Etc. ..
1 Fi nn
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept of
Supplies
D 10, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C.'_ 90.00
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments . 20.00
F 8, Tools. 10.00
P 11, Mechanics'
and Plumbers’
Tools . 6.00
P 15, Miscellaneous 46.00
K 4, Insurance... 84.00
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent . 46.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .? 104.00
Holliday Park:
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies 16.00
D 7, Pipe, Fittings,
Etc. 5.00
E 4, Building
Repairs . 5.00
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments . 12.00
F 8, Tools.... 5.00
F 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C. 45.00
L 1, Coal. 10.00
West End Park:
B 5, Hauling
Material .$ 90.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies 60.00
D 3, Cement, Lime,
Etc. 10.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand . 10,00
D 6, Hardware... 700
D 7, Pipe, Fittings 25.00
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work. 25.00
D 9, Paint, Oils
and Glass. 15.00
D 10, Miscellaneous 90.00
E 4, Building Re¬
pairs . 10.00
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple-
ments . 10.00
F 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C. '^S.OO
G 11, Miscellaneous
Provisions .
K 4, Insurance... 36.00
L 3, Gas.
1.6.00
Olympia Park;
c 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies ido.uv
Appropriation Xo. 86*—Bureau
of l*ark».--Con.
Supplies
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
D 6, Hardware.,. 15.00
D Pipe, Fittings,
Etc. 135.00
P 4, Farm and
Garden Supplies 45.00
L 1, Coal.16.00
Highland Park:
C 1, House Sup¬
plies . 245.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies . 450.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies . 20.00
C 5, Oils and
Greases . 630.00
D 2, Brick and
Stone . 1000
D 3, Cement and j ‘ i
Lime". 35.00
D 4, Electrical
Material . 10.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand . 30.00
D 6, Hardware... 45.00
D 7, Pipe, Fittings,
Etc. 135.00
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work. 450.00
D 9, Paints, Oils,.
Etc.
D 10, Miscellaneous
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
F 8, Tools.
P 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C....
180.00
360.00
90.00
50.00
315.00
J, Street Car
Transportation, $ 7.50
K 4, Insurance...
L 1, Coal.
189.00
45.00
L 3, Gas.
360.00
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent .
25.00
N 8, Stable Sup¬
plies .
20.00
0 1, Drugs.
20.00
O 2, Drug Sundries
4.00
O 3, Disinfectants
65.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
196.50
Highland Stables:
F 14, Vehicles and
Harness .
180.00
N 3, Hay.
720.00
N 4, Horse
Shoeing .
360.00
N 5, Horse Feed,
N. O, C.
245.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
N 6, Medicine and
Veterinary Serv¬
ices .
Suppites
10.00
N 7, Bedding.
80.00
N 8, Stable Sup¬
plies .
35.00
N 9, Oats.
450.0Q
Highland Zoo:
.
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
90.00
C 2, Engineers’
and Plumbers’
Supplies .
30.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies
360.00
G 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
30.00
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
40.00
D 3, Cement, Lime,
Etc.
90.00
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
66.00
D 6, Hardware...
180.00
D 7, Iron Pipe and
Fittings .
110.00
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
270.00
D 9, Paints, OilSj
Etc.
135.00
D 10, Miscellaneous
90.00
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
20.00
P 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C.. . ,
135.00
G 1, Bakery Goods
515.00
G 5, Fish.
675.00
G 9, Meat.
/
2,000.00
G 10, Milk.
475.00
G 11, Miscellaneous
Provisions .
65.00
G 14, Vegetables.
900.00
.1, Street Car
Transportation. $
20.00
K 4, Insurance...
400.00
L 1, Coal.
25.00
L 2, Coke.
5.00
L 3, Gas.
2,070.00
N 1, Bran, Etc... .
270.00
N 2, Corn.
116.00
N 3, Hay.
1,620.00
N 5, Horse Feed,
N. O. C.
245.00
N 7, Bedding.. . .
155.00
N 8. Stable Sup¬
plies .
35.00
N 9, Oats:.
335.00
O 1, Drugs.
65.00
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service .
5.00
X 3, Abbatoir....
500.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
925.00
5H
Appropriation No* 86—^Bureau
of i‘»ark8.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
River view Zoo:
C 1, Ho'use Sup¬
plies .
C 3, Farm and
Garden .
C 4. Miscellaneous
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
D 6, Hardware.,.
D 8. Lumber and
Mill Work.
D 9, Paints, Oils,
Etc.
D 10, Miscellaneous
E 4, Buildingrs...
G 1, Bakery Goods
G 5, Pish.
G 9, Meat.
G 10, Milk,.
G11, Miscellaneous
Provisions, N. O.
C.
G 14, Vegetables.
L 3, Gas.
N 2, Corn.
N 3, Hay.
N 9, Oats.
O 1, Drugs.
West Park, North
B 5, Hauling
Material .$
C 1, House Sup¬
plies ..
C 3, Farm and
Garden .
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
O 6, Hardware...
^ 7, Pipe, Fittings,
Etc.
8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
15 9, Paints. Oils,
Etc. i .
15 10, Miscellaneous
E 4, Building
Repairs .
E 13, Tool Repairs
E 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
E 10, Machinery,
^ N. o, c..:
E 15, Miscellane-
ous, N. O. C_
G 11, Miscellaneous
Provisions .
Street Car
Transportation.
10.00
135.00
8.00
2.00
3.00
90.00
35.00
35.00
20.00
20.00
110.00
135.00
675.00
45.00
45.00
110.00
160.00
35.00
200.00
135.00
10.00
Side:
1,125.00
135.00
360.00
30.00
45.00
45.00
65.00
315.00
135.00
120.00
46.00
20.00
135.00
20,00
180.00
65.00
30.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
L 1. Coal. 20.00
O 1, Drugs. 12.00
O 3, Disinfectants 25.00
P 3, Drygoods.... 26.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .1,166.00
Rlverview Park, North Side:
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
C 3, Farm and
Garden Supplies
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
D 2, Brick.
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
D 6, Hardware...
D 8, Lumber and
Mill _,.
D 9. Paints, Oils,
Etc.
D 10, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C..'..
F 4, Farm and
Garden Imple¬
ments .
F 8, Tools.
F 10, Machinery..
F 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C..
L 1, Coal.
Rivervlew Stables:
F 14, Vehicles and
Harness .
N 3, Hay.
N 4, Horse Shoeing
N 5, Horse Feed,
N. O. C.
N 8, Stable Sup¬
plies .
N 9, Oats.
E 4, Repairs to
Grandstand
XF 9. Animals at
Zoo .
XF 10, Tree-mov¬
ing Wagon.
XF 10, Motors for
Repair Shop....
XF 16, Pipe Rail¬
ing, Lawrence-
vllle Park.
S 9, Music in the
Parks.
X 8, Cement Walks
on 46th Street.
Z 3, Fourth of July
Celebration ...
Repairs to Banks
Reservoir No. 1.
1 , 000.00
3,000.00
1,000.00
6,000.00
500.00
10,000.00
1,000.00
Total
ated
Appropri
$ 22,850.00
30.00
290.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
65.00
55.00
360.00
125.00
15.00
60.00
26.00
35.00
16.00
35.00
135.00
360.00
115.00
180.00
20.00
450.00
200.00
150.00
59
Approiirlatlofi No. 40—-Bureau of
Cooatruction.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Administrative Force; •
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .$
13,320.00
A 4, Salaries,
Labor .
821.25
Division Street
Improvement
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .
37,200.00
Sewer Extension:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .
13,860.00
Division of Bridges:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .
5,620.00
Laboratory:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .
4.100.00
A 4, Salaries,
Labor .
704.25
Division of Inspection:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .
29,820.00
Division of Design:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .
18,180.00
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
100.00
C 2, Engineers’^
and Plumbers’
Supplies ..
300.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
1,090.00
C 5. Oils and
Greases .
10.00
D 2, Brick and
Stone .
60.00
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
18.00
D 4, Electrical
Material .
85.00
D 5, Sand and
Gravel .
32.00
D 7, Iron Pipe,
Etc.
15.00
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work.
20.00
D 9, Paints, Oils,
Etc.
280.00
D 10, Miscellaneous
Material .
7,590.00
E 13, Tool Repairs
200.00
F 2, Crockery and
Glass .
5.00
P 7. Furniture and
Fixtures .
70.00
F 8, Laborers and
Other Hand Tools
6.00
F 11, Mechanics
and Other Hand
Tools .
2.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
F 13, Typewriters,
Adding- Machine,
Etc. 100.00
F 15, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C.• • 113.00
H 1. Printing and
Binding . 100.00
H 2 Letterheads,
Etc. 50.00
H 3, Postage.... 410.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies . 2,000.00
J 1, Transporta¬
tion . 2,r>00.00
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent . 70.00
N 4, Horse Shoeing 65.00
N 8, Stable Sup- :
plies . :, . 6.00
O 1, Drugs.. 20.00
O 2, Drug Sun¬
dries . 100.00
O 4, Laboratory
Supplies . 680.00
P 3 Drygoods.... 25.00
S 9, Miscellaneous,
N. O. C. 375.00
Sewage Disposal. 7,500.00
Borings and Test
Wells .,. 2,000.00
Aiiproprlatlon No. 47—Bridge Repfllm.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
E 6, Contracts...? 92,425.00
Minor Repairs and
Painting, City
Force . 18,000.00 $10,000.00
Appropriation No. 37—Street and
Sewer Repuirn.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
E 11, Street Re¬
paving .$300,000.00
X S; Retaining
Walls and Side¬
walks . 38,060.00
E 10, Sewer Con¬
struction . 34,900.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$372,960.00
Appropriation No. liH —Department of
Cliarities-
A mount Appropriated
Appronriated to Dept, of
Supplies
General Office:
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .,.$ 11,780.00
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor 821.25
F 12, Miscellaneous
Tools ..
5.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
12,601.25
r/o
A|»|>ro|»i‘l»tioii 38.—Department
of Cliarities.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Outdoor Relief:
ODA 1, Salaries,
Regular .$ 16,626.00
ODA 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor. 626.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .
$ 17,251.00
Marshalsea City Home;
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .$
A 3, Salaries
Skilled Labor..
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor
50,460.00
3,634.00
4,500.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
58,494.00
North Side Home;
A 1, Salaries,
Regular .$
A 4, Salaries,
Ordinary Labor
29,115.00
3,120.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
General Office;;
C 1, Ice.
F 7, Furniture...
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
H 3, Postage.
H 4, Office Supplies
K 2, Rent.$
K 5, Premium on
Bonds .
L 3, Gas..
L 4. Electric Cur¬
rent .
1,235.00
$32.50
250.00
750.00
250.00
200.00
720.00
125.00
75.00
40.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
Outdoor Relief;
ODG 11, Provisions
ODJ, Street Car
Transportation. $
ODL 1. Coal.
ODO 1, Drugs....
ODP 2, Shoes....
ODS 9, Miscellane¬
ous .
ODS 11. Tele¬
grams .
ODS 15, Care of
Patients, Out¬
side Institution.
ODT 1, Transpor¬
tation .
845.00
13,000.00
185.00
2,400.00
450.00
2,750.00
3,000.00
15.00
5,275.00
1,500.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$ 9,975.00
Amount Appropriat'd
Appropriated to J)(*pt. of
SUppliCN
North Side Office:
Water .
18.00
H 1. Printing and
Binding .
250.00
H 4, Office Supplies
50.00
Outdoor Relief,
North Side.
ODG 11, Provisions
3,000.00
ODJ 1, Street Car
Transportation. $
60.00
ODL 1, Coal.
1,350.00
ODO 1, Drugs.,..
25.00
ODP 2, Shoes....
900.00
ODS 9, MIscel-
laneous .
600.00
ODS 11, Telegrams
10.00
ODS 15, Care of
Patients, out-
side Institution
700.00
ODT 1, Transpor-
tation .
400.00
Total Appropri¬
ated .$
Marshalsea Home.
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
C 2, Engineers'
and Plumbers'
Supplied.
C 3, Farm and
Garden .
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
D 3, Cement and
Lime .
D 5, Gravel and
Sand .
D 6, Hardware...
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work .
D 9, Glass and
Paint .
F 6, Floor Cover¬
ing .
F 7, FurnHure and
Fixtures .
F 10, Machinery..
X F 10, Portable
Sawmill .
F 14, Vehicles and
Harness .
G 1, Bakery Goods
G 2, Butter.
G 3, Cheese ....
G 4, Eggs.
G 5, Fish and
Oysters .
G 6 Flour, Meal,
Etc.
G 9, Meat.
G 10, Milk.
G 11, Tobacco....
G 11, Miscellane¬
ous .
1,770.00
2,925.00
1,675.00
2,746.00
450.00
340.00
135.00
360.00
900.00
900.00
450.00
4,230.00
810.00
400.00
360.00
495.00
4,600.00
720.00
2,970.00
245.00
10.170.00
14,400.00
3,600.00
2,385.00
4,320.00
61
Appropriation \o. 38.—lirpartmoiit
ol' C'liarlticM.—Con.
Amount Api)n>pruited
Appropriated to I>ept. of
Supplies
A moun t A impropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
5,850.00
450.0a
G 12, Sug-ar, Syrup,
Etc.
G 13, Tea and
Coffee .
G 14, Vegetables.
K 4, Insurance . ..
L 1, Coal.
D 3, Gas.
N 1, Bran.
N 3, Hay. ..
N 4, Horseshoeing
N 7, Straw.
N 9, Oats.
O 1, Drugs.
O 3, Disinfectants
P 1. Bedding.
P 2, Clothing and
Wearing Apparel
P 3, Drygoods...
S 9, Miscellaneous
Service .
T 1, K. R, Trans¬
portation .
U 1, Freight.
Extraordinary Im¬
provements . ...
2,925.00
2,935.00
900.00
1,621.20
10,350.00
2,835.00
585.00
1,350.00
270.00
900.00
900.00
2,970,00
225.00
900.00
8,100.00
3,600.00
9,000.00
900.00
450.00
9,000.00
G 9, Meat.
G 10. Milk.
G 11, Miscellane¬
ous Provisions,
N. O. C....,.
G 12, Sugar and
Syrups .
G 13, Tea and
Coffee .
G 14, Vegetables.
K 4, Insurance.. .
L 3, Gas.
N 1, Bran.
N 3, Hay.
N 4, Horseshoeing
N 9, Oats.
O 1, Drugs.
O 3, Disinfectants
P 1, Bedding and
Table Linen....
P 2, Clothing and
Wearing xVpparel
P 3, Dry Goods..
T 1, Tickets to
Warner Station
U 1, Freight.
Extraordinary
Improvements .
3,150.00
900.00
1,100.00
450.00
1,538.62
8,100.00
495.00
675.00
70.00
360.00
990.00
90.00
676.00
3,150.00
1,800.00
270.00
135.00
6,800.00
Total Appro.... $20,971.20
North Side Home.
C 1, House Sup¬
plies . $ 2,025.00
C 2, Engineers and
Plumbers . 1,170.00
C 3, Farm and
Garden .. 1,080.00
C 5, Oils and
Greases . 115.00
D 3, Cement and
Lime . 405.00
D 6, Hardware,
Mill and Mine., 720.00
D 8, Lumber and
Mill Work . 585.00
D 9, I’aints, Oils,
Varnish, Etc. . . 425.00
E 8, Machinery Re¬
pairs . 180.00
F 6, Floor Cover¬
ings . 225.00
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures ........ 1,035.00
P 14, Vehicles and
Harness . 290.00
G 1, Bakery Goods 115.00
G 2, Butter. 1,800.00
G 3, Cheese. 55.00
G 4, Eggs. 900.00
G 5. Fish. 135,00
G 6, Flour and
Meal . 3,130.00
G 8, Lard. 65.00
Total Appro.... $8,743.62
Apprupriation No. 1(1—Oepartmetit of
llelinqueut Tax Collector.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dejmt. of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular Employes.. $22,040.00
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary Employes 1,200.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
700.00
H 2, Letter Heads
and Envelopes.
' 300.00
H 3, I’ostage.
700.00
H 4, Office Sup-*
plies .
300.00
I 2, Delinquent
Tax Advertising 40.000.00
Total Appro.... $63,240.00
A p propria (loll No. KPI—I >c part meat
Public rieuKh.
Amount Appropiiato<l
Appropriated to Dept, ol
Supplle.s
General Office.
A 1, Salaries, iteg-
ular .$ 11,260.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 65.25
C 1, House Sup¬
plies . . ..
(')2
$50.00
... ■
Apuropriafion No. 160—l>opartm«iit '
of Public Iteultli—Con. |
Amount Appropriated 1
Appropriated to Dept, of |
H Supplies
D 4, Electrical
Material.
60.00 ' *'
D 6, Hardware..,
3.00
E 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs .......
306.00
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
45.00
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C_
50.00
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
826.00
H 3, Postage.
320.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
20.00
K 2, Rent for Of¬
fice ..
7,097.04
P 1, Towels.
S 8, Laundry.....
75.00
20.26 :
S 9, Press Clip¬
pings ..
60.00
1
S 11, Telegrams
and Telephone.
25.00
j
i
Total Appro_ $18,582.29
1
Appropriation No
Jufeotlous
, 101— —Bureau of
Diseases. I
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
General Office.
A 1, Salaries, Iteg-
ular .$
10,185.00
A 2, Salaries,
Temporary ....
500.00
i
P 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
$97.50
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
100.00 1
H 2, Letterheads.
50.00
H 3, Postage.
1,226.52 ;
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies ..........
75.00 ^
Total Appro. ... $10,685.00
Appropriation No. 102 —Bureau of j
IlegiNtrntion. |
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of '
Supplies
A 1. Salaries, Reg¬
ular .
5,500.00
I
P 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
1
$40.00 i
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
1
528.00 I
H 3, Postage.
10.72
if 4. Office Sup¬
plies .
10.00 j
Total Appro....
$5,500.00
!■
Approprintton No. lO.*!—Bureau of
TraiiMinlMHlble lli»eai«efi.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg-
• .^-ular,,.,.... $
A 2, Salaries, ”
Temporary ....
C 1 House Sup¬
plies .
C 4, Miscellaneous
D 6, Hardware...
E 6, Miscellaneous
Repairs .
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures ,
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C .. . .
G 10, Milk and
Cream .
H 1, Printing- and
Binding ...
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc.
H 3, Postagre....
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies ..
J Street Car Trans¬
portation .
K 2. Rents, Milk
Stations .
O 1, Drugs.
O 2, Drug Sun¬
dries .
O 3, Disinfectants
O 4, Laboratory
Supplies .
O 5, Wines and
Liquors .
O 6, Surgical In¬
struments .
P 1, Table Linen..
P 3, Drygoods. . ..
S 8, Laundry.
60,628,33
6,400.00
$ 100.00
25.00
15.00
10.00
200.00
100.00
17,000.00
600.00
100.00
226.00
76.00
1,600.00
100.00
7,254.00
781.00
3,600.00
• . . 116,00
10.00
100.00
76.00
25.00
75.00
Total Appro..'.. 168.703,33
.\p|proprlntl4»ii No. 104— >-niirenu of
lliioterloloK’.v.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular . $11,440,00
C 1, House Sup-
I)lies .
$50.00
C 4, Miscellaneous
Supplies .
76.00
E 8, Power, PJquip-
ment, Repairs..
15.00
E 9 Miscellaneous
Repairs .
65.00
XF 10, Machinery
150.00
F 11, Mechanics
and Engineers’
Tools .
5,00
F 12, Miscellane¬
ous Tools.
6.00
63
X w
A|»|>r<»|»riHtioii No. 164>—Rur^Hii of
KiU'torioloK’y.-(Jon.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
XF 13, Scientific
' Instruments ...
P 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C,.,.
G 11, Miscellane¬
ous Provisions..
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
3, Postage,.. .
4, Office Sup¬
plies ..
O 1, Drugs.
O 2, Drug Sun¬
dries .
O 4, Laboratory
Supplies .
P 1, Table Linen
P 2, Clothing and
Wearing Apparel
P 3, Drygoods*....
S 8^ Laundry.
250.00
405.00
75.00
100.00
225.00
40.00
210.00
20.00
730.00
15.00
10.00
20.00
40.00
Total Appro..,. $11,480.00
Al>i»ro|>riatiou No. 105—Bureau
of Sanitation.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular .
E 9, Typewriter
Repairs, Etc. . .
F 6, Floor Cover¬
ings .
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc.
El 3, Postage.
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
S 7, Garbage Re¬
moval .
XS 9, Miscellane¬
ous Service, N.
O. C.
$6,616.66
$ 5.00
72,00
15.00
50.00
15.00
253,500.00
500.00
Total Appro_$260,616.66
Appropriation No. KMl—DI vImIoh of
Sanitary InHpectlon.
Amount
Appropriated
Appropriated
to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular .
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor...
D 4, Electrical
Material.
II 1, Printing and
Binding .
H 2 Letterheads,
Etc.
H 3, Postage.
$37,060.00
18,200.00
$30.00
300.00
25.00
50.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies . 25.00
J 1, Street Car
Transportation. . 200.00
Total Appro.... $55,460.00
Appropriation No. 107-—IMvIslou of
Plunihlug Inspection.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Sui)plle8
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular . $24,525.00
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary .
T> 4, Electrical
Material ...
H 1, Printing
and Binding..,.
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc.
H 3, Postage.
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
J 1, Street Car
Transportation..
800.00
$25.00
200.00
25.00
500.00
25.00
675.00
Total Appro¬
priated $26,000.00
Approprlntl(»n No. 1G8—OiTlKiou of
Smoke Inspection.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular .
C 4, Photographs
XF 13, Scientific
Instruments ...
H 1, Printing and
Binding
H 2, Letterheads.
Etc.
H 3, Postage.
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
J 1, Street Car
Transportation,.
Total Appro. . . .
$11,033.33
$50.00
590.00
160.00
25.00
60.00
15.00
360.00
$11,393.33
Appropriation No. IGG—Di^dsion of
Tenement House Inspection.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular . $16,758.33
D 4, Electrical
Material .
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
$ 5.00
100.00
75.00
Appropriation No. 169>—l>iv|Mloii of
Triirment House Inspection. —Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc. .. 25.00
H 3, Postage. 60.00
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .. 25.00
J 1, Street Car
Transportation.. 630.00
Total Appro_$17,388.33
Appropriation No. 170—Bureau of
Food Inspection.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular . $5,700.00
E 7, Harness Re¬
pairs .
£ 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs ..
E 14. Vehicle Re¬
pairs .
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures ......
H 2, Letterheads,
Etc.
H 3, Postage.
H 4. Office Sup¬
plies .
N 4, Horseshoeing
P 2, Aprons and
Coats .
S 8, Laundry. 40.00
Total Appro.... $5,740.00
Appropriation No. 171^Bureau of
Ualry anil Milk Inspection.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular . $23,485.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 1,252.00
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
C 4, Miscellaneous
D 6, Hardware...
D 9, Paints, Oils,
Etc.
XF 6, Floor Cov¬
erings .
X F 7, Furniture
and Fixtures ..
XF 15, Miscellane¬
ous Equipment.
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
H 4. Office Sup¬
plies .
J 1, Street Car Trans¬
portation . 480.00
L 3. Gas.
O 2, Drug Sundries
O 4, Laboratory
Supplies.
T 1, Railroad Fare
T 2, Hotels and
Meals .
T 3, Cabs and
Street Car......
T 4, Miscellaneous
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
riea 100.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
100.00
Total Appro¬
priated . $32,917.00
Aiiproprlatlon No. 172 —lliirenii of
Mciit luMiicciion.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular .
$21,676.00
XF 7, Furniture
and Fixtures...
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies ...
J 1, Street Car
Transportation,.
Total appro-
Firiated . $22,223.00
Appropriation No. 173—iMunlcIpal
Hospital
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular . $18,900.00
A 2, Salaries, Tem¬
porary . 2,600.00
A 3, Salaries,
Skilled . 1,200.00
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor... 4,436.76
C 1, House Sup¬
plies ..
C 2, Engineers*
Supplies .
C 3, Farm and
Garden .
C 4, Miscellaneous
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
D 2, Brick and
Stone .
D 3, Cement and
Lime, Etc......
D 5, Gravel and
‘ Sand .
! D 6, Hardware....
I D 7, Iron Pipe and
j Fittings .
D 8, Lumber and
! Mill Work.
D 9, Paints, Oils
and Varnish....
65
Appropriation No. 173*—Municipal
Pospitai.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
, Supplies
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
O 5, Wines and
Liquors . ..
O 6, Surg-ical In¬
struments .
r 1, Table Linen.
Etc.
P 3, Dry Goods. ..
P 4, Notions.
S 9, Burial Ex¬
penses .
S 11. Telegram
Service .
Total Appro¬
priated . . .
76.00
70.00
300.00
250.00
45.00
150.00
5.00
$27,190.75
A piiroprlatlon No. 22(^—Oepartmeiit
of Supplies.
Amount Appropriuled
Appropriated to of
SupplieN
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C. . . .
E 7, Harness Re¬
pair .
F 2, Crockery and
Glass .
P 3, Cutlery and
Silverware .
F 4, Farm and Gar¬
den Implements
F 5, Fire Appara¬
tus Equipment.
F 7, Furniture and
Fixtures .
p 8, Laborers'
Tools .
P 10, Machinery,
N. O. C.
F 11, Mechanics’
Tools .. .
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C-
G 1, Bakery Goods
G 2, Butter.
G 3, Cheese.
G 4, Eggs.
G 5, Fish and
Oysters .
G 6, Flour and
Meal .
G 7, Fruits.
G 8, Lard.
G 9, Meat and
Poultry ..
G 10, Milk and
Cream .
G 11, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C_
G 12, Sugar and
Syrups .
G 13, Tea and
Coffee .
G 14, Vegetables.
H 1, Printing and
Binding .
H 2, Letterheads.
H 3. Postage.
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies .
L 1, Coal.
N 1, Bran, Etc_
N 2, Corn.
N 3, Hay.
N 4, Horseshoeing
N 7, Shavings and'
Straw .
N 8, Stable Sup¬
plies .
N 9, Oats.
O 1, Drugs.
O 2, Drug Sun¬
dries . ...
97.00
5.00
25.00
15.00
10.00
200.00
100.00
• 7.00
140.00
14.00
25.00
740.00
700.00
25.00
350.00
225.00
200.00
350.00
40.00
2,200.00
1,500.00
25.00
225.00
250.00
800.00
75.00
25.00
21.44
30.00
200.00
50.00
50.00
300.00
150.00
75.00
48.20
400.00
410.00
400.00
A 1, Salaries, Reg¬
ular .
A 4, Salaries, Or¬
dinary Labor. ..
C 1, House Sup¬
plies .
C 4, MisceUaneous
C 5, Oils and
Greases .
D 3, Cement and
Li me .. .
D 4, Electrical
Material .
D 5, Sand and
Gravel . . ..
D 6, Hardware..-
D 7, Iron Pipe and
Fittings .
D 8, Ldmber and
Mill AVork.
D 9, Paints, Oils,
Etc.
D 10, Miscellane¬
ous, N. O. C, . . .
E 4, Building lie-
pairs .
E 7, Harness Re¬
pairs .
E 9, Miscellaneous
Repairs .
E 12, Scale Re¬
pairs .-
E 14, Vehicle Re¬
pairs .
XF 1. Auto Truck
F 7, Office Furni- ■
ture .
F 8, Laborers' and
Other Hand Tools
F 12, Miscellane¬
ous Tools.
XF 13, Adding
Machine ..
F 15, Miscellane¬
ous. N. O. C-
$22,758.33
1,872-00
25.00
830.00
25.00
5.00
10.00
5.00
10.00
20.00
50.00
10.00
50.00
50.00
20.00
225.00
10.00
100.00
4,000.00
100.00
30.00
100.00
6 50.00
100.00
06
Ani»ra»rli%tlon Xo. 2S0.— Bopartineiit
cf Supplies.— Con.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
H 1, Printing’ and
Binding' .
H 2, Letterheads.
H 3, Postage.....
H 4, Office Sup¬
plies ..
I 1, Official Adver¬
tising .
J 1, Street Car Trans¬
portation .
K 2, Rent of Store
House .-
K 4, Insurance..
L 3, Gas.
L 4, Electric Cur¬
rent ..
S 5, Expert In¬
spection .
S 9. Miscellaneous
Services, N. O. C
U 3 Miscellaneous,
N. O. C.
400.00
20.00
300.00
100.00
500.00
50,00
1,166.66
50.00
50.00
25.00
300.00
30.00
25.00
Total Appro¬
priated . $26,751.99
Appropriailoa No. 5—Interest and State
Tax on Coans Greater City
of Pittsburgh.
Amount Appropriated
A ppropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Q 1, Interest on
Bonded Debt. .. $477,277.75
Q 5, State Tax on
Loans . 15,500.00
Approfiriution No. 4 — Sinking Funds
Greater City of Pittsburgh,
Amount Appropri«utod
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
W 1, Filtration,
Loans, 1908....
W 2, Water Loan,
1908 .
W 3, l^ublic Works
Loan, 1908.
4, Charities
Loan, 1908.
W 5, Bridge Loan,
1908 .
6, Public Safety
Loan, 1908 ....
7, P'ire and Po¬
lice Loan, 1908,
8, I*ark Loan,
1908 .
9, Water Exten¬
sion Loan, 1908
10, Public
Jlealth Loan,
1908 ...
''11, Du(iuesne
ay Bridge Loan
25,000.00
20,700.00
7,000.00
4,500.00
3,800.00
1,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
10,000.00
800,00
2,000.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
W 12, Park Loan,
W 13, Larimer
Avenue and Neg-
ley Run Loan..
8,000.00
W 14, S. F. Pur¬
chase Mononga-
hela Water Co.
65,900.00
W IB, South Side
Water Improve¬
ment Loan.
46,700.00
W 16, Ninth Street
Improvement
Loan .
500.00
W 17, Sandusky
Street Improve¬
ment Loan.
1,220.00
W 18, South 22nd
St. Bridge Loan
1,670.00
W 19, Water Loan,
Series A, 1910..
19,000.00
W 20. Water Loan,
Series B, 1910. .
3,000.00
W 21, Water Loan,
• Series C, 1910..
6,000.00
W 22, Street Im¬
provement and
Loan, Series A,
1910 .
13,000.00
AV 23, Bridge Loan,
Series A, 1910..
31,000.00
AY 24, Bridge Loan,
Series B, 1910. .
5,000.00
AA" 25, Bridge Loan,
Series C, 1910. .
10,000.00
AV 26, Sewer Loan,;
Series A, 1910..
4,800.00
AV 21, Sewer Loan,
Series B, 1910..
6,800.00
AA” 28, Hospital
Loan .
8,000.00
AA" 29, Incinerating
Plant Loan, 1910
3,000.00
AA" 30, Park Loan,
1910 .
3,000.00
W 31. City Hall
Loan, 1910 -
W 32, Water Fund¬
ing Loan, 1910.
W 33, Water Im¬
provement and
Loan, Series A,
1909 .
W 34, Water Loan,
Series D.
W 35, Pittsburgh
Funding Loan,
Series A, 1911. .
W 36, Bridge Loan,
Series A, 1911..
W 37, Bridge Loan,
Series B, 1911. .
W 38, Street Im¬
provement Loan,
Series A, 1911. .
W 39, Hoeveler
Street Fridge
Loan, U’1.1.
50,000.00
23,334.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
10 , 200.00
5,000.00
2,200.00
3,800.00
1 , 000.00
f I
C>.=*;A 1r,: *
Vv iv" ''•'
F'* ■*:
my
A|> ropriiifion >'<». 4>'—Kinkiiig' I-'iiii^Im
< iir«af 4 ^r <'lly oT l*if iMliiirgli.'-Oiit.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
\V 40, S. 18th
Street Loan, 1911 6,000.00
W 41, Bloomfield
Brultre Loan, 1911 1,000.00
W 42, Haifc-hts
Itun Brldg^e Loan
1911 . 500.00
W 43, Soho Itun
Sewer Loan, 1911 1,000.00
W 44, Thirty-third
Street Sewer
Loan, 1911. 1,000.00
\V 45, Water Loan,
Series E, 1911. . 1,000.00
W 46, Water Loan,
Series E, 1911.. 500.00
W 47, Street Im¬
provement Loan,
Series C. 1911., 1,000.00
Total Appro¬
priated .$447,924.00
Grants and Donations.
27 V 1, Tree Com¬
mission .'. $35,000.00
11 V 2, Pennsyl¬
vania Industrial
Home for the
Blind . 10,000.00
44 V 3, Flood
Commission . .. 20,000.00
14 V 4, Revising
Building Laws. 6,000.00
15 V 5, Soho Baths 6.000.00
200 V 6, Pitts¬
burgh Idayground
Association .... 77,000.00
201 V 7. Allegheny
Playground As¬
sociation . 25,000.00
204 V 8, Public
Wash House and
Bath Association 4,000.00
207 V 9, Improve¬
ment of Street
Adjacent to U.
of 1*. 50,000.00
41 V 10, Carnegie
Free Library .. .. 250,000.00
215 Celebration Memorial Day.
V 11, Grand Army
of the Republic 2,800.00
V 12, American
Veterans' For¬
eign Service- 300.00
V 13, United Span¬
ish War Veter¬
ans . 300.00
216 National Guard of Pennsylvania.
V 14, 14th Regi¬
ment N. G. P... 4,000.00
V 15 I4th Regi¬
ment Band, N.
G. P. 600.00
V 16. 18th Regi¬
ment, N. G. P. . 6,000.00
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
V 17, 18th Regi¬
ment Band, N.
G. P. 600.00
V 18, Signal Corps,
N. G. P. 500.00
V 19, Battery B,
N. G. P. 500.00
205 V 20. Visiting
Nurses’ Associa¬
tion . 2,000.00
206 V 21, Western
I’ennsylvanla
Humane So¬
ciety . 2,600.00
214 V 22, City .
l‘lanning Com¬
mission . 15,000.00
218 V 23, Art Com¬
mission . 2,000.00
223 V 24, Animal
Rescue League. 8,168.50
A|i|»ro|irIull4iu No. 1—I iitercfft and State
Tax on LoniiM^ Old City of
PtttNburgh.
Amount AppropHut4‘d
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Q 1, Interest on
Bonded Debt,
Old City.$88,3,691.00
Q 5, State Tax on
Loans, Old City. 22,309.00
Appropriatitin No. :{—Sinking Fuiida^
Old City of PittKlMirgl*,*
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
W 1, Funded Street
Improvement
Loan . 49,500.00
W 2, Old City
Special . 6,000.00
W 3. Improve¬
ment Loan. ,. . . 124,500.00
W 4, Monongahela
Free Bridge Loan 50,000.00
W 5, Funded Debt
Loan. 1904. 36,200.00
W 6, Water Im¬
provement Loan,
1895 . 66,700.00
W 7, Park Loan,
1895 . 58,400.00
W 8, Boulevard
Loan, 1895. 16,700.00
W 9, Public Safety
Loan, 1895. 16,700.00
W 10, Loan of
1900 . 233,300.00
W 11, Filtration
Loan, 1904. 166,600,00
W 12, Funded
Debt Loan, 1906 33,400.00
W 13 Water Ex-
ten.sion Loan,
1906 16,600.00
W 14, Funded Debt
Loan. 1907 . 23,300.00
A|»|»ro|>rliilioii Xo. 8—Milking: FiiiiUh,
Old €Jty of Pil.tMl>iirg:li—Ton.
Amount Api)roi)rltttcd
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
W 15, Improve¬
ment iy07 22,600.00
VV 16. Charities
Doan, 31107 . 30,000.00
W 17, I'jttsburirh
Kundinp Ijoan,
Series 3008.. 7,600.00
\V 18, i'ittsburgh
Fundin^^ Loan,
Serie.s li, 1908.. 7,400.00
W 19. IMttsburph
Fundiij?: J^oan,
Series C, 1908.. 4,000.00
W 20, I'iltsburgh
Kunditij? Loan,
Serle.s U, 1908.. 1,300.00
W 21, I*;:rk Loan
March, 3 908 ... 7,300.00
\V 22, Diltsburgh
Funding- I.»oan,
Series B, 1911.. 11,700.00
Total j>pro-
priat.vl .$988,700.00
Apiiropriution No. d—Inf crest nnd Stnte
Tar on Loiiiin, Old CHy of
AllcK^lieiiy,
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Q 1, fiDi rest on
Bonded i>ebt... 279,424.00
Q 5, State Tax on
Loans . 7,500.00
.tpprojirlattoii Xo. 7—.sinking: Fiinds^
Old City of .\llealieii,v,
mount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Suppliiis
\y 1, Water Bonds 4,400.00
W 2, Sewer Bonds 1,666.66
\V 3. Water Bonds 3,333.33
4, Water Ronds 1,666.66
r», Water Bonds 4 166,66
6. Klee trie Lipht
B<md.s .. 5,333.33
W 7, Water Bonds 5,000.00
'V 8. Klectric
Liprht Bonds.... 466.66
'V 9, Water Bonds 5,000.00
'V 10, Sower Bonds
Series A. 1,833.33
W 11, Street Bonds,
Series A . 6.666.66
'V 12, Street Bonds,
Series H. 6,666.66
'' 3 3. Sewer Bonds.
Series H. 3,333.33
14, Street Bonds,
Series C... 6,666.66
'V 15, Sewer Bonds,
Series C . 4,833.33
'' 16, Klectric
^-iRht H<»nds.
Series C . 2,866.66
W 17, Water Bonds,
-:. 41.66G.66
W 18, Hlg-hway
Bonds, J»-F. 10,000.00
W 19, Sewer Bonds,
(4-1 . 6,666.66
W 20, Street Bonds,
0-1 . 10,000.00
W 21, Street Bonds,
M-Q . .. 6,666.66
W 22, Water Bonds,
O-ll . 13,333.33
W 2,3, Street Bonds,
S-t; . 13,333.33
W 24, Street Tm-
Iiroveinent Bonds 11,000.00
W 25, Sewer Im¬
provement Bonds 2,000.00
W 26, Klectric
Light Bonds ... 3,000.00
W 27, City Home
Bonds . 3,000.00
W 28, Public Safe¬
ty Bonds. 3,000.00
W 29, Water
Bonds . 14,000.00
W 30, Public Safety
Bonds . 800.00
W 31, Water
Bonds . 7,500.00
W 32, Grade
Crossing . 4,100.00
W 33, Park Bonds 3,000.00
W 34. City Home. 800.00
W 35, Water
Bonds . 2,800.00
W 36, Street Im-
l^rovement Bonds 600.00
W 37, T’ark Bonds 300,00
W 38, Klectric
Light Bonds. . . . 230.00
W 39, .Judgment
^'iind Bonds..,. 16 000.00
W 40, Klectric
lAght Bonds.... 4,000.00
W 41, Street Im¬
provement Fund¬
ing Bonds. 16,800.00
W 42, Street, Im-
I)roven)ent Pound¬
ing Bonds. 13,333.33
W 43, I6lectrlc
Light Bonds... 3,000.00
W 4 4, I'enslon
Fund Bonds_ 2,200,00
W 45, Pittsburgh
and Allegheny
Funding K
Bonds .
W 46. North Side
Funding Bonds.
W 47, Pittsburgh
Funding Loan
Bond. 1911.
15,400.00
6 000.00
13,600.00
Total Al>pro-
priate<l ....
$312,029.90
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Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Dept, of
Supplies
Interest on Bond¬
ed Debt, Sheri¬
dan . 17,765.00
Interest on Bond- *
ed Debt, Mon¬
tooth . 1,725.00
Interest on Bond¬
ed loebt, Elliott 2,105.00
Interest on Bond¬
ed I >el)t, Esplen 780.00
Interest on Bond¬
ed Debt, Beech-
view . 855.00
Sinking- Funds;
W 1, Sheridan,
Old Borough
Debt . 4,000.00
W 2, Pittsburgh-
Sheridan . 4,000.00
W 3, Montooth,
Old Borough
Debt . 200.00
W 4, Pittsburgh-
Montooth . 1,000.00
IV 5, Elliott. , 2,200.00
\V 6, Esplen. 750.00
W 7, Beechview.. 500.00
Approprintion Ap. 2—.Mnyor’H Off Ice.
Amount Appropriated
Appropriated to Ik'pt. of
Supplies
Z 5. Public Utili¬
ties . 7,500.00
Section 0. That any Ordinance or pa^ t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of tills Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed February 17, 1912.
Pittsburgh, March 1st, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinance was transmitted to the
Mayor, for his apjiroval, on February
L9th, 1912, and not having been re¬
turned by him within ten (10) days
thereafter, with his approval, nor to
the next meeting of Council, after ten
(10) days had expired, with his objec¬
tions, wherefore, the same has become
a law agreeably to Acts of Assembly
in such cases made and provided, in
like manner as if he had signed the
same.
Attest: E. .1. MARTIN.
Clerk of Council,
Ordinance Book 23, page 594.
No. 68
A n oh 1)1 \.iNCE—Accepting the ded¬
ication of certain property for
public use for highway purposes as
an ex te^^ si on of Tamello alley, from
the northeasterly line or end of Ta¬
mello alley, as shown on the Mellon’s
IMan of Baum Grove property to Mig¬
nonette street, in the Eighth ward of
the City of Pittsburgh, and appropriat¬
ing and opening the same for public
use for highway purposes.
Whereas, James K, Mellon, Andrew
W. Mellon and Richard E. Mellon,
trustees under a certain deed of trust
dated October 16th, 1905, and recorded
j in the Recorder’s Office of ..Vliegheny
[ county, I'ennsylvania, in Deed Book,
Vol. X464, page 24, who, as .such trust¬
ees are the owners in fee simjde of all
the land hereinafter described, as be¬
ing appropriated and opened for pub¬
lic use for highway i>urposes, have
executed and delivered to th*‘ City of
Pittsburgh, their certain written in¬
denture bearing date the fifth day of
February, A. D. one thousand nine hun¬
dred and twelve, now on file in the
office of the City Clerk, and
Whereas, The said owners by said
written Indenture have dedicated the
property hereinafter described for pub¬
lic use for highway purposes, and have
authorized and directed, the City of
Pittsburgh to take, enter upon and
appropriate the same for said i>urposes,
and have forever released .Mid dis¬
charged the City of Pittsburgh from
any and all claims for damagr-s, which
they, or either of them, may, or might
have, by reason of the appror)riation
. and opening of the same for rjaM pur¬
poses and have petitioned the . City of
Pittsburgh to pass an ordio-ance for
the opening of the same, and have fur¬
ther waived the right to as^ for the
appointment of Viewers or to institute
any suit for or by reason of tb.e appro¬
priation and opening of the same for
said purposes, therefore,
Section 1, De it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pilh'iburyh^ in Council
usaembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
nacied by the authority of the same^ That
the dedication of said owners of the
extension to Tamello alley, from the
northeasterly line or end of Tamello
alley as shown on the Mellon’s Plan
of Baum Grove property to Mignonette
street, in the Eighth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh for public use for high¬
way purposes, be and the same is here¬
by accepted and the said property is
hereby appropriated for and opened to
public use as a public highway'as here¬
inafter described.
Beginning at a point on the north¬
westerly line of Tamello alley as shown
on the Mellon's Plan of Baum Grove
I)roj)erty recorded in the ofhee of the
I Recorder of Deeds, etc., for the County
I of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvan-
I ia, in Plan Book, vol. 8, page 162, said
point being distant 233,57 feet from
the easterly building line of Beatty
street, as measured along the north¬
westerly line of the said Tamello alley;
thence in a northeasterly direction par¬
allel to and at the perpendicular dis¬
tance of 114.98 feet westerly from the
westerly building line of Whitfield
street for the distance of 135.45 feet to
the southerly building line of Mignon¬
ette street, said point being distant
114.98 feet northwesterly from the cor¬
ner of Mignonette and Whitfield street^,
as measured along the southerly build¬
ing line of Mignonette street; thence
deflecting to the right 89° 59' 30" and
No. 70
in a soutlieai(:erly direction along the
said southerly building line of Mignon¬
ette street for the distance of 20 feet
to a point; thence deflecting to the right
90® 00^ 30" and in a southwesterly di¬
rection parallel to and at the perpen¬
dicular distance of 94.98 feet westerly
from the m esterly building line of
Whitfield sti'eet for the distance of
129-56 feet to the northeasterly line or
end of Tamelio alley, as laid out in the
said Mellon’s Plan of Baum Grove pro¬
perty; thence deflecting to the right
81® 48' 20" and in a northwesterly
direction along the said northeasterly
line or end of Tamelio alley for the dis¬
tance of 16.82 feet to a point; thence
deflecting to the left 38° 01' 50" and
in a southwesterly direction along the
said northwesterly line of Tamelio al¬
ley for the distance of 4.84 feet to the
place of beginning, as shown upon a
E lan, hereto attached and made part
ereof.
Section 2. The Department of Pub¬
lic W'orks is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to ca.ise said extension of Ta-
mello alley, from the northwesterly
line or end of Tamelio alley, as shown
on the Meli'.m’s Plan of Baum Grove
property to Mignonette street, in the
eighth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
to be opened, in conformity with the
provisions of Section 1 of this ordi¬
nance.
Section 3, That any ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912,
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book, 23, page 635.
No. 69
A \ <HIT)IIVA\CK—Establishing the
^ grade on Academy lane, from Di¬
ploma street to Campus street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and evacird
h}f the City of PiUxtatruh^ in Oninril
axKemhted^ and it iK hvnhi; ordained and
enacted by the auOiority of the Tliat
the grade of the south curb line of
Academy lane, from Diploma street to
Campus street, be and the same is here¬
by established as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at the east curb line of
Diploma street at an elevation of 215.60
feet; thence rising at a rate of 4.6 36
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 198.00
feet to the west curb line of Campus
street, to an elevation of 224.78 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 637.
A n ordinance-—E stablishing the
grade on Campus street, from
! Davis avenue to Dietrich’s line.
! Section 1, Be it ordained <t.nd enacted
i by the City of Pitt.'tbiLryh^ in 0>ancil
afisembledf and it in hereby ordained (tnd
enacted by tlie authority of the jtamc, That
the grade of the west curb line of
Campus street, from Davis avenue to
Dietrich’s line, be and the same is here¬
by established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the south curb line of
Davis avenue at an elevation of 256.79
feet; thence falling at a rate of 5 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 10.34*
feet to the south building line of Davis
avenue, to an elevation of 256.27 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 10.95 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 248.18 feet
to the north building line of Stanford
road, to an elevation of 229.10 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 6 feet per
I 100 feet for a distance of 9.31 feet to
t the north curb line of Stanford road,
to an elevation of 228.63 feet; thence
falling at a rate of 0.35 feet per 100
[ feet for a distance of 22.76 feet to the
I south curb line of Stanford road, to an
[ elevation of 228.55 feet; thence falling
; at a rate of 4.4 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 85.68 feet to the north curb
line of Academy lane, to an elevation
j of 224.78 feet; thence level for a dis¬
tance of 22 feet to the south curb line of
i Academy lane; thence rising at a rate
of 4 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
80.00 feet to a point of curve, to an
elevation of 227.98 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for a distance
of 60 feet to a point of tangent, to an
elevation of 228.23 feet; thence falling
at a rate of 3.16 feet per 100 feet for
j a distance of 118,00 feet to the north
curb line of T>iploma street, to an ele-
j vation of 224.50 feet; thence level for
! a distance of 22 feet to the south curb
, line of Diploma street; thence falling
I at a rate of 7.8 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 115.09 feet to Dietrich’s
line to an elevation of 216.52 feet, ,
Section 2. That any Ordljianc© or part
' of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanie
i is hereby repealed, so far as the samt
aflccts this Ordinance,
j Passed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
I Ordinance Book, 23, page 637.
No. 71
A n ordinance—E stablishing the
grade on Diploma street, from
j Stanford road to Harblson’s line.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PtUubnryh^ in Vounvit
aesemhled, and it in hecehy ordainal and
enacted by the authority of the i^anie^ 'fhui
the grade of the east and north curb
line of Diploma street, from Stanford
road to Harbison’s line be and the same
is hereby established, as follows, to-wit*
Beginning at the south curb line of
Stanford road at an elevation of 231.50
7l
feet; thence falling- at a rate of 6 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 9,31 feet
to the south building line of Stanford
road, to an elevation of 230.94 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 12.03 feet per
100 feet fora distance of 127.50 feet to the
north curb line of Academy lane, to an el¬
evation of 215.60 feet; thence level for a
distance of 22 feet to the south curb
line of Academy lane; thence by a con¬
cave parabolic curve for a distance of
34.96 feet to a point of tangent, to an
elevation of 214.22 feet; thence rising
at a rate of 4 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 292.04 feet to a point of
curve, to an elevation of 225.90 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 60 feet to a point of tan¬
gent, to an elevation of 226.31 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 2.63 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 69.00 feet to
the west curb line of Campus street,
to an elevation of 224.50 feet; thence
level for a distance of 22 feet to the
east curb line of Campus street; thence
falling at a rate of 8.6 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 109 feet to Harbi-
son’s line, to an elevation of 215.13
feet.
Section 2. That any Otdinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting witli the pro¬
visions of th is Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
l^assed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 638.
No. 72
A IV ORI>l.\A>C16—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Kingsboro street, from
Haberman avenue to Craighead street
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
h ,?/ the Citu . of Pittsh 11 rf/h, in Comicil
atifieyuhled^ and it i.s hereby/ ordained and
enacted bp ike anthority of the name^ That
Kingsboro street, from Haberman ave¬
nue to Craighead street be graded,
paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of J^ublic Works are
hereby authorized and directed -to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
twelve thousand seven hundred ($12,-
700.00) dollars which is the estimate
of the whole cost as furnished by the
L)ei)artment of Public Works,
Section 3 The cost, damages and
exi)ense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provision.^ of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and'reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or pert
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
I^assed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912,
Ordinance Book 23, page 639.
No. 73
A IV ORDflVAXCE—Authorizing and
^ directing the gradixig, paving, re¬
grading, repaving and otherwise im¬
proving of Dambert street, from
Franks town avenue to the P. K. It.
Company’s driveway and the construc¬
tion of a public sewer for the drainage
of said street, describing the said sewer
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUsbaryh, in Council
assemblsd, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «awe, That
Lambert street, from hiankstown ave-
j nue to the P. li. R. Company’s drive¬
way be graded, paved, regraded, re-
j paved and otherwise improved and that
a public sewer necessary tor the drain¬
age of said street be constructed on
Lambert street, PranJ^stown avenue
and Kverett street, from a point about
590 feet south of Prankstown avenue
to connect with the present 54 inch
sewer on Everett street at Luna street.
Commencing on Lambert street at a
point about 590 feet south of Franks-
town avenue; thence northwardly
along Lambert street to Prankstown
avenue; thence eastwardly along
Prankstown avenue to Everett street;
thence northwardly along Everett
street to connect with the present 54
inch sewer on Everett street at Luna
street. Said sewer to be pipe and
eighteen (18") inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di-
, rector of the Department of Public
! Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise, in accordance with
the Acts of Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of I’ennsylvania, and the Ordi¬
nances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
same, for proposals for the grading,
paving, regrading, repaving and other¬
wise improving the said street between
said points and for the construction of
a public sewer as provided in Section
1 of this ordinance; the contract or
contracts therefor to be let in the man¬
ner directed by the said Acts of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices, if let in
separate contracts, not to exceed the
total sum of forty-two thousand ($42,-
090.00) dollars, which is the estimate
of the whole x;ost as furnished by the
Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with tbe provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions cf this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects-this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 639.
No. 74
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
direetinrr the eradiriir. re er rad in S'.•
directing the grading, regrading,-
paving, repaving and otherwise im¬
proving of Warrington avenue, from
Arlington avenue to a point 34.69 feet
east of Mount Oliver street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property sepcailly
benefited thereby.
Section 1. ordained and enartra
b]/ the CUf/ (>r iji Om/ic.l
asxemhledf und it ifi hereby ordained otfi
enacted by i\e aiit?tority of the eam€\ Tljut
Warrington avenue, from Arlington
avenue to a point 34.69 feet east of
Mount Oliver street be graded, regrad¬
ed, paved, repaved and otherwise im¬
proved.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise in accordance with
the Acts of Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, and the ordi¬
nances of the said City of Pittsburgh,
relating thereto and regulating the
same, for proposals for the grading, re¬
grading, paving, rei)aving and other¬
wise improving of said street between
said points, the contract or contracts
therefor to be let in the manner di¬
rected by the said Acts of Assembly
and Ordinances: and the contract price
or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum
of twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00)
dollars which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 640.
No. 75
A n OHDINANCR—Fixing the width
and position of the northerly sl<le-
and position of the northerly sl<le-
walk and of the roadway on Itiver ave¬
nue between Federal street and l)asher
street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and eyxacted
by the City of l*Utnhuruh, in Conneil
a.^semt>led^ and it in hereby ordttined and
enacted by the authority of the name, Tliut
the width and position of the northerly
sidewalk and of the roadway on Ulver
avenue between Federal street and
Dasher street, be and the same Is here¬
by fixed as follows, to-wit:
The northerly sidewalk shall have a
uniform width of ten (10) feet and
shall lie along and parallel to the
northerly building line.
The roadway shall have a uniform
width of twenty-five (25) feet and shall
lie along parallel to the northerly
sidewalk.
Section 2 That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
aftects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912,
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 641.
No. 76
A n ORDINANCK —Vacating a portion
of Tamello alley, as shown on the
Mellon’s I‘Ian of Baum Grove property,
in the Eighth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
Whereas, it appears by the petition
and affidavit on file In the office of the
City Clerk, that all of the property
owners fronting or abutting upon the
line of the following described portion
of Tamello alley, as shown on the Mel¬
lon’s Plan of Baum Grove property,
have petitioned the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh to enact an ordinance
for the vacation of the same, therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and ennoted
by the City of Pittsinivyh^ in Chnnctl
(tsxomlded^ and it ix hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
the following described portion of
Tamello alley, as shown on the Melion’.s
Plan of Baum (irove property, recorded
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds,
etc., for the County of Allegheny, State
of Pennsylvania, In Plan Book, Vol. 8,
page 162 and located in the Eighth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, be and
the same is hereby vacated.
Beginning at a i)oint on the south¬
easterly building line of Tamello alley
as laid out in the aforesaid plan of
Baum Grove property, distant 262.46
feet from the southeasterly building
line of Beatty street, measured along
the southeasterly building line of the
said Tamello alley; thence northeaster¬
ly parallel to and at the perj>endlcular
distance of 94.98 feet westerly from the
westerly building line of Whitfield
street for the distance of 13.92 feet to
i
1
7 ;(
the northeasterly line or end of Ta-
mello alley as laid out in the said Mel¬
lon's Plan of Baum Grove property;
thence southeasterly along- said north¬
easterly line or end of the said Tamello
alley as laid out in the said Mellon’s
Plan of Baum Grove property for the
distance of 15,63 feet to the south¬
easterly building line of the said Ta-
niello alley as laid out in the said Mel¬
lon's Plan of Baum Grove property;
thence southwesterly along the said
southeasterly building line of the said
Tamello alley for the distance of 22.36
feet to the place of beginning, as col¬
ored in yellow and shown upon the
plan hereto attached and made part
hereof; containing 107.6 square feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, confJicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
I’assed March 6, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 641.
No. 77
A n ORIllNANCK—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for the construction and installation of
baffles and appurtenances at the Pitts¬
burgh Filtration Plant, and providing
for the payment thereof.
Section 1. Be U ordfiined anve enacird
h)/ the Citfj of PitlHburf/h^ in Council
assemhled^ and it is hereb)j ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tliat
the Mayor and the Director of the De-
I)artment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals, and to award a
contract or contracts for the construc¬
tion and installation of baffles and ap¬
purtenances at the Pittsburgh Filtra¬
tion I^Iant, for a sum not to exceed one
hundred seventy thousand dollars
($170,000.00), in accordance with the
Act of Assembly entitled “An Act for
the Government of Cities of the Second
Class,” approved the 7th day of March,
A. i>., 1901, and the different supple¬
ments and amendments thereto, and
the ordinances of Council in such cases
made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one hun¬
dred seventy thousand dollars ($170,-
000.00) or so much of same as may be
necessary, shall be and is hereby set
apart and appropriated for the payment
required for the performance of the
above mentioned work, and that the
said amount shall be paid out of Ap¬
propriation No. 148.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
pa.i t of Ordinance, conflicting w’ith the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
(he same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912,
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 643.
I No. 78
A n ORDINANCR—providing for the
making of a contr;.ct for the
f rental of rooms Nos. 1- 1, 1332 and
1333 in the Henry W. 0:i' er Building,
! for the use of the City Phuming Com-
i mission, at an annual reni.-l of $1744.00,
and providing for the payr.ient thereof.
1. Be it ordainc T and eniicted
by the City of JHttsbur<,::, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of ine same^ That
the City Planning Comnd.-^sion is here¬
by authorized and direc- - d to enter
into a contract, or lease, /(-r the rental
of rooms Nos. 1331, 1332 and 1333 in tlie
Henry W. Oliver Buildin. Pittsburgh,
Pa., for a period of one >»-ar and three
months, beginning Febru... jy 1st, 1912,
and ending April 30th, 12.3, at an an¬
nual rental of $1744.00.
Section 2. That the .-aid annual
‘rental of $1744.00 shall payable in
monthly installments fro.' - Appropria¬
tion No. 214 V 22, City I .unning Com¬
mission.
Section 3. That any ; ‘rdinance or
part of Ordinance, conflir«iug with the
provisions of this Ordir.iuce, be and
the same is hereby repeal'. <1, so far as
the same affects this Ordbiance.
Passed March 5, 1912.
Api)royed March 8, 191;;.
Ordinance Book 23, par 643.
No. 79
A n ORDINANCK—Auti-orizing the
Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Supplies to 'advertse for
and award a contract for an automo¬
bile for the use of the Director of the
Department of Public Works.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittsbiiryl^, in Onmcil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Supplies shall be' and are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise for proposals for the furnish¬
ing of an automobile for the use of
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 2. That the Mayor and the
Director of tlie Department of Supplies,
or either of them, shall be and are here¬
by authorized to award after the re¬
ception of bids, a contract for the fur¬
nishing of an automobile as set forth
in Section 1, at a cost not to exceed
twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00),
to be i)ayable from Appropriation No.
220, Supplies.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5^ 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 644.
74
No. 80
A BT OIiniN aF ixing the number
and salaries of officers and em¬
ployes In the office of the Mayor.
Section 1. /?•* it ordained and enacted
6 . 1 / the City of Pittfiburyh^ in Council
asHcmbled^ a« ■? it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aawc, That
from and aff* the passage and approv¬
al of this oidlaance, the number and
salaries of the officers and employes in
the office of the Mayor shall be and the
same are fixe t and established as fol¬
lows, to-wit:
One Secretary, salary of $3,600.00 per
annum.
One Chief Clerlv, salary of $1,600.00 per
annum.
One Clerk, salary of $1,6 00.00 per an¬
num.
One Stenographer, salary of $1,200.00
per annum.
One Messengvsalary of $1,200.00 per
annum.
Eight Police Magistrates, salary of
$2,500.00 ea<h per annum.
Clerk to Magistrate, salary of $1,200.00
per annum.
Two Veterinary Surgeons, salary of
$1,250.00 each per annum.
Chief Accountant, salary of $3,000.00
per annum.
Two Clerks, salary of $1,800.00 each
per annum.
Two Clerks, salary oT $600.00 each per
annum.
Said salaries to be payable monthly
or semi-monthly, or in accordance with
the ordinances of Council, from Ap¬
propriation No. 2.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
■s hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8 , 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 644.
No. 81
A \ ORDINANCE—Fixing the number
and salaries of officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the City Clerk.
Section 1 . Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittsburph^ in Council
(titsemlded^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sarne^ Tliat
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the number
and salaries of the officers and employes
in the office of the City Clerk shall be
and the same are fixed and established
as follows, to-wit:
City Clerk, Salary not to exceed $3,-
000.000 per annum.
Assistant City Clerk, Salary not to ex¬
ceed $3,000.00 per annum.
Recording Clerk, Salary not to exceed
$ 2 , 000.00 per annum.
One Clerk. Salary not to exceed $1,-
500.00 per annum.
One Stenographer and Clerk, Salary not
to exceed $1,500.00 per annum.
One Page Boy, Salary not to exceed
$15.00 per month.
Said salaries shall be paid monthly
or semi-monthly, or in accordance with
the ordinances of Council, from Ai)pro-
priation No. 10.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 6 , 1912.
Approved March 8 , 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 646.
No. 82
A N ORDINANCE—Fixing the number
^ and salaries of officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the City Con¬
troller.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburphf in CouncO
asscmbledj and it is hereby (yrdained anU
enacted by the authority of the #ame, That
fromund after the passage and approval
of this ordinance, the number and
salaries of the officers and employes in
the office of the City Controller shall
be and the same are fixed and estab¬
lished as follows, to-wIt:
1 Asst. City Controller, Salary of $3,-
000.00 per annum.
1 Chief Clerk and Bookkeeper, salary
of $3,600.00 per annum.
1 General Clerk and Asst. Bookkeeper,
Salary of $3,000.00 per annum.
1 Statistican, Salary of $3,000.00 per
annum.
1 Street Account Clerk, Salary of $1,-
500.00 per annum.
1 Warrant Clerk, Salary of $1,800,00
per annum.
1 General Clerk, Salary of $1,800.00 per
annum.
2 Counter Clerks, Salary of $1,200,00
per annum, each.
1 Printing and Stationary Clerk, Sal¬
ary of $ 1 , 200,00 per annum.
1 Street Account Clerk, Salary of $1,
200.00 per annum.
1 Warrant Clerk, Salary of $1,200.00
per annum.
1 Controller’s Auditor, Salary of $1,-
200.00 per annum,
1 Stenographer and Clerk, Salary of
$ 1 , 200.00 per annum.
1 Messenger and Clerk, Salary of $900.00
per annum.
1 Auditor, Salary of $3,600.00 per an¬
num.
1 Clerk, Salary of $1,200.00 per annum.
1 Clerk, Salary of $1,080,00 per annum.
Said salaries shall be paid monthly
or semi-monthly, or in accordance with
the ordinances of Council, from Appro¬
priation No. 8 .
imiKTUu:—- WC* —-9
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting- with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 23, page 645.
No. 83
A n OllDI NANCK—Authorizing the
City Planning Commission to em¬
ploy one Chief Clerk, one First Assist¬
ant Engineer, one Second Assistant
Engineer and one Rodman, hxing
the salaries of said employes and pro¬
viding for the payment thereof.
Section 1. Jie it ordained and enacted
h,if the. City of in Onincil
cassemOlcd^ <tnd it in hereby ordiiined and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the said City Planning Commission is
hereby authorized to emj)loy one Chief
Clerk at a salary of Twenty-one hun¬
dred ($2,100.00) dollars per year, one
First Assistant Fngineer at a salary
of Eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dol¬
lars per year, one Second Assistant
Engineer at a salary of Fifteen hun¬
dred ($1,500.00) per year, and one Rod-
man at a salary of Seventy ($70.00)
dollars per month. The said salaries
shall be i)aid out of Aj)propriation No.
214.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 191’2.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 646.
No. 84
A X ORI>IX.\,\X*K —Authorizing the
transfer of the sum of $400.00
from Appropriation No. 46, Item 3, 0-4,
Laboratory Sui)i)lies, to ,F-7, Furniture
and Furnishings, same Aiipropriation,
for the purpose of furnishing addi¬
tional rooms in the (>li ver Building,
required by the Bureau of Construc¬
tion.
occtlOQ A. Tie it ordained and enaetea
by the City of Pittxf>u ryh^ in Council
ifsftemhled^ and it is bowbi/ ord<tincd and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the City Controller shall be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to set
aside the sum of $400.00 from Ar>pro-
priation No. 46, Item 3, 0-4, Laboratory
Supplies, to F-7, Furniture and Fur-
ni.shings, etc., same Appropriation, for
the purpose of furnishing additional
rooms in the Oliver Building re<iuired
iiy the Ruroau of Construction.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san'e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affecls this Ordinance.
I'assed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912-
Ordinance Book 23, page 647.
No. 85
A X RliniXAXCrC—< hr aging Ihe
name of the Bureau of Viewers,
in the Department of Lav.-, to the bu¬
reau of I’ublic Improvenu uts.
Section ]. Be it onlaine ' and enacted
by the City of Bitlsbury}. in Cfmncd
asse^nbledy and it is hereby ' rdained and
enacted by the authority of the «amt% That
the Bureau of Viewers, in the Depart¬
ment of Law, shall hereaf r be known
and designated as the “Bo eau of Pub¬
lic Improvements."
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
of Ordinance conflicting w (h the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be nd the same
is hereby repealed, so far is the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912
Ordinance Book 23, pag 647.
No. 86
A N ORniXANCE —Clv.nging the
name of Balkam siv> et, between
River avenue and Reliance street, In
the Twenty-second warrl, to "Alcor
.street.”
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Council
assemfded^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the dtani«, Timt
the name of Balkam .street, between
River avenue and Reliance street, in
the Twenty-second ward, shall be and
the same is hereby changed to "Alcor
street.”
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 5, 1912.
Approved March 8, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23. page 6 48.
No. 87
A \ —Fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and establishing the grade on
Methyl street, from Coast avenue to
Wentworth avenue.
Sect’oii J. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburf/h, in Council
assernbted^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the ♦awie, That
the width and position of the sidew'alks
and roadway and the grade of the west
curb line of Methyl street, from Coast
avenue to Wentworth avenue be and
the same is hereby fixed and estab¬
lished as follows, to-wit:
7()
The sidcM'a^ks shall have a uniform
width of 14 feet and shall lie along and
be parallel lo their respective building
lines.
The road‘.yay shall be of a uniform
width of 22 feet and shall occupy the
central portion of the street lying be¬
tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above described.
The grade of the west curb line,
from Coast avenue to Wentworth ave¬
nue shall begin at the north curb line
of Coast avenue at an elevation of
462.50 feet; thence rising at a rate of
4.5 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
244.54 feet to a point of curve, to an
elevation 473.50 feet; thence by a
convex jiaiabolic curve for a distance
of 160 feet to a point of tangent, to
an elevation* of 465.10 feet; thence fal¬
ling at a rate of 16 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 254.96 feet to the
.south building line of J-lampsbire ave¬
nue, to an elevation of 426.86 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 7 feet per
100 feet lx.i a distance of 14 feet to
the south curb line of Hampshire ave¬
nue, to ao elevation of 425.88 feet;
thence level for a distance of 22 feet
to the noith curb line of Hampshire
avenue; thvruce by a convex parabolic
curve for a distance of 40 feet to a
point of tangent, to an elevation of
422.80 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 14 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 102.68 fOi t to a point of curve, to an
elevation of 408.42 feet; thence by a
concave parabolic curve for a distance
of 80 feet a point of tangent, to an
elevation of 402.22 feet; thence falling
at a rate of 1.5 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 124,32 feet to the south
curb line of Parody alley, to an eleva- j
tion of 400.36 feet; thence level for a
distance of 14 feet to the north curb
line of Parody alley; thence rising at
a rate of 3.37 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 453 feet to a point of curve,
to an elevation of 415.62 feet; thence
by a convex parabolic curve for a dis¬
tance of 40 feet to the south curb line
of Sebring avenue to an elevation of
415.43 feet; thence level for a distance
of .30 feet to the north curb line of
Sebring avenue; thence rising at a rate
of 3 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 114 feet to a point of curve, to an
elevation of 418.85 feet; thence by a
concave parabolic curve for a distance
of 60 feet to a point of tangent, to an
elevation of 422.15 feet; thence rising
at a rate of 8 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 133.14 feet to a point of
curve, to an elevation of 432.8D feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 60 feet to a point of tan¬
gent, to an elevation of 435.50 feet:
thence rising at a rate of 1 foot per 100
feet for a distance of 66.86 feet to a
point of curve, to an elevation of 436.17
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for a distance of 40 feet to the
south curb line of Bayonne avenue, to
an elevation of 4.35.03 feet; thence level
for a distance of 22 feet to the north
curb line of Bayonne avenue; thence
by a convex parabolic curve for a dis¬
tance of 40 feet to a point of tangent,
lo .an elevation of 436.05 feet; thence
falling at a rate of 1.3 feet per 100 i
feet for a distanc of 274 feet to a point j
of curve, to an elevation of 432.49 feel;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for a distance of 80 feet to a point of
tangent, to an elevation of 434.37 feet;
thence rising at a rate of 6 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 6 2 feet to a point
of curve, to an elevation ol 438.09 leet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 120 feet to a point of tan¬
gent to an elevation of 438.09 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 11 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 108 feet to
the south building line of Wentworth
avenue, to ah elevation of 423.21 feel;
thence falling at a rate of 7 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 14 feet to the
south curb line of Wentworth avenue
to an elevation of 422.23 feet.
Section 2, Tliat any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance coniilcting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afifects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 648.
No. 88
A n ORIJINANCK—Flstabllshing the
grade of Wakefield street, from
Romeo street to Ward street.
Section 1. -Be it ordained and enacted
the City of PiitHburyh^ in Omncil
ax'<emhl€d^ and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the aiUhority of the *ame, That
the grade of the north curb line of
Wakefield street, from Romeo street to
Ward street be and the same is hereby
established as follows, to-wit;
Beginning on the east curb line of
Romeo street at an elevation of 77.54
feet; thence rising at the rate of 5.0
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 9.20
feet to the east building line of Romeo
street to an elevation of 78.00 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 17.5 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 628.98 feet
to a point of curve to an elevation of
188.07 feet; thence by a parabolic curve
for a distance of 100 feet to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 196.20 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 1.25 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 53.57
fe>et to the west curb line of Ward
street to an elevation of 195.52 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi-
slon.s of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
aflect.s this Ordinance,
Passed March 12, 1912.
ApTjroved March 15, 1912,
Ordinance Book 23, page 650.
No. 89
A n ORlJlNANCr—Appropriating cer¬
tain real estate situate in the
Fifth, Sixth and Fighth wards of the
City of Pittsburgh, belonging to W.
Scullion. C. Moore, E. McElroy, M. Mur¬
ray, P. G, Conley et al,, C, Bauman, M.
Fay, P. Conway, C. S, Paxton, Pennsylva¬
nia Railroad, Pittsburgh .lunctlon Rail¬
road, A. .1. Schwartz, C. Nessenthaler, E.
Hirsch, C. Rubrect, F. Goetz, N. Becker, .1.
Kmmel J. Kissane, Alexander H. Miller,
Howard Sub-Oistrict ychool, Laurel
Land Company, S. B. Chester C. Hoff¬
man, T, Lees, J. Schneider, C. May, F.
McMaster, S. Evans, J. Boehm, Realty
Security Company and Eliza J. Wool-
slayer, or Whomsoever may be the
owners, for the construction of a bridge
and the approaches thereto; authoriz¬
ing condemnation proceedings and pro¬
viding for the payment of damages.
Soctl(>ii 1. Be. it ordained and enacted
the City of Pitt'tbnryh^ in Council
aanenibled^ and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority ' of the name^ That
the City of Pittsburgh deems it proper
and expedient to exercise the power
of eminent domain vested in said cor¬
poration for the purpose of acquiring
certain land and real estate hereinafter
described, for the purpose of construct¬
ing a bridge and approaches thereto.
Section 2. The City of Pittsburgh
does hereby elect and resolve to take,
use and appropriate and it does hereby
take, use and appropriate for the con¬
struction of a bridge and approaches
thereto (the damage therefor not hav¬
ing been agreed upon between said
City and the owners of said properties),
all that certain land and real estate
situate in the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
wards of the City of Pittsburgh the
title to which is in W. Scullion, C.
Moore, E. MeElroy, M. Murray, V\ G. Conley
et a1., C, Bauman, M. Fay, P. Conway,
C. S. Paxton, Pennsylvania Railroad,
Pittsburgh Junction Railroad, A. J.
Schwartz, C. Nessenthaler, E. Hirsch,
C. Rubrect, F. Goetz, N. Becker, J.
Emmel, J. Kissane, Alexander H. Miller,
Howard Sub-District School, Laurel
Land Company, S. B. Chester, C. Hoff¬
man, T. Lees, J. Schneider, C. May, F.
McMaster, S. Evans, J. Boehm, Realty
Security Company and Eliza J. Wool-
slayer who are said to be the fee simple
owners thereof, or whomsoever may be
the owners thereof, the same being
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
northerly building line of Grant boule¬
vard with the westerly building line
of Ridgway street as located by an
ordinance approved December 14, 1889;
thence extending along the said west¬
erly building line of Ridgway street as
located by the said ordinance for the
distance of 107.30 feet to a point;
thence deflecting to the left 14® 49'
20" and extending in a northerly direc¬
tion for the distance of 2,000,30 feet
to the southerly building line of Lib¬
erty avenue; thence deflecting to the
right 33° 58' 30" and along the south¬
erly building line of Liberty avenue
for the distance of 22.03 feet to a point,
said point being at the angle in Liberty
avenue opposite Main street; thence de¬
flecting to the right 55° 04' and con¬
tinuing along the said southerly build¬
ing line of Liberty avenue for the dis¬
tance of 37.70 feet to a point; thence
deflecting to the right 90° 57' 30" and
extending in a southerly direction for
the distance of 2025.70 feet to a point
on the easterly building line of the
said Ridgway street as located by the
said ordinance; thence continuing by
the same line for the distance of 28.68
feet to a point of curve; thence de¬
flecting to the left by tVo arc of a
circle with a radius of 90.Oo feet and a
central angle of 103* 06' '0" for the
distance of 161.97 feet t(' a point of
tangent on the northerly line of Grant
boulevard, said point being 62.07 feet
easterly from the first an^-le in Grant
boulevard east of Ridgway street;
thence along the said norlberly line of
Grant boulevard in a wc?'ferly direc¬
tion for the distance of li.'a.O? feet to
a point; thence deflecting to the right
27° 57' 30" and continuing along the
said northerly line of Grant boulevard
for the distance of 117.80 loct to a point
of curve; thence deflecting to the left
by the arc of a circle with a radius of
173.39 feet and a central ;xngle of 4°
35' 10" for the distance of 13.S8 feet
to the place of beginning.
Section 3. The Director of the De¬
partment of Public Workn of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized to
proceed in the name and on behalf of
said City to carry out the purposes of
this appropriation and to institute con¬
demnation proceedings in the proper
Court or Courts of the County of Alle¬
gheny, State of Pennsylvania against
W. Scullion, C. Moore, E. McElroy, M.
Murray, F. G. Conley et al., C. Bauman,
M. Fay, P. Conway, C. S, Paxton, Penn¬
sylvania Railroad, Pittsburgh Junc¬
tion Railroad, A. J. Schwartz, C. Nes¬
senthaler, E. Hirsch, C. Kubrecht, F,
Goetz, N. Becker, J. Em.mel, J. Kis¬
sane, Alexander H. Miller, How¬
ard Sub-District School, Laurel Land
Company, S. B. Chester, C. Holtman, T,
Lees, .1. Schneider, C. May, F. McMaster,
S. Evans, J. Boehm, Realty Security
Company and Eliza J. Woolslayer, the
owners thereof or whomsoever may be
the owners thereof, for the appoint¬
ment of such viewers arAd the ascer¬
tainment of such damages thereof as
the owners may be entitled to, in ac¬
cordance with law.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912,
Approved March 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 1.
No. 90
A n 0U1>1 nance—A ccepting the ded¬
ication of certain property for
public use for highway purposes to be
known as Ferree street, from Murray
avenue to a point 531.04 feet easterly
therefrom, In the Fourteenth ward of
the City of Pittsburgh and appropriat¬
ing and opening the same for public
use for highway purposes.
Whereas, The Fidelity Title & Trust
Company, a corporation of Pennsylva¬
nia, administrator d. b. n. c. t. a. of the
estate of Elizabeth Ferree McCombs,
deceased, being the owners of all the
property hereinafter described as be¬
ing (appropriated and opened for pub¬
lic use for highway pur])oses, have)
executed and delivered to the City of
Pittsburgh their certain written in¬
denture beanos' date, the Twenty-fifth
day of January A. D. 1912, now on file
in the office of City Clerk; and.
Whereas, The said owners by said
written indenture have dedicated the
property hereinafter described for pub¬
lic use for hiiUiway purposes, and have
authorized aud directed the City of
Pittsburgh to take, enter upon and ap¬
propriate the same for said purposes,
and have forever released and dis¬
charged the City of Pittsburgh from
any and all claims for damages which
they, or either of them, may, or might
have, by reason of the appropriation
and opening of the same for said pur¬
poses, and have petitioned the City of
Pittsburgh to pass an ordinance for
the opening of the same, and have
further waived the right to ask for
the appointment of viewers or to in¬
stitute any suit for or by reason of the
appropriation and opening of the same
for said purposes; therefore,
Section 1, Jio. it ordained and enacted
by ike City of nttfiburffh^ in Connvii
assembled, mid it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tliat
the dedication by said owners of Per-
ree street, from Murray avenue to a
point 531.04 feet easterly therefrom, In
the Fourteenth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, for public use for highway
purposes, be and the same is hereby
accepted and the said property Is here¬
by appropriated for and opened to pub¬
lic use as a public highway as herein¬
after described.
Beginning at a point on the easterly
building line of Murray avenue at the
distance of 2i6 feet southwardly from
the southerly building line of North¬
umberland street; thence deflecting to
the left 89° 56' 3" and extending in an
easterly direction parallel to and at
the perpendicular distance of 216 feet
southerly from the southerly building
line of Northumberland street for the
distance of 531.04 feet to the line of
property of the Pennsylvania Real Es¬
tate Improvement Company; thence de¬
flecting to the right 90° 00" and in a
southerly direction along the line of
p^roperty of the said Pennsylvania Real
Estate Improvement Company for a
distance of 50 feet to a point; thence
deflecting to the right 90° 00' and ex¬
tending in a westerly direction for the
distance of 531.00 feet to the said east¬
erly building line of Murray avenue;
thence deflecting to the right 89° 56'
30" and extending along the said east¬
erly building line of Murray avenue
for a distance of 50 feet to the place of
beginning, as shown on a plan hereto
attached and made part hereof.
Section 2. The Department of Pub¬
lic Works is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to cause said Ferree street, from
Murray avenue to a point 531.04 feet
easterly therefrom, in the Fourteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, to be
opened In conformity with the provi¬
sions of Section 1 of this ordinance.
Section 3. That any ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby rejpealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 16, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 2.
No. 91
A n 0RD11V.\NCE —Authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works to adver¬
tise for proposals, and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for the sale and re¬
moval of certain buildings on the site
of the proposed North Side Reservoir;
and providing for the disposal of the
money received for the same.
Section 1. Be it ordtdned and enarfrrl
by the City of Jhttsboryh, in Oiutail
assembledj and it is hereby ordained itial
enacted by the authority of the That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and empowered
and directed to advertise for proposals,
and to award a contract or contracts
for the sale and removal of such build¬
ings as it shall be necessary to remove
from the site of the proposed North
Side Reservoir, situate in Shaler town¬
ship, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
and bounded by Friday street (or ave¬
nue), land of Newland brothers and
Elizabeth Hlmber, the Hartupee Plan
of Lots, and the Partition Plan of the
Schaffer Estate, containing thirty-five
(35) acres, more or less.
Section 2, All moneys secured from
the sale and removal of the above men¬
tioned buildings, shall be paid to the
City Treasurer, and credited to Appro¬
priation No. 107.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanie
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
af.lects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 3.
No. 92
A n OROINANCK —Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for underground conduit lateral con¬
struction work and furnishing the nec¬
essary cables and other material for
placing of police and fire alarm tele¬
graph and telephone wires under¬
ground along South Main street
from west Carson street westward-
ly; also along West Carson street
from Steuben street to the City
line for the Bureau of Electricity.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bif the City af Pii(<bur<fh, in Onincil
(I and it is hf rvhy ord<fined fnid
enacted by the fiuthoriiy of the suuie^ That
the Mayor, the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety and the Director
of the Department of Supplies shall be
and they are hereby authorized, em¬
powered and directed to advertise for
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proposals and let a contract or con¬
tracts for undert?round conduit latteral
('onstrucUon work and furnishing- the
necessary cables and other materials
for placing of police and fire alarm
telegraph and telephone wires under¬
ground along South Main street from
West Carson street westwardly; also
along West Carson street from Steuben
street to tlie City line for the Bureau
of l!]lectricity, for the sum of $lZ,y00.00
or so much thereof as may be neces¬
sary, and enter into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for the same, in accordance
with an Act of Assembly entitled “An
Act for the Government of Cities of
the Second Class” approved the 7th
day of March, A. D., 1901, and the var¬
ious supplements and amendments
thereto, and the ordinances of City
Council in such cases made and pro¬
vided, and charge the same to the Con¬
tingent Fund^ Appropriation No. 42.
Section 2. That any Oidinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 4.
No. 93
A n ORDINANCK—providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for underground conduit lateral con¬
struction work and furnishing the nec¬
essary cables and other materials for
placing of police and fire alarm tele¬
graph and telephone wires underground
along Carson street between Smith-
field street and South Twenty-fourth
street for the Bureau of Electricity.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
h}j the City o/ Pittaimryh^ in Cou7icil
anxembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sanxe^ That
the Mayor, the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety and the Director
of the Department of Supplies shall be
and they are hereby authorized, em¬
powered and directed to advertise for
proposals and let a contract or con¬
tracts for underground conduit lateral
construction work and furnishing the
necessary cables and other materials
for placing of police and fire alarm
telegraph and telephone wires under¬
ground along Carson street between
Smithfield street and South Twenty-
fourth street for the Bureau of Elec¬
tricity, for the sum of $11,600,00 or so
much thereof as may be necessary', and
enter Into a contract or contracts with
the successful bidder or bidders for
the same, in accordance with an Act
of Assembly entitled, “An Act for the
Government of Cities of the Second
Class” approved the 7th day of March,
A. D., 1901, and the various supple¬
ments and amendments thereto, and
the ordinances of City Council In such
cases made and provided and charge
the same to Contingent Fund, Appro¬
priation No. 42.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance and the san*e
is hereby repealed, so /a.'* as the same
aftccts this Ordinance.
Passed March. 12, 1912.
Approved March 15, 11'12.
Ordinance Book 24, 5.
No. 94
A ^ ORDINANCE—P^'widing for the
letting of contract.^ for furnish¬
ing six (6) auto-propeJied combination
chemical and hose wagons and one (1)
auto-propelled tractor tor the uses and
purposes of the Bureau of Fire.
8e<5t[on 1. Be it ordained and cnneied
by the^ City of Piiisbvrffh, in Council
oxseinbl^d^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of suplies shall be and they
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals and
let contracts for furnishing six (6) auto-
propelled combination chemical and
hose wagons and one (1) auto-propel¬
led tractor for the ufies and purposes
of the Bureau of Fire for the sum of
$37,000.00 or so much thereof as may
be necessary and enter into contracts
with the successful bidders for the
same in accordance wPh an Act of As¬
sembly entitled “An Act for the Gov¬
ernment of cities of the. Second Class”
approved the 7th day of March, A. U.,
1901, and the various .supplements and
amendments thereto and the ordinances
of City Council in sucli cases made and
provided, and charge the .same to Item
No.Appropriation No. 220,
Department of Supplies.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912,
Approved March 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 5.
No. 95
A n ordinance—P roviding for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for furnishing five (5) or more auto-
propelled patrol wagons and two (2)
automobiles for the uses and purposes
of the Bureau of Police.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piltsburyhy in Conned
assembled^ ((ytd it is hn’eby ordained ar t
Ciuu.led by the authority of the sayne, Tli. t
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Supplies shall be and they
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals and
let a contract or contracts for furnish¬
ing five (5) or more auto-propelled pa¬
trol wagons and two (2) automobiles
for the uses and purposes of the Bu¬
reau of Police, for the sum of $24,000.
or so much thereof as may be neces¬
sary and enter Into a contract or con-
8 !)
tracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for the same in accordance with
an Act of Assembly entitled, “An Act
for the Government of Cities of the
Second Class” approved the 7th day of
March, A. D„ IftOl, and the various sup¬
plements and amendments thereto, and
the ordinances of City Council in suph
cases made and provided and charge
the same to Item No. .. Appro¬
priation No. 220, Department of Sup¬
plies.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordtnance.
Passed March 12, 1912*
Approved March 15, 1912.
Ordinance BooJt 24, page 6.
No. 96
A n ordinance—E stablishing and
re-establishing the grade of Grace
street, from Mason street to Adderly
street.
Section 1. Bi- it ordained and enacted
b.V the City of Pitlsburt/hi in Vomicil
OMemhled^ and it in fteret>y ordained and
enacted by the autliority o/ the aayne, Tliat
the grade of the east curb line of Grace
street, from Mason street to Adderly
street shall he and is hereby estab¬
lished and re-established as follows, to-
wlt:
Beginning on the south curb line of
Mason street at the elevation of 320.75
feet; thence faillug at the rate of 0.75
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
123^09 feet to the north curb line of
Adderly street to the elevation of 317-
.61 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far a« the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 15. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 7.
No. 97
A n ordinance—D edicating certain
land of the City of Pitts- '
burgh, in Shaler township, Allegheny j
County. Pennsylvania, for a street; and
directing the Mayor to execute and re¬
cord a deed declaring said dedication.
Whereas, The City of Pittsburgh is
the owner of certain land in Shaler !
Township, Allegheny County, Pennsyl- I
vania, formerly the property of Fred j
Sallack and Andrew Gross; and !
Whereas, Said premises, formerly of |
said Sallack and Gross adjoin Pur¬
part No. 4 in the Plan of Shaffer Place, '
recorded in the Recorder’s Office of
said Allegheny County, in Plan Book, ;
Vol. 16, pages 100 and 101, which pur- >
part is a strip one (1) foot wide, ad¬
joining a street twenty-four (24) feet j
wide, in said plan of Shaffer Place; and
Whereas, It was provided In a cer¬
tain partition deed between Mary
Shaffer and others, dated .lune 10, 1897.
and recorded in the Recorder’s Office of
said Allegheny County, in Deed Book
Vol, 974, page 52, “That if the said
Andrew Gross and wife, and the said
Sallack, their respective heirs or as¬
signs, shall at any time hereafter, dedi¬
cate by recorded deed, a strip of their
respective lands, 15 feet wide, along
and adjacent to the said l>urpart No. 4,
its entire length, for widening said 24
foot street, then the said strip of
ground one foot wide, being Purpart
No. 4 in said Plan, shall at once be¬
come, at the time of dedication, a part
of said forty foot street. Now therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and e7iaeted
by the City of Pitlfiburyh, in Council
assembled, and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
the City of Pittsburgh does here¬
by dedicate a strip of land 15
feet wide, along and adjacent to
Purpart No. 4 in the Plan of Shaffer
Place, recorded in the Recorder’s Office
of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in
Plan Book, Vol. 16, pages lOO and 101,
running along the entire length of said
Purpart No. 4, for the purpose of wid¬
ening the twenty-four foot street in
Plan of Shaffer Place, adjoining said
Purpart No. 4, pursuant to the provi¬
sions of a certain Partition Deed be¬
tween Mary Shaffer and others, dated
June 10th, 1897, and recorded in the
Recorder’s Office aforesaid, in Deed
Book, Vol. 974, page 52, so that the
land hereby dedicated, the said strip
one foot wide, and the said twenty-four
foot street shall become a forty-foot
street, as is provided in said partition
deed.
Section 2. That the Mayor be, and he
is hereby directed to execute and re¬
cord a deed, declaring said dedication.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 7.
No. 98
A n ORDINANCI^:—Approving and ac¬
cepting the “City View Plan of
Lots,” In the Twentieth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, laid out by C. E.
Loeffler, and approving and accepting
the streets shown therein.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittuburyh^ in Omncil
afti^e7nbl€df and it i.s hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame^ Tlmt
the “City View Plan of Lots,” situate
in the Twentieth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, laid out by C. E. Loeffler,
July 1911, be and the same is hereby
approved and accepted and the follow¬
ing streets as located and dedicated in
the said plan are hereby approved and
accepted.
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Behrens street (easterly 25 feet as
shown in the plan of lots), from the
northerly line of the plan of lots to
the southerly line of the plan of lots.
Hethlon street, from the northerly
line of the plan of lots to the southerly
line of the plan of lots, at a width of
40 feet.
Wittman street, from Hethlon street
to the easterly line of the plan of lots,
at a width of 40 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflictingr with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the saine
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 18. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 8.
No. 99
A n ordinance—R epealing an or¬
dinance approved May 3rd, 1901,
entitled, “An Ordinance relocating Al-
lequippa street, from Centre avenue
to Grant boulevard."
8e<*tk)n 1. Jie it ordained oner enacted
6.V Uke City of Pittaburphy in Council
a.t.sembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tiiat
that certain ordinance approved May
3rd, 1901, entitled, “An Ordinance re¬
locating Allequippa street, from Centre
avenue to Grant boulevard,” be and
the same Is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
i» hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 18, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 9.
No. 100
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise improving of
streets and branches laid out in the
grounds of the University of Pitts¬
burgh, from Allequippa street east-
wardly, from Centre avenue south¬
wardly and from Berthoud street east-
wardly to connect with present im¬
proved street in grounds of the Uni¬
versity of Pittsburgh, and authorizing
and directing the letting of a contract
or contracts therefor, and providing
for the payment thereof.
Section 1. Pe it ordained mid enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Onincil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authat'ily of the sayne, Tiiat
streets and branches laid out in the
grounds of the University of Pitts¬
burgh, from Allequippa street east-
wardly, from Centre avenue south¬
wardly and from Berthoud street east-
wardly to connect with the present
improved street in grounds of the Uni¬
versity of Pittsburgh, be graded, paved,,
curbed and otherwise improved.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Departm^^nt of Public
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise for proposals and
to award a contract or contracts to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders
for grading, paving, curbing and other¬
wise improving said streets and bran¬
ches between said points, for a sum
not to exceed Fifty thousand ($50,000-
.00) dollars, and to enter into a con¬
tract or contracts with the successful
bidder or bidders for the performance
of the work in accordance with the
laws and ordinances governing the said
City.
Section 3. For the cost thereof the
i sum of Fifty thousand ($o0i,000.00) dol¬
lars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be and Is hereby set
apart and appropriated from Appro¬
priation No. 207, Improvement of
Streets in Oakland District, Fourth
ward, adjacent to University of Pitts¬
burgh, and the Mayor is hereby author¬
ized and directed to issue and the Con¬
troller to countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conlliciing with the
provisions of this Ordinaiic*e, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (5rdinaiicc. with special
reference to Ordinance No. 174 Approved Aug¬
ust 21st 1911
Passed March 19. 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 9.
No. lOi
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and di¬
recting the grading, regrading,
paving, repaving and otherwise im¬
proving to the re-established grades of
Second avenue, from Ross street to a
point 1,600 feet eastwardiy therefrom,
and Try way, from Second avenue to
Greenough street, and the grading of
the streets and alley affected by the
improvement of the same, to wit: Gas¬
oline street, from Second avenue to
Greenough street; Iron alley, from Sec¬
ond avenue to Greenough street; Brew¬
ery street, from Second avenue to Black
alley, and providing for the payment of
the cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiitsbuTfjh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
Second avenue, from Ross street to a
]>oint 1,600 feet eastwardiy therefrom,
and Try way, from Second avenue to
Greenough street, be graded, regraded,
paved, repaved and otherwise improved
to the re-established grades of said
Second avenue and Try way. and that
the streets and alleys affected by the
improvement of the same be graded,
to wit:
Gasoline street, from Second avenue
to Greenough street: Iron alley, from
Second avenue to Greenough street
Brewery street, from Second avenue to
Black alley.
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Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise,, in accordance ^vith
the Acts of Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, and the ordi¬
nances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
.Tie, lor proposals for the grading-,
regrading, paving, repaving and other¬
wise improving to the re-established
grades of the said Second avenue and
Try way, between said points, and the
grading of the said streets and alley,
between said points, affected by the
improvement of same; the contract or
contracts therefor to be let in the man¬
ner directed by the said Acts of As¬
sembly and ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices not to
exceed the total sum of one hundred
thousand ($100,000.00) dollars, which is
the estimate of the whole cost as fur¬
nished by the Department of Public
Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be paid out
of Appropriation No. 118, Street Im¬
provement Bond Funds, Series “A."
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san-e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed Maroli 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 10.
No. 102 .
A n ORDINANCl^:—Authorizing and di¬
recting the Mayor and the Direct¬
or of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for the construction
of a relief sewer on Darlington Road,
from the present sewer at a point
about seven hundred (700) feet east of
Murray avenue to present sewer on
Murray avenue, and providing for the
payment of the costs thereof.
Section 1. He it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittaburyhj in Council
axsembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
construction of a relief sewer on Dar¬
lington Road, from the i^resent sewer
at a point about seven hundred (700)
feet east of Murray avenue to present
sewer on Murray avenue, and to enter
irto a contract or contracts with the
.successful bidder or bidders for the
performance of the work in accordance
with the laws and ordinances govern-
Irg the said city.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof the sum of two thou¬
sand four hundred dollars ($2,400.00),
or 80 much thereof as may be neces¬
sary, shall he and is hereby set apart
and appropriated from Appropriation
No, 37, E. 10, Sewer Construction, and
the Mayor and Controller are respect
ively authorized and directed to issue
and countersign warrants in payment
of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 11.
No. 103
A n ORDIN.ANCK—Authorizing and di¬
recting the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on South
Main street, from the present sewers
at Mansfield avenue to the present
sewer on South Main street at a i)0lnt
about twenty-five (25) feet south of
Alexander street, and providing for the
payment of the costs thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enartrd
by the City of PitUbtiryh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
construction of a relief sewer on South
Main street, from the present sewers
at Mansfield avenue to the present
sewer on South Main street at a point
about twenty-five (25) feet south of
Alexander street, and to enter into a
contract or contracts with the success¬
ful bidder or bidders for the perform¬
ance of the work in accordance with
the laws and ordinances governing the
said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof the sum of five thou-
said dollars ($5,000.00), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and appropri¬
ated from Appropriation No. 37, TO 10.
Sewer Construction, and the Mayor and
Controller are respectively authorized
and directed to issue and countersign
warrants in payment of the costs of
said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 11.
No. 104
—Authorizing and di¬
recting the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a (runtract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Butler
street, from the present sewers at
Forty-sixth street to jtresent sewer on
Forty-eighth street, and providing for
he payment of the costs thereof,
S 0 (rtion 1. lie it orclaiiied and enacted
6.V t/te CU}/ of I*Utsbnri/ii, in
osfifnnhled^ and it t.v hereby ordained a7\d
enacted by ike aathorily of the «a?«e, Ttiat
tlie Mayor and the Director of the De-
paitment of I’ublic Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the ‘lowest
rosp<msi!)le l)idder or bidders for the
construction of a relief sewer on But¬
ler street, from the present sewers at
Forty-sixth street to present sewer on
Fory-eighth street, and to enter into
a contract or contracts with the suc¬
cessful bidder or bidders for the per¬
formance of the work in accordance
with the laws and ordinances govern¬
ing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of nine
thousand six hundred dollars ($9,600.00)
or so much thereof as may be neces¬
sary, shall be and is hereby set apart
and appropriated from Appropriation
No. 37, F 10, Sewer Construction, and
tile Mayor and the Controller are re-
sjiectively authorized and directed to
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912,
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 12.
No. 105
OIll)l\.AACM —IVoviding for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing i)rick and cement shel¬
ter-house, to include public comforts,
in 1 lei'ron 1 iill I*ark, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.
cK'ctlon A, Bo it ordained and enaelea
by ike Citif of in Council
a isomblcdy itnd it krret>y ordained and
enacted by the auUtoriiy of the same, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be
avd are hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to advedise for proposals,
and to award a contract or contracts,
to the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders. for con.structing Brick and Ce¬
ment Shelter-House, to include Public
Comforts, in Ilerron Hill Park; for a
sum not to exceed four thousand dol¬
lars ($4,000.00), and to c dcr Into a
contract or contracts, wll. the suc¬
cessful bidder or bidders the i)er-
formance of. the work, Ir,. accordance
with an Act of Assembly entitled “An
Act for the government of cities of the
second class,” ai)i>roved the seventh
day of March, A. D. 1901, ; i>d the dif¬
ferent supplements and : mendments
thereto, and the ordinance of Council,
in such cases made and p ovided.
Section 2. That the smn of four
thousand dollars ($4,00'!.00), or so
much thereof as may hi- necessary,
shall be and is hereby sot apart for
the payment of said work: said amount
to be paid out of Appro >riation No,
15,3.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of tills Ordinance be an(i the
same is iiereliy repealed, :-w) far as the
same affects this Ordinan*-.).
I’assed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 191'*
Ordinance Book 24, pOA'c 13,
No. 106
A TV ORDliVAlVCK —Provi-ling for the
letting of a contract or contract?
for con.structing Brick a.nd Cement
Shelter-house, to include Public Com¬
forts, at Zoo Grove in Highland Park,
for the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Biitxburglt^ in Council
axxembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by ike authority of the jrame, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be
and are hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to advertise for proposals,
and to award a contract or contracts,
to the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders, for constructing Brick and Ce¬
ment Shelter-House, to include Public
Comforts, at Zoo Grove, in Highland
Park; for a sum not to exceed ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), and to enter
into a contract or contracts, with the
successful bidder or bidders' for the
performance of the work, in accord¬
ance with an Act of Assembly entifled
“An Act for the government of cities
of the second class,” approved the sev¬
enth day of March. A. I>. 1901, and
the different supiilements aT>d amend¬
ments thereto, and the ordinances of
Coimcil, in such cases made and pro¬
vided.
S(^ction 2. That the sum of ten
thousand dollars (10,000), or so much
thereof a.s may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart for the pay¬
ment of said work; said amount to be
paid out of Apj)roi)riation No. 153.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
aHects this Ordinance,
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912 .
Ordinance Book 24, i)age 13.
81
No. 107
A !V ORI)INANCfr3—Providing for the
jetting of a contract or contracts
for constructing Brick and Cement
Shelter-House, to include Public Com¬
forts at Lake Carnegie, Highland Park,
for the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.
SiKttlou 1. JJe it ordained and enacted
by the City of I^itteburyhy in Council
HJfnembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals, and
to award a contract or contracts, to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for constructing Brick and Ce¬
ment Boat and Shelter-House, to in¬
clude Public Comforts, at Lake Car¬
negie, Highland Park, for a sum not
to exceed fourteen thousand dollars
($14,000.00), and to enter into a con¬
tract or contracts with the successful
bidder or bidders for the performance
of the work, in accordance with an
Act of Assembly, entitled “An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class,” approved the seventh day of
March, A. D. 1901, and the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council in such
cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of fourteen
thousand dollars ($14,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and Is hereby set apart for the pay¬
ment of said work; said amount to be
paid out of Appropriation No, 153.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
aflects this Ordinance.
Passed March J9, 1912,
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 14.
No. 108
A \ OIIIJINANCE—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing one Brick and Con¬
crete Public Comfort Station, Schenley
Park, for the Bureau of Parks, City of
Pittsburgh, and providing for the pay¬
ment of the cost thereof.
Section 1. Se it ordained and enacted
by the City of fHtfsburffh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
rnaeted by the authority of the #ame, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be
and are hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to advertise for proposals,
and to award a contract or contracts,
to the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders, for constructing one Brick and
Concrete Public Comfort Station in
Schenley Park; for a sum not to ex¬
ceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00);
and to enter into a contract or con¬
tracts, with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the
work, In accordance with an Act of
Assembly entitled “An Act for the
government of cities of the second
class,” approved the seventh day of
March, A. D. 1901, and the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council, In Hindi
cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one thou¬
sand dollars ($1,000.00), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart for the pay¬
ment of said work; said amount to be
paid out of Appropriation No. 153.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 15.
No. 109
A IV ORUINANCK —T’roviding for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing Brick and Con¬
crete Combination Shelter-1 louse, Band
Stand, and Public Comforts, In Arsenal
Park, for the Bureau of Parks, City
of Pittsburgh, and providing for the
payment of the cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh, in Onincil
assembled, and it hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works, shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for projiosals, and
to award a contract or contracts, to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders. for constructing Brick and Con¬
crete Shelter-House, Band-Stand and
Public Comforts, in Arsenal Park, for
a sum not to exceed eight thousand
dollars ($8,000.00): and to enter Into
a contract or contracts with the suc¬
cessful bidder or bidders for the per¬
formance of the work, in accordance
with an Act of Assembly entitled “An
Act for the government of cities of the
second class,” approved the .seventh
day of March, A. 1). 1901, and the dif¬
ferent supplements and amendments
thereto, and the ordinances of Council,
in such cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of eight
thousand dollars ($8,000.00), or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be and is hereby set apart for
the payment of said work; said amount
to be paid out of Appropriation No.
153.
Section 3. That any (Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912,
Approved March 22, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 16.
85
No. 110
A JV (tKOIN'ANCK —Providing tor the
letting of a contract of contracts
tor constructing Brick and Cement
Shelter-House, to include Public Com¬
forts, in Olympia Park, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro-
\iding tor the payment of the cost
thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitlaburyhy in Council
axfiembledf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tliat
the Mayor and the Director of the i>e-
partment of Public Works, shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals, an<l
to award a contract or contracts, to
tlie lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders. tor constructing Brick and Ce¬
ment Shelter-House, to include Public
Comforts, in Olympia Park; for a sum
rot to exceed ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00); and to enter into a con¬
tract or contracts, with the successful
i)idder or bidders, for the performance
of the work in accordance with an Act
entitled “An Act for the government
of cities of the second class,” approved
trie seventh day of March, A. D. 1901,
and the different supplements and
ame’^dme^ ts thereto, and the ordi¬
nances of Council, in such cases made
and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of ten thou¬
sand dollars ($10,000.00), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart for the pay¬
ment of said work, and said amount
to be paid out of Appropriation No.
153.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance,
l^assed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 16.
No. Ill
A n ORHINANCK—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing Brick and Ceinont, Hont and
Shelter-House, to include Public Com¬
forts at Lake Elizabeth, in West Park,
North Side, for the Bureau of Parks,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
payment of the cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Bitt-sburyh, in Council
Hsseinbisd^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the saniCy That
tne .via:yor and the Director of the He-
I)r.rtmer)t of Public Works, shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals and
to award a contract or contracts, to
the loivest bidder or bidders, for con¬
structing Brick and Cement Boat and
ShelterrFloiise, to include Public Com¬
forts, rt Lake Elizabeth, West Park,
North Side; for a sum not to exceed
Twelve thousand dollars .$12,000.00;
and to enter into a contrai-t or con¬
tracts, with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the
work, in accordance with \n Act of
Assembly entitled “An Act f* r the gov¬
ernment of cities of the se<’ond class,”
approved the seventh day of March, A.
D. 1901, and the different supplements
and amendments thereto, and the ordi¬
nances of Council in such .’ases made
and i)rovided.
Section 2. That the sun; of twelve
thousand dollars ($12,000.00), or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be and is hereby se( apart for
the r)ayment of said work; .siid amount
to be paid out of Approi>rlation No,
152.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 17.
No. 112
A n ORDINANCE—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing brick and cement
Shelter-House, to Include Public Com¬
forts, in Central Park, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgn and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyhy in Count. I
axsembledy ojtd it is hereby ordained ofid
enacted by the authority of the samCy T!. t
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, s.’iall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals, and
to award a contract or contracts, to
the loudest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders, for constructing brick and ce¬
ment Shelter-House, to include Public
Comforts, in Central Park; for a sum
not to exceed four thousand five hun¬
dred ($4,500,00) dollars; and to enter
into a contract or contracts, with the
successful bidder, or bidders for the
performance of the work, In accordance
with an Act of Assembly, entitled, “An
Act for the government of cities of
the second class.” approved the seventh
day of March. A. D., 1901, and the dif¬
ferent supplements and amendments
thereto, and the ordinances of Council,
in such cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of four
thousand five hundred ($4,500,00) dol¬
lars; or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be and Is hereby set
apart for the payment of said work;
said amount to be paid out of Appro¬
priation No. 153.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Apr)roved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 17.
80
No 113
A n ordinance—P roviding for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for conatru; ting brick and concrete
combination Shelter-House, Band-
Stand. and Public-Comforts, in West
Knd Park, West End, for the Bureau
of Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
thereof.
Section .1, He. it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
tmembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be and
are hereby authorized empow’ered and
and directed to advertise for pro¬
posals , and to award a contract
or contracts, to the lowest re¬
sponsible bidder or bidders, for con¬
structing brick and concrete combina¬
tion Shelter-House, Band-Stand, and
Public Comforts, in West End Park,
AVest End, for a sum not to exceed six
thousand ($6,000.00) dollars; and to
enter into a contract or contracts,
with the successful bidder or bidders
for the performance of the work, in ac¬
cordance with an Act of Assembly en¬
titled, "An Act for the government of
cities of the second class," approved
the seventh day of March, A. D., 1901,
and the different supplements and
amendments thereto, and the ordi¬
nances of Council, in such cases made
and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of six thou¬
sand ($6,000> dollars, or so much there¬
of as may be necessary, shall be and
Is hereby set apart for the payment of
said work; said amount to be paid out
of Appropriation No. 153.
Section 3 That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 18.
No. 114
A \ ORDINANCE—Providing for the
^ letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing two brick and cement
Shelter-Houses, to include Public Com¬
forts, in Riverview Park, North Side,
for the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, tn Council
(txsembled, and it is hereby o, dained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals, and
to award a contract or contracts, to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders,
for constructing two brick and cement
Shelter-Houses, to include Public com¬
forts, In Riverview Park, North
Side; for a sum not to exceed sixteen
thousand ($16,000.00) dollars; and to
enter into a contract or contracts, with
the successful bidder or bidders for the
performance of the work, in accord¬
ance with an Act of Assembly, entitled,
"An Act for the government of cities
of the second class," approved the sev¬
enth day of March, A. 1).. 1901, and the
different supplements and amendments
thereto, and the ordinances of Council,
in such cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of sixteen
thousand ($16,000.00) dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be and is hereby set ajmrt for the
payment of said work; said amount to
be paid out of Appropriation No. 153.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
?ame Is *iereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912,
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 19.
No. 115
A n <>RDINANCE— Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for drilling and equipping Artesian
wells, in the Bureau of Parks, City of
Pittsburgh, and providing for the pay¬
ment of the cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
atsemhled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of I’he same, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De-
partment,of Public AVorks, shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals, and
to award a contract or contracts, to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders,
for drilling and equipping Artesian
wells, in the Bureau of Parks; for a
sum not to exceed two thousand ($2,-
000.00) dollars; and to enter into a con¬
tract or contracts, with the successful
bidder or bidders for the performance
of the work, in accordance with an Act
of Assembly entitled, "An Act for the
government of cities of the second
class,” approved the seventh day of
March, A. D., 1901, and the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council In such
cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of two
thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart for the pay¬
ment of said work; said amount to be
paid out of Appropriation No. 153.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or pari
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 20.
I^
No. 116
A \ OHDlN.wrK—.Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the construction of the “Founda-
tioins aii(! Appurtenances for Aspinwall
I’unipiufi Station.”
Hoot ion 1. lie it nrdainrfl rntd pv/wtrd
h,u the Ciii/ of Pittsifuri/h, iti Council
{fHsr}i\l>l€(ly and it t.s honb^j onlidned
enacted by the aaihorily of the «a?ne, Tiiat
the Mayor and the Idrector of the lie-
par tment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be, and are hereby
authorised to advertise for i)roposals,
and award a contract or contracts, to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid-
de]‘.s for the construction of the “Foun-
dat ions and Appurtenances for Aspin¬
wall Pumping Station,” for a sum not
to exceed (me hundred ninety thousand
dollars {$ l!)0,000.00), in accordance
with the Act of AKsembly entitled “An
.■\ct for the government of cities of the
second class,” ai)proved the seventh
day of March, A. 1)., 1901, with the dif-
fererit supplements and amendments
thereto, and the ordinances of council
in such cases made and provided.
vSection 2. That the sum of one hun¬
dred ninety thousand dollars, ($190,-
000.00) or so much of the same as may
be necessary, shall be and is hereby
set apart and appropriated for the pay¬
ment or payments reejuired for the per¬
formance of the above mentioned work;
of which sum the amout of fifty thou¬
sand dollars ($50,000.00), shall be paid
out of Appropriation No. 107, and of
which sum the amount of one hundred
forty thousand dollars, ($140,000.00)
shall be paid out of Appropriation No.
140.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of C.)idinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 20.
No. 117
A \ —Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the 1 ti¬
red or of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of retaining wall on Wylie
avenue at McCIarren street, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof.
action i. Be it ordained and enactea
hn the City of Piitxtan'fih, in Council
isendded, and it in herein) ordained and
enaeied by the authority of the name^ That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for jjroposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
construction of a retaining wall on
W'ylie avenue at MeParren street, and
to enter into a contract or contracts
with the successful bidder or bidders
for the performance of the work in ac¬
cordance with the laws and ordinances
governing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum cf five thou¬
sand ($5,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart, and appro¬
priated from A))proprialiou No. 37, X8,
lletalning Walls and Sidewalks, and
the May or, and the Contrt/ller are re¬
spectively authorized and directed to
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi-
sion.s of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
al'ects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Ai»proved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 21.
No. 118
A n OHDIN.WCl?—^Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the i:)epartment of Public
Works to advertise for ai d to award
a contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of the floor system of the
South Tw^elfth Street Bringe, crossing
the P. V. and C. K. R., and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof.
Scctbui 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittHburyhy in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works .shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
resporsible bidder or bidders for the
reconstruction of the floor system of
the South Twelfth Street Bridge, cross¬
ing the P. V. & C. R. R., and to enter
into a contract or contracts with the
successful bidder or bidders for the
performance of the work in accordance
with the laws and ordinances govern¬
ing the said city.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of three
thousand seven hundred ($3,700.00) dol¬
lars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be and is hereby set
a})art and approi)riated from Appro¬
priation No. 47, E6, Bridge Repairs, and
the Mayor and the Controller are re¬
spectively authorized and directed to
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance-
Passed March 19, 1912.
Ap])roved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 22.
88
No. 119
A n 0RI>?]VANCI<1 —Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of tb' Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the renewal
of roadwaj' floor and repairs to side¬
walk j)lankiTjg on the Point Bridge over
the Monongahela river, and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof.
Sect’on 1. Be it ordained anw enacted
hit the Citft of PiitMburf/hy in Cktuncil
UMitemhleff, and it is hereby ordained and
enm'ted by the authority oj the That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
renewal of roadway floor and repairs
to sidewalk planking on the Point
Bridge over the Monongahela river, and
to enter into a contract or contracts
with the successful bidder or bidders
for the performance of the work in ac¬
cordance W'ith the laws and ordinances
governing the said city.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of seven
thousand ($7,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated from Appropriation No. 47, E6,
Bridge Repairs, and the Mayor and
Controller are respectively authorized
and directed to issue and countersign
warrants in payment of the costs of
said work.
Section 8. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912,
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 22.
No. 120
A n ORDINANCK—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for repaving
roadway of the Aiken Avenue Bridge
crossing the P. R. R., and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof.
Stxttion 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUtstiuryh^ in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the ^fa^nc, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for re¬
paving roiidw'iiy of the Aiken Avenue
Bridge, crossing the P. R. R., and to
enter into a contract or contracts with
the successful bidder or bidders for the
performance of the work in accordance
with the laws and ordinances govern¬
ing said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of eleven
thousand ($11,000.00) dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, shall
be and is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated from Appropriation No. 47. K6,
Bridge Repairs, and the Mayor and the
Controller are respectfully authorized
and directed to issue and countersign
warrnats in payment of the costs of
said work.
Section 8. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 23.
No. 121
AN ORDINANCK— Authorizing and
^ directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a retaining wall on Met¬
calf street near Strauss street, and
providing for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh, in Omncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
construction of a retaining wall on
Metcalf street, near Strauss street, and
to enter into a contract or contracts
with the successful bidder or bidders
for the performance of the work in ac¬
cordance with the laws and ordinances
governing the said city.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of seven
thousand ($7,000,00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and aj>pro-
priated from Appropriation No. 37, X8,
Retaining Walls and Sidewalks, and the
Mayor and the Controller are respec¬
tively authorized and directed to issue
and countersign warrants in payment
of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 23.
No. 122
A n oHOINANCF:—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
89
a contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of retaining- walls on Fifth
avenue ojMiosite Brenham street, anti
providing- for the i)ayment of the costs
thereof.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enm-t’d
bif the Citff itjf }*iU!<h\iruhy in Onnt< ,l
<(.'<:<emfdcdy and it iVt herebi/ ordnhfcd <tn<l
enacted bsj the authority 0 / the *a7«c, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of I’ublic Works shall be and
are- hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
reconstruction of retaining- walls on
Fifth avenue, opposite Brenham street,
and to enter into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the
work in accordance with the laws and
iU'dinances governing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of nine thou-
san<l ($JI,000,.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated from Appropriation No. 37, X8,
Uetaining Walls and Sidewalks, and
the Mayor and the Controller are re¬
spectively authorized and directed to
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any* Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Trussed March 19, 1912.
Ap])roved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, ])age 24.
No. 123
A n OKDINANCIO —Re-establishing
the grade of Nantasket street,
from Greenfield avenue to Neeb street.
Section 1. lie it ordninal and enacted
by the City 0 / Pittsburffhf in Vnuncil
af<scmttled, <tml it is hereby ordainetl and
enacted by (he untJan'ily of the same. That
the grade on the east curb line of Nan¬
tasket street, from Greenfield avenue to
Neeb street, be and the same is hereby-
re-established as follow's, to-wit:
Beginning on the north curb line of
Greenfield avenue at the elevation of
270.15 feet (curb as set); thence falling
at the rate of 5.13 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 67.04 feet to a point of
curve to the elevation of 2(i6.70 feet;
thence hy a concave parabolic curve
for the distance of 100 feet to a point
of tangent to an elevation of 265.19
feet; thence rising at the rate of 2.09
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
91,96 feet to the south curb line of Al¬
ger street to the elevation of 26 7,10
feet: thence level for the distance of
22 feet to the north curb line of Alger
stieet to the elevation of 267.10 feet:
thence rising at the rate of 5 feet per
100 feet for the distance of 9 feet to
the north buiUling line of Alger street
to the elevation of 267.55 feet: thence
lisirg at the rate of 15 feet per 100
feet for the distance of 300 feet to the
sounth building line of Neeb street to
the elevation of 312.55 feet; thence ris¬
ing at the rate of 5 -feet pt;r 100 feel
for the distance of 9 feet to the .south
curb line of Neeb street to the eleva¬
tion of 313 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or pari
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Ar)proved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 25.
No. 124
A n OliOINANCK —Establishing and
re-establishing the grade of Mary
street, from South Twentieth street to
South 'Pwenty-third street.
fuM t’on 1. 7>V it ordained and enacted
h f til ’ City of J*a(.'i(/ifruhy in t 'ou a ii
(ttserntded, and it is hereby ordained (ani
enacted by the authority of the sarnCf Tfuit
the grade on the north curb line of
Mary street, from South Twentieth
street to South Tw’enty-third street, be
and the same is hereby established and
re-established as follow's, to-wit:
Beginning on the east curb line of
South Twentieth street, a.s now set at
the elevation of 72.22 feet: thence by a
convex parabolic curve for the distance
of 80 feet to the P. T. at the elevation
[ of 75.05 feet; thence rising at the rate
I of 1.44 feet per 100 feet for the distance
! of 206 feet to the P. C. of a conve.x
parabolic curve at the elevation of 78.02
feet; thence by the said curve for the
distance of 50 feet to the P. T, on the
west curb line of South Twenty-first
street, as now set, at the elevation of
77.55 feet; thence falling across the
said South Twenty-first street for the
distance of 56 feet to the east curb
curb line of South Twenty-first street,
as now set, at the elevation of 77.25
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for the distance of 60 feet to the
P. T. at the elevation of 77/44 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 1,66 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 268.00
feet to the P. C. of a convex parabolic
curve at the elevation of 72.99 feet;
thence by the said curve for the dis¬
tance of 80 feet to the P. T. on the west
curb line of South Twenty-Second
street, as now set, at the elevation of
69.46 feet: thence rising across South
Twentv-second street for the distance
of 36 feet to the east curb line, as
now set, at the elevation of 70.22 feet:
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
i the distance of 62.00 feet to the P. C. C.
at the elevation of 72.60 feet; thence
! by a convex parabolic curve for the
I distance of 40.00 feet to the P. T. at
I the elevation of 72.60 feet; thence fall-
i ing at the rate of 1 foot per 100 feet
j for the distance of 246.00 feet to the
P. C. of a convex parabolic curve at
the elevation of 70.14 feet; thence by
j the said curve for the distance of 60.00
j feet to the P. T. on the west curb line
I of South Twenty-third street, as now
set, at the elevation of 68,27 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance coafllctlng with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby xenesiled, iso far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 25,
No. 125
A \ ORIHNANCK —Ue-establishlnK
the grade of South Main street,
from Carson street west to a point
1223.69 feet westwardly therefrom.
flection 1. Se it ordained and enacted
fty the City of Pittsburyhj in Council
imemhled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enitcted by the authority of the eamey Tliat
the grade of the north curb line of
South Main street, from Carson street
west to a point 1223.69 feet westerly
therefrom, be and the same is hereby
re-established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the westerly curb line
of Carson street west at the elevation
of 34.36 feet; thence rising at the rate
of 0.75 feet per 100 feet for the distance
295.33 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 36.58 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for the distance
of 60.00 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 36.58 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 0.75 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 492.91 feet to a point
of curve to an elevation of 32.88 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for the distance of 40.00 feet to a point
of tangent to an elevation of 33.13
feet; thence rising at the rate of 2.00
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
129.69 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 35.72 feet; thence by a con¬
vex parabolic curve for the distance of
60.00 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 36.10 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 0.75 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 145.76 feet to a point
to an elevation of 35.00 feel.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the saii'.e
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 26.
No. 120
A K OUnilVAlVCFl—Authorizing the
proper city officers to receipt for
all moneys due to the City of Pitts¬
burgh out of the amounts bid by said
city for properties bid in for said city
at sheriff sale, and providing that the
city pay in to the sheriff the amount
of its bid less such sums, and releasing
the sheriff, and all other officers, from
liability to account for moneys so re¬
ceipted for,
Action 1. Be it ordained and enacted
6v the City of Pittxburfth, tn Council
(xxewhledy and it i.s hf^rcby ordained and
by the authority of the eame^ That
where any property is exposed to sher¬
iff sale, and is bid in for the city at
such sale, and the city Is entitled to
receive any costs advanced, or other
moneys whatsoever from the purchase
money bid therefor when paid, the
proper city officers are hereby author¬
ized to j>ay to the sheriff the amount
bid for such proi)erties less such costs
of other moneys included therein as
! belong to, and will be payable back to
the city, and the City Solicitor Is
hereby authorized and directed to re¬
lease the sheriff, and all other officers,
from any and all liability for the pay¬
ment to said city of any such costs
or other moneys as are payable to said
city from such i>urchase money, and to
give his receipt therefor. All moneys
receipted for under the provisions of
this ordinance shall indicate that the
same was paid to the city by said city
receiving credit to that extent on the
purchase money bid by it for said pro¬
perty. Upon such receipt being entered
the sheriff and any other officer hav¬
ing therewith to do. or being liable for
the payment thereof, shall be released
from any and all liability to account
to said city for such sums, so as afore¬
said, receipted for.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanie
Is herebv repealed, so far as the samt
aftccts this Ordinance.
l^assed March 12, 1912.
Approved March 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 27.
No. 127
A n OHIJINANCK —Authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the
City of rMttsburgh, for and in behalf
of the City, to enter into a contract
with the Borough of Ktna, granting the
said City the right to lay a drain from
its reservoir property in Shaler town¬
ship, Allegheny County, on Dick's Hun
road or Millvale and Ktna avenue from
the Borough line to a point approxi¬
mately 150 feet east of the Intersection
of the south building line of Sherman
avenue with the south building line of
Dick’s Run road.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitt.shurf/k^ in OnincU
ax/tembledf and it ik hereby ordained «f?d
^nacted by the authority of the eame^ That
the proi>er officers of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be, and the same are hereby
authorized and directed in the name of
and in behalf of the City of Pittsburgh
to enter into a contract with the Bor¬
ough of Ktna In the following form,
to-wit;
ARTICLES OF AGHKKMKNT.
Made and concluded this.day
of . 1912, by and between
the Borough of Etna, a municipal cor¬
poration of the Crrunty of Allegheny
and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
hereinafter called the Borough, party
of the first part, and the City of Pitts¬
burgh, a municipal corporation of the
County of Allegheny, and Common-
tt'caltli of Pennsylvania. hereinafter
called the City, r)arty of the second
part.
Whereas, 1'he City of Pittsburg-h pro¬
poses to construct a drain for the dis-
r>osal of the surface water and drain¬
age from its proposed reservoir to be
located in Shaler Township, Allegheny'
County, Pennsylvania, and whereas
l)art of this drain will lie within the
public street known as Dick’s Run
road within the Borough of Etna and
the City desires permission from the
Borough authorities to utilize the said
road from the Borough line to a point
approximately 150 feet east of the in¬
tersection of the south building line of
Sherman avenue with the south build¬
ing line of Dick’s Run road.
Now This Agreement Wilnesseth,
That the i>arties hereto, for mutual
benefit accruing to each other, do
covenant, stipulate and agree to and
with each other as follows:
First. The Borough agrees that it
will permit the City to construct said
drain on the street above mentioned in
accordance with drawing hereto at¬
tached, subject to the following pro¬
visions:
The City shall secure all licenses or
permits reciuired in the prosecution of
this work from the Borough authori¬
ties. It shall not permit the Contrac¬
tor for this to keep more than one
day’.s supply of gasoline , kerosene,
powder, dynamite nitro-glycerine or
any other dangerous fluid or substance,
at or adjacent to jiublic streets or ways.
It shall provide watchmen, red flags,
and red lights between twilight and
sunrise and shall erect guards and
maintain fences and all other neces¬
sary protection about this work and
shall also take such other precautions
as will be necessary to protect life,
limb and property. It shall keep the
highway open for traffic at all time and
shall prosecute the work with due dil-
ligence. The City shall assume the de¬
fense of and save harmless the Bor¬
ough, its officers and agents from all
damages and cle’’^" for da’^'-^^es due
to the action of the City, its agents
or employes, during the prosecution of
said work, as well as after the comple¬
tion thereof.
.Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
af(!ects this Ordinance,
T’assed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 25, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 28.
No 128
A n OROIIMAIVCE— Fixing the number
and salaries of officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the Department
of Law.
Scx^tion 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitlHburyhy in Council
ayftemhled, and it t.v hereby ordained and
enavted by the authority of the aume^ Tiiat
from and after the ]>assage and approv¬
al of this ordinance, the liumber and
salaries of the officers and employes In
the office of the Department of Law
shall be and the same are fixed and es¬
tablished as follows, to-wit:
First Assistant City Solicitor, salary
of four thousand eight hundred ($4,-
800.00) dollars, per annum.
Two Assistant City Solicitors, salary
of four thousand five hundred ($4,-
500.00) dollars, per annum, each.
Three Assistant City Solicitors, salary
of thirty-five hundred ($3,500.00) dol¬
lars, per annum each.
Three Assistant City Solicitors sal¬
ary of twenty-five hundre<! ($2,500.00)
dollars, per annum, each.
One Municipal Improvement Clerk,
salary of twenty-five hundred ($2,-
500.00) dollars per annunr
One Detective, salary of two thou¬
sand ($2,000.00) dollars, per annum.
One Evidence Clerk, salary of
eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dollars,
per annum.
One Chief Clerk^ salary of twelve
hundred ($1,200.00) dollars, per annum.
One Stenographer, salary of one
thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, per an¬
num.
Three Stenographers, salc.ry of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars, per an¬
num.
One Messenger, salary of nine
hundred ($90().06) dollars p«^r annum.
One Telephone Operator, salary of
six hundred ($600.00) dollars per an¬
num.
One Lien Clerk, salary of- twenty-
five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars per an¬
num.
One Assistant Lien Clerk, salary of
twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars per
annum.
One Real Estate Clerk, salary of
twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars
per annum.
One Photographer, salary of twelve
hundred ($1,200.00) dollars i)er annum.
BUREAU OF PUBLIC IMPROVE¬
MENTS.
One Superintendent, salary of
twenty-four hundred ($2,400.00) dollars
per annum.
One Chief Clerk, salary of fifteen
hundred ($1,500.00) dollars per annum.
Two Draftsmen, salary of twelve
hundred ($1,200.00) dollars per annum,
each.
One General Clerk, salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum.
Two Clerks, salary of nine hundred
($900.00) dollars per annum, each.
Two Stenographers salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum,
each.
Three Messengers, salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum,
each.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanie
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afiects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 25, 1912.
Ordinance ilook 24, page 29.
No. 129
A n ORDTNANCK—Fixing the number
and .salaries of officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the Department
of Assessors.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of in Coiinci}
axHe.mbled, and it is hereby ordained and
enaeted by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the number
and salaries of the officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the Department
of Assessors shall be and the same are
fixed and e.stablished as follows, to-wit:
One Chief Assessor, salary of three
thousand three hundred ($3,300.00) dol¬
lars per annum.
Eight Assessors, salary of twenty-
seven hundred ($2,700.00) dollars per
annum, each.
One Chief Clerk, salary of two thou¬
sand ($2,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Assistant Chief Clerk, salary of
eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dollars
per annum.
Nine Clerks, salary of one hundred
($100.00) dollars, each per month.
Thirteen Clerks, salary of eighty-five
($85.00) dollars each, per month.
Pour Draftsmen, salary of one hund¬
red ($100.00) dollars each, per month.
One Messenger, salary of eighty-
five ($85.00) dollars per month.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
s hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 25, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 30.
No. 130
A n OHDINANCK—Fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of the officers
and employes in the Department of
Supplies.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Bittsburyh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance the number
and salaries of the officers and em¬
ployes of the Department of Supplies
shall be, and the same are fixed and es¬
tablished as follows, to-wit:
One Director, salary of five thousand
($5,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Chief Clerk, salary of two thou¬
sand ($2,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Auditor, salary of eighteen
hundred ($1,800.00) dollars per annum.
One Bookkeeper, salary of one
hundred ($100.00) dollars per month.
One Storekeeper,, salary of one
hundred ($100.00) dollars per month.
Three Clerks, salary of seventy-five
($75.00) dollars per monthea<;h.
Three Clerks, salary of forty ($40.00)
dollars per month, each.
Two Stenographers, salary of seven¬
ty-five ($75.00) dollars per month,
each.
One Messenger, salary of seventy-
five ($75.00) dollars per month.
One Chauffeur, salary of seventy-five
($75.00) dollars per month.
Two Inspectors, salary of one
hundred and twenty-five ($125.00) dol¬
lars per month, each.
One Warehouse man, salary of two
($2.00) dollars per day.
Two Laborers, salary of two ($2.00)
per day, each.
One General Clerk, salary of one
hundred and fifteen ($115,00) dollars
per month.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san»e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afi'ecta this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 25, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 30.
No. 131
A ordinance:—A uthorizing the
making of a contract for the rent¬
ing of an office in the House Building
to he used by City Wharfmaster, for a
period of one (1) year, from April 1st.
1912, to March 31st, 1913, at the yearly
rental of $450.00.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Bittsburyh, in Council
assembled, (rnd it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tluit
the Director of the Department of
Public Works is hereby authorized and
directed to enter into a contract or
lease for the renting of a room in the
House Building, to be used as an of¬
fice for the City Wharfmaster, for a
period of one (1) year, from the first
day of April, 1912, to the thirty-first
day of March, 1913, at the yearly rental
of four hundred and fifty ($450.00) dol¬
lars.
Section 2. That the said yearly
rental shall be payable from the Appro¬
priation No, 31.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 25, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 31.
93
No. 132
A n ORDIXAXCK—Appropriating- cer¬
tain real estate situate in Town¬
ship of Shaler, Allegheny County,
rennsylvania, belonging to Joseph
Cornelly or whomsoever may be the
owner or owners, for the construction
of piping and connections for a new
water reservoir for the North Side, and
authorizing condemnation proceedings.
oeclioii Ite it or<l<(ined and enaetea
hi! the CU>f of PiUnhoruh^ i/i Council
(t'iHern'dedy ttiKi it is ft -rcby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the. sanie^ That
the City of IMttsburgh deems it proper
and expedient to exercise the power of
eminent domain vested in said corpora¬
tion for the purpose of acquiring cer¬
tain real estate hereinafter described,
to be used for supply and distribution
of water.
Section 2. The City of Pittsburgh
does hereby elect and resolve to take,
use and appropriate, and it does hereby
take, use and appropriate for supply
and distribution of water purposes (the
damages thereof not having been
agreed upon between said City and
owners of said property) all that cer¬
tain land and real estate situate in
Shaler Township, Allegheny County,
I’ennsylvania. the title to which is in
Joseph Cornelly, who is said to be the
fee simple owner thereof, or whomso¬
ever may be the owner or owners
thereof the same being bounded and
described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
northern side of the City of Pitts¬
burgh’s twenty-four (24) foot right of
way and the dividing line between the
lands of John Himber and Joseph Cor¬
nelly; thence in a northerly direction
along said dividing line, a distance of
twenty-five (25) feet; thence in a
Westerly direction through land of
which this is a part, a distance of
seventy (70) feet; thence in a south¬
erly direction on a line parallel to the
dividing line between the lands of John
Himber and Joseph Cornelly, a dis¬
tance of twenty-five (25) feet tothe north
ern side of the said City of Pittsburgh’s
right of way; thence in an easterly
direction along the northern side of
the said City of Pittsburgh’s right of
way to the place of beginning.
Section 3. The Director of the De¬
partment of I’ublic Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized to
proceed in the name and on behalf of
the said City to carry out the puri)o.ses
of this appropriation and to institute
condemnation proceedings in the
I)roper Court or Courts of the County
of Mieghpov. StPte of Pe-^nsylvania,
against Joseph Cornelly, the owner
L.ie^eoi, oi .».iomsoe\ei may be the
owner or owners thereof, for the ap-
]>oi’'tment of viewers and the ascer¬
tainment of such damages thereof as
the owner may be entitled to, in ac¬
cordance with the law.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Oidinance conllicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san-e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 25, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 32.
No. 133
A n OROI N a NCK—Transferring the
sum of $3,259.90 from Appropria¬
tion No. 220, Department (jf Suppiies,
to Approiiriation No. 36, Bureau of
Parks, Item Monument to Mrs. Schen-
ley.
Whereas, The appropri.ttion ordin¬
ance for the fiscal year 19 11 set aside
in an item of Appropriation No. 36, Bu¬
reau of l*arks, the sum jf $10,000.00
for a monument to Mrs. Schenley; and
Whereas, There does n*:t remain in
Appropriation No. 36 an unexpended
balance of this amount, th^ refore,
Section 1. Be it ordaine^f and enacted
by the at}) of PUtHlmruh. in Coumi^
I a<!teml}led, and it is hereby ordained
enacted by the authority of the. xame^ That
the City Controller be and .'le is hereby
• authorized and directed to transfer the
sum of $3,259.90 from Appr-.»priation No.
220, Department of Supplies, to Appro-
I priation No, 36, Bureau of Parks, Item
! Monument to Mrs. Schenley.
Section 2. That any Oidinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro-
I vi^ion'< of this Ordinance, be and the same
! i-i hereby repealed, so far as the same
aft'oets thl^ Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 25, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page ^3.
; No. 134
i A N ORDINANCK—.Transferring the
! ^ sum of $1,257.11 from Appropria-
1 tion No. 11. Industrial AVorkshop for
the Blind, to Appropriation No. 220,
I Department of Supplies.
I AA'hereas, The transfer' made to
Approi>rialion No. 220 from Approprla-
I tion No. 11 Industrial AA’orkshop for
I the Blind, was not sufficient to pay
I for the supplies purchased for their
account, therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
I by the Cit.t/ of Pittsburyh^ in Council
I axsetnbledy and it is hereby ordained and
\ enacted by the authority of the same. That
I the City Controller be authorized and
I directed to transfer the .sum of $1,-
I 257.11 from Appropriation No. 11, In-
I dustrial Workshop for the Blind, to Ap-
I)ropriation No. 220, Department of
i Supplies.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Oidinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 19, 1912.
Approved March 25, 1912
i Ordinance Book 24, page 33.
No. 135
A X ORDINANCE—Fixing the number
and salaries of the officers and
employes in the Carnegie Free Library
of Allegheny.
Sectton 1. Be it ordained and enacted
6 . 1 / the Oity of BitUburyhy in Council
aM»embled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority o/ the eamct That
on and after the passage and approval
of this ordinance, the number and sal¬
aries of the officers and employes of
the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny
shall be as follows:
One Librarian and custodian of build¬
ing, salary of three thousand ($ 3 ,-
000 . 00 ) dollars per annum.
Three Cataloguers, salary not to ex¬
ceed seventy ($70.00) dollars per month,
each.
Fifteen Assistants, salary not to ex¬
ceed seventy ($70.00) dollars per month,
each.
Three Sub-Assistants, salary of one
and fifty one hundredths ($1.50) dollars
per day, each.
Two Sunday Attendants, salary of
three ($3.00) dollars per day, each.
One Engineer, salary of eighty-five
($85.00) dollars per month.
One Organist, salary of seventy-five
($75.00) dollars per month.
Two Janitors, salary of two and fifty
one hundredths ($2.50) dollars per day,
each.
One Watchman, salary of two and
fifty one hundredth ($2.50) dollars per
day.
Five Scrub Women, salary of forty
($40.00) dollars per month, each.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912.
Pittsburgh, March 25th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the fore¬
going ordinance, duly engrossed and
certified, was delivered by me to the
Mayor for his approval or disapproval,
on March 14th, 1912, and that the
Mayor failed to approve or disapprove
the same, or to return the same to
Council within ten (10) days from said
date, whereupon the same became a
law without his approval, under the
provisions of the Act of Assembly in
such case made and provided.
E. J, MARTIN.
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 31.
No. 136
A X ORDINANCE— Authorizing the
City Treasurer to allow the temp¬
orary clerks.pay for overtime during the
tax collecting season.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittHburyh^ in Council
aenemhledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiat
the City Treasurer shall be and is here¬
by authorized to allow and pay the
temporary clerks engaged In his
office during the tax collecting
season, the sum of 62c for each
and every hour of overtime in ex¬
cess of the hours now established by
ordinance, during which said tempor¬
ary clerks shall be employed.
Section 2 That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
PaRS(‘d March 26,1912.
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 34.
No. 137
AX ORDINANCE—l<'*lxing the number
and salaries of the officers and
employes in the Board of Water A.sses-
sors.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUnburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the number
and salaries of the officers and em¬
ployes of the Board of Water Assess¬
ors shall be, and the same are fixed and
established as follows, to-wit:
Three Assessors, salary of three
thousand ($3,000.00) dollars, each per
annum.
One Chief Clerk, salary of twelve
hundred ($ 1 , 200 . 00 ) dollars per annum.
Two Meter Clerks, salary of one thou¬
sand ($ 1 , 000 . 00 ) dollars, each per an¬
num.
Nineteen Deputy Water Assessors,
salary of one thousand ($ 1 , 000 .. 00 ) dol¬
lars, each per annum.
One Construction Clerk, salary of
twelve hundred ($ 1 , 200 . 00 ) dollars, per
annum.
One Stenographer, salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum.
One Desk Clerk, salary of one thou¬
sand ($ 1 , 000 . 00 ) dollars per annum.
Four Meter Readers, salary of eighty
($80.00) dollars, each per month.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912.
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 35.
No. 138
AN ORDIXAXCF—Authorizing the
^ Controller to make certain trans¬
fers from one item to another within
certain appropriations.
95
Whereas, The appropriation ordi¬
nance for the fiscal year beginning"
February 1st, 1912, did not become ef¬
fective until the 1st day of March, 1912,
and
Whereas, Owing to said delay in the
conduct of the business of the Depart¬
ment of Supplies, the Director of said
department was comj)elled to honor
certain requisitions for the purchase
of supplies necessary for the conduct
of business cf the various departments.
Section I. Be it ordained and enacted
by the Oity of Pitisburyh^ in Council
(tf(se7nbo?df and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tiiat
the Controller be ana he is hereby au¬
thorized and directed to make the nec¬
essary transfers from item to item in
the code for the various departments
where errors have occurred in using
the wrong code letter, or where requsi-
tions have been presented for supplies
contained in the ordinance in a code
other than that specified in the reciui-
sitions as made to the department of
Supplies, for liabilities incurred dur¬
ing the months of February and March,
1912.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
])art of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912,
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 35.
No. 139
A -N ORDINANCK—Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Supplies to purchase an auto truck for
the use of the Department of Supplies.
Section 1. Be it ordained arid enacted
by tJie City of PUtsburyh^ in Council
U'tseinhled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the *ame, That
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the Director
of the Department of Supplies is
hereby authorized and directed to re¬
ceive bids and to enter into a contract
for the purchase of one auto truck to
be used in the Department of Supplies,
estimated cost not to exceed four thou¬
sand ($4,000.00) dollars and to be paya¬
ble from Appropriation No. 220.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi-
sion-:! of this Ordinance be and the
.<-'ame is aereby repealed, so far as the
sa’"e affects this Ordinance,
I’assed March 26, 1912.
Approved March 29, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 36.
No. 140
A n ORIMNANCM—Authorizing and
directing the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety to de¬
liver to the Beechview Volunteer Fire
Company, certain fire apparatus.
Whereas, At the time of the annexa¬
tion of the Borough of Beechview to
the City of Pittsburgh, certain fire au-
paratus hereinafter more partlcluarly
described and enumerated, was in the
, possession of the Beechview Volunteer
Fire Company of said Borough, and
claimed by them as their property; and
i Whereas, The said apparatus has re-
j cently come into the possession of the
City of Pittsburgh;
Se(!tM)n 1. Be it ordatnnd and enacted
i by the City of Plttsbuc.fhy in Cauncit
asseintdedy and it is hervtty ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sa^nCy Tlmt
the Director of the Department of Puh-
j lie Safety is hereby authorized and dl-
i rected to deliver to the Beechview Vol¬
unteer Fire Company the following
apparatus, being that referred to in the
above article, to-wit:
i 2 hose reels, 1,000 feet (20 sections)
; old hose, 1 double extension ladder, 1
! single (30 foot) ladder, 1 single hook
ladder, 1 plaster hook, 2 spanners, 2 or
3 branch pipes with nozzles, (one a
shut-off) I air tank with gauge, 1 slam-
ise, 1 fire whistle, witli connections, 1
I old tent and poles.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
i.s hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912.
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 37.
No. 141
A N ORn I NANCE—Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the Inspecting and testing of the
material and workmanship in the con¬
struction of the foundations and ap¬
purtenances for the Aspinw'all Pump¬
ing Station.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the dty of Piitsbfn'yJiy in Conneil
a Hcnt^dedy and it is h rfby ordained aral
?n.arU\l by the authority of the saniCy Thut
the Mayor and the Director of the De-
! partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
i authorized to advertise for proposals,
and to award a contract or contracts
to the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the inspecting and testing of
I the material and workmanship in the
construction of the foundations and
appurtenances for the Aspinwall
Pumping Station, for a sum not to ex¬
ceed eight hundred dollars ($800.00) in
i accordance with the Act of Assembly
' entitled, “An Act for the government
I of cities of the second class,” approved
) the seventh day of March A.' D., 1901,
with the different supplements and
I amendments thereto, and the ordi¬
nances of Council in such cases made
! and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of eight
hundred dollars ($800.00) dollars or so
much of the same as may be necessary,
i shall be and is hereby set apart and ap¬
propriated for the ])ayment or pay-
' ments reejuired for the performance of
the above mentioned work, and that
the said amount or amounts be paid
out of Appropriation No. 107.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912.
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 37.
A n ordinance—P roviding for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the inspecting and testing of the
material and workmanship in the con¬
struction of the Rising Main and ap¬
purtenances for the Madison Street
Pumping Station.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
6.V the City of PitUhuryh^ in Council
aaxembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samcy Tlmt
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals,
and award a contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the inspecting and testing of
the material and workmanship in the
construction of the Rising Main and
appurtenances for the Mission Street
Pumping Station, for a sum not to ex¬
ceed six hundred ($600.00) dollars, in
accordance with the Act of Assembly
entitled, “An Act for the government
of cities of the second class," approved
the seventh day of March, A. D., 1901.
with the different supplements and
amendments thereto, and the ordinan¬
ces of Council in such cases made and
provided.
Section 2. That the sum of six
hundred ($600.00), dollars, or so much
of the same as may be necessary, shall
be and Is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated for the payment or payments
required for the performance of the
above mentioned work, and that the
said amount or amounts be paid out
of Appropriation No. 120.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same Is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance,
Passed March 26, 1912.
Approved March 29,1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 38.
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Loretta street, from Green¬
field avenue to Frank street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pitlsburghy in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tlmt
Loretta street, from Greenfield avenue
to Prank street, be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
twelve thousand ($12,000.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works,
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912.
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 39.
No. 144
A n ordinance—P roviding for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the construction of the North Side
Reservoir and appurtenances in
Shaler Township, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in CmncH
assembled., and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh, shall be, and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals,
and award a contract or contracts, to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the construction of the North
Side Reservoir and appurtenances, for
a sum not to exceed eight hundred and
fifty thousand ($850,000.00) dollars, In
accordance with the Act of Assembly
entitled, “An Act for the government
of Cities of the second class,” ap¬
proved the second day of March, A. D.,
1901, with the different supplements
and amendments thereto, and the or¬
dinances of Council in such cases made
and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of eight
hundred fifty thousand ($850,000.00)
dollars, or so much of the same as
No. 142
No. 143
may be necessary, shall be and is here¬
by set apart and appropriated for the
payment or payments required for the
I>erlormance of the above mentioned
work; and that the said amount or
amouts be paid out of Appropriation
No. 107.
Section 3. That any ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afilects this Ordinance.
l^assed March 26, 1912.
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 39.
No. 145
A IV ORDINAIVCK—Fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and establishing the grade on
Fremont place, from* Mackinaw ave¬
nue to Baltimore street and Narragan-
sett street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
b}/ the City of BUlaburyh, in Omncil
as.Hembled^ and it hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the namcy That
the width and iiosition of the sidewalks
and roadway and the grade of the east
curb line of Fremont place, from Mack¬
inaw avenue to Baltimore street and
Narragansett street, be and the same
is hereby fixed and established as fol¬
lows, to-wit;
The west sidewalk shall have a uni¬
form width of 23 feet from Mackinaw
avenue to Baltimore street.
The east sidewalk shall have a uni¬
form width of 23 feet from Mackinaw
avenue to a point distant 61,21 feet
south of the south curb line of Narra¬
gansett street; thence following a line
parallel to and at the perpendicular
distance of 34 feet from the center
line of the Pittsburgh Railways Com¬
pany right of way, a distance of 65.33
feet to the south curb line of Narra¬
gansett street.
The roadway, from Mackinaw ave¬
nue to Baltimore street shall be of a
uniform width of 34 feet and shall oc¬
cupy the central portion of the street
lying i)etween the lines of the side¬
walks as above described. ;
The grade of the east curb line, from |
Mackinaw avenue to Narragansett ;
street, shall begin at the north curb I
line of Mackinaw avenue at an eleva- !
tion of 503.77 feet; thence by a con- j
cave parabolic curve for a distance of
40 feet to a point of tangent, to an
elevation of 506,75 feet; thence rising
at a rate of 15 feet per 100 feet for a
distance ot 269.08 feet to a point of
curve, to an elevation of 547.11 feet;
thence by a convex r>arabolic curve
lor a distance of 160.00 feet to a point
of tangent, to an elevation of 553.51
feet; thence falling at a rate of 7 feet
r)er 100 feet for a distance of 125.84
feet to a point of curve, to an eleva¬
tion of 544.70 feet; thence by a con-
«,ii e parabolic curve for a distance of
0.0 feet to a point of tangent, to an
location of 54 2,10 feet; thence falling
at a rate of 3.4 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 154.12 feet to the south
curb line of Narragansett street, to an
elevation of 536,86 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912.
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24,. page 40.
No. 146
A TV ORDINANCE—^Vacating a portkwi
of Forfar street, between Ewing
street and Sassafras street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enactrd
by the City of PUtaburyhy in Coumi*
aHnenibled^ ayid it is hereby ordained aiu*
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the following described portiin of For¬
far street, between Ewing street and
Sassafras street, laid out in a plan of
a portion of the Springfield Farm, for
the Denny Estate and recorded in the
Department of Public Works, Bureau
, of Surveys, in Plan Book, vol. 8, page
239, as shown on a plan hereto at¬
tached, shall be and the same i.s hereby
vacated.
Beginning at a point at the intersec¬
tion of the southerly building line of
. Ewing street and the westerly build¬
ing line of Forfar street, as shown on
the aforesaid Springfield Farm Plan;
thence extending in a southerly direc¬
tion along the westerly building line
of said Forfar street for the distance of
100 feet to a point on the northerly
building line of Sassafras street as
laid out in the aforesaid plan of lots
and vacated by an ordinance ai>proved
Feb. 4th, 1893; thence deflecting to the
left 90® and extending in an easterly
direction, along the said northerly
building line of the former Sassafras
street for the distance of 23,55 feet to
the westerly building line of Herron
avenue; thence deiiecting to the left
101 ® 15' and extending in a northerly
direction along the said westerly
building line of Herron avenue for the-
distance of 101.96 feet to the southerly
building line of Ewing street; thence
deflecting to the left 78® 45' and ex¬
tending in a westerly direction along
the said south(*rIy building line of Ew¬
ing street for the distance of 3.66 feet
to the place of beginning. Containing
1360.5 square feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance,
Passed March 26, 1912.
Api)roved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 41.
No. 147
A n ordinance—P^ stablishing the
grade of Sutherland street, from
Allendale street to Chartiers avenue.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUburgh^ in Council
mnembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the grade of the north curb line of
Sutherland street, from Allendale street
to Chartiers avenue, be and the same
Is hereby established a follows, to-wit:
Beginning- at a point on the west
curb line of Allendale street, at an
elevation of 239.74 feet (curb set);
thence rising- at the rate of 2 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 7.42 feet to
a point of curve to an elevation of
239.89 feet: thence by a concave para¬
bolic curve for a distance of 30 feet
to a iM)inl of tangent to an elevation of
240.94 feet; thence rising at the rate
of 5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 53.62 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 243.62 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for a distance
of 100 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 241.12 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 4 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 123.98 feet to the east
curb line of Universal street to an ele¬
vation of 239.J6 feet; thence level for
distance of 18.02 feet to the west curb
line of Universal street; thence falling
at the rate of 5.5 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 102.86 feet to a point of
curve to an elevation of 233.50 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for a distance of 130 feet to a point
of tangent to an elevation of 236.59
feet; thence rising at the rate of 10.25
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 30.89
feet to a point of curve to an elevation
of 239.76 feet; thence by a convex par¬
abolic curve for a distance of 40 feet
to a point of tangent to an elevation
of 242.52 feet; thence rising at the
the rate of 3.55 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 32..30 feet to the west build¬
ing line of Huxley street to an ele¬
vation of 243.66 feet; thence rising
at the rate of 16,72 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 95.39 feet to a point
opposite the east building line of
Chartiers avenue to, an elevation of
259.61 feet; thence rising at the rate of
5.2 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
31.23 feet to the east curb line of
Chartiers avenue to an elevation of
261.23 feet.
Section 2. That an^ Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
flCects this Ordinance,
Pus8<*d March 26. 1912.
Approved March 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 42.
No. 148
4 N OltmIVANCK— Amending an
ordinance and the title of an or¬
dinance entitled “An ordinance creat¬
ing and e.staldishing In the Bureau
of Health, under the Department of
Public Safety, the Division of Tuber¬
culosis Inspection and Relief, prescrib¬
ing the powers and duties thereof, how
the same shall be controlled and exer¬
cised, and the number of employes and
their salarie.s,” approved February 4,
1909.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enneted
by the City of iHitsburyh, in OnincAl
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliat
the title of an ordinance entitled “An
ordinance creating and establishing in
the Bureau of Health, under the De¬
partment of Public Safety, the Divi.slon
of Tuberculosis Inspection and Relief,
prescribing the iiowers and duties
thereof, how the same shall be con¬
trolled and exercised, and the number
of employes and their salaries” be and
is hereby, amended to read as follows:
“An Ordinance creating and estal>-
lishlng in the_ Department of Pub¬
lic Health the Division of Tuber¬
culosis Inspection and Relief, pre¬
scribing the i)Owers and duties there¬
of, how the same shall be controlled
and exercised, and the number of em¬
ployes and their salaries.”
Section 2. That section one of said
ordinance, reading as follows; “Sec¬
tion 1. Be it ordained and enacted by
the City of Pittsburgh in Select and
Common Councils assembled, and it is
hereby ordained and enacted by the
authority of the same. That there
shall be and is hereby created and es¬
tablished in the Bureau of Health, un¬
der the Department of Public Safety,
a separate division to be known as the
Division of Tuberculosis Inspection and
Relief” be and is hereby amended to
read as follows: “Section 1. Be it or¬
dained and enacted by the City of
Pittsburgh in Council assembled, and
it is hereby ordained and enacted by
the authority of the same. That there
shall be and is hereby created and es¬
tablished in the Department of Pub¬
lic Health a separate division to be
known as the Division of Tuberculosis
Inspection and Relief.”
Section 3, That Section Two of said
ordinance, reading as follows: “Sec¬
tion 2. The said division shall be un¬
der the superintendent and direction of
a commission consisting of the super¬
intendent of the Bureau of Health and
four competent and skilled cltii^ena who
shall be appointed by the Director of
the Department of Public Safely for
terms of seven years and serve with¬
out remuneration, and which commis¬
sion shall be designated as the Tuber¬
culosis Commission of I’lttsburgh.
Said Commission shall adopt such rules
and regulations as they may see fit.
not inconsistent with any general law
or ordinance, and shall elect one of
their number as iTesident and one as
Secretary. Vacancies occurring In said
commission shall be filled by apjioint-
ment of the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Safety for the full term”
be and is hereby amended to read as
follows: “Section 2. The said division
shall be under the superintendence and
direction of a commission consisting
of the Director of the Department of
Public Health and four competent and
skilled citizens who shall be appointed
by the Director of the Department of
Public Health for terms of seven years
and serve without remuneration and
which commission shall iw designated
as the Tuberculosis Commission of
Pittsburgh. Said commission shall
adopt such rules and regulations as
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they may see fit, not Inconsistent with
any general law or ordinance. Vacan¬
cies occurring in said commission shall
be filled by the Director of the De¬
partment of i’ublic Health for the full
■ term of seven years.”
Section 4. That section four of said
ordinance, reading as follows: “Section
4. That said division shall have at¬
tached thereto one clerk at a salary
of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per
month, and five trained nurses, clothed
with police power, at salaries of sev¬
enty-five dollars ($75.00) per month,
all of whom shall be appointed by the
1 >irector of the Department of Duhlic
Safety” be and is hereby amended to
read as follows: “Section 4. That said
comrni.ssion shall have attached there¬
to a clerk who shall hereafter be known
and act as the chief of said division
and who shall in addition to his other
duties, serve as clerk of the Tubercu¬
losis commission, said clerk to receive
a salary of one hundred and Twenty-
five ($125.00) dollars per month; and four
trained nurses, clothed with police
power, ft salaries of Seventy-five ($75.-
.00) dollars each per month, all of
the employes of said division to be ap¬
pointed by the Director of the Depart¬
ment of J'ublic Health.”
Section 5. That section five of said or¬
dinance. reading as follows: “Section
5. That it sliall be the duty of the
J>irector of the Department of Public
Safety to provide suitable accommoda¬
tions in connection with the Bureau of
Health for the use and occupancy of
said division” be and is hereby amended
to read as follows: “Section 5. That
it shall be the duty of the Director of
the Department of Public Health to
provide suitable accommodations in
connction with the Department of Pub¬
lic Health for the use and occupancy
of said division,”
Section 6. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanie
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26 1912.
Approved Ajiril 1 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 4S.
No. 149
A N OHI)INAl>iC II—-Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Meade street, from Dinden
street to Dallas street and providing
that the costs, damages and exr)enses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from jiroiierty specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. Bo it ordriined and enaotod
b.i/ the CU}/ c/ PUt.sfju7\(/h, in Council
ifsnornhledj and it in hrrcbi/ ordained and
enacted by the authority of the Mamet Tliat
Meade street, from Linden street to
Dallas street be graded, ])aved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of. Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
Nine thousand six hundred ($9,600.00)
dollars which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this <3rdinance.
Passed April 2, 1912,
Approved April 4, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 44.
No. 150
A n ORniiV/VNCK—^^Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Stebbins street from
the northeast line of Berkshire avenue
to present sewer crossing Stebbins
street, at a point about 90 feet south¬
west of Berkshire avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and expen¬
ses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
aoctioii 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiU.stturyht Cimncil
aftsembledy and it i.s' heretty ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samet Tliat
a public sewer be constructed on Steb¬
bins street, from the northeast line of
Berkshire avenue to present sewer
crossing Stebbins street at a point
about 90 feet southwest of Berkshire
avenue. Commencing on Stebbins
street at the northeast line of Berk¬
shire avenue; thence southwestwardly
along Stebbins street to the present
sewer crossing Stebbins street at a
point about 90 feet southwest of Berk¬
shire avenue. Said sewer to be pipe
anl 12 inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the i>epartment of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provideif
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con-
tract price or contract prices
not to excoed the totaZ sum of
of Seven Hundred ($700.00) dollars
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san-e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 1912.
Approved April 4, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 45.
No. 151
A ^V OltniNANCK—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Bingham street, from
a point about 160 feet west of South
Thirteenth street to present sewer on
South Thirteenth street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
the City of Pitta bur in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
a Public sewer be constructed on Bing¬
ham street, from a point about 16(
feet west of South Thirteenth street to
present sewer on South Thirteenth
street. Commencing on Bingham street
at a point about 160 feet west of South
Thirteenth street; thence eastwardly
along Bingham street to present sewer
on South Thirteenth street. Said sewer
to be pipe and twelve (12") inches in
diameter with nine (9'D inch lateral
sewers extending from the main sewer
to a point one (D) foot inside the curb
lines.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
Nine hundred ($900.00) dollars which is
the estimate of the whole cost as fur¬
nished by the Department of Public
Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Ckimmon wealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance,
Passed April 2, 1912.
Api)roved Ai>rll 4, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 46.
No. 152
A n Authorizing the
transfer of certain sums of money
from Appropriation No. 220, Detmrt-
ment of Supplies, to Appropriation No.
203, Carnegie Free Library, North Side.
Section 1. Be it, orffnined and enftrfrd
bt/ the City of Ihdsintryh, in Ommil
a Hcmbled, <nid it is to'rehy ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, TIuit
the Controller shall be and he Is herhy
directed to transfer from Appropria¬
tion No. 220 Department of Supplies,
to Appropriation No. 203, Carnegie
Free Library, North Side, the following
items,—
E 9 Miscellaneous Ue-
Repairs .. $ 20.00
XF 7 Furniture and Fix¬
tures .’. 150.00
XF 15 New Books and Perio¬
dicals . 11,300.00
H 1 Printing and Bind¬
ing . 600.00
H 2 Letterheads, Envelopes
etc . 250.00
H 3 Postage ... 50.00
H 4 Office Supplies . 300.00
Section 2. That any Oidinancs or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 1912.
Approved April 4, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 47.
No. 153
A n ORIllNANCK—Fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of additional em¬
ployes in the Division of Engineering
and Construction, Bureau of Water,
Department of I*ubllc Works,
Section L Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUishuryh, in Onoieil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passage and approv¬
al of this ordinance, the number and
salaries of additional employes In the
Division of Engineering and Construc¬
tion, Bureau of Water, Department of
Public Works, shall be and the same
are hereby fixed and established as fol¬
lows, to-wlt:
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Four Assistant Fng'ineers not to ex¬
ceed, per month, each. $16G.66
Four ]Jraftsinen, not to exceed, per,
month, each . 100.00
One Transitman, not to ‘ exceed, per
month. . lOO.tO
One Uodman, not to exceed per month,
.'- 70.00
One Clerk, not to exceed, per month,
. 100.00
One Stenographer, not to exceed, per
month . 75.00
One Photographer, not to exceed, per
month . 100,00
One Chief Inspector, not to exceed, per
month. 125.00
Inspectors, not to exceed, per month,
each, . 100.00
Three Foundry and Machine Inspectors,
not to exceed, i)er month, each 125.00
Section 2. That said salaries shall be
payable from the proceeds of bonds
sold for water Improvements and wat¬
er extension and during the time only
said Dm])loyes snail be legitimately en¬
gaged on said work and on the com¬
pletion of said work this ordinance
shall become void and the ter in for
which said employes were engaged
shall terminate.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects* this Ordinance.
T'assed April 2, 1912.
Approved Aiiril 4, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 47.
No. 154
A \ ORDINAXCR—Fixing the number
and salaries of additional em¬
ployes in the Filtration Division Bu¬
reau of Water, Department of Fublic
Works
Sci't'ou 1. lie it ordained a >d e'larfrd
hf/ the Citn of Pittsburf/h, in VotinHl
a.'<.'^enihled, and it in iie.reby ordainrd Und
■macted by the authority of the That
from and after the passage arid ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the number
and salaries of additional employes In
the Filtration Division, Bureau of
Water, Deiiartment of Public Works,
shall be and the same are hereby fixed
and e.stablished as follows, to-wit:
One Assistant Engineer, not to
exceed, per month .$125.00
One Inspector, not to exceed, per
month . 100.00
One Uodman, not to exceed, per
month . 70.00
Two Chainmen, not to exceed per
month, each . 60.00
Section 2. That the said salaries
shall be payable from the proceeds of
iionds sold for water improvements and
water extensions, and during the time
only said employes shall be legitimate¬
ly engaged on said work, and on the
completion of said work this ordinance
shall become void and the term for
which said em[)loyes were engaged
shall terminate.
Section -1. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, confiicting with the
provfsions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance,
Passed April 2, 1912.
Ap])roved April 4, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 48.
No 155
A N" ORHINANCK—Re-establishing
the grade on Langtry street, from
Shelby street to Whitla street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enactea
by the City of Piitnburghy in Council
ae8cmbl,ed, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the grade of the easterly curb line of
Langtiy street, from Shelby street to
Whitla street, be and the same is here¬
by re-established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the northerly curb line
of Shelby street at an elevation of 158-
.45 feet; thence falling at the rate of
4.65 feet per 100 feet for a di.stance of
519.00 feet to the southerly curb line of
Dyer street to an elevation of 134.32
feet; thence level for a disance of
15.05 feet to the northerly curb line of
Dyer street; thence rising at a rate of
6.6 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
417,76 feet to the southerly curb line
of Whitla street, to an elevation of
161.89 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance,
Passed April 2, 1912.
Approved April 4. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 48. •
No. 156
A \ OROINAXCK—Re-e.stablishing
the crade on Shelby street, from
Hall street to a point 240 feet west
thereof.
Scct'on J. Be it ordained and enacted
h'j the City of Pitlsburf/h^ in Council
a'<sn)d>led^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by (he authority of the same^ That
the grade of the north curb line of
Shelby street, from Hall street to a
point 240 feet west thereof, be and the
same is hereby re-established as fol¬
lows, to-wit;
Beginning at the west curb line of
Hall street at an elevation of 156.43
feet; thence rising at a rate of 1.50 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 135.00
feet to the east curb line of Langtry
street to an elevation of 158.45 feet:
thence level for a distance of 18.0 feet
to the west curb line of Langtry street;
thence falling at a rate of 7.4 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 96.00 feet to
a i)oint to an elevation of 151.35 feet.
Section 2, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afi!ect.s this Ordinance.
Passed April 2. 1912.
Approved April 4, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24, page 49.
102
No. 157
A n ORniNANCR—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works, to purchase three (3) lots in
the Hartupee Plan, Shaler Township,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to be
used for the purpose of water supply
and distribution, in connection with the
North Side Reservoir; and providing
for the purchase price thereof.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacirn
by the City of Pittfilmruh, in Couitc\l
uHnembled, and it is hereby ordained ami
enacted by the authority of the samCy That
the Mayor and the Director of the De-
[lartment of T’ublic Works be^ and are
hereby authoiized and directed to pur¬
chase for the City of Pittsburgh, three
(3) certain lots of ground known as
lots Nos. Seven (7), Eight (8) and Nine
(9) in the Hartupee Plan of Lots, said
Plan being recorded in the Recorder's
Office of said Allegheny County, in
Plan Book. Vol. ..Page.and
said lots being situate In Shaler Town¬
ship, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
for the sum of nine hundred ($900.00)
dollars, said lots to be used for water
supply and distribution purposes in
connection with the North Side Reser¬
voir: said lot No. 7 being now owned
by Florence A. Burke and said lots Nos.
8 and 9, being now owned by the es¬
tate of William D. Hartupee, deceased,
M. J, Alexander, Executor.
Section 2. The aforesaid sum of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars shall be paid
out of the proceeds of the sale of bonds
Issued under and by virtue of an or¬
dinance of the City of• Pittsburgh, ap¬
proved the 28th day of December,
1911, recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol.
23, page 489. entitled, “An Ordinance
authorizing and directing an increase
of the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh In the sum of nine hundred and
ninety thousand ($990,000.00) dollars,
and providing for the issue and sale
of bonds of said City in said amount,
to provide funds for the acquirement
of land for, and the construction and
equipment of, a new water reservoir
on the North Side, and providing for
the redemption of said bonds and the
payment of interest thereon.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 1912.
Approved April 4, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 50.
No. 158
A -N ordinance—A uthorizing the
making of a contract for the rent¬
ing of various rooms in the Oliver
Building for the offices of Mayor, De¬
partment of Public Works, Department
of Supplies, Bureaus of Construction,
Water and Board of Water Assessors
and the City Assessors, for a period of
one (1) year, from the first day of May,
1912, to the 30th day of April, 1913, at
the yearly rental of $35,879.00.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Ormncil
assembled, and if is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Director of the Department of l*ub-
lic Works Is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to enter into a contract or lease
for the renting of various rooms, sixty-
six (66) in number, on the fourth, fifth
and seventh doors of the Henry W.
Oliver Building, Smith Held street,
Pittsburgh, l^ennsylvania, for a period
of one (1) year, from the first day of
May, 1912, to the thirtieth day of April.
1913, at the yearly rental of thirty-five
thousand, eight hundred seventy-nine
($36,879.00) dollars.
Section 2. That the said yearly rent¬
al shall be payable from the Appro-
l)rlatlon No. 33.
Section 3. That any Ordlnanc** or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 1912.
I Approved April 4, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 60,
I No. 159
A n ORDINANCI-:: —Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award a
contract or contracts for the construc¬
tion of retaining wall on Paulowna
street near Thirty-third street and
providing for the payment of the costs
I thereof.
I jsectiou A. Be it ordained and enactea
I by the City of Pittshuryh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ord(fined and
I enacted by the authority of the same. That
I the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
construction of a retaining wall on
Paulowna street near Thirty-third
street, and to enter into a contract or
contracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the
work in accordance with the laws and
ordinances governing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs, thereof the sum of nine thou¬
sand ($9,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and appropri¬
ated from Appropriation No. .37, X 8,
Retaining Walls and Sidewalks, and
the Mayor and the Controller are re¬
spectfully authorized and directed to
Issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3., That any urdinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I Passed April 2, 1932.
Approved April 4, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 51.
No. 160
A n ORDINANCK—Authorizing- the
City of Pittsburgh to make a con¬
tract or contracts with the Pennsylva¬
nia Railroad Company for the privilege
of laying a water pipe line across their
right of way, east of li. O. Tower, near
A spin wall.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enaxsted
h}( the City of PitUsbnrfih^ in Council
UM.sembledf and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aawe, Tiiut
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized and directed to enter into
an agreement with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for the privilege of
laying a water pipe line across the
property of the said Pennsylvania Rail¬
road Company, east of R. O. Tower,
near Aspinwall, in accordance with the
Act of Assembly entitled, “An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class,” approved the seventh day of
March, A. I)., 1901, with the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council in such
cases made and provided.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Oidinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
IS hereby repealed, so far as the same
afuects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 1912.
Approved April 4, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, i)age 52.
No. 161
A N OHDINAXCK —Providing for the
^ letting of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing and delivering of
one tree-moving wagon, to the Bureau
of T*arks, City of Pittsburgh, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the same.
ScM'.tion 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittxtnfryhy in Coancil
(tf^ficrnbledy and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the auOiority of the samey Tliat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals, and
to award a contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders, for the furnishing and delivering
of a tree-moving wagon to the Bureau
of 1‘arks, for a sum not to exceed one
thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, and to
enter into a contract or contracts, with
the successful bidder or bidders for the
furnishing and delivering of the same,
in accordance with an Act, of Assembly
entitled, “An Act for the government
of cities of the second class,” approved
the seventh day of March, A. I)., 1901,
and the different supplements and
amendments thereto, and the ordi¬
nances of Council in such cases made
and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one thou¬
sand ($1 000.00) dollars or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart for the payment
of said tree-moving wagon; said amoat
to be paid out of Appropriation No. 3C,
code No. X, F. 10, Bureau of Parks.
Section 51. That any Onlinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 1912.
Approved April 4. 1912.
Ordinance Book 2i. page 52.
No. 162
A n ORDINANCE —Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing and delivering of
Bulbs and Plants, to the Bureau of
Parks, City of Pittsburgh, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the same.
Sect'ou 1 . Be it ordained an<x enacted
by in: Citif of Pillsburyhy in Counvd
a<se}nt>tedy ftnd it ix hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the itume, Thiit
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Wori.s, shall be and
are hereby authorized, ^ (lU)owered and
directed to advertise for ()roposals, and
to award a contract or contracts to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders,
for the furnishing anti vlelivering of
Bulbs and Plants to lae Bureau of
Parks, for a sum not :o exceed six
thousand ($6,000.00) dollars, and to
enter into a contract or contracts, with
the successful bidder or indders for the
furnishing and deliverinfc. of the same,
in accordance with an A‘-t of Assembly
entitled, “An Act for the government
of cities of the second class,” approved
the seventh day of Marf-h, A. D., 1901,
and the different supplements and
amendments thereto, and the ordinanc¬
es of Council in such ca;>es made and
provided.
Section 2. That the sum of six thou¬
sand ($6,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart for the pay¬
ment of said Bulbs and Plants; said
amount to be paid out of Appropriation
No. 220, code No. C. 3, Bureau of Parks.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the .same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 1912.
Approved April 4, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 53.
No. 163
A n ORUIN.4NCF2—Fixing the number
and salaries of officers and em¬
ployes in the Department of Public
Health.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyhy in Counei*
a.'tsembledy and it U hereby ordained
enacted by the authority of the namcy Tiiat
from and after the passage and approv¬
al of this ordinance, the number and sal¬
aries of the officers and employes in
the Department of Public Health shall
be and the same are fixed and estab¬
lished as followk^ to-wit:
One Director, 5:alary of five thousand
($5,000.00) dolls.ia per annum.
One Chief Clerk, salary of two thou¬
sand ($2,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Stenograv!her and Clerk, salary
nine hundred (?i;00.00) dollars per an¬
num.
One Messenge:, salary of nine hun¬
dred ($900.00) dollars per annum.
Two Janitrc«;-:es, salary of four
hundred and eighty ($480.00) dollars,
each, per annum.
One book-keex)er, salary of fifteen
hundred ($1,500.00) dollars per annum.
Such laborers and quarantine guards
as the necessity of the service shall
require from time to time. The wages
of said laborer;^; to be Two dollars
($li00) J>er day of said quarantine
guards Two dol-'Ts and fifty one hun¬
dredths ($2.50) per day.
Section 2.
BUREAU OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
One Superintendent, salary of three
thousand ($3,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Chief Cleik, salary of eighteen
hundred ($1,800.) dollars per annum.
Two Permit Cierks. salary of twelve
hundred ($1,200.00) each per annum.
One Chief Nij.’^ht Clerk, salary of
twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars per
annum.
One Night Clerk, salary of ten hun¬
dred and eighty ($1,080.00) dollars per
annum.
One Stenographer, salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum.
Section 3.
DIVISION OF TRANSMISSIBLE DI¬
SEASES.
Inspection.
One Chief Medical Inspector, salary
of Twenty-four hundred ($2,400.00)
dollars per annum.
One Assistant Medical Inspector, sal¬
ary of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dol¬
lars per annum.
One Clerk, Contagious Diseases, sal¬
ary of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dol¬
lars per annum.
Section 4.
DIVISION OP TUBERCULOSIS
DISEASES.
One Clerk, tuberculosis records, sal¬
ary of fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dol¬
lars per annum.
Five Visiting Nurses, tuberculosis,
salary of nine hundred ($900.00) dol¬
lars, each, per annum.
Section 6.
SUB-DIVrSION MEDICAL INSPEC¬
TION OP SCHOOLS AND IN¬
FECTIOUS DISEASES.
One Chief Inspector, salary of three
thousand ($3,000.00) dollars per annum.
Twenty Medical Inspectors for ten
I months, salary of one hundred ($100.00)
j dollars, each, per month.
! Ten Medical Insj)ectors for twelve
months, salary of one hundred ($100.00)
dollars, each, per month.
One Clerk for school records, salary
, of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars
j per annum.
I Ten Visiting Nurses, salary of seven-
I ty-five ($75.00) dollars, each, per month.
Twelve Assistant Nurses, salary of
eight ($8.00) dollars, each, per week.
Four Disinfectors, salary of ten
hundred and eighty ($1,080.00), each,
per annum.
I One Chief Disinfector, salary of
I twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars i>er
: annum.
j Four Quarantine Guards, salary of
I two and fifty one-hundredth ($2.50),
each, per day.
j , REGISTRATION DIVISION.
One Clerk, Vital Statistics, salary of
j fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars per
I annum. •
! Three Transcribing Clerks, salary of
I one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, each,
per annum.
I One Assistant Clerk of Vital Statis-
I tics, salary of one thousand ($1,000,00)
I dollars per annum.
I Section 7.
j DIVISION OF BACTERIOLOGY.
j One Director of Laboratory, salary of
I twenty-eight hundred ($2,800.00) dol-
1 lars per annum.
One Assistant Director of Laboratory,
I salary of two thousand ($2,000.00) dol-
1 lars per annum.
One Chemist, salary of two thousand
($2,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Assistant Chemist, .salary of
fifteen hundred ($1,600.00) dollars per
annum.
Two Laboratories Helpers, salary of
ten hundred and eighty ($1,080.00) dol¬
lars, each, per annum.
One Clerk, salary of one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Laboratory Cleaner, at a salary
of two ($2.00) dollars per day.
Section 8.
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL.
One Superintendent, salary of
eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dollars
per annum.
One Messenger and Clerk, salary of
nine hundred ($900.00) dollars per an¬
num.
One Matron, salary of six hundred
($600.00) dollars per year.
One Physician, salary of eighteen
hundred ($1,800.00) dollars per year.
One Cook, salary of six hundred
($600.00) dollars per annum.
One Assistant Cook, salary of four
hundred and twenty ($420.00) dollars
per annum.
a
Eight Nurses, salary of sixty-five
^$65.00) dollars, each, per month.
Orderlies, as needed, salary of forty
($40.00) dollars, each, per month.
One Chief Engineer, salary of Cur¬
rent Union Wages, $1,380.00 per annum.
Two Assistant Engineers, salary of
Current Union Wages, $1,080.00 per an¬
num.
One Watchman, salary of two and
twenty-five one hundredths ($2.25) i)er
day.
Three Laundresses, salary of one
and fifty one hundredths ($1.50), each,
per day.
Five Scrub women, salary of one dol¬
lar ($1.00) each per day.
Laborers, as needed, salary of two
dollars, ($2.00) each per day.
One Driver, salary of two dollars and
Twenty-five one hundredths ($2.25)
per day.
Cari)enters, as needed, salary of cur¬
rent union wages.
Such Nurses and Laundresses as the
Director may deem necessary.
Section 9.
BUREAU OP SANITATION.
One Superintendent, salary of four
thousand ($4,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Chief Clerk, salary of eighteen
hundred ($1,800.00) dollars per annum.
One Stenographer, salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum.
Section 10.
DIVISION OF SANITARY INSPECTION.
One Chief Sanitary Inspector, salary
of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars i)er
annum.
Thirty Sanitary Inspectors, salary of
nine hundred and sixty {^^HOO.OO) dollars
each per annum.
Fourteen Dump Watchman, salary
of two and twenty-five hundredths
($2.25) dollars, each, per day.
One Clerk, salary of nine hundred
($900.00) dollars, per annum.
Three Lieutenants to supervise work
In field, salary of twelve hundred
($1,200.00) dollars each per annum.
Two Clerks, salary of nine hundred
($900.00) dollars each per annum.
Section 11.
DIVISION OF PLUMBING AND HOUSE
DRAINAGE.
('>ne Chief Idumbing Inspector, sal¬
ary of Twenty-two hundred ($2,200.00)
dollars per annum.
One Assistant Chief Plumbing In¬
spector, salary of eighteen hundred
($1,800.00) dollars per annum.
Twelve Idumblng Inspectors, salary
of one hundred and Twenty-five ($125.)
dollars each per month.
One Clerk, salary of one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Assi.stant Clerk salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum.
Two Members, Plung ing Examining
Board, salary of five t$5.00) dollars,
each, per day.
One Stenograi)her, salary of nine
hundred ($900,00) dollars per annum.
Section 12.
DIVISION OF SMOKE INSPECTION.
One Chief of Divisior.. salary of three
thousand ($3,000.00) doJlars i>er annum.
One Clerk, salary of nine hun<lred
($900.00) dollars per annum.
Three Deputy Inspi- tors, salary of
fifteen hunderd ($1,500.00) dollars each
per annum.
Section 13.
DIVISION OF TENEMENT HOUSE
INSPECTION,
One Chief Inspector, salary of two
thousand ($2,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Clerk, salary of twelve hundred
($1 200.00) dollars per annum.
One Stenographer, salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum.
Ten Inspectors, salary of twelve
hundred ($1,200.00) dollars, each, per
annum.
Section 14.
BUREAU OF FOOD INSPECTION.
General Office.
One Superintendent, salary of three
thousand ($3,000.00) dollars per an¬
num.
One Chief Clerk., salary of eighteen
hundred ($1,800.00) dollars per annum.
One Stenographer, salary of nine
hundred ($900.00) dollars per annum.
Section 15.
MEAT INSPECTION DIVISION.
One Chief Inspector, salary of
eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dollars per
annum.
Three Meat Inspectors, salary of
fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars, each,
per annum.
Six Meat Inspectors, salary of fifteen
hundred ($1,500.00) dollars, each, per
annum.
Section 16.
MILK INSPECTION DIVISION.
One Chief Milk Inspector, salary of
fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars per
annur)
Nine Milk Inspectors, salary of ten
hundred and eighty ($1,080.00) dv»nars,
each per annum.
Section 17.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
INSPECTION.
One Chief Fruit and Vegetable In-
pec tor, salary of eighteen hundred
($1,800.00) dollars per annum.
Three Fruit and Vegetable TiiS)»ec-
tors, salary of one thousand '$1.00!) 09)
doliuis each, per annum.
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Section 18.
DAIRY INSPECTION DIVISION.
One Veterinary and Dairy Inspector,
salary of eig'hteen hundred ($1,80(^00)
dollars per annum.
Three l)airy Inspectors, sala^'^y of
fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars, oaoh,
per annum.
Four fairy Inspectors, salary of
fifteen liun^lred ($1,500.00) dollars each,
per annum.
Section Id.
CHEMICr\D, AND BACTERIOLOGIST
AND CHEMIST.
One Ba.cteriolog'ist and Chemist, s.'G-
ary of eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dol¬
lars per annum.
Section 20.
MISCELI. ANEOUS FOOD INSPECT [ON
DIVISION,
One Chief Inspector, salary of six¬
teen hundred and twenty ($1.*>20,00)
dollars per annum.
Three Inspectors, salary of one thou¬
sand ($l,0u0.00) dollars, each, per an¬
num.
Seetto'i 21 ,
LABORATORY.
Two As.sistant Chemists, salary of
twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars,
each, per annum.
Section 22. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912.
Pittsburgh, April 8th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance, duly engrossed and certified
was delivered by me to the Mayor for
his approval, or disapproval, on March
27th, 1912, and that the Mayor failed
to approve or disapprove the same^ or
to return the same to Council within
ten (10) days from said date, where¬
upon the same became a law without
his approval, under the provisions of
the Act of A.ssembly in such case made
and provided.
E. J. Martin,
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 68.
No. 164
A n oroiNANCE—P roviding that the
IMirlion of the l^ublic Square on Sec¬
ond avenue, between Grant and Ross
streets, now used as a park, shall be
set apart and used as a free public
market place for the exclusive use
of farmers and gardeners selling the
produce of their own farms.
iCM.*clk>n A. He it ordaiftetl nynl emtrtea
hjif die at ft oj Pitt nt/urf thy in iSntnrit
(isneint>l€(ty <(nd it in hrrchj/ or<t(tin4d and
enacted bjj the authorilf/ of the same, Timt
that portion of the public scfuare on
Second avenue, between Grant and
Ross streets, now used as a park and
known as “Second Avenue J’ark," shall
be and the same Is hereby set apart as
a free public market place for tlie ex¬
clusive use of farmers and gardemu’s
selling the produce of their own farms
at retail only and that Hai<l farimms
and gardeners shall each he entlllcd
to a stand or stall free of charge.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed March 26, 1912.
TMttsburgh, Aj>rll 8th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinance, duly engrosso<l and
certified, was delivered by me to the
Mayor for his approval, or disapproval,
on March 27th, 1912, and that the
Mayor failed to approve or disapprove
the same, or to return the same to
Council within ten (10) days from said
date, whereupon the same ])ecame a
! law without his approval, under the
provisions of the Act of Assembly In
such ca.se made and provided.
E. J. MARTIN,
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 57.
No. 165
A n ohi>I\ANCK—A supplement to
an ordinance entitled, “An Or¬
dinance relating to the erection, con¬
struction and Inspection of wires and
appliances used for electrical purposes,
providing for the inspection and super¬
vision of the same upon streets and
within buildings, and providing for the
appointment of inspectors thereof,” ap¬
proved May 3rd, 1895; retjulred per-
i mits to be obtained from the Depart-
i ment of Public Safety, for the con¬
struction of wires and ai)plinnces for
I electrical purposes across or along
j streets or highways, or over or under
j bridges, providing for the Inspection of
I said wires and appliances, flxing
j fees for said permits and inspection,
I and requiring persons or cori)oratlons
] maintaining or constructing such wires
and appliances, to file plans of such
! wires and appliances in the Bureau of
j Electricity.
I Section 1. Jie it ordained and enacted
j bf/ the aty of Pittnbnryhy in OwuncP
j annembledy and it in hereby ordained anii
I enacted by the authority of the tame, That
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, before any
' person, firm or corporation shall erect
! or construct any pole, wire, cable or
! appliances used for electrical purposes,
1 Including telephone and telegraph
[ wires, upon, across or along any street
or highway In the City of Pittsburgh,
I he shall file a plan with the Bureau of
I Electricity, showing the location of
such poles, wires, cables and appliances,
the number, si/e and character of the
same, and the voltage of any electric
current carried by any such wires. If
said plans show the construction of the
proposed work to be in conformity
with the ordinances of the City of
1 dttsburg^h and tlie rules of the said
Bui’eau of Electricity, a permit shall be
issued therefor, for which j)ermit the
sum of fifty cents, shall be paid. Upon
the comjdetion of said work the said
Bureau of Electricity shall be notified,
and shall cause the same to be in¬
spected, for which inspection the sum
of seventy-five cents per hour shall be
charged for the time of each man nec¬
essarily emi I *yed in making said in-
pection. The said Bureau of Elec¬
tricity may reciuire a deposit to be.
made at the time the i)ermit is issued,
to cover the probable cost of inspecting
the work; and in case the said de?)osit
shall exceed the inspection fee, the ex¬
cess shall be returned.
Section 2. On or before January isi,
1913, it shall be tiie duty of any per¬
son, firm or corporation maintaining
poles, wires, cables or other applianc¬
es used for electrical purposes, includ¬
ing telephone and telegraph wires upon,
across or along the streets or highways
or over or under bridges, of the City
of Pittsburgh, to hie plans with the
said Bureau of Electricity, showing the
location and number of said j)oles,
wires, cables or other ap})liances the
si/e and character of the same, and the
voltage of any electric current carried
by said wires or cables.
Section 3. Any person, firm or cor¬
poration violating, or failing to com¬
ply with any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be liable to a penalty
of not less that $10.00 or more than
$25.00, to be recoverable before any
Alderman or Police Magistrate of the
City of I’ittsburgh. in an action by the
City of Pittsburgh, as like penalties are
now by law recoverable.
Section 4. Any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this ordinance, shall be, and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same conflicts with this ordinance;
but nothing herein contained shall be
construed as repealing any ordinance
re(iuiring the consent of the City of
Pittsburgh to be obtained by ordinance,
to the entry ui)on any street or high¬
way of said City, by any person, firm
or corj) oration, for the purpose of
erecting any i)ole, wire, cable or ap-
jrliance for electrical purposes, includ¬
ing telephone or telegraph wires.
Passed Ajiril 2, 1912.
Approved .\i)ril 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 57.
No. 163
A N (moi.N.WCE— Vacating a portion
^ of Knox street, in the Twenty-
first ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
Whereas, The Duff Manufacturing
Comjjany now have under option cer¬
tain i)roperty in the City of Pittsburgh,
fronting on Knox street; and
Whereas, it is the intention said
Company to imf>rove said property,
provided a portion of said Knox street
shall be vacated by Council; and
Whereas, It is the policy of the Coun¬
cil to offer facilities for the extension
of the existing industries in Pitts¬
burgh, and to invite other industries
to locate in Pittsburgh, in so far as
it may without interfering w H the
interests of the public in the nse of
the streets; and
Whereas, It appears that the portion
of Knox street desired to be vacated is
unimproved and ungraded, and not now
used by the public, and would not in
all probability be a street fre'piented
by the r)ublic;
t3C<-foii 1. Tie it ordninod ance ♦/meb-d
f).f/ f/i(i Ciln of J*tt(sOnv(/h^ in I
((Hfie'tnhled^ and it i.v hn'H)y ordain'd amt
enacted by the authority of the iianu\ That
the i>ortion of Knox street in the
Twenty-first (21st) ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, shown on the accompany¬
ing plan, be and the same is her-^y va¬
cated; said portion of Knox stvt^^t be¬
ing bounded and described as iollows,
viz;
Beginning at a point on the e;-sterly
side of Knox street, distant two- hun¬
dred (200D feet from the northe.-.^sterly
corner of Knox street and K-->ffman
street: thence extending along the
present easterly line of Knox sueet, a
distance of one hundred thirte'^n and
fifty-three hundredths (113.53) feet to
a point, to the line of the right <»f way
of the Railroad Company: thence ex¬
tending along the line of the right of
way of said Railroad Company, in a
northwesterly direction, a distance of
sixty-three and two-hundredths (63.02)
feet to the westerly line of Knox street,
I in a Southerly direction, a distance of
! one hundred sixty-one and ninety-nine
; hundredths (161.99') feet to a point;
! thence at right angles to the of
' Knox street, a distance of furty (40')
feet to the place of beginning.
Section 2. This ordinance is i)assed
upon the express condition that the
Duff Manufacturing Comi)any shall,
within one (1) year from the date of
the approval of this ordinance, com¬
mence the construction of a new build¬
ing on the property fronting and abut¬
ting on the portion of Knox street
herein vacated, the construction of
which shall involve the expenditure of
not less than sixty thousand dollars
($6 0,000.00). In case said Company
shall not commence the construction
of the aforesaid building within one
(1) year, the right is hereby reserved
to repeal this Vacation Ordinance,
without incurring any liability for
damages to the said Duff Manufactur¬
ing Company, the owner of the abut¬
ting property.
Section 3. This ordinance shall not
become effective until the l>uff Manu¬
facturing Comi)any, by its i>roper offi¬
cers duly authorized, have accepted
this ordinance, in writing, sugject to
all the terms and conditions aforesaid.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san*e
is hereby i epealed, so far as the same
aiVects this Oidinance.
Passed April 1912,
Approved April 11, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 59.
No. 167
A n OiiDINANCJB—Changing the code
Classification of appropriation
Items for the fiscal year beginning Feb¬
ruary 1, 1912.
bectlon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eame. That
all expenditures authorized in the ap¬
propriation ordinance for the fisoal
year beginning February 1, 1912, be
classified as follows:
Amounts appropriated under classi¬
fications Bl, B2. B3, B4, B5, II, 12, IH,
J, Kl, K2, K3, K4, K6, Ml, M2. M3,
M4, SI, S2, S3, S4 S6 S6, S7, S8, S9, SIO,
Sll, SI2, S13, S14, S16, T1 T2. T3, T4,
U1 U2, and U3 shall be classified under
code “B," "Miscellaneous services," and
expenditures accounted for as follows:
Bl—Team hire.
B2—Telegraph and telephone service.
B3—Court costs and fees paid court
officers.
B4—Witness fees and expenses and
court reports.
B6—Kxpert and professional services.
BG—Garbage removal.
B7—Advertising.
B8—Towel supply and laundry.
B9—Hotel and meals.
BIO—Water rents.
Bll—Street car, hack, automobile
and livery transportation.
B12—Railroad and pullman fares.
B13—Freight, express and hauling
charges.
B14—Care of persons in institutions.
B16—Street lighting.
B16—Rents of real estate, buildings
and offices,
B17—Insurance and surety bond
premiums.
B18—Rent of equipment.
B19—Dumpage charges.
B20—Services N. O. C.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cations Cl, C2, C3. C4, C5, Gl, G2, G3,
G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, G9, GIO^ Gil, G12,
G13. G14, HI, H2, H3, H4 Ll, L2, L3,
L4, I>6, Nl, N2, N3. N4, N5, N5, N7, N8,
N9, Ol, 03. 04, 06, P2. P3. and P4 shall
be classified under code *‘C," "Supplies,"
and expenditures accounted for as fol¬
lows:
Cl—Cleaning and toilet supplies.
C2—Engineers' Supplies.
C3—Farm, park and garden supplies.
C4—Coal, coke, wood, gas and gaso¬
line.
C5—Oils and lubricants.
C6—Electric current.
C7—Groceries and provisions.
C8—Dry goods and notions.
C9—Clothing and wearing apparel.
CIO—Postage, office, engineering and
drafting supplies.
Cll—Forage for live stock, except
groceries and provisions.
C12—Stable bedding.
C13—Drugs, chemicals, disinfectants
and hospital supplies.
I C14—Horse shoeing.
C16—Supplies N. O. C.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cations Dl, D2, D3, D4. DB. D6, D7. D8.
D9 and DIO shall b© classified under
code "D," "Materials," and expenditures
accounted for as follows:
I Dl—Asphalt.
D2—Brick and stone, building and
floor tile and all paving blocks.
D3—Cement, lime and plaster.
D4—Sand and gravel.
D6—Electrical materials.
D6—Hardware N. O. C.
D7—Pipe and fittings, plumbing ma¬
terial and fixtures.
D8—Lumber and millwork.
D9—Paint, oils, varnish, putty, glass
and wallpaper.
DIO—Iron, steel, brass, copper and
alloys, and sewer castings.
D16—Materials N. O. C.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cations El, E2, E3, E4, E6, E6, E7. E8.
E9, ElO Ell, E12 and E13 shall be
classifled under code "E," "Repairs,"
and expenditures accounted for as fol¬
lows:
El—Fire apparatus repairs.
E2—Vehicle and harness repairs.
E3—Automobile and motorcycle re¬
pairs.
E4—Offic^ laboratory, engineering
I and scientific equipment repairs.
I E6—Arc lamp and electric line re¬
pairs.
E6—Tool repairs.
! E7—Bridge and viaduct repairs.
■ E8—Street repairs.
E9—Sewer and catch basin repairs.
ElO—Machinery repairs.
Ell—Hose and hose fitting repairs.
B12—Building repairs.
E13—Repairs N. O. C.
Amounts appropriated under classlfl-
! cations FI, F2, F3, F4, F6, F6, F7,
F8, F9. FIO, Fll, F12. F13. F14, F15.
02, 06 and PI shall be classified under
code "F," "Equipment," and expendi¬
tures accounted lor as follows:
FI—Fire apparatus, motor or horse
driven.
j F2—^Horse driven vehicles, harness
and horse coverings.
F3—Automobiles and motorcycles, ex¬
cept fire apparatus.
F4—Laboratory, hospital and scien¬
tific equipment:
F5—Office, drafting and engineering
equipment.
I P6—Tools,
109
F7—Furniture, furnishlnKS and fix¬
tures, tableware and utensils.
F8—Bedding, towels and table linen.
F9—Live stock.
FIO—Machinery.
Fll—Hose and hose fittings.
F16—E(iuipment N, O, C.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cation XI shall be classified under code
“H,” “Land and rights of way,” and ex¬
penditures accounted for as follows;
H—Lands and rights of way.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cations Ql, Q2, Q3, Q4,. and Q5 shall be
classified under code “J,“ “Interest.”
and expenditures accounted for as fol¬
lows:
J1—Interest on loans.
.12—Tax on loans.
.13—Interest on judgments.
.14—Interest on overdue damages.
.15—Interest on contracts.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cation W shall be classified under code
“K.“ “Sinking Funds,” and expendi¬
tures accounted for as follows:
K—Sinking funds.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cations HI, R2, R3, H4, R6, and R6
shall be classified under code “L,” “Spe¬
cial assessments and benefits ” .and ex¬
penditures accounted for as follows:
Ll—Special assessments against ctiy.
L2—Damages assessed against city.
L3—.lodgments.
L4—Police pension fund.
L5—Firemen’s disability fund.
L6—Taxes paid by city.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cation Z shall be classified under code
“M,” “Special reservations,” and ex¬
penditures accounted for as follows:
M—Special reservations.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cation V shall be classified under code
“N,” “Grants and donations,” and ex-
))enditures accounted for as follows:
N—Grants and donations.
Amounts appropriated under classifi¬
cation y shall be classified under code
“O,” “Refunds,” and expenditures ac¬
counted for as follo\^s:
<)—Refunds.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Or<linance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same is .lereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance,
Passed April 9, 1912.
Approved April 12, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24, page 60.
No. 168
A \ ORI>IlM.\lNCK—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the l>epartment of Public
U orks to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the recon¬
struction of a retaining wall on Soho
street at Gazzam street and proiddlng
for the payment of the costs thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and ■'aacted
by the City of PitVfburyh^ in •Douncil
a.-iftenihled^ and it U hereby ordained and
emicted by the authority of the *ame^ Tliat
the Mayor and the Director of tlie De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
reconstruction of a retaining wall on
Soho street at Gazzam street, and to
enter Into a contract or contracts with
the successful bidder or bidders for the
performance of the work in accord¬
ance with the laws and ordinances gov¬
erning the said. City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of one thou¬
sand ($1,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
ar.d is hereby set apart and apprt)priat-
ed from Appropriation No. 37, X8, Re¬
taining Walls and Sidewalks, and the
Mayor and the Controller are respect¬
ively authorized and directed u- issue
and countersign warrants in pi^.vment
of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be I'nd the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance,
Passed April 9, 1912.
Approved April 12, 1912.
Ordinance Rook 24, page 63.
No. 169
A n ORniN.%NCF—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on La Clair street and
the north-west sidewalk of Hutchin-
.son street in the City of Pittsburgh and
the Borough of Swissvale, from a point
about 400 feet north-west of Hu.tchin-
son street to the present sewer on
Hutchinson street near Billiard alley,
and providing that the <‘osts, damages and
expenses of tlie same be assessed against and
collected from property specially beiiertt<‘d
thereof.
Sect'on 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUMhuryhy in Oninril
assctnOfedy <fnd it ift hereby ordained avti
enacted by the authority of the That
a public sewer be constructed on La
Clair street and the north-west side¬
walk of Hutchinson street in the City
of Pittsburgh and the Borough of
Swissvale, from a point about 400 feet
north-west of Hutchinson street to the
present sewer on Hutchinson street
near Billiard alley. Commencing on La
Clair street at a point about 400 feet
north-west of Hutchinson street;
thence south-westwardly along La
Clair street to the City line which is
the dividing line between the Borough
of Swissvale and the City of Pittsburgh;
thence continuing south-eastwardly
along La Clair street in the Borough of
Swissvale to Hutchinson street; thence
south-westwardiy along the north-west
1 10
sidewalk of Hutchinson street In the
Borough of Swissvale to the said City
line and thence continuing: south-west-
wardly along the north-west sidewalk
or Hutchinson street to the present
sewer on Hutchinson street near Bil¬
liard alley. Said sewer to be pipe and
twelve (12") Inches in diameter with
nine (9") Inch lateral sewers on L.a
Clair street extending from the main
sewer to a point one (!') foot inside
the curb lines. Said sewer to be con¬
structed in accordance with the plan
hereto attached and hereby made a
part of this ordinance.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
A.ssembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
twenty-four hundred ($2 400.00) dol¬
lars which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department of
1‘ubllc Works.
Section 3. The cost, damagos and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and coJleoted from properties
.specially benefited therenby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san-e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
Hfiects this Ordinance.
Passed April 9, 1912.
Apiiroved April 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 63.
No. 170
A \ ORDINANCE.—Fixing the width
^ of the roadway on Gold alley, be¬
tween Atherton avenue and Denver
street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
b// the Oity of IHttsburfftiy in Council
WMcmhledf and it hereby ordained mid
enacted by the authority of the *awie, That
the width of the roadway on Gold al¬
ley, between Atherton avenue and Den¬
ver street be and the same is hereby
flxed at a uniform width of thirty (30)
feet, which is the full width of the
said alley between the easterly and
westerly building lines thereof.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 9, 1912.
Approved April 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 65.
No. 171
A n OROINANCh:—^Establishing the
grade on M.apleton alley, from
Hlghview street to Samantha alley.
St'ctloii 1. Be it ordained and enactni
by the City of Pittxburyhy ta Council
aitHembledy and it itt hereby ordaineii and
enacted by the authority of the name^ That
the grade on the north curb line of
Mapleton alley from Highvlew street
to Samantha alley be and the same is
hereby established as follows, to-wlt:
Beginning on the east curb line of
Highvlew street as now set at the ele¬
vation of 201.22 feet; thence falling at
rate of 2.49 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 304.39 feet to the west curb
line of Haights avenue at the eleva¬
tion of 193.65 feet; thence level across
the said Haiglits avenue for the dis¬
tance of 39,45 feet to the east curb
line at the elevation of 193.65 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 4.50 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 315.20
feet to the P. C. of a convex jiarabolic
curve at the elevation of 207.83 feet;
thence by the said curve for the dis¬
tance of 200.00 feet to the P, T. at the
elevation of 214.33 feet; thence rising
at the rate of 2.00 feet per 100 feet
for the distance of 77.63 feet to the
west curb line of Samantha alley at
the elevation of 215,88 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
of Ordinance cpnflicting with the provi¬
sions of this (ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 9. 1912.
Approved April 16, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 65.
No. 172
A n ORIHnance—H epeallng an or¬
dinance entitled. “An Ordinance
locating Melwood street, from Centre
avenue to Ridge street.” approved the
24th day of March, 1894, in so far as the
same provides for the location of Mel¬
wood street, between Atherton avenue
and Denver street.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of IHitsburyh^ in Cmncii
annenibled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aame^ Tiial
that certain ordinance entitled. “An Or¬
dinance locating Melwood street, from
Centre avenue to Htdge street,” ap¬
proved the 24th day of March, 1894,
and recorded in ordinance book, Vol.
9, page 446, be and the same Is hereby
repealed in so far as the .same provides
for the location of Melwood street, be¬
tween Atherton avenue and Denver
street.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far a.s the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 9, 1912.
Approved April 15. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 66.
Ill
No. 173
A n OUniXANCK—Approving and ac¬
cepting Melwood avenue, Gold al¬
ley and an irregular strip of ground
at the intersection of Atherton avenue
and Craig street, located and dedicated
by the Atlantic I.*and Company, as
shown on their plan of proposed
streets, in the Fifth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh.
Section 1. Jie. it ordahird and enacted
hi/ the (Jiiy of Pi(t.si»i(r</h, in Council
ciKHcmhledy and it i.s hereby ordained and
rnacied by the authority 0 / the eanie^ Tliat
Melwood avenue. Gold alley and an ir¬
regular strip of ground at the inter¬
section of Atherton avenue and Craig
street located and dedicated by the At¬
lantic Land Company, October, 1911,
and shown on their plan of proposed
streets, are hereby approved and ac-
cei)ted as follows:
Melwood avenue, from Atherton ave¬
nue to Denver street, 60 feet wide.
Gold alley, from Atherton avenue to
Denver street, 30 feet wide.
Irregular strip of ground at the in¬
tersection of Atherton avenue and
Craig street.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
< e oby lepealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 9, 1912.
Api)roved April 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 66.
No 174
A n ordinance—D irecting the City
Controller to transfer certain
item from Appropriation 10, Legisla¬
tive and City Clerk’s Department to Ap¬
propriation No. 220, Department of
Supplies.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUburyh^ in Council
asMenibledy and it i.s hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
the City Controller is hereby author¬
ized and directed to transfer from Ap¬
propriation 10, Legislative and City
Clerk’s Department, H3, Postage,
$200.00; to the same item in Appropria¬
tion No. 220, Department of Supplies.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
(s hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
T^assed April 9, 1912.
Approved April 15, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 67.
No. 175
A n DRDINANCK—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing building and equip¬
ping same with Merry-go-round, in
Schenley park, for the Bureau of Parks,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enaettd
by the City of Piiisburf/fty tn Council
a.Hsembledy and it is hereby ordained onrf
enacted by the authority of the jtanif, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals, and
to award a contract or contracts, to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders, for constructing, building and
ecfuipping same with Merry-go-round,
In Schenley Park; for a sum not to ex¬
ceed ten thousand (.$10,000,00) dollars;
and to enter into a contract or con¬
tracts, with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the
work, in accordance with an Act of
Assembly entitled, “An Act for the
government of cities of the second
class," approved the seventh day of
March, A. D., 1901, and the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council, in such
cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of Ten
thousand ($10,000.00) dollars, or so
much thereof as nif.»y be necessary,
shall be and is hereby set apart for
the payment of said work; said amount
to be paid out of Appropriation No.
153.
Section 3. That Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, co .ollcting with the
provisions of this Oi: finance, be and
the same is hereby pealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 19'’.2.
Pittsburgh, jVv/ril 15th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinance, duly engrossed and
certified, was delivered by me to the
Mayor for his approv-al or disapproval,
on April 3rd, 1912. an«' that the Mayor
failed to approve or disapprove the
same, or to return the same to Council
within ten (10) days from said date,
whereupon the same became a law
without his approval, under the provi¬
sions of the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided.
E. J. MARTIN,
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 67.
i No. 176
A n ORIIINANCE—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing building and equip¬
ping same with Merry-go-round, in
I Kiverview Park, North Side, for the
Bureau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUsbnryhy in Cbunril
assembledy and it is hervtiy ordained «n(f
. enacted by the authority of the same, That
I the Mayor and the Director of the De-
I partment of Public Works, shall be
and are hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to advertise for propos¬
als. and to award a contract or con¬
tracts, to the lowest responsible bidder
of bidders, for constructing, building
and equipping same with Merry-go-
round, in Riverview Park, North Side;
for a sum not to exceed ten thousand
($10,000.00) dollars; and to enter into
a contract or contracts, with the suc¬
cessful bidder or bidders for the per¬
formance of the work, in accordance
with an Act of Assembly, entitled "An
Act for the government of cities of
the second class," approved the sev¬
enth day of March, A. D., 1901, and the
different supplements and amendments
thereto, and the ordinances of Council,
in such cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of ten thou¬
sand ($10,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and Is hereby set apart for the pay¬
ment of said work; said amount to be
paid out of Appropriation No. 153.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 2, 1912.
Pittsburgh, April 15th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinance, duly engrossed and
certified, was delivered by me to the
Mayor for his approval or disapproval,
on April 3rd, 1912, and that the Mayor
failed to approve or disapprove the
same, or to return the same to Council
within ten (10) days from said date,
whereupon the same became a law
without his approval, under the provi¬
sions of the Act of Assembly In such
case made and provided.
E. J. MARTIN,
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 68.
No. 177
A n ORHINANCE—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for constructing building and equip¬
ping same with Merry-go-round, In
Grandview Park, South Side, for the
Bureau of Parks, City of Pittsburgh,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof.
Set^tlon 1. JJe it ordained and enacted
i).V the Oi/y of PHtaburgh^ in Council
aM.fembled^ and it is fierebi/ ordained and
enacted bg the authority of the eamet That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be
and are hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to advertise for propos¬
als, and to award a contract or con¬
tracts to the lowest responsible bid¬
der or bidders, for constructing build¬
ing and equipping same with Merry-
go-round, in Grandview Park, South
Side; for a sum not to exceed ten thou¬
sand ($10,000.00) dollars; and to enter
Into a contract or contracts, with the
successful bidder or bidders for the
performance of the work, In accord¬
ance with an Act of Assembly en¬
titled, "An Act for the government of
cities of the second class," approved
the seventh day of March, A. £)., 1901,
and the different supplements and
amendments thereto, and the ordinanc¬
es of Council, in such cases made and
provided.
Section 2. That the sum of ten thou¬
sand ($10,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart for the pay¬
ment of said work; said amount to be
paid out of Appropriation No. 163.
Section 3. That anv Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed Ai)ril 2, 1912.
Piltsi>urgh, April 15th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinance, duly engrosse<i and
certified, was delivered by me to the
Mayor for his approval or disapproval,
on April 3rd, 1912, and that the Mayor
failed to approve or disapprove the
same, or to return the same to Council
within ten (10) days from .said date,
whereupon the same became a law
without his approval, under the pro¬
visions of the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided.
E. .1. MARTIN,
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24. page 69.
No. 178
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Haber.man av>enue, from
Bailey avenue to Kathleen street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
BtH-tion I. Zfe it ordained and enacted
b(f the City of Pittsburgh^ tn Oouncal
assemfded^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the auihwity of the same^ That
Haberman avenue, from Bailey ave¬
nue to Kathleen street, be graded,
paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the l>epartment of Public Works are
eoy authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
l>olnts, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contrcCct price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
four thousand five hundred ($4,500.00)
dollars which Is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating theerto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Oi'dinance conflicting- with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
IS her-eby repealed, so lar as the same
afi!ects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16,. 1912.
Approved April 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 70.
No. 179
A X ORIUXAXCE —Authorizing and
directing the paving and curbing
of Watt street, from Wylie avenue to
Webster avenue and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from i>roperty specially i)enei'ilc<i
thereby.
Whereas,’It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of
the City Clerks that a majority of
property owners in interest and num¬
ber abutting upon the line of Watt
street, between Wylie avenue and
Webster avenue have petitioned the
Council of the City of Pittsburgh to
ejiact an ordinance for the paving and
curbing of the same, therefore
Setdlon 1. J5e it ordained and enacted
by th^ aty of Pitlnburyh^ in Council
anKembiedy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the aulboHly ike same^ That
\\ alt street, rrom vVylie avenue to
Webster avenue be paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Directci:
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the paving and
curbing of said street between said
I)oints, the contract or contracts there-
1 or to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
seven thousand ($7,000.00) dollars
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 2. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord-
amce with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pcrrsylvaria relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Sp- nnn That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hfti oby tepealed. so far as the same
j this Oidinaace.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 22, 1912.
Ordinance Rook 24, page 71.
No. 180
A X OKUIXAXCE —Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer tTn Damas street and
Homer street, from BuenU* street to
present brick sewer on Homer street
with branch sewers on Vtirley street.
Rescue street, Donora alley and Beck-
field street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Sect’on I. it ordaincff a»tl enacted
by the City of Pittatiuryhy in Ojuneil
UKsemlded, and it is hereby ordained otid
eyiu/cted by the authority of the same^ That
a public sewer be constructed on
Damas street and Homer street, from
Buente street to present brick sewer on
Homer street with branch sewers on
Varley street Rescue street, Donora al¬
ley and Beckfield street. Commencing
on Damas street at Buente street;
thence southeastwardly along Damas
street to Homer street; tVience south¬
wardly along Homer street to the pres¬
ent brick sewer on Homer street. Said
sewer to be pipe and eighteen (18")
Inches in diameter. With a branch
sewer on Varley street. Commencing
on Varley street at a point about sixty
(60') feet north of Beckfiold street;
thence southwardly along Varley street
to sewer on Damas street. With
branch sewer on Rescue street. Com¬
mencing on Rescue street at Furber al¬
ley; thence westwardly along Rescue
street to sewer on Varley street. With
branch sewer on Donora alley. Com¬
mencing on Donora alley at Beckfield
street; thence southwardly along Do¬
nora alley to sewer on .Rescue street.
With branch sewer on Beckfield street.
Commencing on Beckfield street at a
point about 15 feet east of Varley
street; thence eastwardly along Beck¬
field street to sewer on Donora alley.
Said branch sewers to be pipe and
fifteen (16") inches In diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con-
I tract or contracts therefor to be let in
I the manner directed by said Acts of
I Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
five thousand two hundred ($5,200.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of T’ublic Works.
Section 3, The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially' benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
FennsyP ania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
114
Section 4 . Thrtt any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, connictlng with the
provlslotus of thia Ordinance, be and the
fame 1» hereby rej>ea4ed ao ^far -sm the
fame affects till® Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 22, 1912,
Ordinance Boc4c 24, pag^e 72.
No. 181
A n ordinance-—A uthorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Wabash street from a
point about 20 feet north of Inde¬
pendence street .to the present sewer
on Wabash street .at Plank street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
B<?ctlon 1, i?<; it ordained <md -ennoted
bi/ the City of PittMmryh^ in Cou)>ril
a somhfed, nnd it is Av>r/Vjj»y ordained and
•’tiucted My Mie uaUioviiy of the «am€, That
a public sewer be constructed on
Wabash street from a point about
20 feet north of Independence
street to tlie present sewer on
Wabash street at Plank street. Com¬
mencing on Wabash street at a point
about 20 feet north of Independence
street; thence northwardly along
Wabash street to the present sewer on
Wabash street at Plank street. Said
sewer to be pipe and eight (8") inches
In diameter with six (6) inch lateral
sewers extending from the main sewer
to a point one (1) foot inside the curb
lines.
Section 2, The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of 'Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer ae provided
in Section I of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor 'to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
twenty-six hundred ($2,600.00) dol¬
lars which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in acoord-
anoe with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance confllcthig with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same aftects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1012.
Approved April 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 73.
No. 182
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer in the thirty-
third street drainage Ijasin, on Wine-
bidxlle avenue, private property of C,
Donnelly, of unknown owner nortli of
the Pennsylvania Itallroad right-of-
way, S. M. Wlllock, I’ennsylvania Rail¬
road Company, Jos. McKay, and Phila¬
delphia Life Insurance Company and
the right-of-way of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, from present sewer
on Wlnebiddle avenue to present sewer
on private property of Philadelphia
Life Insurance Company at a point near
Aiken avenue, and authorizing the set¬
ting aside of the sum of one hundred
sixteen thousand ($116,000.00) dollars,
from the proceeds arising from the sale
of the “Thirty-third street Sewer
Bonds, 1911."
Section 1. Be it ordained and enaoted
by the CiOJ of Bitl.sturyh, in Omnril
assembled, and it is hrrrhf/ ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Ttmt
the Mayor and the Director of the i de¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award a
contract or contracts to the lowe.st re¬
sponsible bidder or bidders, for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer In the
Thirty-third street drainage basin on
Wlnebiddle avenue, private property of
C. Donnelly, of unknown owner north
of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-
way, S. M, Wlllock, Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, Jos. McKay and
Philadelphia Life Insurance Company
and the right-of-way of the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company, from present
sewer on Wlnebiddle avenue to present
sewer on private property of I’hila-
delphia Life Insurance Company at a
point near Aiken avenue. Commenc¬
ing on Wineblddle avenue by intercept¬
ing the present 72" brick sewer cross¬
ing Wlnebiddle avenue: thence south¬
wardly on, over, across and through
the private property of C. Donnelly,
unknown owner north of the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad right-of-way. S. M. Wll¬
lock. Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
Jos. McKay and Philadelphia Life In¬
surance Company and the right-of-way
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com¬
pany to connect with present 72"
brick sewer on private property
of Philadelphia Life Insurance
Company at a point near Aiken
avenue. Said sewer to be constructed
in accordance with the plan hereto at¬
tached and hereby made a part of this
ordinance; said contract or contracts
to be awarded for a sum not to exceed
one hundred sixteen thousand ($116,-
000.00) dollars, and to enter into a con¬
tract or contracts with the successful
bidder or bidders for the performance
of the work in accordance with the
laws and ordinances governing said
City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of one hun-
I dred sixteen thousand ($116,000.00) dol¬
lars, or se much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby set apart and ap¬
propriated from the proceeds arising
from the sale of the Thirty-third Street
Sewer Bonds. 1911,” and the Mayor and
Controller are hereby authorized and
directed to respectfully issue and
countersign warrants in payment of the
costs of said work.
Section 3. That any urdinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Oidinance.
Passed April 1,6. 1912.
Apj)roved April 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 73.
No. 183
A IV oiimNANCE—Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the lining of the Smoke Flue at
the Mission Street Pumping Station.
Sect’on 1. lie it ordained and enact< '•
bfj the City of PUfJ<hur{/hy in Coum .1
usftemhledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of tfie eamCp Thj.t
the Mayor and the Director ol the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals,
and award a contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the lining of the Smoke Flue
at the Mission Street thumping Station,
for a sum not to exceed one thousand
seven hundred ($1,700.00) dollars, in ac¬
cordance with the Act of Assembly
entitled, ‘‘An Act for the government
of cities of the second class,” approved
the seventh day of March, A. D., 1901,
with the different supplements and
amendment.? thereto, and the ordinan¬
ces of Council in such cases made and
provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one thou¬
sand seven hundred ($1,700.00) dollars,
or so much of the same as may be nec¬
essary, shall be and is hereby set apart
and appropriated for the paynjent or
payments required for the performance
of the above mentioned work, and that
the said amount or amounts be paid
out of Appropriation No. 120.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 76.
No. 184
A n OR11IN.4NCE—Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing and Installing of a
‘‘Steam Heating System and Appurten¬
ances” In the Mission Street Thumping
tation.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piltsburyhy in Council
insembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of ifle That
the Mayor and the Director of the iJe-
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals,
and award a contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the furnishing and installing
j of a ‘‘Steam Heating Syatem and A|i-
I purtenances” In the Mission Street
Pumping Station, for a sum not to ex¬
ceed four thousand ($4,000.00) dollars,
1 in accordance with the Aci of Assembly
j entitled, “An Act for the government
of cities of the second cla s,” approved
! the seventh day of Marci), A, I)., 1901,
' with the different supplements and
amendments thereto, and ihe ordinanc¬
es of Council In such caj-es made and
I>rovided.
Section 2. That the .«ium of four
thousand ($4,000.00) dollars, or so
much of the same as may be neces¬
sary, shall be and is herooy set ajiart
and appropriated for the payment or
payments required for the performance
of the above mentioned work, and that
the said amount or amounts be paid
out of Appropriation No. 120..
Section 8. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16. 1912.
Approved April 22, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 76.
No. 185
A n ordinance—P roviding for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing and erecting of a
‘‘Feed Water Heater and Appurten¬
ances” at the Mission Street Pumping
Station.
section a. Be it ordained and enneiea
by the City of Piptsimryhy in Council
assembledy and it is herttty ordained and
enacted by ihe authority of the That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals,
I and award a contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the furnishing and erecting of
' a ‘‘Feed Water Heater and Ai>i)urten-
ances” at the Mission Street Pumping
I Station, for a sum not to exceed one
thousand five hundred ($1,500.00) dol¬
lars, In accordance with the Act of As¬
sembly entitled “An Act for the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second cla.s.s,”
approved the seventh day of March
A. D., 1901, and the different supple¬
ments and amendments thereto, and
the ordinances of Council in such cases
made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of'one thou¬
sand five hundred ($1,500.00) dollars,
or so much of the same as may be nec¬
essary, shall be and is hereby set apart
and a.ppropriated for the payment or
payments reciuired for the performance
of the above mentioned work, and that
the said amount or amounts be paid
out of Ap)>ropriation No. 135.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 77.
No. 186
A n ORmNANCiC —Fixing the salaries
of the General Clerk and the
Draftsmen In the Bureau of Public
Improvements In the Department of
Law.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitinburuh^ in Oou/ccif
afwmOled, and it is hereby ordained ana
enacted by the authority qf the «ame, That
from the iwenty-fith day of March, one
thousand nine hundred and twelve, the
salary of the General Clerk in the
Bureau of Public Improvements in the
Department of Law shall be twelve
hundred (^.200.00) dollars per annum,
and from and after the passage and
approval of this ordinance the salar¬
ies of the Draftsmen in the said Bu¬
reau shall be one hundred and fifteen
($115.00) dollars, each, per month.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 77,
No. 187
A n OHDINANCK—Fixing the width
and position of the roadway and
sidewalks on West Liberty avenue,
from Warrington avenue to the City
line.
J3e<*tion 1. Be it ordained ana enacted
by the City of PittMhuryh, in O>unoif
unsemhled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «ame. That
the width of the roadway on West
Liberty avenue, from Warrington ave¬
nue to the City line shall be and is
hereby fixed at a uniform width of
fifty (60.0') feet except between sta¬
tions 76+74.93 and 78 i 44.86 and be¬
tween stations 87+26.17 and 92 _l. 59.01
on the westerly five (5.0') foot run¬
ning line of West Liberty avenue as
the said westerly five (5.0') foot run¬
ning line is described in an ordinance
opening West Liberty avenue, from
Warrington avenue to the City line,
aproved March 30, 1911, and said road¬
way except between the above men¬
tioned stations, shall lie between lines
parallel to and at the perpendicular
distance of five (5.0') feet and fifty-
five (65.0') feet eastwardly from the
above described westerly five (6.0')
foot running line. From station 76+-
74.93 to station 78+44.86 on the said
westerly five (5.0') foot running line
the roadway shall have a variable
width ranging from fifty (50.0') feet
at station 76-f74.93 to seventy-five and
twenty-eight one hundredths (76.28)
feet at station 77+88.30 and thence to
fifty (60.0 ) *fe€t station 78+44.86 on
the said westerly five (6.0') foot
running line as shown on a plan
hereto attached, made part hereof
and marked Kxhlblt “A." From station
87+26.17 to station 92 _lB 9.01 on the
said westerly five (B.O') foot running
line the roadway shall have a variable
width ranging from twenty-six and
forty-two (26.42') feet at station 87+-
26.17 to thirty-two and forty-three one
hundredths (32.43') feet at station
91+50.16 and then to twenty-four and
eighty-one hundredths (24.81') feet at
station 92+69.01 on the said westerly
five (6.0') foot running line and be¬
tween said points the roadway shall
He between a line parallel to and at
the perpendicular distance of fifty-five
(55.0') feet eastwardly from the said
westerly five (6.0') foot running line
and the City line as defined by station
165,164 and 163 shown on a plan locat¬
ing the boundary lines of the City of
Pittsburgh, approved by Court. De¬
cember 16th, 1908, as shown on a plan
hereto attached, made part hereof and
marked Exhibit “B."
The sidewalks on West Liberty ave¬
nue, from Warrington avenue to the
City line shall each be of a uniform
width of ten (10.0') feet and shall
He along and parallel the roadway as
hereinbefore located.
Section 2 That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 78.
No. 188
A n OHDINANCF:—Relating to the
Department of Charities and Cor¬
rection; providing for changes In the
number and officers and employes In
said Department; and changes in the
salaries of certain of said officers and
employes; and fixing the salaries of
the additional employes herein provided
for.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enticted
by the City of Piltsburph^ in Oouneii
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Director of the Department of
Charities and Correction is hereby au¬
thorized to appoint the following ad¬
ditional employes, at the salaries here¬
inafter fixed, to-wlt:
City Home and Hospital,
Marshalsea, Pa.
1 Carpenter, at current union wages.
North Side City Home, Warner, Pa.
1 Storekeeper, salary $76.00, per
month.
1 Male nurse, salary $35.00, per
month.
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1 Female nurse, salary $30.00, per |
month.
1 Foreman, of farm gang’, salary
$40.00 per month. •
1 Florist, salary $30.00, per month.
Section 2. The following reductions
In the number of officers and employes
in said l>epartment, are hereby made,
to become effective as of February 1, j
1912: !
1
General Office. 1
District Phy sicians reduced to 11. |
City Home and Hospital.
Marshalsea, Pa. >
3rd Resident Physician abolished.
North Side City Home, Warner, Pa. ;
Matron, Driver, Cowman and Super¬
visor of Female Asylum, abolished.
Section 3. That from and after the
passage and approval of this ordinance,
the following changes shall be made
in the salaries of officers and employes
in said Department, to-wit:
General Office.
Inspectors advanced to $1,080.00 per
annum.
City Home and Hospital, I
Marshalsea, Pa. ;
Protestant Chaplains advanced to :
$45.00 per month. i
Catholic reduced to $45.00 per month.
Store Keeper advanced to $75.00 per
month.
North Side City Home, Warner, Pa.
Resident Physician advanced to
$125.00 per month.
Assistant Resident Physician ad¬
vanced to $900.00 per annum.
Officers Cook advanced to $55.00 per
month.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
I'assed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 80. I
No. 189
A n ORDINANCK—Authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works to advertise }
for and award a contract or contracts j
for repaving avenues, streets and alleys
an{l authorizing the setting aside of
the various sums set forth below,
amounting in the aggregate to two
hundred thirty-eight thousand one
hundred ($238,100.00) dollars out of
Aj)propriation No. 37, Ell, Street Re- '
paving.
Soction 1. lie it ordained and enacted t
b.V f/ifl CUfj of Pitlubnrffhf in Council I
anficmhled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aawie, That •
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized, emjiowered and
directed to advertise for proposals and
to award a contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for repaving the following ave¬
nues, streets and alleys, and to enter
into a contract or contracts with the
successful bidder or bidders for the
performance of the work, in accord¬
ance with an Act of Assembly, entitled,
“An Act for the government of cities
of the second class, approved the sev¬
enth day of March, A. D., 1901, and the
different supi)lements and amendments
thereto and the ordinances of Council
in such cases made and provided.
AVENUES, STREETS AND A DREYS
TO BE REPAVED.
Penn avenue, from end of
new paving near Fifteenth
street eastwardly to a point
near Twenty-second street...$ 30^000.00
Penn avefiue north side of
street, from Lexington ave¬
nue to City line.
Penn avenue, south side of
street, from Braddock avenue
to City line... 9,500.00
Fifth avenue, north side of
street, from point near Shady
avenue to Penn avenue.
Fifth avenue, south side of
street, from point near Shady
avenue to Penn avenue . 23,000,00
Ellsworth avenue, north side
of street, from Colonial place
eastwardly to a point near
College avenue.
Ellsworth avenue, south side
of street, from Ivy street
eastwardly to 'a'pclnt Tienr—
College avenue.•.
Ellsworth avenue, south side
of street, from Clyde street
eastwardly to a point near
Colonial place. ,.
25,000;00
Liberty avenue, north side
of street, from Twenty-third
street to a point near
Twenty-eighth street . 9,500.00
Wilkins avenue, from Fifth <
avenue* south to top of hill. . 9,600.00
Ohio street, - from Federal
street to a point near Cedar >. ^
avenue ...... .. 20 , 000.00
Perrysville avenue, from a
point near Cutler street to
Taggart street.
Selby alley, from South Ninth
street to a point near South
Tenth street...
21.000.00
1,700.00
Pretense (formerly Pine) al¬
ley,, from a point near South
Ninth street to south Tenth
street ... 1 , 600.00
Sandusky (formerly Seventh)
street, from Liberty avenue
to Penn avenue...
South Twenty-fifth .'street,
from Sidney street to a point
near P. & L. E. U. R...
3,200.00
10,800.00
Devon Road and Reynton
lane . 4 , 200.00
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Total
$169,000.00
West Carson street, from
Alain street, to Steuben
street .$ 2,500.00
Thomas boulevard, from Lin¬
den street to Dallas street . . 10,000.00
Anderson street, from Penn
avenue to Liberty avenue ,. 2,500.00
South Twenty-fifth street,
from Harcum alley to Mary
street . 1,700.00
Fox alley, from South Nine¬
teenth street to South
Twentieth street . 2,200.00
South Elg^hteenth street,
from Fox alley to Wharton
street . 1,700.00
South Sixteenth street, from
Alary street to P. V. & C,
■R. R. 2,700.00
Webster avenue, from Kirk¬
patrick street to Francis
street . 10,000.00
Elm street, from Wylie ave¬
nue to Poxhurst street. 2,300.00
Twenty-third street. from
Smallman street to Liberty
avenue . 3,500.00
Colwell street, from Vine
street to Dlnw^ddie street .. 7,200.00
Locust street, from Van
Braam street to Pride street. 6,700.00
Alerriman street, from South
Seventeenth street to South
Eighteenth street . 3,000.00
Lincoln avenue, from Agnew
street to City line . 13,100.00
Total .$238,100.00
Section 2. That the various sums
set forth in Section No. 1 of this or- [
dihance, amounting in the aggregate
to two hundred thirty-eight thousand
one hundred ($238,100.00) dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be and are hereby set apart and
appropriated for the payment of said
repaving of avenues, streets and al- i
Ifeys, the said amounts to be paid out
of Appropriation No. 37. Ell, Street Re- [
paving, and the Mayor and the Con¬
troller are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to respectfully issue and j
countersign warrants in payment of |
the cost of said work. i
Section 3. That any Ordinance or ,
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the !
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the \
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 9, 1912.
Approved April 19, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 81.
No. 190
A X ORUIXANCE—Authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety to advertise
for proposals and award a contract for
the arrest, care and disposal of unli¬
censed dogs running at large within
the City.
Section 1. Be it ordained and emteted
If!/ the City of Pittuburyh^ in Oouncif
OHxembled, and it i» hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the *amet Tliut
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety shall be and
they are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals for the ar¬
rest, care and disposal of unlicensed
dogs running at large within the CUy
limits, and to award a contract or con¬
tracts therefor in accordance with the
Acts of Assembly and ordinances of
Council relating to the awarding of
contracts.
Section 2. The cost and exiJense
thereof shall not exceed the sum of
$8,168.50 and shall be chargeable to
and payable monthly from item 22-24
of Appropriation No. 223, Bureau of
I^ollce, on payrolls approved by the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Safety.
Section 3. That said work shall be
done In accordance with the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Director
of the Department of Public Safety,
Section 4. That any Ordinance or pact
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far a« the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 9. 1912.
Pittsburgh. April 22nd. 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinance, duly engrossed and
certified, was delivered by me to the
Mayor for his approval or disapproval,
on April 10th, 1912, and that the Mayor
failed to approve or disapprove the
same, or to return the same to Coun¬
cil within ten (10) days from said date,
whereupon the same became a law
without his approval, under the provi¬
sions of the Act of Assembly in such
case made and }>rovided.
E. J. MARTIN.
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 82,
No. 191
A X ORDIXAXCK— Fixing the number
and salaries of the employes In
the North Side Municipal Light Plant,
in the Department of Public Work.s.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUbtburyh^ in Ctmneil
a^'txembled^ and it ie hereby ordniwrd and
enacted by the authority of the tame, Tiiat
from and after the passage of this or¬
dinance. the number and salaries of
the employes in the North Side Munici¬
pal Light Plant, in the Department of
Public Works, shall be as follows:
Office.
One Superintendent, salary not to ex¬
ceed $2,600.00 per annum.
One Electrical Inspector and Clerk,
salary not to exceed $1,200.00 per an¬
num.
One General Foreman, salary not to
exceed $1,800.00 per annum.
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station Forces.
One Chief Engineer, salary not to
exceed $1,500.00 per annum.
Three Assistant Engineers, salary
not to exceed $1,200.00, each, per an¬
num.
Three Dynamo Tenders, salary not
to exceed $2.75, each, per day.
Three Firemen, salary not to exceed
$2.75, each, per day.
Two Assistant Firemen, salary not
to exceed $2.50, each, per day.
Two Coal Passers, salary not to ex¬
ceed $2.25, each, per day.
One Foreman, salary not to exceed
$3,25 per day.
Two General Electric Repairmen,
salary not to exceed $3.25, each, per
day.
One Mast Arm Repairman, salary not
to exceed $3.00 per day.
Five General Helpers, salary not to
exceed $2.50, each, per day.
One Janitor, salary not to exceed
$2.25 per day.
One Arc Lamp Repairman, salary not
to exceed $2.75 per day.
Outside Force.
Five Linemen, salary not to exceed
$3.50, each, per day.
One Lineman Helper, salary not to
ex<ieed $2.75 per day.
Two Night Inspectors, salary not to
exceed $3.25, each, per day.
Three Lamp Trimmers, salary not to
exceed $2.75 per day.
Two Drivers, salary not to exceed
$2.25, each, ner day.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
Hltects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 83.
No. 192
A n ORDINANCE— Annulling and set¬
ting aside the location of Alle-
quippa street, between Craig street and
Boundary street.
Whereas, The Commissioners, ap¬
pointed by the Court of Quarter Ses¬
sions of Allegheny County in conform¬
ity to an Act of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
passed on the 1st day of March, 1837,
entitled. “An Act supplementary to an
Act to incorporate the City of Pitts¬
burgh,” submitted a jilan of streets
known as the City District Including
inter alia Allequippa street, between
Craig street and Boundary street on
the 6th day of June, 1840, which plan
Is of record in the office of the Bureau
of Surveys, in plan book marked “The
Plan of Pittsburgh City District,” and.
Whereas, the Court of Quarter Ses¬
sions of Allegheny County on the 17th
day of July, 1843, approved certain
sections of the said plan as submitted
by the Commissioners for the City Dis¬
trict Including inter alia the location
of Allequippa street, between Craig
street and Boundary street at a width
of 50 feet, and.
Whereas. The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh* Is desirous of annulling and
setting aside the location of Allequippa
street, between Craig street and
Boundary street, therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordaUied and enacUd
by the City of Pittuburyh, in Coumil
Wisembledy and it U hereby ordained and
enctcied by the authority of the Timt
the location of Allequip])a street, be¬
tween Craig street and Boundary
street, as shown in the said plans and
approved by the said Court of Quar¬
ter Sessions, Is hereby annulled and
set aside.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting, with the
provisions *of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, ao far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 84^.
No. 193
A n ordinance —Repealing an or¬
dinance, entitled, “An Ordinance
appropriating certain real estate In the
Fifth, Sixth and Eighth wards of the
City of Pittsburgh, belonging to W.
Scullion. C. Moore, E. McEiroy, M. Mur¬
ray, F. G. Conley, et al. C. Bauman.
M. Pay, P. Conway, C. S. Paxton, Penn¬
sylvania Railroad. Pittsburgh Junction
Railroad, A. J. Schwartz, C. Nessen-
thaler, E. Hirsch, C. Kubrecht, P. Goetz.
N. Beckert. J. Emmel, J. Kissane, Alex¬
ander H. Miller, Howard Sub-District
School. Laurel Land Company, S. B.
Chester. C. Hoffman, T. Lees, J.
Schneider, C. May, P. McMasjter, S. Ev¬
ans, J. Boehm, Realty Security Com¬
pany and Eliza J. Woolslayer, or
whomsoever may be the owners, for
the construction of a bridge and the
approaches thereto; authorizing con¬
demnation proceedings and providing
for the payment of damages.” approved
March 15th, 1912.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Council
axHembled, and it is hereby ordalnrd and
enacted by the authority of the *amt\ That
that certain ordinance, entitled, “An
Ordinance appropriating certain real
estate in the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
wards of the City of Pittsburgh, be¬
longing to W, Scullion, C. Moore, E.
McEiroy. M. Murray, F. G. Conley, et al.
C. Bauman, M. Fay, P. Conway, C. S.
Paxton. Pennsylvania Railroad, Pitts¬
burgh Junction Railroad, A. J.
Schwartz, C. Nessenthaler, E. Hirsch,
C. Rubrect, P. Goetz, N. Beckert, J. Em¬
mel, J. Kissane Alexander H. Miller,
Howard Sub-District School, Laurel
Land Company. S. B. Chester, C. Hoff-
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man, T. Loes, J. Schneider, C. May, F.
McMaster, S, Evans, J. Boehm, Realty
Security Company and Eliza J. Wool-
slayer, or whomsoever may be the
owners, for the construction of a
bridge and the approaches thereto; au¬
thorizing condemnation proceedings
and providing for the payment of
damages," approved March 15th, 1912,
and recorded in Ordinance Book, Vol.
24, page 1, be and the same is repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
^ame 1^ i»ereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 24. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 84.
No. 194
A IV ORDINANCE— accepting the de-
dication of certain property for
public use for highway purposes, at
the intersection of Bayard street and
Bellefteld avenue, in the Fourth
ward of the city of Pittsburgh, and
appropriating and opening the same
for public use for highway purposes,
Wherea.s. The First Baptist Church
of Pittsburgh, being the owner of all
the properly hereinafter described as
being appropriated and opened for pub¬
lic use lor highway purposes, have exe¬
cuted and delivered to the City of Pitts¬
burgh, their certain written identure,
bearing date the 26th day of March A.
I). 1912, now on file in the office of the
City clerk,
Whereas, The said owner by said
written indenture has dedicated the
property hereinafter described for pub¬
lic use for highway purposes, and has
authorized and directed the City of
Pittsburgh to take, enter upon and ap¬
propriate the same for said purposes,
and has forever released and discharg¬
ed the City of Pittsburgh from any and
ail claims for damages which the said
The First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh
may, or might have, by reason of the
appropriation and opening of the same
for said purposes and have petitioned
the City of Pittsburgh to pass an or¬
dinance for the opening of the same
and has further waived the right to
ask for the appointment of viewers
or to institute any suit for or by rea¬
son of the appropriation and opening
of the same for said purposes; there,
fore.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Bittsbtirph^ in Council
aesembled^ and it it hereby ordained and
enacieU by the authority of the Jtam#, That
the dedication by the said owner of
certain property at the intersection
of Bayard street and Bellefield ave¬
nue in the Fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh for public use for high¬
way purposes, be and the same is here¬
by accepted, and the said property is
hereby apropriated for and opened to
public use as a public highway as here¬
inafter described.
Beginning at the intersection of the
southerly building line of Bayard
street with the westerly building
line of Bellefield avenue; thence
extending In a southeasterly direc¬
tion along the said westerly build¬
ing line of Bellefield avenue for
the distance of 38.79 feet to a point;
thence by the arc of a circle tangent
to the said westerly building line of
Bellefield avenue with a radius of 25.00
feet and a central angle of 114® 23^ 26"
for the distance of 49.91 feet to a point
on the southerly building line of Bay¬
ard street; thence extending in a north¬
easterly direction along the said south¬
erly building line of Bayard street for
the distance of ,38.79 feet to the place
of beginning, as shown upon a plan
hereto attached and made part hereof.
Section 2 That the Department of
Public Works is hereby authorized and
directed to cause that certain property
at the intersection of Bayard street
and Bellefield avenue, In the Fourth
ward of the city of Pittsburgh, to be
opened, in conformity with the provis¬
ions of Section 1 of this ordinance.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Aproved April 24. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 85.
No. 195
A N ORDINANCE— Authorizing the
^ City Controller to transfer the sum
of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) dol¬
lars from Appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fund, to the Bureau of Sur¬
veys, Appropriations Nos. 29 and 220
as follows:
To Appropriation No. 29, Item A2,
Salaries, temporary employes, $200.00.
To Appropriation No. 220, Item 1)10,
miscellaneous N. O. C., for Bureau or
Surveys. $800.00.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiU^huryh, in Counr\l
(Oieemtded^ and it U hereby ordained <ntd
enacted by the authority of the tame, Th»t
the City Controller shall be and is here¬
by authorized and directed to transfer
the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00)
dollars from Appropriation No. 42. Con¬
tingent Fund, to the Bureau of Sur¬
veys, Appropriations Nos. 29 and 220,
as follows;
To Appropriation No. 29, Item A2,
Salaries, temporary employes, $200.00.
To Appropriation No. 220, Item DIO,
miscellaneous N. O. C., for Bureau of
Surveys, $800.00.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23. 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 87.
121
No. 196
A N ORDINANCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Tilbury avenue, from Shady
avenue to Nicholson street and provid-
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of the
City Clerks that a majority of property
owners in interest and number abutting
upon the line of Tilbury avenue, be¬
tween Shady avenue and Nicholson
street have petitioned the Council of
the City of Pittsburgh to enact an or¬
dinance for the grading, paving and
curbing of the same, therefore
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by tfi .0 City of PitUburyh^ in Council
anHenihledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the »amc, That
Tilbury avenue, from Shady avenue to
Nicholson street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2, The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
ar e hereby authorized and directed to a „
veitise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
cy of Pittsburgh relating thereto ar d
regulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of sa^d
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let m the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances: and the contract
pi'ice or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
ten thousand four hundred ($10 400.00)
dollars which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san-e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912,
Approved April 24. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 87,
No. 197
A n ORDINANCK— Fixing the salary
of Chief Draftsman In the Depart-
mert of Assessors.
Sect’on T Be it ordained and enacted
the City of Pittsburyhy in Council
<t^'<emblcd^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the uame^ That
the salary of the Chief liraftsman in
the Department of Assessors shall be
and the same is hereby fixed and es¬
tablished at $1,500.00 per annum.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912,
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 88,
No. 198
A n ORDINANCK—Vacating Pampa
alley between Soffel streetandCar-
son alley, in the Nineteenth ward of
the City of Pittsburgh.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file In the office of
the City Clerk, that all of the property
owners fronting or abutting upon the
line of Pampa alley as shown on James
Carson’s Plan of Lots, have petitioned
the Council of the City of Pittsburgh
to enact an ordinance for the vacation
of the same, therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it. is htTet>y ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
Pampa alley between Soffei street and
Carson alley as laid out in James Car-
son’s Plan of Lots, of record in the
Department of Public Works, Bureau
of Surveys, in Plan Book, Vol. 6, page
181, located In the Nineteenth ward of
the City of Pittsburgh and as herein¬
after desc^ribed, be and the same is
hereby vacated.
Beginning on the northerly building
line of Soffel street at the distance of
95,19 feet westerly from the westerly
building line of Boggs avenue, said
distance being measured along the said
I northerly building line of Soffel street;
thence deflecting to the right 90® 00'"
and extending in a northerly direction
along the westerly building line of
Pampa alley as laid out in the said
James Carson’s Plan of Lots, for the
distance of 100 feet to the southerly
building line of Carson alley; thence
deflecting to the right 90® 00' and in an
easterly direction along the southerly
building line of Carson alley, as laid
out in the said plan of lots for the dis¬
tance of 15 feet to the easterly build¬
ing line of the said Pampa alley;
thence deflecting to the right 90® 00'
j and in a southerly direction along the
easterly building line of the said
Pampa alley for the distance of 100
feet to the northerly building line of
Soffel street; thence deflecting to the
! right 90® 00' and in a westerly direction
' for the distance of 15 feet to the place
j of beginning, containing 1500 square
j foot, Hs shown on a plan hereto attached
and made part hereof.
Section 2. This ordinance shall not
take effect or be of any force or val-
j idity whatsoever unless the owners of
I the property abutting upon the said al¬
ley. between said terminal points, shall,
within thirty (30) days after the pas¬
sage of this ordinance, pay into the
Treasury of the City of Pittsburgh the
sum of one hundred ($100.00) dollars
ror the use of the City, together with
the costs of advertising.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions 6f this Ordinance, be and
the same.' is hereby repealed, so far as
the aame attects this Ordinance.
Passed Aprrtl 23, 1912.
Apnroved April 34, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 88.
No. 199
A n OKWINANOE —Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Baltimore street, from
present sewer on Baltimore street near
Boustead street to present sewer on
the northwest sidewalk of Baltimore
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section < J. He ii ordainrd and enacted
by the City of I^itUtburyh^ in Cbuncii
a}<xembledf and it is hereby ordained arid
enacted by the .authority of the sa'tne^ That
a public sewer be constructed on Balti¬
more street, from the present sewer
on Baltimore street near Boufttead
street to present sewer on the north¬
west sidewalk of Baltimore street.
Commencing on Baltimore street at the
present sewer near Boustead street;
thence northeastwardly Along Balti¬
more street to the present sewer on the
northwest sidewalk of Baltimore street.
Said sewer to be pipe and el^ht (8")
inches In diameter. With six (6'^ Inch
lateral sewers extending' from’ the main
sewer td a point one (!') foot inside
the northwest curb line.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise. In . accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not *to exceed the total sum of
three hundred ($300.00) dollars, which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Deparement of Public
Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereiby, In accord¬
ance wHh the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 90.
No. 200
A n »R«1NANCE—Authorizing and
directing the constructlbn of a
public sewer on the north sidewalk of
Crosby street, from Realty avenue to
present sewer on Llmasco avenue, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Scbtlmx 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of ritistiuryh, Cbuncff
assembled^ and it is hereby otdained and
enacted by the authority of the tame, Tlial
a public sewer be constructed on the
north sidewalk of Crosby street, from
Realty avenue to present sewer on Ll-
masco avenue. Commencing on thr
north sidewalk of Crosby avenue a^
I Realty avenue; thence westwardly
! along the north sidewalk of Crosby
I avenue to the present sewer on Li-
j masco avenue. Said sewer to be pipe
j and eight (8") inches in diameter,
Section 2. The Mayor and the Dl
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise. In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the (manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand two hundred ($1,200.00)
dollars, which Is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That anv Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is herebv regaled, bo far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 90.
No. 201
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Hamilton avenue from
a point about twenty-five (26') east
of Penn avenue to the present forty-
eight (48") inch sewer crossing Hamil¬
ton avenue east of Blnler street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
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Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUbiirgh, in Council
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted 6j/ ilis autiiority of the same^ Tiiat
a public sewer be constructed on
Hamilton avenue, from a point about
twenty-five (25') feet east of Penn ave¬
nue to the present forty-eight (48") inch
sewer crossing Hamilton avenue east
of Binler street. Commencing on Ham¬
ilton avenue at a point about twenty-
five (25') feet east of Penn avenue;
thence eastwardly along Hamilton
avenue to present forty-eight (48")
inch sewer crossing Hamilton avenue
east of Binler street. Said sewer to be
pipe and fifteen (15") inches in diame¬
ter with nine (9") inch lateral sewers
extending from the main sewer to a
point one (1') foot inside the north
curb line.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
rot to exceed the total sum of
eight thousand four hundred ($8,400.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Oidinance or part
of Or(3inance conflicting with the pro¬
vision"^ of thi < Ordinance, be and the same
hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April , 23, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 91.
No. 202
A n ORHINANCK—Authorizing and
directing the ‘construction of a
public sewer on Hamilton avenue from
points about 220 feet west of Lambert
street and 20 feet west of Enterprise
street to the sewers at Lambert street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the ' City of PiiUbur<th^ in Counci*
a^’^embled, and it is hereby ordained an,*
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tiiat
a public sewer be constructed on Ham¬
ilton avenue, from points about 220
feet west- of Lambert st-reet and .20
feet west of Enterprise street to the
sewers at Lambert street. Commenc¬
ing on Hamilton avenue at points about
220 feet west of Lambert street and 20
feet west of Enterprise street; thence
eastwardly and westwardly respective¬
ly, along Hamilton avenue to the
sewers at Lambert street. Said sewers
to be pipe and fifteen (15") inches in
diameter with nine (9") inch lateral
sewers extending from the main sewer
to a point one (!') foot inside the curb
lines.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth o*’ Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner di^^irted by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances: and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
Fifty-eight hundred ($5,800.00) Dollars
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 92.
No. 203
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Hamilton avenue, from
a point about 25 feet east of -Julius
street to the present sewer on Fifth
avenue, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
jiroperty specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled, and \t is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eumt, 'riiat
a public sewer be constructed on Ham¬
ilton avenue, from a point about 25 feet
east of Julius street to the present sew¬
er on Fifth avenue. Commencing on
Hamilton avenue at a point about 25
feet east of Julius street; thence east¬
wardly along Hamilton avenue to pres¬
ent sewer on Fifth avenue. Said sewer
to be pipe and fifteen (15") inches in
diameter, with nine (9") inch pipe
lateral sewers extending from the main
sewer to a point one (V) foot inside
the curb lines.
124
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com*
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
Sixty-six hundred ($6,600.00) dollars
wihch is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 93.
No. 204
A n ordinance —^Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Bigelow street, from Bris¬
tol street to Hazelwood avenue and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Jie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitieburghy in Council
aesembledy and it is. hereby ordained and
enckcted by the authority of OiS same, Tiiut
Bigelow street, form Bristol street to
Hazlewood avenue, be graded, paved
and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
Hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the (Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
Sixty-seven thouand ($67,000.00) dol¬
lars, which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912. .
Approve*^ April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 94.
No. 205
•
A N ORDINANCE— Authorizing and
directing the grading, i)avlng and
curbing of Connor street from Bige¬
low street to Winterburn street and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained oner enacted
by the City of Pitlsburuh, in OouneU
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiat
Connor street, from Bigelow street to
Winterburn street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2 The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to aa-
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
City of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of saia
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Acts of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
Twenty-one thousand ($21,000.00) dol¬
lars, which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 94.
No. 206
A n ordinance —Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Prank street, from Green¬
field avenue to Lilac street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex-
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penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitti^burgh, in Council
a.sfie77iOled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samey Tiiat
l^’rank street, from Greenfield avenue
to Lilac street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Lepartment of Public
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise, in accordance with
the Acts of As.sembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, and the Ordi¬
nances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
.same, for proposals for the grading,
paving and curbing of said street, be¬
tween said points, the contract or con¬
tracts thereh)r to be let in the manner
directed by said Acts of Assembly and
Ordinances; and the contract price or
contract prices, if let in separate con¬
tracts. not to exceed the total sum of
Two thousand seven hundred ($2,700.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 95.
No. 207
A n OUniNAN^E Authorizing and direc¬
ting an tn(*reas(‘of the Indebted ncs.s of the
City r)f I’iUslmrgh in the sum of Thirty-three
Thousand (if 23.0(X).()0) dollars and providing
for the issue and sale of bonds of said City In
said, amount to provide tlie balance of fund.s
HMinircd for the erection of a pui)lic iiridge on
Murray Avenue, across William Pitt Boule¬
vard and for the erection of a public bridge on
Hoeveler Street, cros.sing Everett Street, and
providing for the redemption of said bonds
and tile payment of interest thereon*
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiat
the iudehtopnes^ of the City of Pittsburgh lie
iiH*reased liy the amount af Thirty-throe
Thousand ($ ;13 .(X)O.(K)) dollars to provide the
balance of funds roijuired for the following
pur})oses: For the erection.of a pulilic bridge
on Murray Avenue, acros.s William Pitt
Houlevard*. Twenty-four Tliousand (824.000,00)
dollars and for the erection of a public bridge
on Hoeveler Street, cros ing Everett Street,
Nine Thousand dollars (8 0.000.00)
Section 2, That bonds of the City
of Pittsburgh in the aggregate princi¬
pal amount of Thirty-throe Thousand doll¬
ars (8<W. 000.00) be Issued for the purpose
aforesaid with interest coupons at¬
tached, payable semi-annually, with
the privilege of exchanging such cou¬
pon bond or bonds for a registered
bond or bonds of the same maturity
as, and of any denomination not ex¬
ceeding the aggregate principal
amount of, the coupon bond or bonds
surrendered in exchange therefor, by
surrendering such coupon bond or
bonds, with all coupons not then due,
at the ofllce of the City Controller; and
the City Controller is hereby author¬
ized and directed to cause such coupon
and registered bonds to be engraved,
and to issue the same in the name of
the City of Pittsburgh, the expense
thereof to be charged to Appropriation
No. 42 Contingent Fund.
Section 3. Said bonds shall be is¬
sued in denominations of one hundred
dollars ($100.00), or multiples thereof,
shall be dated as of the flrsi day of March
A. 1), 1912, and shall i>o pai'able In eleven
equal annual installqients us /bllo\v.s;
Bonds to the aggregate amount of
three thousand dollars {Hi;.!,*>00.00) shall be
payable on the first day of Maioh in each and
every year, beginning with the year
one thousand nine hundred and thir¬
teen (1913), and ending with the year
one thousand nine hundred andt-twenty
three (1923).
Said bonds shall bear Interest at the
rate of four and one-fourth (4^4) per
centum per annum, payable semi-an¬
nually at the office of the City Treas¬
urer of said City, on the first day of
Septemlier and March of each year, with¬
out deduction for any taxes which may
, be levied thereon by the State of Penn-
I sylvania pursuant to any present or
I future law, the payment of which is
hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and the principal thereof shall
be payable at maturity at the same
place. The said bonds shall be signed
by the Mayor, countersigned by the City
Controller, and sealed with the corpor¬
ate seal of said City, and the coupons
shall be authenticated with the litho¬
graphed facsimile signature of the
City Controller.
Said bonds shall be sold by the-Mayor
and the City Controller at not less than
par and accrued interest, on the most
advantageous terms obtainable, after
ten days’ public notice in the official
newspapers of the City of Pittsburgh;
provided, however, that such uninvest¬
ed balances in the Sinking Fund, as
may be available for the purpose, shall
be invested in the same without pub¬
lic notice by advertising or otherwise.
And the proceeds of such sales, or so
much thereof as shall be necessary,
shall, if specifically appropriated by
ordinance, therein fixing the amounts
and conditions of expenditure, be ap¬
plied to the purposes set forth in this
ordinance and to no other purpose
whatsoever. Each of said bonds shall
be known and designated as “Bridge
Bond, Series B. 1912.”
Section 4. Until said bonds, issued
1 as herein, provided, shall be fully paid.
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there is hereby levied and assessed
annually upon all subjects now by law
liable or hereafter to be made liable to
assessment for taxation for City pur¬
poses an annual tax, commencing the
year after said bonds have been is¬
sued, sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds as the same shall accrue
and become payable; and also an an¬
nual tax equal to nine and one eleventh
(II I-ll) per centum of the total amount
of said b-onds hereby authorized, to be
applied to and set apart as a Sinking
Fund for the payment of the principal
and redemption of said bonds as they
become due and payable according to
their terms, and the same are hereby
appropriated out of the revenues of
said City for the payment and redemp¬
tion aforesaid.
Section 5. All registered bonds is¬
sued In exchange for coupons bonds, as
provided in Section 2 of this ordinance,
shall be registered with the City Treas¬
urer of said City and be transferable
only on the books of said City Treas¬
urer.
Section. 6 All bonds issued by the
authority of this Ordinance and the
Acts of Assembly authorizing the same
shall be and become part of the fund¬
ed debt of the City of Pittsburgh, and
shall be entitled to all the rights, pri¬
vileges, and immunities thereof; and
shall be free from taxation, as afore¬
said, and for the payment of the prin¬
cipal of said bonds, and the interest
thereon semi annually, as aforesaid, as
the same shall mature and become pay¬
able, the faith, honor, credit and prop¬
erty of said City are hereby pledged.
Section 7i Said bonds shall be cou¬
pon bonds, exchangeable for registered
bonds, and shall be substantially in the
following form, to-wit:
(Form of Coupon Bond.)
UNITED STATES OP AMERICA.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
City of Pittsburgh,
Bridge Bond Series B, 1912.
Know All Men by These Presents:
That the City of Pittsburgh, a munici¬
pal corporation, created by and exist¬
ing under the laws of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, is indebted to
the bearer in the sum of.
. ($.) dol¬
lars, lawful money of the United States
of America, which sum the Said City
of Pittsburgh promises to pay to the
said bearer at the office of the City
Treasurer of said City on the first day
of .. A. D.
19.. with interest thereon at the
rate of four and one-fourth (4^) per
centum per annum, payable semi¬
annually to the bearer of the annexed
coupons, at the time and place therein
specified, without deduction for any
taxes which may be levied hereon by
the State of Pennsylvania pursuant to
any present or future law, the pay¬
ment of which is hereby assumed by
the City of Pittsburgh. And for the
true and faithful payment of the prin¬
cipal of this bond and the semi-annual
interest thereon, as aforesaid, the faith,
honor, credit and property of the said
City of Pittsburgh are hereby pledged.
This bond may, at the option of the
holder, be exchanged at any time for
a registered bond or bonds of the same
maturity, and of any denominatloi) not
exceeding the aggregate principal
amount hereof, by surrendering this
bond with all coupons not then due,
at the office of the City Controller of
said City. This bond Is one of
a series of bonds amounting in the
aggregate to Thlrty-tiirue thousand dol¬
lars (^3-'l,000.00), Issued by the City
of Pittsburgh for valid municipal pur¬
poses, by virtue and in pursuance of
an Act of the General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en¬
titled "An Act to regulate the manner
of Increasing the indebtedness of
municipalities, to provide for the re¬
demption of the same, and to impose
penalties for the illegal increase there¬
of,” approved April 20, 1874, and the
several supplements and amendments
thereof; and an Act of the General As¬
sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, entitled "An Act for the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second class,”
approved March 7, 1901, and the sup¬
plements and amendments thereof;
and by virtue of an ordinance of
the City of Pittsburgh, entitled,
"An Ordinance authorizing and di¬
recting an Increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh In the
sum of Thirty-throe thousand iNdlars
( 8311000.00), and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City In said
amount, to'provlde the balance of funds
required for the erection of a public
bridge on Murray avenueticross William I’ilt
Roul va t d and for the erection of a pu hi Ic bridge
on Hoeveler street, cro.s.slng Kverott strt^et,
and providing for the redemption of said InaidH
and the payment of interest thereon,” duly
enacted by the Council thereof, and ap¬
proved by the Mayor thereof..,..
.., and duly recorded and
published in the manner provided by
law, and authorizing and directing the
same.
It Is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the issue
hereof has been duly complied with;
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax suffi^*unt
to pay the interest and also the prin¬
cipal hereof at maturity; that the total
amount of Indebtedness of the City
of Pittsburgh, created without the cons<*nt
ofthe Electors thereof.lncluding the entire
esueof the above mentioned bonds ag¬
gregating thirty-three thousand dollars
(833 000.00), of which this bond is one,
one, is less than two per centum of the
last preceding assessed valuation of
the ttt.xahlo properly therein, and the
entire indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, including the entire Issue of the
above mentioned bonds, of which this
bond is one, Is less than seven per
centum of the last preceding valua¬
tion of the taxable property therein;
and that this bond and the debt created
thereby are within every debt and other
limit prescribed by the Constitution and
the laws of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania.
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
' the City Controller, as of the first day
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of Marcl), A. D. 1912.
CITY OF PITTSBUGH,
By.
Mayor.
Seal of the City 1
of 1-^ittsburgh. i
Countersigned:
City Controller.
(Form of Coupon.)
On the first day of..
19.. the (^ity of Pittsburgh, Penn¬
sylvania, will pay to the bearer at the
office of the City Treasurer of said City
($.) Dollars, lawful money
of the United States of America, for
six months’ interest on its Bridge Bond
Series B, 1912, No.
City (ilontrolier.
(Form of Registered Bond.)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
City of Pittsburgh.
Bridge Bond Series B, 1912.
Know All Men by These Presents;
That the City of Pittsburgh, a munici¬
pal corporation, created by and exist¬
ing under the laws of the Common¬
wealth of I^ennsylvania, is indebted to
.in the sum of .
..dollars, lawful money of
the United States of America, which
sum the said City of Pittsburgh prom¬
ises to pay to the said .
.legal representatives, or assigns,
at the ottice of the City Treasurer of
said City on the first day of.
A. D. 19.with interest thereon at
the rate of four and one-fourth (4^)
per centum per annum, payable semi¬
annually, at the same place, on the
first days of Hepietnber and March
of each year, without deduction
for any taxes which may be levied
hereon by the State of Pennsylvania
pursuant to any present or future law,
the payment of which is hereby as¬
sumed by the City of Pittsburgh. And
for the true and faithful payment of
the principal of this bond and the semi¬
annual Interest thereon, as aforesaid,
the faith, honor, credit and property of
the said City of Pittsburgh are hereby
pledged.
This bond is one of a series of bonds,
amounting in the aggregate to
thirty-three tliounand 000.00) dollars,
issued by the City of Pittsburgh for
valid municipal purposes, by virtue
and in pursuance of an Act of
the General Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled “An
Act to regulate the manner of increas¬
ing the indebtedness of municipalities,
to provide for the redemption of the
same, and to impose penalties for the
illegal increase thereof,” approved
April 20, 1874, and the several s u p p 1 e-
ments thereof; and an Act of the Gen¬
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled “An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class,” approved March 7, 1901, and the
supplements and amendments thereof;
and an Act of the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled “An Act to authorize the reg¬
istry or transfer of certain bonds,” ap¬
proved May 1, 1873; and by virtue of an
ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh, en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing an increase of the indebted¬
ness of the City of Pittsburgh in the
sum of thirty-three thousand dollars
(000.00) and providing for the issue
and sale of bonds of said City in said
amount to provide the balance of funds
required for the erection of a public
bridge on Murray avenue across VVilliaiu Pitt
Boulevard for the erection of a public bridge
on Hoeveler street, crossing Kveretl street,
and providing for the redernj)tion of said bonds
and the payment of Interest thereon,” duly
enacted by the Council thereof, and ap¬
proved by the Mayor thereof.
and duly recorded and published in the
manner provided by law, authorizing
and directing the same.
It is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the issue
hereof has been duly complied with;
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient to
pay the interest and also t ';0 principal
hereof at maturity; that the total
amount of indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, created without the con¬
sent of the electors thereof, including
the entire Issue of the above mentioned
bonds aggregating thirty-three thousand
dollars (^PtS.OOO.OD), of which this bond
is one, is less than two per centum of
the last preceeding assessed valuation
of the taxable property therein; and
the entire indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh, including the entire issue
of the above mentioned bond.s, of which
this bond is one, is less than seven per
centum of the last preceeding assessed
valuation of the taxable property there¬
in; and that this bond and the debt
created thereby are within every debt
and other limit prescribed by the Con¬
stitution and laws of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania.
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
the City Controller, as of the first day
of March A. D. 1912.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By
/ Seal of the
(City of Pittsburgh.
Mayor.
Countersigned:
City CJontroller.
Registered this.day of .
A. D. 19...., at the office of the City
Treasurer of the City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Registrar.
Section 8. That any Ordinance or part
•f Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
1b hereby repealed, so far as the aame
afCecta this Ordinance.
Passed April 2.%, 1912.
Approved April 24. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 9 (k '
128
No. 208
A n ordinance —Granting to the
DuquoHne Street Railway Com¬
pany, its successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the right to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways
in the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bf/ the CUi/ of Pittsburghy in Council
assembled^ a id it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
the Duqucy='ne Street Railway Com¬
pany, its successors, lessees and as¬
signs shall have the right and is hereby
authorized lo enter upon, use and oc¬
cupy the highways included within the
following route, to-wlt:
Beginning at a point of connection
with its track on Diamond street at the
corner of Grant street, thence west-
wardly along Diamond street by single
track to a point of connection with the
tracks of the Pittsburgh and Birming¬
ham Passenger Railroad Company on
Sraithfield street and the track of the
Transverse Passenger Railway Com¬
pany on Diamond street immediately
west of Smithfield street.
And to construct, maintain, operate
and use its railway as hereinbefore
mentioned and to operate its cars there¬
on, and to use electricity as a motive
power, and to erect, maintain and use,
in the streets and highways before men¬
tioned, such posts, poles or other sup¬
ports as said Company may deem con¬
venient for the support and mainten¬
ance of Its overhead system; subject,
however, to the provisions of “A Gen¬
eral Ordinance relating to the entry
upon, over or under, or the use or oc¬
cupation of any street, lane or alley,
or any part thereof, for any purpose
by passenger or street railway com¬
panies, or by companies operating pas¬
senger or street railways, and provid¬
ing reasonable regulations pertaining
thereto for the public convenience and
safety," approved the 25th day of Feb¬
ruary, A. D., 1890.
Section 2. The right and franchise
herein granted upon the portion of Dia¬
mond street between Grant street and
Smithfield street is for temporary use,
and only to preserve the street car traf¬
fic during the changes of grade on Fifth
avenue and Sixth avenue now provided
for by ordinance, and the Duquesne
Street Railway Company hereby agrees
in its acceptance of this ordinance, that
while it may lay its track on the said
portion of Diamond street upon the pas¬
sage of this ordinance, no cars shall be
moved or operated upon the line hereby
authorized between Grant street and
Smithfield street, until the movement
of cars upon the Fifth avenue line of
the Pittsburgh Railways Company be¬
tween Grant and Smithfield streets shall
have been materially interrupted by
the work upon the said street connected
with the change of grade of said ave¬
nue, as aforesaid; and the movement
of cars and the operation of the said
line on Diamond street herein pro¬
vided for, between Grant street and
Smithfield street shall cease at once
when the movement of cars on said
Fifth avenue lines of the Pittsburgh
Railways Company and the Sixth ave¬
nue lines of said Company between said
points can be resumed, and thereupon,
all rights granted under this ordinance
between Grant street and Smithfield
street, on Diamond street, shall cease,
and the tracks and switches laid under
and by authority hereof between said
points, shall be removed, and the street
and the paving restored to such condi¬
tion, as may be required by the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
la hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 100.
No. 209
AN ORDINANCE— Authorizing and
^ directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Gladstone street from
Kaercher street to Bigelow street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
oection A. Be it ordained and enact.ca
by the City of Piitxtmryh^ in Cmncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
Gladstone street, from Kaercher street
to Bigelow street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let In separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
twenty thousand two hundred ($20,-
200.00), dollars which is the estimate
of the whole cost as furnished by the
Department of I’ublic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed April 23. 1912.
Approved April 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 102.
129
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A n ORDINANCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Lilac street, from Graphic
street to Welfer's line, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited
thereby.
Section 1. J3e it ordained and enacted
by the City of iHttJfburyh^ in Council
UAsembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «um«» That
Lilac street, from Graphic street to
VVelfers’ line be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to al-
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
City of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals f>jr
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contiacts, not to exceed the total sum of
twenty-three thousand ($23,000.00) dol¬
lars, which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, ®o far as the same
aftlects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23. 1912.
Approved April 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 102.
No. 211
A n ORniN.\NCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Lydia street from Greenfield
avenue to Neeb street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited
thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittHhuruhy in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
Lydia street, from Greenfield avenue
to Neeb street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
A ssembly of the Commonwealth of Pen i-
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
City of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor lo be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, riot to exceed the total sum ol
eight thousand four hundred ($8,400.-
00) dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions cf the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far a.*? the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23. 1912.
Approved April 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 103.
No. 212
A n OROINANCE—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Melbourne street from
Greenfield avenue to Frank .'Street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same b*' assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
Melbourne street, from Greenfield ave¬
nue to Prank street be graded, paved
and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the (IJommonw'ealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
thirteen thousand five hundred ($13,-
500.00) dollars, which is the estimate
of the whole cost as furnished by the
Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance wi'th the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same la hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 104,
No. 213
A n ORUiNANCE—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Mina street, from Luella
street to an unnamed alley and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby,
SectUm 1. Jie it ordained and enacted
by the CUv of Pittmburghy in Council
cujtembled, and it in hereby ordained and
en<icled by the authority of the same, That
Mina street, from Luella street to an
unnamed alley be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Worlcs
are hereby authorized and directed to a i-
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the sa^d
ty of Pittsburgh relatihg thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals fur
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
four thouand seven hundred ($4,700.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 104.
No. 214
A n .ordinance —Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Nantasket street, from
Greenfield avenue to Neeb street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitf.'iburyh^ in Council
a^^embledf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
Nantasket street, from Greenfield ave-
nue to Neeb street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts
not to exceed the total sum or
seven thousand four hundred ($7,400.-
00) dollars, which Is the estimate of
the whole cost as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shajl be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 105.
No. 215
A n ordinance —Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Saline street, from north
line of Hazelwood avenue to Monitor
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by t?ie City of PitUshnryh, in Otuncil
asuembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
Saline street, from north line of Hazel¬
wood avenue to Monitor street be
graded, paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, In accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
thirty-eight thousand ($38,000.00) dol¬
lars, which Is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 106.
No. 210
A IV ORniNANCM— Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Stanley street from Kaerch-
er street to Connor street, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
h}j the City of Bittsburyh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of ih* 9 amt, That
Stanley street from Kaercher street to
Connor street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public WorJcs
are hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
City of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; end the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
twenty-seven thousand ($27,000.00) dol¬
lars, which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 106.
No. 217
A N oaniNANCK —Authorizing and
^ directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Winterburn street, from a
point 150 feet south of Farnsworth
street to Bigelow street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of IHtlsburyh^ in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of thj same, Tiiat
Winterburn street, from a point 150
feet south of Farnsworth street to
Bigelow street, be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and Die Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise,-in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commoiurealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Or<iinances of
the said City of Pittsburgli relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, T*avlng and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
eighteen thousand ($18,000.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Common vvealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so fu-r as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 107.
No. 218
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for the construction of
sidewalks on the west approach to the
Wilmot Street Bridge, and pi’oviding
for the payment of the costs thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the satne, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Worki; shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
construction of sidewalks on (he west
approach to the Wilmot Street Bridge,
and to enter into a contract or contracts
with the successful bidder or bidders
for the performance of the work in
accordance with the Laws and Ordi¬
nances governing the said City.
Section 2. '■..'bat for the payment of
the costs therocf, the sum of five hun¬
dred and sixt ' ($560.00) dollars, or so
much thereof may be necessary, shall
be and Is hereby: set apart and appro¬
priated from Appropriation No. 87, X8,
lletaining- W’a ^ and Sidewalks, and the
Mayor and tt Controller are respect¬
ively authorii^.'Ul and directed to issue
ami countersi rt warrants in payment
of the costs of said work.
Section ‘i. 'i : at any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
lame Is herei)v repealed, so far as ths
same affects this Ordinance.
I’assed Aprit 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Took 24, page 108.
No. 219
A n ORl>I*'iANCK—Authorizing and
directin’ , the Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the 1)< L. liftment of Public Works
to jKivertise -'or and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for reconstructing
the roadway floor and repairing the
south shore pier and counter-rod on
the South Tet ».h5 Street Bridge crossing
the Mononga:da river, and providing
for the r>ayni it of the costs thereof.
Section 1, Jt* it ordained and enactsd
bj/ the City of IHtt.shvrph, in Orjunci't
ammhled, and ‘it is hereby ordahxed and
enacted by the cuCiority of the same. That
the Mayor ar'> the Director of the De¬
partment of I .tblic Works shall be and
are hereby {*.’ vhorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract ov contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for re¬
constructing the roadway floor and re¬
pairing the south shore pier and count¬
er-rod on the South Tenth Street Bridge
crossing the Monongahe)a river, and
to enter into a contract or contracts
with the successful bidder or bidders
for the performance of the work in ac¬
cordance with the Laws' and Ordinances
governing the said City.
Section 2.' That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of twenty-
five thouand six hundred ($25,600.00)
dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be and is hereby set
apart and appropriated from Appro¬
priation No. 47, p]6, Bridge Repairs, and
the Mayor and the Controller are re¬
spectfully authorized and directed to
Issue and countersign warrants in
payment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinancie conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 108,
A n ORniN.\NCK—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for rt^paving
sidewalks and repairing truss members
on the South Twenty-second Street
Bridge crossing the Monongahela river.
Section 1. Be it orhtained and enaeted
by the City of IHUshuryh, m 0>unri}
assembled, <u}d it is hereby ordain*d and
enacted by the authority of the sain*‘, 'I’hat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of I'ublic Works sliall be and
are hereby authorizeil and dln‘C‘t<Ml to
advertise for jjroposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
resi)onsibIe bidder or bidders f(jr repav¬
ing sidewalks and rej>airing tru.ss mem¬
bers on the South nAventy-sec<md Street
Bridge crossing the Monongaluda river,
and to enter into a contract or contracts
with the successful bidder (»r Idtlders
for the performance of the work in ac¬
cordance with the Ijaws and Or<linances
governing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of twenty-
three thousand five hundred ($23,500.00)
dollars, or so much thereof as may he
necessary, shall he and Is herel)y set
ai)art and apijropriated from Ajjpro-
priation No. 47, 106, Bri<lge Re-
pair.s, and the Mayor ami the
Cojdroller are res]»ectlvely authorized
and directed to issue and counlersigv
warrants in payment of the costs of
said work.
Section 3, That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, confilctlng with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
l^assed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 109.
No. 221
A n OKIMNANCI-l—Authorlzlng and
directing the Mayor and the I'firec-
tor of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to awar<i a <!ontract
or contracts for rejiavlng sidewalks on
Highland avenue, Shady av(>nue and
Penn Avenue Bridges cros.sing the P. R,
R. and providing for the t>ayment of the
costs thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained (tnd eytaefed
by the. City of Pitt.shuvph, in (ymneil
assembled, rtnd it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the (Hdhorily of the same, Tliat
the Mayor and the ihrector of the De¬
partment of I’ublic Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directetl to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for repav¬
ing sidewalks on the Highland Avenue,
Shady Avenue and Penn Avenue Bridges
and to enter into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the work
in accordance with the Laws and Or¬
dinance s governing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the following sums, or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be and the same are hereby re¬
spectively set apart and appropriated
No. 220
from Appropriation No. 47, E6, Bridge
Itepalrs, to-wit:
Highland Avenue bridge, crossing the
P. H. B. $1,000.00.
Shady avenue Bridge, crossing the
P. K. K., $700.00 ,
Penn Avenue Bridge, crossing the
P. H. R., $725.00.
And the Mayor and Controller are
respectively authorized and directed to
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any urdlnance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1012.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 110.
No. 222
A n 0RI>IN.\NCK—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Der^artment of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the construc¬
tion of a retaining wall on Elliott street
east of I^lanet street, and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittninirffh, in ConncH
ctHscmhled, and it in hereby ordained and
enaeicd by the authority of the mme, Tinit
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of I’ublic Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award* a
contract or contracts to the lowest re¬
sponsible bidder or bidders for the con¬
struction of a retaining wall on Elliott
street east of Planet street, and to enter
into a contract or contracts with the
successful bidder or bidders for the per¬
formance of the work in accordance
with the Laws and Ordinances govern¬
ing the said City.
Section 2. For the payment of the
costs thereof, the sum of sixty-five hun¬
dred ($6 500.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be nece.ssary, shall be
and is hereby set ar)art and ap])ropriated
from Appropriation No. 37, X8, Retain¬
ing Walls and Sidewalks, and the Mayor
and the Controller are respectively au¬
thorized and directed to issue and
countersign warrants in payment of the
costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of tills Ordinance be and the
same is iiereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance,
Passed April 23. 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 111.
No. 223
A N OIiniX.WCE—T'roviding for the
}ippt>intjnont of a “Morals Efficiency
Commission,” and providing for the
payment of the expense incurred there¬
by.
Section 1. Be il ordain<9 ' nnet enacted
by the City of PUtsburyh, in Councii
ansnnbled, and it is hereby ardained and
enacted by the aathonty of tht That
there shall, within five da\ .s after the
passage of . lis ordinance, > appointed
by the Mayor a commission composed
of twelve persons, of -whom at least
three shall be women, a r» ■ who shall
serve for three years from the time of
.their appointment, and Wi.o shall be
known as the “Morals Eff. :iency Com¬
mission.”
Section 2. That such ‘*ommlssion
shall have have power to suggest and
recommend to the departo. nts of po¬
lice and health, the Cour jI and the
Mayor, such measures an. activities,
based upon private invest ations and
study of problems and c Utions, as
shall tend to improve the p 'die morals
of the City; and in order make such
investigation effective, sh;. ; have au¬
thority to invite commuiu ation and
conduct induiries for the purpose of
securing information.
Section 3. Such commiiion shall
have power to organize itae:* as It may
see fit, to elect a chairman ind secre¬
tary, and to co-operate with ; ther civic,
religious, philanthropic and ducational
bodies to achieve the pun ' se of its
creation. It shall at least . ne in each
three months make a repoi of its ac¬
tivities in writing to Counr. •:
Section 4. That the sum • five hun¬
dred ($500.00) dollars, or so uiuch there¬
of as is necessary, be and I-* i.ereby ap¬
propriated for the expense i? dental to
the operation of this comm sion pay¬
able on payrolls approved b,. he Chair¬
man of said commission, and jiargeable
to the Contingent Fund.
Section 5. That any Ordinii.'ce or part
of Ordinance conflicting with rhe provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be aru3 the same
is hereby repealed, so far a/? the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Approved April 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 111.
No. 224
A X CmniN.lNCE—Establishing the
grade of Casanova alley, from Ja-
nero street to Jackson street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittshuryhy (n Council
asse?nblcd^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by O^e authority of the same^ That
the grade on the west curb line of Cas¬
anova alley, from Janero street to Jack-
son street be and the same is hereby
established as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at the north curb line of
Janero street at the elevation of 251.53
feet; thence rising at the rate of 4 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 102.63
feet to the P. C. of a convex parabolic
curve at the elevation of 255.63 feet;
thence by the said curve for the dis¬
tance of 100.00 feet to the P. T, at the
elevation of 255.63 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 4 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 61.87 feet to tlie south curb
line of Jauloon street at the elevation
of 253.56
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of OrdinaTice: conflicting with the provi¬
sions of th'3 Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed .:S:>riI 23, 1912,
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 112.
No. 225
A n OiRDINANClo— Re-establishing
tiic grudc oil Cowley street, from Rey
street to AN'icklines lane.
Section 1. it ordained and cnarlal
bif the at}/ of PUtfihnrffh, in Council
axuembledy and it in her eh ordained and
enacted bp the artihorily of the orawe, Tlisit
the grade of the south curb line of
Cowley street, from Ley street to Wick-
lines lane bo and the same is hereby re¬
established as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at the west curb line of
Ley stree'; at an elevation of 193.95
feet; then<e falling at a rate of 1.00
foot per 100 feet for a distance of 137.2
feet to a point of curve, to an elevation
of 192.58 feet; thence by a convex para¬
bolic curvo for a distance of 60,0 feet
to a p6int of , tangent, to an elevation
of 190.33 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 6.5 feei; per 100 feet for a distance
of 359.0 feat to the east curb line of
Wicklines lane, to an elevation of 167.00
feet.
Section 2, That any Ordinance or pa'-t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of .'■his Ordinance, be and the
.same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects thl.s Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 112.
No. 226
A n ORDTN.VNCK—Establishing the
grade of Fletcher alley, from Lang
street to Brushton avenue.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bif the City of IHUsburph, in Omncil
(tsxembledy and it t,v hen^y ordained and
enacted bp the authorilp of the aamey Timt
the grade on the north curb line of
Fletcher alley, from Lang street to
Brushton avenue be and the same is
hereby established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the east curb line of
Lang street, as now set, at the eleva¬
tion of 22.3.77 feet; thence rising at the
rate of 3.00 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 10.67 feet to the P. C. of a
convex parabolic curve at the eleva¬
tion of 224,99 feet; thence by the said
curve for the distance of 400.00 feet
to the I*. T. at the elevation of 233.99
feet: thence rising at the rate of 1.50
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
177.06 feet to the west curb line of
Romowood avenue, as now set, at the
elevation of 2:16.65 feet: thence rising
across the .said Homewood avenue for
the distance of 30.00 feet to the east
curb line, as now set, at the elevation
of 236.71 feet; thence ri.slng at tlie
rate of 1.75 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 330.55 feet to the i’, ('*. of
a convex parabolic curve at tlie eleva¬
tion of 242.50 feet: thence by the sal<i
curve for the distance of 200.00 feet
to the T*. T. at the (devotion <jf 24.'1.25
feet: thence falling at the rate of 1,00
foot per 100 feet for tlui distance of
64.92 feet to the west curb line of Ster-
rett street, as now set, at the ehwatlon
of 242.60 feet; thence rising across the
said Sterrett street for the distance of
30.00 feet to the east curb Htu*. as now
set, at the ehwation of 242,6 2 feet:
tlienco rising at the rate of 2.88 fe(‘t
per 100 feet for the dlstatice of 620,40
feet to the west curl) line of (hillter
street, as now sot, at the elevation of
260.49 feet: thence falling across tlie
said Collier street for the distance of
30.00 feet to the east curb line, as now
set, at the elevation of 260.46 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 5.00 feet
jier 100 feet for the distance of 237,31
feet to the T*. C. of a concave iiaraliollc
curve at the elevation of 272.33 feet;
thence by the said curve for the dis¬
tance of 200,00 feet to the P, T. at the
elevation of 292,33 feet; thence rising
at the rate of 15.00 feet tier 100 feet for
the distance of 198.40 feet to the we.st
building line of Brushton avenue at the
elevation of 322.09 feet; thence ri.stng
at the rate of 5.00 feet per 100 feet to
the west curb line of Bni.shton avenue
at the elevation of 322.61 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Oidinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san>e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24, page 113.
No. 227
A n OUDIN.WCK—Establishing the
grade of Janero street, from St.
Clair street to Euclid avenue.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
hp the City of Ihtixfiuiufhy in Otuncif
(i^xeynbled, (end it ix hereby ordained and
enacted bp the authority of the tame, That
the grade on the north curb line of
Janero street from St. (^lair street to
Euclid avenue be and the same la here¬
by established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the east curb line of
St. Clair street, as now .set, at the ele¬
vation of 246.60 feet: thence by a con¬
cave parabolic curve for the di.stance
of 41.00 feet to the I’. T. at the eleva¬
tion of 247.83 feet: thence rising at
the rate of 5 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 74.00 feet to the west curb
line of Casanova alley at the elevation
of 251.53 feet: thence rising at the rate
of 2.52 feet per 100 feet for the distance
of 147.00 feet to the wi-st curb line of
Euclid avenue, as now set, at the ele¬
vation of 255.24 feet. '
135
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 23, 1912.
Approved April 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 114.
No. 228
A n 0UI)IN.\nck —Relating to the
Department of Public Safety; pro¬
viding for changes in the number of
officers and employes in said Depart¬
ment; and changes in the salaries of
ce^rtain of said officers and employes;
and fixing the salaries of the additional
employes herein provided for.
Section 1. He i( orrtained and enaricd
the City of PittMfnirf/h, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordmn<*d and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliat
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the Director of
the Department of Public Safety shall
be, and he is hereby authorized to ap-
I)oint the following additional employes
at the salaries hereinafter stated,
to-wit;
Bureau of Police.
6 Hostlers, at a salary of $2.50, each,
per day.
1 Clerk, at a salary of $60.00 per
month.
1 .lanitor, at a salary of $60.00 per
month.
Bureau of Electricity.
1 Draftsman, at a salary of $1,500.00
per annum.
1 Clerk, at a salary of $1,080.00 per
annum.
2 Assistant Inspectors of Wiring, at
a salary of $1,200.00, each, per annum.
Section 2. The following i:eductions
in the number of officers and employes
in said Department, are hereby made,
to become effective as of February 1,
1912.
General Office.
Ordinance Officers reduced in num¬
ber, to seven.
Painters reduced in number to four.
Bureau of Fire.
Utility men abolished.
Matrons abolished.
Bureau of Police.
Inspectors reduced in number to five.
Utility men abolished.
Detectives reduced in number to
thirty-two.
Bureau of Building Inspection,
Inspectors reduced in number to nine.
Section 3. That from and fter the
passage and approval of this ^ ' finance,
the following changes shall be njade
in the salaries of officers and ■ mployes
in said Department, to-wlt;
General Office.
General Ordinance Officer ndvanced
to salary of $1,800.00 per an« ;m.
Bureau of Fire.
Deputy Superintendent of <chinery
advanced to salary of $1,000.' jter an¬
num.
Bureau of Electricit.',.
Dinemen advanced to sala; of $1,-
200.00, each, per annum.
Police Box Inspectors aO'. puced to
salary of $1,080.00, each, per . unum.
Section 4. At the salari. herein
fixed, the two Assistant Ins; : tors of
Wiring, the Clerk, and the I ..ftsman,
the Dinemen and the Inspecti of I’o-
liee Telephone, in the Burea’-^ f Elec¬
tricity, and the Deputy Supe: tendent
of Machinery, in the Bureau ')f Fire,
shall be paid an additional • lary of
$30.00, each, per annum, whic; aid ad¬
ditional $30.00, each, shall b-. i aside
in equal monthly installmer'. by the
City Controller, and paid to i-;e Fire¬
men’s Disability Board, for tb. use and
purpose of the Firemen's ..sabilily
Fund of the City of Pittsburg for the
purpose of making such emplCT'-s bene¬
ficiaries of said fund.
Section 5. That any Ordinart' or part
of Ordinance conflicting with I ^ provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and ■ le same
is hereby repealed, so far as i le same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 16, 1912.
Pittsburgh, May 1: 1912.
I do hereby certify that th< forego¬
ing ordinance, duly engrossed ; • certi¬
fied, was delivered by me to t.;- Mayor
for his approval or disapproval t.u April
20, 1912, and that the Mayor iniled to
approve or disapprove the sam.' or to
return the same to Council within ten
(10) days from said date, wlu'reupon
the same became a law w'lt'r.out his
approval, under the provision.^: ^of the
Act of Assembly in such case Tr.;uie and
provided.
E. J. MARTIN,
City (Terk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 114.
No. 229
A n OHUIN.INCE —Authorizing the
execution of a deed to .John Con¬
nell for a certain lot of ground on pay¬
ment of the purchase money and with¬
out Interest on deferred payment.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enabled by the authority of the same, Tinit
the Mayor shall be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and
deliver a deed to .lohn Connell for lot
\
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No. 34, in H, H. Negley’s Plan, recorded
I'n Plan Book Volume 4, page 123, upon
payment cf the remainder of the pur-
chaae price thereof, namely, $1,040.00;
without Interest on the deferred pay.
ment.
Section Z. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the prorl-
eions of this Ordinance be and the eame
Is hereby copealed, so far as the same
affects thl« Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912,
Approv.'d May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 116.
No 230
A n OROiNANClS—Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing and delivering of a
“Boiler Feed Pump and Accessories"
for Jtoss Pumping Station.
Section ]. Be it ordained and enacted
by the f^ty of Piitftburyh^ in Cfouncil
(Msembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by Ihe authority of the samcy That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals,
and award a contract or contracts to
the lowo^u responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the furnishing and delivering
of a "Boiler Feed Pump and Accessor¬
ies" for :.oss Pumping Station, for a
sum not (0 exceed one thousand two
hundred ,$1,200.00) dollars, in accord¬
ance with the Act of Assembly entitled,
“An Act /or the government of Cities
of the Second Class," approved the sev¬
enth day of March, A. D., 1901, and
the diffei'uit supplements and amend¬
ments thereto, and the Ordinances of
Council In such cases made and pro¬
vided.
Section 2. That the sum of one thou¬
sand two hundred ($1,200.00) dollars,
or so much of the same as may be nec¬
essary, shall be and is hereby set apart
and appropriated for the payment or
payments required for the performance
of the above mentioned work, and that
the said amount or amounts be paid
out of Appropriation No. 32,
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 116.
No. 231
A n ORHINANCE —Accepting the dedi¬
cation of a certain strip of land, for
public use for highway purposes to be
known as Schenley Farms Terrace,
from Centre avenue to Grant boulevard,
in the Fifth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, County of Allegheny and Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania and ap¬
propriating and opening the same for
public use for highway purposes.
Whereas, The Schenley F''arms Com¬
pany owner and the Fidelity Title &
Trust Company the mortgagee, being
the owners of all the property herein¬
after described, as being appropriated
and opened for public use for highway
purposes, have executed and delivered
to the City of Pittsburgh their certain
written indenture bearing date the
Seventeenth day or April 1912, now on
file in the office of the City clerk; and,
Whereas, The said owners by said
written indenture have dedicated tne
property hereinafter described for pub¬
lic use for highway purposes, and have
authorized and directed the City of
Pittsburgh to take, enter upon and ap¬
propriate the same for said purpose.s,
and have forever released and discharg¬
ed the City of Pittsburgh from any and
all claims for damages which they, or
either of them, may, or might have, by
reason of the api)ropriatlon and open¬
ing of the same for said purposes, and
have petitioned the City of IMttsburgh
to pass an ordinance for the opening
of the same, and have further waived
the right to ask for the appointment
of viewers or to institute any suit for
or by reason of the appropriation and
opening of the same for said purjJoseH;
therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittMburuhy in Onaicd
assembled^ and it iff hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the dedication by said owners of Schen¬
ley Farms Terrace, from Centre avenue
to Grant boulevard, in the Fifth ward
of the City of Pittsburgh for public
use for highway purposes, be and the
same is hereby accepted, and the said
property is hereby apropriated for and
opened to public use as a public high¬
way as hereinafter described.
Beginning at a point on the north¬
westerly line of Centre avenue at a
distance of 678.23 feet south 49® 42'40"
west from the intersection of the north¬
westerly line of Centre avenue with
the northwesterly line of Grant boule¬
vard; thence north 40® 17' 20" west
3 feet to a point of curve; thence curv¬
ing to the right with a radius of 18
feet a distance of 25.97 feet to a point;
thence north 42® 22' 40" east, 103.77
feet to a point; thence north 49®
4,2' 40" east by a line parallel
with the northwesterly line of
Centre avenue and distant 34 feet
northwestwardly therefrom 552.20 feet
to a point opposite the intersection of
the northwesterly line of Centre ave¬
nue with the northwesterly line of
Grant boulevard; thence north 19® 30'
east by a line parallel with the north¬
westerly line of Grant boulevard and
distant 34 feet northwestwardly there¬
from 301.16 feet to a point; thence
north 23® 45' east 176.48 feet to a
point of curve; thence curving to the
right with a radius of 18 feet a dis¬
tance of 23,94 feet to a point of tan¬
gent; thence south 70® 30' east 3 feet
to the northwesterly line of Grant
boulevard, which point Is distant 502.27
feet north 19® 30' east from the in¬
tersection of the northwesterly line of
Centre avenue with the northwesterly
line of Grant boulevard aforesaid;
thence south 19® 30' west along the
northwesterly line of Grant boulevard
137
28 feet to a point; thence north
70® 30' west 3.74 feet to a
point; thence south 23® 45' west
165.78 feet to a point; thence south
19® 30' west by a line parallel with
the northwesterly line of Grant boule¬
vard and distant 16 feet northwest¬
erly therefrom 260.67 feet to a point;
thence south 70® 30' east 16 feet to
the northwesterly line of Grant boule¬
vard; thence south 19® 30' west along
the northwesterly line of Grant boule¬
vard 49 feet to the intersection of the
northwesterly line of Centre avenue
with the northwesterly line of Grant
boulevard aforesaid; thence south 49®
42' 40" west along the northwesterly
line of Centre avenue 49 feet to a point;
thence north 40® 17' 20" west 16 feet
to a point; thence south 49® 42' 40"
west by a line j)arallel with the north¬
westerly line of Centre avenue and
distant 16 feet northwestwardly there¬
from 511.23 feet to a point; thence
south 42® 22' 40" west 91.97 feet to
a point; thence south 40® 17' 20" east,
4.29 feet to the northwesterly line of
Centre avenue, and thence south 49®
42' 40" west along the northwesterly
line of Center avenue, 28 feet to
the place of beginning, as shown on
the blue print map hereto attached
and made part hereof.
Section 2. The Department of Public
Works is hereby authorized and direct¬
ed to cause said Schenley Farm Ter¬
race, from Centre avenue to Grant
boulevard. In the Fifth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, to be opened, in conform¬
ity with the provisions of Section 1 of
this ordinance.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 117.
No. 232
A n .ORDINANCK —Authorizing ' and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Millvule avenue, from Kin¬
caid street to Rosetta street and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby..
Whereas, It appears by the peti¬
tion and affidavit on file In the office
of the City clerks that a majority of
property owners in interest and num¬
ber abutting upon the line of Millvale
avenue, from Kincaid street to Ros¬
etta street have petitioned the coun¬
cil of the City of Pittsburgh to enact
an ordinance for the grading, paving
and curbing of the same, therefore.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUhuryhy in Onineil
aMsemhled, and it hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the jsanie, 'riiat
Millvale avenue, from Kincaid street
to Rosetta street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor find the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized'and directed to ai-
vertise, in accordance wRh the Acts ot
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
I cy of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
I regulating the same, for proposals f>.»r
i the grading, paving and curbing of said
I street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
i manner directed by the said Act of As-
i sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the rotal sum of
Thirty-three hundred ($3,U00,00) dol¬
lars which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3, The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commoxiwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thertM.o and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. . That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912,
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 119.
No. 233
A n 0RI>IN.4NCK —Authorizing and
directing the constru'^tion of a
public sewer on Hobart street, from
the present sewer on Ho'ni.irt street,
near Murdock street to tJie present
sewer on Murray avenue, r. :id provid¬
ing that the costs, damagos and ex¬
penses of the same be assc.ssed against
and collected from properly specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUburyh, in Council
assembled^ and it iff hereby ordained and
enacted by the aut}u)rUy of the eame^ That
a public sewer be constructed on Ho¬
bart street, from the present sewer
near Murdock street to the present
sewer on Murray^ avenue. Commencing
on Hobart street at the crown west
of Murray avenue, thence westxvard-
ly and eastwardly along Hobart street
to the present sewers on Hobart street
and Murray avenue respectively. Said
sewers to be Terra Cotta pipe and fif¬
teen <15") inches in diameter with nine
(9") inch lateral sewers extending
from the main sewer to a point one
(1") foot inside the curb lines.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di*
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the .said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner <31rected by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
Seven thousyjid etght hundred ($7,800.-
00)) dollars which is the estimate of
the whole coat as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section 5. The cost, damag^es and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating: thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby r^ealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 120.
No. 234
A n OROfrfANCE—Fixing the salary
of the foreman of Construction
in the Bureau of Electricity, of the De¬
partment of Public Safety.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the CitVy of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, ff\id it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
from and after the passage of this
ordinance, the salary of the Foreman
of Construction in the Bureau of Elec¬
tricity, of the Department of Public
Safety, shall be, and the same is hereby
fixed at the sum of One hundred and
Twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per month
together with the additional sum of
thirty ($30.00) dollars per annum.
Section 2. That the said Thirty dol¬
lars ($30.00) per annum, as provided
in Section 1 of this ordinance, shall
be paid to the Fireman’s Disability
Board, of the City of Pittsburgh, by the
City Controller in equal installments
for the purpose of making said Fore¬
man of Contraction a beneficiary of the
said Fireman's Disability Fund.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be-and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 121.
No. 235
A n ordinance—E stablishing the
grade of Tripod alley, from Mead¬
ow street to Shetland street.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the grade on the north curb line of
Tripod alley, from Meadow street to
Shetland street be and the same is
hereby established as follows, to wit:—
Beglnnnlng on the east curb line of
Meadow treet, as now set, at the ele¬
vation of 222.70 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 1 foot per 100 feet for
the distance of 151.94 feet to the P. C.
of a convex parabolic curve at the ele¬
vation of 221.18 feet; thence by the
said curve for the distance of 200 feet
to the P. T. at the elevation of 214.18
feet; thence falling at the rate of 6
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
88.46 feet to the P. C. of a concave
parabolic curve at the elevation of
208.88 feet; thence by the said curve
for the distance of 41.34 feet to the
P. T. on the west curb line of Shet¬
land street, as now set, at the ele¬
vation of 207.02 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 122.
No. 236
A n ORDINANCK— Re- establishing
the grade of Norton street, from
Sandwich street to Hief street..
(section A. Be it ordained and enartea
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the grade of the east, and south curb
lines of Norton street, from Sandwich
street to Hief street, be and the same
is hereby re-established as follows,
to wit:—
Beginning on the south curb line of
Sandwich street at an elevation of
399.68 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 6,25 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 252,93 feet to a point of curve to
an elevation of 383.87 feet; thence by
a concave parabolic curve for a dis¬
tance of 60 feet to a point of tangent
to an elevation of 382.56 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 1 foot per 100 feet
for a distance of 230.05 feet to a point
of curve to an elevation of 384.86 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 100 feet to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 382.86 feet;
thence falling at the rate 6 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 57.23 feet
to the east curb line of Kuhn street
to an elevation of 380.00 feet; thence
falling at the rate of 2 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 130.13 feet to
a point of curve on the east building
line of Natchez street to an elevation
of 377.40 feet; thence by a concave
parabolic curve for a distance of 44.04
feet to a point of tangent on the west
building line of Natchez street to an
elevation of 377.18 feet; thence rising
at the rate of I foot per 100 feet for
a distance of 120.72 feet to the east
curb line of Hief street to an elevation
of 378.39 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provislonv of this Ordinance be and the
139
0 ame la hereby repealed, ao far as th«
same afreets this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 122.
No. 237
A JV ORl)l\A\CK— Re- establishing
the grade on Beaver avenue, from
a point 259 feet south of the southerly
building line of Western avenue to a
point 349 feet south of the southerly
building line of Western avenue.
Hectic >11 1. Be it ordained and enaeted
6// Hie City of PiU'<hn rfth^ in 0»uncil
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted, by the authority of the xaine^ That
the grade of the east and the west
curb lines of Beaver avenue, from a
point 259 feet south of the southerly
building line of Western avenue, to
a point 349 feet south of the southerly
building line of Western avenue^ shall
be and the same are hereby re-estab¬
lished aa follows:
The grade of the east curb line shall
begin at a point 259 feet south of the
southerly building line of Western ave¬
nue at an elevation of 23.53 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 2.65 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 90 feet to an ele¬
vation of 25.92 feet.
The grade of the west curb line shall
begin at a point 259 feet south of the
southerly building line of Western ave¬
nue at an elevation of 23.53 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 3.6 4 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 56 feet to an ele¬
vation of 25.57 feet.
Section 2, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24,. page 123.
No. 238
A n ORDIN ANCK—-A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving, re¬
grading, repavingand otherwiseimprov¬
ing of Second avenue, from a point 1600
feet east of Ross street to the first
angle east of the South Tenth Street
Bridge, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUsburyh, in Council
axsembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aarne, That
Second avenue, from a point 1600 feet
east of Ross street to the first angle
east of the South Tenth Street Bridge,
be graded, paved, regraded, repaved and
otherwi.se improved.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise, in accordance with the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the ordinances of the
said City of Pittsburgh rel-.ting thereto
and regulating the same, tor proposals-
for the grading, paving, regrading, re¬
paving and otherwise improving of
said street between said points; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let
In the manner directed by the said Acts
of Assembly and Ordinances; and the
contract price or contract prices. If let
in separate contracts, not to exceed the
total sum of twenty-throe thousand
($23,000.00) dollars, which is the esti¬
mate of the whole cost as 'urnished by
the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shai) be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions ot the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, far aa the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, pago 124.
No. 239
A n ORDINANCK—Authcriztng and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the recon-
l struction of a retaining wall on Ster¬
ling street near Mission street, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained tmd enacted
by the City of Pitlsburyh, in Ojuned
a-uenibled, and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the auihoHty of the #amc, Tiiat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
reconstruction of a retaining wall on
Sterling street near Mission street, and
to enter into a contract or contracts
with the successful bidder or bidders
for the performance of the work in ac¬
cordance with the laws and ordinances
governing the said city.
Section 2. For the payment of the
costs thereof, the sum of six hundred
and fifty ($650.00) dollars, or so much
thereof, as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated from appropriation No. 37, X8,
Retaining walls and Sidewalks, and the
Mayor and the Controller are re.spect-
ively authorized and directed to issue
and countersign warrants in payment
of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
afu’ects this Ordinance.
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Passed April 30, 1912
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, pagre 124.
No. 240
A IV ORDIIVANCK—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for the furnishing of ornamental iron
posts and electrical equipment for im¬
proving the are lighting system on Fed¬
eral street. North Side, between Kiver
avenue and North avenue, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Section 1. it ordained and enacted
bji the City of PitLsburffh^ in Council
(metnbled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the autJwrity of the ftame, Thai
the Mayor and Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works shall be and are
hereby authorized, empowered and di¬
rected to advertise for proposals and to
award a contract or contracts to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders
for the furnishing of the following
equipment, viz;
90—Ornamental Arc Damp Posts.
96—Flame Carbon Arc Damps.
1—Constant Current Transformer.
1—Control Switchboard shall consist
of
1—12 Ampere A. C. Meter,
1—Series current Transformer,
I—Single throw^ 2-pole oil switch for
primary,
1—3-pole 2-handle I switch for second¬
ary necessary fuses and fuse blocks
for primary side.
For a sum not to exceed $10,000.00 in
accordance with the Act of Assembly
entitled “An a,ct for the government
of Cities of the second class,” approved
the seventh day of March A. D. 1901
and the different supplements and
amendments thereto and the ordinances
of councils in such cases made and pro¬
vided.
Section 2. That the sum of $10,000,00
or so much of the same as may be
necessary, shall be and is hereby set
apart and aproprlated for the payment
or payment required for the perfor¬
mance of the above mentioned work
and that the said amount or amounts
be paid out of appropriation No. 34
of the North Side Light Plant, for the
year 1912-1913.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 125.
No. 241
A n ORDINANCK—Repealing an or¬
dinance, entitled, *'An Ordinance
locating Solway street from Wlghtman
street to Forbes street,” approved Feb¬
ruary 27th, 1897, in so far as it re¬
lates to that portion of Solway street
between a point at the first angle east
of Forbes street, being distant 1146.52
feet easterly from Forbes street, and
Wlghtman street.
8e(ttioii 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
that certain ordinance entitled, “An
Ordinance locating Solway street from
Wlghtman street to Forbes street,” ap¬
proved February 27th, 1897, in so far
as it relates to that portion of Solway
street between a point at the first angle
east of Forbes street, being illstant
1146.52 feet easterly from Forbes street,
and Wlghtman street he and the same
is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or pa’ t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 126.
No. 242
A N ORDINANCK—Providing for the
i letting of a contract, or contracts,
and prepare specifications for the col¬
lection, removal and disposal of rub¬
bish and garbage, in the First to the
Twentieth wards, both inclusive, for a
period of five and one-half years from
August 1, 1912.
Section 1. Pe it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in 0>uncil
assembled, and it is hereby ord<tined {/nd
enacted by the authority of the same, Tlmt
the Mayor and Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health shall be. and they
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and prepare
specifications and let a contract, or coi-
tracts, for the collection, removal, dis¬
posal of rubbish, and garbage, accord¬
ing to specifications to be approved by
Council in and throughout the First to
the Twentieth wards, both inclusive, of
the City of Pittsburgh for the period of
five and one-half years, commencing
August 1, 1912, and ending .lanuary 31,
1918, at a price not to exceed three
($3.00) dollars per ton for rubbish, and
two and twenty-five one hundredths
($2.25) dollars per ton for garbage, and
provided further, that the total cost
for the removal of rubbish and garbage
for the period .from August 1, 1912 to
January 31, 1915 shall not exceed in any
year, the amount of the present an¬
nual appropriation for garbage, namely:
the sum of one hundred eighty-seven
thousand ($187,000.00) dollars; and to
enter into a contract, or contracts, with
the successful bidder, or bidders, for
the same In accordance with an Act of
Assembly entitled, “An Act for the gov¬
ernment of cities of the second class,”
approved the seventh day of March,
A. D., 1901, and the various supplements
and amendments thereto, and the or¬
dinances in such case made and pro¬
vided, and charge the same to the ac¬
count of Appropriation No...
Bureau of IMumbing and Sanitation In¬
spection, Department of Public Health.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanie
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
allects this Ordinance.
I'assed Ai)ril 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 126.
No. 243 I
A i\ l*rovlding for the f
^ letting' of a contract, or contracts,
and prepare si)eciflcations for the col- i
lection, removal and disposal of rub¬
bish and garbage, in the twenty-first
to the twenty-seventh wards,, both in¬
clusive, for a period of five and one-
half years from August 1, 1912.
Section 1. I2e it ordained and enavted \
bif the Cltjy of in Ofauvil \
assembled, and it is hereby ordained (tnd i
enacted by the authotHty of the same^ Tiiut
the Mayor and the Director of the De- ;
partment.of Public Health shall be, and
they are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals and prepare
specifications and let a contract, or con¬
tracts, for the collection, removal dis¬
posal of rubbish and garbage, according |
to specifications to be approved by
Council in and throughout the Twenty- |
first to the Twenty-seventh wards, both
inclusive, of the City* of Pittsburgh for
the period of five and one-half years,
commencing August 1, 1912 and ending
January 31, 1918, at a price not exceed¬
ing three ($3.00) dollars per ton for
rubbish, and two and twenty-five hun¬
dredths ($2.25) dollars per ton for gar¬
bage, and provided further, that the
total cost for the removal of rubbish and
garbage for the period from August
1, 1912, to January 31, 1915, shall not
exceed in any year, the amount of the
present annual appropriation for gar¬
bage, namely: the sum of sixty-six
thousand five hundred ($66,500.00) dol¬
lars; and to enter into a contract, or
contracts, with the successful bidder, or
bidders, for the same in accordance with
an Act of Asembly, entitled, “An Act
for the government of cities of the
second class,” aj)proved the seventh day
of March. A. 1)., 1901, and the various
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances in such case made
and provided, and charge the same to
the account of Appropriation No..
Bureau of Plumbing and Sanitation In¬
spection, Department of Public Health.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conllicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afifects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 127.
No. 244
A \ ORDIIV.WCK—Granting unto the
Fe.deral Street and Pleasant Val- 1
ley Passenger Hallway Company, Its
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to enter ui)or, use and occupy
certain streets and highways in the City
of Pittsburgh.
Section 1. fie it ordidned and enacted
by the City of iHl/sOuryh, in Omncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the anihmity of the »ame, Ttint
the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley
Passenger Railway Comi>any, Its suc¬
cessors, lessees and assigns, shall have
the right and is htireby authorized to
enter upon, use, occupy and cross the
highways included within the following
route, to-wit:
Beginning at a point of connection
with its tracks on Seventh avenue at its
intersection with Pentland street;
thence south along Pentland street
by single track to Tunnel street;
thence southeast along Tunnel street
to a point of connection with the tracks
of the Pittsburgh, Oakland and Bast
Liberty Passenger Haiiv/ay Company on
Fifth avenue, with, also, the right of
connection with the tracks of the Cen¬
tral Passenger Railway Company on
Wylie avenue; and to construct, main¬
tain, operate and use its railway as
hereinbefore mentioned, with single
track and to operate Us cars thereon,
and to use electricity as a motive
power, and to erect, maintain and use,
in the streets and highways before
mentioned, such posts, poles or other
supports as said Company may deem
convenient for the support and main¬
tenance of its overhead system; sub¬
ject, however, except as hereinafter
modified to the provisions of "A gen¬
eral ordinance relating to the entry
upon, over or under, or the use or oc¬
cupation of any street; lane or alley,
or any part thereof, for any purpose
by passenger or street railway com¬
panies, or by companies operating pas¬
senger or street raiiv/ays, and provid¬
ing reasonable regulations pertaining
thereto for the public convenience nnd
safety,” approved the 25th day of Feb¬
ruary, A. 1>., 1890.
Section 2. The right and franchise
herein granted upon Pentland street
and Tunnel street, is for temporary
use, and only to preserve the street car
traffic during the changes of grade In
the “Hump” district, now 'provided for
by ordinance; and the Federal Street
and Pleasant Valley Passenger Rail¬
way Company hereby agrees on ac¬
ceptance of this ordinance, that while
it may lay its tracks on the said portions
of Tunnel street and Pentland street,
upon the passage of this ordinance, no
cars shall be moved or operated upon
the line hereby authorized between
Seventh avenue and Fifth avenue, un¬
til the movement of the Company’s cars
in the said “Hump” district shall have
been materially interrupted by the
work of grading the streets in said dis¬
trict; and the movement of cars, and
the operation of said line on Tunnel
street and Pentland street, shall cea.se
when the movement of cars as at pr««ent
operated, can be permanently resumed:
and thereupon, all rights granted under
this ordinance shall cease, and the
tracks and switches laid under and by
authority hereof shall be removed, and
tbe street and the paving restored to
such condition as may be required by
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. If the said track construc¬
tion or paving shall become out of re¬
pair and the Company shall fall to re¬
pair the same within 30 days after no¬
tice, then the City may repair same and
charge therefor the actual cost of la¬
bor and materials, and 15 per cent ad-
litional for administration and plant
charges, and an additional 25 per- cent
of such total cost.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 3, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinanc?e Book 24, page 128,
No. 245
A n OROINANCK—Granting to the
Duquesne Street Railway Com¬
pany, its successors, lessees and as¬
signs, the riffht to enter upon, use and
occupy certain streets and highways In
the City of Pittsburgh.
8e<!tion 1, Re it ordained ancr enacted
by the City of Pitlshargh^ in Council
o-’isembledf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by Uic authority of the same^ That
the Duguesne Street Railway Compan 3 %
its successors, lessees and assigns shall
have the right, and is hereby author¬
ized to enter upon, use and occupy the
highways included within the follow¬
ing route, to-wit:
Beginning at a point of connection
with its tracks on Diamond street
about two hundred twenty-five (225)
feet west of Sixth avenue; thence east¬
erly along Diamond street (formerly
Old avenue) by single or double tracks
to a point of connection with the tracks
of the Pittsburgh, Oakland and East
Liberty Passenger Railway Company
on Fifth avenue;
Also beginning at a point of connec¬
tion with its track on Diamond street
at the corner of Ross street; thence
southerly by single track along Ross
street to Fourth avenue; thence west¬
erly along Fourth avenue to a point
of connection with the tracks of the
Central Passenger Railway Company
and the South Side Passenger Rdilway
Company on said Fourth avenue near
Grant street.
Also beginning at a point of connec¬
tion with its tracks on Forbes street
near Shingiss street; thence northerly
along Shingiss street by single track
to a point of connection with its tracks
on Diamond street;
And to construct, maintain, operate
and use its railway as hereinbefore
mentioned and to operate its cars
thereon, and to use electricity as a
motive power, and to erect, maintain
and use, in the streets and highways
before mentioned, such posts, poles or
other supports as said Company may
deem convenient for the support and
maintenance of its overhead system;
subject, however, except as hereinafter
modified, to the provisions of “A gen¬
eral ordinance, relating to the entry
upon, over or under, or the use or oc¬
cupation of any street, lane or alley,
or any part thereof, for any purpose,
by passenger or street railway com¬
panies, or by companies operating pas¬
senger or street railways, and providing
reasonable regulations i>ertulning
thereto for the public convenience and
safety” approved the 25th day of Feb¬
ruary, A. 1)., 1890.
Section 2. The right and franchise
herein granted upon Diamond street,
Ross street, Fourth avenue and Hhln-
giss street. Is for temporary use, and
only to preserve the stret't car traf¬
fic during the changes of grade In the
“Hump” district, now provided for by
ordinance, and the I)u<|iieKne street
Railway (^omimny hereby agrees on ac¬
ceptance of this ordinance, that while
It may lay its tracks on the said por¬
tions of Diamond street, Ross street,
Fourth avenue and Shingiss .street,
upon the passage of this onllnance. no
cars shall be operated or moved upon
the said streets, until the movement
of the Company’s cars in the said
“Hump” district shall have been ma¬
terially interrupted by the work of
grading the streets in said district; and
the movement of cars and the opera¬
tion of said lines on the streets set
forth in Section 1 of this ordinance,
shall cease when the movement of cars
as at present operated can be i)erma-
nenlly resumed; and thereupon all
rights granted under 'this ordinance
shall cease and the tracks and switches
laid under and by authority hereof,
shall be removed and the street and
paving restored to such condition as
may be required by the Director of
the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. If the said track con¬
struction or paving shall become out
of repair and the,Company shall fail
to repair the same within 30 days af¬
ter notice, when the City may repair
same and charge therefor the actual
cost of labor and materials, and 15 per
cent additional for administration and
plant charges, and an additional 25 per
cent of such total cost.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed so far ae the
same affects this Ordinance,
Passed May 3, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 129,
No. 246
AN ORniNANCF—Relating to the
T)ej)artment of Public Works, pro¬
viding ror additional employes in said
Department, and fixing their salaries;
making certain reductions in the num¬
ber of employes In said Department;
and making certain changes In the sal¬
aries of the employes in .said Depart¬
ment,
Section 1. Be if ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Obunoil
assembledf and it is hereby ordained and
eriacted by (he authority of the «am<, Thai
!i
I i
143
from and after the passage of this or¬
dinance, the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works be, and he is
hereby, authorized to appoint the fol¬
lowing additional employes In said De¬
partment:
Bureau of Surveys.
1 Draftsman, salary not to exceed
?115.00 per month.
1 Plotting Clerk, salary not to ex¬
ceed $85.00 per month, (in place of 1
clerk now employed in said Bureau at
a salary not to exceed $75.00 per
month).
1 Counter Clerk, salary not to ex¬
ceed $100.00 per month (in place of 1
Counter Clerk now employed in said
Bureau at a salary not to exceed $75.00
per month.
Bureau of Light.
5 General Helpers, salary not to ex¬
ceed $2.50, each, per day.
Bureau of Water.
1 Chief Clerk in Division of Domes¬
tic Service, salary not to exceed $115.00
per month, (in place of one clerk now
employed In said Division at a salary
not to exceed $100.00 per month).
1 Clerk and Bookkeeper in Division
of Domestic Service, salary not to ex¬
ceed $100.00 per month, (in place of
one clerk now employed in said Divi¬
sion at a salary not to exceed $85.00
per month).
Bureau of Highways and Sewers.
10 Clerks, salary not to exceed $900.00
each, per annum.
Bureau of City Property.
1 Clerk at South Side Market, salary
not to exceed $100.00 per month.
Section 2. The following reductions
in the number of officers and employes
in said Department, are hereby made,
I to become effective as of February 1,
1912:
Bureau of Light.
Dynamo Tenders reduced In number
to 3 .
3 Coal Passers, at $2.75 per day, re¬
duced to 2, salary not to exceed $2.25,
each, per day.
Wipers abolished.
General Repairmen, abolished.
Store Keeper^ abolished.
4 Night Inspectors, at $3.25 per day,
reduced to 2.
Bureau of Parks.
Laborer at Second Avenue Park,
abolished.
General Foreman at Riverview Park,
abolished.
Keepers at Riverview Park Zoo, re¬
duced in number to one.
Watchmen at River View Park re¬
duced to one.
Bureau of Water,
Clerk in Division of Pumping Sta¬
tions, abolished.
3 Telephone Clerks in Division of
Filtration, at $50.00 per month, reduced
in number to two, salary not to exceed
$65.00, each, per month.
Section 3. That from and after the
passage and approval of this ordinance,
the following changes shall be made
in the salaries of officers and employes
in said Department, to-wit;
Bureau of Light.
Elevator Inspector and Cle.rk reduced
to salary not to exceed $1200.00 per an¬
num.
Assistant Fireman, reduced to not to
exceed $2,50, each, per day.
Bureau of Water,
Laborers in Filtration Division, ad¬
vanced to not to exceed $2.10, each, per
day.
Superintendent advanced to $4,800,00i
per annum.
Bureau of Construction.
Superintendent advanced to $4,800,00
per annum.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san*®
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Pittsburgh, May 11 Ih, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinance, duly engro.ssed and
certified, was delivered by me to the
Mayor for his approval or disapproval
on May 1st, 1912, and that the Mayor
failed to approve or disapprove the
same, or to return the same to Council
within ten (10) days from said date,
whereupon the same became a law
without his approval, under the pro¬
visions of the Act of Assembly in :such
case made and provided.
E. .1. MARTIN,
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 131.
No. 247
A n ORniNANCI^:—Fixing th^ salar¬
ies of District Chiefs, Captains,
Lieutenants, drivers, engineers, assist¬
ant engineers, hosemen and laddermen
in the Bureau of Fire, Department of
Public Safety.
Section 1. J^e it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
from and after December 1st, 1912, the
salaries to be paid to district chiefs,
captains, lieutenants, drivers, engin¬
eers, hosemen, and laddermen in the
Bureau of Fire, Department of Pub¬
lic Safety, shall be and the same are
hereby fixed and established as fol¬
lows; to w'it:
District Chiefs, $2,000.00 each per an¬
num.
Captains, $1,500.00 each per annum.
Lieutenants, $1,320.00 each per- an¬
num.
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Drivers, $1,2C0.00 each per annum.
Engineers, $1,350.00 each, per annum.
Assistant Engineers, $1,200.00 each
per annum.
Hosemen and Laddermen:—
First year's service $80.00 per month
each.
Second year’s service, 86.00 per month
each.
Third year’s service, 90.00 per month
each.
Fourth yeai's service, 96.00 per month
each.
Fifth year’s service and thereafter
$100.00 per month, each, together with
an additional salary of $30.00 per an¬
num, each; the same to be paid from
and chargeable to Appropriation No, 21,
Bureau of Fire.
Section 2. The said additional sal¬
ary of thirty <$30.00) dollars per an¬
num, each, shall be set aside in re¬
gular monthly installments by the City
Controller and paid to the treasurer
of the Flrem.*n’s Disability Board of
the City of I ittsburgh. for the pur¬
pose of making; such employees bene¬
ficiaries of the said Firemen’s Disa¬
bility Board o/ the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 3. That for any portion of
any month any of such employees are
recorded as absent from duty, the re¬
duction in pay shall be at the rate
of $4.10 per day for captains, $3.53 per
day for lieutenants; $3.45 per day for
drivers; $3.78 per day for engineers,
$3.29 per day for assistant engineers.
Hoseman and ladderman — First years
service 2.63 per day; second year’s ser¬
vice, $2.80 per day; third year’s ser¬
vice, $2.96 per day; fourth year’s ser¬
vice, $3.12 per day, and fifth year's
service and thereafter, $3.29 per day
provided, that substitute hosemen and
laddermen shall not receive any sal¬
ary excepting they shall have been em¬
ployed or assl} 2 ;ned for duty by the pro¬
per officers of the Bureau of Fire and
their salaries paid for such services
shall be at the rates per diem as set
forth In this section according to the
term of service of such substitute.
Section 4. That the provisions of
this ordinance shall not be construed
as to repeal ordinances No. 314, Series
1904-1905; entitled, “An Ordinance re¬
gulating the granting of furloughs and
24-houx passes or furloughs to the uni¬
formed members, substitutes and em-
plovess of the Bureau of Fire of the
City of Pittsburgh and providing for
filling the places of those off duty and
their compen.satlon, and that of those
filling their places,” approved Novem¬
ber 15th. A. D. 1904, and recorded In
0. B., volume 16, page 315.
Bection 5. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the eame
la hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed April 30, 1912.
Pittsburgh, May 11th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinances, duly engrossed and cer¬
tified. was delivered by me to the May¬
or for his approval or disapproval on
May 1st, and that the Mayor failed to
approve or disapprove the same, or
to return the same to Council within
ten (10) day from said date, where¬
upon the same became a law without
his approval, under the provisions of
the Act of Assembly in such case made
and provided.
E. J. MAUTIN.
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 132.
No. 248
A n ORDINANCK—Fixing the salaries
or wages to be paid to lieuten-
ants and sergeants of police and patrol¬
men In the Bureau of Police, Depart¬
ment of Public Safety.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piilubxirnh^ in Oounoi*
aesembled^ <md it f.» hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of tunM, That
from and after the first day of De¬
cember A. 1)., 1912, the salaries or wag¬
es to be paid the following members
of the Bureau of Police, Department
of Public Safety, shall be and are here¬
by established at the rates herein set
forth:—
Lieutenants, each, $117.10 5-12 per
month.
Sergeants, each, $109.60 per month.
Patrolmen, first year $80.00 per month
Patrolmen, second year, $85.00 per
month.
Patrolmen, third year, $90.00 per
month.
Patrolmen, fourth year $95.00 per
month.
Patrolmen, fifth year and thereafter,
$100.00 per month and shall be charge¬
able to and payable from Appropria¬
tion No. 22, Bureau of Police, on pay¬
rolls approved by the Director of the
Department of Public Safety; provided
that nothing in this ordinance shall
be construed as a repeal of Section 6
of Ordinance No. 37. Series 1910-1911,
entitled, “An Ordinance fixing the num¬
ber and salaries of officers and em¬
ployees In the Department of Public
Safety” approved May 10th, 1910, and
recorded in O. B., volume 21. page 493.
directing the payment of the sum or
$50.00 per annum to the Police Pension
Fund Association for the purpose of
making such employees beneficiaries
of such association.
Section 2. That for any portion of
any month any of such employe are
recorded as absent from duty, the re¬
duction in pay shall be at the rate of
$3.86 per day for lieutenants, $3.60 per
day for sergeants; first year patrol¬
men, $2.63 per day; second year patrol¬
men.,$2.80 per day, third year patrol¬
men, $2.96 per day; fourth year patrol¬
men, $3.12 per day; fifth year patrol¬
men and thereafter $3.29 per day; pro¬
vided, that substitute patrolmen
shall not receive any salary ex¬
cepting they shall have been employed
or assigned for duty by the proper
officers of the Bureau of Police, and
the salaries paid for such services shall
be at the rates per diem as set forth
in this section according to the term
of service of such substitute.
146
Section 3. That the provisions of this
ordinance shall nut be construed as to
repeal Ordinance No. 7(1, Series 1907-08,
entitled, “An Ordinance g^rantlng ana
reg-ulating- furloughs to the uniformed
members of the Bureau of l»olice of
the City of JPittsburgh, and providing
for filling the tjlaces of those off duty
and for their compensation,” approved,
June 13th, 1907, and recorded in O. B.
Volume 18, page 415.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same le hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
J'assed April 30, 1912.
Pittsburgh, May 11th, 1912.
1 do hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance, duly engrossed and certified,
was delivered by me to the Mayor, for
his approval or disaproval on May 1st,
1912, and that the Mayor failed to ap¬
prove or disapprove the same, or to
return the same to Council within ten
(10) days from said date, whereupon
the same became a law without his
approval, under the provisions of the
Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided.
E. J. MARTIN.
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 134.
No. 249
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Alger street from Winter-
burn street to Eydia street and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittxbnryh^ in CouncAl
axxemhledy and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «awie, That
Alger street, from Winterburn street
to Lydia street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the (Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of I’ittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; an<^ the contract price or con¬
tract jirlces, if let In separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
eight thousand five hundred ($8,500.00)
dollars which Is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shalT be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating- thereto and reg¬
ulating the same^
Section 4. That any ^Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflictirig with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance b'>and the sain«
is hereby repealed, so fr.r as the same
affects this Ordlnancoi,
I’assed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 10,
Ordinance Book 24,-paive 135.
I No. 250
' AN oniJINANCK— VulhorizinR and
and directing the .grading, paving
and curbing of Elm sC'c -t, from Bed¬
ford avenue to a point 212,18 feet
northwardly from the uoJth curb line
of Bedford avenue and • providing that
the costs, damages and ^'v{)en8es of the
same be assessed against and collected
j from property specially L-.neflted there-
1
Whereas. It ajipears by the petition
and affidavit on file in tho office of the
City Clerks that a majority of prop¬
erty owners in interer'^ and number
abutting upon the line of Elm street,
from Bedford avenue to a point 212.18
feet northwardly, have, petitioned the
Council of the City of Pittsburgh to
enact an ordinance for the grading,
paving and curbing of the .same, There¬
fore
Section 1. Be it ordrilneA and enacted
by the City. of Bittffbur^h^ in Council
asxembled^ and it ix hemt::.! ordained and
enacted by the aulhoi’ity o/ the same, That
Elm stre<»t. from Bedford avenue to a
point 212.18 feet northwn. dly from the
north curb line of Bedj.\ rd avenue be
graded, paved and cut'bcd:
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinaiiccs of the said
-ly of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for i)roposala for
the grading, paving and <-urbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and'Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
fifty-five hundred ($5,5 (>(.>.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
' Section 3. The cost,, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from, properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the saihe.
Section That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is. hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912,
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 136. •
No. 251
A n 01f.1>y nance—A uthorizing and
(lirecT'tiig the grading, paving
and curbing • of Walbridge, formerly
Western) street, from South Main
street to ''/.'‘eaver street and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the sanjti be assessed against and
collected from' property specially bene-
ttted thereby.
Whereas, H appears by the petition
and affidavit- on file in the office of the
City Clerk^ iiiat a majority of property
owners in i nterest and number abut¬
ting upon ilio, line of Walbridge (for¬
merly W'est-irn) street, between South
Main street and Weaver street liave pe¬
titioned the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh too enact an Ordinance for
the grading» paving and curbing of the
same, Tlierc^ore
Bc'ftlfui 1. it ordained anee enacted
iy the Oity of Pittshuryti^ in Council
ff.HHcmtded, < -fj it i.s‘ Jiereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of Hut tsame^ That
Walbridge (formerly Western) street,
from South Main street to Weaver
street be Rr<.ded, paved and curbed.
Section The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the partment of Public Works
are hereby a ; horized and directed to ai-
veitise, in ivjcordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, aria the Ordinances of the said
thty of I'ittfbUrgh relating thereto and
regulating b.r.e same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed, by the said Act of As¬
sembly and i.Ci dlnances; and the contract
price or conf r.^ct prices, if let in separate
contracts, nc*-to exceed the total sum of
twenty-eight thousand ($28,000.00) dol¬
lars which is ^:he estimate of the whole
cost as furrinhed by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
si)ecialiy benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912,
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 137.
No. 252
A n OKDINANCK —Authorizing and
directing the construction of * a
public sewer on Hass street, from a
point about sixty (60') east of Middle-
town road to the present sewer on
Krupp street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Section 1. lie it onlnined and enacted
by the City of PiUnbu in Otuneii
a(u<embl€d^ <tnd it U hereby ordained and
'niacLed by the authority of ihe »auu\ Tim I
a puiilic sewer be constructed on Hass
street, from a point about sixty (60')
feet east of Middletown road to tiie
present sewer on Krupp street. Com¬
mencing on Hass street at a pidnt ulMiut
sixty (60') feet east of Middletown
road; thence eastwardly along Hass
street to the present sewer on Krupp
street. Said sewer to l)e pipe and fif¬
teen (15") Inehos in dlamet<*r.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are lierel)y authorized and
directed to advertise, In accordance
with the Acts of Asstimbly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of tlie said City of IMtts-
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public .sower as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract price*
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand two hundred ($2,200.00)
dollars, wliloh Is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of I'ublic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
pr-ovisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Api)roved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 138.
No. 253
A n OltniNANCP —Setting aside the
sum of $18,000.00, from appropria¬
tion No. 105. for the purpose of ])ay-
ing the expense arising from the lower¬
ing of the police and fire alarm tele¬
graph wires in trie "Hump" district.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enaeted
by ihe City of Pitixlmryh^ in Oiuncif
aM.<iCmbled, and. it hereby ord4tine<i and
enaeted by the atdhnrity of the savte, Tfmf
the Controller is hereby directed to set
aside from appropriation No. 105,
"Street Bonds, Series A and B, 1911,
Bond Fund," the sum of eighteen thou¬
sand ($18,000.00) dollars, for the pur¬
pose of paying the cost of lowering the
police and fire alarm telegraph wires
in the "Hump" district.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, «o far a* the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7. 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 139.
No. 254
A n OROINANCK—Authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the
sum of $400.00 from B5 “Expert Ser¬
vices,” Appropriation No. 219, and $126.-
00 from CIO, “Office Supplies,” Appro¬
priation No. 220, to Al, “Regular Sal¬
aries,” Appropriation No. 219..
Sotitlon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
6,// the City of Pitl.s{>urf/h^ in Council
{('inemidecf and it in hereby ^rdained and
?nacted by the authority of the sarue, Tliul
the City Controller shall be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to
transfer the sum of $400.00 from B5,
“Expert Services,” Appropriation No.
219, and $125.00 from CIO, “Office Sup¬
plies,” Appropriation No. 220, to Al,
“Regular Salaries,” Appropriation No.
219.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 139.
No. 255
A n ORDiNANCK—Authorizing and
directing partial payments to be
made to Booth & Flinn, Ltd., for the
grading, paving and curbing of West
Carson street.
Whereas, The City let a contract to
Booth & Flinn, Ltd., for the grading,
curbing and paving of West Carson
street, which improvement was author¬
ized by an ordinance which provided
that the costs, damages and expenses be
assessed against property benefited,
and,
Whereas, But a small portion of the
cost of said improvement can be as¬
sessed against property benefited, and
the City knowing this fact, authorized
an increase of indebtedness in the
sum of one hundred thouand dollars,
and sold bonds in the sum of ninety
thouand dollars, for the purpose of pay¬
ing any amount assessed against It by
reason thereof, and,
Whereas, It is now evident that said
City’s share of said cost will not be less
than said amount, and the City is de¬
sirous of making partial payments to
the contractor on account thereof, in
advance of the actual assessment of
said amount against said City, in con¬
sideration of said contractor having in¬
curred additional expenses in expedit¬
ing the work; therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittnOnryh, in Council
asnemhled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samct That
the proper City officers be, and they
are hereby authorized and directed to
issue partial estimates to said contract¬
or on account of said improvement, and
to pay the said contractor seventy-five
per cent of such estimates, in advance
of the completion of the work and the
making of an assessment against said
City; and the Mayor is authorized to
Issue, and the Controller to counter¬
sign warrants therefor, up to the sum
of ninety thousand ($90,000,00) dollars
drawn on the proceeds of “West Carson
Street Improvement Bonds, Series A,’
1912.,” which were issued for that pur¬
pose.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance he and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 139.
No. 256
A n ordinance—P rescribing the re¬
quirements of Veterinary sur¬
geons in the City Service.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piitsburyh, in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
from and after the passage of this or¬
dinance shall hereafter be appointed as
a Veterinary Surgeon in the City Ser¬
vice who is not a graduate of a Veter¬
inary College, in good standing.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7. 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 140.
No. 257
A n ordinance—^ vacating a portion
of Finley street, as laid out in
George Finley’s Plan of Lots, in the
Twelfth ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUburyh^ in Council
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by (he authority of (he Tiiat
the following described portion of Fin¬
ley street, as laid out in George Fin¬
ley’s I'lan of Lots, of record in the De¬
partment of Public Works, Bureau of
Surveys, Plan Book, Vol. 5, page 94,
In the Twelfth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh be and the same is hereby
vacated.
Beginning at the intersection of the
northerly building line of Finley street
as laid out in the aforesaid plan of
lots with the westerly building line of
Shetland street, as opened by an or¬
dinance approved the second day of
March, 1906; thence e3^tending In a
southerly direction along said westerly
bxillding line of Shetland street for the
distance of 27.35 feet to a point; thence
deflecting- to the right 78* 11' 00" In
a westerly direction for the distance of
26.30 feet to a point on the aforesaid
northerly building line of Pinley street;
thence deflecting to the right 140® 00'
and extending In a northeasterly direc¬
tion along the said northerly building
line of Finley street for the distance of
41.64 feet to the place of beginning,
containing 355 square feet, as shown on
a plan hereto attached and made part
hereof.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance oonflietfng with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
VMsed May 7, 1912
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 141.
No 258
A n ORniNAVCE—Fixing the width
and position of the roadway on
South Main street from Carson street
west to Wabash street.
Section 1. J3e it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ w^d it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the roadway on South Main street, from
Carson street west to Wabash street
shall have a uniform width of thirty-
four (34') feet occupying seventeen
(17') feet on each side or the center
line of the street.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance coaftlcting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 142.
No. 259
A n ordinance:—E stablishing the
grade of Henrietta treet, from
Braddock avenue to the City line.
Section 1, JJe it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the grade of the north curb line of
Henrietta street, from Braddock ave¬
nue to the City line he and the same Is
hereby established as follows, to-wit;
Beginning on the east curb line of
Braddock avenue at an elevation of
222.31 feet (curb as set); thence rising
at the rate of 1.192 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 135.00 feet to the west
curb line of Flotilla alley to an eleva¬
tion of 223.92 feet; thence level for a
distance of 14 feet to the east curb line
of Flotilla alley to an elevation of
223.92 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 0.75 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 9.4S feet to the City line to an ele¬
vation of 223.85 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
aftocts this Ordinance.
Passed May 7. 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 142.
No. 260
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the erection
of a public bridge on Hoeveier street
crossing Everett street and authoriz¬
ing the setting aside of the sum of
twenty-flve thousand ($26,000,00) dol¬
lars from the proceeds arising from the
sale of the "Hoeveier Street Bridge
Bonds, 1911" and nine thousand ($9,-
000.00) dollars from the proceeds aris¬
ing from the sale of the "Bridge Bonds,
Series "B" 1912."
Section 1. Pt it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Counoil
atsembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tlmt
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
erection of a public bridge on Hoeveier
street crossing Everett street for a sum
not to exceed thirty-four thousand
($34,000.00) dollars and to enter Into
a contract with the successful bidder
or bidders for the performance of the
work in accordance with the law and
ordinances governing said City.
Section 2, For the payment of the
cost thereof the following sums,
amounting in the aggregate to thirty-
four thousand ($34,000.00) dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby set apart and appropriated
from the proceeds arising from tne sale
of certain bonds Issued for that pur¬
pose, to-wit: The sum of twenty-flve
thousand ($25,000) dollars from "Hoev¬
eier Street Bridge Bonds, 1911," and the
sum of nine thousand ($9,000.00) dol¬
lars from "Bridge Bonds, Series "B"
1912," and the Mayor is hereby author¬
ized and directed to Issue and the City
Controller to countersign warrants
drawn on said funds for the payment
of the cost of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 143.
No. 261
A n ORDINANCF—Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
149
the property of C. L. Kemery, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittHburyhy in Council
aasembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the Timi
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate and property
hereinafter mentioned, to be used for
public park purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of C. L. Kemery, situate in
the Eleventh ward of said City, bound¬
ed and described as follows, to-wlt:
First. Beginning on the southern
side- of Stanton avenue at the line of
property of James C. Grogan, and at a
point one hundred sixteen (116) feet
more or less eastwardly from Viola al¬
ley, and extending thence along said
line of Grogan S. 13 deg. 22' E. twenty-
one and four-tenths (21.4) feet to a
pin; thence S. 37 deg, 42' E. one hun.-
dred and forty-eight hundredths (108-
.48) feet to line of property of H. E.
Kempf; thence N. 73 deg. 44' 60" E. one
hundred sixteen and four hundred
twenty-five thousandths (116.425) feet
along said Kempf’s line to property of
William A. Smith; thence along line
of property of Wm. A. Smith N, 13 deg.
04' W. one hundred thirteen and fifty-
three hundredths (113.53) feet to Stan¬
ton avenue; thence along Stanton ave¬
nue S. 76 deg. 56' W. one hundred
sixty-one and fifty-seven hundredths
(161.571 feet to line of property of
James C. Grogan, at the place of be¬
ginning. / Having erected thereon a
one-story and attic brick dwelling.
Second. Beginning on the southern
side of Stanton avenue at a point one
hundred and ninety-six and ninety-nine
hundredths (196.99) feet eastwardly
from line of property of James C. Gro
gan and at easterly line of property of
William A. Smith, and extending thence
S. 13 deg. 04' E. along said line of
Smith one hundred eleven and fifty-six
hundredths (111.56) feet to property of
H, E. Kempf; thence N. 73 deg. 44'
50" E. fifty-four and seventy-two hun¬
dredths (54.72) feet to line of property
of the City of Pittsburgh; thence N.
26 deg. 51' W. one hundred eleven and
seventy-four hundredths (111.74) feet
to Stanton avenue; thence along Stan¬
ton avenue S. 76 deg. 56' W. twenty-
eight and one hundredth (28.01) feet
to said line of Wm. A. Smith, at the
place of beginning. Having erected
thereon a two-story and attic brick
dwelling.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
i Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
j of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro-
[ visions of this Ordinance, be and th«
I .same is hereby repea\e«l. so far as the
same affects this Ordlnf-.uce.
i Passed May 7, 1912,
Apprpved May 14, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, C. L. ). emery, hav¬
ing entered into an agci tvinent, which
is hereto attached, givir to the City
the right at its optl-Mi to repeal
this ordinance and abandon all
proceedings thereunder at any time
within thirty days after the award of
Viewers or final judguic. t in case of
appeal, without any lifll.illty of any
kind whatever, in consid . >itlon thereof
and upon that condition ijis ordinance
is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest;
JNO. H; DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secroiary.
Whereas, The Council the City of
i Pittsburgh has passed in ordinance
for condemning for park -irposes cer¬
tain land belonging to tu undersigned
situate in the Eleventh • ard, City of
Pittsburgh, and as dejytti /ed in this
ordinance Bill No. 84, ordinance
Is now In the hands of tr - Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; .n-d
Whereas, The undersig;.''d is willing
that in case the award c. Viewers or
the final judgment in the. ' v^ndemnatlon
proceedings, shall not bo satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the .xdi nance, or
otherwise discontinue the jtroceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consider.itlon of the
sum of one dollar, and cthrr good and
valuable considerations, 1 x^romise and
agree to and ?tvlth the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City mny repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise riiscontlnue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an' appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proc^eedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the - privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damage.s on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
10th day of April, 1912.
CHARLES L. KEMERY,
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 144.
150
No. 202
A n On&lNANCB—Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the propoji Jy of John A. Moore In the
Eleventh ,vard, for park purposes.
Sccliou 1, it ordained and enacted
hy the Oiry of PitUburgh^ in Council
assembledy o^trf it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the auiTiority of the same, That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expeuient that it exercise the
power or eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate and property
herelnafte;* mentioned, to be used for
public par.k purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh Is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of fc-aid City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, In the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of John A. Moore situate in
the Elever cii ward of said City, bound¬
ed and described as follows, to-wlt:
Beginning on the northerly side of
Stanton avi^uue^ at a point distant three
hundred sevo:a and three one-hundredths
(307.03) fe^jt westwardly from ther
westward}y point of the second curve
east of Hcb<3Tton avenue, and at the
westerly liue of property of John A.
Young; th :i C€. along the northerly line
of Stanton avenue south 76 deg. 56'
west a difilance of one hundred eight
and flft3" one-hundredths (108.60)
feet to property of the City of Pitts¬
burgh; thence along said property of
the City of Pittsburgh north 13 deg.
04' west, one hundred thirty-six and
fifty one-hTUidredth (136.50) feet to
Glenview place; thence along said
Glenview place south 80 deg. 50' east
a distance of sixty-four and twenty-
seven one-kundredths (64.27) feet to
the easterly ond of said (jlenview place;
thence north 14 deg. 52' east along the
easterly end of said Glenview place,
twenty and ten one-hundredths (20.10)
feet to a point In center of said place;
thence north 76 deg, 50' east a distance
of thirty-nine and flfty-nine one-hun¬
dredths (30.59) feet to the westerly line
of property of John A. Young; thence
south 13 deg. 04' east along the west¬
erly line of said property of John A.
Young, a distance of one hundred thirty
(130) feet to Stanton avenue, at the
point of beginning. Having erected
thereon a two-story and attic brick
dwelling house, No. 6371 Stanton ave¬
nue.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City ana the Said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 14, 1912,
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, John A. Moore, hav¬
ing entered Into an agreement, which
is hereto attached, giving to the City
the right at its oi)tlon to repeal this
ordinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or
final Judgment in case of appeal, with¬
out any liability of any kind whatever,
In consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance is approved^
WM. A. MAGEH,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY^
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 86, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City o# Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final Judgment, In case an appeal be
taken from sai d award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted It shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor Judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as If
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
11th day of April, 1912,
JOHN A. MOORE.
E. J, MARTIN.
Witness,
Ordinance Book 24, page 145.
No. 263
A n ordinance—A uthorizing the
Dit'eetor of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of J. A. Young In the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
151
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitisimryhy in Council
asse^nbled, and it t.v hereby ordained arid
enacted by the authority of the name, Tliut
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate and property
hereinafter mentioned, to be used for
public park purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of IMttsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of J. A. Young, situate in the
Eleventh ward of the said City, bound¬
ed and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the northerly
side of Stanton avenue, distant eight
hundred and sixty-two hundr^edths
(805.62) feet easterly from the north¬
east corner of Heberton and Stanton
avenues, and at the easterly line of
property of John A. Moore, formerly
of Wesley S. Wakefield; thence north
13 deg. 4' west a distance of*one hun¬
dred thirty (130) feet to a point; thence
north 76 deg. 56'' east, a distance of
three hundred seven and three hun¬
dredths (307.03) feet to a point and
thence northeastwardly by a curve line
deflecting to the left a radius of three
hundred (300) feet a distance of one
hundred twenty and sixty-eight hun¬
dredths (120.68) feet to line of prop¬
erty of G. W. Theis; thence southeast¬
erly alonig said property line of G. W.
Theis a distance of one hundred thirty
(130) feet to a point on the curve on
the northerly side of Stanton avenue;
thence southwesterly along the north¬
erly line of Stanton avenue, by a curve
line deflecting to the right a radius of
four hundred and thirty (430) feet, a
distance of one hundred seventy-two
and ninety-seven hundredths (172.97)
feet to a point and thence south 76
deg. 56' west, along the northerly line
of said Stanton avenue a distance of
three hundred seven and three hun¬
dredths (307.03) feet to a point at the
place of beginning.
• And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1&12.
Approved May 14, 1912,
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, J. A, Young, having
entered Into an agreement, which is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at its option to. repeal this or¬
dinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or
final judgment in case of appeal, with¬
out any liability of any kind whatever,
in consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance is . proved.
WM. A. iv' .vGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretai/.
Whereas, The Council of * he City of,
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning ^or park .pU; ;.oses cer¬
tain land belonging to the u.idersigned
situate in the Eleventh w . d, City of
Pittsburgh, and as descHb- d In this
ordinance Bill No. 86, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; ar;
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of hewers or
the final judgment in the con-'emnation,
proceedings, shall not be ; ' isfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, tlr the said
City may repeal the ord- ance, or
otherwise discontinue the i- ''oeedings,
without liability to the said ^'ity.
Therefore, In consideratio-i of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I pr-mise and
agree to and with the Cit? of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordi; nee shall
become a law the City may peal the
ordinance, or otherwise disc' Unue the
proceedings, and within thi months
from the award of the awers or
final judgment, in case an u*peal be
taken from said award, m; at that
time discontinue all proce : .Ings for
the condemnation of said •..roperly.
In case the City exercises 'he privi¬
lege hereby granted It sh.. i not be
liable for any damages on -count of
the said ordinance, or the p-’cceedings
thereunder, nor be compel!.;to pay
the said award nor judgmez? . and on
the other hand, If the City lakes the
above action then the sai>'' property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance n.nd con¬
demnation proceedings the P.:.me as If
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
11th day of April, 1912.
J, A, YOUNG.
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 147.
No. 264
A n ordinance—A uthorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of George W. Thelss in
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Beclion ]. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City' of JPitLsburyh, in Council
assembled, and it is he7'€by ordained and
enacted by the aulhoj'ity of the name. That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
It of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
152
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment or Publio Worits of the City
of PittBburj^h is hereby authoriged and
directed to proceedi in the name and
behalf of B»id. City to have taken, ap¬
propriated anrd condemned for public
park purposes, in the- manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property oX Geore“e Theiss, situate
In the Klevjanth ward of: the said. City,
bounded and de8.cribed as toUows,
to-wit;
Beginning: at a point on the north¬
westerly side of S^tanton avenue,, dis¬
tant one hundred seventy-two and
ninety-seven hundredths (172.97) feet
northeasterly from point of curve mea¬
sured along the arc, which point of
curve is three hundred seven and three
hundredths (307.03) feet from the divid¬
ing line of properties of Wesley S.
Wakefield and John A. Young; thence
following the line of Stanton avenue
northeastwardly by the arc of a curve
to a radiua <.>t four hundred and thirty
feet; a distance of one hundred fifty-
one and seventy-three hundredths
(151.73) feet to a point at line of prop¬
erty formerly, of Robert Wightman Es¬
tate; thence north 67 deg. 20' 17" west
along said, line of property formerly of
Robert V.’^ightman Estate, one hundred
thirty-eight and ten hundredths (138.10)
feet more or less to line of property
now or formerly of'Evan Jones; thence
In a southwestwardly direction along
the arc of a: curve to a radius of three
hundred feet’ (whicrh arc is parallel to
Stanton’ avenue' and one hundred and
thirty feet therefrom) along the line of
propepty*now on formerly or Evan Jones
a distance ofr eighty and thirty-seven
hundredths. (BO.^)- feet to a point;
thence im a? southeasterly direction
along radlah line of said Stanton ave¬
nue curve, a. distance of’ one hundred
thirty (120) feet to the point, at the.
place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes I aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said,
owner. •
Section Z. That* any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance confilctfnr with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
18 hereby repealed, so tar as the: same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912,
Approved May 1.4, 1912..
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, George W. Theiss,
having entered into an agreement,
which is hereto attached, giving the
City the right at its option to repeal
this ordinance and abandon all proceed¬
ings thereunder at any time within
thirty days after the award of Viewers
or final judgment in case of appeal,
without any liability of any kind what¬
ever, in consideration thereof and upon
that condition this ordinance is ap¬
proved.
WM; A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest;
JNO. H. dailb:^
Mayor's Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has: passed an ordlnancti
for. condemning for park, purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate In the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described In this
ordinance Bill No^ 87, which ordinance
l8 now in the hands of the Mayor, for
apijroval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final Judgment In the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Ifittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the ijroceedlngs,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of tho
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, 1 promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that In case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may re])eal th©
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final Judgment, In case an appeal be
taken from said award; may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted It shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
Uiereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor Judgment, and on
th© other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as If
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
12th day of April, 1912.
GEO. W. THEISS,
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 149.
No, 266
A n ORDINANCB— Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Mildred J. Barclay in
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be R ordaineti and cnarted
by the City of iHiiAbnruh^ tn Council
aesenibled, and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority qf the same, Xiiat
the City of Pittsburgh deem It proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested In
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate and property
hereinafter mentioned, to be used for
public park purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed In the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of Mildred J. Barclay situate
in the Eleventh ward of said City,
bounded and described aa follows,
to-wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner
of Stanton avenue and Bryant street
and extending thence northwardly
along the westerly side of Stanton ave-
nue one hundred (100) feet to property
of S. W. Black and J. H. Park; thence
westwardly along same one hundred
thirty-five (135) feet to other property
of said Black and Park; thence south¬
wardly along same eighty-nine and
sixty-five hundredths (89.65) feet to
Bryant street; thence eastwardly along
Bryant street one hundred thirty-five
and forty hundredths (135.40) feet to
Stanton avenue, at the place of begin¬
ning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2, That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 14, 1912.
The owner of the property affected b 5 '
this ordinance, Mildred J. Barclay, hav¬
ing entered into an agreement, which Is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at its option to repeal this or¬
dinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or
final judgment in case of appeal, with¬
out any liability of any kind whatever.
In consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance Is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh w'ard, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described In this
ordinance Bill No, 90, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condomiiation of said property,
oase the City exercises the privi-
''reby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compeHed to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said properly
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as If
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
.11th day of April, 1912.
MILDRED J.. BARCLAY,
GEO. A. BARCLAY,
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 150.
No. 266
A n 0RI>I nance—A uthorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the pro>'erty of E. M. Bigelow in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUtaburyh^ in Council
UHsembled^ and li t.^ hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aumet That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of E. M. Bigelow situate In
the Eleventh ward of said City, bound¬
ed and described as follows, to-wit;
Beginning on the west side of Stanton
avenue at the north side of Stewart
street; thence north along the west side
of Stanton avenue four hundred fifteen
Ul5) feet more or less to the south
side of Bryant street; thence -west along
the south side of Bryant street one hun¬
dred twenty-five (125) feet more or less
to line of property of G. M. Black;
thence south along the line of property
of G. M. Black four hundred fifteen
(415) feet more or less to the north
side of Stewart street; thence east along
the north side of Stewart street one
hundred twenty-five (125) feet more or
less to the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, confiteting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 14, 1912.
The owner of the property affected by
this ordinance, B. M. Bigelow, having
entered into an agreement, which is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at its option to repeal this or¬
dinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or final
Judgment in case' of appeal, without any
liability of any kind whatever, in con¬
sideration thereof and upon that con¬
dition this ordinance is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILE*^
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward. City of
Pittsburgh, and as described In this
ordinance Bill No. 91, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted It shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor Judgment, and on
the other hand. If the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
10th day of April, 1912.
E. M. BIGELOW.
E. J. MABTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 152.
No. 267
A n ordinance —Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of W. G. Irvine, In the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
oection i. He it ordained and enacted
by (he City of HitfsOnrghj in Council
msembledf and it is hei'cby ordained and
enacted bp the authority of the same. That
the City of Pittsburgh deem It proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of W, G. Irvine, situate In the
Eleventh ward of the said City, bound¬
ed and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a post of the old road
leading from East Liberty to the Alle¬
gheny river, now called Uiver street,
at the corner of land lately owned by
Daniel Negley; thence along the line of
sa/id Negley’s property N. 38 deg. W. one
hundred seventy-six and seven tenths
(176.7) feet to a point; thence N. 54
deg. E. two hundred thirty-eight and
four tenths (238.4) feet to a point;
thence S. 38 deg. E. one hundred seven¬
ty-six and seven tenths (176.7) feet to
a point on River street; thence along
said River street, S. 54 deg. two
hundred thirty-eight and four tenths
(238.4) fet to the place of beginning.
Containing nearly one acre of ground.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City ana the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 14, 1912.
The owner of the property affected by
this ordinance, W. G. Irvine, having
entered into an agreement, which Is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at its option to repeal this or¬
dinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or final
judgment in case of appeal, without any
liability of any kind whatever, in con¬
sideration thereof and upon that con¬
dition this ordinance is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO, H. DAILE^
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward. City of
Pittsburgh, and as described In this
ordinance Bill No. 92, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
I>roceedinffs, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other gdod and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liaole for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
11day of April, 1912.
WILLIAM G. IRVINE.
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 163.
No. 268
A n ordinance —Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Henry Kerapf in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
a^ssembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate and property
hereinafter mentioned, to be used for
public park purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate, and
property of Henry Kempf, in the
Eleventh ward of said City, bounded
and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point common to land
of C. L. Kemery, City of Pittsburgh and
Hanry Kempf, said point being distant
one hundred eleven and seventy-four
hundredths (111.74) feet south of Stan¬
ton avenue by a line S. 26 deg. 51' E.
between land of said Kemery and City
of Pittsburgh; thence S. 73 deg. 44'
50" W. along property of C. L. Kemery
and Wm. A. Smith two hundred six and
ninety hundredths (206.90) feet to other
property of Henry Kempf; thence by
same S. 37 deg. 42' E. one hundred
sixty and thirty-three hundredths (160-
.33) feet to property of Wm. G. Irvine;
thence by same N. 54 deg. 19' E. one
hundred seventy-five (17o> feet to prop¬
erty of City of Pittsburgh; thence by
same N. 26 deg. 51' W, ninety-two and
fifty-eight hundredths (92.58) feet to
a point at the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same is aereby repealed, so far as th#
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 14, 1912.
The owner of the property affected by
this ordinance, Henry Kempf, having
entered into an agreement, which Is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at its option to repeal this or¬
dinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or final
judgment in case of appeal, without any
liability of any kind whatever, in con¬
sideration thereof and upon that condi¬
tion this- ordinance is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary*
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 93, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the. Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment In the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the (jity of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, 1 promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts-
burglv, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
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of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
12th day of April, 1912.
Henry Kempf.
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 155.
No 269
A n ordinance —Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of James C. Grogan in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittHhuryh^ in Council
an.wynOled, and it is hereby ordained arid
enacted by the authority of the suwie, Tlmt
the City of Pittsburgh deem It proper
and expedient that It exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate and property
hereinafter mentioned, to be used for
public park purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed In the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of James C. Grogan situate In
the Eleventh ward of said City, bounded
and described as follows, to-wit:
First. Beginning on the southeast
corner of Stanton avenue and Meadow
street, and extending thence southeast-
wardly along Meadow street one hun¬
dred thirty-five (135) feet to Chester
alley; thence along Chester alley one
hundred sixty (160) feet to Viola alley;
thence along Viola alley one hundred
two (102) feet to Stanton avenue;
thence along Stanton avenue south-
westwardly one hundred sixty-three
and sixty-seven hundredths (163.67)
feet to place of beginning. Having
erected thereon a two and one-half
story brick dwelling and a two-story
frame stable.
Second. Beginning at the southeast
corner of Stanton avenue and Viola
alley and extending thence eastwardly
along the south side of Stanton ave¬
nue one hundred thirteen (113) feet
more or less to property of C. L. Kem-
ery; thence southwardly along line
of property of C. L, Kemery eighty (80)
feet more or less to Chester alley;
thence along said alley westwardly one
hundred eighteen (118) feet more or
less to Viola alley; thence along Viola
alley northwardly one hundred (100)
feet more or less to Stanton avenue at
the place of beginning.
Third. Beginning at the northeast
corner of Stanton avenue and Heber-
ton street, and extending thence east¬
wardly along the north side of Stanton
avenue two hundred seventy-six and
fifty-five hundredths (276.55) feet to
the property of the City of Pittsburgh;
thence northwardly along said City
property three hundred twenty (320)
feet more or less to Grandview place;
thence westwardly along Grandview
place ninety (90) feet to lleberton
street; thence southwardly along
Heberton street three hundred eighty
(380) feet more or less to Stanton
avenue at the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, James C, Grogan,
having entered Into an agreement,
which is hereto attached, giving to the
City the right at its option to repeal
this ordinance and abandon all pro¬
ceedings thereunder at any time within
thirty days after the award of View¬
ers or final Judgment In case of appeal,
without liability of any kind whatever,
in consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEV
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 94, which ordinance
is now In the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned Is willing
that In case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final Judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand. If the City takes the
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above action then the said property
of the unde’ ’ ^ned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
nth day of April, 1912.
J. C. GROGAN.
K. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 156.
No. 270
A n OKDINANCK—Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Samuel W. Black, in
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Se<’.tion 1. lie it ord<tined and enacted
bff the City of Pitlshuryh^ in Omncil
aaseriihled, and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aame^ Tiiut
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of Samuel W. Black, situate
in the Eleventh ward of the said City,
bounded and described as follows,
to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the west¬
erly line of Stanton avenue, a distance
of one hundred (100) feet, from the north¬
westerly corner of Stanton avenue and
Bryant street; thence along the west¬
erly line of Stanton avenue north 10®
east, ninety-seven and twenty-flve one
hundredths (07.25) feet to a point;
thence north 80® west, one hundred and
thirty-five (135) feet to a point on the
westerly line of an unnamed alley;
thence along said westerly line of said
unnamed alley south 10® west ninety-
seven and twenty-five one hundredths
(97.25) feet to a point; thence south
80® east one hundred and thirty-five
(135) feet, to the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for |
the purposes aforesaid; the damages '
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner. i
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part I
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16^, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Samuel W. Black,
having entered into this agreement.
which is hereto attached, giving to the
City the right at its option to repeal
this ordinance and abandon all pro¬
ceedings thereunder at ani’ time within
thirty days after the award of Viewers
or final Judgment in case of appeal,
without any liability of any kind what¬
ever, in consideration thereof and upon
that condition this ordinance is ap¬
proved.
A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate In the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described In thle
ordinance Bill No. 363, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that In case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that In case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be iree and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
12th day of April, 1912.
SAMUEL W. BLACK.
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 158.
No. 271
A n ordinance—A uthorizing tne
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of George Conrad, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUnburyh^ in Oounei*
arxeinhled^ rmd it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the auOvority of the same. That
the CUy of Pittsburg’Ji deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
It of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of George Conrad, situate In
the Eleventh ward of the said City,
bounded and described as follows,
to-wit:
Being lots Nos. 159, 160, and 161, in
Plan laid out by the East Liberty Bau-
verein. Beginning on western line of
Butler street, at northeast corner of
lot No, 162; thence southwesterly along
said line of Butler street, fifty-four
(54.00) feet more or less to line of lot
No. 158; thence along said lot line two
hundred and five (206.00) feet, more or
less to eastern line of River avenue;
thencealongsaid line of River avenue in
a northeasterly manner fifty-eight
(58.00) feet, more or less to line of lot
No. 162; thence along said lot line two
hundred and twelve (212.00) feet, more
or less to point of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not liavlng been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance (.'onfilctfng with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, eo far as the same
affects this Or«linance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, George Konrad, hav¬
ing entered into an agreement which
Is hereto attacned, giving to the City
the right at its option to repeal this
ordinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or
final Judgment In case of appeal, with¬
out any liability of any kind whatever,
in consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
.TNO. H. DAILEY.
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward. City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 367, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of IMttsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the pruceedlnga,
without liability to the aula City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three montiis
from the award of the Viewers or
Anal judgment. In case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor Judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said oroperty
of the undersigned shall be free an<l
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
W’itness our hand and seals the
4th day of May, 1912.
GEORGE KONRAD.
E. W. LINDSAY,
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 159.
No. 272
A n OROINANCK—Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Frederick Qellrlck, In
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and ^nartfd
by the City of PitUburyhy in Otuneil
aasembled^ and it t« hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samet That
the City of Pittsburgh deem It proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested In
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate and property
hereinafter mentioned, to be used for
public park purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh Is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public •
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
f >roperty of Frederick Gellrlck, situate
n the Eleventh ward of the said City,
bounded as follows, to-wtt:
Beginning on the southerly line of
River avenue at the corner of land
owned by Joseph Jocler; thence In a
southeasterly direction one hundred
and four (104.0) feet, more or less to
the northerly line of Butler street;
thence along said line of Butler street
fifty (6().0) feet, more or less to line
of lot No. 5, in Alex. Wlrth’s Plan;
thence along line of said lot No. 5, one
hundred (100.0) feet, more or less to
the southerly line of River avenue;
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thence along- said line of River avenue
fifty (50.0) feet, more or less to place
of begrinning-.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I’assed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Frederick Gellrick,
having entered into an agreement,
which is hereto attached, giving to the
City the right at its option to repeal
this ordinance and abandon all pro-
ceedirgs thereunder at any time with¬
in thirty days after the award of View¬
ers or final judgment in case of ap¬
peal, without any liability of any kind
whatever, in consideration thereof and
upon that condition this ordinance is
approved,
WM. A. MAGEE, i
Mayor.
Attest: j
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of ;
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned !
situate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 368, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said !
City may repeal the ordinance, or j
otherwise discontinue the proceedings, [
without liability to the said City. j
Therefore, In consideration of the i
sum of one dollar, and other good and j
valuable considerations, I promise and i
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the <5ity takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
24th day of April, 1912.
FRED. GELLRICK.
ROSINA GELLRICK.
E, ,T. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 161.
No. 273
A 9i ORliriVAIVCE —Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of J. C. Grogan, in the
Eleventh ward, for park xjurposes.
Section 1. 2Se it ordained and enacted
bt/ the City of Pitt.sburyh^ in Counci)'
aaaenihled, and it in hereby ordained end
enacted by the authority o/ the tame, That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that It exercise the
power of eminent domain vested In
said corporation for the ac(julsition by
it of the real estate hereinafter
mertioned, to be used for public rark
purf)oses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Work.s of the City
of I’ittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of J. C. Grogan, situate in the
Eleventh ward of the said City, bound¬
ed and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on southerly
line of Glen View place, eighty-six and
fifty-three one hundredths (86.53) feet
from the easterly line of Heberton
street: thence along southerly line of
Glen View place, south 80^ 51' east
sixty-three and nine-tenths (63.9) feet,
to a point on the said southerly line of
Glen View place; thence south 72° 30'
west ninety-nine (99.0) feet to a point;
thence north 13° 22' west twenty-sev¬
en and nineteen one hundredths (27.19)
feet, to the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and' appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2, That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, J. C. Grogan, having
entered into an agreement, which is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at its option to repeal this or¬
dinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or
final judgment in case of appeal, with¬
out any liability of any kind whatever.
tn consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance is approved.
WM. A. MAGEK,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY,
* Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas^ The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning' for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in tlie Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 369, which ordinance
Is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our* hand and seals the
llth day of April, 1912.
J. C. GROGAN.
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 162.
No. 274
A n ORIJIIVANCE—Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of L. Handte, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUlshorffh^ in Coujicil
atnemhled^ {tnd it i-n hcril>y ordained and
'>rtacted by the authority of the same^ Tiiat
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned. to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public W'orks of the City
of Pittsburgh is herel>y authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, In the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of L. Handte, situate In the
Eleventh ward of the sahl City, hound¬
ed and described as follows, to-wit:
Being lots Nos. 166. 167, 158, In the
plan laid out by the East Liberty Hau-
verein. Beginning on the southeast
side of River street at the northwest
corner of lot No. 159; thence extending
along said River street, southwest sixty
(60) feet to the northeast corner of
lot No. 155; thence along said lot No.
155, southeast to Butler street thence
along Butler street, northeast fifty-four
(54.0) feet more or less to lot No. 159;
thence along the same northwest to
River street, to the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreeti upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
i of Ordinance conflicting with the provl-
I sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, L. Handte, having
entered into an agreement, which Is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at Its option to repeal this or¬
dinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or
final judgment In case of appear with¬
out any liability of any kind whatever,
in consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance Is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE.
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the under.signed
situate In the Eleventh ward. City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 370, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
I become a law the City may repeal the
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ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
24th day of April, 1912.
LOUIS A.. HANDTE.
E. W. LINDSAY,
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 164.
No. 275
A n ORDINANCE—Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Katherine Hoeveler, in
the Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of PtttHburyh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
encu^ted bp the authority of the samcj That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of Katherine Hoeveler, situate
in the Eleventh ward of the said City,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit:
Being lots Nos, 154, and 155, in East
Liberty Bauverein Plan. Beginning on
the south side of the Township road
two hundred and fifty-eight (258.0) feet,
southwest from Hill street, and at cor¬
ner of lot No. 156; thence on said Town¬
ship road south 60® 30' west, forty
(40) feet to lot No. 153; thence by said
lot No. 153 southeast to Run street;
Ihence north 51® east thirty-six (36.0)
feet to lot No. 156; thence by lot No.
156 to the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Katherine Hoeveler,
having entered into an agreement,
which is hereto attached, giving to the
City the right at its option to repeal
this ordinance and abandon all proceed¬
ings thereunder at any time within
thirty days after the award of Viewers
or final judgment in case of appeal,
without any liability of any kind what¬
ever, in consideration thereof and upon
that condition this ordinance is ap¬
proved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh word, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 372, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the^ City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgmentf In case an' appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
30th day of April, 1912.
KATHERINE H, HOEVELER.
ROBT. CLARK,
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 165.
62
No. 276
A n OH »I nance—A uthorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Joseph JoUer, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enoA'iea
by the Oitlf of PittHburgh^ in Council
aftsembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliat
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned ,to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment or Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of Joseph Joller, situatae in
the Eleventh ward of the said City,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit:
Being lots Nos. 122, and 123, in a
plan of lots laid out by Joseph Lourent,
Trustee of the East Liberty Bauverein.
Beginning on Butler street extension
(late Run street), at the line of lot
now or lately owned by Joseph Vogel;
thence along Butler street exetnsion
north 66® SO' Bast eighty and fifty
one-hundredths (80.50) feet to the line
of lot No. 124; thence along the line of
said lot one hundred and nine (109.0)
feet, more or less to River avenue (late
Township road); thence along said ave¬
nue, south 66® 30' west, eighty and fifty
one-hundredths ($0.50) feet to line of
lot now or late of Joseph Vogel; thence
along said line of lot one hundred and
three (103,0) feet, to Butler street ex¬
tension the place of beginning..
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City ana the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Joseph Joller, hav¬
ing entered into an agreement, which
Is hereto attached, giving to the City
the right at its option to repeal this
ordinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or final
judgment in case of appeal, without any
liability of any kind whatever, in con¬
sideration thereof and upon that condi¬
tion this ordinance is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
A'
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described In this
ordinance Bill No. 374, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned Is willing
that In case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, In case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted It shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be tree and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as If
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
19th day of April, 1912.
JOSEPH JOLLER.
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 167.
No. 277
A n ordinance—A uthorizing the
Director of the Deoartment of
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Rate KIley, In the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburffh, in Otuncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the City of Pittsburgh deem It proper
and expedient that It exercise the
power of eminent domain vested In
said corporation for ihe acquisition by
it of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed In the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of Kate KIley, situate in the
HJIeventh ward of the said City, bounded
and described as follows, to-wlt:
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Being lot No. 146, in the East Liberty
Bauverein plan. Beginning on the
southerly line of River avenue, at the
corner of lot No. 147, in said plan;
thence in a southeasterly direction
along the line of lot No. 147, a distance
of one hundred and seventy-three
(173.0) feet, more or less to the north¬
erly line of Butler street; thence along
tne said line oi Butler street, in a south¬
westerly ilirection twenty-three (23.0)
feet, more or less to the line of lot No.
145; thence in a northwesterly direc¬
tion along the line of lot No. 145, one
hundred and seventy-two (172.0) feet,
moie or less to the southerly line of
River avenue; thence by said line of
River avenue in a northea.sterly di¬
rection, twenty-one (21.0) feet, more or
less, to the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate tiie said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
til ere for
not
having
been agreed
upon
between
the
said (
::ity
and the
said
owner.
Section
*2.
That
any
Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conilicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Kate Kiley, having
entered into an agreement, which Is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at its option to repeal this or¬
dinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers o.r final
judgment in case of appeal, without any
liability of any kind whatever, in con¬
sideration thereof and upon that con¬
dition this ordinance is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
,INO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
AVhereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 376, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval qr disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
fipal judgment in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
2i).d day of May, 1912.
MRS. KATE KILEY.
E. J. MARTIN.
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 168.
No. 278
A n 0RI>INA\CE—Authorizing the
Director of the Deportment of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Bernard Nortrup, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
oect on 1. 7?e if. ordained mne evaded
tne (JUu of in Conneii
assembled^ and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the earne^ That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the ac'iuisition by
it of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of Bernard Nortrup, situate In
the Eleventh ward of the said City,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning on the southerly line of
River avenue at the corner of'lot No. 2,
in Alex. Wirth’s Partition plan; thence
in a southeasterly direction along the
line of lot No. 2, one hundred (100.0)
feet, more or less to the northerly line
of Everett street (formerly Butler
street): thence along the said line of
Everett .street, t'vpntv (20.0) feet to
line of land of Philadelphia company;
thence along said line in northwesterly
direction one hundred (100.0) feet, more
or less to the southerly line of River
avenue; thence along said line of River
avenue, twenty (20.0) feet, more or less
to the place of beginning; being lot
No. 1, in Alex. Wirth’s Partition plan.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same ta hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Bernard Nortrup,
having entered Into an agreement,
which la hereto attached, giving to the
City the right at its option to repeal
this ordinance and abandon all pro¬
ceedings thereunder at any time w'ithin
thirty days after the award of Viewers
or final judgment in case of appeal,
without any liability of any kind what¬
ever in consideration thereof and
upon that condition this ordinance is
approved.
WM. A. MAGEE.
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. II. DAILEY,
Ivlayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh ha.s passed an ordinance
for condemning for park pui'poses cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward. City of
Pntsbiiigh. itnd as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 382, which ordinance
is now in the hards of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefor^, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
fbom the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, In case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the I
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
27th day of April, 1912,
BERNARD NORTRUP.
ROB’T CLARK,
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 170.
No. 279 !
A y OIllirYAYCE—Authorizing the \
Director of the Department of j
Public Works to proceed to condemn i
the property of Joseph Petersheim, In •
the Plleventh ward, for park purposes,
1 SccPon 1. itrdainci! atxi vnui'trd
, by the City of IhllHhui'yh, in Omncil
ufinnnbled^ and it i.i hereby ordaineti mid
I enacted by the authority of the That
the City of Pittsburgh deem 11 proper
I and expe<lIont that it exercise the
I power of eminent d<>maln vested In
■ said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real e.state hereinafter nien-
I tioi ed, to be used lor public iiark pur-
! i»oses.
I Therefore, the J)lrector of the l)e-
partment of Public W'orks of the City
' of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
I directed to proceed In the name and
I beiiali of said City to have taken, ap-
I propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre-
I scribed by law, the real estate and
i i)roperly of Joseph Petersheim, situate
in the Eleventh ward of the said City,
I bounded and described as follows, to-
; wit:
I Beginning on River avenue at cor-
1 , ner of lot No, 140; thence along River
1 avenue north 51® east fifty-five (55)
[ feet, to corner of lot No. 143; thence
along line of lot No. 143, to the Town¬
ship road; thence along the township
road to corner of lot No. 140; thence
along line of said lot No, 140, to River
avenue, at the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agree<l upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or pert
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same is aereby repealed, so far as the
.same affects tills Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1012.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Joseph I’eters-
helm, having entered into an
agreement, which is hereto aattached,
giving to the City the right at its op¬
tion to repeal this ordinance and aban¬
don all proceedings thereunder at any
time within thirty days aUer the aw'ard
of Viewers or final judgment in case
of appeal, without any liability of any
kind whatever, in consideration thereof
and upon that condition this ordinance
Is approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate In the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance Bill No. 385, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned Is willing
that in case the aw'ard of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
k r
)0
proceeding’s, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, 1 promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
27th day of April, 1912.
JOSEPH PETBRSHEIM.
ROBERT CLARK,
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 171.
No. 280
A n ordinance—A uthorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Joseph Schaffer, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitlKburgh^ in Council
Qjisembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested In
said corporation for the acquisition by
it of the real estate and property
hereinafter mentioned, to be used for
public park purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to haVe taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of Joseph Schaffer, situate In
the Eleventh ward of the said City,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wtt:
Beginning on the south line of River
avenue at the corner of land of F. Gil-
lerick’s ; thence in a southeasterly di¬
rection along said Glllerlck’s land,
one hundred (100.0) feet, more or
less to the north line of Everett
street, (formerly Butler street);
thence along north line of Everett
street in a southwesterly direction forty
(40.0) feet to line of lot No. 3; thence
along line of lot No. 3, in a northwest¬
erly direction one hundred (100.0) feet»
more or less to the southerly line of
River avenue; thence along said line
of River avenue in a northeasterly di¬
rection forty (40.0) feet, more or less
to the place of beginning; being lota
Nos. 4 and 5, in Alex, Wirth’s Parti¬
tion plan.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
:H herebv repealed, so tar as the same
afTects thU Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Joseph Schaffer,
having entered into an agreement,
which is hereto attached, giving to the
City the right at its option to repeal
this ordinance and abandon all pro¬
ceedings thereunder at any time within
thirty days after the award of View¬
ers or final judgment in case of ap¬
peal, without any liability of any kind
whatever, in consideration thereof and
upon that condition this ordinance is
approved.
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described In this
ordinance Bill No. 389, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, in case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not -be
lla.ble for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, If the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as if
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the
22nd day of April, 1912,
JOSEPH SCHAFFER.
ROBT. CLARK,
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 173.
No. 281
A n OROINAIVCE—Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of J. J. Werner, in the
Eleventh ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburghj in Council
asftembledj and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samCt That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition by
It of the real estate hereinafter men¬
tioned, to be used for public park pur¬
poses.
Therefore, the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh- is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed In the name and
behalf of said City to' have taken, ap¬
propriated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre¬
scribed by law, the real estate and
property of J, J. Werner, situate in the
Eleventh ward of the said City, bound¬
ed and described as follows, to-wit:
Being lot No. 126, in the East Liberty
Bauvereln plan. Beginning on the
southerly line of River avenue, at the
corner of lot No. 127; thence in a south¬
easterly direction along said lot one
hundred and eighteen (118.0) feet, more
or less to the northerly line of Butler
street; thence in a southwesterly di¬
rection along said line a distance of
forty (40.0) feet to the corner of lot
No. 125; thence in a northwesterly di¬
rection along said lot one hundred and
ten (110.0) feet, more or less to the
southerly line oi River avenue; thence
In a northeasterly direction along said
avenue, a distance of forty (40.0) feet,
more or less to the place of beginning.
And the saiu City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordlnanca or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
la hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
^Approved May 16, 1912.
“The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, J. J. Werner, hav¬
ing entered Into an agreement, which
la hereto attached, giving to the City
the right at its option to repeal this
ordinance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or
final judgment In case of appeal, with¬
out any liability of any kind whatever-
in consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance Is approved,
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY.
Mayor’s secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer-
they had never taken place.
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pittsburgh, and as described In this
ordinance Bill No. 396, which ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas. The undersigned Is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
nroceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or
final judgment, In case an appeal be
taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privi¬
lege hereby granted it shall not be
liable for any damages on account of
the said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay
the said award nor judgment, and on
the other hand, if the City takes the
above action then the said property
of the undersigned shall be free and
clear of the said ordinance and con¬
demnation proceedings the same as If
they had never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the 24th
day of April, 1912.
J. J. WERNER.
HARRY WERNER ROLAND.
E. J. MARTIN,
Witness,
Ordinance Book 24, page 174.
No. 282
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Hoosack street from Rupple
alley to Alger street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
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bij the Citff of PiUsburfthy in Council
naxembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «awe, Tiiat
Hoosack street, from Hupple alley to
Alger street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayur and the Direc¬
tor of the Department ot Public Woi ks
aie hereby authorized ana diiected to a:l-
vci tise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
J. 13 ' of i'itlsbuigh relating thereto and
•gulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
stieet between said points, the contract
or contiacts therefor to be let in the
manner directed oy the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contiacts, not to exceed the total sum of
nine thousand ($9,000.00) dollars which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of l»ub-
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provierions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 7, 1912.
Approved May 16, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 176.
No 283
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Fingal street, from Green-
leaf street to Uutlege street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex-
peues of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the peti¬
tion and affidavit on file in the office
of the City Clerks that a majority of
property owners in interest and num¬
ber abutting upon the line of Fingal
street, from Greenleaf street to Rut-
lege street have petitioned the Coun¬
cil of the City of Pittsburgh to enact
an ordinance for the grading, paving
and curbing of the same, therefore
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
gai street, from Greenleaf street to
■Rutledge street, be graded, paved and
curbed. |
Section 2, The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of IMttsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there-
lor to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sura of
sixty-four hundred ($6,400.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the w'bole cost
as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord*
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conllicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, bo and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
I»assed May 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 176.
No 284
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and di¬
recting the construction of a pub¬
lic sewer on Gold alley, from a point
about fifteen (15) feet south of Den¬
ver street, to present sewer on Gold
alley, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Sc<*t’on 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitlsburyh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
a public sewer be constructed on Gold
alley, from a point about fifteen (15)
feet suth of Denver street to present
sewer on Gold alley. Commencing on
Gold alley at a point about fifteen (15)
feet south of Denver street; thence
southwardly along Gold alley to the
present sewer on Gold alley. Said
sewer to be pipe and fifteen (15) inches
in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembl}' and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
rot to exceed the total sum of
two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed IWay 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 177.
No. 285
A n ORnmANCK—Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts,
lor grading- of ball grounds on Green-
tree Hill, reservoir site, North Side,
City of Pittsburgh, and providing for
the payment of the same.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by (he City of PittHhuryh^ in Council
iiuemhled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the »amc, Tliat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works, shall be
and are hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to advertise for proposals,
and to award a contract or contracts,
to the lowe.st responsible bidder or bid¬
ders, for grading of ball grounds on
Greentree Hill, Reservoir site. North
Side, City of Pittsburgh; for a sum not
to exceed one thousand five hundred
dollars ($l,r>00.00), and to enter into a
contract or contracts with the success¬
ful bidder or bidders for the perform¬
ance of the work, in accordance with
an Act of Assembly entitled “An Act
for the government of cities of the sec¬
ond class,*' approved the seventh day
of March, A. D. 1901; and the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council in such
cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one thou-
sald five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be and Is hereby set apart for
the payment of said work, said amount
to be paid out of Appropriation No.
141.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 178.
I No. 286
I A N ORIMNANCF—Authorizing and dl-
I recting the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health to prepare
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or have prepared, plans and specifica¬
tions for the tuberculosis hos]>ita], to
be erected at the City Farm at Warner
Station, and to report the estimated
cost of the erection of the building
to Council.
Se(;ttoii 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of JHttsburyh^ in
assernbled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health is hereby authorized and
directed to prepare or have prepared
preliminary plans and Hpecifications for
the erection of a tuberculosis hospital
or city farm at Warner Station; and
to submit to Council as speedily us
possible said p]an.s and specifications,
together with the estimated cost of
said building.
SectioiT 2. That for the prer)aratlon of
said plans, specifications and esti¬
mates, the Director of the Department
of Public Health shall be and Is here¬
by authorized and empowered to em¬
ploy an architect, whose compensation
for such services snail be paid from
appropriation No. 164, “Hospital Bond
Fund.”
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
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Ordinance Book 24, page 179.
No. 287,
A n OROINANCK —Authorizing the
Mayor and Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works to adver¬
tise for and award a contract or con¬
tracts making certain public improve¬
ments, and authorizing the setting
aside of various sums amounting In
the aggregate to fourteen thousand
two hundred dollars ($14,200.00), out
of Appropriation No. 47, B 6. Bridge Be-
pairs.
Section 1. Be it ordained ond enacted
by the City of Pittshurghy in O^uncil
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained ond
enacted by the authority of the «ame» Tiiut
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders, for mak¬
ing the following public improvements;
Repairing south shore pier of
South Tenth street bridge
over Monongahela river. $10,000.00
Reconstructing roadway and
sidewalk floors on Radcllffe
street bridge over P. C. C.
& St. L. K. R. 3.200.00
Repairing stairways on north
end of Washington Place
foot-bridge over P. C. C. &
St. D. R. R. 1,000.00
$14,200.00
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■and to enter into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the
work in accordance with the Laws and
Ordinances governing- the said City.
Section 2. That the various sums set
forth in Section 1 of this Ordinance,
amounting in the aggregate to four¬
teen thousand two hundred ($14,200.00)
dollars," or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be and are hereby set
apart and appropriated for the pay¬
ment of said public improvements, the
said amounts to be paid out of Ap¬
propriation No. 47, E 6, Bridge Repairs,
and the Mayor and the Controller are
respectively authorized and directed to
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance
Passed May 14, 1912.
Apjiroved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 179.
No. 288
A n ORDllVANCK — Re-establishing
the grade of Comet alley, from
Ivy street to Myrtle alley.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enaeted
by the City of IHU-shurytij in Omncil
ansembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Ttiat
the grade of the south curb line of
Comet alley, from Ivy street to Myrtle
alley, be and the same is hereby I'e-
established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the east curb line of
Ivy street at an elevation of 232.81
feet, curb as set; thence falling at
the rate of 0.946 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 212,43 feet to the west
curb line of Myrtle alley to an eleva¬
tion of 230.80 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 180.
No. 289
A n OliniNANCK — Establishing the
grade on Eos street, from East
street to Howard street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittsbnruh-, in Coujicil
assembled^ <tnd it is hereby orcUiined and
enacted by the authority of the same, Ttiat
the grade of the south curb line of
Eo.s street, from East street to Howard
street, be and the same is hereby es¬
tablished as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the west cu.vb line of
East street at an elevation of 132,41
feet; thence rising at a rate, of 8.0
feet per 1-00 feet for a distance of 119.0
feet to the east curb line of Howard
street, to an elevation of 141.93 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far os the same
attects this Ordinance.
1‘assed May 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 181.
No. 290
A n OliniNANCE — Be-establishing
the grade of Myrtle alley, from
IJowe street to Walnut strt*et.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by (he City of Pittsburgh, m Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacLed by the authority of the same, Tliut
the grade of the east curb line of
Myrtle alley, from Howe street to AVal-
nut street, be and the same is hereby
re-established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the north curb line of
Howe street at an elevation of 229.65
feet, curb as set; thence rising at the
rate of 4.0 feet per 100 feet for a dis¬
tance of 76.66 feet Ito a point of curve
to an elevation of 232.72 feet; thence
by a parabolic curve for a distance of
40,00 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 232.52 feet; thence failing
at the rate of 5.0 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 199.34 feet to the south
curb line of Walnut street to an ele¬
vation of 222.55 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 181.
No. 291
A n ORHINANCE — Establishing the
grade of Swan alley, from Stanton
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUsburyh, in 0)uncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the ^ same. That
avenue to Bryant street,
the grade on the west curb line of
Swan alley, from Stanton avenue to
Bryant street, be and the same is here¬
by established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the north curb line of
Stanton avenue, as now set, at the
elevation of 241.60 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 2.26 feet per 100 feet
for the distance of 904.66 feet to the
south curb line of Wellesley avenue
at the elevation of 221.15 feet; thence
level across the said Wellesley avenue
for the distance of 30.39 feet to the
north curb line at the elevation of
221.15 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 2.5S feot {)er 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 418.14 feet to the south curb ♦
line of Hampton street at the elevation
of 210.36 feet; thence level across the ,
said Hampton street for the distance
of 30.0^0 feet to the north curb line *
at the elevation of 210.35 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 1.00 foot per 100
feet for tho distance of 159.50 feet to
the P. C. of a convex parabolic curb at ;
the elevation of 211.94 feet; thence by c
the said curve for the distance of 100
feet to the P. T, at the elevation of
211.94 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 1.00 foot, per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 509.21 feet to the south curb
line of Bryant street at the elevation
of 206.85 feci.
Section 2 . That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of thi« Ordinance be and the same
is hereby njpealed, so far as the same
affects this ordinance.
Passed May 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 182.
No. 292
A n OllDiNANCS—Annulling a con¬
tract made and entered into the
fifth day of May, A. D. 1911, between
the City of Pittsburgh, of the first
part, and Ott Brothers Company, of
the second part, for the grading, pav¬
ing and exuding of Sidney street, from
South Twenty-second street to South
Twenty-third street.
Wherea.s, A contract was made be¬
tween the <^ty of Pittsburgh and Ott
Brothers Company for the grading,
paving and curbing of the said street,
and
Whereas, The City desires and is
willing that said contract be annulled,
and
Whereas, Ott Brothers Company, by
agreement on file in the office of the
)>epartment of Public Works, is will¬
ing that the said contract be annulled,
now therefore
Section 1. JSe 4( ordained and enacted
hy the CSiy of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by Uye authority of the same, That
certain contract, made the fifth day of
May, A. D. 1911, between the City of
Pittsburgh, of the first part, and Ott
Brothers Company, of the second part,
for the grading, leaving and curbing of
Sidney street, from South Twenty-sec¬
ond street to South Twenty-third
street, shall be and the same is hereby
annulled and declared to be void and
of no effect.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar aa ths same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 14, 1912.
Approved May 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 182.
No. 293
A n oRDINANCK—A mending an Or¬
dinance entitled “An Ordinance
fixing the number and salaries of of¬
ficers and employes In the office of the
Mayor,” approved March 8 ti», 1912.
Section 1. Be it ordained and cnarted
by (he City of IHttsburgh, in CouneU
asspmbled, and it is herthy ordained and
enacted by the authority < 4 /' the same. That
so much of an ordinance entltle<l “An
Ordinance fixing the number and salar¬
ies of officers and employes in the of¬
fice of the Mayor,” approved March
8 th, 1912, which reads “chief account¬
ant at salary of $3,000 per annum,”
shall be and the same is herei)y amend¬
ed to read “chief accountant at salary
of $2,400.00 per annum.”
Section 2 . That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 183.
No. 294
A n ORDINANCM—Fixing the salar¬
ies of the two Counter Clerks in
the T)e 7 )artment of City Controller.
Section 1. Be it ordained and e/iarted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Omncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tfiat
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the salaries
of the two Counter Clerks in the De¬
partment of City Controller shall be
and the same are hereby fixed at the
rate of $1,600.00 j)er annum each, pay¬
able monthly from Appropriation No. 8 .
Section 2. That any Ordinance or pa**t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects thl.«» Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 183.
No. 295
A n ORDINANC'K — Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Hamilton avenue, from IVnn
avenue to Fifth avenue, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially ben-
fited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the aty of Pittsburgh, in Omnei*
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
Hamilton avenue from Penn avenue
to Fifth avenue, be graded, paved and
curbed.
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Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of L*enn-
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the sa'.d
. of Pittsburgh relating- thereto and
I osulating^ the same, for proposals for
the grading-, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in th®
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances: and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dol¬
lars, which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
ex])ense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
.siiecially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
I’ennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same aft'ects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 184.
No. 296
A n OUDINANCK — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Perth street from a
point about 470 feet west of Elora
alley to present sewer on Perth street,
and providing that the costs, damages 1
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
b.V the City of PiiUburuhy in Council
assembledj and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
a public sewer be constructed on Perth
street from a point about 470 feet west
of Elora alley to present sewer on
Perth street. Commencing on Perth
street at a point about 470 feet west
of Elora alley; thence eastwardly along
Perth street to present sewer on Perth
street. Said sewer to be pipe and fif¬
teen (15") Inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance: the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
thirteen hundred ($1,300 00) dollars,
which l.s the estimate o* the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3, The cost, dam:iges and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Comitjo/i wealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or pert
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this (Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21. 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 185.
“ No. 297
A n O mil NANCE — Authi.»-izing and
directing the constt uctlon of a
public sewer on south t,idew'alk of
Grandview avenue from a ,'K>lnt about
75 feet east of Kearsarge '^su’eet, to the
present sewer on Maple 'I’/rrace, and
providing that the costs, di mages and
expenses of the same bo assessed
against and collected froju property
specially benefited thereby
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piiisburffhj in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliat
a public sewer be construct’cl on south
sidewalk of Grandview avenue from
a point about 75 feet east of Kearsarge
street to the present sewer on Maple
Terrace. Commencing on the south
sidewalk of Grandview a.-’ enue at a
point about 75 feet east of Kearsarge
street; thence eastwardly along the
south sidewalk of Grandview avenue to
the present sewer on Mai'le Terrace.
Said sewer to be pipe and fifteen (15")
inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department, of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly pf .the Com¬
monwealth Pennsyjvania, and the
Ordinances of the said Cfty of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ofdlnance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The coat, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
17‘2
Section 4, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting: with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance >be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
aifectB this Ordinaaoe.
Passed May . 21, 1912.
Approved May '23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, pagre 185.
No. 298
A n ordinance: — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sower on the north sidewalk of
Vlckroy street, from a. point about two
hundred (200') feet east of Hooper
street to present sewer on Magee
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the* same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. . JBe it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburph^ in . Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority ,o/ the aame, That
a public sewer be constructed on the
north sidewalk of Vlckroy street, from
a point about two hundred (200') feet
east of "Hdoper street to present sewer
on Magee street.^ Commencing on the
north sidewalk of Vlckroy street at a
point about two hundred (200') feet
east of ' Hooper street: thence east-
wardly along the north sldewayk of
Vlckroy street to the present sewer on
Magee street. Said sewer to be pipe
and twelve (12") Inches In diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of tho said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con-
Btructlon of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor, to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances: and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand six hundred ($1,600.00)
dollars, which..Is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished hy the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section S. The cost, * damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and colleoted from properties
specially benefited thereiby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu-i
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting ^Ith the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as ;the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 188.
' No. 299
A n 0RI)I.\.4NCK — Authorizing and
directing the contruction of a
public sewer on the south sidewalk of
IjIveryooJ street, from a point about
40 feet west of Allegheny avenue to
present sewer on Bid well street, and
I>rovlding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
si)eclally benefited thereby.
Setitlon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittsburyh^ in OjuhcH
assenibledf and it is ’hereby ordained /tnd
enacted by the autlwrity of the That
a public sewer be constructed on the
.south sldew'alk of IJverpool street,
from a pplnt about 40 feet west of Al¬
legheny avenue to present sewer on
Bidwell .street. Commencing on the
south sidewalk of Liverpool street at a
point about 40 feet west of Allegheny
avenue; thence westwardly along the
south sldewmlk of Liverpool street to
the present sewer on Bidwell street.
Said sewer to be pipe and twelve (12")
inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise. In accordance
with the Acta of Assembly of the Com-
: monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pltta-
j burgh relating thereto and regulating
(he s.amo, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
! in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con-
i tract or contracts therefor to be let in
I the manner directed by said Acts of
! Assembly and Ordinances: and the con-
! tract price or contract prices
I not to exceed the total sum of
I six hundred ($600.00) dollars, which is
■ the e.stimate of the whole cost as fur¬
nished by the Department of T*ubllc
j Works.
. Section 3. The cost, damages and
! expense of the same shall be assessed
i against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord-
I ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg-
j ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
I of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the earn*
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
! Ordinance Book 24, page 187,
I No. 300
A n OHDINANCK —Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
! public sewer on the south sldew'alk
I of Muriel street, from a point about
ten (10') feet west of South Four¬
teenth street to the present sewer
on South Thirteenth street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
1 . lie U ordniyied and cnacfed
bf/ tha City of l*UI>th<tr<dii in Council
awemhlcd, and it t-v hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame, That
a public Sesver be ^constructed on the
south sidewalk of Muriel street, from
a point about ten (10') feet west of
South Fourteenth street to the present
sewer on South Thirteenth street. Com¬
mencing on Muriel street at a point
about ten (10') feet west of South
Fourteenth street; thence westwardly
along Muriel street to the present
sewer on South Thirteenth street. Said
sewer to be pipe and fifteen (15")
Inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances: and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san'C
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 188.
No. 301
A n OHDINANCR—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on the west sidewalk of
Rebecca street, from a point about fif¬
teen (15') feet north of Cornwall street
to present sewer on Rebecca street and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. He it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiU^imryhy in Council
asRpnitded, <tnd it U hereby ordained anU
enacted by the authority of the aaine^ That
a public sewer be constructed on the
west sidewalk of Rebecca street, from
a point about fifteen (15') feet north
of Cornwall street to present sewer on
Rebecca street. Commencing on the
west sidewalk of Rebecca street to a
point about fifteen (16') feet north of
Cornwall street thence northwardly
along the west sidewalk of Rebecca
street to the present sewer on Rebecca
street. Said sewer to be pipe and
twelve (12") Inches In diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
rot to exceed the total sum of
eight hundred ($800.00) dollars; which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be anti the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 189.
No. 302
A n ORDINANCK — vacating certain
sections of West Liberty avenue
between a point 189.62 feet north of
Hargrove street and a point 320.94 feef
south of Brookline b<>ulevai*d.
Section 1. He it ordained and enacted
by the City of IHUxburyh^ in Council
aftxembled, and it is hei'eby ordained ami
enacted by the authority of the That
the following described sections A, B,
C, D and E, between a point 189.62 feet
north of Hargrove street and a point
320.94 feet south of Brookline boule¬
vard and lying between the building
line of West Liberty avenue as located
and opened by an ordinance approved
March 30, 1911, recorded in Ordinance
Book, Vol. 22, page 616„ and herein¬
after called the new building line of
West Liberty avenue and the building
line of West Liberty avenue as opened
by the Bo*ough of West Liberty and
by the various plans of lots, as shown
on the exhibits hereto attached, shall
be and the same are hereby vacated.
Section “A." Beginning at a point
on the new westerly building line of West
Liberty avenue at the intersection of
the northerly building line of Har-
174
Kfove street as laid out in Rev. Henry
liuoff's “Belleville” Plan of Lots, of
record in the office of the Recorder of
Deeds, etc., of Allegheny County in
Plan Book, Vol. 12, page 172: thence
extending in a northerly direction
along the new building line of West |
Liberty avenue for the distance of
189.62 feet to a point; thence deflect- '
Ing to the left 174° 22' 00" and extend- ,
Ing along the westerly building line
of West Liberty avenue as opened by i
the Borough of West Liberty, for the
distance or 112.31 feet to a point, thence
deflecting to the left 12® 34' 00” and
still extending along the aforesaid west¬
erly building line of West Liberty ave¬
nue for the distance of 76.26 feet to the
northerly building line of Hargrove
street, as laid out in the aforesaid
“Belleville” Plan of Lots; thence de¬
flecting to the left 33° 24' 40” and ex¬
tending along the northerly building
line of the said Hargrove street, in an
easterly direction, for the distance of
2.81 feet to the new westerly building
line of West Liberty avenue to the
place of beginning, containing 1 104
square feet, as shown on a plan hereto
attached made part hereof and marked
Exhibit “A.”
Section ”B.” Beginning at a point
on the northerly building line of Brook-
side avenue as laid out in The Beech-
wood Improvement Company's West
Liberty Plan of Lots No. 4, of record
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds,
etc., of Allegheny County in Plan Book,
Vol. 20, page 126, at the Intersection
of the westerly building line of West
Liberty avenue as laid out in the afore¬
said plan of lota; thence extending in
an easterly and northerly direction by
the arc of a circle (tangent to Brook-
side avenue at the above described
point) whose radius is 18.00 feet and
central angle 87° 26' 00" for the dis¬
tance of 27.46 feet to a point of re¬
versed curve; thence deflecting to the
right by the arc of a circle with a
radius of 383.45 feet and a central angle
of 14° 44' 10” for the distance of 98.62 |
feet to a point of tangent, on the line
common to the new westerly building
line of West Liberty avenue and the
westerly building line of West Liberty
avenue as laid out in the said Beech-
wood Improvement Company’s Plan of
Lots; thence extending in a southerly
direction along the westerly building
line of West Liberty avenue as laid
out in the said plan of lots for the
distance of 119.45 feet to the place of
beginning, containing 627 square feet,
as shown on a plan hereto attached,
made part hereof and marked Exhibit
”B.” I
Section ”C.” Beginning at a point
on the southerly building line of Brook-
side avenue as laid out in The Beech-
wood Improvement Company’s Wept |
Liberty Plan of Lots No. 4, of record i
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, (
etc., of Allegheny County, in Plan Book, )
Vol. 20, page 126, at the intersection
of the westerly building line of West
Liberty avenue as laid out in the afore¬
said plan; thence extending in an east¬
erly direction by the southerly building
line of Brookside avenue produced for
the distance of 3.20 feet to the new
westerly building line of West Liberty
avenue; thence extending in a south*
erly direction by the arc of a circle
with a radius of 383.45 feet and a cen¬
tral angle of 7° 17' 60” along the new
westerly building line of West Liberty
avenue for the distance of 48.39 feet
to a point of tangent; thence extending
In a northerly direction along the west¬
erly building line of West Liberty ave¬
nue as laid out in the aforesaid plan
for the distance of 49.10 feet to the
southerly building line of Bruokside
avenue to the place of beginning, con¬
taining 49 square feet, as shown on a
plan hereto attached, made part hereof
and marked Exhibit ”B.”
Section "D.” Beginning at a point on
the new westerly building line of West
Liberty avenue at the distance of 8.60
feet measured southwardly from a point
of curve on the new westerly building
line of West Liberty avenue, opposite
station 47+21.66 on the westerly flve (6)
foot line of West Liberty avenue, as de-
descrlbed In the said ordinance ap¬
proved March 30, 1911; thence con¬
tinuing in a southerly direction along
the new westerly building line of West
Liberty avenue by the arc of a circle
with a radius of 693.12 feet and a cen¬
tral angle of 26° 58' 20" for the dis¬
tance of 326.28 feet to a point com¬
mon to the new westerly building line
of West Liberty avenue and the west¬
erly building line of West Liberty ave¬
nue as opened by the Borough of West
Liberty; thence extending in a northerly
direction along the westerly building
line of West Liberty avenue as opened
by the Borough of West Liberty for the
distance of 323.29 feet to the place
of beginning containing 4 135 square
feet as shown on a plan hereto attached,
made part hereof and marked Exhibit
”C.”
Section *‘E,” Beginning at a point on
the westerly building line of Brook¬
line boulevard as opened by the Hughey
Farm Plan of Lots of record in the of¬
fice of the Recorder of Deeds, etc., of
Allegheny County, in Plan Book, Vol. 19,
page 142, at the intersection of the
southerly building line of West Liberty
avenue as opened by the Borough of
West Liberty; thence extending in a
westerly direction along the southerly
building line of West liberty avenue
as opened by the Borough of West Lib¬
erty for the distance or 310.21 feet to
a point on the new southerly building
line of West Liberty avenue; thence
deflecting 175° 01' 00” to the right and
extending In an easterly direction along
the said new southerly building line
of West Liberty avenue for the dl.stance
of 291.49 feet to a point of curve; thence
deflecting to the right by the arc of a
circle with a radius of 19.20 feet and
a central angle of 113° 48' 40" for the
distance of 38.14 feet to the place of
beginning, containing 4 124 square feet,
as shown on a plan hereto attached
made part hereof and marked Exhibit
"D.”
Section 2, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be snd the
same is uereby repealed, no far ms the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 190,
No. 303
A n ORIIINANCE—x^roviding- for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the construction of the “Building
and Appurtenances for Aspinwali
Tumping. Station.”
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
h}/ the City of IHttJiluirffhy in Council
anxeniftledy and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of I^ublic Works of the City
of XMttsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals,
and award a contract or contracts to
the lowest resjmnsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the construction of the "Build¬
ing and Appurtenances for Aspinwali
Punr**'ing Station,” for a sum not to
exceed one hundred eighty thousand
dollars ($180,000.00), in accordance with
the Act of Assembly entitled, “An Act
for the Government of Cities of the
Second Class,’ ’approved the seventh
day of March, A. I). 1901, with the dif¬
ferent supplements and amendments
thereto, and the Ordinance of Council
in such cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one hun¬
dred eighty thousand dollars ($180,-
000 .00), or so much of the same as may
be necessary shall be and is hereby set
apart and appropriated for the pay¬
ment or payments reciuired for the per¬
formance of the above mentioned work,
which sum shall be paid out of Appro¬
priation No. 146.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book S4, page 194.
No 304
A X OItl>lN.4XCE — Authorizing and
directing the regrading, repaving
and otherwise improving to the re¬
established grades of Tabor street, from
Carson street, west, to a point 216 feet
southwestwardly and providing for tbo
payment of the cost thereof.
Section 1, lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsbnrffh, in Omncil
amfenddedy and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the Authority of the same, Tiiat
Tabor street, from Carson street, west,
to a point 216 feet southwestwardly be
regraded, repaved and otherwise im¬
proved to the re-established grades of
said Tabor street.
Section 2. The Mayor, and the liirec-
tor of the Department of I’ublic Works
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise, in accordance with Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of the
said City of Pittsburgh relating thereto
and regulating the same, for proposals
for the regrading, repaving and other¬
wise improving of the re-e.stai)lished
I grades of said street between said .
\ points; the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed
j by said Acts of Assembly and Ordl-.
nances; and .the contract price or con¬
tract prices not to exceed the total
sum of twenty-three hundred ($2,800.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public Works,
Section 3. For the payment of the
cost tliereof the sum of twenty-three
hundred ($2,300.00) dollars or so much
thereof as may be necessary is hereby
set apart and appropriated from Ap¬
propriation No. 37, E 11, Street Repav¬
ing, and the Mayor and the Controller
are hereby authorized and directed to
respectively issue and countersign war¬
rants in payment of the cost of said
work.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 194.
No.305
A X ORDIXAXCE —Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Butler
street and McCandless avenue, from
Fifty-second street and Fifty-fourth
street to the Allegheny river and pro¬
viding for the payment of the cost
tliereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City . of PiltsbHrfjh, in Council
uftfiembled, and it is hereby onlmned and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
cortruction of a relief sew’er on Butler
street and McCandless avenue, from
Fifty-second street and Fifty-fourth
street to the Allegheny river. Com¬
mencing on Butler street by intercept¬
ing the present sewers on Fifty-second
street and Fifty-fourth street; thence
respectively in a northeasterly and
southwesterly direction along Butler
street to McCandless avenue"; thence
northwestwardly along McCandless
avenue to the Allegheny river, and to
enter into a contract or contracts with
the successful bidder or bidders for
the performance of the work in accord¬
ance with the laws and Ordinances
governing the safd City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of thirteen
thousand five hundred ($13,500.00) dol¬
lars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, shall be and is hereby set
apart and ar)propriated from Appro¬
priation No. 37, E 10, Sewer Construc¬
tion, and the Mayor and the Controller
170
are respectively authorized and directed
to Issue and countersign warrants in
payment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as th*
same affects this Orrtinance.
Passed May 21, 1912,
Approved May 23. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 195.
No. 306
A n ordinance — Establishing the
grade of Melwood avenue, from
Atherton avenue, to Denver street.
Section 1. J3e it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittHfmrgh, in Omncil
(iKsembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the grade of the east curb line of
Melwood avenue, from Atherton ave¬
nue to Denver street, be and the same
is hereby established as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning on the north curb line of
Atherton avenue at an elevation of
220.15 feet; thence risinjg at the rate
of 1 foot per 100 feet for a distance
of 322.58 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 223,38 feet; thence by a
concave parabolic curve for a distance
of 100 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 224.88 feet; thence rising
at the rate cf 2 feet per 100 feet for
a distance cf 364.19 feet to a point of
curve to an elevation of 232.16 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 100 feet i to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 233.41 feet:
thence rising at the rate of 0.5 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 76,00
feet to the south curb line of Denver
street to an elevation of 233.79 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 196.
No. 307
A X ORDINANCE—Approving and ac¬
cepting the Moffet Place Plan of
Lots, laid out by Joseph A. Moffet, in
the Fifth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and approving and accepting
Ovllla Place shown therein.
8 o<‘tinn 1. ' Jie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsb^iryh, in Council
ansembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame^ That
the Moffet Place FMan of Lots, laid out
by Joseph A. Moffet, November, 1911,
in the Fifth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, be and the same is hereby ap¬
proved and accepted and Ovilla Place
as located and dedicated in the said
plan from Morgan street northeasterly
to the easterly line of the plan of lots
is hereby approved and accepted.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the prorl-
sions of this Ordinance be and the eamo
IS hereby repealed, eo tar ae the eame
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 23, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 196.
No. 308
AX OKDIXAXCE — Authorizing the
^ letting of a contract or contracts
for the celebration of the Fourth of
July in the various parks of the City
of IMttsburgh and providing for the
payment of the same.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, <n Omncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Mayor and the Jdrector of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and award a
contract or contracts to party or par¬
ties submitting the most satisfactory
programs for 000.00, f 1,000.00, and
1500.00 for fire works displays; pro¬
grams for athletic and aiiuallc sports;
for the employment of the necessary
bands to give concerts (at current un¬
ion wages) and to provide for any
other entertainment deemed necessary
to make the celebration a success, for
a sum not to exceed ten thousand ($10,-
000.00) 'dollars, In accordance with the
Act of Assembly, entitled, "An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class," approved the seventh day of
March, A. D. 1901, with the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the Ordinances of Councils In such
cases made and provided.
section 2. That the sum of ten thou¬
sand ($10,000.00) dollars, or so much
of the same as may be necessary, shall
be and Is hereby appropriated and set
apart for the payment or payments re¬
quired for the performance of the above
mentioned work, which sum shall be
paid out of Appropriation No. 36, Z 3.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Tas.sed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 28, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 197.
No. 309
A \ ORDIXAXCE—Vacating a portion
of an unnamed thirty (3()) foot
.street, from Homea street easterly to
the line of John A. Roll's Plan of Lots,
laid out in the Linden Steel Company,
Limited, Plan of Lots in the Fourth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by (he City of Pittsburgh, fw Council
assembled, and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
a portion of an unnamed thirty (30)
foot street,. from liomeo street east¬
erly to the line of John A. HoU’s Plan
of Lots, laid out in the Linden Steel
Company, Limited, Plan of Lots, of rec¬
ord in the Department of Public Works,
Bureau of Surveys, Plan Book. Vol. 6,
page 125, in the Fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and .as hereinafter, d e-
scribed be and the same is hereby
vacated.
Beginning at the intersection of the
easterly building line of Uomeo street,
as laid out in the said Linden Steel
Company, Limited, Plan of Lots, with
the southerly building line of Wake¬
field street as opened by an ordinance
ap)proved February 23rd, 1912; thence
extending in an easterly direction along
the said southerly building line of
Wakefield street for the distance of
63.57 feet to a point on the line of
John A. RolTs Plan of Lots, of record
In the Department of Public Works,
Bureau of Surveys, I*lan Book, Vol. 6,
page 237; thence deflecting to the right
90*^ 00" and extending in a southerly
direction along the line of the said
John A. Roll’s Ihun of Lots for the
distance of 25.22 feet to the northerly
line of Lot No. 74, in the said Linden
Steel Company, Limited, Plan of Lots;
thence deflecting to the right 90® 00'
and in a westerly direction along the
line of the said Lot No. 74, for the
distance of 58.17 feet to the said east¬
erly building line of Romeo street;
thence deflecting to the right 77® 55"
40"' and in a northerly direction along
the said easterly building line of Romeo
street for the distance of 25.80 feet
to the place of beginning containing
1 535 square feet, as shown on a plan
hereto attached and made part hereof
t'ection 2. That anv Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflioting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the eame
is hereby lepealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 21, 1912.
Approved May 28, 1912.
(Ordinance Book 24. page 198.
No. 310
A n oHDIN.ANCK—V acating that por¬
tion of the Perrysville Plank Road
laid out in Jane T*usey's Plan of Lots,
bounded by Perrysville avenue, Fllzey
street and the easterly line of Lots
Nos. 69, 70 and 71, in Jane i'usey’s
Plan, in the Twenty-sixth ward of the
City of IMttsburgh.
Section 1. Se it ordained and enacted
hff the City of PiP.s7>u;’p/i, in Comicil
a^HOidded^ and it is ta-retty ordained and
cnactyid by the auUiority of the same^ Tliat
the following described portion of Fer-
rysville T'lank Road laid out in Jane
Pusey’s Plan of liOts, of record in the
office of Recorder of Deeds, etc., for
Allegheny County. Plan Book, Vol. 12.
page 150, and bounded by Perrysvilk
avenue, Kllxey street and the easterly
line of I.iots Nos. B9, 70 and 71, in the
said Jane Pusey’s Plan. In the Twenty-
sixth ward of the City of Pittsburgh,
as hereinafter described, be and the
same is hereby vacated.
Beginning at the intersection of the
westerly building line of Perrysville
avenue as widened by an ordinance ap¬
proved by the Mayor of the former
City of Allegheny, February 19th, 1892,
with the westerly building line of E!l-
zey street, as laid out in the said Jane
I’usey’s Plan of Lots; thence extend¬
ing in a westerly direction along the
said northerly building line of Bllzey
street for the distance of 78 feet to
the easterly line of Lot No. 69 as laid
out in the said Jane Pusey's Plan of
Lots; thence deflecting to the right 93®
39' and in a northerly direcdion along
the easterly line of Lots Nos. 69, 70
and 71 as laid out in the said Jane
Pusey’s Plan of Lots for the distance
of 102.92 feet to the said westerly build¬
ing line of Perrysville avenue; thence
in a southeasterly direction along the
said westerly building line of Perrys¬
ville avenue by the arc of a. circle with
a radius of 257.47 feet for the distance
of 126.38 feet to the place of beginning,
containing 3,361 square feel, as shown
on a plan hereto attached and made
part hereof. '
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting wjth the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afilecta this Ordinance.
Passed May 14, 1912.
Pittsburgh, May 28th, 1912.
I do here)>y certify that the foregoing
Ordinance, duly engrossed and certified,
was delivered by me to the Mayor for
his approval, or disapprove], on Maj'
17th, 1912, and that the Mayor failed
to approve or disapprove the same, or
to return the same to Council within
ten <10) days from said date, where¬
upon the same became a law without
his approval, under the provisions of
the Act of As.sembly in such case made
and provided.
E. .1. MARTIN,
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 199.
No. 311,
A \ i>R.I)IN.\NC'M—Providing for Ihr
making of a contract or contracts
for furnishing and erecting new out¬
side stands at Diamond street.
8e(‘tion 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Vittsburyhj in Council
asscmbl^df and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the .tame, That
the Mayor and the i>irector ot the I'e-
pa.rtnH nt of Public Works of the CUy
of Pitt.sburgh, .shall be and are hereby
authorized to .ick erlise for proposals
and award a contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bldi
ders, for furnhshing and erecting new
outside stands at l>iamond Market for
a sum not to exceed five thousand
000.00) d jlU^rs. in accordance with an
Act of As.sembly, entitled, “An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class,” approved the 7th day of March,
A. D, 1901, and the different supple¬
ments and amendments thereto and the
Ordinances of Council in such cases
made and provided.
I
I
Section 2. That the sum of flve thou¬
sand ($5,000.00) dollars, or so much of
the same as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and appropri¬
ated for the payment or payments re¬
quired for the performance of the above
mentioned work, and the said amount
or amounts be paid out of Appropria¬
tion No. 31, Bureau of City Property.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting: with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects Ulis Ordinance.
Passed May 14, 1912.
Plttsburg-h, May 28th, 1912,
1 do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance, duly engrossed and certified,
was delivered by me to the Mayor for
his approval, or disapproval, on May
17th, 1912, and that the Mayor failed
to approve or disapprove the same, or
to return the same to Council within
ten (10) days from said date, where¬
upon the same became a law without
his approval, under the provisions of
the Act of Asembly In such cases made
and provided.
E. J. MARTIN,
City Clerk.
Ordinance Book 24, page 201.
No. 312
A n OKIMNANCK — Granting to the
Knickerbocker Ice Company, au-
authorlty to lay, construct and main¬
tain a cast iron pipe line or concrete
conduit, not more than 24 inches In
diameter, from a point on Magnolia
alley in front of the plant of the said
Knickerbocker Ice Company along
Branchport (formerly Bayard) street,
a distance of 510 feet to the Ohio river,
for the purpose of taking water from
said river to a well on the premises
of the said Knickerbocker Ice Com¬
pany plant. Said water line to be laid
at a depth of 38 feet.
S<‘ctlon 1. Be it or(fnineft and ena/'ted
bf/ the City of PiUshuryh^ in Council
ox-wmbledy and it is hereby ordained and
macted by the authority of the «ame, Thai
the Knickerbocker Ice Company, its
succesors and assigns, be and they are
hereby given the right and authority
to lay, construct and maintain a cast
iron pipe water line, or concrete con¬
duit, not more than 24 inches in diam¬
eter, from a point on Magnolia alley
in front of the plant of the said Knick¬
erbocker Ice Company, along Branch-
port (formerly Bayard) street, at a dis¬
tance of 5 feet from the curb line of the
south side of said Branchport street,
a distance of 510 feet to the Ohio river,
for the purpose of taking water from
said river through said water line or
conduit to a well on the premises of
the said Knickerbocker Ice Company
plant. Said water line or conduit to
be laid or built at a depth of 38 feet,
as shown on the plan hereto attached
and hereby made a part of this Ordl-
nnace.
Section 2. All the rights and privi¬
leges granted by this ordinance are and
shall be revocable upon three months’
written notice by the Director of the
Department of I^ubllc Works to the
said Knickerbocker Ice Company, its
successors or asigns, and said rights
and privileges shall be subject to all
public Improvement now or here¬
after to be made, and shall also be sub¬
ordinate to the rights of the City of
Pittsburgh and its powers over the City
streets.
Section 3. Upon the revocation of
the rights and authority granted by this
Ordinance, the said Knickerbocker Ice
Company, its successors and assigns,
shall, at its own expense, cause all of
.said water line or conduit to be re¬
moved and all that portion of Magnolia
alley and Branchport street affetced by
this Ordinance to be restored to its
proper and original condition, if re¬
quired so to do by the Director of the
Department of Public Works.
Section 4. The rights and privileges
granted by this Ordinance shall not be
assigned, either in whole of part, of
leased or sub-let in any manner, nor
shall title thereto, or right, interest
or property therein pass or be vested
any other person or corporation
whatever, either by acts of said Knick¬
erbocker Ice Company, its successors or
assigns, or by operation of law, with¬
out the consent of Council.
Section 5. The said grantee shall pay
the entire cost of—
(a) The maintenance of said water
line or conduit.
(b) The protection of all surface and
sub-surface structures which have in
any way been disturbed by the con¬
struction of said water line or con¬
duit.
(c) changes In sewer or other
sub-surface structures made necessary
by the construction and maintenance of
said water line or conduit, including
the laying and relaying t)f pipes, con-
duit.s. sewers or other structures.
(d) The replacing or restoring of
the pavements and sidewalks in said
Magnolia alley and Branchport street,
which may be disturbed in the mainte¬
nance and operation of .said water line
or conduit.
(e) Each and every Item of the in-
crea.sed cost of any future sewer, water
main or other sub-surface structure
caiKsed by the presence of said water
line or conduit.
(f) The inspection of all wor.’t dur¬
ing the maintenance, operation, repair
or removal of said water line or con¬
duit as herein provided, which may be
required by the Director of the Depart-
me^'t of Public Works of the City of
IMttsburgh,
Section The said Knickerbocker
Ice Company before entering upon the
said Magnolia alley and Branchport
street, for the purposes herein specified,
shall be required to file with the Di¬
rector of^ the Department of I’ubllc
Works, a complete set of working plans
showing the design, location and de¬
tails of construction, and such plans
will be subject to the approval of the
Director.
Section 7. The said Knickerbocker
Ice (Company shall be required to fur-
179
nish a bond in the sum of one thousand
dollars, for tlie replacing or restoring
of the pavements after installation of
said water line or conduit, and for any
other repair work Incident to the open¬
ing of said Magnolia alley and Branch-
port street, and the laying or construc¬
tion of said water line or conduit.
Section 8. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28, 1912.
Approved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 201,
No. 313
A S OKDINANCl^ — Authorizing the
condemnation of a certain piece of
property belonging to Rosenbaum Com¬
pany. a corporation, situate in the
Twentieth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
to be used for the erection of a police
station; and providing for the payment
of damages.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bi/ the City of BiUsOurf/?i^ in Council
axuembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the City of Pittsburgn deems it proper
and expedient that it exercise the power
of eminent domain vested in said cor¬
poration, for the acquisition by it of
the real estate hereinafter described,
for the construction and erection of a
police station.
Therefore, The Director of the De¬
partment of I^ublic Safety of the City
of I'ittsburgh, is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
on behalf of said City, to have taken,
appropriated and condemned, for the
purposes of the Department of Public
Safety, in ti manner prescribed by
law, the real estate and property of
Rosenbaum Company, a corporation,
situate in the Twentieth ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, bounded and de¬
scribed as follows, to-wit:
All those certain lots or pieces of
ground situate in the Twentieth (for¬
merly Thirty-sixth) ward. Pittsburgh,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, being
all of Lots Nos. 69 and the adjoin¬
ing part of Lot No. 68, and all of the
Lot No. 70 and the adjoining part of
Lot No. 71, in Warden and Alexander’s
l^lan of the Village of Temperancevi^le,
recorded in the Recorder’s Office In
Plan Book, Vol. 1, part 2, page 248
(new book page 120), and being to¬
gether bounded and described as fol¬
lows, to-wit:
Beginning on the northerly side of
Steuoen street at a point distant 8 feet
eastwardly from the dividing line be¬
tween Lots Nos. 67 and 68 in%aid plan;
therce northwardly by a line parallel
with the dividing line between Lots
Nos. 67 and 68 a distance of 140 feet
to Elliott street: thence along the
southerly line of Elliott street east¬
wardly 80 feet to a point at the line
of proi)erty of the City of Pittsburgh;
thence by the said line of the property
of the City of Pittsburgh southwardly
140 feet to Steuben street aforesaid,
and thence along the northwardly side
of Steuben street westwardly 80 feet
to the place of beginning. Having
thereon erected a two-story frame
stable.
And said City does hereby elect and
! resolve to take, use, and appropriate
! the said real estate and land for the
purpose aforesaid. The damages there¬
for not having been agreed upon be¬
tween said City and said owners, and
said parties being unable to agree upon
the same.
! .Section 2. The compensation there¬
for shall be paid out of A pi)ropriation
i No. 140.
I Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
afi!ects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28, 1912.
Approved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 204.
No 314
A n ordinance —Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
! cur)>ing of Hargrcve street, from West
i Liberty avenue to Warburton street,
I and providing that the costs, damages
! and expenses of the same be assessed
j against and collected from properly
! specially benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of
the City Clerks that a majorit.v of prop¬
erty owners in interest and number
abutting upon the line of Hargrove
.street, from West Liberty Liberty ave¬
nue to Warburton street, have peti¬
tioned the Council of the (^ity of Pitts¬
burgh to enact an ordinance for the
grading, paving and curbing of the
' same, therefore
i ooctlon A. Be it ordained hnd enactea
j by the City of l^itfshuryhy in Council
I assembled^ a7».d it i.s herefty ordained and
j enacted by the authority of the ttame^ That
I Hargrove street, from West Liberty
i avenue to Warburton street, be graded,
paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Dei)artment of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
ly of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contra^^t
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
thirteen thousand five hundred ($13,-
500.00) dollars, which is the estimate
of the whole cost as furnished by the
Department of Public Work.s.
80
Section 3. ocNSt. damages and
penee of the same shall be asseased
against and collected from jproperUes
specially benefited thereby, In accjord-
ance with the provlslona of the Acts of
AiMembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the ti'a^rrre.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
ef Ordinance conflicting with the provl-
•lons of this Ordinance be and the eame
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordlnanoe.
Passed May 28, 1912.
Approved May 31, 1012.
Ordinance Book 24, page 205.
No. 316
A n ORDlNANChl — Authorizing and
directing the construction of n
public sewer on Beckham street, from
a point about 20 feet west of Shade-
land avenue to present sewer on Gass
avenue, and ptroviding that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitiaburgh^ in Council
as.iembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «om«, That
a public sewer be constructed on Beck¬
ham street, from a point about 20 feet
west of Shadeland avenue to present
sewer on Gass avenue. Commencing
on Beckham street at a point about 20
feet west of Shadeland avenue; thence
westwardly along Beckham street to
present sewer on Gass avenue. Said
sewer to be pipe and twelve (12")
inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section I of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
fourteen hundred ($1,400.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28, 1912.
Approved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 206.
No. 316
A n 0RI>INA\CK — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Selby alley, from a
point about 75 feet east of South Ninth
street to present sewer on South Tenth
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enfu^ted
by the City of Pitteburgh^ in Ontncil
aeaembled, and it is hereby ordainand
enacted by the authority of the uame^ Tlmt
a public sewer be constructed on Selby
alley, from a point about 75 feet east
of south Ninth street to present sewer
on South Tenth street. Commencing
on Selby alley at a point about 75 feet
east of South Ninth street; thence east-
wardly along Selby alley to present
sewer on South Tenth street. Said sewer
to be pipe and fifteen (15") Inches In
diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
eight hundred ($800.00) dollars, which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in acoord-
anoe with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28, 1912.
Approved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 206.
No. 317
A n ORDINANC’E —Changing and es¬
tablishing the names of certain
avenues and streets In the Eighteenth
and Nineteenth wards of the City of
Pittsburgh.
flection 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piifi^bttrgh, in Oouncil
a-^*enibl€d^ and it m hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «ame, Tlint
the names of certain avenues and
streets in the Eighteenth and Nine-
teenth wards of the City of Pittsburgh
shall be and the same are hereby
changed as follows^ to-wit:
Barchfield avenue, from Woodbourne
avenue to Holcomb avenue. Nineteenth
ward, changed to Barbadoea avenue.
Belford avenue, from Holcomb ave¬
nue to Tarbel, Nineteenth ward,
changed to Beltran avenue.
Carlton avenue, from Woodbourne
avenue to Heigle, Nineteenth ward,
changed to Creedmoor avenue.
Cedarhurst avenue, from Wood¬
bourne avenue to Sussex avenue. Nine¬
teenth ward, changed to Cedric avenue.
Chelsea avenue, from Brookline boul¬
evard to Woodbourne avenue. Nine¬
teenth ward, changed to Chelton ave¬
nue.
Clifton avenue, from Creedmoor ave¬
nue to Merrick avenue. Nineteenth
ward, changed to Clippert avenue.
Fordham avenue, from Sussex ave¬
nue to Norabel avenue. Nineteenth
ward, changed to Fortuna avenue.
Franklin, from Warrington avenue
to Ensign avenue, Eighteenth ward,
changed to Franum.
Frew avenue, from Brookline boule¬
vard, to Belle Isle avenue, Nineteenth
ward, changed to Plainview avenue.
Freda avenue, from Merrick avenue
to V\ oodbourne avenue, Ninteenth ward,
changed to Freedom avenue.
Hollis avenue, from Rockford ave¬
nue to Beltram avenue. Nineteenth
ward, changed to Holcomb avenue.
Lapeer, from Stetson to property line.
Nineteenth ward, changed to Plainview
avenue.
Norwich avenue, from Norwich ave¬
nue to Woodbourne avenue. Nineteenth
ward, changed to Norabell avenue.
Hockaway avenue, from Woodbourne
avenue to Heigle, Nineteenth ward,
changed to Rockford avenue.
Sagamore avenue, from Woodbourne
avenue to Sussex avenue. Nineteenth
ward, changed to Sageman avenue.
Unnamed street, from Brookline
boulevard to City line, Ninteenth ward,
changed to Breining.
Unnamed street, from City line to
City line along City line. Nineteenth
ward, changed to Heigle.
Unnamed street, from Barbodoes ave¬
nue to Beltran avenue. Nineteenth
ward, changed to Tarbel.
Unnamed street, from Chelton avenue
to Hreining, Nineteenth ward, changed
to Hobson.
Unnamed street, from Merrick ave¬
nue to City line. Nineteenth ward,
changed to Seaton.
Warwick avenue, from Clippert ave¬
nue to Hobson, Nineteenth ward,
changed to \Vareman avenue.
Section 2. That the names of certain
avenues and streets in the Nineteenin
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, (form¬
erly the Fourth ad Fifth wards, Brook¬
line), shall be and the same are hereby
established as follows, to-wit:
Berkshire avenue, from old City line
to Chelton avenue. Nineteenth ward.
Brookline boulevard, from old City
line to new City line. Nineteenth ward.
Creedmoor avenue, from Brookline
boulevard to Woodbourne avenue.
Nineteenth ward.
Lynn Haven avenue* from Wood¬
bourne avenue to Heigle, Nineteenth
ward,
Merrick avenue, from Milan avenue
to City line. Nineteenth ward.
Norwich avenue, from old City line
to Norabell avenue. Nineteenth ward.
Oakridge avenue, from Woodbournt^
avenue to City line. Nineteenth ward.
Sussex avenue* from old City line
to new City line, Nineteenth ward.
I Woodbourne avenue, from old City
' line to Creedmoor avenue, Nineteenth
j ward.
; Section 3. That all names appearing
in this Ordinance and not otherwise
! designated shall be and the same are
I hereby fixed as “streets.”
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
I is hereby repealed, so far as the same
i affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28, 1912.
! Approved May 31. 1912,
: Ordinance Book 24, page 207.
' No. 318
I A N ORDINANCE.— Changing the
t names of certain avenues, streets,
alleys and ways in the City of Pitts-
; burgh.
j 1. Be it ordained ant* enacted
j bif the VHxf of rut.sbxtruhy in Cotinrit
ax.\rmbled, ttnd it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the unlhority of tho aame^ Tiiat
1 the names of certain avenues, streets,
! alleys and ways in the City of Pitts-
i burgh shall be and the same are here-
* by changed as follows, to-wit:
i Adams alley, from Tenth to unnamed
alley. Second ward, changed to Alca
alley.
Alsace alley, from Brushton avenue
I to Braddock avenue, Thirteenth ward^
I changed to Fairfax alley.
Amherst, from Cornell to Birkhoff.
' Twenty-seventh ward, changed to
I Annapolis.
Ancona, from Voskamp to Shull
Twenty-fourth ward, changed to Vos¬
kamp,
Arcena, from Kirkpatrick to Grant
' boulevard, Fifth ward, changed to
Kirkpatrick.
j Atlantic avenue, from Benton ave-
: nue to unnamed alley, Twenty-seventh
■ ward, changed to Atkins.
Bane alley, from Riggo to Allegheny
avenue, Twenty-first ward, changed to
Bantam alley.
‘ Barnett alley, from Duff to Junilla,
Fifth ward, changed to Baroda alley.
Ben Venue avenue, from Millvale
avenue to Enfield, Eighth ward,
changed to Mo re wood avenue.
Berlin alley, from Neuhart to Ven¬
ture. Twenty-sixth ward, changed to
Bernn alley.
Beverage avenue, from Berwln ave¬
nue to property line, Nineteenth ward,
changed to Birtley avenue.
Bismarck avenue, from Woods Run
avenue, to Laplsh road, Twenty-sev¬
enth ward, changed to Birkhoff.
Black alley, from Brewery to prop¬
erty line, First ward, changed to Blatz
alley.
Broad from Calument to Brunot,
Twentieth ward, changed to Narcissus,
linger.
Brown, from Grandview avenue to
Rutledge, Nineteenth ward, changed to
Broker.
Callen, from Rostock to Waco alley,
Twenty-fourth ward, changed to Schll-
inger,
Cambridge, from Ridgway to prop¬
erty line. Fifth ward, changed to Lis¬
bon.
Carson alley, from Southern avenue
to Bogga avenue, Nineteenth ward,
changed to Carfel alley.
Cherry, from Norris to East lane,
Twenty-sixth ward, changed to Che¬
rub.
Chestnut, from property line to City
line. Twenty-sixth ward, changed to
CheDold.
Clarence alley from Gifford north to
property line, Twenty-seventh ward,
changed to Atmore*
Cleveland avenue, from Benton ave¬
nue to Goe avenue, Twenty-seventh
ward, changed to Wapello.
Corona alley, from Hays north, Elev¬
enth ward, changed to Corlear alley.
Costar alley, from Livery alley south.
Eleventh ward, changed to Cosmo al¬
ley.
Currency avenue, from Dorchester
avenue to Brookline boulevard, Nine¬
teenth ward, changed to Castlegate
avenue.
Darsie, from Minerva to Howard
school property, Eighth ward, changed
to Dargan.
Donora alley, from Rescue to Miles
alley, Twenty-sixth* ward, changed to
Donora.
Douglass avenue, from Eliza avenue
to property line. Fourteenth ward,
changed to Dousman avenue.
Duquesne avenue, from Perrysville
avenue to Fraternal road. Twenty-sixth
ward, changed to Vinceton.
Faulkner alley, from Chateau to Bid-
well, Twenty-first ward, changed to
Faulsey alley.
Faust alley, from Lacock to prop¬
erty line. Twenty-third ward, changed
to Faun alley.
Flora, from Kirkpatrick to Wesley,
Fifth ward, changed to Floyd.
Fordham avenue, from Midland to
City line, Nineteenth ward, changed to
Fordham.
Franklin road, from Perrysville ave¬
nue to Perrysville avenue, Twenty-
sixth ward, changed to Fraternal road.
Haslet alley, from Penn avenue to
Smallman, Sixth ward, changed to Has¬
kell alley.
Hoffman, from Benton avenue, east
to property line. Twenty-seventh ward,
changed to Hofburn.
Irene, from Du Bois to India, Twen¬
tieth ward, changed to Idola.
Jackson alley, from Tenth to un¬
named alley, Second ward, changed to
Jarvis alley.
Killbuck, from Cremo to property
line, Twenty-second ward, changed to
Hypollte.
Knox, from Nixon to property line,
Twenty-first ward, changed to Knott.
Lander alley, from Attica to Balfour,
Twentieth ward, changed to Lander,
Maple avenue, from Lappe lane to East
lane, Twenty-sixth ward, changed to
Marathon.
Maple, from Quick alley, west to
property line, Twenty-sixth ward,
changed to Maxim.
Monroe, from Ridgway to ]')anube,
Fifth ward, changed to Ridgway.
Ninth, from Liberty avenue to Alle¬
gheny river. Second ward, ciianged to
Anderson.
Oak, from Spring Hill east to prop¬
erty line, Twenty-sixth ward, changed
to Oakvlew.
Paul from Ruth west to property
line, Nineteenth ward, changed to raur.
Proctor alley, from Estella to Mon¬
tooth, Eighteenth ward, changed to
Proxim alley.
Richdale from Perrysville avenue to
Haggles, Twenty-sixth ward, changed
to Richey avenue.
Hoss, from Elizabeth to Graphic, Fif¬
teenth ward, changed to Kosselle.
Rust alley, from Vinceton to Port-
man avenue. Twenty-sixth ward,
changed to Huston alley.
Sapphire alley, from Corday alley to
Uosina alley. Ninth ward, changed to
Sapling alley.
Shannon alley, from Ruth to P. & C,
S. K. R, Eighteenth ward, changed to
Shanroad alley.
Shawnee alley, from Hawkins ave¬
nue to Mayfield avenue, Twenty-sixth
ward, changed to Shako alley.
Spring Garden, from South Side ave¬
nue to City line, Twenty-sixth ward,
changed to Spring Hill.
Transit alley, from Enterprise to
Putnam, Twelfth ward, changed to Tan¬
gent alley.
Unnamed alley, from Lappe lane to
Hunnell, Twenty-fourth ward, changed
to Erk alley.
Unnamed alley, from Lisbon to Bless¬
ing, Fifth ward, changed to Harcol
way.
Unnamed alley, from Cana alley to
Ollffe, Twentieth ward, changed to Ido¬
la alley.
Unnamed alley, from Chebold to City
line, Twenty-sixth ward, changed to
Quick alley.
Unnamed alley, from Elba to Hum¬
ber alley. Fifth ward, changed to
Schempp way.
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Unnamed alley, from Willard to Bd-
g^erton,. Fourteenth ward, changed to
Selkirk way.
Unnamed alley, from Hall southeast
to property line-, Twenty-seventh ward,
changed to Shelby alley.
Unnamed alley, from Euclid to St.
Clair, Eleventh ward., changed to Shut¬
tle alley. '
Unnamed alley, from Sackett to Tan¬
gent alley, Twefth ward, changed to
Sine alley.
Unnamed alley, from Reserve to Wing
alley. Twenty-seventh ward, changed
to. Staho alley.
Unnamed alley, from Maxim to City
line, Twenty-sixth ward, changed to
Volmer.
Unnamed alley, from Euclid to St.
Clair, Eleventh ward, changed to Warp
alley.
Unnamed alley, from Shuttle alley'
to Warp alley. Eleventh ward, to Woof
alley.
Unnamed street, from Broadway to
Waldorf, Tw'enty-si'Xth ward, changed
to I>eIano.
Ursina, from Stanton avenue to prop¬
erty line. '^Penth ward, changed to Uni¬
corn.
Unnamed street, from Howard to
Ea.st, Twenty-sixth ward, changed to
Eos.
Walker avenue, from Brighton road
to Davis avenue, Twenty-seventh ward,
changed to Wapello.
Warwick allew from Paulson ave¬
nue to Missouri, Twelfth ward, changed
to Warpole alley.
White alley, from McIntyre avenue
south to property line, Twenty-sixth
ward, changed to Whim alley.
William, from Lorigan to Ewing al¬
ley, Ninth ward changed to Wllcbnna.
Section 2. That all names not other¬
wise designated in this Ordinance shall
be and the same are hereby flxeu as
“streets.”
Section:3. That any Ordinance or part
part of. Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
sarnie affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28, 1912.
Al>i)roved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 209. • *-*
No. 319 1
i
A X ORHIX AX'CB—Setting aside the I
sum of six thousand two hundred '
and fifty dollars ($6,250.00), or so rhuch j
thereof as may be necessary, from Ap¬
propriation No. 42, for changes, alter- ;
ations and Improvements to the Under- -1
ground System of Fire Alarm and Po- I
lice Telegraph and Telephone Wire.s ,
along Second avenue, between Ross
street and the South Tenth street
bridge, for the uses and purposes of J
the Bureau of Electricity.
Section JBe 4t lordained and enacted
by the City of in C^unci^
axeembled^ (end it is hereby ordaitieA anU
enacted by the authority qf That
the City Controller shall be hnd .he Is
hereby authprizad, empowered arid di¬
rected to set aside the sum of six thou¬
sand two hundred and fifty dollars, ($6,-
250.00), or so much thereof as may be
necessary, from Appropriation No. 42,
for changes, alterations and improve¬
ments to the fire alarm and police
telegraph and telephone undergro.und
cable system along Second avenue, be¬
tween Ross street and the South Tenth
street bridge, for the uses and purposes
of the Bureau of Electricity.
'Section 2. That arty Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the previ¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby jrepealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28. 1912.
Approved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 211. “
No.'320
A n ORDINANCB—Repealing an Or¬
dinance, entitled, “An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the opening
. of Salisbury street, from Conway street
I to Sterling street, and providing for
i the assessment and collection of the
i costs, damages and expemscs arising
i thereby and the assessment of dam-
I ages caused by the grade of the same,'”
[ approved October 18. 1910.
S<‘ctIon 1. He it ordidned and, ennrtrd
by the City of PUisburyh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Timt
that certain Ordinance entitled, “An Or¬
dinance authorizing and directing the
opening of Salisbury street, from Con¬
way street to Sterling street, and pro¬
viding for the assessment and collec¬
tion of the costs, damages and ex¬
penses arising thereby and the assess¬
ment of damages caused by the grade
of the same,” approved October 18,-
1910, and Recorded in Ordinance Book,
Vol. 22, ‘page 133, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Section 2. 'the Mayor and‘the Director
of the Department of Public 'Works are
he^Teby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the- Oommonwealth of
Passed May 28, 1912!'
Approved May 31, 4912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 212.
No. 321
A n RRIHNAnCR—^P roviding for the
appointment of a stenographer
and statician in the Division of School
Medical Inapection, Department of Pub¬
lic-Health arvd fixing the salary there¬
of.
184
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittHburgh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samcy That
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Health shall be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered and directed
to appoint a stenographer and statis¬
tician in the Division of School Medical
Inspection Department of Public
Health, at a salary of seventy-flve
($75.00) dollars per month.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28, 1912,
Approved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 212.
No. 322
A im OKIHNAIMCB—Fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and establishing and re-es¬
tablishing the grade of Breckenridge
street, from Reed street to Allequippa
street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUsburgh, in Omncit
assembled, and it is hereby ordained <nid
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and the grade of the
southeast curb line of Breckenridge
street, from Reed street to Allequippa
street, be and the same is hereby fixed
and established and re-established as
follows, to-wit:
The sidewalks shall have a uniform
width of 14 feet and shall lie along
and parallel to their respective build¬
ing lines.
The roadway shall be of a uniform
width of 22 feet and shall occupy the
central portion of the street lying be¬
tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above described.
The grade of the southeast curb line
of Breckenridge street shall begin on
the east curb line of Keed street at
an elevation of 269.82 feet; thence ris¬
ing at the rate of 1.0 foot per 100 feet
for a distance of 17.53 feet to a point
to an elevation of 269.99 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 8.48 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 198.55 feet to a
point of curve to an elevation of 286.84
feet; thence by a Concave parabolic
curve for a distance of 60.0 feet to
a point of tangent to an elevation of
292.68 feet; thence i'Ising at the rate
of 11.0 feet per 100 feet ror a distance
of 277.60 feet to a point of curve to
•hn elevation of 323,22 feet; thence by
a convex parabolic curve for a distance
of 100 feet to a point of tangent to
an elevation of 331.22 feet; thence ris¬
ing at the rate of 5.0 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 230.50 feet to a point
of curve to an elevation of 342.75 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve
for a distance of 100 feet to a point
of tangent to an elevation of 344.75
feet; thence falling at the rate of 1.0
foot per 100 feet for a distance, of
269.60 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 342.06 feet; thence by a
concave parabolic curve for a distance
of 100 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 342.56 feel; thence rising
at the rate of 2.0 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 297.84 feet to a point
of curve to an elevation of 348.51 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 100 leel to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 345.01 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 9.0 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 106.96
feet to a point of curve to an eleva¬
tion of 33 *’8 feet; thence by a con¬
cave parabolic curve for a distance of
28.0 feet to the west curb line of Mor¬
gan street to an elevation of 333.98
feet; thence level for a distance of
30.78 feet to the easi curb line of Mor¬
gan street to an elevation of 333.98
feet; thence by a concave parabolic
curve for a distance of 51.10 feet to
a point of tangent to an elevation of
336.54 feet; thence rising at the rate
of 9.0 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 80.0 feet to a point of curve to
an elevation of 343.74 feet; thence by
a convex parabolic curve for a distance
of 100 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 351.24 feet; thence rising
at the rate of 6.0 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 451.06 feet to a point
of curve to an elevation of 378.30 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for a distance of 40.0 feet to a point
of tangent to an elevation of 382.24
feet; thence rising at the rate of 13.74
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 255.43
feet to the west building line of Vera
street to an elevation of 417.35 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 9.0 feet
per 100 feet for a <ilstance of 40.06
feet to the east curb line of Vera
street to an elevation of 420.96 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 15.0 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 267.04
feet to the west building line of Ber-
thoud street to an elevation of 461.00
feet: thence rising at the rate of 6.0
feet per 100 feet for a distance of
462.54 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 484.12 feCt: thence by a
convex parabolic curve for a distance
of 100 feet to a point of tangent, to
an elevation of 484.12 feet; thence rail¬
ing at the rate of 5.0 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 52.65 feet to a point
of curve to an elevation of 481,49 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for a distance of 40.60 leet to the west
curb line of Allequippa street to an
elevation of 480.26 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
ah’ects this Ordinance.
I»aased May 28, 1912.
Approved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 213.
No. 323
A X OHI>IX.\XCK — Establishing the
grade of Flotilla alley, from Hen¬
rietta street to Forbes street.
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Sect On ]. Jie it ordained ana enactrd
bi/ the Vity of Putahuryhy ia Oounvil
OHHemtded^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eame^ Tliiit
the grade of the east curb line of Flo¬
tilla alley, from Henrietta street to
Forbes street, be and the same Is here¬
by established as follows, to-wit:
Henrietta street at an elevation of
BeginninK on the north curb line or
Henrietta street at an elevation of
223.02 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 0.97 feet per 100 feet lor a distance
of 370,0 feet to the south curb line
of Biddle street to an elevation of
220.33 feet (curb as set); thence rising
at the rate of 0.Q,0 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 30 feel to the north
curb line of Biddle street to an eleva¬
tion of 220.52 feet (curb as set); thence
rising at the rate of 0.507 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 520.0 feet to the
south curb lino of Guthrie street to an
elevation of 223.18 feet; thence level
for a distance of 30 feet to the north
curb line of Guthrie street to an ele¬
vation of 223.18 fee't; thence rising at
the rate of 1.21 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 450.28 feet to the south
curb line of Forbes street to an eleva*
tion of 228.62 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
aiVects this Ordinance.
l’asse<l May 28, 1912.
A pproved May 31^ 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24, page 214.
No. 324
— Re-establishing
the grade of Elwood street, from
Summerlea .street to Maryland avenue,
S(*ct!on 1. Be it ardniyied. and enacted
by tike City of Jhtisluiryhy in Council
asspynhledy and it is hereby ordained <tnd
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the graoe ot the north curl) line of Fl-
wood street, from Summerlea street to
Maryland avenue, bj? and the same is
hercl>y re-established as follows, t^)-
wlt;
Beginning at the east curb line of
SumniiTlea street at the elevation of
203.82 feet: thence i>y a convex para¬
bolic curve for the distance of 29.06
feet to a point of tangent to the eleva¬
tion of 203.66 feet; thence falling at
the rate of 1.78 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 1 44.95 feet to the west
curl) line of Rosary alley to the eleva¬
tion of 200.98 feet; thence level for the
distance of 14.01 feet to the east curb
line of Rosary alley; thence rising at
the rate of 0.50 feel ])or 100 feet for
the distance of 163.06 feet to the west
curb line of Maryland avenue to the
elevation of 201,80 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of u'dibance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same i s .k reby repealed, so far as the
sanie affect-! this Ordinance.
I’assed May 28, 1 91 2.
.\pproved May 31, 1912.
Oiclinanee Rook 24, page 215.
No. 325
A n ORUINANCK — Ke-establlshiiig
the grade of Gross street, from
Cypress street to Mathilda street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piiisburghy in Council
assembtedy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «ame, That
the grade of the east curb line of Gross
street, from Cypress street to Mathilda
street, be and the same is hereby re-
estaiilished as follow’s, to-wit:
Beginning at the south curb line of
Cypress street at the elevation of 196.68
feet (curb as set); thence falling at
the rate of 8.00 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 400.65 feet to a point
of curve to the elevation of 163.63 feel;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for the distance of 40.84 feet to a point
of reverse curve to the tdtivatlon of
161.80 feet; thence by a <;onvex para¬
bolic curve for the distance of 40.84
feet to a point of tangent to the ele¬
vation of 159.97 feet; thence falling at
the rate of 8.00 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 234.64 feet to a point of
curve to the elevation of 141,20 feel;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for the distance of 100.00 feet to a
point of tangent to the elevation of
136.70 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 1.00 foot per 100 feet fur rlie distance
of 169.51 feet to the west curb line of
Mathilda Street to the elevation of
I 135,00 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordlnanea or part
of Ordinance confllotlng with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I’assed May 28, 1912.
Api)roved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 215.
No. 326
A n ORUINANCP:—Providing for the
appointment of a foreman of line¬
men in the Municipal Right Plant, N.
H., arid fixing the salary of the same.
Bt'cl.lon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburghy in Council
affsentbledy (tnd it is hereby onfaitied and
eyiucted by the authority of the sunay That
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this Ordinance the Director
of the I)er>artment of I'ublic Works
shall be and is hereby authorized to
employ and appoint a foreman of line¬
men for the Municipal Light Plant,
North Side, at a salary not to exceed
$1,500,00 per year, i)ayable monthly
from Av)i)roF)rlation No, 34, item A U
Bureau of Light.
Section 2. Tliat any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby rer>ealed, .so far as the same
affect.s this Ordinance.
I’asaed May 28, 1912.
Ai)proved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 216.
IHi;
No. 327
ORDl^’ANCK — Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di*
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a relief sewer on Sherman
street, private property of the City
of Pittsburgh (West Park), Stockton
avenue and Merchant street, from Ohio
street and Park way to present sev¬
enty-eight (78") inch brick sewer
crossing Merchant street south of
Stockton avenue and providing for the
payment of the cost thereof.
rsetrllon a. Tie it ordained and enartea
bj/ the Clip of Pitii<burphy in Council
ae^emhled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eamCt That
the Mayor and Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works shall be and are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise for proposals and to award a
contract or contracts to the lowest re¬
sponsible bidder or bidders for the con¬
struction of a reijef sewer on Sherman
street, private property of the City of
Pittsburgh (West Uark), Stockton ave¬
nue and Merchant street, from Ohio
street and Park way to present sev¬
enty-eight <78'0 Inch brick sewer
crossing Merchant street south of
Stockton avenue. Commencing on
Sherman street by intercepting the
present sewers at Ohio street and Park
way; thence respectively in a south¬
erly and northerly direction to a point
about one hundred and forty (1400
feet north of Park way; thence west-
wardly across the private property of
the City of Pittsburgh (West Park)
and Stockton avenue to Merchant
street; thence southwardly along Mer¬
chant street to the present seventy-
eight (78") brick sewer crossing Mer- i
chant street and to enter into a con- '
tract or contracts with the KUccessfuI
bidder or bldder.s for the performance
of the work in w^cordance with the
laws and ordinances governing the said
Pity.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of four thou¬
sand four hundred ($4,400.00) dollars,
or HO much thereof as may be neces¬
sary, shall be and Is hereby set ^part
and appropriated from Appropriation |
No. 37, pno. Sewer Construction, and
the Mayor and the Controller are re¬
spectively authorized and directed to ;
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordlnanc** or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed May 28.
Approved May 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 217.
No. 328
AN ORDINANCE —Authorizing and
^ directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Melvin street, from Wlght-
man street to Phillipt avenue, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property apeclally
benefited thereby.
Whereas, it apuears by the petition
I and affidavit on file In the office of the
I City Clerks that a majority of prop-
I erty owners In interest and number
abutting upon the line of Melvin street,
between Vvlghtman street and Phillips
I avenue have petitioned the Council of
I the City of Pittsburgh to enact an or¬
dinance for the grading, paving and
I curbing of the same, Therefore
Section ]. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUMhuryh^ Omncil
aseevibledf and it it hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «anif, That
Melvin street, from Wlghiman street to
Phillips avenue be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2 The Mayor and the Director
of the Deportment of Public Works ate
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
City of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same^ for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between saiu points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Acts of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices. If let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
twenty-two thousand eight hundred
($22,800.00) dollars, which Is the esti¬
mate of the whole cost as furnished by
the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
hpecially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, confiictitig with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far ss the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 4, 1912.
Approved June 6. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 218.
No. 329
A n okI)IN.\N('K—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and r>irector
of the Department of Public Works to
advertise for and to award a contract
or contracts for making certain pub¬
lic improvements and setting aside re¬
spective sums amounting In the aggre¬
gate to five thousand seven hundred
($6,700.00) dollars, out of Appropria¬
tion No. 47, E6, Bridge Hepalrs.
Bectlon I. Be U ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittidmrgh^ in (Xttneil
aJtxembled^ and U U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authoriiy of the garnet That
the Mayor and the Director of the IV-
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertlae for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders, for mak¬
ing the following public improvements:
Itepaving sidewalks on Mill-
vale Avenue Bridge over
P. K. R.$2,500.00
Repaving sidewalks and re¬
constructing stairway on Eliza¬
beth Street Bridge over B.
& (). R. R. 3,200.00
$5,700.00
and to enter Into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or bid¬
ders for the performance of the work
in accordance with the Laws of Ordin¬
ances governing the said City.
Section 2. That the respective sums
set forth in Section 1 of this ordinance,
amounting in the aggregate to five
thousand seven hundred ($5,700.00) dol¬
lars, or so much thereof as may be nec¬
essary, shall be and are hereby set apart
and appropriated for the payment of
said public improvements, the said
amounts to be paid out of Approi)ria-
tion No. 47, E6, Bridge Repairs, and the
Mayor and the Controller are respect¬
ively authorized and directed to issue
and countersign warrants in payment
of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed .lune 4, 1912.
Approved .June 6. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 218.
No. 330
A n OKl)lNA\c;r.—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
to advertise lor and award a contract
or contracts for repaving Mansfield ave¬
nue, from Park way to the City line,
and providing for the payment of the
same.
flivl'ou 1 . Re ?/. nrdnined and onncit'd
1/7 tUe at If of PiU-'ihurfth', in anincil
<( fed^ <n}d it ift h' rcf>/j oi'dained tnul
■'.iiatUvU by Uie authority/ o/ the Tluit
the Mayor and the Director of the ,De-
l)artment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for rei-
paving Mansfield avenue, from Park
way to the City line, and to enter into
a contract or contracts with the suc¬
cessful bidder or bidders for the per¬
formance of the work, in accordance
with the laws and ordinances govern¬
ing said City,
Section 2. That the sum of nineteen
thousand ($19,000.00) dollars or so much
thereof as may be necessary shall be
and is herel>y set apart for the pay¬
ment of the said work, said amount to
be paid out of Appropriation No. 129,
Improvement Loan of 1907, and the
Mayor is hereby authorized and directed
to issue and the Controller to counter¬
sign warrants In payment of the costs
of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 4, 1912.
Approved June 6, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 219.
No. 331
A n ORUINANCK—providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
! for the erection of an addition to the
Piggery at the City Home, Marshalsea,
Pa
Section 1, Be it ordained and marled
b}f Vie City of PiifsOurfjhj in Council
OHsembl^dj and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sanies Tiiut
the Mayor and the i^irector of the De¬
partment of Charities of the City of
Pittsburgh, shall be and are hereby au¬
thorized to advertise for proposals and
to award a contract or contracts to the
' lowest responsible bidder or bidders for
, the erection of an addition to the Pig¬
gery at the City Home, Marshalsea, Pa.,
! for a sum not to exceed one thousand
1 five hundred ($1,500.00) dollars, in ac-
; cordance with the Act of Assembly, en-
I titled, “An Act for the government of
cities of the second class," approved the
1 7th day of March, A. D,, 1901, and the
several supplements and amendments
thereto, and the ordinances of Council
in such cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of one thou¬
sand five hundred ($1,500.00) dollars or
so much of same as may be necessary,
shall be and is hereby set apart and ap¬
propriated for the payment or pay¬
ments re<iuired for the performance of
the above mentioned work, and that the
said amount or amounts to be paid out
of Appropriation No. 38, Department of
Charities.
Section 8. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 4, 1912.
Approved June 6, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 220.
No. 332
A n ORlil nance —Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the drilling of wells, Gas and Arte¬
sian on the property of the City Home
at Marshalsea, Pa.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitfsburyfi, in Council
axsembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aawc, Tlmt
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Charities of the City of
Pittsburgh, shall be and are hereby au¬
thorized to advertise for proposals and
to award a contract or contracts to the
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lowest responsible bidder or bidders for
the drlUinK of wells, Gas and Artesian,
on the property of the City Home at
Marshalsea, Pa., for a sum not to ex¬
ceed five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars,
In accordance with the Act of Assembly
entitled, ‘*An Act for the g-overnment
of cities of the second class,” approved
the 7th day of March, A. D., 1901, and
the several supplements and amend¬
ments thereto, and the ordinances of
Councils In such cases made and pro¬
vided.
Section 2. That the sum of five thou¬
sand ($5,000.00) dollars, or so much of
same as may be necessary shall be and
is hereby set apart and appropriated
for the payment or payments required
for the performance of the above men¬
tioned work, and that the said amount
or amounts to be paid out of Appro¬
priation No. 38, Department of Chari¬
ties.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or pa* t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 4, 1912.
Approved June 6, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 220.
No. 333
AIM ORIIINANCK^ —Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the purchase and installation, of
Laundry Machinery, at the North Side
City Home at Warner Station, Pa., to¬
gether with all fixtures and appurte¬
nances.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUburyh, iyi Ofuncil
((Membled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the xame. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Charities of the City of
Pittsburgh, shall be and are hereby au¬
thorized to advertise for proposals and
to award a contract or contracts to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders
for the purchase and installation of
Laundry Machinery at the North Side
City Home, at Warner Station, Pa., to¬
gether with all fixtures and appurte¬
nances, for a sum not to exceed five
thousand ($5,000.00) dollars, in accord¬
ance with the Act of Assembly, en¬
titled, “An Act for the government of
cities of the second class,” approved
the 7th day of March, A. D., 1901, and
the several supplements and amend¬
ments thereto, and the ordinances of
Council In such cases made and provid¬
ed.
Section 2. That the sum of five thou¬
sand ($5,000.00) dollars or so much of
same as may be necessary, shall be and
is hereby set apart and appropriated
for the payment or payments required
for the performance of the above men¬
tioned work, and that the said amount
or amounts to be paid out of w^^pro-
priation No. 38, Department of Cfhari-
tles.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 4, 1912.
Approved June 6, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 221,
No. 334
A im <Utni.\.4!VCl<:—Authorizing the
transfer of two hundred and nine¬
ty-seven dollars and eighty-two cents
($297.82) from item “itepavlng Grant
street, from Fifth avenue to Diamond
street,” to item “Completion of the re¬
paving of Fifth avenue, from 190 feet
east of (College avenue eastwardly,” ap¬
propriation No. 37.
Whereas, A contract was awarded for
the repaving of Fifth avenue, from 190
feet east of College avenue, eastwardly;
and
Whereas, There is not sufficient mon¬
ey in Appropriation No. 37, Item „Re-
paving Fifth avenue from 190 feet east
of College avenue eastwardly,” to com¬
plete said contract: and
Whereas, By reason of the con¬
tract awarded for the improvement of
streets in the Hump District, It be¬
comes unnecessary to expend the fund
provided for the repaving of Grant
street, from Fifth avenue to Diamond
street; now, therefore,
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittnhuryh^ in OmncH
a^^syembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
'^nacted by the authority of the savie^ Tliai
the City Controller shall be and Is here¬
by authorized and directed to transfer
the sum of two hundred and ninety-
seven dollars and eighty-two cents
(297.82) from item "Repaving Grant
street, from Fifth avenue to Diamond
street, to item “Completion of the re¬
paving of Fifth avenue, from 190 feet
east of College avenue, eastwardly,”
Appropriation No. 37.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the eamo
IS hereby repealed, so tar as the aame
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 4, 1912.
Approved June 6, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 222.
No. 335
4 —Authorizing and
setting aside of an additional sum
of nine thousand ($9,000.00) dollars for
reconstructing the roadway floor on
South Tenth street bridge, and trans¬
ferring said amount from item “Repav¬
ing Sidewalks and Repairing Truss
Members on South Twenty-second
street bridge,” Appropriation No. 47.
E6, Bridge Repairs.
Whereas, An ordinance was passed
and approved April 29th, 1912, author¬
izing the award of a contract or con¬
tracts for reconstructing the roadway
189
floor and repairing the south shore pier
and counter rod on the South Tenth
street bridge, and providing |25,600.00
for the payment of the costs therefor,
and
Whereas, there Is not sufficient mon-
ey provided in said ordinance to pay
the cost of reconstructing the roadway
floor on the South Tenth street bridge,
an additional sum of $9,000.00 will be
required for that purpose, and
VV'hereas, A balance will occur in
it^m, “Repaving Sidewalks and Repair¬
ing Truss Members on South Twenty-
second street bridge, ’sufficient to pay
said additional sum, now, therefore
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bf/ the Oitif of Pittsburuh^ in Council
as'Memhled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the jrame, That
the City Controller shall be and is here¬
by authorized and directed to set aside
an additional sum of $9,000.00 for the
payment of the cost of reconstructing
the roadway floor on the South Tenth
street bridge and to transfer the said
amount from item, “Repaving side¬
walks and Repairing Truss Members
on the South Twenty-second street
bridge,” Appropriation No. 47, E 6,
Bridge Repairs.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
.same affects this Ordinance.
I’assed June 4, 1912.
Approved June 6, 1912.
Ordinance Book 22, page 222.
No. 336
A .\ ORI>lN,\>ICE —Authorizing the
Director of the l>ei)artment of Pub¬
lic Works to proceed to condemn the
property of F. A. Birth, in the Eleventh
ward, for park ])urposes.
Se<’tion 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of BUtulmruh^ in Counei’
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained atui
enacted by the authority of the sanie^ That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it i)roper
and exj)e*l)ent that it exercise the pow¬
er of eminent domain vested in said
corporation for the accpiisition by it of
the real estate hereinafter mentioned,
to be used for iiublic park purposes.
Therefore, The Director of the De¬
partment of I^ublic AVorks of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and on
behalf of said City to have taken, aj)-
proprlated and condemned for public
park purposes, in the manner pre-
•scrlbed by law, the real estate and
property of F. A. Birth, situate in the
Eleventh ward of the said City, hounded
and described follows, to-wit;
Beginning on the northerly line of
Everett street (formerly Butler street)
at the corner of land of J. I’eterscheim;
thence along said line of Everett street
in a northeasterly direction twenty-six
(26.0') feet to line of lot No. 144, in
East Liberty Bauverein Plan; thence
along line of Lot No. 144 in a north¬
westerly direction, one hunrlred and
sixty-six (166.0') feet more or less, to
the southerly line of River avenue;
thence along said line of River avenue
south 43® 21' west twenty-two (22.0')
feet more or less, to line of lot No. 142,.
in aforesaid mentioned plan; thence
along line of said lot, in a southeasterly
direction one hundred and slxty-ftve
(165.0')feet more or less, to the place of
beginning; being lot No. 143, in afore¬
said mentioned plari.
i And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and approprl-
! ate the said real estate and land for
1 the purposes aforesaid; the damages
I therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
! owner.
j Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
' of Ordinance conflicting with the provi-
! sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so for as the same
ar;!ects this Ordinance.
Passed June 11, 1912.
Api>roved June 13, 1912.
The owner of the property affected by
this ordinance, F. A. Birth, having
entered into an agreement, which is
hereto attached, giving to the City the
right at its option to repeal this ordi¬
nance and abandon all proceedings
thereunder at any time within thirty
days after the award of Viewers or final
judgment in case of appeal, without
ary liability of any kind whatever, in
consideration thereof and upon that
condition this ordinance is approved.
Wm. A. MAGEE,
I Mayor.
Attest:
I JNO. H. DAILEV.
I Maj'or’s Secretary.
] Whereas, the Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance for
condemning for park purposes certain
land belonging to the undersigned situ¬
ate in the Eleventh ward, City of Pitts¬
burgh, and as described in this ordi-
I nance Bill No. 371, which ordinance is
now in the hands of the Mayor, for ap¬
proval or disapproval; and
! Whereas, The undersigned is willing
; that in case the award of VMewers or
the final judgment in the 'condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
I City may appeal the ordinance, or
! otherwise discontinue the jiroceedings,
' without liability to the said City.
! Therefore, In consideration of the
j sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, 1 promise and
I agree to and with the City of Pitts-
j burgh, that in ease said ordinance shall
' become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue
; the proceedings, and within three
months from the award of the
Viewers or final judgment, in case
an appeal be taken from said
award, may at that time discon¬
tinue all proceedings for the condemna¬
tion of said property. In case the City
exercises the privilege hereby granted
it shall not be liable for any damages
on account of the said ordinance, or the
proceedings thereunder, nor be com¬
pelled to pa.v the said award nor judg¬
ment, and on the other hand, if the
city takes the above action then the ]
said property of the undersigned shall I
be free and clear of the said ordinance i
and condemnation proceedings the same |
as If they had never taken place. '
Witness our hand and seals the 10th
day of June, 1912.
FRANK A. HIRTH.
KOBT. CLARK,
Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 223.
No 337
A n OKIllNANCii:—Authorizing and
directing the grading, leaving and
curbing of Cowley street, from Ley
street to VVMckllne’s lane, and provld-
Ing that the costs, damages and expens¬
es of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. lie it ord<lined and enacted
bf/ the Oily of PiUxburyh^ in Council
asHcmhled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sume^ That
Cowley street, from Ley street to Wlck-
line’s lane be graded, paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the L'epartment of Public
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise, in accordance with
the Acts of Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, and the Ordi¬
nances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
same, for proposals for the grading,
paving and curbing of said street, be¬
tween .said points, the contract or con¬
tracts therefor to be let in the manner
directed by said Acts of Assembly and
Ordinances; and tlie contract price or
contract prices, if let in separate con¬
tracts, not to exceed the total sum of
six thousand five hundred ($6,500.00)
dollars which Is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of I’ublic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
T'assed June 11. 1912.
Aproved .lune 13, 1912. ^
Ordinance Book 24, page 225.
No. 338
A i\ tiRIllNANCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Mary street, from South
Twentieth street to South Twenty-first
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expen.ses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PUIsburyh^ in CSjuncil
assembled^ and it i» hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
Mary street, between South Twentieth
street and South Twenty-first street be
graded, paved and curbed,
j Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
! of the Department of Public Works are
-icreby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
(hereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street Ijelween said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
four thousand seven hundred ($4,700,00)
dollars which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sante
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed .June 11, 1912.
Approved June 13, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 225.
! No. 339
A .V ORI>l.\ ANCFi—-(.’reating positions,
designating the duties and fixing
the salaries of those employed In con¬
nection with and in the operation of
the Asphalt Repair Plant of the Bureau
of Highways and Sewers. Department
of Public Works.
S<‘ction 1. Jic it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittjttnirgh^ in Onincil
axsemhledy and it is hereby ordained and
I enacted by the authority of the Tlmt
I from and after the passage and ap-
I proval of this ordinance there shall be
! additional employes In the Bureau of
Highways and Sewers employed in
j connection with and in the operation
! of the Asphalt Repair Plant, to be
known and paid as follows, to-wit:
! One Superintendent, whose duties
I shall be the supervision of asphalt
I plant, preparation of material for as¬
phalt repairs, delivery of same on
streets and of putting same In place,
at a salary of two hundred dollars
($200.00) per month.
One Assistant Superintendent, whose
duties shall be to assist In the super¬
vision of asphalt plant, preparation of
191
material for asphalt repairs, delivery
of same on streets and of putting same
in place, at a salary of one hundred
twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per month.
One Plant Engineer at a salary of
one hundred dollars {$100.00) per
month.
One Clerk at a salary of seventy-five
dollars ($75.00) per month.
Two Stationary Engineers at a sal¬
ary of four dollars ($4.00) per day,
each.
Jtoller Engineers at a salary of four
dollars ($4.00) per day, each.
One Plant Foreman at a salary of
three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per
day.
One General Foreman, at a salary
of four dollars ($4.00) per day.
Assistant Foreman at a salary of
three dollars ($3.00) per day, each.
One Oiler at a salary of two dollars
and fifty cents ($2.50) per day.
itakers at a salary of two dollars and
fifty cents ($2.50) per day, each.
Smoothers at a salary of two dol¬
lars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) per
day, each.
Tamjiers at a salary of two dollars
and twenty-five cents ($2.25) per day,
each.
Two mixermen at a salary of two dol¬
lars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) each,
per day.
CJne Sand Tester at a salary of two
dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25)
per day.
Automobile Truck Drivers at a sal¬
ary of two. dollars and eighty cents
($2.80) i)er day, each.
Eaborers at a salary of two dollars
($2.00) i^er day, each.
Section 2. The Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works is hereby
authorijied and empowered to appoint
and employ such number of additional
employes at the salaries and wages set
forth in Section 1 of this ordinance,
said salaries and wages to be paid out
of Appropriation No. 30, Bureau of
Highways and Sewers,
Section 3. "I’hat any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed .June 11, 1012.
A I))! roved .June 13, 1012.
Ordinance Book 24, page 226.
No. 340
A X ORIliXAXCE— Creating additional
l)Ositions in the Bureau of Con¬
struction, I)e])artment of Public Works,
and providing for the appointment of
employes tIi^-rein and the payment of
their salaries.
S(‘ct’on 1. lip it ordninetl enaPird
b)f dtp Citji/ of in Counvii
0!<f<p}ahJ€d^ Ofid it m hrrrt)}/ nnloirwd fn>d.
fnuwled by Uic tiitiftority of the 'fliat
I from and after the passage and ap-
j proval of this ordinance there shall be
i nine (9) additional positions in the Bu-
j reau of Construction, Department of
I Public Works as follows;
j One (1) to be known as Assistant
Engineer, at a salary not to exceed
two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars per
annum.
One (1) to be known as Transitman
at a salary not to exceed twelve hun¬
dred ($1,200.00) dollars per annum.
One (1) to be known as Hodman at
a salary not to exceed eight hundred
I and forty ($840.00) dollars per annum.
' Two (2) to be known as Chainmen at
1 a salary not to exceed seven hundred
I and twenty ($720.00) dollars, per an-
I num, each.
I Four (4) to be known as Draftsmen
at a salary not to exceed thirteen hun-
! dred and eighty ($1,380.00) dollars per
annum, each.
Section 2. The Director of the De-
I partment of Public Works shall be and
is hereby authorized and directed to
appoint and employ the number of ad-
I ditional employes set forth in this or-
1 diriance, the salaries thereof to be paid
■ out of Appropriation No. 46, Bureau of
j Construction.
j Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
t of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
t Is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
I aCects this Ordinance.
Passed .June 11, 1912.
Approved .June 13, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 227.
No. 341
A X ORDIVAXE —Providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts,
for macadamizing roadway, construct¬
ing sewer, and concrete combination
curb and gutter; from Itiverview ave¬
nue to and around Observatory build¬
ings, ill Hiverview park, North Side,
for the Bureau of Parks, City of Pitts¬
burgh. Also, providing for 'the pay¬
ment of the same.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enaeted
by the City of Pilffiburyh, in Couricd
aasembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «amc, Tliat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works; shall be and
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals, and
to award a contract or contracts, to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders,
for macadamizing roadway, construct¬
ing sewer, and concrete combination
curb and gutter; from Hiverview ave¬
nue to and around Observatory build¬
ings, in Hiverview Park, North Side,
City of TMttsburgh; for a sum not to
exceed eight thousand nine hundred
and eig^^”'-f)ne ($8,981.90) dollars and
ninety cent.s: and to enter into a con¬
tract or contracts, with the successful
bidder or bidders, for the performance
of the work; in accordance with an Act
of Assembly entitled/ “An Act for the
government of cities of the second
IS'2
class," approved the seventh day of
March, A. iX, 1901; and the different
supplements and amendments thereto,
and the ordinances of Council, in siu lj
cases mad‘> and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of eitjht
thousand nine hundred and eiffhty-one.
$8,981.90) dollars and ninety cents;
or so much thereof as may be neces¬
sary. shall be and Is hereby set apart
for the payment of said work; said
amount to be paid out of Appropria¬
tion No. 141.
Section H. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed .Ume 11, 1912.
ApiiroveU June 13, 1912.
Ordin.ancc Book 24, page 228.
No. 342
A X OKOIXAXCK—Kstablishing the
grade of Gold alley from Ather¬
ton avenue to Denver street
Section 1. Jie it ordained and enacted
hjf the City of PiUtthuryh^ in Council
an^emliled, and it is hei'eby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sanie^ That
tlie grade ot the east and west building
lines of Gold alley, from Atherton ave¬
nue to Denver street, be and the same
are hereby established as follows, to-
wlt:
The east building line shall begin on
the north curb line of Atherton avenue
at an elevation of 230.58 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 1.2 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 21.54 feet to a
point of cuj ve to an elevation of 230.84
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for a distance of 50 feet to a
poiht of tangent to an elevation of
229.76 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 5.5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 46.00 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 227.23 feet; thence by a
concave para)>olic curve for a distance
of 120.00 feci to a point of tangent to
an elevation of 226.53 feet; thence ris¬
ing at the rate of 4.33 feet i>er 100
feet for a distance of 552,73 feet to a
point of curve to an elevation of 250.46
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for a distance of 50 feet to a
point of tangent to an elevation of
251.31 feet; thence falling at the rate of
0.98 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
12.87 feet to the south curb line of
Denver street to an elevation of 251.18
feet.
The west building line shall begin on
the north curb line of Atherton ave¬
nue at an elevation of 232.85 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 5.5 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 102.14
feet to a point of curve to an elevation
of 227.23 feet: thence by a concave
parabolic curve for a distance of 120.00
feet to a i)oint of tangent to an eleva¬
tion of 226.53 feet; thence rising at the
rate of 4.33 feet per 100 feet for a dis¬
tance of 611.08 feet to the south curb
line of Denver street, to an elevation of
252.99 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I‘assed June 11, 1912.
Approved June 13, 1912.
Ordinance Kook 24. riuge 228.
No 343
A X oitnix\XC'K— RBtnbllRhlng the
grade on Kescue street, from
UockJege street to V'arley street.
Sectlf)!! 1. Pe it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittshurf/h, in (Stuncii
asxendded^ and it im hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the *anu\ That
the grade of the north curb line of
Uescue street, from Kocklege street to
Varley street, be and the same Is here-
I by established as follows, to-wit:
I Beginning at the west curb line of
Kocklege street at an elevation of
354.82 feet; thence by a concave para-,
i boHc curve for a distance of 30 feet
! to a point of tangent, to an elevation
of 357.08 Ceet; thence rising at a rate
of 15.0 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 75.01 feet to the east building line
of Furber alley, to an elevation of
368.33 feet; thence rising at a rate of
7.0 feet ])er 100 feet for a distance of
■ 20 feet to the west btillding line of
1 Furber alley, to an elevation of 369.73
j feet; thence rising at a rate of 13.0
feet i)er 100 feel for a distance (»f 100.01
feet to the east building line of Laveta
street, to an elevation of 382,73 feet:
thence rising at a rate of 7.0 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 32.0 feet to
the west huihling line of Ijuveta street
to a point of curve, to an elevation of
384.97 feet; thence by a convex para¬
bolic curve for a distance of 97.48 feet:
I to a ])Oint of tangent to the east build¬
ing line of Donora alley, to an eleva¬
tion of 385,95 feet: thence falling at a
rate of 5.0 feet per 100 feet for a jHs-
tance of 33.0 feet to the west building
! line of Donora alley to an elevation of
I 384.30 feet: thence falling at a rate of
I 11.0 feet per 100 feet for a distance
I of 174.0 feet to a ]»oint of curve to
an elevation of 365.16 feet: thence by
a concave tjarabolic curve for a dis¬
tance of 30.0 feet to the east curb lino
of Varlev street, to an elevation of
I 363.57 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
(s hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Dassed June 11, 1912.
1 Approved June 13, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 229,
No. 344
A X DHI)IX\X('M — Ke-Kstabllshing
the grade of Finley street, from
Frankstown avenue to Shetland street.
19.3
No. 346
=1 ’’
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
bi/ the City of Putsch uruky in Omnei^
axsembledy emd it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samey That
the grade of the northeast curb line
of Finley street, from Frankstown ave¬
nue to Shetland street, be and the same
is hereby re-established as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning on the north curb line of
Frankstown avenue at an elevation of
210,25 teet; thence rising at the rale
of 5.0 feet per 100 feet tor a distance
of 225.77 feet to a point of curve to
an elevation of 222.03 feet; thence
by a parabolic curve for a distance of '
150,0 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 223.53 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 3.0 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 90.62 feet to a i)oint of
curve to an elevation of 220.82 feet;
thence by a parabolic curve for a dis¬
tance of 60.0 feet to a point of tangent
to an elevation of 218.42 feet; thence
falling at the rate of 5.0 feet per 100
feet for a <listance of 354.42 feet to the
south curb line of Shetland street to
an elevation of 200.70 feet.
Section 2. That any Oidinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro- |
visions of thi:^ Ordinance, be and the same
i.s hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 11, 1912.
Approved June 13, 1912.
Ordinance Bijok 24, pa^re 230.
No. 345
A n ORDIN.INCK—Authorizing the
transfer of various amounts from
certain items in Appropriation No 46,
same Appropriation, to-wit;
to Item A 1, Division of Inspection,
same appropriation.
SiK’tion lie it ordained and enacted
hi/ the City of Pitt-sbni'yhy in Council
a^HC/nhlcdy and it i.v hereby ordained and
enacted by the authorily of the That
the City Controller shall be and is
hereby authorized and directed to
transfer the following sums from re¬
spective items in Appror)riation No. 46,
to Item A 1, Division of Inspection,
From Item A 1, Division of
Street Improvement . $1,000.00
From Item A 1, Division of
Bridges- . 1.000.00
From Item A 1, Division of
Design . 2,500.00
$4,500.00
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
sanie is her.eby rei^ealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Pas.^ed June 11. 1912.
Approved June 13. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 231.
A n OHUINANCK— Authorizing and
directing the transfer of the sak-
gregate sum of $7,500.00 from Appro-
liriation No. 42, Contingent Fund, to
certain items in Appropriation No. 46,
Bureau of Construction,
Section 1. lie it ordained ami emtclnl
by the City of PitiKl)u>'>ihy in Oninvil
assenihtedy and it is heri’by ordained ami
enacted by the authorily of the nafue, Tiiat
the City Controller shall be and Is here¬
by authorized and directed to transfer
the following sums from Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund, to the re¬
spective items In Appropriation No.
46, Bureau of Construction, to-wlt:
To Item A 1, Division of Street
Imin’ovements .$3,700.00
'I’o Item A 1, Division of De¬
sign . 3,800.00
Total .$7,500.00
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting wUh the provi¬
sions of this Oidinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afilects this Ordinance.
I'assed June 11, 1912.
Apjiroved June 13, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 231.
No. 347
A n o RO in a\CK—.A ccepting the dedi¬
cation of certain property for jiub-
lic use for highway purposes to be
known as an extension of Dilac street,
from \^'m. Piit boulevard to the east¬
erly line of the Beechwood Improvement
Company's Boulevard Plan of Lots, in
the Fifteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh and appropriating and opening
the same for public use ft»r highway
purposes.
Whereas, Mary E. Welfer and Eugene
M. O’Neill being all of the owners of
the property hereinafter described us
being aiipropriated and oiiened for pub¬
lic use for highway purposes, have exe¬
cuted and delivered to the City of Pitts¬
burg their certain written indenture,
bearing date the 5th day of .lune, A, 1).,
1912, now on file in the office of the
C'ity Clerk: and
\\'hereas, The said owners by said
written Indenture have dedicated the
])roperty hereinafter described for pub¬
lic use for highway purposes, and have
authorized and directed the City of
Pittsburgh to take, enter upon and ap-
])ropriate the same for said {lurposes.
and have forever released and dis¬
charged the City of TMttsburgh from any
and all claims for damages which they,
or either of them, may, or might have,
by reason of the appropriation and
opening of the same for said ])urpo.ses.
and have petitioned the City of Pitts¬
burgh to pass an ordinance for the
j oponit'g of tlie same, and have further
I vraived the right to ask for the ap-
! ])oiptment of viewers or to institute
any suit for or by reason of the appro-
194
prtatlon and opening” of the same for
said purposes; therefore,
Section J. Be it ordained and enaetfd
hy the Vity of Pittaburghy in OnincH
a)fse7nbled, and it is hereby ordained and
enaoted by the authority of the jrawtf, TJjut
the dedication by said owners of the
extension of Lilac street from Wm.
JMtt boulevard to the easterly line of
the Beechwood Improvement Company’s
Boulevard Plan of Lots, in the Fif¬
teenth ward of the City of Pittsburgh
for public use for highway Fmrposes,
be and the same is hereby accepted,
and the said property is hereby appro¬
priated for and opened to public use as
a public highway as hereinafter de¬
scribed.
Beginning at a point on the west¬
erly building line of V\'m. Pitt boule¬
vard said point being 97.80 feet north¬
erly from the point of curve of the
first curve southerly from Monitor
street; thence deflecting to the left 90*^
00' and in a northwesterly direclion
for the distance of 454,18 feet to a
point of curve; thence deflecting to the
right by the arc of a circle with
a radius of 331.51 feet and a cen¬
tral angle of 15 degrees 29 minutes
for the distance of 89,59 feet to a point
of tangent; thence continuing in a
northwesterly direction by the tangent
to the said curve parallel to and at
the perpendicular distance of 210.23
feet northerly from the northerly build¬
ing line of Greenfield avenue for the
distance of 739.55 feet to a point on
the easterly line of the Beechwood
Iirii)rovement Company’s Boulevard
Plan of Lots; thence deflecting to the
right 90° 00' and in a northeasterly
direction along the line of the said
Boulevard Idan of Lots, for the dis¬
tance of 25 feet to a point; thence de¬
flecting to the left 90° 00' and con¬
tinuing along the line of the said
Boulevard Plan of Lots, in a northwest¬
erly direction for the distance of 183.70
feet to a point; thence deflecting to the
right 90° 00' and continuing along the
line of the said Boulevard Plan of
Lot.s in a northeasterly direction for
the distance of 25.0 feet to a point:
thence deflecting to the right 90° 00'
and in a southeasterly direction for
the distance of 923.25 feet to a point of
curve; thence deflecting to the left by
the arc of a circle with a radius of
281.51 feet and a central angle of 15°
29' for the distance of 76.07 feet to
a point of tangent; thence continuing
in a southeasterly direction by the
tangent to the said curve for the dis¬
tance of 454.18 feet to a point on the
westerly building line of Wm. Pitt
boulevard; thence deflecting to the
right 90° 00' and In a southwesterly
direction along the said westerly build¬
ing line of Wm. Pitt boulevard for the
distance of 50 feet to the place of be¬
ginning, as show'n on a plan hereto
attached.
Section 2. The Department of Pub¬
lic Works is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to cause said extension of Lilac
street, from Wm. Pitt boulevard to the
easterly building line of the Beech¬
wood Improvement Company’s Boule¬
vard Plan of Lots, in the Fifteenth
ward of the City of Pittsburgh, to be
opened in conformity with the pro¬
visions of Section 1 of this ordinance.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or pa* t
of Ordinance, conflicting with tin? pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, he and the
.same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affect.s thi.s Ordinance.
J’assed .lune 18, 1912.
Apr)roved .Mine 20. 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24. page 232.
No. 348
A N OHDINAX.H -I.ocatlnK Miinhiill
^ road, from W ight man .street to
I Beacon hireei,
I Seoflon 1. lir it ordained and nautili
I hy the City of Pitt^tmvyh, in iSntnvit
I o-ssendded^ and it is herrity nrtfainrd atnl
enacted by the authority of the 'j’fiat
j the center line of Munhull road, from
Wightman street to Beacon street, he
{ and the same is hereby located as foJ-
I lows, to-wit:
I Beginning at a i>oint on the east¬
erly 5 foot line of Wightman street
at the distance of 316.71 feet 8<»uth-
wardly from the northerly 5 foot line
of Beacon street; thence deflecting to
the left 90° 35' In an easterly (Ure<*lion
! for a distance of 726.32 feet to a P. C.
of a curve to the left having a ra<lius
of 70 feet: thence by the arc of sabl
curve ^jub-teiidlng a central angle of
89° 26' for the distance of 109.24 feet
to the P. T.: thence hy the tangent of
said curve in a northerly <ilrertion for
the distance of .346.94 feet to the north¬
erly 5 foot line of Beacon street inter-
.sectlng said line by an angle of 82°
17' to the west. - And the sai<l street
shall be of a width of 40 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Oidinance conflicting with the provl-
j siori.s of this Ordinance be and the same
s herelw repealed, so lar as the same
I aff<»e(s this Ordinance.
I Passed June 18, 1912.
j Approved .lune 20. 1912.
I Or<linance Book 24, page 234.
I No. 349
I
A \ OKIII>A\rK — Kstahlishlng the
grade on H street, from Coltim-
I bus avenue to Lamont street
S<'ctl<»n 1. Be it ordained nnn enaetrd
by ilte City of i/i f'oun''ii
<txxe}ofded, and it is hertfiy ortfainnl tt-ti
enacted by (he ant tun'd y of (he
the grade of the we.st curb line of H
street, from Columbus avenue to I.a-
mont street, he and the .same Is hereby
established as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the north curb line of
Columbus avenue at an elevation of
85,50 feet; thence rising at a rate of
7,5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 124.0 feet to the south curb line of
Ijvsle street to an elevation of 94.80
thence rising at a rate of 5.4 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 12 feet
to the north curb line of Lysle street
to an elevation of 95,45 feet; thence
rising at a rate of 7 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 4 feet to the north
building line of Ijysle street to an ele¬
vation of 95.78 feet; thence rising at a
rate of 15.42 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 90 feet to a point of curve
to an elevation of 109.61 feet; thence
by a convex parabolic curve for a dis¬
tance of 20 feet to the south cuj b line
of Kirkliride street to an elevation of
110.52 feet; thence rising at a rate ot
y feet per 100 feet for a dista.nce of
30 feet to the north curb line of Kirk-
bride street k) an elevation of lit.42
feet; thence rising at a rate of 7 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 10 feet
to the north building line of Klrkbride
street to an elevation of 112.12 feet;
thence rising at a rate of 15.65 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 110 feet
to the south building line of Ijarnont
street to an elevation of 129.34 feet;
thence rising at a rate of 7 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 4 feet to the
south curb line of liamont street to
an elevation of 129.62 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflloting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afuects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912,
Approved June 20. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 234
No. 350
AX OHIUXAX'C'K — Establishing th€;
^ grade of Tweed street, from Al¬
lendale street to Allendorf street.
fSt'croii I. 7//’ it fii'ft": and enrrr/rft
h;/ t/K* of I'lHshi* hi Couorii
((.ssfimitJeft, it 7> hrt'titfi nrhuini'd (t)nl
?nacled by the (tulUorUy o/ the Tljat
the grade of the south curb line <)l
Tweed street, from Allendale street
to Allendorf street, he and the same
is hereby established as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning on the west curb line of
Allendale street at an elevation of
210.68 feet (curb as set); thence rising
at the rate of 2.92 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 315.02 feet to the east
curb line of Universal street to an
elevation of 219.88 feet; thence level
for a distance of 22.03 feet to the west
curb line of Universal street; thence
rising at the rate of 7.0 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 306.01 feet to the
east building line of Huxley street tu
an elevation of 241.30 feet (curl) as
set); thence rising at the rate of 4.7
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 24.03
feet to the west curb line of Hu.xley
street to an elevation of 242.43 feet
(curb as set); thence rising at the rate
of 2.5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 312.02 feet to the east curb line ot
Allendorf street to an elevation of
250.23 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Oidi nance he and the
•^anie i’ reby repealed, 'jq far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912,
Approved June 20. 191.3,
Ordinance Book 24, page 236.
No. 351
A n OHIJIN.ANrK — Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the re¬
construction of sidewalkt on approach¬
es to South Twelfth street bridge over
P. V. & C. It. R. and on Birmingham
street, southwardly to a point nearldus
street, and providing for the payment
of the cost thereof.
acc(!<Ui 1. Tie it ordoined and enaHrd
b)/ (he City of Pdtxhx' r'lh^ iu Couneil
as'seitfided, <nx<i it in hrr((>}t ordained (lud
enaeied by the authority oj the name, Thai
the^Iayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized and tlirected
I to advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders, for the
reconstruction of sidewalks on ap-
, proaches to South Twelfth street bridge
I over the P. V. & C. H. H. and on Birm-
I ingham street, southwardly to a point
near Pius street, and to enter into a
contract or contracts with the suc¬
cessful bidder of bidders for the per¬
formance of the work in accordance
with the Laws and Ordinances govern¬
ing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of twelve
hundred ($1,2000.00) dollrrs, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and appropri¬
ated from Ai)propriation No. 37, X 8.
Retaining Walls and Sidewalks, and
the Mayor and the Controller are re¬
spectively authorized and directed to
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby lepealed, so lar as the same
ahlects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912,
Ar)l)roved June 20. 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 2.36.
No. 352
A n OKOIXWXf'Fl — Authorizing the
making of a contract or contracts
for the laying and construction of ce¬
ment sidewalk.s in the City of Pitts¬
burgh and providing for the payment
thereof.
Section 1. Tie it ordained and enacted
by thn City of Pittx()ur(fh^ in CouncU
as.'{e>//h(ed, <(nd it in ixeretty ordaincAl itnd
enae/efl by ttie authority of the name^ Tliat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized to advertise
for proposals and award a con¬
tract or contracts to the low'est
1 %
responsible bidder or bidders for the
laying of certain cement sidewalks in
the City of Pittsburgh at such time as
may be ordered by the Director of the
Department of Public Works, between
the fifteenth day of June, nineteen hun¬
dred and twelve and the first day of
December, nineteen hundred and
twelve, the said contract price or
prices not to exceed the total sum of
five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars, being
the estimated cost of said work. In ac¬
cordance with an Act of Assembly en¬
titled, “An Act for the government of
cities of the second class,” approved
the 7th day of March, A. D. 1901, and
the different supplements and amend¬
ments thereto and the Ordinances of
Council in such cases made and pro¬
vided.
Section 2. That the sum of five thou¬
sand ($5,000.00) dollars, or so much of
the same as may be necessary, shall
be and is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated for the payment or payments
required for the performance of the
above mentioned work and the said
amount or amounts be paid out of Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912,
Approved June 20. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 236.
No. 353
A n ORDINANCK — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Mary street from a
point about 40 feet west of South Twen¬
tieth street to present sewer on South
Nineteenth street, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of
the same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially benefited
thereby.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittHimryh^ in Council
asHembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
a public sewer be constructed on Mary
street, from a point about 40 feet west
of South Twentieth street to present
sewer on South Nineteenth street. Com¬
mencing on Mary street at a point
about 40 feet west of South Twentieth
street; thence westwardly along Mary
street to the present sewer on South
Nlnteenth street. Said sewer to be
pipe and fifteen (15) inches in diam¬
eter with hine (9'D inch lateral sewers,
extending from the main sewer to a
point one (!') foot inside the curb
lines.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
I he s-imc, for proposals for tne ,:5on-
slruction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
fifteen hundred (| 1,6 00.09) <lolIars.
which Is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnLshed by the Department of
l^ubllc Works.
Section 3, The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanie
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912.
Approved June 2(J, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 237.
No. 354
A ' N ORDINANCE—Fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
I roadway and re-establi.shing and ea-
tabllshiffg the grade on Hampshire
avenue, from Baltimore street to Na¬
poleon street.
Section 1. Be (( ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUsbnryh, in Omncil
Hssenibled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the *unte, Tiiat
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and the grade of
the south curb line of Hami)Hhire ave¬
nue, from Baltimore street to Napoleon
street, be and the same is hereby fixed
and re-established and estah]i.shed as
follows, to-wit:
The sidewalk.s shall have a uniform
width of 14 feet and shall lie along
and be parallel to their respective
building lines.
j The roadway shall be of a unlfrom
width of 22 feet and shall occupy the
central portion of the street lying be-
j tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above described.
j The grade of the south curb line
from Baltimore street to Napoleon
street shall begin at the west curb line
of Baltimore street at an elevation of
460.56 feet; thence by a convex para¬
bolic curve for a distance of 12 feet
to a point of tangent to an elevation
of 459.44 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 16 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 194 feet to the east building line
of Methyl street, to an elevation of
428,40 feet; thence falling at a rate of
7 feet per 100 feet for a distance of 60
feet to the west building line of Methyl
street, to an elevation of 424.90 feet:
thence falling at a rate of 14 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 66 feet to a
point of curve, to an elev'atlon of 415.80
feet; thence by a concave parabolic
curve for a distance of 100 reet to a
point of tangent to an elevation of
408.30 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 1 foot per 100 feet for a distance of
197
49 feet feet to the east curb line of
Kutherford avenue, to an elevation of
407.81 feet; thence rising at a rate
of 5 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
409.61 feet; thence rising at a rate
36 feet to the west building line of
Rutherford avenue* to an elevation of
of 10 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 200 feet to the east building line
of Belasco avenue to an elevation of
429.61 feet; thence rising at a rate of
5 feet per 100 feet for a distance of 110
feet to a point of curve, to an eleva¬
tion of 435.11 feet; thence by a convex
parabolic curve for a distance of 80
feet to a point of tangent, to an ele¬
vation of 435,11 feet; thence falling
at a rate of 5 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 110 feet to the west build¬
ing line of Alverado avenue, to an ele¬
vation of 429.61 feet; thence falling
at a rate of 12 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 200 feet to the east build¬
ing Ijne of Napoleon avenue, to an
elevation of 405.61 feet; thence falling
at a rate of 5 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 14 feet to the east curb
line of Napoleon street, to an eleva¬
tion of 404,91 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Pas.sed June 18, 1912.
Api)roved June 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 238.
No. 355
A n ORDINANCK — Providing for the
appointment of additional employ¬
ees of the Bureau of Fire and fixing
the safaries therefor.
1. Be it orrfained and ennetni
hi/ the Citf/ of Ihdstiuin Voum il
assemhied, and it is h*‘rehy ordained onti
enacted by the authorily of the aamCf Tliut
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this Ordinance, the Director
of the Department of Public Safety
shall be and he Is hereby authorized,
empowered and directed to appoint the
following additional employees for
service in the Bureau of Fire at the
salaries hereinafter fixed, to-wlt:
One (1) driver at the salary of $95
per month, together with the additional
salary of $30 per annum.
Three (3) hosemen and laddermen at
the salary of $90 per month each, to¬
other with the additional salary of
30 per annum each.
Section 2. That the sum of $30 per
annum each as provided in Section 1
of this Ordinance shall be set aside in
e(jual monthly installments and paid
to the Firemen’s Disability Board of
the City of Pittsburgh by the City
Controller for the purpose of making
said employees beneficiaries of the
Firemen’s Disability Fund.
Section 3, That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June IS-, 1912.
Approved June 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 239.
No. 356
A n 0RI>INANCK — Authorizing the
transfer of the sum of two thou¬
sand ($2,000.00) dollars from item “Bal¬
ance in General Fund” to item “Com¬
pletion of the Construction of the Fifth
Avenue Retaining Wall,” Appropria¬
tion No. 37, X 8 and the sum of four
hundred ($400.00) dollars from Item
“Balance in General Fund” to Item
“Completion of the Repaving of Selby
Alley,” from South Ninth street to a
point near South Tenth street,” Ap-
I propriation No. 37, K 11, Street Kepav-
I ing.
! Whereas, Contracts were awarded for
1 the reconstruction of retaining wails
on Fifth avenue opposite Brenham
I street and for the repaving of Selby
1 alley, from South Ninth street to a
j ’point near South Tenth street; and
I Whereas, There Is not sufficient
money in Appropriation No. 37, item
i “Reconstruction of Retaining Walls on
Fifth avenue, opposite Brenham
I street,” and item, “Repaving Selby al-
i ley, from South Ninth street to a point
j rear South Tenth street,” to complete
i said contracts; and
Whereas, There are balances now re-
I malning in the “General Fund” of Ap¬
propriation No. 37, X 8, Retaining
Walls and Sidewalks, and Appropria¬
tion No. 37, E 11, Street Repaving; now
therefore,
sHJCtioii A, Be it ordained and enartea
hy the City of Pittshuryhy in Council
{tssem'dedy <(nd it heref^y ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sum€y That
the City Controller shall he and is
hereby authorized and directed to
transfer the sum of two thou.sand
j ($2,000.00) dollars from item “Balance
in General Fund” to item “Completion
of the Construction of the Fifth Ave¬
nue Retaining Wall.” Appropriation
! No. 37, X 8. and the sum of four hun-
: dred ($400.00) dollars from' Item “Bal¬
ance in General Fund” to Item “Com¬
pletion of the Repaving of Selby alley,
from South Ninth street to a point near
South Tenth street.” Appropriation No.
37, E II, Street Repaving.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
‘ame !•? .lereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912.
ApT^roved June 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 239.
No. 357
A N ORniNANCi:—Authorizing the
^ transfer of various sums from cer¬
tain items in Appropriation No. 37 to
' item “General F^und,” Appropriation
No. 37. X 8. Retaining Walla and Side-
i walks.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enaeted
61 / the Oily of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiat
the City Controller shall be and is
hereby authorized and directed to
transfer the following sums from the
respective items in Appropriation No.
37 to Item “General Fund,’*^ Appropria¬
tion No. 37, X 8 , Retaining Walls and
Sidewalks, to-wit:
$2,700.00 from item “Repaving South
Sixteenth street, from Mary
street to P. V. & C. R. R.
2,702.18 from item “Repaving Grant
street, from Firth avenue to
Diamond street.”
132.82 from item “Balance In Gen¬
eral Fund,” Appropriation
37, E 11, Street Repaving.
$5,635.00
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the samo
IS hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912.
Approved June 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 240.
No. 358
A n OHDInance—G ranting to Mor¬
ris Walsh Sons, their successors,
lessees and assigns, the right to con¬
struct and maintain a bridge across
Sarah street, near South Ninth street,
connecting the two barrel factories of
said company, which are located on op¬
posite sides of said Sarah street.
Morris Walsh Sons, their successors,
lessees and assigns, are hereby granted
the right to construct and maintain a
bridge across Sarah street, near South
Ninth street, connecting the two bar¬
rel factories of said company on op¬
posite sides of said Sarah street.
Provided, That this Ordinance shall
not authorize the construction of a
bridge the lowest point of which shall
be less than twenty-four (24) feet
above the present surface of Sarah
street.
Provided, Further, That the construc¬
tion of said bridge shall be under the
supervision and subject to the approval
of the Bureau of Building Inspection,
and in accordance with a plan hereto
attached and made a part hereof, and
before the erection of said bridge is
commenced, a permit therefor shall be
obtained from the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 2 . That the privileges granted
by this Ordinance are granted upon
the express condition that the City of
Pittsburgh reserves the right to cause
the removal of said bridge upon giving
sixty (60) days’ notice through the
proper officers, or by resolution or Or¬
dinance of Council, to the said Morris
Walsh Sons, their successors, lessees
or assigns, to that effect, and that they
(Morris Walsh Sons) agree for them¬
selves, their successors and assigns, to
remove the said bridge at their own
cost and expense when notified so to
do by the City of Pittsburgh, and to
place the said Sarah street In as good
condition as It was prior to the erec¬
tion of said bridge.
Section 8 . That any Ordinance or pR*-t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and (be
same Is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
I'assed June 18, 1912.
Approved June 24, 1912.
*T)rdinance Book 24, page 241.
No. 359
A n OltniNANCE —Requiring all pub¬
lic service corporations or other
persons occupying Main street, from
West Carson street to Mansileld ave¬
nue; and Wabash avenue, trow Steuben
street to Independence street, for fur¬
nishing electric light, heat or power
to the public or operating telegraph
or telephone lines, to place their cables
underground and prescribing regula¬
tions therefor and giving the City the
right to use the underground systems
constructed under this Ordinance.
Wherea.s, The City of Pittsburgh is
improving, by grading, paving and
curbing or otherwi.se, Main street, from
West Carson street to Mansfield ave¬
nue, and Wabash avenue, from Hteuben
street to Independence street, on which
streets there are maintained overhead
poles or wires; and
Whereas, It is now deemed advi.sable
to have said poles or wire.s on these
certain streets placed underground and
to provide at the time such streets are
being Improved underground conduits
of other means whereby said overhead
wires may, at a later time, be placed
underground without tearing up or dts-
j turblng said streets; therefore.
Bcctinn 1 . lie it ordained and enacted
I by the City of PiUshurgh^ in Oat aril
i assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
1 enacted by the attlhorily of the *ame^ 'riuit
j all public service corporations and
I other corporations or persons having
I overhead poles or wires along the fol-
' lowing streets In the City of IMtls-
burgh, be and they are hereby di¬
rected and required to construct con¬
duits on said streets and to complete
same before the work of completing
the improvements on said streets now
proposed by the City of Pittsburgh Is
completed;
Main Street from West Carson street
to Mansfield avenue;
Wabash avenue, from Steuben street
to Independence street.
Section 2. That all public service
I corporations and other corporations or
persons having overhead poles or wires
on the afore.sald streets shall have the
right to erect and maintain terminal
poles or other devices within the llmlls
of each block and overhead cables or
wires may be distributed from such
terminal poles or other devices to such
places within such block as consumers
may require; hut no overhead cable or
wire shall be constructed or maintained
between the terminal pole or device
in one block and any such terminal
pole or device In another block.
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Section 3. That all public service
corporations and other corporations or
persons having- overhead poles or wires
on any of the aforesaid streets shall,
ui)on the removal of such poles and
wires repair In good order the side¬
walks and paving of said streets under
the direction and to the satisfaction
of the Director of the Department of
1‘ublic Works of the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 4. Where the City has any
of its lines upon any poles required
to be removed under this Ordinance,
the companies owning or maintaining
said poles shall hrst remove their own
lines and wires from such poles and
place the same underground, and when
that is done the City shall remove its
lines and wires from said poles and
place the same in the conduits, and
thereupon the companies owning and
maintaining the poles shall immediate¬
ly remove the same and restore the
highway to its original condition.
Section 5. The City of Pittsburgh
shall at all times have the right and
power to place, use and operate within
any such underground conduit or sub¬
way such wires, cables, devices and
apparatus as may be necessary for use
of the Bureau of F^llectricity of said
Citj for fire alarm, light, police or
call system purposes, and at any and
all times replace, ?vlter, repair and
maintain the same.
Section 6 . The entire systerr of every
sucli company and all the devices,
means, appliances and apparatus and
every part thereof of sucn corporation
in so far as the same may affect, relate
to or endanger the safety of the pub¬
lic or the police and fire apparatus lines
of said City shall at all times be open
to the inspection and be under the
supervision and subject to the approval
and control of the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Safety.
Section 7. Any violations ot the pro-
visioii.s of this Ordiiianco shall subject
the person or persons so offending to
a hne or penalty not less than $5.00
nor more than $ 20 . 00 .
lOvery day on which said person or
persons snail fail to comply with the
jirovisions of this Ordinance shall con¬
stitute a separate offense and all sucii
fines and penalties shall be recovered
with costs to be collected as fines are
now collected by law, Provided, how-
over that no person or persons shall
be liable to fine under the provisions
of this Ordinance if interfered with
in complying with the requirements of
this Oidir.ance by any act of the City
of Pittsburgh, whether failure to make
or complete the improvements proi>osed
on said streets or otherwise, and the
Director of the Department of Public
Works of the City of IMttsburgh is
hereby' authorized and directed to ex¬
tend the time in which said overhead
wires are to be placed underground
as may l>o necessary on account of de¬
lay's in undertaking or completing the
said improvements on said streets by
the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 8 . That any Ordinance or
riart of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912.
Approved June 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 242.
No. 360
AN ORDINANCE — Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Health to execute a contract In behalf
of the City of Pittsburgh with Richard
Kiehnel and John B. Elliott, doing
business as Kiehnel & Elliott, for the
preparation of plans, specifications and
all detail drawings for the work nec¬
essary for the erection of the Tubercu¬
losis Hospital at Warner Station and
to superintend the construction ot said
hospital, fixing the conpensation of
said Kiehnel <fe Elliott, and providing
for the payment of the same.
Whereas, The Director of the De¬
partment of Public Health has em¬
ployed the firm of Kiehnel & Helth
to prepare preliminary plans and speci¬
fications for the erection of a Tuber¬
culosis Hospital on the City Parm prop¬
erty at Warner Station, pursuant to
the provisions of an Ordinartce author¬
izing and directing the Director of the
Department of Public Health to pre¬
pare or have prepared plans and speci¬
fications for the Tuberculosi.s Hospital
to be erected at Warner Station, and
to report the estimated co.st of the
erection of the hospital to Council; and
Whereas, Said firm of Kieb.nel & El¬
liott have prepared plans and speci¬
fications for said hospital anti the City"
is about to take bids and iet a con¬
tract for the erection of said hospital,
and it is desirable to employ said firm
of Kiehnel & Elliott to do all the fur¬
ther work necessary in preparing plans
end specifications and supervising the
construction of said hospital,
THEREFORE;
Section 1. Jie it ordahyrd and enncted
6 . 1 / the City of in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the Mayor and the l>irector of
the Department of Public Health
<>f the City of Pittsburgh be and
they are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to execute a contarct in behalf
of the City with Richard Kiehnel and
John B. Elliott, doing business as Kieh¬
nel & Elliott, for the prei)aration of
all plans, specifications, detail and
working drawings for the work nec¬
essary for the erection of the Tubercu¬
losis Hospital on the City Farm prop¬
erty at Warner Station and to superin¬
tend the construction of said hospital
and do all of the said work to the
satisfaction and approval of the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Health
of the said City of 'Pittsburgh,
Section 2. The compensation of the
said Kiehnel & Elliott shall be five per
centum of the cost of the erection of
said hospital at Warner Station, one-
half of which shall be paid at the time
of the awarding of the contract or
contracts for the erection and comple¬
tion of the aforesaid hospital, and the
remaining one-half of said architects'
compensation shall be paid In amounts
of five per centum of the amounts paid
monthly to the contractor or contract¬
ors for the erection of said hospital as
the work progrresses from time to lime,
and the sum of $14,400.00, or so much
thereof as is necessary, Is hereby set
aside and appropriated from Appro¬
priation No. 15 4, “Hospital Bond Fund."
Said compensation shall Include all
services rendered by said Kiehnel &
Elliott in preparation of the prelimi¬
nary plans and specifications, pursuant
to the provisions of the Ordinance
above recited, entitled. “An Ordinance
authorlzingr and directing the Director
of the Department of Public Health to
prepare or have prepared plans and
specifications for the Tuberculosis Hos¬
pital to be erected at the City Farm
at Warner Station, and to report the
estimate cost of the erection of the
building to Council.”
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 26, 1912.
Approved June 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 244.
No. 361
A n ORDINANCE—Fixing the position
and width of the roadway and
sidewalks and establishing the grade
of Westfield street, from Suburban ave¬
nue to an unnamed alley.
Section 1. Be it ordained ana enacted
the City of PiiiHburgh^ in Council
u^'tttemhled^ and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the jrame, TJiat
the position and width of the roadway
and sidewalks and the grade of the
east and west curb lines of Westfield
street, from Suburban avenue to an
unnamed alley, be and the same are
hereby established as follows, to-wlt:
The roadway shall lie equally on each
side of the center line of the said West-
field street and shall be of a uniform
width of twenty-two (22.0') feet except
those portions lying between a point
132.93 feet south of Sebrlng avenue
and a point 93.17 feet south of Sebrlng
avenue, and between a point 95.17 feet
north of Sebring avenue and a point
134.93 feet north of Sebring avenue,
which shall be of a variable width
ranging from twenty-two (22.00 feet
to thirty (300 feet; and that portion
lying between a point 93.17 feet south
of Sebring avenue and a point 95,17
feet north of Sebring avenue, which
shall be of a uniform width of thirty
<300 feet, as shown on a plan hereto
attached and made part hereof.
The sidewalks shall lie along the said
roadway and occupy the remaining
space between the said roadway and
the building lines of the said Westfield
.street.
The grade of the east curb line shall
begin on the northerly curb line of
Suburban avenue at the elevation of
362.16 feet; thence rising at the rate
of 15.0 feet per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 100.26 feet to the south build¬
ing line of Princess avenue to the ele¬
vation of 377.19 feet; thence rising at
the rate of 7.0 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 50.0 feet to the north
building line of Princess avenue to the
elevation of 380.69 feel; thence rising
at the rate of 10.82 feet per 100 feet
for the distance of 121.02 feel to a
point of curve to the elevation of
393.79 feet; thence hy a convex para¬
bolic curve for the distance of 50,0 feel
to a point of reverse curve oppos'tc
the center line of Hampshire avenue
to the elevation of 397.74 feet; thence
by a concave parabolic curve for the
distance of 50.0 feet to a point of tan¬
gent to the; elevation of 402,74 feel;
thence rising at the rate of 15.0 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 178.72
feet to a point of curve to the eleva¬
tion of 429.65 feet; thence by a convex
parabolic curve for the distance of
236.36 feet to a point of com])ound
curve to the elevation of 448.46 feel;
thence by a convex paraboHc curve
for the distance of 236.36 feet to a
point of compound curve to the eleva¬
tion of 441.37 feet; thence by a con¬
vex parabolic curve for the distance
of 71.30 feet to a point of tangent to
the elevation of 434.24 feet; thence fall¬
ing at the rat'e of 13.0 feet per 100
feet for the distance of 82.62 feel to
the south building line of Sebring ave¬
nue to the elevation of 423.51 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 0.24 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 50,0
feet to the north building line of Se¬
bring avenue to the elevation of 423.39
feet; thence falling at the rate of 4.0
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
230.0 feet to a point of curve to the ele¬
vation of 414.19 feet; thence by a con¬
cave parabolic curve for the distance
of 82.57 feet to the south line of an
unnamed alley to the elevation of 415.32
feet. *
The grade of the west curb line shall
begin on the northerly line of the
Mount Washington Street Railway
Company right of way at the elevation
of 361.54 feet; thence by a concave
parabolic curve (tangent to a rising
4.0 per cent grade) for the distance
of 30.08 feet to a point of tangent to
the elevation of 364.41 feel; thence ris¬
ing at the rate of IB.O feet per 100 feet
for the distance of 60.22 feet to a point
of curve to the elevation of 373.44 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
the distance of 50.0 feet, to a point
of reverse curve opposite the renter
line of Princess avenue, to the eleva¬
tion of 378.94 feet; thence by a con¬
cave paraboHc curve for the distance
of 50.0 feet to a point of tangent to
the elevation of 383.39 feet: thence rl.s-
ing at the rate of 10.82 feet per 100
feet for the distance of 121.02 feet to
the south building line of Hampshire
avenue to the elevation of 396.49 feet:
thence rising at the rate of 5.0 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 50.0
feet to the north building line of
Hampshire avenue to an elevation of
,398.99 feet: thence ri.slng at the rale
of 16.0 feet per 100 feet for the distance
of 203.72 feet to a point of curve to
an elevation of 429.55 feet: thence hy
a convex parabolic curve for the dis¬
tance of 236.36 feet to a point of com-
pound curve to the elevation of 448.46
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for the distance of 236.36 feet
to a point of tangent to the elevation
of 441.37 feet; thence falling at the
rate of 7.0 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 153.82 feet to the south
building line of Sebring avenue to the
elevation of 430,60 feet; thence level
for the distance of 50.0 feet to the
north building line of Sebring avenue
to the elevation of 430.60 feet; thence
falling at the rate of 10.0 feet per 100
feet for the distance of 95.17 feet to
a point of curve to an elevation of
421.08 feet; thence by a concave para¬
bolic curve for the distance of 50.0
feet to a point of tangent to the ele¬
vation of 417.58 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 4.0 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 84.83 feet to a point
of curve to the elevation of 414.10
feet; thence by a concave parabolic
curve for the distance of 82.02 feet
to the south line of an unnamed alley
to the elevation of 415.31 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 25, 1912.
Approved June 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 245.
No. 362
A ^• —Fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and re-establishing the grade
of .Atherton avenue, from Liberty ave¬
nue to a point 1230.48 feet west there¬
from.
Section 1. it ordained and enacted
h}/ the City 0 / in Ojuncll
aanemhled^ (ntd it hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tiiat
the width and position of the sidewalks
and roadway and the grade of the south
curb line of Atherton avenue, from Lib¬
erty avenue to a point 1230.48 feet
west therefrom, be and the same is
hereby fixed" and re-established as fol¬
lows, to-wit:
The sidewalks shall each have a
uniform width of '10 feet and shall
lie along and parallel to their resi)ec-
tive building lines.
The roadway shall be of a uniform
width of 40 feet and shall occupy the
centre position of the street lying be¬
tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above described;
The grade of the south curb line shall
begin on the west curb line of Liberty
avenue at an elevation of 207.94 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 4.0 feet
])er 100 feet for a distance of 215.36
feet to a i)oint of curve to an eleva¬
tion of 216.55 feet; thence by a para¬
bolic curve for a distance of 100 feet
to a point of tangent to an elevation
of 217.55 feet; thence falling at the
rate of 2.0 feet per 100 feet for a dis¬
tance of 337.69 feet to the east curb
line of Cyi>ress street to an elevation
of ,210.80 feet: thence level for a dis¬
tance of 30.0 feet to the west curb line
of Cypress street to an elevation of
210.80 feet; thenoe falling at the rate
of ’0!76 feet per lOp feet for a distance
of 239.38 feet to a point of curve to
an elevation of 209.00 feet; thence by
a parabolic curve for a distance of
100 feet to a point of tangent to an ele¬
vation of 207.13 feet; thence falling at
the rate of 3.0 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of .208.05 feet: to a point to
an elevation of 200.89 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflictlnff with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance-
Passed June 25, 1912.
Approved June 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 241.
No. 363
OHDIIVANCJb: —Fixing the width
and position of the roadway and
establishing the grade of Handler
street, from Jane street to Mary street,
the width and position of the roadway
on the center line and the grade on
the west curb line of Handler street,
from Jane street to Mary street, be
and the same is hereby fixed and es¬
tablished as follows, to-wit:
Sect Uni 1 Tie it ordained and enacted
hif the City of Piititburyhj in Council
(t^scmbled, and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame^ That
The center line of the sain roadway
shall begin on the south building line
of Jane street at the distant ^ of 420,00
feet east from the center linn of South
Thirty-second street according to the
plan of the Borough of Ov-nsby re¬
corded in the Department of Public
^Vo^ks of the City of Pitt.--burgh, in
Plan Book, Vol. 6, page 186, of the Bu¬
reau of Surveys; thence deflecting 90°
to the right in a southerly direction
for the distance of 272 feet to the cen¬
ter line of Mary street and ihe width
of the said roadway, shall extend for
the distance of 11.00 feet on each side
of the said center line.
The grade on the west curb line
shall begin on the south curb line of
Jane street, as now set, at the eleva¬
tion of 78.32 feet the P. C. of a concave
parabolic curve; thence by the said
curve for the distance of 88 feet to
the P. T. at the elevation of 84.48 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 9.00 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 47
feet to the north curb line of Har-
cum’s alley, as now set, at the eleva¬
tion of 88.71 feet; thence rising across
the said alley at the rate of 6 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 14.00
feet to the south curb line, as now set,
at the elevation of 89.55 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 8.00 feet per 100
feet for the distance of 114.00 f4et to
the north building line of Mary street
at the elevation of 98.67 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 2.00 feet per lOO
feet for the distance of 19.00 feet to
the north curb line at the elevation
of 99,05 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Pass«H< June 25, 1S12,
Approved June 26,
Ordirifuice Book 24, pag’e 247.
No. 364 !
A H OjHUI nance:—F ixing the width
and position of the sidewalk and i
roadway and -establishing the grade of ;
Buffingt^ avenue,, from Frampton I
street to Montooth street. i
Bec.tiou i. Be it ordained and <enaHed \
hy the of in Ojuneil (
■aiisenibieO, <and it ,ie ft^ereby ordain ad a.nd \
enebcted bj/ ihe authonriiy of the eanm^ Tiiat
the width and position .of the sidewalk
and roadway and the grade of the east I
curb line of Buffington avenue, from i
Framptoa street to Montooth street, '
be and the same is hereby Axed and
establiK;.»d as follows, to-wit: I
The sidewalk shall have a uniform ;
width oT 8.0 feet and shall lie along
and parallel to the easterly building
line.
The 1 ■ adway shall have a uniform
width ot 22 feet and shall occupy the
westerly portion of the street lying be- j
tween ihr= lane of the sldew'alk as above ;
descri’b^rd and the westerly building
line.
The grade of the east curb line shall
•begin on the southerly curb line of '
Frampton street at an elevation of
291.00 T+'et“ thence falling at the rate
of 1.77 fefft per 100 feet for a distance '
of 484,8;; feet to a point of curve to
an elevation of 282.42 feet; thence by
a ’concfeve parabolic curve for a dis- i
tance oT ’^O^.OO feet to a point of tan¬
gent to an elevation of 285.07 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 4.42 feet |
per 100 feet for a distance of 462.69
feet to the westerly curb line of Mon- j
tooth .street to an elevation of 305.52
feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi- '
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
IS hereby repealed, «o tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 2‘5, 3 912.
Approved .Tune 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 248.
No. 365
A n OHDINANCE — Granting to the !
Pennsylvania Light, Heat and
Power Company the right to enter upon ■
use and occupy streets,, avenues and
alleys in the First to the Twentieth ;
wards, both Ificutsive, of the City of !
Pittsburgh, for the purpose of con- 1
structing, laying and maintaining |
therein, conduits, subways, tubes, ca- i
bles and wires, and to erect poles and I
supports upon and along* said high¬
ways, and string wires and cables along !
the same, subject to the terms and con- i
ditlons herein provided. i
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiWtburph^ in Council
ajTJtembledj and it ie hereby ordained and
enacted by ihe authority oj the irawic, That
the Pennsylvania Light, Heat and
Power Company of Allegheny shall
have the right and It i« hereby aulhor-
i 2 ed to enter upon, use and occupy
streets, avenues, alleys and highways
of the First to the Twentieth wards,
both inculsive, of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, for the purpose of erecting and
malntaing poles or other supports, con¬
duits and subways upon, in, along ami
under the said streets and highways,
and to place and maintain therein and
thereon such wires, cables, tubes and
other electric appliances as may be nec¬
essary to enable the said corporation to
carry out itscorporate powers, subject to
the provisions of an Ordinance of the
City of Pittsburgh, entitled, “A Gen¬
eral Ordinance relating to the entry
upon, use and occujjatlon of the high¬
ways of the City of Pittsburgh by cor¬
porations supplying electric light, heat
and power to the public, or o|K*ralinK
telegraph or telephone lines, and jiro-
vUllng regulations 7 »ertalnlng thereto,*’
approved the twenty-second day of
May, 1895, and recorded in Ordinance
Book, Vol. 10, l>age 292.
Section 2. The company shall fur¬
nish electric current for light purposes
at a price not exceeding eight cents
per kilowatt hour, and shall furnish
arc lamps for street lighting purposes
for the City of Idttsburgh at a price
not exceeding sixty-five dollars per
light per annum for a service supplied
by an underground system; and at a
price not exceeding fifty-five dollars
j)er light per annum for a service sup¬
plied by an overhea<l system; said arc
lamps to burn every night from dusk
to daylight, or longer If atmospheric
conditions require, and said comi>any
shall furnish electric current for power
purposes at a jjrlce not exceeding four
cents per kilowatt hour. Said com¬
pany shall be permitted to charge a
minimum rate not to exceed 50 cents
I)er month for each recording watt¬
meter for lighting purposes and a min¬
imum charge not to exceed 50 cents
per horse-power per month on the ag¬
gregate horse-powers of every motor
In use for power.
In case the Council of the City, at
any time, shall be of the opinion that
the rate then charged, even though be¬
low the maximum rate herein provided,
is unreasonable, the question of a
proper rate or rates which in no c4tse
shall be in excess of the maximum rate
herein fixed may be submitted to a
Board consisting of three members, one
to be appointed by the Council, one
by the company, and the third by the
two members selecte<l. The Board shall
determine the question of the reason¬
ableness of the rate then charged, and
If the majority of the Board .shall be
of the opinion that the rate Is unrea¬
sonable they shall fix a proper rate or
rates, and such rate or rates shall he
binding upon the companj* until
changed by a subsequent board.
In case the company refuses to ap¬
point a representative on said Board
within thirty days after notice in writ¬
ing. the Judges of any Court of Com¬
mon Pleas of Allegheny County may.
upon the petition of the City, appoint
a representative for said company. T'ro-
vlded, however, that such arbitration
203
shall not occur more frequently than
every three years.
Section 3. The company shall fur¬
nish a meter for all customers with¬
out additional charge. The City of
Pittsburgh at all times shall have the
right, through its duly authorized
agents, to inspect said meters and to
test the same for the purpose of as¬
certaining the accuracy and efficiency
thereof. The City also reserves the
right to Inspect all parts of the i)lant
and systems of the company.
Section 4. There shall be no dis¬
crimination in the rates between the
same class of customers, and the rates
charged shall be uniform for the same
service, and the company shall not per¬
mit any rebate, refunds or reductions
directly or indirectly, excei>t uniform
discount for prompt payment.
Section 5. The said company shall
make extensions to its lines from time
to time to any part of the City includ¬
ed In the First to the Twentieth wards,
both inclusive, whenever requested so
to do by prospective consumers, who
will enter Into a contract providing for
the purchase of electricity for a period
of at least three (3) years, sufficient
to produce an annual income equal to
fifteen per cent (15%) of the actual
cost of making the extension, the saiti
cost to include only the cost of making
the connections to the existing wires.
Whenever the company furnishes elec¬
tricity in any i)art of the said wards,
it shall do so under and subject to the
provisions of this Ordinance and sub¬
ject to the provisions of any other
Ordinances granted to any company
which it has leased or controls or whose
lines it has purchased or leased, inso¬
far as such provisions are not incon¬
sistent herewith.
Section 6. There shall be paid to
the City of Pittsburgh by said com¬
pany an annual tax of two and one-
half (214)per centum on the gross
receipts of such company under this
Ordinance from the sale of electric
current, payable in equal semi-annual
installments on the second Monday of
January and .luly of each year, and
the amount of every such installment
shall be determined by the sworn state¬
ment of the j)resident or treasurer of
said company, which shall be filed with
the Controller on or before the fifteenth
days of January and July of each year,
showing the amount of such receipts
during the preceding six months.
It shall i)ermit the Mayor and City
Controller, or their representatives,
duly authorized, at all reasonable times
to inspect the books, papers, vouchers,
contracts and records of the said com¬
pany for the purpose of making an
audit, or to determine whether the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance are being
complied with.
Section 7. Right is hereby reserved
by the City of Pittsburgh to take and
purchase, and the company by the ac¬
ceptance of this Ordinance thereby
agrees to grant and convey to the said
City the entire plant and equipment
of the said company, whether within
the limit.a of the City or outside there¬
of, including also any property tha^
may he owned, operated or controlled
by the Pennsylvania Light and Power
Company or . any other company oper¬
ating or controlling the saiu company,
at any time after twenty v ears from
the date of the acceptance of this Or¬
dinance, upon six month.-) notice in
writing of the intention o' the City,
to accept the right to purchase,, as
herein provided. The pu;^.iiase price
thereof to be fixed in th - following
manner: namely, the cost of the re¬
production of the physical ))roperty of
the said system, less depreciation, plus
fifteen per centum on the depreciated
valuation, which shall be i<'. lieu of all
additional compensation f(?r franchise
value, earning power, goi.ag value or
any other change or claim v. hatsoever.
The City expressly reservi the right
to decline to take the pr jperty at a
valuation which may be 'xed by a
Board of Arbitration, as 'vrein pro¬
vided, and at any subseqi: ,t time to
have the property re-valucJ and con¬
tinue to exericise the po a rs herein
conferred until such time as the City
may elect to take the pr* perty at a
valuation fixed by arbitrinion or by
the Court.
Provided, that should tl •- City ac¬
quire less than the entire p; il as here¬
inbefore provided, by reiJ-a-u of any
restriction or limitation of its corpor¬
ate powers, the said Boa^- of Arbi¬
trators may ascertain the vaJue of said
l>ortlon upon the same basi ■- as herein¬
before provided for the e..lire plant
and allow a reasonable an^i fair addi¬
tion to said valuation for depreci¬
ated value of' the portion <)' plan not
acquired by the City and ti said com¬
pany hereby ageres that 1». the event
that the City is without po\v'r to pur¬
chase its entire plant, thut the City
may acquire such portion r-' its plant
as it is legally authorized o acquire
upon the basis of purchase as herein
provided.
The Board of Arbitrators to fix the
value, as hereinbefore pro' - led, shall
consist of one arbitrator to selected
by each of the parties herriij, one by
the City and one by the company, and
the third to be chosen by two ar¬
bitrators thus chosen, andJn case of
the refusal of the company lo appoint
an arbitrator or of the failure of the
two arbitrators to agree up<ut the third,
then the .fudges of the Court of Com¬
mon Pleas, or a majority of them, shall
have the power to api)olnt an arbitra¬
tor or abitrators to fill said Hoard.
Section 8. The consent hereby grant¬
ed shall not become effective until
this Ordinance is accepted by the com¬
pany, and the Pennsylvania Light
and Power Company, In w^riting, which
I w'riting shall be filed with the City
Controller within thirty days after the
I approval of this Ordinance, together
with the bond with security approved
by the City Controller in the sum of
fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars, to
guarantee *the commencement of the
construction work within three (3)
months after the acceptance of this
Ordinance, a.nd also to guarantee the
completion of the construction work
of at least five miles of trunk lines
per year (to include a trunk line to
•the Fast Bnd by way of Lawrenceville
section, a trunk line to the East End
by way oi Oakland section and a trunk
line to tlie South Side) for a period
of five y irs after the acceptance of
this OrdI’ . .nee, in the First to the*
Twentietii wards, both inclusive.
The said bond shall be reduced at
the rate five thousand ($5,000,00)
dollars imr year, and if the said com¬
pany shail have complied with this
Ordinance and all the provisions there¬
of during liie five years aforesaid, then
this bond shall be cancelled; other¬
wise said bond shall remain in full
force and . ffect and the said sum shall
be paid to the City as liquidated dam¬
ages and ill case the said company shall
fall to do -ny of the things herein pro¬
vided at toe times stated, all the rights
under thir, Ordinance shall be forfeited.
Section a. Said company shall not.
without the consent and approval of
the City, j^rant, convey, lease, assign
or transT'V the franchise hereby
granted or enter into any contract,
agreement or arrangement with any
other con 11 any or its officers or man¬
agers, wh'ch may be engaged in the
same busir.ess, directly or indirectly,
either a.s holding or operating com¬
pany, nor hall any officer or any em¬
ployee of caid company be an officer
or employ of any other company en¬
gaged in the same business under pen¬
alty of fort, iture of the rights granted
herein. j .>6 consent of the City is
given to l -e lease or transfer by the
F’ennsylva; Light, Heat and Power
Company i a the Pennsylvania Light
and Power Company of the rights or
franchises under this Ordinance, sub¬
ject to it;-5 acceptance as hereinbefore
provided
Section jO. The term of this fran¬
chise shal'. be twenty (20) years and
until the shall exercise its option
to purchase as herein provided.
Section 11. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 18, 1912.
Approved June 27, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 249.
No. 366
A IV ORHIIVANCE!—Fixing the width
and position of the roadway and
establishing the grade of Mary street,
from Handler street to a point 201 feet
west from Handler street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piitftburffhf in CSmncil
oAnembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the width and position of the roadway
on the center line and the grade on
the north curb line of Mary street,
from Handler street to a point 201 feet
west from the west building line of
Handler street, be and the same is
hereby fixed and established as fol¬
lows, to-wit*
The center line of the said roadway
shall begin on the center line of Hand¬
ler street at the distance of 272.00
feet south from its intersection with
the south building line of Jane street;
thence deflecting 90° to the right in
a westerly direction for the distance
of 231.00 feet to a point, and the width
of the said roadway shall extend for
the distance of 11.00 feet on each side
of the said center line.
The grade on the north curb line
shall begin on the' west curb line of
Handler street at the elevation of 99.06
feet; thence rising at the rate of 2.00
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
220 feet to a point at the elevation uf
103.46 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provl*
sion.s of this Ordinance be and the
same is nerehy repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 25, 1912.
Approved June 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 252.
No. 367
A n ORIHN.V.NCK—Flxing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway on Waba.sh street, from Nep¬
tune street to l^ark way.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame, That
the widtn and position of the sidewalks
and roadway on Wabash street, from
Neptune street to Park way, be and the
same is hereby fixed as follows, to-wit:
The sidewalks shall each have a uni¬
form width of eight (8'> feet and shall
lie along and parallel to their respec¬
tive building lines.
The roadway shall have a uniform
width of thirty-four (34') feet and shall
occupy the central portion of the street.
Section -2. iThat any Otdlnance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as fhe same
i affects this Ordina:bce.
Passed June 26, 1912.
Approved June 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 253.
i No. 368
A n ordinance — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Kendall street and
Kent street, from the crown on Ken¬
dall street south of Kent street to the
present sewer on Fifty-fourth street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited tl 'by.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Ounril
assembled, anH it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
a public sewer be constructed on Ken¬
dall street and Kent street, from the
crown on Kendall street south of Kent
street to the present sewer on Fifty-
fourth street. Commencing on Kendall
street at the crown south of Kent
street: thence northwardly along Ken¬
dall street to Kent street; thence west-
wardly along- Kent street to the present
sewer on Fifty-fourth street. Said
sewer to be pipe and fifteen (15'')
inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
W orks are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand four hundred ($2,400.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san*e
IS hereby repealed, so far as the same
alfects this Ordinance.
I'assed .June 25, 1912.
Approved June 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 253.
No. 369
A n ORDIN.VN’CK—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Shelby alley, from the
property line southeast of Hall street
to the present sewer on Hall street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
h\f the City of Pitlshxirfjh^ in Omncil
auMcmtded^ and it ift hereby ordained axid
enacted by the aaihority of the aame^ That
a public sewer be constructed on Shel¬
by alley, from the property line south¬
east of Hall street to the present sewer
on Hall street. Commencing on Shelby
alley at the property line southeast of
Hall street; thence northwestwardly
along Shelby alley to the present sewer
on Hall street. Said sewer to be i)ipe
and twelve (12") inches in diameter.
Section 2, The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the I.)epartment of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts.of Assembly of the Com¬
mon wealtn o" Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Orfifnauce; the con¬
tract or contracts therefer to be let In
* the manner directed by . .-ild Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; vnd the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the t*.>. 1 sum of
six hundred ($600.00) do:...jSr which is
the estimate of the whob .;ost as fur¬
nished by the Departxn- ( of l^ublle
Works,
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex-,
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected fm/ii properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions cf the Acts of
Assembly of the Comm- nwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thei-. lo and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any r'.dlnance or
part of Ordinance, conflic' iug with the
provisions of this Ordinan. be and the
same is hereby repealed far as the
same affects this Ordinaiu •
Passed June 25, 1912.
Approved June 26, 191:;
Ordinance Book 24, 254.
No. 370
A X ORIJINAXCK — A\;’-'-rizing and
directing the Mayor md the Di¬
rector of the Departmei. of Public
Works to advertise for a. I to award
a contract or contracts r the con¬
struction of sidewalks on <)uth eigh¬
teenth street opposite rer 'uing walls
between Josephine streei .ud Arling¬
ton avenue, and providing r the pay¬
ment of the cost thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained >nd enacted
by the City of Piitftburyl: in Council
as.*tenibled^ and it iff hereby -dained and
enacted by the authority of 0. same^ That
i the Mayor and the Director f ' he Depart¬
ment of Public Works sha . be and are
hereby authorized and dir' - ted to ad-
! vertise for proposals and > award a
contract or contracts to he lowest
responsible bidder or bid<brs for the
I construction of sidewalks on South
! Eighteenth street, opposib- retaining
■ walls between Josephine st;- ot and Ar-
i lington avenue, and to luiter into a
I contract or contracts with i oe success¬
ful bidder or bidders for \' c perform¬
ance of the work In accordance with
the Laws and Ordinances governing the
said City.
! Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of twenty-
eight hundred ($2,800.00) dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
i shall be and is hereby set apart and
appropriated from At)propriation No.
.37, X 8. Retaining Walls and Sidewalks,
and the Mayor and the Controller are
I respectively authorized and directed to
issue and countersign warrants in pay¬
ment of the costa of said w’ork.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance.
T^asaed June 18, 1912.
Approved June 26, 1912.
I Ordinance Book 24, page 255.
No. 371
A n OIUllNANCE — Re-establlshinjf
the ^jrade of Carson street West,
from Fer?iwood street westerly to the
City line.
8t*ctlou L Be it ordained and eiiacted
bt/ Uie City, of in Council
onHemtdedy and it ie tiereby ord<tined and
enacted bi’ the authority of the name. That
the gra<1r. of th« south curb line of
Carson rireet West, from Fern wood
street wt . terly to the City line, be and
the same is hereby re-established as
follows, to-wit;
Beginning at the westerly curb line
of Fernwood street at the elevation of
31.00 feel; thence rising at the rate
of 0.6 0 foot per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of iSd.3 feet to the City line to
an elevation of 32.14 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanio
IS hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
J*assed June 25, 1912.
Approvi't} June 26, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 256.
No. 372
A n 0R«:?V.%NCE — Re-establishing
the Kntde of Kingsboro street,
from Habe man avenue to Estella ave¬
nue.
IS(»ction J Be U ordained and enacted
htf the OiiM of Pitteburyh^ in 0>uncH
unJtembled, vnd it i» hereby ordained and
enacted by tne authority of the eamey That
the grade of the south curb line of
Kingsboro street, from Haberman ave¬
nue to Estella avenue, be and the same
is hereby re-established as follows, to-
wlt:
Beginning on the easterly curb line
of Haberman avenue at the elevation
of 331.58 feet: thence rising at the rate
of 3.00 feot per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 63.01 feet to a point of curve
to an elevation of 333.47 feet; thence
by a concave parabolic curve for the
distance of 50 feet to a point of tan¬
gent to an elevation of 336.62 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 9.6 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 94.79
feet to a point opposite the west build¬
ing line of F’asadena street to an ele¬
vation of 345.72 feet; thence rising at
the rate of 5.00 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 40.27 feet to a point
oppo.site the east building line of Pasa¬
dena street to an elevation of 347.73
feet; thence rising at the rate of 9.6
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
167.90 feet to a i)olnt of curve to an
elevation of 363.85 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for the dis¬
tance of 47.14 feet to the west curb
line of Estella avenue to an elevation
of 366.11 feel.
?>«rtion 1. That any Ordlnanc* or part
of Ordinanco conflietlng with tho provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is herebv repeflled, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 25, 1912,
Approved June 26. 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, i)age 256.
No. 373
A n ORI>IN.4.\<;k—A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of College avenue, from IOHk-
worth avenue to line of iPennsylvania
Railroad Company, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against an<i collected
from property specially benellled there¬
by.
i3<*<rti()n i. Be it ordained and enaetea
by the City of Pittxburyhf in t\junell
a-^sembled^ and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the jume, That
College avenue, from Ellsworth ave¬
nue to line of Pennsylvania Kullroud
Company be graded, paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
lereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
I Assembly of the Commonwealth of
I Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
I the said City of Pittsburgh relating
I (hereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
i points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let In the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the co'htract price or con¬
tract prices. If let In separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
five thousand three hundred ($5,300.00)
dollars which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of 1‘ublic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the rame.
i Section 4, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 25. 1912,
Approved June 29, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24, page 257.
No. 374
A n ORDlX.Wt'E—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of the southern roadway and
sidewalk of Suburban avenue, from
Falrplay street to a point 615 feet west
of Brookside avenue, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be a.s.sessed against and
cqllected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. Be R ordained and enacted
by the City of PittMntryh^ in Outneil
assembled^ and it in hereby onlainrd and
enaeted by the authority of the mme^ TIutt
the southern roadway and sidewalk of ■
Suburban avenue, from PaJrplay
street to a point 615 feet west of Brook-
side avenue be graded, paved and
curbe.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of '
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of !
the said Ci^y of Pittsburgh relating [
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there- i
for to be let In the manner directed by I
tile said Acts of Assembly and Ordi- ■
nances; and the contract price or con- !
tract prices, if let In separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of i
thirteen thousand two hundred ($13,-
200.00) dollars, which is the estimate I
of the whole cost as furnished by the ;
Department of l*ublic Works, !
Section 3. The cost, damage* and ex- |
pense of the same shall be assessed |
against and collected from properties j
specially benefited thereby. In accord- I
anoe with the provisions of the Acts of i
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
PennaylvBnin relating thereto and regu- i
latlng the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Oidinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same !
atLCCts this Ordinance.
Passed .June 25, 1912.
Api>roved .lune 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 257.
No. 375
A > tIKDINANCIO —Authorizing and
directing the grading and paving
ot Carmine alley, from Sheridan street
to Thisbe (formerly White) alley, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1, lie it ordained and enncird
in) the at)/ of Piltxtnn'uh^ in Couttri^
axxemtded^ and it ix ]iereh)j ordained <tn^i
enacted by the authority of the aame^ TJiut
Carmine alley, from Sheridan street to
Thisbe street (formerly White) alley
Ije gra<led and paved.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
T’ennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
projiosals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of. Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contradts,
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand three hundred ($2,300.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furrl.she<l by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, d.- ! >ages and
expense of the same shall •; assessed
against and collected fro.'i' properties
specially benefited thereby, .n accord¬
ance with the provisions ot .he Acts of
Assembly of the Commn \ ealth of
Pennsylvania relating ther and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any f Inance or
part of Ordinance, confilctl with th*
provisions of this Ordinance he and the
same is hereby repealed sr far ai the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 25, 1912.
Approved June 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page ' 8.
No. 376
A n ORUINANCK—Authr. Ing and
directing the grading, i-egrading
paving, repaving and ot) vise im¬
proving of Grant boulevard. om Jlidg-
way street to a point 450.9'J et north¬
westwardly, and of the str { affected
thereby, to-wit; Kidgway - et, from
Grant boulevard to a point '5.90 feet
northwardly, and providin that the
costs, damages and exper of the
same be assessed against a collected
from property specially ben - d there¬
by.
Section 1. Be it ordained d enacted
by the. Cit)/ of PittHburyh, Coanvd
asftemhled^ and it i.s hereby o- rined inal
2nac.led by the authority of ilv rme, That
Grant boulevard, from Rldr y street
to a point 450.99 feet north stwardly,
and the street affected by t improve¬
ment of the same, to-wiv Hidgway
street, from Grant boulevart; o a point
165.90 feet northwardly, be .ided, re¬
graded, i>aved, repaved anil therwise
Improved.
Section 2 The Mayor and f Director
of the Department of Public orKS aie
hereby authorized and direct-d to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with • Acts of
Assembly of the Commonweal ' of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances the said
City of Pittsburgh relating tf ereto and
regulating the same, for prot osals for
the grading, regrading, pavintr. repaving
and otherwise improving of snld streets
between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be Rt in the
manner directed by the said Acts of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
pi’ice or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
seventeen thousand ($17,000.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
1‘ennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same i.s hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this (Ordinance.
20H
Passed une 25, 1912.
Approv June 29, 1912.
Ordinal,-, e Book 24, pa^e 259.
No. 377
A n op VINANCE—^Authorizing and
dlret iing the grading and paving
with aspl U to the full width of Maple-
ton alley, from Hlghvlew street to
Haights jjueet and providing that the
costs, da.uages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and col¬
lected fro )i property specially benefited
thereby.
Wherea^j. It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of the
City Clerk : that a majority of property
owners h\ interest and number abutting
upon the Une of Mapleton alley, be¬
tween ir;.;hvlew street and Haights
street havi- petitioned the Council of
the City of Pittsburgh to enact an or¬
dinance lor the grading and paving
with aspVtJ'lt to the full width of same,
therefore
S<‘ction ]. Be it ordained ana enacted
hy the ('ify of PitM>urph, in Council
(utxetnfded, (>\d it ift hei'eby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
Mapleton jlley, from Highview street
to Haight^ street be graded and paved
with asphalt to the full width of same.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereb- authorized and directed to
advertise, n accordance with the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylv£;riia and the ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto a’"-d regulating the same, for
proposals Tor the grading and paving
of said street between said points; the
contract or contracts therefor to be let
In the manner directed by the said Acts
of Assembly and ordinances; and the
contract price or contract prices, if let,
in separate contracts, not to exceed the
total sum of two thousand one hun¬
dred ($2,100.00) dollars, which Is the
e.stimate of the whole cost as furnished
by the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 25, 1912.
Approved June 29, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 260.
No. ~~
A n 0RI>Inance—A nnulling a con¬
tract made and entered into the
22nd day of June, A. D., 1911, between
the City of Pittsburgh of the first part.
and D. Dlnardo, of the second part, for
the repaving of Muriel street, from
South Twelfth street, to South
Fifteenth street.
Whereas, A contract was made be¬
tween the City of Pittsburgh an<l iK
Dlnardo for the repaving of said Mu¬
riel street; and
Whereas, By the terms of said con¬
tract, said D. Dlnardo agreed to com¬
plete said Improvement on or before
August 15th, 1911; and
Whereas The said City, through Its
proper officers, notified said D. Dln¬
ardo, by several communications, to
proceed with said Improvement, and
said D. Dlnardo has failed to do so;
now, therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and rnitrtrd
by the City of iHitubnruh, in Onmcil
tuuiembled, and it u hereby ordained and
■macied by the authority of the «amc, That
that certain contract No, .3160, Mayor's
Office File, Box 158, made the 22nd
day of June, A. !)., 1911, between the
City of Pittsburgh, of the first part,
and 1). Dlnardo, of the second part, for
the repaving of Muriel street, from
South Twelfth street to South Fifteenth
street, shall be and the same is here¬
by annulled and declared to be void
and of no effect.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Pas.sed June 26, 1912.
Approved June 29, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24, page 260.
No 379
A n OHniNANCF.— To compel the
use of mufflers on motor vehicles,
and providing penalties for the viola¬
tion thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by (he City of Pitteburyhy in CbimcfJ
a.wmftfed, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «a»ie. That
every motor vehicle propelled by an
Internal combustion engine, when such
vehicle Is on any street, road, avenue,
alley, park, parkway or public place
within the City Limits shall, when such
engine is running, he equipped with a
muffler or silencer, through which all
of the exhaust gases from the engine
will e.scape Into the atmosphere.
Section 2. Tt shall be unlawful for
the operator or driver of any motor
vehicle to use any cut-out, fitting or
other apparatus or a device which will
allow the exhaust gases to escape into
the atmosphere without passing
through a suitable muffler or silencer
as described In Section 1.
Section 3. Any person violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof, be subject to a pen¬
alty not exceeding $10.00 and in de¬
fault of payment thereof to be com¬
mitted to the Allegheny County Jail
for a period of not exceeding 30 days.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take
effect 30 days after Its passage.
Section 5. That any Ordinance or part I
of Ordinance conflicting: with the provi- i
sions of this Ordinance be and the same '
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 25, 1912.
Approved June 29, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 261. 1
No. 380 I
A n OllOINANCE—Changing the name
of Federal street, between Lafay¬
ette avenue and PerrysvlUe avenu, to i
St. Luke’s square. i
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted \
bfi the Citfj of Pitiaburuh^ in Council ,
axsenibleOy and it in hereby ordained and I
enacted by the authority of the «anu\ Tiiat
the name of Federal street, between j
Lafayette avenue and Perrysville ave¬
nue, shall be and the same is hereby
changed to St. Luke’s square.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, coniiicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as tlie
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed June 25, 1912.
Approved June 29, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 262. i
No. 381
A n 0RI>1N.\NCK—Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the laying of a water pipe line for
the general extension and betterment
of service of the water supply on the
South Side.
Section 1. lie ordained and enacted
by the City of PiU/thuryh^ in 0)uncil
it'ixeinbled, and it ix hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the namCy That
the Mayor and the i^ureclor of the De¬
partment of I’ublic Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized and directed to advertise for
proposals and to award a contract or
contracts to the lowest responsible bid¬
der or bidders for the laying of a water
pij)e line for the general extension and
betterment of service of the water .sup¬
ply on the South Side, as follows:
From the corner of Hoss and Water
streets, north to Second avenue on
Uoss street, thence east on Second
avenue a distance of •T625 feet from
the beginning, for a sum not to exceed
seven thousand ($7,000.00) dollars, in
accordance with the Act of Assembly
entitled ‘An Act for the government of
cities of the second class,” approved
the 7th day of March, A. I)., 1901, and
the different supplements and amend¬
ments thereto, and the ordinances of
Council in such cases made and pro¬
vided.
Section 2. That the sum of seven
thousand ($7,000.00) dollars, or so much
of the .same as may be neces.sary, shall
be and is hereby set apart and apj)ro-
priated for the payment or payments
required for the performance of the
above mentioned work, and that the
said amount or amounts be paid out of
Appropriation No. 108.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 2, 1912.
Approved July 3, 1912.
Ordinance Book 23, page 262.
No. 382
A n .ORIJINANCK —Authoiizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Veteran street, trom Ken¬
nedy avenue to Hawkins street, and
providing that the costs, damages and
exi^enses of the same b*; assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby,
Se<ttJon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUxburuh, Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
Veteran street, from Kennedy avenue
to Hawkins street be gra^'/d, paved
and curbed.
Section 2. tThe Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public WorKs
are hereby authorized and direeled to aJ-
vei tise, in accordance with the Acts of
Ae.sembly of the Commonweal tii of l‘enn-
sylvania, and the Ordinances ef the said
^.ly of JMttsbuigh relating thereto and
’ emulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbi!'g of said
street between said points, th..- contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
p, ice or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
seventy-four hundred ($7,400.00) dol¬
lars, which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the De)>artment of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, danuiges and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 2, 1912.
Approved July 3, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 263.
No. 383
A n tnilHN-lNCK—Creating the posi¬
tion of Ornithologist in the Bu¬
reau of Parks, Dei)artment of Public
Works, and fixing his salary.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh, in Oouneit
axxembled, and it is hereby ordained
enacted by the authority of the same, That
from and after the pas.sage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the Director
of the Department of Public Works is
210
her 61 ) 3 ’ atithOTized and directed to em¬
ploy hh Orththoloistart In the Bureau of
Park , Department of Public Works, at
the yaJary of ^lOO.OO ®er month, pay¬
able i’or <;he balance of the present fis¬
cal year fx>om Appropriation No 42, Con-
tinge r.t Fund, and thereafter from the
'Appropriation made for the Bureau of
Parkj., Salaries.
Sec*-on 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Onljnance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is h<^!/eby repealed, so tar as the same
afCec).- this Ordinance.
Pa^.ed July 2, 1912.
Approved July 9, 1912.
Oi uinance Book 24. page 2&3,
No. 384
curbing of River avenue, from Federal
street to west line of Dasher street and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from proi>€rty
specially benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file In the office of the
City Clerks that a majority of property
owners in Interest and number abut¬
ting upon the line of Klver avenue,
from I’ederal street to west line of
Dasher street have Petitioned the Coun¬
cil of the City of IMtlsburgli to enact
an ordinance for the grading, j)Rvlng
and curbing of the same. Therefore
Section 1. Jifi it ordained and emtrfni
bj/ the Qitp of PiUntmrah, in Otunril
assembledt and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority o/ </ie name^ Tlmt
River avenue, from Federal street to
west line of Dasher street, be graded,
paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
erehy authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let In the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
six thousand dollars which is the esti¬
mate of the whole cost as furnisred by
the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
T*aased .July 9, 1912.
A proved .luly 11, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 265.
No. 386
A ]V ORHI^ANCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Reynolds street, from Lin¬
den street to Ha.stlngs street and pro-
vidlng that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. He it ordained and maeted
by (he City of PWnbarph^ in Omneil
annembled, and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the »ame. That
Reynolds* street, from Linden street to
Hastings street be graded, paved and
curbed.
A A OROINANCID—Authorizing and
•xii>ecUng the grading, paving and
cuTbjc\g of Antietani street, from Java
allej to the east line of Greenwood
stre i, and providing that the costs,
dam -.;-,'es and expenses of the same be
asscr-sed against and collected from
prop rty specially benefited thereby.
Se«- <m 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by i-e City of Pitinhurf/ft,^ tn Council
and it in hereby nyrdained and
encu'i i by the authority of the «ame, That
Anti •!.ani street, from .Java alley to
the 'iist line of Greenwood street be
gradf d, paved and curbed.
St' r.ion 2. The Mayor and the Director
of t! : Department of Public Works are
her- / authoriaed and directed to ad¬
vert.-e, in accordance with the Acts of
Assor^ibly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the aid City of Pittsburgh relating
ther- lo and regulating the same, for
proj'osals for the grading, paving and
crurV>ing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, 4f let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
thirteen thousand eight hundred ($13,-
800.00) dollars, which is the estimate of
the whole c^st as furnished by’ the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section 2. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited theretoy, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
AiBSembly Of Che Commonwealth of | •
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu- j
laUng the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or pa» t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions oT this Ordinance, be and the
«ame Is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 9. 1912.
Approved .luly' 11, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 264.
No. 385 '
A n ordinance—^A uthorizing and
directing the garding, paving and
21
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth o^ Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts-
burg^h relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
four thousand three hundred ($4,300.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the J)ei)art-
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereiby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4c That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed .luly 9, 1912.
Approved July 11, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 265.
No. 387
A .\ ORIHNANCK—Authorizing and
dii'ccliugthc a:riiding, paving and curb¬
ing of Ttransit alley, from Fifth ave¬
nue to Torrens street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from i)roi)erty specially bene¬
fited thereby.
occtiou A. Be it ordained and enactea
hi) i}\e. Ciiif <)/ Pittshii in Council
axuemhled^ and it is herrOi/ ordained and
enacted hi) ike aathority of the aame^ Tiiat
Transit alley,** from Fifth avenue to
Torrens street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department ot Public Works
are hereby authoiized and directed to a i-
vertise, in accordance with the Acts
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
ty of Pittshui gn relating thereto and.
regulating the same, for proposals
'■''e giading, jiaving and curbing of said
street between sai(l points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
[irice or contract prices, if let in separate
f>'.n t] not to exceed the total sum of
four thousand three hundred ($4,300.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works,
Section 3, The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with iha provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the aan*e
Is hereby repealed, so far a: the same
affects this Ordinance,
Passed July 9, 1912.
Approved July 11, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 2t6.
No. 388
A X OHDilVANCK—Creating ihe posi¬
tion of Manager of Music :n Parks,
and providing for the paymv^nt of his
salary.
1. Be it ordained av.d enacted
hff the City of Piitshurf/h, in Council
(tssenihled, and it is hereby orda/^ned and
enacted by the authority of the tarnCt That
the Director of the Departmeni; of Pub¬
lic Works is hereby authoi and
directed to a])point one pers' to be
known as Manager of Music in Parks,
to serve during the months f June,
j July and August, at a salary < j $200.00
per month, payable from Appr- priation
. No. 36, Bureau of l^arks, li t m S 9,
Music in Parks.
I Section 2. That any Ordinan :• or part
[ of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and ho samo
s hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I I'assed July 9, l'9l2.
1 Ai)proved July 11, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 267.
I No. 389
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
J curbing of Decision alley, from Oraham
• street to itebeced street and i»rovid-
• irg that the costs, damages and expen¬
ses of the same be assessed igainst
! and collected from property specially
I benefited thereby.
Section 1, Be it , ordained and enacted
h>f the City of Jkitstturyh^ in Council
O’isetn'ded^ find it. is htoyhy orflained (tnd
3u<trf.ed by the atUhoriiy of the same, That
► Decision alley, from Graham street to
Itebecca street be graded, paved and
! curbed.
1 Section 2, The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the l)ei>aitinent of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance" with the Acts of
I . . .sembly of the Commonwealth of Pen i-
sylvania, and the Ordinances of tlie said
I .V of 1 ittshurgh relating thereto and
j regulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
i street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
! manner directed by the said Act of As-
I sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
I pi ice or contract prices, if let in separate
I contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, which
' is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the. Tieriartment of !*ub-
1 lie Works.
212
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord-
’ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, 1912,
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 267.
No. 390
A n ORDlNANCI^i—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Jordan alley, from Miilvale
avenue to Wlnebiddle street, and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Whereas, It appears by the petition
and affidavit on file in the office of the
City Clerks that a majority of property
owners in interest and number abut¬
ting upon the line of Jordan alley, from
Miilvale avenue to Winebiddle street,
have petitioned the Council of the City
of Pittsburgh to enact an ordinance for
the grading, paving and curbing of the
same, 'r here fore
Setdion 1. Be it ordained and enaeled
bff the City of PiitssburQh, in Council
axsemhled, and it U hereby ordained and
enameled by ike authority of the zame^ That
Jordan alley, from Miilvale avenue to
Winebiddle street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the j>epartment of Public Works are
liereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
four thousand ($4,000.00) dollars, which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sanis
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
' Passed July 16, 1912.
I Approved July 17, 1912.
j Ordinance Hook 24, page 263.
' No. 391
A JV Oil DIN A NCK— Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
i curbing of Uockland avenue, from
I Hampshire avenue to alley north of Se-
bring street, fixing the width of the
I roadway and sidewalks, and provIU-
I ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
j and collected from property specially
benefited thereby
I Whereas, It appears by the petition
I and affidavit on file in the office of
the City Clerks that a majority of prop-
I erty owners In interest and number
] abutting upon the line of Uockland
avenue, from Hampshire avenue to al-
j ley north of Sebrlng street, have pe-
1 titioned the Council of the City of
i Pittsburgh to enact an ordinance for
the grading, paving and curbing of the
I same, the roadway to be 22 feet wide
j and the sidewalks 8 feet wide, There-
I fore,
j Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
\ by the City of PitUburyhy in Otuncil
I QMembtid^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tama, That
I Rock land street, from Hampshire ave-
1 nue to alley north of Sebrlng street
j be graded to a width of 38 feet, paved
to a width of 22 feet, and curbetb the
I center line of said grading and paving
i to coincide with the center line of said
street as opened.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
j of the Dei)artment of Public Works are
I hereby authorized and directed to ad-
I vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
; Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
[ the said City of Pittsburgh relating
j thereto and regulating the same, for
1 pro))osals for the grading, paving and
j curbing of said street between said
! points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi-
I nances; and the contract price or con-
■ tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
j not to exceed the total sum of
I fifteen thousand five hundred ($16.-
1 500,00) dollars, which Is the estimate of
j the whole cost aS'turnished f>y the i>e-
; partment of Public Work.s.
I Section S. The cost, damages and ex-
1 pense of the same shall be assessed
j against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvsnla relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
I of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro-
I visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
I same affects this (Ordinance.
1 Passed July 16, 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 269.
No. 392
A n OKUINANCK —Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Album street, from a
point about 20 feet southwest of Dun-
more street to present sewer on An-
nea street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. lie it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittaburyh^ in Council
ansemhled, and in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «awe, That
a public sewer be constructed on Al¬
bum street, from a point about 25 feet
southwest of Dunmore street to pres¬
en sewer on Anneta street. Commenc¬
ing on Album street at a point about
20 feet southeast of Dunmore street;
thence southwestwardly along Album
street to yiresent sewer on Anneta
street. Said sewer to be pipe and
fifteen (15") inches In diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance •
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand four hundred ($1,400.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed .
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
I’ennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
af’ccts this Ordinance.
Passed .IVily 16, 1912.
Api)roved .July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Rook 24, i)age 270.
No. 393
A \ OROINANCK —Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Flemington avenue and
T>rivate property of Harry Blair et al..
from present sewer and from the prop¬
erty line of the Dupont Land Company
to the present sewer on William Pitt
boulevard, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially- benefited thereby.
Section 1. lie it ordained and entufed
by the City of Pittuburyh, m Chuavit
eufsemhled^ and it ie hereby ordained nral
enacted by the authority of the jtume, That
a public sewer be constructed on Plem-
ington avenue and private property of
Harrj'^ Blair et. al., from present sewer
and from property line of the Dupont
Land Company to the present sewer on
William IMtt boulevard. Commencing
on Flemington avenue at the present
sewer and at the property line of the
Dupont Land Company; thence east-
wardly and westwardly along Flem¬
ington avenue to the private property
of Antonio Del Monico; thence north¬
wardly on, over, across and through
the said private proper^ of Antonio
Del Monico and Harry Blair to Mon-
teiro street thence across Monteiro
street to the private property of An¬
tonio Ambrosia; thence continuing on,.
, over, across and through the said pri-
[ vate property of Antonio Ambrosia and
i the Dupont Land Company to the pres¬
ent sewer on William Fitt boulevard.
I Said sewer to be pipe and fifteen (15">
inches in diameter, Sal<r sewer to be
I constructed in accordance with the plan
hereto attached and hereby made a
I part of this ordinance,
i Section 2. The Mayor and the Dl-
! rector of the Department of Public
! Works are hereby authorized and
• directed to advertise, in accordance
I with the Acts of Assembly of the Com-
I monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the s.ame, for proposals for the .^on-
j struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con-
' tract or contracts therefor to be let in
■ the manner directed by said Acts of
j Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00)
dollars which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed .luly 16. 1912.
Approved .July 17. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 270.
No 394
A \ om>IN\NrE — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on the south sidewalk of
P'riendship avenue from a point about
20 feet east of Gross street to pres¬
ent sewer on Winebiddle avenue, and
providing that the costs, ’damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
214
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enactrd
by the City of Pittaburph, in Council
iuieembledy and it hereby ordained onU
enacted by the authority qf the eame^ That
a public sewer be constructed on the
south sidewalk of Friendship avenue,
from a point about 20 feet east of Gross
street to present sewer on Wineblddle
avenue. Commencing^ on the south
sidewalk of Friendship avenue at a
point about 20 feet east of Gross street;
thence eastwardly along the south
sidewalk of Friendship avenue to pres¬
ent sewer on Winebiddle avenue. Said
sewer to be pipe and fifteen (15'^) inches
In diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
rot to exceed the total sum of
one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Public
Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 272.
No. S95
A \ ORDIIVANK — Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Hargrove street and
Warburton street from a point near the
crown on Hargrove street to Saw Mill
Run, and providing that the costs, dam¬
ages and expenses of the same be as¬
sessed against and collected from prop¬
erty specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordniried and enacted
hy the City of Pittsburph^ in Council
and it ie hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority o/ the same^ That
a public sewer be constructed on Har¬
grove street and Warburton street from
a point near the crown of Hargrove
street to Saw Mill Run. Commencing
on Hargrove street at a point near the
crown; thence northwestwardly along
Hargrove street to Warburton street.
Said sewer to be pipe and eight (8'')
Inches in diameter. Thence northeast¬
wardly along Warburton street to Saw
Mill Run; said sewer to be pipe and
fifteen (16") Inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let tn
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4' That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same is aereby repealed, so far as the
.same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16. 1912.
Approved July 17. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 272.
I No. 396
A n oHDINAXCF.—A uthorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Palm Beach avenue,
private property of Mary A. Ward and
Shlraa avenue, from the present sewer
on Palm Beach avenue to the present
sewer on Pauline avenue, and provid¬
ing that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piltuburph, in Otuncil
a.HMcmbled, and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «ame, Tlmt
a public sewer be constructed on Palm
Beach avenue, private property of Mary
A. Ward and Shlras avenue, from the
present sewer on Palm Beach avenue to
the present sewer on Pauline avenue.
Commencing on Palm Beach avenue at
the present sewer; thence northwardly
along Palm Beach avenue to a point
about 150 feet north of Shiras avenue;
thence eastwardly and southwardly on,
over, across and through the private
property of Mary A. Ward to Shiras
avenue; thence eastwardly along Shiras
avenue to the present sewer on Paul¬
ine avenue. Said sewer to be pipe and
eight (8") inches in diameter. Sewer
to be constructed In accordance with
the plan hereto attached and hereby
made a part of this ordinance.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com-
monwealtn o^’ Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand six hundred ($1,600.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or pa' t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, iyi2.
Approved July 17,.1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 273.
No. 397
A \ ORDIIVANCK—Authorizing and
^ directing the construction of a
public sewer on southeast sidewalk of
Kirkpatrick street, from a point about
30 feet northeast of Shafer street to
the present sewer on Grant boulevard,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from pro])erty
si)ecially benefited thereby.
Sectiou 1. it orrfnincd and enacted
h)f the City of PiUtdniryh^ in Council
asaernhled^ and it i.H herchy ordained and
enacted by (he authority of the Tiiat
a imblic sewer be constructed on the
southeast sidewalk of Kirkpatrick
street, from a i)oint about 30 feet north¬
east of Shafer street to the present
sewer on Grant boulevard. Commenc¬
ing on the southeast sidewalk of Kirk¬
patrick street at a point about 30 feet
northeast of Shafer street: hence norh¬
eas t ward I y along the soutiieast side¬
walk of Kirkpatrick street to the pres¬
ent sewer on Grant l)ouIevard. Said
sewer to be pipe and fifteen (15")
inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, fcr proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand eight hundred ($1,800.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accjord-
anoe with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sante
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I’assed July 16. 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 275.
No. 398
ORI>IJVA^CK—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public relief sewer on South Thirtieth
street from the present sewer on Jane
street to the jiresent sewer on South
Thirtieth street at a point near Sarah
sreel, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the .same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Sectiou 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of BitLsburyhy in Councit
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samCf Tliat
a public relief sewer be constructed on
South Thirtieth street, from the pres¬
ent sewer on Jane street, to the pres-
entsewer on South Thirtieth sireet at
a point near Sarah street. Commencing
on South Thirtieth street by intersect¬
ing the present sewer on Jane street;
thence northwardly along South
Thirtieth street to the j)resent sewer
on South Thirtieth street at a point
near Starh street. Said sew'er to be
pil)e and twenty (20") inches in diam¬
eter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
Ihe s.amc, for proposals for the .con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price 01 contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
thirty-four hundred ($3,400.00) dollars,
which Is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of
I^ublic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acta of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby r^ealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 275.
No. 399
A n OllDlNANCE—Authorizing the
purchase of certain property of
Englebert Schultheis, situate in the old
Seventh ward of the City of Allegheny,
and providing for the payment thereof.
Whereas, By reason of certain im¬
provements made by the City on Troy
Hill road and the construction of a
certain retaining wall which has set¬
tled, from time to time, against the
premises of one Englebert Schultheis,
causing the building thereon to be
pushed out of line until the said build¬
ing finally collapsed; and,
Where as, In order to properly repair
(he saiti wall and to recompense the
said Englebert Schultheis for damages
which be has sustained, it seems ad¬
visable lo purchase the property of the
said Englebert Schultheis; and,
Whereas, The said lOnglebert Schul¬
theis hsi.s agreed to sell said property
for the sum of four thousand ($4,000.00)
dollars and release the City from all
damages or claims whatsoever arising
out of any injury to said premises; now,
therefore,
Section 1. lie it. ordained and enacted
b,i/ the Citi/ of Pithshurf/hy in Council
(utsemhled, and it iff hereby/ ordained ittul
tnacted by the authority of the »ame^ Tliat
the proper officers of the City be and
they are hereby authorized and directed
to procure from one, Englebert Schul¬
theis, a certain property situate in the
Twenty-fourth (24th) ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, formerly the Seventh
ward of Allegheny, County of Alle¬
gheny and State of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit:
Being the easterly twenty-five (25)
feet of the property owned by said
Englebert Schultheis. fronting on Troy
Hill road, and extending back to Pros¬
pect street, being part of the property
conveyed to said Schultheis by deed
of Henry Riddle, et. ux. by deed dated
October 30th. 1884, and recorded in the
Recorder’s Office of Allegheny County
in Deed Book, Vol. 494, page 521; the
deed from .said Schultheis to the said
City of Pittsburgh to be from a survey
to be made.
Upon the execution and delivery of
the proper deed conveying fee simple
title free and clear of all nens and en¬
cumbrances for the said premises, the
proper officers are hereby authorized
and directed to pay to the said Engle¬
bert Schultheis the sum of four thou¬
sand ($4,000.00) dollars, as full con¬
sideration for the said premises and to
secure a release for damages of all
I claims whatsoever that the said Engle¬
bert Schultheis may have against the
City of Pittsburgh.
Section 2. The aforesaid sum of four
thousand ($4,000.00) dollars be and the
same is hereby appropriated out of Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
1 of Ordinance conflicting with the provl-
I sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
I affects this Ordinance.
T'assed July 9, 1912.
i Approved .July 17, 1912.
! Ordinance Book 24, page 276.
No. 400
A n ohoinanck—A mending Section
1 or an ordinance entitled, “An Or¬
dinance fixing the number and salaries
of officers and employes In the Office
of the Department of Assessors,” ap¬
proved March 25th, 1912.
Section 1 of an ordinance entitled, “An
Ordinance fixing the number and sal¬
aries of officers and employes in the
office of the Department of Assessors,”
ap])roved March 25th, 1.912, and record¬
ed in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24, page 3D,
w'hich reads as follows:
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitt.tOut'uh, iti Ofuneii
(fHMemtded, <(nd it in hereby ordained and
efiacted by the authority of the name, Tlmt
from and after the passage and ap¬
proval of this ordinance, the number
and salaries of the officers and em¬
ployes in the office of the Department
of As.se.ssor.s shall be and the same are
fixed and established as follow's, to-wit;
One Chief Assessor, salary of three
thousand three hundred ($3,300.00) dol¬
lars per annum.
Eight Assessors, salary of twenty-
seven hundred ($2,700,00) dollars, per
annum, each.
One Chief Clerk, salary of two thou-
and ($2,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Assistant Chief Clerk, salary of
eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dollars per
annum.
Nine Clerks, salary of one hundred
($100.00) dollars, each, per month.
Thirteen Clerks, salary of eighty-
five ($85.00) dollars, each, per month.
Four Draftsmen, salary of one hun¬
dred ($100.00) dollars, each, per month.
One Messenger, salary of eighty-five
($85.00) dollars per month,
Shall be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows, to-wIt:
‘Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of IMttsburghln
Council assembled, and it Is hereby or¬
dained and enacted by the authority of
the same. That from and after the pas¬
sage and approval of this ordinance,
the number and salaries of the officers
and employes in the office of the De¬
partment of Assessors shall be and the
same are fixed and established as fol¬
lows, to-w'it:
217
One Chief Assessor, salary of three
thousand three hundred ($3,300.00) dol¬
lars per annum.
Eight Assessors, salary of twenty-
seven hundred ($2,700.00) dollars, per
annum, each.
One Chief Clerk, salary of two thou¬
sand ($2,000.00) dollars per annum.
One Assistant Chief Clerk, salary of
eighteen hundred ($1,800.00) dollars
per annum.
Five Clerks, salary of one hundred
twenty ($120.00) dollars, each, per
month.
Four Clerks, salary of one hundred
($100.00) dollars, each, per month.
Thirteen Clerks, salary of eighty-
five ($85.00) dollars, each, per month.
One Chief Draftsman, salary of one
hundred twenty-five ($125.00) dollars,
per month.
Two Draftsmen, salary of one hun¬
dred ($100.00) each, per month.
One Messenger, salary of eighty-five
($85.00) dollars per month.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed .July 16, 1912.
Approved .July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 277.
No. 401
A n ordinance—W^ idening Vista
street, from Goehring street to
the 1st angle west of Goehring street,
in the Twenty-fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, and providing that the
cost, damages and expenses occasioned
thereby be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties benefited there¬
by.
Section 1. Jie if, onUdnod ft rtf I rnttcfed
hf/ the Cfti/ of PtUahnrffhy in Otunvil
t()(}<em.bledj and it i.v hereby ordained ttnd
enacted by the authority of the namef That
Vista street, from Goehring street to
the first angle west of Goehring street
In the Twenty-fourth ward of the City
of Pittsburgh, be widened, to a variable
width along the following described
lines:
The south building line of Vista
street shall begin at a point on the
south building line of Goehring street,
said point being at a distance of 291.61
feet west from a point opposite the
intersection of the north building line
of Goehring street with the west build¬
ing line of Lappe lane; thence in a
westwardly direction by the arc of a
circle with a radius of 25 feet and a
central angle of 90° 00' for a distance
of 39,27 feet to a point of tangent:
thence in a westwardly direction by
the tangent to said curve for a dis¬
tance of 96.29 feet to a point on the
south building line of Vista street as
now located.
The north building line of Vista
street, shall begin at a point on the
southerly building line of Goehring
street 25 feet west from the Intersec¬
tion of the south building line of
Goehring street with the south build¬
ing line of Vista street as above de¬
scribed and shall be parallel with and
at a perpendicular distance of 25 feet
north of the south building line of
Vista street as above described, for
a distance of 100.78 feet to the first
angle of Goehring street, .said north
building line of Vista street shall co¬
incide with the south building line of
Goehring street between the i)Oints de-
1 scribed.
Said building lines as above de-
I scribed shall be in accordance with
j . plan hereto attached and made part of
I this ordinance.
I Section 2. The Department of Public
! Works is hereby authorized and di-
i rected to cause said Vista street, from
Goehring street to the first angle west
1 of Goehring street to be widened, In
! conformity with the provisions of Sec¬
tion 1 of this ordinance.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
I expenses caused thereby, and the bene-
i fits to pay the same, shall be assessed
I against and collected from properties
benefited thereby, in accordance with
the provisions of the Acts of .\ssembly
j of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
relating thereto and regulating the
I same.
I Section 4. That any Ordinance or
I part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
I same is hereby repealed so far as the
! same affects this Ordinance.
i J'assed .July 16, 1912.
• Approved July 17, 1912.
' Ordinance Book 24, page 278
No. 402
A n DHDI nance—E stahUshing the
grade of Paulson avenue, from
Shetlan<l street to Vermillion alley.
I Section 1. Jie it ordfnned and enacted
I by the City of PUtsharyhy in Conned
a-H.sembled^ and it i.? hereby ordftined and
enacted by the uxUhority of the same^ TIuit
I the grade of the south curb line of
! I»aulson avenue, from Shetland street
to Vermillion alley, be and the same is
hereby established as follows, to-wit:
i Beginning on the east curb line of
j Shetland street at an elevation of 205-
.82 feet (curb as set); thence falling
' at the rate of 2.0 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 385.0 feet to a point of
curve to an elevation of 198.12 feet;
thence by a parabolic curve for a dis-
tance of 30 feet to a point of tangent
to an elevation of 197.67 feet; thence
falling at the rate of 1.0 foot per 100
feet for a distance of 257.73 feet to the
west curb line of Vermillion alley to
j an elevation of 195,09 feet.
218
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 280.
No. 403
A IV ORDINANCI^:—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the con¬
struction of a building on the Alle¬
gheny river wharf, between the Sixth
and Seventh street bridges, for market
purposes, and providing for the pay¬
ment of the same
Section 1. Be it ordained and enaetrd
by the City of PiUxburyh^ in Coanvi*
<tnd it is hereby ordained aiui
enacted by the authority of the «am«. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts, to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders, for the
construction of a building on the Alle¬
gheny river wharf, between the Sixth
and Seventh street bridges, for
market purposes, and to enter into n
contract or contracts with the suc¬
cessful bidder or bidders for the per¬
formance of the work, in accordance
with the laws and ordinances govern¬
ing said City,
Section 2. That the sum of twelve
thousand ($12,000.00) dollars or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be and is hereby set apart for
the payment of said work, said amount
to be paid out of Appropriation No. 31,
Bureau of City Property, item
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 280.
No. 404
A n ORDINAJVCK—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the erec¬
tion of a public bridge on Murray ave¬
nue crossing Wm. Pitt boulevard, and
providing for the payment thereof.
Section I. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburffhj in Council
a-tsembled^ €(nd it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise fur proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
erection of a public bridge on Murray
avenue crossing Wm. Pitt boulevard,
for a sum not to exceed one hundred
thousand ($100,000.00) dollars and to
enter into a contract with the success¬
ful bidder or bidders for the perform-
I ance of the work In accordance with
I the laws and ordinances governing
I said City.
Section 2. For the payment of the
cost thereof, the following sums
amounting in the aggregate to $85,-
000.00 or so much thereof as may h«
necessary, are liereby set apart and ap¬
propriated from the proceeds arising
from the sale of certain bonds Issued
for that purpose to-wit: The sum of
$61,000 from “Bridge Bond, Series D,
1911’ and the sum of $24,000 from
“Bridge Bond, Series B, 1912,” and the
Mayor is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to issue and the City Controller
to countersign warrants drawn on
said funds for the payment of the cost
of said work.
! The balance of the estimated cost
for doing this work, to-wlt; $15,000 to
be paid by the Monongahela Street
[ Kailway Company, in accordance with
: an Agreement entered into the 24th
I day of October, A. D., 1911, between
i said Railway (Company and the Said
1 City of Pittsburgh, in pursuance of an
I ordinance of said City approved Sep-
I tember 22nd, 1911, of record in Or-
I dinance Book, Volume 23, page 330.
I Section 3. That any Ordinance or
' part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
i the same is hereby repealed, so far as
j the same affects tills Ordinance,
j I'assed July 16, 1912.
Approved .luly 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, i)age 281.
No. 405
A n oRDIN.V NCR—Authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the i>e“
partment of Public Works to adver¬
tise for and to award a contract or
contracts for furnl.shing and deliver¬
ing two (2) automobiles for the Bu¬
reau of Construction, and providing
for the payment of the costs thereof.
SetrlUm 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsbnryh^ in Cmincil
nsnetnbled^ and it is hereby ortlained and
enacted by the authority of the «ame. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De-
parment of l*ubllc Works shall be and
■ are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for fur¬
nishing and delivering two (2) automo¬
biles for the Bureau of Construction,
and to enter into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for furnishingr and delivering
the said automobiles in accordance with
the Laws and Ordinances governing the
said City.
Section 3. For the payment of the
costs thereof, the sum of three thou¬
sand ($3,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall be
and is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated from Appropriation No. 46, Bu;-
reau of Construction, Item,‘ Sewage
Disposal, and the Mayor and the Con¬
troller are respectively authorized and
directed to issue and countersign war¬
rants in payment of the costs of said
automobiles.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
l^assed July 16, 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 282.
No. 406
A \ ORUIX.WCK — Annulling the
award of a contract made the 3rd
day of May, A. D., 1912, by the City of
I'ittsburgh to Booth Flinn, Limited
for the repaving of Berrysvllle avenue,
from a point about 80 feet west of Cut¬
ler street to Taggart street.
Whereas, The City of TMttsburgh
awarded a contract to Booth & Flinn,
Limited, for repaving said Perrysville
avenue, and
Whereas, The said City is desirous
of changing the character of said im¬
provement from repaving to resurfac¬
ing, now, therefore,
8<*et’(>n 1. Jir it orflnined and enart> ft
hf/ the Citf/ of PUtxharuhy in Count ,i
ffsfternhled, (fnd it. ix hrrrttt^ or<l<(h}<nl (nut
HOC ted Oi/ the anthorUy of the xaine^ TIuit
the award of a contract made the 3rd
day of May, A. IX, 1912, !)y the City of
Pittsburgh to Booth & Flinn, Limited,
for the repaving of PerrysVille avenue,
from a point about 80 feet west of
Cutler street to Taggart street, shall
be and the same is hereby annulled and
declared to be void and of no effect.
Section 2, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
'>pi ehv lepealed. so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Pas.sed July 16, 1912
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 282.
No 407
A N —Authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the
sum of $3,000.00 from Api>ropriation
No. 31, Bureau of City Property, Item
X3, Building on Wharf for market pur¬
poses, and the sum of $9,000.00. from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
to Apropriation No. 31, Bureau of City
I’roperty, Item, Construction of a build¬
ing on the Allegheny river wharf, be¬
tween the Sixth and Seventh street
bridges, for market purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
b)/ the City of Pitlxburyhj in Councii
OHxembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aamCy That
the City Controller shall be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to
transfer the sum of $3,000.00 from Ap-
]>ropriation No. 31, Bureau of Clt>
Property. Item X 3, Building on Wharf
for market purposes, and the sum of
$9,000.00 from Appropriation No. 42,
([Contingent Fund, to Appropriation No.
31, Bureau of City Property, Item, Con¬
struction of a building on the Alle¬
gheny Wharf, between the Sixth and
Seventh street bridges, for market pur¬
poses.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Oi dlnance be and the same
\a hereby repealed, so far as the same
aftfects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, 1912
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 283.
No. 408
A n ilRDINANCK—Authorizihg the
transfer of twenty-one thousand
($21,000.00) dollars from Appropriation
No. 37, item "Hei>aving Perrysville
avenue, from 80 feet west of Cutler
street to Taggart street,’' to Appropria¬
tion No. 30, Item, “Resurfacing f’errya-
ville avenue.
Section 1. Be it ordained ttnd enacted
by the City of PUtxifti ryh^ in CttuncU
axxemfdedy <tnd it is herrtty ordaimd and
nacted by the authority of the That
the City Controller shall be and is
hereby authorized and directed to
transfer the sum of twenty-one thou¬
sand ($21,000,00) dollars from Appro¬
priation No, 37, Street Uep.aving, item
“Repaving Perrysville avenue, from 80
feet west of Cutler street to Taggart
street,” to Appropriation No. 30, item
“Resurfacing Perrysville avenue.,, etc.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 283.
No 409
\ N ORlilNANCh: —Authorizing and
directing the City Controller to
sell at public auction in the rotunda of
the Municipal Hall, Smithfield street,
Pittsburgh, certain lots of ground be¬
longing to the City of Pittsburgh
220
jaectlon *. Be it ordained and enaetea
by the City of JPHUthuryh^ in Oiuneil
aif/fembledy and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eame^ That
the City Controller shall be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to sell
at public auction In the rotunda of the
Municipal Hall, Smithfteld street, Pitts-
burgrh, after advertising same in the
ofTicial newspapers of the City for five
times, that certain lot or piece of
ground belonging to the City of Pitts¬
burgh, the same being described as fol¬
lows:
Lot fronting 40 feet on Hartford
street, near Brownsville avenue, and
running back an average of 37 feet to
Brownsville avenue. Being lots Nos.
7 and 8 in John Brown’s Plan, New
Eighteenth ward.
Section L That anv Ordinance or paii;
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 16, 1912.
Approved July 17, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 284.
No. 410
A n OROIJVANCE—Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for the purchase and installation in
the Boss Pumping Station of one (1)
Turbine Centrifugal Pump, together
with all piping, fixtures and appurte¬
nances.
8e<'tion 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of J*ittJ<bnruh, in Council
UKuemhleif and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aante^ That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be, and are hereby
authorized to advertise for proposals,
and award a contract, or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid¬
ders for the purchase and Installation
in the Ross Pumping Station, of one
(1) Turbine Centrifugal Pump, together
with all piping, fixtures, and ap¬
purtenances for a sum not to exceed
thirty-eight thousand ($38,000,00) dol¬
lars, in accordance with the Act of As¬
sembly entitled, "An Act for the govern¬
ment of Cities of the second class,"
approved the 7th day of March, A. D.,
1901, with the different supplements
and amendments thereto, and the Or¬
dinances of Councils, in such cases
made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of thirty-eight
thousand ($38,000.00) dollars, or so much
of same as may be necessary, shall be
and Is hereby set apart and appropri¬
ated for the payment or payments re¬
quired for the performance of the
above mentioned work, and that the
said amount or amounts be paid out
of proceeds arising from the sale of
"Water Bonds, Series B, 1910."
Section 3 That an ordinance en¬
titled, "An Ordinance providing for the
making of a contract or contracts for
the purchase and installation in the
Ross Pumping Station of one Turbine
Centrifugal I’ump, together with all
piping, fixtures and appurtenances/'
approved August 17th, 1911, or any
other ordinance or part of ordinance,
conflicting with the provision of this
ordinance, be and the same is hereby
repealed, so far as the same affects
this ordinance.
Passed July 23, 1912.
Approved July 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 284.
No. 411
A n 0RI>1NAI\CK—Authorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Public Works to ad¬
vertise for and award a contract or
contracts for repaving avenues, streets
and alleys, and authorizing the setting
aside of the various sums set forth
below, amounting in the aggregate to
fifty-four thousand three hundred
($54,300.00) dollars out of Appropria¬
tion No. 37, Ell, Street Repaving.
Sc<*ti<»n 1. Be it ordained and euftefed
by the City of Pittxtmryh^ in Vianicil
I oisemhledy and it is hereby ortfained and
I enacted by the author Up of the same. That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be and
j are hereby authorized, empowered and
! directed to advertise for proposals and
to award a contract or contracts to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders
for repaving the following streets,
avenues and alleys, and to enter Into
a contract or contracts with the suc¬
cessful bidder or bidders for the per¬
formance of the work, in accordance
with an Act of Assembly entitled, "An
Act for the government of cities of the
! second class,” approved the seventh
, day of March, A. D., 1901, and the
: different supplements and amendments
t thereto and the ordinances of Council
in such cases made and provided.
avenup:s, streets and alleys
TO BE repaved.
Alien street, from Warrington
avenue to Climax street ..$ 6,500.00
Middle street, from North
avenue to Knoll street .... 3,800.00
Reed street, from Pride street
to Vine street . 2,200 00
Rose street, from Overhlll
street to Dinwiddle street.. 4,200.00
TuBtin street, from Van
Braam street to Marlon
street . 2,600.00
Harrison street, from Forty-
eighth .street to Fiftieth
street ... 8,500.00
Adelaide street, from angle
north of ramp street to .Mil¬
waukee street . 3,200.00
Mi 11 vale avenue, from Cen¬
ter avenue to bridge . 8,400.00
Devllllers street, from Center
avenue to Rose street. 3,000.00
Watson street, from Van
Braam street to Gist street. 4,600.00
Fallowfleld avenue, from
Broadway street to Sebrlng
street . 8,500.00
$54,300.00
Section 2. That the various sums
set forth in Section No. 1 of this or¬
dinance, amounting in the aggregate
to fifty-four thousand three hundred
S54,300.00 dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, shall be and are
hereby set apart and appropriated for
the payment of said repaving of ave¬
nues, streets and alleys, the said
amounts to be paid out of Appropria¬
tion No. 37, E 11, Street Repaving, and
the Mayor and the Controller are here¬
by authorized and directed to re¬
spectively issue and countersign war¬
rants in payment of the cost of said
work
Section 3. That any Oidinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
is liereby repealed, so far as the same
affects tills Ordinance.
Passed July 23, 1912.
Approved July 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 285.
No. 412
A .X lUtniNANCE—Providing for the
making of a contract or contracts
for furnishing 500 park benches for
the Bureau of Parks, Department of
Public Works.
Section 1. it ordained and enacted
hff the City of PiUMh-arnh, in CSnincil
assembled, and it in hereby ordained ajid
enacted by the authority of the That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh shall be and are hereby
authorized to advertise for i>roposals
and to award, a contract or contracts
to the lowest responsible bidder or
bidders for furnishing 500 park benches
for the Bureau of J’arks, Department
of Public Works, for a sum not to ex¬
ceed $2,500.00, in accordance with the
Act of Assembly entitled, “An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class,’' approved the 7th day of March,
A. D., 1901, and the several supplements
and amendments thereto, and the or¬
dinances of Council in such cases made
and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of $2,600.00,
or so much thereof as may be neces¬
sary, shall be and is hereby set apart
and appropriated for the payment or
payments required for the furnishing
of said park benches, and that the said
amount or amounts be paid from Ap¬
propriation No. 42, Contingent Fund.
I Section 8. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
i is hereby repealed, so far as the same
j affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 23, 1912
Approved July 24, 1912.
i Ordinance Book 24, page 286.
No. 413
A n ORIUNAIVCE—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Samantha alley, fiom Stan¬
ton avenue to Baywood street and pro¬
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of IHltsburyh^ in Omncil
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
Samantha alley, from Stanton avenue
to Baywood street, be graded, paved
and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, pavmg and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let In separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
twenty-one hundred ($21,000.00) dollars
which is the estimate of the cost a.s
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the aan'e
is hereby lepealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 23. 1912.
Approved July 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 287.
No. 414
A n ORIJINANCE—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Watson street from Steven¬
son street to Pride street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
222
SeotUm 1. it ordained and enacted
hit the Vity of IHtt-Hhuryh^ in Omncil
astern hiedf and it is hereby ordained a nd
enacted by the authority of the 9ame^ Tliat
Watson street, from Stevenson street
to Pride street, be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
Hereby authorized and directed to ad>
vertlse, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let In separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
twenty-eight hundred ($2,800.00) dol¬
lars, which Is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accjord-
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 23, 1912.
Approved July 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 287.
No. 415
ORDIXAXCK — Re-Establishing
the grade on Lilac street, from
Wm. Pitt boulevard westwardly to
Graphic street.
1. Be it ordained a^itt enacted
by the City of PiltMtutryh, in Ooitncil
uxMemhled^ tnid it ix hereby ordained and
etutcted by (he authority of the same^ Tiuit
the grade on the south curb line of
Lilac street, from Wm Pitt boulevard
westwardly to Graphic street, shall be
and the same is hereby re-established
a.s follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the westerly curb line
of Wm. Pitt boulevard at an elevation
of 320.43 feet; thence rising at the rate
of 3.2 per 100 feet for a distance of
265.33 feet to the east curb line of Mur¬
ray avenue to an elevation of 328.92
feet; thence level for a distance of 40
feet to the west curb line of Murray
avenue; thence rising at a rate of 6.0
feet per 100 feet for a distance of
237.85 feet to the east curb line of
Windsor street to an elevation of 343.19
feet; thence level for a distance of
30.14 feet to the westerly curb line of
Windsor street; thence rising at a rate
of 5.90 feet per 100 feet for a distance
I of 512.00 feet to an elevation of 373.40
' feet; thence rising at a rate of 5 feet
I per 100 feet for a distance of 31.00 feet
I to an elevation of 374.95 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 11.00 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 291.27 feet
! to the easterly curb line of Frank
street to an elevation of 407.00 feet;
thence rising at the rate of 3 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 40.05 feet to the
westerly building line of Frank street
to an elevation of 408.20 feet; thence
rising at the rate of 9.3 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 126.10 feet to a
point of curve to an elevation of 419.93
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
j curve for a distance of 200 feet to a
I point of tangent to an elevation of
417.33 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 11.90 feet per 100 feet for a dis¬
tance of 281.21 feet to a point of curve
to an elevation of 383.87 feet; thence
by a concave parabolic curve for a dis¬
tance of 40 feet to a point of tangent
to an elevation of 379.69 feet; thence
falling at a rate of 9.0 feet per 100
feet for a distance of 176.47 feet to
a point of curve, to an elevation of
363 90 feet; thence by a convex para¬
bolic curve for a distance of 46.06 feet
to a point of tangent to an elevation
of 358.49 feet; thence by a concave par¬
abolic curve for a distance of 22,00
feet to a point of tangent, to an ele¬
vation of 366.29 feet; thence falling
at a rate of 5 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 11.00 feet to the easterly
curb line of Graphic street to an eleva¬
tion of 355.74 feet.
Ejection S. That any Ordlnanea or part
of Ordinance conflicting with th# provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the came
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this ordinance.
Passed July 23, 1912.
Approved July 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 288.
No. 416
A n ordinance—R e-establishlng the
grade on Frank street, from
Greenfield avenue to Lilac street.
1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the. City of Pitfxtturf/h, in Omncil
axxembled^ and it U hereby orditinvd and
‘naeted by the authority of the That
the grade on the east curb line of
Frank street, from Greenfield avenue
to Lilac street, shall be and the same
Is hereby re-establi.shed as follows, to-
wit:—
Beginning on the north curb line
of Greenfield avenue at an elevation
of 392.12 feet; thence rising at a rate
of 5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 10,02 feet to an elevation of 392.62
feet; thence rising at a rate of 7 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 193 00 feet
to a point of curve to an elevation of
406,13 feet; thence by a convex para¬
bolic curve for a distance of 20.00 feet
to a point of tangent to an elevation
of 406,93 feet: thence rising at a rate
of 1 foot per 100 feet for a distance
of 7.66 feet to the southerly curb line
of Lilac street to an elevation of 407,00
feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or pfLTt
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same is iiereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 23, 1912,
Approved July 24, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 289.
No. 417 i
/
A BT ORDINANCL:—Authorizing and \
directing the Mayor to execute j
and deliver a deed to William A Sny-
der for lots Nos. 24, 25 and 28 In |
Adolph Oberhelman’s plan of lots in I
the twentieth, formerly Thirty-fifth }
ward, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny I
County, Pennsylvania. |
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
b}/ the City of Pitfxbur(/h^ iti Counei>
aMsembled, and it is hereby ordained anu ;
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tluit
the Mayor shall be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and
deliver a deed to William A. Snyder for
all the title of the City of Pittsburgh
in lots Nos. 24, 25 and 28 in Adolph
Oberhelman’s Plan of lots in the Twen- \
tieth, formerly Thirty-fifth ward of |
the City of Pittsburgh, upon payment
to the City of the sum of $76.15, being j
the taxes due upon said lots, and also i
upon payment of the costs of the fol- )
lowing tax liens filed In the Prothono-
tary’s office of Allegheny County,
namely:
No 1486 March Term 1905, D, T. D. ;
No. 1660 March Term 1906, U. T. D.
No. 1352 March Term 1907, D, T. D.
No. 1147 June Term 1908, D. T 1). ;
Section 2- That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 23, 1912. .
Approved July 24, 1912. j
Ordinance Book 24, page 290.
No. 418
A \ —Repealing an or¬
dinance entitlea, "An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the opening
of Feeney alley, from Terrace street
to an Unnamed street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expen.ses
occasioned thereby and the damages
caused by the grade of said public
highway be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties specially bene¬
fited thereby,” aiiproved August 1st,
1910.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enfteted
by (he City of J^U/xhitryh^ in Council
(txsendded^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Thjit
- a
an ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the opening
of Feeney alley, from Terrace street
to an Unnamed street, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
occasioned thereby and the damages
caused by the grade of said public
highway be assessed against and col¬
lected from properties specially bene¬
fited thereby,” approved August 1st,
1910. recorded in Ordinance Book, vol¬
ume 22, page 53, be and the same Is
hereby repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordina-ice.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 290.
No. 419
A n oaniNANCK —Repealing an or¬
dinance entitled, “An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Feeney alley,
from Terrace street to an Unnamed
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby,”
approved January 10th, 1911.
iot'ctitm 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsbnryh^ in Council
assenibledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samey TJmt
an ordinance entitled, “An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Feeney alle 3 %
from Terrace street to an Unnamed
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
property speciallly benefited thereby,”
approved January 10th, 1911, recorded
in ordinance book, volume 22, page
387, be and the same is hereby repealed.
SectLop 2 That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Pa.ssed July 30, 1912
A proved .luly 31, 1912,
Ordinance book 24, page 291.
No. 420
A .\ <)RI>INA!MCM —Repealing an or¬
dinance entitled, “An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Rockland ave¬
nue, from Hampshire avenue to alley
north of Sehring avenue, fixing the
width of the roadway and sidewalks,
and providing that the costs, damages
and ex])enses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby,” approved
July 77th, 1912.
224
fik‘otlon }. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of FitUburgh^ in Council
oHMetabled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliu^
an ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the grading,
paving and curbing of Rockland ave¬
nue, from Hampshire avenue to alley
north of Sehring avenue, fixing the
width of the roadway and sidewalks,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby," approved
July 17th, 1912, and recorded in Ordi¬
nance Book, volume 24, page 269, shall
be and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 291.
No. 421
A n OHDINANCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Aspen street, from Cypress
street to Liberty avenue, and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Chuncit
assembled^ and it is loireby ordained and
inacted by the authm'ily of the same^ Tiiat
Aspen street, from Cypress street to
Liberty avenue, be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, In accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices. If let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
eight thousand three hundred ($8,300,-
00) dollars, which Is the estimate of
the whole cost as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public Works.
Section 3, The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, bo far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 292.
No. 422
A n OltniNANCr^—Authorizing .and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Novelty street, from Hus-
quehanna street to Hamilton avenue
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby
Section 1. Be it (trdained anti enarted
by the City of FUtslnirgh^ in
assembled^ ftnd it is hereby ordained tmd
«7iacted by (he authority of the satnc\ Tlnit
Novelty street, from Susquehanna
street to Hamilton avenue be graded,
paved and curbed.
Section 2, The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby autliorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Aijseinbly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the .said
of i ittsbuigli relating thereto and
1 emulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
stieet between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let In the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
Twenty-six hundred ($2,600.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same sliall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 292.
No. 423
A n oiiniN ANCf-l—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Travella Boulevard from
Lincoln avenue to City line, and pro¬
viding that the co.sts, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
8<‘ctUm 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of IHltshurgh^ in Ontneii
nsscwbled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samCy Tluit
Travella Boulevard, from Lincoln ave¬
nue, to City line be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section il. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pen i-
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
c*ty of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of said
street between said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; and the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
eight thousand ($8,000.00) dollars which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works,
Section 3, The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4 That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance oonflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 293
No 424
A n ORDINANCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading,
paving and repaving of Woodmont
street, from 35 feet west of Roup ave¬
nue to east building line of Roup ave¬
nue and providing for the payment of
the cost thereof.
Soirl'on 1. lie it orchtined ante enacted
hff the Cit/j of PUf.s{)a rph, in Conned
(fM.'temOled^ and it in hn'thy ordained and
enacted by the antJiority of the aame^ That
Woodmont street, from 35 feet of
Roup avenue to east building line of
Roup avenue be graded regraded, paved
and repaved.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise, in accordance with
the Acts of Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, and the ordi¬
nances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
same, for proposals for the grading,
regrading, paving and repaving of said
street between said points; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let
in the manner directed by said Acts
of Assembly and ordinances; and the
contract price or contract prices not
to exceed the total sum of one thou¬
sand four hundred ($1,400.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the Department
of Public Works.
Section 3. For the payment of the
cost thereof the sum of one thousand
four hundred ($1,400.00) dollars or so
much thereof as may be necessary is
hereby set apart and appropriated
from Appropriation No. 37, JE 11, street
Repaving, and the Mayor and the Con¬
troller are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to respectively issue and coun¬
tersign warrants in payment of the
cost of said work.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 294.
No> 425
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the repav¬
ing of Warwick terrace, from Devon
road to a point 152.64 feet westwardly,
and providing for the payment of the
cost thereof.
Section 1. Jie it ordained <rnd enacted
by the City of PUtnbnrfth^ in Cffnncil
assendtledy and it in hereby ordained ond
viaeted by the authointy of the isante, Tiiat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to tiie lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
repaving of Warwick terrace, from
Devon road to a point 152 64 feet west-
wardly, and to enter into a contract
or contracts with the successful bidder
or bidders for the performance of the
work in accordance with the laws and
ordinances governing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of one thou¬
sand two hundred ($1,200.00) dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary
shall be and is hereby set apart and
appropriated from Apropriation No.
37, K 11, street repaving, and the Mayor
and the Controller are respectively au¬
thorized and directed to issue and
countersign warrants In payment of
the costs of said work. .
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
afifeots this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Aproved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 295.
No. 426
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the recon-
struction of the retaining wall on
Brownsville avenue opposite William
street, and providing for the payment
of the costs thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bp the City of JHttaburph, in Council
cutnembledy and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame, Tiiat
the Mayor and the Director of the De>
partment of Public Works shall be and
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals and to award
a contracts or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
reconstruction of retaining wall on
Brownsville avenue opposite William
street, and to enter Into a contract or
contracts with the successful bidder
or bidders for the performance of the
work in accordance with the laws and
ordinances governing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of eight
thousand ($8,000.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary shall be
and is hereby set apart and appropri¬
ated from appropriation No. 42, Conting¬
ent fund, and the Mayor and the Con¬
troller are respectively authorized and
directed to Issue and countersign war¬
rants In payment of the costs of said
work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this (Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1012
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 295.
No. 427
A n ordinance —Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for reflooring
roadway and repairing sidewalks on
the main span of Twenty-eighth street
bridge over P. R. R., and providing for
the payment of the costs thereof.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUburi/h^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eame^ That
the Mayor and Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Works shall be and are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise for proposals and to award a
contract or contracts to the lowest re¬
sponsible bidder or bidders for refloor¬
ing the roadway and repairing the
sidewalks on main span of Twenty-
eight street bridge over P. R. R., and
to enter Into a contract or contracts with
the successful bidder or bidders for
the performance of the work in ac¬
cordance with the laws and ordinances
governing the said City.
Section 2. That for the payment of
the costs thereof, the sum of two thou¬
sand six hundred ($2,600.00) dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary
shall be and is hereby set apart and
aproprlated from appropriation No. 47,
E 6, Bridge repairs, and the Mayor and
the Controller are resDectlvely au-*
thorized and directed to issue and
countersign warrants In payment of
the costs of said work
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 19)2.
Ordinance Book, 24 page 296.
No. 428
A N ORDINANCE—providing for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for furnishing five (5) additional au¬
tomobile patrol wagons for the uses
and purposes of the Bureau of Police.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburphy in OmncH
assembledy and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «am«, Tiiat
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Supplies shall be and they
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to advertise for proposals and
let a contract or contracts for fur¬
nishing five (5) additional automobile
patrol wagons for the uses and pur¬
poses of the Bureau of Police, for a
sum of money not exceeding $18,000.00
or so much thereof as may be necessary
and enter into a contract or contracts
with the successful bidder or bidders
for the same in accordance with an
Act of Assembly entitled "An Act for
the government of cities of the second
class" approved the 7th day of March
A. D. 1901 and the various supple¬
ments and amendments thereto and the
ordinances of City council in such cases
made and provided, and charge the
same to appropriation No. 42, Contin¬
gent Punch
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of th Is Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the sama
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book, 24, page 297.
No. 429
A n ordinance—A uthorizing the
Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Public Works to enter
Into a contract with the Township of
Shaler, granting to the City of Pitts¬
burgh the right to lay a drain from
its reservior property In Shaler Town¬
ship, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,
on Dick's Run road or Ml 11 vale and
P}tna avenue, from Us intersection with
the City's right of way to the Borough
line of Etna.
227
Se<‘t.;<ni 1. Itr it or (lain ed and enartvd
hij the City of ViUHimi'iihy in Onnitil
aJtnevibled^ and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the mme, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works be and they
are hereby authorized and directed to
enter into a contract with the Town¬
ship of Shaler in the following* form
to-wit:
Articles of Agreement.
Made and concluded this.day
of.1912, by and be¬
tween the Township of Shaler, a muni¬
cipal corporation of the County of Al¬
legheny and Commonwealth of l*enn-
sylvania, hereinafter called the Town¬
ship, party of the first - part, and the
City of IMttsburgh, a municipal cor¬
poration of the County of Allegheny
and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
hereinafter called the City, party of
the second part
Whereas, the City of Idttsburgh pro¬
poses to construct a drain for the,dis¬
posal of the surface water and drain¬
age from its proposed reservoir to be
located in Shaler Township, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, and,
Whereas, Part of this drain will
lie within the public street known as
Dick’s Run road or Millvale and Ktna
avenue, within the Township of Shaler
the City desires permission from the
Township authorities to utilize a
portion of the said road from its in¬
tersection with the City’s right of way
to the Borough line of Ktna.
Now this Agreement Witnesseth:
That the parties hereto, for mutual
benefit accruing to each other, do co¬
venant, stipulate and agree to and
with each other as follows:
The Township agrees that it will
permit the City to construct said drain
upon the street above mentioned with
the following provisions:
The City shall procure all licenses
or permits re<juired in the prosecu¬
tion of the work from the Township
authorities. Tt shall not permit the
Contractor for this work to keep more
than one day’s supply of gasoline, kero¬
sene, powder, dynamite or nitro-gly-
cerine or other dangerou.s fluid or sub¬
stance, at or adjacent to public streets
or ways. It shall provide watchmen,
red flags and red lights between twi¬
light and sunrise and shall erect guards
and maintain fences and all other nec¬
essary protection about this work and
shall also take such precautions as will
be necessary to protect life, limb and
property. It shall keep the highway
open for traffic at all times and shall
prosecute the work with due diligence,
and shall at the comfdetion of the said
work place the said road In as good
conditions as it was at the time of
beginning the work. The City shall
assume the defense of and save harm¬
less the Township, its officers and
agents from all claims for damages
due to the actions of its agents or em¬
ployees during the prosecution of the
work or after its completion.
The City shall construct four (4)
catch-basln.s fon. Friday street, four
catch-basins’along'the Westerly line of
property of George A. and M. M. Koeh¬
ler and four catch-basins on the drain
In the right of way through the Koeh¬
ler. and Burkhart properties and on
Dick’s Run road. , The City shall, also
make provision, on Dick’s. Run^ road
for a connection at which point the
Township shall be permitted tO:*connect
a future drainage system of this part of
the Township.
All locations of catch-basin^*' and
connections shall be at points to be
mutually agreed upon.
It is understood and agreed, how¬
ever, that if the place mUtmvUy agreed
upon for the constructi.ojn of any of
such catch-basins shall be on private
property and the owners thereof shall
object thereto, then and in that case,
the City shall not be required td build
such catch'-basln or catch-basins.
In WitneAs Whereof, The parties
hereto have caused this agreement, to
be signed by their respective duly au¬
thorized officers and to be sealed..,with
fheir respective corporate, seals the
day and year first above. ^Vtitten.
TOWNSHTr OF SHARKR
By ,
President of the Board of i
Township Commissions. j.Tv
Attest:
Town Clerk
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By
Mayor.
Attest:
Mayor Secretary.
. .. Director, Dep't of Public Works.
A'tfest:
Chief Clerk
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the aanie
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed .Inly 30, 1912. '
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 297.
No. 430.
A n ORUINAXCE —Approjiriating cer¬
tain .Real Kstate in Shaler Town-,
ship, Allegheny County, T'ennsylvania,
belorgi->g- to George A. Koehler and
Mary Magdalena Koehler, Elizabeth
-Hartupee, et al. and Florence Burk¬
hart. or whomsoever may be the owners
for .the orecti<»n of water works, and
authorizing the proper officers of the
City of' Pittsburgh to Institute and
carrj' out condemnation proceedings
against said real estate.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
ussembledf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient to excercise the power
of eminent domain vested in it for the
purpose of acquiring certain real estate
hereinafter described, to be used for
the erection of water works.
Section 2 The City of Pittsburgh
does hereby elect and resolve to take,
use and appropriate, and it does here¬
by take, use and appropriate for the
purpose of erecting water works (said
City not being able to agree with the
owners thereof as to the price thereof)
all that certain land and real estate
situate in Shaler Township, Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, owned by
George A. Koehler and Mary Magdalena
Koehler. Klizal>eth M. Hartupee, et.
al. and Florence S. Burkhart, or whom¬
soever may be the owners thereof, the
said land being bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
(1) All that certain real estate or
piece of land, 24 feet wide, extending
for a distance of 12 feet on either side
of the following line, which line be¬
gins at a point on the dividing line
between the Hartupee plan of lots and
the lands of George A. and Mary Mag¬
dalena Koehler, 322 feet, more or less,
east of the corner common to the prop¬
erty formerly belonging to Fred Sal-
lack, the Hartupee plan of lots, and
lands of George A. and Mary Magdalena
Koehler, and extending thence in a
southwesterly direction 308 feet, more
or less, to a point on the dividing
line between lands formerly belonging
to Fred Sallack, now owned by the City
of Pittsburgh and lands of George A.
and Mary Magdalena Koehler, distant
143 feet, more or less, along said divid¬
ing line from said corner common to
lands formerly belonging to Fred Sal-
lack. the Hartupee plan of lots, and
lands of George A. and Mary Magda¬
lena Koehler.
(2) All that strip or piece of land
24 feet wide, extending for 12 feet on
each side oif the center line of the
right of way of the City of Pittsburgh
property of Florence Burkhart to a
acros.s the Hartupee plan of lots and
point In Millvale and Etna avenue, or
Dick’s Run road, on the line between
the Borough of Etna and Shaler Town¬
ship;
Section (3). The Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh, is hereby authorized to
proceed In the name and on behalf of
the City to carry out the purpose of
this appropriation, and to institute con¬
demnation proceedings in the proper
court of Allegheny County, Pennsyl¬
vania, against George A. Koehler and
Mary Magdalena Koehler, Elizabeth M.
Hartupee, et al and Florence S Burk¬
hart, the owners of .said land, or whom¬
soever may be the owners thereof, for
the appoiintment of Viewers, and the
ascertainment of such damages by rea¬
son of said taking, u.se and appropria¬
tion, as the owners may be entitled to
in accordance with law.
Section 4. That anv Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the satns
affects this Ordinance,
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 299.
No. 431
A N OIlDINANCh:—Fixing the width
^ and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and establishing the grade of
Fifty-sixth street, from McCjandless
street to Camella street.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enwted
by the City of nUfthuryh, in OntncU
assembled^ and it ift hereby ordttined tnal
enacted by (he authority of the That
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and the grade of
the east curb line of Fifty-sixth street,
from McCandless street to Camella
street, be and the same are hereby
fixed and established as follows, to-
wit:
The sidewalks shall each have a
uniform width of 14 feet and shall lie
along and be parallel. to their respec¬
tive building lines.
The roadway shall have a uniform
width of 22 feet and shall occupy the
central portion of the street lying be¬
tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above described.
The grade of the east curb line shall
begin on the north curb line of Mc¬
Candless street at the elevation of
370.91 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 1.00 foot per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 91.61 feet to a point of curve
to an elevation of 369.99 feet; thence
by a convex parabolic curve for the
distance of 80.00 feet to a point of tan¬
gent to the elevation of 365.59 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 10.00 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of
68.94 feet to the southerly building
line of Camella street to the elevation
of 358.70 feet; thence falling at the
rate of 3.19 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 14.09 feet to the south curb
line of Camella street to the elevation
of 358.25 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and tha aamo
hereby repealed, so lar as the rame
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912,
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 300.
' No. 432
A \ OliniN.WCE—Fixing the width
and position Of the sidewalks and
j roadway and establishing the grade of
Fifty-third street, from Camella street
to McCandless street.
229
8e<;t!<>n 1. Be it onhiined and enacted
6jry the City of PiUnhurnhy in Council
fiMftembledj and it is hereby ordained and
enoMied by the authority of the Jtawe, Thiit
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and the grade of
the east curb line of Fifty-third street,
from Camelia street to McCandless
street, be and the same are hereby
fixed and established as follows, to wit;
The sidewalks shall each have a
uniform width of 14 feet and shall lie
along and be parallel to their respec¬
tive building lines.
The roadway shall be of a uniform
width of 22 feet and shall occupy the
central portion of the street lying be¬
tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above described.
The grade of the east curl) line shall
begin on the south curb linn of Camelia
street at the elevation of 290.60 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 3.58 feet
per 100 feet for the distance of 197.22
feet to a point of curve to the elevation
of 292.54 feet; thence by a concave par¬
abolic curve for tlie distance of 30.00
feet to a point of tangent to the ele¬
vation of 291.85 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 1.00 foot per 100 feet
for the distance of 29.48 feet to the
north curb line of McCandless street
to the elevation of 291.55 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or pa-t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and (he
same is hereby repealed, so fai* as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved .July 31, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 301.
No. 433
A IV OHniNANClO—Fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and re-establishing the grade
of Camelia street, from Fifty-sixth
street to Fifty-third street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of l*itlsbur<jh^ in Council
assembledy and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the auihot'Uy of the sa^ne, Tliat
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and the grade of
the south curb line of Camelia street,
from Fifty-sixth street to Fifty-third
street, be and the same are hereby
fixed and re-established as follows, to-
wit:
The sidewalks shall have a uniform
width of 14 feet an<l shall lie along
and be parallel to their respective
building lines
The roadway shall have a uniform
width of 22 feet and shall occupy the
central portion of the street lying be¬
tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above <lescribed.
The grade of the south curb line
shall begin at the e,a.Ht curb line of
F'ifty-sixth street at the elevation of
358,25 feet; thence level for the dis¬
tance of 22.14 feet to the west curb
line of Fifty-sixth street; thence fall¬
ing at the rate of 1.00 foot per 100 feet
for the distance of 76.00 feet lo a point
■ of curve to the elevation of 357.49 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
the distance of 100 feet to a point of
tangent to the elevation of 3.52,49 feet
thence falling at the rate 9.00 feet per
100 feet for the distance of 201.00 feet
to a point of curve to the eb vatlon of
334.40 feet; thence by a concave para¬
bolic curve for the distance of 200 feet
to'a point of tangent to the elevation of
324.40 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 1.00 foot per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 378.00 feet to a point of curve
to the elevation of 320.6 2 feet; thence
by a convex parabolic curve for the
' flistance of lOO.CO feet to a |^o^nt of
tangent to the elevation of 315.62 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 9.00 feet
I>er 100 feet for the distance of 190.45
feet to a point of curve to the i-levatUm
of 298.48 feet; thence by a concave par¬
abolic curve for the distance of 120.00
feet to a point of tangent to the ele¬
vation of 29 4.58 feet; thence rising at
the rate of 2.50 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 200.82 feet to the east
curb line of Fifty-third street to the
elevation of 299.60 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sante
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
ak’ects this Ordinance,
I Passed July 30, 1912.
A])proved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 301.
' No. 434
A X OHDIX.AXCK—Approving nnd ac¬
cepting the “Highview Idan of
‘ Lots," in the Twenty-fifth ward, laid
j out by Alvin B. Sweasey and approv-
] ing and accepting the street.? shown
I therein.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
\ by the City of JHitsburffh, in CouncU
asftemhled, find it is hereby ordained and
■ enacted by the authority of the samcy That
! the "Highview Plan of Lots,” situate
in the Twenty-fifth ward, laid out‘by
Alvin B. Sweasey, May 1912, he and
the same is hereby approved and accep-
1 ted, and the following streets as lo¬
cated and dedicated in the said plan
of lots are hereby approved and ac¬
cepted :
Jucunda street, from westerly line of
the said plan of lots to the ea.sterly
line of the .said plan Of lots, at a
width of 40 feet.
Tuoresch street, from Jucunda street
to Catoma street, at a width of 30 feet.
Lee street, from Loresch street to
the easterly line of the' .said plan of
lots, at a width of 20 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance,
i’assed July 30. 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, 302.
2 :>>()
No. 435
A n ollDINANCR—Establishing the*
n:iine of an unnamed alley, from
Lacled«‘ street to Cresson alley in the
eighteenth ward, as Kegal alley.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bj/ the City of Piitsburah^ in Onincil
(utxernOlcil, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tiiat
the name of an unnamed alley, from
Laclede street to Cresson alley in the
Grandvii w plan, eighteenth ward, shall
be and the same is hereby established
as Itegal alley.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same is nereby repealed, so far as the
.same affects this Ordinance.
Pas.s. 1 .Tuly 30. 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 303.
No. 436
A n ordinance—A uthorizing the
transfer of various sums from
Item, ‘ Resurfacing streets,” Appropria¬
tion Nn 30 to Item, “Asphalt Plant” and
item, “Repairs to Highways,” Appro¬
priation No. 30, Bureau of Highways
and Sewers.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enaefed
by the City of BUfsbarf/h, in CouncH
uHHembhuf and it is hervfty ordained and
‘inacted by the aiUhorily of the same^ Tliat
the Cit\ Controller shall be and is here¬
by authorized and directed to transfer
the following sums from the item,, “Re¬
surfacing Streets,” in Appropriation No.
30, to the following items in said Ap¬
propriation No. 30:
From Item, “Resurfacing
Streets,” to Item, “Asphalt
Plant.” .$10,167.57
Prom Item, “Resurfacing
Streets,” to Item, “Repairs
to Highways.” . 5,725.00
$21,892.57
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance,
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 30.3.
No. 437
\ N ORDINANCE —Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
Public Works to resurface certain
streets, avenues and boulevards in the
City of Pittsburgh and providing for
the payment of the cost of the .same
S<‘cllon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of BittHburyh^ in Omncil
aHHcmbled^ and it f> hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Director of the Department of Pub¬
lic Works shall be and he is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to
resurface with asphalt the following
streets, avenues and boulevards:
Wm. I’ltt boulevard, from
! Fifth avenue, southwardly
I . I 33,832,43
I Washington boulevard, from
1 Frankstown avenue,
i northwardly . 23,375.00
Stanton avenue, from Her-
berton avenue, to High¬
land Park . 8,000.00
Graham street, from Penn
avenue to Coral street .... 2,000.00
Rebecca street from Penn
avenue to Friendship ave¬
nue . 2,600.00
Fairmount avenue, from
' Baum street to Roup
I street .. 1,600.00
Maripoe street, from Millvale
avenue to end of pave-
1 ment ... 2,000 00
i Millvale avenue, from Penn
avenue to Dauphin street . 700.00
Shady avenue, from Forbes
street, southwardly . 5,000 00
Susquehanna street, from
Brush ton avenue, east-
wardly . 1,600.00
I Dallas avenue, from Thomas
I street, northwardly . 3,000.00
i Lyndale avenue, (N. S.)
I from Irwin avenue, west-
! wardly . 700.00
Irwin avenue, (N, S.), from
i Ridge avenue, Western
avenue .*. .. 2,900 00
Metropolitan street, (N. S.),
from Franklin street
northwardly . 4,000.00
: Observatory avenue, (N. S.),
from Perrysvllle avenue
to end of macadam . 5,000.00
Sherman avenue, (N. S.),
from Western avenue to
Stockton avenue . 3,000.00
Kentucky avenue, (N. S.),
from Fulton street to Man¬
hattan street . 1,000.00
Page street, (N. S.), from
Chartlers avenue to Bea¬
ver avenue . 800 00
Church avenue, (N. S.), from
Federal street to Union
avenue . 1,000.00
Second avenue, from Smith-
field street to Grant
street . 1,300,00
Total .$103,107743
Section 2. That the various sums
; set forth In Section 1 of this ordinance,
1 amounting in the aggregate to $103,-
1 107.43, shall be paid out of Appropria-
I tion No. 30, Bureau of Highways and
I Sewers, as provided in Appropriations
I for 1912.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 304.
No. 438
A n OIiniNANCK—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Winterton street, from
a point about 20 feet south of Bryant
street to present sewer on Stewart
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collecled from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 3. Be it ordained and enacted
6.V the City of PittKbarphj in Council
aaficmbled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the *ame^ Tliat
a public sewer be constructed on
Winterton street, from a point about
20 feet south of Bryant street to pre.s-
ent sewer on Stewart street. Com¬
mencing on Winterton street at a point
about 20 feet south of Bryant street;
thence southwardly along Winterton
street to present sewer on Stewart
street Said sewer to be pipe and
fifteen (15") inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the s.ame, for proposals for the .;on-
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner dfrected by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract price.s
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand two hundred ($1,200.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance With the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the san e
is hereby repealed, bo far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912,
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 305.
No. 439
A n ORIIINANCIO—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
])ublic sewer on Winterburn avenue,
from a point about 90 feet north of
I Bigelow street to present sewer on
Winterburn avenue, and providing that
the costs damages and expenses
(ff the same be assessed against
I and collected from property spec-
i ially benefited thereby.
isecf.itiu X. Be it ordained and enactea
' by the City of Pitfsburyh^ in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordnhicd and
enacted by the autltorily of the same. That
AVinterburn avenue, from a point about
90 feet north of Bigelow street to
present sewer on Winterburn .'ivenue at
i Commencing on Mlnterburn avenue at
a i>oint about 90 feet north of Bigelow
I street; thence northwardly along
Winterburn avenue to present sewer
I on Winterburn avenue. Said sewer to
be pipe and fifteen (15") inches in di¬
ameter, with nine (9") inch lateral ex-
, tending from the main sewer to a point
[ one (V) inside the curb line.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
AVorks are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com-
I monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
I Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand two hundred , ($2,200.00)
dollars, which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the t>epart-
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
experse of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
i^pecially benefited thereby, in accord-
nnee with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
I^assed • .luly 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Kook 24, page 305,
No. 440
A \ (>KI)I.V,A!Vri<:— Fixins: the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and re-e.«tahlishing the grade
of MrCandless street, from the eastern
to the we.stern intersection of Stanton
avenue
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Piltshnryh, in Council
a'<^cmbfed, (tnd it is hereby ordained amt
enacted by the authority of the same, Tliat
(he width and po.sition df the sidewalks
and roadway and the grade of the south
curb line of McCandle.ss street, from
the eastern to the western intersection
of Stanton avenue shall be * and the
232
«ame are hereby fixed and re-estab¬
lished us follows, to-wit:
From the eastern Intersection of
Stanton avenue to the second angle
west of Fifty-third street the side¬
walks shall each have a uniform width
of 19 and shall lie along and be
parallel to their respective building
lines. From the second to the third
angle v ' St of Fifty-third street there
shall b. one sidewalk only of a uni¬
form w.dth of 10 feet and it shall lie
along and be parallel to the northerly
building line.
From the third angle west of Fifty-
third si.reet to Stanton avenue there
shall b one sidewalk only of a uniform
width 12 feet and it shall lie along
and be 'arallel to the northerly build¬
ing lint
From the easterly intersection of
Stanton avenue to the second angle
west of Fifty-third street the roadway
shall In of a uniform width of 22 feet
and sin 11 occupy the central portion
of the ^ treet lying between the lines
of the sidewalks as above described.
From ihe second angle west of Fifty-
third stjeet to the westerly intersec¬
tion of Stanton avenue the southerly
line of the roadway shall be parallel
to and r :♦ feet measured at right angles
in a northerly direction from the south¬
erly 5 foot running line of Stanton ave¬
nue ami the roadway shall be of a
variable width and shall occupy that
portion of the street lying between the
souther’y line of the roadway and the
souther* \ line of the sidewalk as above
described.
The grade of the south curb line from
the eastr^rn to the western intersection
of Stanton avenue shall begin on the
north i urb line of Stanton avenue at
the elevation of 356.05 feet; thence fall¬
ing at tlie rate of 4.25 feet per 100 feet
for the distance of 23.57 feet to the ele¬
vation ef 355.05 feet; thence rising at
the rat-, of 2.30 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 689.75 feet to a point
opposite the east curb line of Fifty-
sixth .street to the elevation of 370.91
feet; thence level for the distance of
22.14 feet to a point opposite the west
curb line of Fifty-sixth street; thence
falling at the rate of 4.25 feet per 100
feet for the distance of 389 46 feet to
a point of curve to the elevation of
354.36 feet; thence by a concave para¬
bolic curve for the distance of 60.00
feet to a point of tangent to the eleva¬
tion of 352-78 feet; thence falling at
the rate of 1.00 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 452.30 feet to a point of
curve to the elevation of 348.26 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve
for the distance of 100 feet to a point
of tangent to the elevation of 342.76
feet; thence falling at the rate of 10.00
feet per 100 feet for the distance of ,
125.00 feet to a point opposite the east i
building line of Fifty-fourth street to j
the elevation of 330.26 feet; thence I
falling at the rate of 5.00 feet per 100
feet for the distance of 50.04 feet to
a point opposite the west building line ,
of Fifty-fourth street to the elevation
of 327.76 feet; thence falling at the
rale of 10.00 feet per 100 feet for the
distance of 355.08 feet to a point op¬
posite the east building line of Fifty-
third street to the elevation of 292.26
feet; thence falling at the rate of 6.00
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
50.09 feet to a point opposite the west
building line of Fifty-third street to
the elevation of 289.75 f»-«t; thimce fall¬
ing at the rate of 9.35 feel for the dis¬
tance of 47,94 feet to the *'levatlon of
285.27 feet; thence falling at the
of 13.50 feet per 100 feet for ihe dis¬
tance of 139,79 feet to a point of curve
to the elevation of 286.40 feet; thence
by a concave paiubollc curve for the
distance of 16.70 f'to a point of re¬
versed curve to the elevation of 21)4':85
feet: thence by a convex parabolic
curve for the distance of 16.70 feet to
a point of tangent to the elevn^lon of
263.30 feel; tbence falling at the rate
of 13 50 feet per 100 fi: t for the dis¬
tance of 286.54 feet to a point of curve
to the elevation of 224.62 feet; thence
by a concave parabolic curve for the
distance of 60.00 feet to a point in the
southerly curb line of Stanton avenue
produced to the elevation of 2-3.49
feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conllictlng with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 306.
No. 441
A \ Authorizing the
Director of the Department of
I*ubUc Works to proceed to condemn
the property of Roger Williams and
William McFarland in the Kleventh
ward, for park purposes.
Section 1. JJe it onlfiinfft nrnt rnftrtfd
bj/ thf City of PUtsbur^h^ iu Oumril
(txxf'mftled, and it i> herrUy ord<tin ‘(l r/«d
enacted by the authority of the tame. That
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the pow¬
er of eminent domain vested in said
corporation for the acquisition by it
of the real estate and property here¬
inafter mentioned, to be u>if=d for pub¬
lic park purposes.
Therefore. The Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh is hereby au horized and
directed to proceed In the name ^nd be¬
half of said City to have taken appro¬
priated and condemned for public p-::.rk
purposes, In the manner prescribed by
law, the real estate and properly of
Roger Williams and William Mcl*;.r-
land situate in the Eleventh -ward of
said City, bounded and described as
follows, to-wit
Beginning on the westerly side of
Stanton avenue at a point distant one
hundred ninety-seven and thirty-five
hundredths (197,35) feet northwardly
from the northwest corner of Stanton
233
avenue and Bryant street, and extend¬
ing* thence northwardly along the west¬
erly side of Stanton avenue one hun¬
dred fifty (150) feet to property of S. W.
Black and J, H Park; thence by same
westwardly one hundred twenty-five
(126) feet to other property of said
Black and Park, thence by same south¬
wardly one hundred fifty (150) feet to
other property of said Black and Park;
thence by same eastwardly one hundred
twenty-five (125) feet to Stanton ave¬
nue at the place of beginning.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appropri¬
ate the said real estate and land for
the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said CityanU the said owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same is nereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30,1912.
Approved July 31, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, Roger Williams and
William McFarland, having entered
into an agreement, which is hereto at¬
tached, giving to the City the right at
its option to repeal this ordinance and
abandon all proceedings thereunder at
any time within thirty days after the
award of viewers or final judgment in
case of appeal, without any liability
of any kind whatever, in consideration
thereof and upon that condition this
ordinance is approved.
WILLIAM A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JNO. H. DAILEY,
Mayor’s Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City of
Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance for
condemning for park purposes certain
land belonging to the undersigned sit¬
uate in the Eleventh ward, City of
Pltsburgh, and as described in this or¬
dinance, Bill No. 89, which Ordinance
is now In the hands of the Mayor for
approval or disapproval; and
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that in case the award of Viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the said
City may repeal the ordinance, or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore, In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh, that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue the
proceedings, and within three months
from the award of the Viewers or final
judgment, in case an appeal be taken
from said award, may at that time dis¬
continue all proceedings for the con¬
demnation of said property. In case
the City exercises the privilege hereby
granted It shall not be liable for any
damages on account of the said or¬
dinance, or the proceedings thereunder,
nor be compelled to pay the said award
nor judgment, and on the other hand,
I if the City takes the above action then
i the said property of the undersigned
shall be free and clear of the said or¬
dinance and condemnation proceedings
! the same as if they had never taken
j place.
; Witness our hand and seals the 26th
i day of July, 1912.
ROGER WILLIAMS,
WILLIAM McFarland,
per ROGER WILLIAMS.
E. J. MARTIN,
witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 308.
No. 442
A n ORUINANCE—.Vacating a por¬
tion of a 33 foot township road
lying within the lines of C. I. Shannon’s
Plan of Lots, between Winterburn ave¬
nue and Hazelwood avenue, in the
Fifteenth ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh.
I Whereas, It appears by the petition
j and affidavit on file In the office of
the City Clerk that all of the property
owners fronting or abutting upon the
line of a 33 foot road lying within
the lines of C. I. Shannon’s Plan of
1 Lots, between Winterburn avenue and
\ Hazelwood avenue, have petitioned the
j Council of the City of Pittsburgh to
! enact an ordinance for the vacation of
i the same; therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
6.V the Cfity of Piti:sburgh, in Cfouneil
a.fsemblsdf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted bp the authority o/ the same, That
I that portion of a 33 foot township road
lying within the lines of the C. I. Shan¬
non’s Plan of Lots, between Winter-
burn avenue and Hazelwood avenue,
In the Fifteenth ward of the City of
Pittsburgh and as hereinafter de¬
scribed, be and the same is hereby va¬
cated.
Beginning at a point on the easterly
building line of Winterburn avenue,
said point being 13.75 feet northerly
from the northerly building line of
Hazelwood avenue; thence continuing
In a northerly direction along the said
easterly building line of Winterburn
avenue for the distance of 33.30 feet to
a point; thence deflecting to ibe right
j 83® 19' and in a northeasterli direction
'for a distance of 34.50 feet to a point;
i thence deflecting to the right 32® 15'
and in a northeasterly direction for the
i distance of 98.17 feet to a point; thence
i deflecting to the left 37® 15' and in a
i northeasterly direction for the distance
! of 70.68 feet to a point on the northerly
building line of Hazelwood avenue;
thence deflecting to the right 170® 04'
30" and in a southwesterly direction
along the said northerly building line
j of Hazelwood avenue for the distance
of 49.77 feet; thence deflecting to the
right 19^ 46' and continuing along the
said northerly building line of Hazel¬
wood avenue for the distance of 85.51
feet to a point; thence deflecting to the
right 27° 24' 30" and in a southwest¬
erly direction for the distance of 35.11
feet to a point; thence deflecting to
the left 32® 15' and in a southwesterly
direction for the distance of 28.83 feet
to the place of beginning, containing
18,020 square feet as shown on a plan
hereto attached.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
IS liereby repealed, so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approv*Ml August 2, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 309.
No. 443
A n 0UIHN.\NCE —Repealing an or¬
dinance vacating a portion of
Knox street In the Twenty-first ward
of the City of Pittsburgh, enacted on
the 9th day of April, 1912, approved by
the Mayor April 11th, 1912, and re¬
corded in Ordinance Book, Vol. 24, page
69.
■\Vherea.9 an Ordinance, No 166, Ser¬
ies 1912, vacating a portion of Knox
street, in the Twenty-first ward of the
City of Pittsburgh, recorded in Or¬
dinance Book Vol. 24, page 69, provided
that the said Ordinance should not be¬
come effective until the Duff Manufac¬
turing Company by its proper officers
duly authorized have accepted said or¬
dinance in writing, subject to all the
terms and conditions thereof.
And Whereas, The said Duff Manu¬
facturing Company by its proper offi¬
cers has in writing expressed its ina¬
bility to accept the said ordinance and
comply with the stipulations specially
provided therein.
wcc'fiou 1. Be it ordained and enartea
b.V die City of Pidsharf/hy in Oouncil
n'tsetnhlcd^ and it is Iterrhy ordained and
vnacled by the authority of the saine^ Ttiat
the said Ordinance, No. 166, Series 1912,
vacating a portion of Knox street in
the Twenty-first ward of the City of
Pittsburgh, enacted into a law in Coun¬
cil on April 9, 1912, and approved by the
Mayor April 11th, 1912, and recorded
on the 12th of April, 1912, in Ordinance
Book Vol. 24, page 59, is hereby re¬
pealed in whole and in each and every
section thereof to the same effect, pur¬
pose and extent as though the said or¬
dinance had not been enacted and ap¬
proved.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved Aug. 5, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 310.
A n ORDIlVA.'MCK-oprovidlng for the
regulation of the production or
emission of smoke within the corpor¬
ate limits of the City of IMttsburgh,
and prescribing penalties for viola¬
tion of the provisions fier<-or.
Section 1. //•* it ordained and enactr<t
by the City of JUdstturf/h, i« (^mned
ossein hied, and it is hereby ortlain*nl a tut
enacted by die authorUy if the Thai
no steam boiler furnace, excepting In
private residences, shall be cons duel¬
ed within the corporate llinits of the
City of I’itlsburgli until the owner,
agent or lessee .shall first muk*^ writ¬
ten apidic’Utlon at the office of ttie
Chief Smoke Inspector for a certifi¬
cate for that purpose, and shall fur¬
nish a written statement and draw¬
ings of the style and dimensions of
3 uch boiler or furiiuee, the helglit anu
size of stuck or chimney, and the
method or device for preventing the
emission of dense black or dense gray
smoke therefrom for more than eight
(8) minutes in any one hour, and the
chief Smoke Inspector’s approval has
been obtained. Provided, however,
that no discrimination shall be exer¬
cised for or against any meth(»d. In¬
cluding hand firing, which will and
I does now i>revent the emission of
: dense black or dense gray smoke cx-
I cept for eight (8) minutes in any one
hour.
Section 2. Every bollor furnace or
other furnace usc<l within the corpor-
' ate limits of the City of IMttsburgh,
; cx<;<.>ptiiig i» private residences In which
: - bituminous coal is burned as fuel,
shall be so constructed or altered as
to prevent the production and emis¬
sion of dense black or dense gray
smoke (herefrom, except for eight i8)
minutes in any one hour; and no per¬
son or j>ersons, associations or t orpor-
ationa being the owner or b's.see, or
having control of any such steam
boiler or furnace shall use or allow
the u.se of any steam boiler other
furnace h hlch shall n(»t be so tMin-
structed, or if already constructed nt
the time of the pa.s.sage of this or¬
dinance, which shall not .be so alter¬
ed. or the method of stoking ho so
regulated as to prevent the emission
of dense black or den.se gray smoke
for more than eight (8) minutes In
any one hour.
Section 3. The Issuance and dcliv-
ery by the smoke Inspc. tor any
permit or certificate for th*- con.^^true-
tion or reconstruction, or any permit
for the alteration or repair of any
idant or chimney fonne«ted with a
plant, shall nut be b*dd to exemtd any
person or corporation to whom any
such permit has been fsjmed or de¬
livered, or who is In possfsslon of
any such permit, fri»m prose<*uMim or
account of the emls.sion or Issuance
of dense black or dense gmy smok*^
caused or permitted hy any su< h p. r-
son or corporation, in violation
(erms of this ordinanci-.
1^11 ^ I
’ll
I
Section 4. It shall be the duty of
the Deputy Smoke Inspector personally
to inspect all chimneys, steam genera¬
ting plants,, and all other furnace ap¬
paratus in use, excepting in private
residences, and to make written re¬
ports of the same to the Chief Smoke
inspector, who shall keep a perma¬
nent record of all essential facts re¬
lating thereto. The Chief Smoke In¬
spector or his deputies shall have au¬
thority to inspect and supervise all
boilers or furnaces which are subject
to the provisions of this ordinance
within the corporate limits of the City
of Pittsburgh and upon the waters ad¬
jacent thereto, where such are within
the jurisdiction of the provisions of
this ordinance, and* shall further have
authority to examine and supervise
the igniting, stoking, feeding and at¬
tending such boiler or other furnace
fires, and for that purpose ho or his duly
apjjointed assistants shall also have
authority to enter any steam boiler
or engine room, or any building from
which dense black or dense gray
smoke is being emitted, and during
the preceding twenty-four hours has
been emitted; and any person or per¬
sons hindering or obstructing them
in the performance of such duty shall
be guilty of a violation of this ordi¬
nance.
Section 5. If the escape of smoke
is the dense black or dense gray smoke
which is prohibited within the mean¬
ing of this ordinance, the Chief Smoke
inspector shall make complaint to
the perosns so offending, defining the
offense. In the event that the cause
thereof is unskillful stoking, he shall
cause one of his assistants to give
proper instructions to correct same
and he shall make immediate com¬
plaint to the Director of the Depart¬
ment of Public Health against any
and all such persons violating this
ordinance. In the event that said of¬
fense is owing to the faulty construc¬
tion of the furnace, size or height of
stack connections, or other engineer¬
ing details relating to boiler or other
furnace construction or connection,
he shall make statement of the cause
of such offense and report to the own¬
ers or operators as to the necessary
changes, alterations or additions, to
be made; and in such case such time
for such alterations or additions to
be made; and in such case such time
for such alterations or repairs in no
instance .shall exceed six (6) months.
In the event that it should appear from
the Inspection of the Chief Smoke In¬
spector that no change or alteration
of the furnace, furnace connections,
stack or appurtenances thereto would
eradicate said offense, and that said
offense Is owing to a plant being
worked to excess of its normal capac¬
ity, or for other organic reason can¬
not be converted by such changes into
a plant which is not an offender with¬
in the meaning of this ordinance, then
he shall report to the owners or oper¬
ators as above mentioned the condi¬
tions of such plant and the required
changes or additions necessary there¬
in, so that it may not be operated as
an offender. Not more than nine (&>
months shall be allowed in which to
complete such changes. Notices as
above shall be in writing, and at the
expiration of the time allowance the
Chief Smoke Inspector shall investigate
and make a report to the Director of
the Department of Public Health as
to the condition of the plant, who, in
the event It Is maintained as an of¬
fender against the provisions of this
ordinance, may cause suit to be en¬
tered, as provided by law, against any
and all persons in charg-j who are vio¬
lating this ordinance.
Section 6. All accidents to furnaces
or smoke preventing d'jvlces in use
excepting in private residences, shall
be reported within seventy-two (72)
hours to the Chief Smoke Inspector,
giving the nature of the accident and
the time required to repair the same.
Failure to make such rci>ort shall con¬
stitute a violation of this ordinance.
Section 7. During the first hour in
which a new fire is being kindled in or
under a cold boiler or < ther furnace,
excepting In private resniences, forty-
five (45) minutes once a day for the
first year and thirty (30) minutes once
a day for the second year, and each
and every year thereafter of dense
black or dense gray >uuoke issuing
from the stack or chimney thereof will
not be a violation of this ordinance;
but during each succeeding hour that
such boiler or other furnace is in serv¬
ice, more than eight (S) minutes of
dense black or dense gray smoke Is¬
suing from the chimney or stack there¬
of in any one hour shall be and the
same is a violation of this ordinance.
Section 8. As an official chart to be
used by Smoke Inspectors for deter¬
mining the density of smoke in the
City of Pittsburgh “Ringlemann’s”
Smoke Scale, as supplied by the United
States Geological Survey, shall be used.
The third shade in density on said
scale shall be known as dense gray
and the fourth shade in density shall
be known as dense black,'
Section 9. The owner or owners, the
officers, managers or agents of any
corporation owning, leasing or occupy¬
ing, and any person operating or hav¬
ing charge or controlling any furnace,
boiler, heating or power or manufact¬
uring plant, any locomotive, portable
engine or boiler, street roller, motor
vehicle self-propelled on a public
street, steamboat, stationary engine or
boiler, or any building or structure
of any description emitting dense black
or dense gray smoke, or by or from
which dense black or dense gray smoke
is emitted, except in the cases exempt
under the terms of this ordinance and
except for the times hereinbefore spec¬
ified in Sections 1, 2 and 7, shall be
deemed guilty of violating the pro¬
visions of this ordinance, and upon
conviction thereof before any aider-
man or police magistrate he or they or
any other person being convicted of
violating any of the provisions of this
T"
ordinance before any alderman or police
magistrate shall be fined not less than
ten ($10.00) dollars, nor more than one
hundred ($100.00) dollars, and in de¬
fault of the payment of said flne and
costs shall be committed to the Alle¬
gheny County Workhouse for a period
not exceeding thirty (30) days for each
offense, and each day in which such
smoke shall be so emitted shall con¬
stitute a separate and distinct offense.
Section U). That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the sante
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 30, 1912.
Approved August 7, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 311.
No. 445
A n ordinance — Authorizing and
directing the proper officers of
the City of Pittsburgh, for and on be¬
half of said City, to make and to enter
into a written contract with the Bor¬
ough of Wiikinsburg and The Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company, relative to
the vacation of portions of Brushton
avenue and McPherson street, the con¬
struction of undergrade crossings at
Braddock and Homewood avenues and
the possible construction of an over¬
head foot passage crossing, or under¬
grade crossing at Lang avenue, in lieu
of the existing grade crossings at
Brushton avenue and Homewood ave¬
nue, and of the overhead crossing at
Lang avenue, a possible change of
grade of a portion of Brushton avenue,
and the indemnifying of the said Rail¬
road Company by the said City and
the said Borough.
Hectlon 1. So it ordained and enacted
hjj the City of Pittsharffh^ in Of unci I
asMcinbted, and it is hereby ordained and
-inucied by the authority of the same, Tliiil
the proper officers of the City of Pitts¬
burgh be, and are hereby, directed to
make and enter into a contract with
the Borough of Wiikinsburg and The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in the
following terms and flgures:
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
Made and concluded this.day of
.A. D. 19.,.., by and be¬
tween the City of Pittsburgh (herein¬
after called City) party of the first
part, the Borough of Wiikinsburg,
(hereinafter called Borough), party of
the second part, and The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company (hereinafter called
Railroad Company), party of the third
part.
Whereas, The Railroad at the Rail¬
road Company is crossed at grade by
Brushton avenue, where there are main¬
tained and used a large number of
railroad tracks, and
Whereas, This public grade crossing
is partly within the (I!ity and partly
w'ithin the Borough, and
Whereas, Both the City and the Bor¬
ough have requested the Railroad Com¬
pany to construct at its expense an
undergrade crossing sufficiently near
said public grade crossing to reason¬
ably accommodate the traveling public,
and
Whereas, The City and Borough have
requested that the proposed undergrade
crossing be located at Braddock ave¬
nue (which does not now and never
did cross the railroad), and subject to
the terms and conditions hereinafter
provided, and
Whereas, The Railroad Company Is
willing to construct said undergrade
crossing in order to bring about the
elimination of the grade crossing nt
Brushton avenue, and
Whereas, The due vacation of Brush-
ton avenup grade crossing Is a condi¬
tion precedent to performance of an¬
other contract between the Borough
and the Railroad Company, for the
elimination of the other grade cross¬
ings of said railroad In the Borough
and in order to effectuate that con¬
tract the Borough is willing to enter
into this present contract and Its cov¬
enants herein,
NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESS¬
ETH:
First. The City and the Borough
covenant and agree to and with each
other as follows:
To vacate or cause to be vacated
that portion of McPherson street which
lies between Brushton avenue in the
Borough and Braddock avenue in the
City.
Second. The City and Railroad Com¬
pany covenant and agree to and with
each other as follows:
(a) The City will promptly open
Braddock avenue across the railroad
of the Railroad Company and estab¬
lish the grade of Braddock avenue
so that the elevation thereof within
the present property lines of the Rail¬
road Company shall not be higher than
911.42 feet above mean tide at Sandy
Hook, Pennsylvania Railroad datum,
and will promptly improve said Brad¬
dock avenue betw^een Thomas street
and Susquehanna street, in accordance
with the standard specifications of the
City, excepting, however, that part
within the property lines of the said
Railroad Company.
(b) The Railroad Company will
grade Braddock avenue wMthln its
property lines so as to conform to the
proposed grade, and will pave and curb
the same, within Its property lines,
in accordance with the City’s standard
. specifications as adopted by the City
for the Improvement of Braddock
avenue between Thomas street and
Susquehanna street. The Railroad
Company wdll also elevate Its railroad
tracks at Braddock avenue, so that no
part of the under side of the super¬
structure of the bridge supporting the
same shall be less than 925.42 feet
above the Pennsylvania Railroad dat-
237
urn aforesaid, which will make a clear
head room of not less than 14 feet over
said grade of Braddock avenue. The
City agrees that said bridge may be
supported by masonry or concrete abut¬
ments on the street lines and also by
iron, steel or reinforced concrete col¬
umns not more than two feet square
above the surface of the ground, con¬
structed on the sidewalk with the face
six inches from the face of the curb
and erected on masonry or concrete
foundations.
Third. The City further agrees and
covenants to and with the Railroad
Company, to depress the grade of
Homewood avenue so that the eleva¬
tion thereof within the present prop¬
erty lines of the Railroad Company
shall not be higher than 912.36 feet
above the Pennsylvania Railroad datum
aforesaid.
Fourth. The Railroad Company fur¬
ther covenants and agrees to and with
the City to grade Homewood avenue
within its property lines so as to con¬
form to the proposed grade, and will
pave and curb the same, within its
property lines in accordance with the
City's standard speciflcations, as adopt¬
ed by the City for the improvement of
Homewood avenue outside the railroad
right of way. The Railroad Company
will also elevate its railroad tracks
at Homewood avenue so that no part
of the under side of the superstructure
of the bridge supporting the same shall
be less than 026.36 feet above the Penn¬
sylvania Railroad datum aforesaid,
which will make a clear head room of
not less than 14 feet over said grade
of Homewood avenue. The City agrees
that said bridge may be supported on
masonry or concrete abutments on the
street line and also by Iron, steel or
reinforced concrete columns not more
than two feet square above the surface
of the ground, constructed on the side¬
walk with the face six inches from
the face of the curb and erected on ma¬
sonry or concrete foundations.
Fifth. The City covenants and agrees
to abandon and remove the present
overhead crossing at Lang avenue and
reserves the right to place and main¬
tain In lieu thereof, a foot passage
bridge at an elevation of not less than
952.38 feet above the Pennsylvania
Railroad datum aforesaid, which will
make a clear head room of not less
than 22 feet over the elevation of the
tracks of the Railroad Company, as
provided for In this agreement.
The City also reserves the right,
at any time, on three months' notice
in writing, to depress the grade of
Lang avenue so as to provide an under¬
grade crossing at Lang avenue, all of
which work, including the cost to the*
Railroad Company shall be paid by the
City, and the elevation of the said
Lang avenue, shall not, in any event,
be higher than 910.22 feet above Penn¬
sylvania Railroad datum aforesaid.
The City hereby agrees that within
thirty days after the construction of
the undergrade crossing at Lang ave¬
nue that It win pay to the Railroad
Company the entire reasonable cost
and expense to said Railroad Com*
pany necessarily incident to the con¬
struction thereof, and the bridge struc¬
ture to be erected by the Railroad
Company at the expense of the City
for the purpose of carrying the tracks
of the Railroad Company across said
Lang avenue shall be built so that no
part of the under side of the super¬
structure of the bridge supporting the
same shall be less than 924.22 feet
above Pennsylvania Railroad datum
aforesaid, which will make a clear head
room of not less than 14 feet over said
grade of Lang avenue. The said bridge
structure, columns and abutments shall
be built in the same manner and of
the same general materials and char¬
acter as the structure providvd for In
Paragraph Fourth of this Ordinance,
to be constructed at Homewood avenue.
The floor of all of the said bridges
.shall be of water, tight construction
so as to effectually prevent water
drainage and filth from dripping
through to the street below.
The subsequent maintenance of all
bridge structures, including the col¬
umns and abutments shall be at the
expense of the Railroad Company and
the subsequent maintenance of the
streets shall be at the expense of the
City.
Sixth. The City and the Borough
covenant and agree with the Railroad
Company to indemnify and save harm¬
less the Railroad Company from all
claims and actions at law or In equity,
and from all assessments of benefits
and from all damages to property
(other than to property of the Railroad
Company) and from damages to any
person or persons, natural or artificial,
owning, controlling or operating gas
pipes, water pipes, sewers, wire cables
or conduits, by reason of the opening,
changes in grade, vacations and im¬
provements of or to Brushton avenue,
McPherson street, Braddock, Homewood
and Lang avenues, herein contemplated,
and of any other highways in con¬
nection therewith, and by reason of the
grading of highways as aforesaid with¬
in the Railroad Company’s property
lines, within their respective territor¬
ial limits.
Seventh. The Railroad Company
hereby releases the City and the Bor¬
ough from any and all damages that
may be occasioned the property of the
Railroad Company by reason of any of
the Improvements herein contemplated.
Including said opening of Braddock
avenue.
Eighth. The City of Pittsburgh also
agrees to contribute to the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company the sum of
$50,400.00, towards the cost of the rail¬
road bridges, retaining walls and street
improvements on the Railroad Com¬
pany’s property herein contemplated
within the City of Pittsburgh, to be
paid within thirty (30) days after the
substantial completion of said work.
Ninth. The City, the Borough and
the Railroad Company, covenant and
238
agree to and with each other, forth¬
with to take any and all lawful means
to vacate or cause to be vacated that
portion of Brushton avenue within the
present property lines of the Railroad
Compans.
Tenth, The City and the Borough
covenant and agree to and with the
Railroad Company to raise the grade
of Brusiiton avenue within the prop¬
erty lint s of the Railroad Company in
the event that Brushton avene is not
legally vacated promptly, and also even
in advance of such vacation, if and
as deen>od necessary by the Railroad
Company in connection with said Brad-
dock avenue improvements.
This agreement Is executed for and
on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, by
the Mayor, President of Council, and
the Dii*'Ctor of the Department of
I’ublic V'orks, in pursuance of an or¬
dinance '*f the City of Pittsburgh, en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
dlrectlnj- the proper officers of the City
of Pittf burgh, for and on behalf of
said Cii>, to make and to enter into
a written contract with the Borough of
VVilkins»>urg and The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, relative to the va¬
cation of portions of Brushton avenue
and Mci’herson street, the construction
of unde rgrade crossings at Braddock
and Homewood avenues and the pos¬
sible construction of an overhead foot
passage crossing, or undergrade cross¬
ing at fjang avenue, in lieu of the ex¬
isting grade crossings at Brushton ave¬
nue and Homewood avenue and of the
overhead crossing at Lang avenue, a
possible change of grade of a portion
of Brushton avenue, and the indemni¬
fying of the said Railroad Company by
the said City and the said Borough,”
approved and
recorded in Ordinance Book Vol.
page , and for and on behalf of the
Borough of Wilkinsburg, by the Burg¬
ess, President of Town Council, and
the Borough Secretary, in pursuance
of the ordinance of said Borough, en¬
titled “An Ordinance authorizing and
directing the proper officers of the
Borough of Wilkinsburg, for and on
behalf of said Borough, to make and
to enter into a written contract with
the City of Pittsburgh, and The Penn¬
sylvania Railroad Company, relative to
the vacation of portions of Brushton
avenue and McPherson street, the con¬
struction of undergrade crosKings a t
Braddock and Homewood avenues, and
the possible construction of an over¬
head foot passage crossing, or under¬
grade crossing at Lang avenue, in lieu
of the existing grade crossings at
Brushton avenue and Homewood ave¬
nue, and of the overhead crossing at
Lang avenue, a possible change of
grade of a portion of Brushton avenue,
and the indemnifying of the said Rail¬
road Company by the said City and
the said Borough,” approved .
and recorded In Ordinance Book,
Vol. , page , and for and on be¬
half of The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company by a Vice President, and the
Secretary thereof, in pursuance of a
resolution of the Board of Directors of
the said The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH.
Countersigned*.
By .
President of Council.
Controller.
By .
Director, Department of I*ublic Works.
BOROUGH OF WILKINSBURG.
Burgess.
fTe.sident of Town Council
Borough Secretary.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
COMPANY,
By .
Vice i'resldent.
Attest ..
Secretary.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I’assed July 29, 1912.
Approved August 7, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 314.
No. 446
A n ordinance—R epealing an ordi¬
nance of the former Borough of
Sheraden, entitled “An Ordinance ex¬
tending Chartlers street, from an angle
in said street through the property of
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago &
St. Louis Railway Company to the cen¬
tre of Center street,” approved June
12th, 1901.
Section 1. Be It ordained and enneted
ft.f/ the Citi/ of Pitt.Hburph^ <n CViMncji
a.wembicd, and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
Ordinance No. 142 of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden, now a part of the
City of Pittsburgh, entitled “An Ordi¬
nance extending Chartlers street, from
an angle in said street through the
property of The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati.
Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
to the centre of Center street,” ap¬
proved June 12th, 1901, and recorded
in said Borough's Ordinance Book, No.
1, page 291, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or pa^-t
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects thi.s Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 9, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 318.
289
No. 447
A n OUDINANCK —Repealing an ordi¬
nance of the former Borough of
Sheraden, entitled “An Ordinance lay¬
ing out Center street, from Chartlers
street to Carlin street,” approved June
12th, 1901.
Se<5tlc«k 1. Be iC ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
aesembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by (he authority of the eame^ That
Ordinance No. 141 of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden, now part of the
City of Pittsburgh, entitled “An Ordi¬
nance laying out Center street, from
Chartlers street to Carlin street,” ap¬
proved June 12th, 1901, and recorded
in said Borough’s Ordinance Book, No.
1. page 290, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the eanie
is hereby repealed, so far as the eame
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912,
Approved August 9, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 318.
No. 448
A n ordinance —Repealing an ordi¬
nance of the former Borough of
Sheraden, entitled “An Ordinance or¬
daining, laying out and locating Carlin
street, from Division street to Center
street,” approved May 16th, 1895.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
Ordinance No. 8 of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden, now a part of the
City of Pittsburgh, entitled “An Ordi¬
nance ordaining, laying out and locat¬
ing Carlin street, from Division street
to Center street,’ approved May 16th,
1895, and recorded in said Borough’s
Ordinance Book, No. 1, page 23, he and
the same is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Pa.ssed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 9, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 319.
No. 449
A n ordinance— Repealing an ordi¬
nance of the former Borough of
Sheraden, entitled “An Ordinance re¬
establishing the grade of Center street,
from Chartlers avenue to Carlin street,
in the Borough of Sheraden,” approved
May 7th, 1902.
Section 1. Be it ordained nnd enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
Ordinance No. 220 of the former Bor¬
ough of Sheraden, now part of the
City of Pittsburgh, entitled “An Ordi¬
nance re-establishing the grade of Cen¬
tre street, from Chartiers avenue to
Carlin street, in the Borough of Shera¬
den,” approved May 7th, 1902, and re¬
corded In said Borough’s Ordinance
Book, No. 2, page 27, be and the same
Is hereby repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance,
i Passed August 6, 1912.
I Approved August 9, 1912.
i Ordinance Book 24, page 319.
No. 450
A n ordinance—R epealing an ordi¬
nance of the former Borough of
I Sheraden, entitled ”An Ordinance au¬
thorizing the opening of and establish-
j Ing the grade of Carlin street, from
< Division street to Center street,” ap-
i proved May 23, 1895.
1 Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
) by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
I assembled, and is hereby ordained and
I enacted by the authority of the same, That
t Ordinance No. 9 of the former Bor-
j ough of Sheraden, now part of the
I City of Pittsburgh, entitled “An Ordi-
I nance authorizing the opening of and
i establishing the grade of Carlin street,
from Division street to Center street,’'
I approved May '23rd, 1895, and recorded
in said Borough’s Ordinance Book, No»
i 1, page 24, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as tho same
affects this Ordinance.
I Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 9, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 320.
No. 451
A n ordinance— Authorizing the
City Planning Commission to em¬
ploy one Draftsman, one Transltman,
‘ and one Chainman, fixing the salaries
of said employees and providing for
the payment thereof.
So(!tioii 1, Be it ordained and enarted
by the City of PWsburgJi, in Onineil
asspynhled, and it is hereby ordained ffnd
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the said City Planning Commission is
hereby authorized to employ one
Draftsman at a salary of twelve hun¬
dred (1,200) dollars per year, one Tran-
sitman, at a salary of Twelve hundred
(1,200) dollars per year, and one Chain-
man at a salary of .sixty (60) dollars
I per month. The said salaries shall be
' paid out of Appropriation No. 214.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting: with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed Aug-ust 6, 1912.
Approved August 9, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 320.
No 452
A n OHOlNANCFi—Authorizing the
transfer from the Contingent
Fund, Appropriation No. 42, of $300.00 to
Appropriation No. 219 and $200.00 to
Appropriation No. 220, for the use of
the Civil Service Commission,
Se<rtlon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittubxvryhy in Council
m/iexnf/led, and it ie hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eamct That
the Controller be and he is hereby au¬
thorized and directed to transfer from
Appropriation No. 42 to Appropriation
No. 219, Code B, $300.00 for expenses
In connection with efficiency investiga¬
tions, and from the same appropriation
to Appropriation No. 220, Code F, for
the use of the Civil Service Commis¬
sion, $200.00 for the purchase of equip¬
ment for physical tests of police and
lire bureaus.
Section 2 That any Ordinance or '
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby r^ealed bo far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 9, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 321.
No. 453
A n ORDINANCK—Authorizing the
City Controller to transfer from
Appropriation No. 42, Contingent Fund,
the sum of $8G4.00, as follows;—to ap¬
propriation No. 31, Diamond Market,
Code B, $364.00; to appropriation No.
202, Carnegie Free Library, North Side,
Code B, $500.00.
Section 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitbtburfjhj in CoahcV
untembledf and it is hereby ordained anxi
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the City Controller shall be and he
Is hereby authorized and directed to
transfer from Appropriation No. 42,
Contingent Fund, the sum of $864.00 as
follows;—to Appropriation No. 31, Dia¬
mond Market, “Code B” $364.00; to ap¬
propriation No. 202, Carnegie Free Ll- j
brary. North Side, Code $500.00.
Section 2, That any Ordinance or part i
of Ordinance conflicting with, the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 9, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 321.
I No. 454
A n OHIIINA NCR—Authorizing the
transfer of Thirty-two hundred
($32,00.00) dollars from Item 'Balance
in Apropriatlon No. 37, X 8, Retaining
Walls and Sidewalks” to Item 'Recon¬
struction of a Retaining Wall on Lllloti
street east of Valonla street,” same
appropriation.
Action J. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of IHUsbarith^ t#i Churicil
; assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
•nacted by the anthtn’ity of the same^ That
j the City Controller shall be and Is here-
! by authorized and directed to trans-
■ fer the sum of Thirty-two hundred
I ($3,200.00) dollars from Item, “Balance
In Apnropriatlon No. 37, X 8, Retain¬
ing Walls and Sidewalks,” to Appro¬
priation No. .77, Item “Jteconslructlon
of a retaining wall on Klliott street
east of Valonfa street.”
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 9, 1912.
Orldnance Book 24, page 322.
No. 456
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
to advertise for and to award a con¬
tract or contracts for the reconstruc¬
tion of a retaining wall on Elliott
street east of Valonla street, and pro¬
viding for the payment of the costs
thereof.
Section 2. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in CbuncH
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Mayor and the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals and to award
a contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
reconstruction of a retaining wall on
Elliott street east of Valonla street,
and to enter Into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or
bidders for the performance of the
work in accordance w'lth the laws and
ordinances governing the said City.
Section 2. For p^'ment of the costs
thereof, the sum of Three thousand two
hundred ($3,200.00) dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary shall be
and is hereby set apart and appro¬
priated from Appropriation No. 37, X 8.
Retaining walls and sidew'alks. and the
Mayor and the Controller are respecti¬
vely authorized and directed to issue
and countersign warrants in payment
of the costs of said work.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912,
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 21, page 322.
No. 456
A n OROINANCK—Establishing the
grade of College street, from Ells¬
worth avenue to a property line 261.&0
feet north therefrom.
Heetioii 1. Be il ord<tine<t and enacted
h)j the City o/ PiUxburyhf in Council
anseinbled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the aaikorily of the «ame. That
the grade of the west curb line of Col¬
lege street, from Ellsworth avenue to
a property line 261.60 feet north there¬
from be and the same is hereby estab¬
lished as follows, to wit;
Beginning on the north curb line
of Ellsworth avenue at an elevation
of 193.97 feet; then,ic‘e falling at the
rate of 1.35 feet per lUO feet for a
distance of 261.60 feet to a point to
an elevation of 190.44 feet.
Section 2- That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 323.
No. 457
A n ordinance—R e-establlshmg the
grade of Princess avenue, from
U'estfield street to Profile avenue.
Soct!oi\ 1. Be if. ordained and ennefeil
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in O^uncil
assembled^ <md it is hereby ordained ftyui
enacted by the authority of the tamct Tiiat
the grade of the north curb line of
Princess avenue, from Westfield street
to Profile avenue, be and the same is
hereby re-established as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning on the east curb line of
Westfield street at the elevation of
379.71 feet; thence rising at the rate
of 0.50 feet per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 14.0 feet to a point of curve
at the east building line of Westfield
street to the elevation of 379.78 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for the distance of 54.34 feet to a point
of tangent to the elevation of 380.56
feet; thence rising at the rate of 2.37
feet per 100 feet for the distance of
245.66 feet to a point of curve to the
elevation of 386.38 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for the dis¬
tance of 100 feet to a point of tangent,
to the elevation of 386.56 feet; thence
falling at the rate of 2.0 feet per 100
feet lor the distance of 127.97 feet to
the west curb line of Profile avenue
to the elevation of ,384.06 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provl*
slons of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, *o far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 323.
No. 458
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing an Increase of the in¬
debtedness of the City of J/ittaburgh in
the sum of ninety thousand dollars,
($90,000.00). and providing for the Issue
and sale or bonds of said City in said
amount, to provide funds for the im¬
provement or existing public parks, and
providing for the redempHon of said
bonds and the payment of Interest
thereon.
Whereas, the corporate authorities
of the City of Pittsburgh by an ordi¬
nance approved September 14, 1910, of
record In said City’s Ordinance Book
Vol. 22, page 99, signified the desire
to increase the indebtedness of said
City in the sum of one niilUom dollars
for the following purpose:^?: for the ac¬
quirement of land for, and the equip¬
ping and improving of public play
grounds, eight hundred thousand dol¬
lars; and for the improvement of ex¬
isting public parks, two hundred thou¬
sand dollars;
And Whereas, the Councils of said
City by an ordinance approved Septem¬
ber 30th, 1910, of record in said Clty'a
Ordinance Book Vol. 22, page 111, au¬
thorized and directed that said ques¬
tion of increasing the indebtedness In
said amount, and for said purposes, be
submitted to a vote of the electors of
said City at the general election held
in said City on Tuesday, November 8th,
1910,
And Whereas, proper and timely no¬
tice having been given according to
law, such election was held and con¬
ducted in every respect as required by
law, and duly certified returns there¬
of, together with a certified copy of
the said ordinances, and proper proofs
of publication and advertisements, were
duly filed in every respect as required by
law, as more fully appears in the pro¬
ceedings in said matter filed of record
in the office of the clerk of the Court
of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny Coun¬
ty, Pennsylvania, at Bonded indebted¬
ness, No. 1 November Sessions, 1910,
Bonded Indebtedness Docket, Vol. 10,
page 149;
And Whereas, by the returns of said
election, filed with said Clerk of said
Court of Quarter Sessions, it appears
that a majority of the electors, voting
at said election, voted in favor of said
Increase of indebtedness;
And Whereas, a duly certified copy
of said record under seal has been fur¬
nished by said Clerk of said Court of
Quarter Sessions to the corporate au¬
thorities of said City and the same has
been placed' of record on the minutes
thereof as required by law; therefore
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Ooitncif
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sanie^ That
the indebtedness of the City of Pitts¬
burgh is increased by the amount of
242
ninety thousand, (190,000.00) dollars,
for the iinprovement of existing pub¬
lic parks
Section 2. That bonds of the City
of Pittsbui gh In the aggregate principal
amount ot ninety thousand dollars ($90,-
000.00) be issued for the purpose afore¬
said, with interest coupons attached,
]^ayable annually, with the privi¬
lege of exchanging such coupon bond or
bonds foi- a registered bond or bonds
of the same maturity as, and any de¬
nomination not exceeding the aggregate
principal amount of, the coupon bond
or bonds surrendered in exchange there¬
for, by surrendering such coupon bond
or bonds, with all coupons not then
ilue, at tin- office of the (Jity Controller;
and the I’ity Controller is hereby au¬
thorized and directed to cause such cou¬
pon and registered bonds to be ■ en¬
graved. aiul to issue the same in the
name of ! he City of Pittsburgh, the
expense Uiereof to be charged to Ap¬
propriation No. 42. Contingent Fund.
Section Said bonds shall be is¬
sued in denominations of one hundred
($100) dollars, or multiples thereof,
shall be dated as of the first day of
August, A. J>. 1912, and shall be paya¬
ble In thirty equal annual Installments,
as follows;
Bonds to the aggregate amount of
three thou.>and ($3,000.00) dollars shall
be payable on the first day of August
in each and every year, beginning with
the year one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen and ending with the year
one thousand nine hundred and forty-
two.
Said bonds shall bear Interest at
the rate of four and one-fourth( 4^)
per centum per annum, payable semi¬
annually at the office of the City Treas¬
urer of said City on the first day of
February -^nd August, of each year,
without deduction for any taxes which
may be levied thereon by the State of
Pennsylvania pursuant to any present
or future law. the payment of which
is hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and the principai thereof shall
be payable at inuturity at the same
lace. The said bonds shall be signed
y the Mayor, countersigned by the
City Controller, and sealed with the
corporate seal of said City, and the
coupons shall be anthenticated with the
lithographed fac-simile signatnrp of the
City Controller.
Said bonds shall be sold by the Mayor
and the City Controller at not less than
par and accrued interest, on the most
advantageous terms obtainable, after
ten day’s public notice in the official
newspapers of the City of Pittsburgh,
provided, however, that such uninvested
balances In the Sinking Fund, as may be
iivnllsdife for the purpose, shall be invest¬
ed in the same without public notice by
advertising or otherwise. And the pro¬
ceeds of such sales, or so much there¬
of as .shall be necessary, shall, if speci¬
fically appropriated by ordinance, there¬
in fixing the amounts and conditions of
expenditure, be applied to the purposes
set forth in this ordinance and to no
Section 4. Until said bonds. Issued
as herein provided, shall be fully paid,
there is hereby levied and assessed an-
' nually upon all subjects now by law
liable or hereafter to be made liable to
assessment for taxation for (.!lty i»ur-
poses an annual tax, commencing the
year after said bonds have been is¬
sued, sufficient to pay the interest on
said bonds as the same shal! accrue and
become payable; an<i also an annual tax
equal to three and onc-lhlrd (3 1-3) per
centum of the total amount of said
bonds hereby athorlzed, to bo apidied
to and set ajiart as a linking Fund for
the payment of the nrlnclpal and re¬
demption of said bonds as they l»ecofnr
due and payable according to tlielr
terms, and the same are hereby appro¬
priated out of the revenues of said (Mty
for the payment and redemption ufon?-
said.
Section 5. Ail registered bonds is¬
sued in exchange for coupon bonds, iis
provided in Section 2 of tnis ordinance,
shall be rpgi.«itered with the City 'freus-
urer of said City and be transferable
only on the books of said City Treas¬
urer.
Section 6. All bonds issued by the au¬
thority of this Ordinance and the Acts
of Assembly authorizing the same shall
be and become part of the funded doiit
of the City of Pittsburgh, and shall hv
entitled to all the rlght.M, privileges and
Immunities thereof; and shall be free
from taxation, as aforesaid, and for the
payment of the principal of said bonds,
and the interest thereon seinJ-annually,
as aforesaid, as the same shall mature
and become payable, the faith, honor,
credit and projierty of said City are
hereby pledged.
Section 7. Said bonds shall be cou¬
pon bonds, exchangeable for registered
bonds, and shall be substantially in the
following form, to wit:
(Form of Coupon Bond.)
UNITED STATES OF AMElllCA,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
City of Pittsburgh.
T"ark Bond Series A, 1912.
Know All Men By These Presents:
That the City of Pittsburgh, a muni¬
cipal corporation created by and exist-
, ing under the laws of the (’ommoii-
I wealth of FVnn.sylvania is indebted to
the bearer in the sum of
($ ) dollars.
1 lawful money of the United States of
America, which sum the said City of
IHttsburgh ]>romlaes to [lay to the said
bearer at the office of the City Treas¬
urer of said City on the first day of
.A. n. 19 , with
interest thereon at the rate of four
and one-fourth f4m per centum per
annum, payable semi-annually to the
hearer of the annexed coupons, at the
time and place therein specified, with¬
out deduction for any taxes which may
be levied hereon by the Stale of Penn¬
sylvania pursuant to any iiresent or
future law, the payment of which is
hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh. And for the true and faithful
payment of the principal of this bond
I and the semi-annual interesl thereon,
other purpose whatsoever. Each of \ as aforesaid, the faith, honor, credit and
said bonds shall be known and deslg- poperty of said City of Pittsburgh are
nated as “Park Bond Series A, 1912.” hereby pledged.
This bond may, at the option of the
holder^ be exchangred at any time for
a regfistered bond or bonds of the same
maturity^ and of any denomination not
exceeding the aggregate principal
amount hereof, by surrrendering this
bond with all coupons not then due,
at the office of the City Controller of
said City. This bond is one of a series
of bonds, amounting In the aggregate
to ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00),
issued by the City of Pittsburgh for
valid municipal purposes, by virtue
and In pursuance of an Act of the
General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled ‘An Act to
regulate the manner of increasing the
indebtedness of municipalities, to
provide for the redemption of the
same, and to Impose penalties for the
illegal increase thereof,” approved
April 20, 1874, and the several supple¬
ments and amendments thereof; and
and Act of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled “An Act for the government
of cities of the second class,” approved
March 7, 1901, and the supplements
and amendments thereof; and by virtue
of an ordinance of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, entitled “An Ordinance author¬
izing and directing an increase of the
Indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of ninety thousand dollars
($90,000.00), and providing for the is¬
sue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
improvement of existing public parks,
ana providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of inter¬
est thereon,” duly enacted by the Coun¬
cil thereof, and approved by the Mayor
thereof, and duly recorded and pub¬
lished In the manner provided by law,
authorizing and directing the same.
It is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the issue
hereof has been duly complied with,
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay the interest and also the prin¬
cipal hereof at maturity; that the total
indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh,
including the entire issue of above
mentioned bonds aggregating ninety
thousand dollars ($90,000.00), of which
this bond is one, is less than seven per
centum of the last preceding assessed
valuation of the taxable property
therein; and that this bond and the
debt created thereby are within every
debt and other limit prescribed by the
Constitution and the laws of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania.
Given under the corporate seal of
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by
the City Controller, as of the first day
of August, A. 1). 1912.
Seal of the City
of Pittsburgh.
CITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By.;.
Mayor.
Countersigned:
City Controller.
(Form of Coupon.)
On the first day of , 19 ,
the City of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania,
will pay to the bearer at the office of
the (jlty Treasurer of said City
($ ) Dollars,
lawful money of the United States of
America, for six months* Interest on
its I*ark Bond Series A, 1912, No.
1 City Controller.
■ (Form of Registered Bond.)
I UNITED states OP AMERICA,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
City of Pittsburgh.
Park Bond Series A, 19)2.
I Know All Men By These Presents;
That the City of Pittsburgh, a munl-
{ cipal corporation created by and exists
j Ing under the laws of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania is Indebted to
I in the sum of
($ ) dollars,
lawful money of the United States of
America, which sum the said City of
Pittsburgh promises to pay to said
legal
representatives, or assigns, at the of¬
fice of the City Treasurer of said City
on the first day of , A. D. 19 ,
with Interest thereon at the rate of
four a,nd one-fourth (4%) per centum,
per annum, payable semi-annually, at
the same place, on the first days of
February and August of each year, with¬
out deduction for any taxes which may
be levied hereon by the State of Penn¬
sylvania pursuant to any present or
future law, the payment or which is
hereby assumed by the City of Pitts¬
burgh. And for the true and faithful
payment of the principal of this bond
and the semi-annual interest thereon,
as aforesaid, the faith, honor, credit and
poperty of said City of Pittsburgh are
hereby pledged.
This bond is one of a series of bonds,
amounting in the aggregate -to ninety
thousand dollars ($90,000.00) Issued
by the City of Pittsburgh for
valid municipal purposes, by virtue
and in pursuance of an Act of the
General Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, entitled “An
Act to regulate the manner of increas-
1 Ing the indebtedness of municipalities,
to provide for the redemption of the
same, and to impose penalties for the
Illegal increase thereof,” approved
April 20, 1874, and the several supple¬
ments and amendments thereof; and
and Act of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I entitled “An Act for the government
of cities of the second class,’* approved
■ March 7, 1901, and the supplements
and amendments thereof; and an Act
! of the general assembly of the Coin-
monwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled
j “An Act to authorize the registry or
I transfer of certain bonds,” approved
i May 1, 1873; and by virtue of an or¬
dinance of the City of Pittsburgh,
1 entitled “An Ordinance authonz-
Ing and directing an increase of the
indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh
in the sum of ninety thousand dollars
($00,000.00), and providing for the Is¬
sue and sale of bonds of said City in
said amount, to provide funds for the
improvement of existing public parks,
and providing for the redemption of
said bonds and the payment of inter¬
est thereon,” duly enacted by the Coun¬
cil thereof, and approved by the Mayor
thereof, and duly recorded and pub¬
lished ill the manner provided by law,
authori/dng and directing the same.
It is hereby certified that every re¬
quirement of law affecting the issue
hereof has been duly complied with;
that provision has been made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient
to pay the interest and also the prin-
cii>al hereof at maturity; that the total
indebtedness of the City of Pittsburgh, i
including the entire issue of above !
mentioned bonds aggregating ninety '
thousand dollars ($90,000,00), of which 1
this bond is one, is less than seven per 1
centum of the last preceding assessed
valuation of the taxable property j
therein; and that this bond and the i
debt created thereby are within every j
debt and other limit prescribed by the |
Constitution and the laws of the Com- j
monweolth of Pennsylvania.
Given under the corporate seal of |
the City of Pittsburgh, signed by the
Mayor thereof, and countersigned by j
the Cit 3 ' Controller, as of the first day
of August, A. D. 1912.
Seal of the City
of Pittsburgh.
<JITY OF PITTSBURGH,
By
...
Coiinte rsigned:
Mayor.
Registered this
City Controller.
day of
A D 19 at
the office of the City Treasurer of the
City of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Registrar.
Bection 8. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provl-
•ions of this Ordinance be and the ean^e
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 9, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 324.
No. 459
A X ORDIX ANCK — Authorizing the i
Director of the Department of
Public Works to proceed to condemn
the property of william A. Smith in
the Eleventh ward for park purposes.
Bcctlon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
6.V City of PUtffburffh^ tn Council
aasemtded, and it ix hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tuaie, Ttiat
the City of Pittsburgh deem it proper
and expedient that it exercise the
power of eminent domain vested in
said corporation for the acquisition hy
it of the real estate and property here¬
inafter mentioned, to be used for pub¬
lic park purposes.
Therefore, the Director of the J>e-
l)artment of Public Works of the City
of Pittsburgh Is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed in the name and
behalf of said City to have taken, ap- H
propriated and condemned for public .1
park purposes, In the manner pro- |
scribed by law, the real estate and prop- i
erty of William A. Smith, situate in the ]
Eleventh ward of said City, bounded j
and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning on the southerly aide of •
Stanton avenue at a point one hundrtal
sixty-one and fifty-seven hundredths
(161.57) feet eastwardly from line of
property of .lames C. Grogan and ex¬
tending thence south 13® 04' east along
line of property of C. L. Kemery one
hundred thirteen and fifty-three hun-
dreths (113.53) feet to proj>erty of H.
E. Kempf; thence along said Kempf’s
line north 73® 44' 50" east thirty-five
and four hundred seventy-five thou¬
sandths (35.475) feet to other property
of C. L. Kemery; thence north 13® 04'
west along said Kemery property one
hundred eleven and fifty-six hundreths
(111.56) feet to Stanton avenue; thence
south 76® 66' west along Stanton ave¬
nue thirty-five and forty-two hundreths
feet to the place of beginning. Having
erected thereon a two-story and attic
brick dwelling.
And the said City does hereby elect
and resolve to take, use and appro¬
priate the said real estate and land
for the purposes aforesaid; the damages
therefor not having been agreed upon
between the said City and the said
owner.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
aTfectfl this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved Aug. 10, 1912.
The owner of the property affected
by this ordinance, AVilllam A, Smith,
having entered into an agreement,
which is hereto attached, giving to
the City the right at its option to re¬
peal this ordinance and abandon all
proceedings thereunder at any time
within thirty days after the award of
viewers or final judgment In case of
appeal, without any liability of any
kind whatever, in consideration there¬
of and upon that con<lition this ordi¬
nance is approved,
WM. A. MAGEE,
Mayor.
Attest:
JOHN H, DAILEY,
Mayor's Secretary.
Whereas, The Council of the City
of Pittsburgh has passed an ordinance
for condemning for park purposes cer¬
tain land belonging to the undersigned
situate in the Eleventh ward. City of
Pittsburgh, and as described in this
ordinance, Bill No. 88, w'hich ordinance
is now in the hands of the Mayor, for
approval or disapproval; and
24 .')
Whereas, The undersigned is willing
that In case the award of viewers or
the final judgment in the condemnation
proceedings,, shall not be satisfactory
to the City of Pittsburgh, that the
said City may repeal the ordinance^ or
otherwise discontinue the proceedings,
without liability to the said City.
Therefore,. In consideration of the
sum of one dollar, and other good and
valuable considerations, I promise and
agree to and with the City of Pitts¬
burgh. that in case said ordinance shall
become a law the City may repeal the
ordinance, or otherwise discontinue
the proceedings, and within three
months from the award of the viewers
or final Judgment in case an appeal
he taken from said award, may at that
time discontinue all proceedings for
the condemnation of said property.
In case the City exercises the privilege
hereby granted it shall not be liable
for any damages on account of the
said ordinance, or the proceedings
thereunder, nor be compelled to pay the
said award nor judgment, and on the
other hand, if the City takes the above
action then the said property of the
undersigned shall be free and clear of
the said ordinance and condemnation
proceedings the same as if they had
never taken place.
Witness our hand and seals the 1st
day of August, 1912.
WM. A. SMITH.
KOBT. CLARK, Witness.
Ordinance Book 24, page 329.
No. 460
A n ordinance—G ranting to the
Carnegie Steel Company the right
and privilege to excavate under the
surface of a portion of . Scrip alley in
the Second ward of the City of Pitts¬
burgh, and to use the space left after
such excavation in connection with the
building leased by it and adjoining
Scrip alley.
Section 1. JJe if ordained and enacted
htf the City of Pitt^buryh, in Council
asftcjHbledf and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eame^ That
the right, privilege and permission is
hereby granted to the Carnegie Steel
Company, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State
of Pennsylvania to excavate under the
total width of Scrip alley for a space
of thirty-six (36) feet, said excavation
to commence at a point fifty-seven (57)
feet southwardly from the South curb
line of Fifth avenue, and to extend
southwardly along Scrip alley from
that point, and also to use the space
left after such excavation in connec¬
tion with and for the benefit of the
building leased by it, erected on the lot
of ground adjoining said Scrip alley
on the westerly side thereof, and
bounded by Scrip alley, Resort al¬
ley, Cherry alley and Fifth avenue;
provided the* consent of the owner
or owners of the property adjoin¬
ing the easterly side of Scrip alley
be obtained by the Carnegie Steel Com¬
pany; and Provided further that all of
such excavating shall be done under
the direction, control and supervision,
and subject to the approval of the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works of the City of Pittsburgh, and
provided further that the portion of the
surface of said Scrip alley overlying
the said excavation shall be paved, kept
and maintained In good order and con¬
dition at the cost and expense of the
Carnegie Steel Company, and under
the control and direction and subject
to the approval of, the said Director
of the Department of Public Works.
Section 2. The said Carnegie Steel
Company, its successors and assigns,
shall be liable and responsible for any
and all loss, damage, claim for damage,
injury, cost or expense connected with
or incident to such excavation, and also
the maintenance of the portion of the
surface of said alley overlying said ex¬
cavation as hereinbefore provided, or
Incident to or growing out of the same.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be
void and of no effect unless the same,
with all its terms and conditions, la
accepted in writing by the Carnegie
Steel Company within thirty (30) days
after the passage and approval hereof.
Section 4. The grant made by this
ordinance is merely a license revoca¬
ble at the option of the City at any¬
time after six months’ notice, whether
any use shall have been made of the
privileges hereby granted or not, with¬
out any liability on the part of the
City to compensate any person for loss
sustained by reason of such revocation.
The Carnegie Steel Company, for It¬
self, its successors and assigns, also*
agrees that the City, its grantees or
licensees, may use said alley, including
the portion beneath the surface there¬
of occupied by the Carnegie Steel Com¬
pany under the provisions of this or¬
dinance, as freely and to the same ex¬
tent as if this grant had not been made
and that no liability shall exist on the
part of the City, or its grantees or li¬
censees, to pay any compensation for
such use.
Section 5, That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with, the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I’assed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 331.
I No. 461
A n ordinance—^I. ocatfng Larimer
street, from Nelson street to Ijem-
ington avenue.
Sw^tloii I. Be it ordained and enacted
hy the City of PWftburyh^ in Ctuneil
anxemhled^ and it is hereby ordained and
"enacted by the authority of the samCy Tliat
Tiarlmer street, from Nelson street to
Lemington avenue, be and the same
shall be located as follows, to wit:
That the southeasterly five (6) foot
running line shall begin at the north¬
erly building line of Nelson street as
241 )
located in E. W. Dean’s Revised Plan
of the Dean Park i^lan of Lots as re¬
corded In the Department of Public
Works, Bureau of Surveys In Plan book,
Vol. 7, Page 95; thence defecting to
the left 480 4 ()v ^ northeast¬
erly direction and continuing the pre¬
sent five (5) foot running line of Lari¬
mer street as located in said JR. W.
Dean’s fMan of lots for the distance
of 266.45 feet to a point of curve; thence
deflecting to the left by the arc of a
circle with the radius of 740.82 feet
and a central angle of 21° 15' 15" for
the distance of 274,81 feet to a point
of reversed curve; thence deflecting to
the right by the arc of a circle with
the radius of 457.46 feet and a central
angle of 64° 14' for the distance of
612.85 feet to a point of tangent; thence
by a tangent to the last described curve
in an easterly direction for the distance
of 270.57 feet to a point of curve; thence
deflecting to the right by the arc of
a circle with the radius of 457,46 feet
and a central angle of 24° 39' 40" for
the distance of 196.90 feet to a point
of reversed curve; thence deflecting to
me left by the arc of a circle with the
radius of 497,46 feet and a central an¬
gle of 3<;° 17' for the distance of 315.02
feet to a point of tangent; thence by a
tangent to the last described curve
and in an easterly direction for the dis¬
tance of 69.75 feet to the easterly five
(5) foot running line of Lemington ave¬
nue intersecting same by an angle to
the right 79° 23' and distant 14.84 feet
measured in a southerly direction along
the said easterly five (5) foot running
line of Lemington avenue from the first
angle in the said line north of Lin¬
coln avenue as said Lemington ave¬
nue is located by ordinance approved
January 6th, 1890 and recorded in or¬
dinance* book, Vol. 7, page 231.
The northwesterly building line of
Larimer street, from Nelson street to
Lemington avenue shall be parallel to
and 45 feet, measured at right angles
to and in a northerly direction, from
the above described five (6) foot run¬
ning line.
The southeasterly building line of
Larimer street, from Nelson street* to
the point of tangent of the last de¬
scribed curve In the above described
five (5) foot running line shall be par¬
allel to and 5 feet, measured at right
angles to and in a southerly direction
from the above described five (5) foot
running line; thence deflecting to the
right by tbe arc of a circle with a rad¬
ius of 30 feet and a central angle of
79° 23' for the distance of 41.57 feet to
the westerly building line of T.emlng-
ton avenue.
Section 3. That any Ordlnanea or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provt-
eions of this Ordinance be and tbe same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects tnla Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 332.
No. 462
A \ OKI)l\AN<'K —Granting to the
Carnegie Hteel Company the right
and privilege to excavate under the
surface of Resort alley in the Hecond
ward of the City of I'ittsburgh, and to
use the space left after such excava¬
tion in connection with the building
leased by It and adjoining said Jtesort
alley,
Sc<tl<ni 1. Jt(' it ordainetl (tmt enortftt
hj/ ihii City oj in Ojunrfi
o-'ixewhleil^ frnd U in hrrthff ordfiittrd nnd
enacted by the authority of the *av\e^ Tliut
the right, privilege and peririsslon is
hereby granted to the Carnegie Steel
Comt)any. a corjjoratlon organized and
existing under the laws of the State of
I’ennsylvania, to excavate under the
total width of Resort alley, in the sec¬
ond ward of the City of J’ittaburgh,
from the eastern line of Cherry alley
to the western line of Scrip alley, and
to use the space left after such exca¬
vation in connection with and for tlie
benefit of the building leased by it
erected on the lot of ground adjoin¬
ing said resort alley on the North, and
bounded by Resort alley. Cherry alley,
Fifth avenue, and Scrip alley; provided
the consent of the owner or owners of
the property adjoining the southerly
side of Resort alley, be obtained by
the Carnegie Steel Company; and pro¬
vided further that all of such excava¬
ting^ shall be done under the direction,
control and supervision and subject to
the approval of the Director of the De¬
partment of Public Works of the City
of rittsbugrh; and provided further
that the surface of said Resort alley
shall be paved, kept and maintained
In good order and condition at the cost
and expense of the said Carnegie Steel
Company, and under the control and
direction and subject to the approval
of, the said Director of the l>eparlment
of Public Works,
Section 2. The said Carnegie Steel
Company, it successors and a5»slgns,
shall be liable and responsible for any
and all loss, damage, claim for damage,
injury, cost or expense connected w'lth
or Incident to such excavation, and also
the maintenance of the surface of said
alley as hereinbefore provided, or in¬
cident to or growing out of the same.
Section 3. ThHs ordinance shall be
: void and of no effect unless the same,
j with all its terms and conditions, is
accepted In writing by the Carnegie
Steel Company within thirty (30) days
after the pas.sage and aproval hereof.
Section 4, The grant made by this
ordinance Is merely a license revoca¬
ble at the option of the City at any
time after six months’ notice, whether
any use shall have been made of thp
privileges hereby granted or not, with¬
out any liability on the part of the
City to compensate any person for loss
sustained by reason of such revocation.
The Carnegie Steel Company, for Itself,
its successors and assigns, al.so agrees
that the City, its grantees or licensees.
I may use said alley, including the por-
' tlon beneath the surface thereof oc¬
cupied by the Carnegie Steel Company
under the provisions of this ordinance*
as freely and to the same extent as if
this grant had not been made and that
no liability shall exist on the part of
the City* or its grantees or licensees,
to pay any compensation for such usei
Section !x That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the \
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repeaJed, so far |
as the same affects this Ordinance. ;
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24* page 333. .
No. 463
A X ORniXAXCK—Fixing the width
and position of the sidewalks and
roadway and re-establishing the grade
on Rockland avenue, from Hampshire
avenue to Andick alley.
Soctlon 1. Zft' it ordained and enacted
h.y iJic City of Pitt.sburuht in O^ancil
asuembled^ and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authtyrity of the namCy Tiiut
the width and position of the side¬
walks and roadway and the grade of
the east curb line of Rockland avenue*
from Hampshire avenue to Andick al¬
ley, be and the same is hereby fixed
and re-established as follows* to-wit:
The sidewalks shall have a uniform
width of 14 feet and shall lie along
and be parallel to their respective
building lines.
The roadway shall be of a uniform
width of 22 feet and shall occupy the
central portion of the street lying be¬
tween the lines of the sidewalks as
above described.
The grade of the east curb line shall
begin at the north curb line of Hamp¬
shire avenue at an elevation of 383.59
feet; 'thence by a concave parabolic
curve for a distance of 32 feet to a
point of tangent to an elevation of
386.59 feet; thence rising at a rate of
16.5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 353.74 feet to a point of curve, to
an elevation of 444.96 feet; thence by
a convex parabolic curve for a distance
of 100 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 455.71 feet; thence rising
at a rate of 5 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 172.26 feet to a point of
curve, to an elevation of 464.33 feet;
thende by a compound convex parabolic
curve for a distance of 195.00 feet to
the south curb line of Sebring avenue
to an elevation of 461.23 feet; thence
level for a distance of 24.00 feet to the
north curb line of Sebring avenue;
thence by a convex parabolic curve
for a distance of 97.00 feet to a point
of reverse curve to an elevation of
459.09 feet; thence by a concave para¬
bolic curve for a distance of 80.00 feet
to a point of tangent to an elevation
of 455,89 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 2 feet.per 100 feet for a distance
of 142,06 feet to the south building
line of Andick alley to an elevation of
453.05 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
i.s hereby repealed, so far as the same
afCects this Ordinance.
I’assed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 335.
No. 464
A X ORIJINANCE —Fixing the width
and position of the sidewalk and
roadway and re-establishing the grade
on Isabella street, from Sandusky street
to Anderson street.
Section 1. Jie it ordained and ennetrd
by the City of Pittfiburyh^ in Council
ax.nenibledy and it ift hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eamCy Tliut
the width and position of the sidewalk
and roadway and the grade of the north
curb line of Isabella street, from San¬
dusky street to Anderson street, shall
be and the same is hereby fixed and re¬
established as follows, to-wit:
The sidewalk shall have a uniform
width of ten (10) feet and siiall extend
along and parallel to the north building
line.
The roadway shall be of a uniform
width of forty (40) feet and shall oc¬
cupy the southerly portion of the street
lying, between the sidewalk as above
described and the southerly building
line.
The grade of the north curb line shall
begin at the east curb line of Sandusky
street at an elevation of 36.90 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 80.00 feet to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 36.90 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 0.75 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 119.25
feet to the west building line of Fac¬
tory alley to an elevation of 36.00
feet; thence level for a distance of
16.00 feet to the east building line of
Factory alley; thence rising at a rate
of 0.75 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 66.2 feet to a point of curve to an
elevation of 36.49 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for a distance
of *60 feet to a point of tangent to an
elevation of 36.49 feet; thence falling
at the rate of 0.75 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 66.19 feet to the west
curb line of Anderson street to an ele¬
vation of 36.00 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24* page 335.
No 465
A X OROJX.VXCE — Re-establishing
the grade of Carson street West*
from a point 2161.90 feet west of the
line dividing the former Thirty-sixth
248
and Fortieth wards of the City of Pitts¬
burgh to a point 197.50 feet westwardly
therefrom.
Section 1. Jie it ordained and enacted
bi/ tfie City of PittsiburQhy in Couyicil
attembledf and it is hereby ordained and
inaoted by the auUiarity of the same^ That
the grade of the north curb line of
rarson street West, from a point 2161,90
feet west of the line dividing the for¬
mer Thirty-sixth and Fortieth wards
of the City of Pittsburgh, said point
being opposite station 21+65.02 on the
floutherly five (5) foot running line
of Carson street West as defined In
un ordinance entitled “An Ordinance
authorizing and directing the proper
officers of the City of Pittsburgh, for
and in belialf of the City to enter into
a contract with the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie Railroad Company fixing the
lines of Carson street West, and giving
certain rlgJits over portions of the pres¬
ent street to said Railroad Comjjany
and giving the City certain rights over
property belonging to the Railroad
Company outside the lines of the pres¬
ent street, and providing for the pay¬
ment of c^'ftain moneys to said City
upon the opening, grading, paving and
curbing of said Carson street West
and fixing the terms and conditions
thereof,” a|/proved the 30th day of No¬
vember. 19to, to a point opi)osite sta¬
tion 23+63.43 on the .said southerly
five (5) foot running line, be and the
same is hereby re-established as fol¬
lows, to-wit;
Beginning at a point opposite station
21+65.02 on the said southerly five (5)
foot running line at the elevation of
56.02 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 3.50 feet per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 40.42 feet to a point of curve
to the elf'valion of 54.60 feet; thence
by a concave parabolic curve for the
distance of 104.72 feet to a point of re¬
verse curve to the elevation of 51.72
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for the distance of 52.36 feet to
the elevation of 50,4 8 feet,.
Section 2 That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 336.
No. 466
A \ ORl>I\A]\CK—Authorizing an<l
directing the construction of a
public sewer on the south sidewalk
of Woodlawn avenue, from a point
about 40 feet east of Northumberland
street to present sewer on AVoodlawn
avenue, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of he same be
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Si^tion 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
msemhled^ and it is hereby ordained and
etaicted by the authority of the same, That
a public sewer be constructed on tht>
south sidewalk of AA'’oodlawn avenue,
from a point about 40 feet east of
• Northumberland street to present
sewer on Woodlawn avonue. l^om-
mencing on the south sidewalk of
AVoodlawn avenue at a point about 40
feet east of Northumberland street;
thence eastwardlj” along the south shle-
walk of Woodlawn avenue to the i)reH-
ent sew'er on Woodlaw'n avenue. Said
sewer to be pipe and fifteen (J5“)
inches in diameter.
I Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
! Works are hereby authorized and
I directed to advertise. In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of I’ltts-
burgh yelatipg thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand two hundred dollars
($2,200.00), which Is the estimate of
the whole cost as furnished by the
Department of J^ubllc Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be a.ssessed
against and collected from properties
' specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
1 Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg-
! ulatlng the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi-
; sions of this Ordinance be and the same
i is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
j affects this Ordinance.
{ Passed August 9, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
’ Ordinance book 24, page 337.
No. 467
AN ORDIWNPP,—Authorizing nnd
directing the con.struction of a
public .sewer on Grandview avenue,
from a point al)out 10 feet west of Jte-
public street to pre.sent j«'Wer on
Shaler street, and providing that the
costa, damage.s anti expenses <if the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefltefl there¬
by.
Section 1. Be it ordained and euortrd
hy the City of Pittsburgh, in Oo/iicP
assembled, and it is hereby or<fainrd au<i
; enacted by the authyrity of the same, Thai
a public sewer be con.structed on
I Grandview avenue, from a point about
10 feet west of Republic street to pres¬
ent sewer on Bhaler street. Cnmmcnc-
j Ing on Grandview avenue at a point
aboxit 10 feet west of Hepuhlic street;
j thence westwardly along Grandview
I avenue to present .sewer on ShaJer
! street. Said sewer to be pipe and
twelve (12“) inches in diameter.
249
I
Section 2, The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise. In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
one thousand six hundred dollars ($1,-
600.00), which is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the De¬
partment of Public W'orks.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same. j
Section 4, That any Ordinance or part [
part of Ordinance conflicting with the *
provisions of this Ordinance be and the |
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance. j
I hissed August 9, 1912,
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 338. I
No. 468
A X ORI)l.\AXCi^l—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Gladstone street, from
a point about 20 ft. north of Alma
street to the present sewer on Kaer-
cher street, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed agalrst and collected
from property specially benefited
the I eby.
Section 1. Jie it ordained and enacted
by the City of PittKburyh^ in Counci i
osnenibledy and it hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority o/ the same^ That
a pui)lic server be constructed on Glad¬
stone street, from a point about 20
feet north of Alma street to the pres¬
ent sewer on Kaereher street. Com-
mencirg* on Gladstone street at a point
about 20 feet north of Alma street;
thence northwardly along Gladstone
street to the present sewer on ICaer-
cher street. Said sew'er to he i)ipe
ard fifteen inches tI5") in diameter
with nine inch (9^') lateral sewers ex¬
tending from the main sewer to a
point one (1> foot inside the curb
lines.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposal.^ for the con-
slructlon of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
rot to exceed the total sum of
forty-three hundred dollars (|4,300.00),
which is the estimate of the whole cost
as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 9, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 339.
No. 469
A n ordinance—A uthorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Merritt street, from
a point about 15 feet south of Hawkins
street to present sewer on Taggart
street, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same be
assessed against and collected from
I)roi>erty specially benefited thereby.
8e(‘t'on 1. Se it ordained and enacted
by the City of PitUtmryh^ tn Cbunnl
Uftnembled^ and it in hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the «ume, That
a pUDlic sewer be constructed on Mer¬
ritt street, from a point about 15 ft.
south of Hawkins street to present
sewer on Taggart street. Commencing
on Merritt street at a point about 15
! feet south of Hawkins street; thence
southwardly along Merritt street to
present sewer on Taggart street. Said
sewer to be pipe and fifteen inches
415") in diameter with nine <9'0 inch
lateral sewers extending from the main
sew’er to a point one (1) foot inside
the curb lines.
Section 2, The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise. In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
ihe s.^.mc, for proposals for the ."lon-
I struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
! the manner directed by said Acta of
' Assembly and Ordinances; and the con-
I tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
i twenty-six hundred dollars ($2,600.00),
which is the estimate of the whole cost
I as furnished by the Department of
Public Works.
250
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall he assessed
against and collected from properties
specially beneftted thereby. In accord*
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg*
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro*
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 9, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 340.
No. 470
A n ORIIINANCE —Re-establishing the
grade of Republic street, from a
point 590.86 feet south of Oreenleaf
street to a point 661.80 feet south¬
wardly therefrom.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
bf/ the City of Pittsburyh^ in Council
aH9€mbled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
the grade of the west curb line of Re¬
public street, from a point 590.86 feet
south of Oreenleaf street to a point
661.80 feet southwardly therefrom, be
and the same Is hereby re-estahllshed
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point 590.86 feet
south of Oreenleaf street at an eleva¬
tion of 390.05 feet; thence falling at
the rate of 12 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 100 feet to a point of
curve to an elevation of 378.05 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for
a distance of 100 feet to a point of
tangent to an elevation of 364.75 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 14,6 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 461.80
feet to a point to an elevation of
297.33 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
T'assed August 9, 1912.
Approved August 10. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 341.
No. 471
A \ tlRDINANCK—Re-establishing the
grade on Anderson street, from
Lacock street to North Canal .street.
■ oectlon A, Be it ordained and enacUa
hi/ the City of Pittsburffh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
the grade of the east and west curb
lines of Anderson street, from Liacock
street to North Canal street, be and
the same are hereby re-established as
follows, to wit;
The grade of the east curb line shall
begin at the north curb line of La-
cock street at an elevation of 86.00
‘ feet; thence rising at a rate of 0.75
feet per 100 feet for a distance of
i 176.0 feet to a point of curve, to an
elevation of 37.31 feet; thence by a con¬
cave parabolic curve for a distance of
} 32.0 feet to a point of tangent, to an
I elevation of 37.92 feet; thence rising
at a rate of 3.04 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 168.73 feet to the south
curb line of North Canal street, to
an elevation of 42.76 feet
The grade of the west curb line shall
begin at the north curb line of La-
cock street at an elevation of 86.00
feet; thence rising at a rate of 0.75
feet per 100 feel for a distance of
160.00 feet to a point of curve, to an
elevation of 37.20 feet; thence by a
concave parabolic curve for a distance
of 39.33 feet to a point of tangent, to
an elevation of 37.92 feet; thence ris¬
ing at a rate of 3.04 feet per 100 feet
i for a distance of 142.73 feet to the
south building line of North Canal
I street, to an elevation of 42.26 feet;
thence level for a distance of 12.00
. * feet to the south curb line of North
Canal street.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with ths
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby renealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
ra.ssed August 9, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 341.
No 472
A \ onoiNA.NCK—Authorizing the
employment of experts by the
City Planning Commission, and provid¬
ing for the payment of the same.
Whereas, In the performance of the
work committed to them, the City
IManning Commission find it necessary,
from time to time, to call In the aid
of expert.s.
fiiocllon 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittshuryh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordainetl find
■enacted by the atithority of the same, Thai
the City Planning Commission shall be
and is hereby authorized to employ
from time to time, such experts as In
their judgment they shall deem neces-
.sary during the progress of their work;
the fees to be paid such experts to be
approved by the Mayor and paid from
the appropriation made for the use
of said City Planning Commission.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the aanie
is hereby repealed, so far aa the aame
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 9, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 342.
No. 473
A N' tUil>l.\AXCIC —Aufthoriziiig' the
“ City Controller to transfer the
sum of $1,750.00 from Appropriation
No. 42, Contingent Fund, to Appropria¬
tion No. 36, item “Music in the Parks."
Section 1, Be it ordained and enaeled
by the City of PiUstfiiryh, in Council
uHHemhled, and it itt hereby ordained and
ena^iteU by the authority of the Tlud
the Controller shall be and he is here¬
by authorized and directed to trans¬
fer the sum of $1,750.00 from Appro¬
priation No. 42, Contingent Fund, to
Appropriation No. 36, item “Music in
the Parks."
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 9, 1912.
Approved August 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 342.
No.-474
A A OliI>l% \.\CK—Authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the
sum of $7,000 from Appropriation No,
42, Contingent Fund, to Appropriation
No. 49, Refunding City Taxes.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ in Council
asstembUd^ and it is hereby ordaijied and
enacted by the authority of the same^ That
the City Controller shall be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to
transfer the sum of $7,000 from Appro¬
priation No. 42. Contingent Fund, to
Appropriation No. 49, itefunding City
Taxes.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed bo far as the
same affects this Ordinance,
Passed August 9, 1912.
Approved ,4ugUvSt 10, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 343.
No. 475
A \ OROIN.VNCK — Granting unto the
Frankstown Avenue Kxtension
Street Railway Company, a corpora¬
tion about to be formed by W. B. Car-
son. A. AV. Stevenson, ,T. ij. Foster, \V.
G. Whitlfnger and S. R. Tone, its suc¬
cessors, lessees and a.s3lgns, the
right to enter upon, use and occupy
and cros.s certain street and highways
in the City of Pittsburgh:
Whereas, W. R. Carson, A. W. Ste¬
venson, .1. R. Foster, W. G. Whitlln-
ger and S. R. Tone state that they
have formed a Company under the
name, style or title of Prank stowm
Avenue Extension Street Railway
Company for the purpose or construc¬
tion maintaining and operating a
.street railway In- the City of PUts-
burgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvan¬
ia, for public use in the conveyance
of passengers and have executed the
necessary articles of association as re-
I quired by law, and that It is their in-
i tention and the intention of the said
I Street Railway Company to apply to
the Governor of the Commonwealth
! of f*enn.sylvanja for a charter for said
Street Hallway Company, and it is
j necessary before Retters Patent can
I issue thereon to file In the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth
with the said articles of association
a duly certified coj>y of an ordlniince
or ordinances of all the cities, bor¬
oughs an<l townships of the first olas.s
and a re.solution of the Board of Sup¬
ervisors of townships of the .second
class through which the route of the
Comj)any extends, authorizing the con¬
struction thereof by the Company and
evidencing the consent of the local
authorities; and
Whereas,. The Frankstown Avenue
Extension Street Railway Company
and the ineorimrators thereof are de¬
sirous of securing the consent of the
proper local authorities of the City
of Pittsburgh for the construction
operation, maintenance and use of so
much of its street railway a.s will lie
within the limits of said Cil\ of Pitts¬
burgh, to wit:
Beginning at a point of connection
with the tracks of the Coo.solidated
Tra<*tion Company on Fmnkstown
avenue near Oakwood streei, thence
northeasterly along Frankstown ave¬
nue an<l Frankstown avenvu- exten¬
sion in the City of Pittsbin.gh to the
lire dividing the City of Piftshurgh
from Penn township.
S(‘<rtion 1. Be U ordained (mn enacted
by the City of Piitsburyhj in Couuril
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enaeted by the autltorily of the same, Th:it
the Frarik.stown Avenue fJxten.slon
Street Railway Company, wdun incor¬
porated, its lessees, successor.'^ and aa-
.signs, shall have the right and i.s here¬
by authorized to enter upon,, use and
occupy the following 'highways in¬
cluded within its route for the pur¬
pose of maintaining and operating a
street railway:
Beginning on Frank stowm avenue
at a point of connection with the
tracks of the Consolidated Traction
Company near Oakwood street, thence
northeasterly along Frankstown ave¬
nue and Frankstown avenue exten¬
sion to the line dividing the City of
Pittsburgh from Penn town.ship; and
to construct, maintain, operate and
use its railway as hereinbefore men¬
tioned with single or double tracks
with the necessary turnouts, switches
ar-d connections to the present tracks
of the Consolidated Traction Company
and to operate car.s thereon and to
use electricity as a motive power, and
to erect, maintain and use in the
streets and highways before mention¬
ed such posts, poles or other supports
a.s may he convenient for the support
and maintenance of such overhead
2o2
8y9tem, subject, however, to the pro¬
visions of ‘‘A General Ordinance re¬
lating to the entry upon, over or un¬
der, or the use or occupation of any
utreet, lane or alley, or any part there¬
of, for any purpose by passenger or
street railway companies, or by com¬
panies operating street or passenger
railways, and providing reasonable
regulations pertaining thereto for the
public convenience and safety," ap¬
proved the 25th day of February, A.
U 1890.
Section 2. Said grantee shall have
the right to connect its tracks with
the tracks now laid on Frankstown
avenue and on Oakwood street at the
Intersection thereof.
Section 3. The right and authority
hereby granted shall continue in force
from the date of the acceptance of
this ordinance for a period of twenty-
live (25) years, upon the terms and
provisions herein contained and re¬
ferred to, and shall continue in force
thereafter for like successive periods,
upon terms and provisions similar to
those contained in other similar grants
made by the City of Pittsburgh, or
Its successor or succesors, through its
proper legislative body, at or immed¬
iately preceding the date of each suc¬
cessive period, upon acceptance of the
terms and provisions of such similar
grants by the Frankstown Avenue Ex-
ten.slon Street Railway Company, its
successors or assigns.
Section 4. As a condition of this
grant, the City of Pittsburgh hereby
reserves the right to grant an addi¬
tional franchise or franchises to any
other street passenger railway com¬
pany or companies for the same uses
conveyed in this grant upon the pay¬
ment to the Frankstown Avenue Ex¬
tension Street Raidway Company of
such part of the cost of construction
and maintenance of the street rail¬
way constructed under this grant as
shall be proportionate to the user by
such other company or companies. The
Frankstown Avenue Extension Street
Street Railway Company agrees that
the City of Pittsburgh may grant .such
franchise for the purpose now au¬
thorized by law, or for any other pur¬
pose that may at any time in the fu¬
ture be authorized, and further agrees
that it will, when requested, by the
i'lty of Pittsburgh, take such corpor¬
ate action as may be necessary to en¬
able any other street passenger rail¬
way company or companies to enjoy
any franchise granted under the right
herein reserved,
Section 5. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 6, 1912
Pittsburgh, Pa., August 19th, 1912.
I do hereby certify that the forego¬
ing ordinance, duly engrossed and cer¬
tified, was delivered by me to the May¬
or for his approval or disapproval on
August 7, 1912, and that the Mayor
failed to approve or disapprove the
i same, or to retunr the same to Coun¬
cil within (10) days from said date,
w'hereupon the * same became a law
without his approval, under the pro¬
visions of r Act of Assomhly in suoh
j case made and provided,
K. J. martin,
City Clerk
Ordinance Hook 24, page 343.
No. 476
A n ORHINA.NCK—Amending nn Or¬
dinance entitled ’*An Ordinance
providing for the making of a contra<*l
or contracts for the construction of the
; building and appurtenances for As-
j)lnwall Pumping Station," ai>j>roved
May 23rd, 1912.
Section 1. lie it ordained and rnaded
hif the City of iHttxiturfjh, !>i fVjawn'i
ax.^iemhled^ and it is herrhf/ ordninnl *fnd
enacted bp the authoritp of the «(47ae, Tinil
j an Ordinance entitled 'An Ordinance
I Providing for the making of a contract
! or contracts for the construction of
the building and appurtenances for
Aspinwall Pumping Station,’ approved
May 23rd, 1912, and recorded in Ordi¬
nance Book, volume 24, page 194,
which reads as follows;
'Section 1. Be it ordained and en¬
acted by the City of Pittsburgh, In
Council assembled, and it is hereby
i ordained and enacted by the author-
’ ity of the same, that the Mayor and
the Director of the Department of
Public Works of the City of Pitts¬
burgh shall be and are hereby au¬
thorized to advertise for proposals,
' and award a contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bl<I-
ders for the construction of the Build¬
ing and Appurtenances for Aspinwall
Pumping Station, for a sum not to
exceed One Hundred Eighty Thou-
.sand ($180,000,00) dollars in accordance
with theActof AssembJey entitled. An
Act for the Government of Cities oi the
Second Class, approved the .seventh
day of March, A, D. 1901, with the
different supplements and amendments
thereto, and the Ordinance of Coun¬
cil In such cases made and provl«lejl.’
'Second 2. That the sum of One
Hundred Eighty Tliousand ($180,000.-
00) dollars, or so much of the same
as may be necessary, shall be and Is
hereby set apart and appropriated for
the payment or payments required for
the performance of the above men¬
tioned work, which sum shall be paid
out of Appropriation No. 146.’
Shall be and the same is hereby amend-
I ed to read as follows:
j Section 1. Be it ordained and enact¬
ed by the City of Pltt.sburgh, in Coun¬
cil assembled, and it is hereby ordain¬
ed and enacted by the authority of
! the same, that the Mayor and the I>f-
‘ rector of the Department of Piihllc
Works of the City of Pittsburgh shall
he and are hereby authorized to ad-
( vertlse for proposals, and award a
contract or contracts to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders for the
construction of the ‘Building and Ap¬
purtenances for Aspinwall Pumping
Station/ for a sum not to exceed Two
Hundred Thirty Thousand ($230,000.-
.00) dollars, in accordance with the
Act of Assembly entitled, ‘An Act for
the Government of Cities of the Sec¬
ond class/ approved the seventh day
of March, A, D. 1901, with the differ¬
ent supplements and amendments
thereto, and the Ordinance of Council
in such cases made and provided.
Section 2. That the sum of Two
Hundred and Thirty Thousand ($230,-
000.00) dollars, or so much of the same
as may be necessary, shall be and is
hereby set apart and appropriated for
the payment or payments required
for the performance of the above men¬
tioned work; of which sum the amount
of One Hundred Eighty Thousand
($180,000.00) dollars, shall be paid out
of Appropriation No. 146, and of which
sum the amount of Fifty Thousand
($50,000.00), dollars shall be paid out
of Aproprlatlon No. 103.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed August 19, 1912.
Approved August 20, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 345.
No. 477
A n ORDINANCIO—Authorizing and
directing the Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works to advertise for and to award
a contract or contracts for the fur¬
nishing and delivery of two (2) au¬
tomobile trucks; one (1) automobile
for plant superintendent; for the erec¬
tion and construction of a building
for garage and storage purposes; and
for the erection and construction of
dust collecting apparatus, for the
Municipal Asphalt Plant, at Dallas
avenue and Hamilton avenue, and au¬
thorizing the setting aside of the sum
of Seventeen thousand five hundred
($17,500.00), dollars from the proceeds
arising from the sale of the “Public
Works Bonds, 1908“
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pitlsburyh, in Council
asaembled^ and it t.f hereby orfkmtrd and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiat
the Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Public Works shall be
and are hereby authorized and directed
to advertise for proposals and to
award a contract or contracts to the
lowest responsible i)l(lder or bidders
for the furnishing and delivery of two
(2) automobile trucks; one (1) au¬
tomobile for use of the plant super¬
intendent; for the erection and con¬
struction of a building for garage and
storage purposes; and for the erec¬
tion and construction of dust collect¬
ing apparatus, for the Municipal As¬
phalt Plant, at Dallas avenue and
Hamilton avenue, for a sum not to
exceed Seventeen thou.sand five hun¬
dred ($17,500.00), dollars and to en¬
ter into a contract or contracts with
the successful bidder or bidders for
the performance of the work in ac¬
cordance with the laws and ordinances
governing said City.
Section 2. That for payment of the
cost thereof, the sum of Seventeen
thousand five hundred ($17,500.00),
dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby set apart and
appropriated from the proceeds aris¬
ing from the sale of the “Public Works
Bonds, 1908;” and the Mayor is here¬
by authorized and directed to issue
and the Controller to counteraign
warrants in payment of the coat of
the said work and equipment.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or pari
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
ahfects this Ordinance
1‘assed September 10, 1912.
Approved September 1 1, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 346.
No. 478
A \ OUIJIXANCE—Repealing an
ordinance entitled “An ordinance
authorizing and directing an increase
I of ihe indebtedness of the City of
' Pittsburgh, in the sum of Ninety thou¬
sand ($90,000.00) dollar.s, and provid-
irg for the is.sue and sale of bonds
of said City in said amount, to pro¬
vide funds for the improvement of
existing public parks, and providing
for the redemption of said bonds and
the ]>ayment of interest thereon.” ap¬
proved August 10th, 1912.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsbxiryh, in Cbuncd
aseembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame^ That
an ordinance entitled ‘An Ordinance
authorizing and directing an increa.se
of the indebtedness of the City of
Pittsburgh in the sum of Ninety thou¬
sand ($90,000.00) dollar??, and provid¬
ing for the issue and sale of bond.s
of said City in said amount, to pro¬
vide funds for the improvement of
existing parks, and providing for the
redemption of said bonds and the pay¬
ment of interest thereon,’ approved
August 10th, 1912. shall be and the
same i.s hereby repealed.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 10, 1912.
Approved September 14, 1912.
firdinance Book 24, page 347.
No. 479
A X OROIXANCK—Providing for Un¬
derground Lateral Conclult Con-
.struction work on Butler street he-
tween Foftj'-third and Sixty-second
streets for the uses and purposes of
the Bureau of Electricity, and pro-
vidins: for the payment of the cost
thereof.
8e<^tton 1. 3e it ordained and enacted
bp the City of Pittsburgh^ in Council
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the tame, That
the Director of the Department of
Public Safety shall be and he is here¬
by a>ithorized and directed to pro¬
ceed with underground lateral con¬
duit construction work on Butler
street between Forty-third and Sixty-
second streets for underground Po¬
lice and Fire Alarin Telegrajjh and
Telev)hone Seriee, for the Bureau of
Eleci licity.
Section 2. The sum of $1,500.00 or
so much thereof as may be necessary
shall be placed at the disposal of the
Director of the Department of l*ub-
llc Safety for the purpose of paying
the cost of said work by the trans¬
fer of $1,500.00 from Item A 1, Pe¬
gu lar Salaries, to item G, I’ermanenl
improvements. Appropriation No, 23,
Bureau of Electricity.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance,, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 10, 1012.
Approved September 14, 1012.
Ordinance Hook 24. page 348.
No. 480
A n ORIIINANCE—Authorizing the
City Controller to transfer the
sum of Ten thousand ($10,000.00), dol¬
lars from appropriation No. 42, Con¬
tingent Fundi, to Appropriation No.
160, General office. Bureau of Health,
item “Care and Control of Smallpox.”
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
b)f the City of Pittsburgh^ in Omncil
assembled^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same^ Tfiat
the City Controller shall be and he
is hereby authorized and directed to
transfer the sum of Ten thousand
<$10,000.00) dollars, from appropria¬
tion No. 42, Contingent Fund, to ap¬
propriation No, 160, General office.
Bureau of Health, item ‘Care and Con¬
trol of Smallpox.’
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflfttlng with the provl-
alons of this Ordinance be and the eame
Is hereby repealed, so far as the earn*
affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 10, 1012.
Ai)proved Seiitember 14, 1012.
Ordinance Hoook 24, page 348.
~ No. 481
A n 4>ltl)l,\\NCE —Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
piihlic sewer on the south sidewalk
of Atherton avenue and on Wood-
I worth street, from a point about 22B
I feet west of Woodworth street, to a
I connection with present sewer on
Woodworth street, at a point about
. 330 feet north of Atherton avenue,
and providing that the costs, dama¬
ges and expenses of the same be as-
sos8o<l against and collected fr<>?n
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh^ in Omneit
assembled, and it is he7S‘by ordainni and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
a ])ubllc sewer be <onstructed on the
south sidewalk of Atherton avenue,
and on Wood wort li street, from a
point about 225 feet west of Wo4nl-
worth street, to a conne<‘tion with
present sewer on Wooil worth street,
at a point about 330 feet north of
Atherton avenue. Commencing on the
south .sidewalk of Atherton avenue,
at a point about 225 feet west of Wood-
worth .street: thence eastwardly along
the south sidewalk of Atherton ave¬
nue to a point opposite Woodworth
street: thence northwardly ac^ross
.Atherton avenue and along Woodworth
street to a connection with the pre¬
sent sewer on Woodworth street at
a point about .330 feet north of Ather¬
ton avenue. Said sewer to he pipe
and* fifteen (15’') Inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise. In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
rot to exceed the total sum of
Two thousand <$2,000.00) dollars,
which is the estimate of the whole
cost a.s furnished by the T)epHrtment
of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
I specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4, That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, he and the
same'Is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
T’a.ssed September 17, 1912.
I Approved ,*>eptemher 18, 1912
I Ordinance Book 24, page 249.
No. 482
A \ ORniNANCE—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Cicero alley, from
a point about 20 feet west of Estella
avenue to present sewer crossing Cic¬
ero alley, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same he
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Jtc it ordained and cnarfrd
by th e City of PUtsh ur.v/t, in Conned
UKsemhled, and it i,H hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
a public sewer be constructed on Cic¬
ero alley, from a point about 20 feet
west of Estella avenue to present
sewer crossing Cicero alley’. Com¬
mencing on Cicero alley at a point
about 20 feet west of Estella avenue,
thence westwardly along Cicero alley
te the present sewer crossing Cicero
alley. Said sewer to be pipe and fif¬
teen (15") inches In diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the .^con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
in Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
One thousand ($1,000.00) dollars,
which is the estimace of the whole
co.st as furnished by the 1 mpartment
of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 17, 1912,
Passed September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 2*4, page 350.
No. 4S3
A \ ouniN-VlVt'K—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
of Amabell street to pn sent sewer on Merri-
ina<* street, and providing that the co.sfs,
damages and exi)enses of the same be ass¬
essed against and <'olle<:ted front property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pii(f<hur{fh<, in Conned
<f}tseiidded^ and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the jtar/ic, Tliat
a public sewer be constructed on
Grandvfew avenue, from a point about
five (50 feet west of Amabell street
to I)resent sewer on Merrimac street.
(N)mmencing on Grandview avenue at
a point about (5M feet west of Ama-
bell street, thence eastwardly along
(Irandview avenue to present sewer
on Merrimac street. Said sewer to
be pipe and Ilf teen (15") inches in
diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise. In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
One thousand ($1,000.00) dollars which
i.s the estimate of the wliole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic AVorks.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
part of Ordinance conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance be and the
same Is hereby repealed, so far aa the
same affects this Ordinance.
f'as.sed September 17, 1912'.
Approved September 18, 1912'.
Ordinance Book 24, page 351.
No. 484
A \ A .\CK—Authorizing and
directing the construction of a
public relief sewer on Douisa street,
from Atwood street to the present
brick sewer on Coltart avenue, and
providing that the costs, damages and
expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
nt'clion a. Be it ordained and enactea
by the City of Pdtsbnryhy in C<nnicii
HXMonbled^ <tnd it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the sumet That
a public relief sewer be constructed
on Louisa street, from Atwood street
to the ])resent brick sewer on CoUart
avenue. Commencing on Louisa street
by connecting with nhe present sewer
on Atwood street, thence southwe.st-
wardly along Louisa street to Mey-
ran avenue. Said sewer to be pipe
and twenty 120") inches In diameter.
Thence continuing southwestwardly
along Louisa street to the present
brick sewer on Coltart avenue. Said
sewer to be pipe and twenty-four
(24") inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, In accordance
with the Acts of Assembly ef the Con>*
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the same, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let In
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
not to exceed the total sum of
Six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars which
is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3 The cost, damages and ex-'
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
epeclally benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvenift relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
J’a.ssed September 17, 1912,
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Pook 24, page 35,1.
No. 485
A n ORI>i\\NCK—A uthorizing and
directing the construction of a
public sewer on Superior avenue, from
a point about 275 feet east of Shade-
land avenue to present sewer on Sup¬
erior avenue, and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and col¬
lected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordfiined find enacted
hff the City of PiltHbaryh, in Council
ifMembledj and it is hereby ordained and
VKicled bp the authority of the ararne, Tliat
a public sewer be constructed on Sup¬
erior avenue, from a point about 275
feet east of Shadeland avenue, to pres¬
ent sewer on Superior avenue. Com¬
mencing on Superior avenue at a point
about 275 feet east of Shadeland ave¬
nue: thence westwardly along Super¬
ior avenue to present sewer on Super¬
ior avenue. Said sewer to be pipe and
fifteen fl5'') Inches in diameter.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Public
Works are hereby authorized and
directed to advertise, in accordance
with the Acts of Assembly of the Com¬
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Ordinances of the said City of Pitts¬
burgh relating thereto and regulating
the 8.^me, for proposals for the con¬
struction of a public sewer as provided
In Section 1 of this Ordinance; the con¬
tract or contracts therefor to be let in
the manner directed by said Acts of
Assembly and Ordinances; and the con¬
tract price or contract prices
•not to exceed the total sum of
One thousand ($1,000.00) dollars which
iq the estimate of the whole ro.st as
I furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, datnugea and
I expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
' specially benefited thereb)^ In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating tliereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
I part of Ordinance, connictlng with the
' provisions of this Ordinance, oe and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this (ordinance.
Passed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24, imge 352.
No. 486
A i\ tMlIIINA.NCK — Ue-eHlabllMhlng
the grade of De Soto street, from
O’Hara street to Allequlppa street.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburyh^ 0>urt<*it
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted bp the autliorily of the same, Thai
the graue of the west curb line of
De Solo street, from O’Hara street
, to Allequlppa street, be and the same
is hereby re-established as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning on the westerly curb line
of De Soto street 99.75 feel south¬
wardly from the northerly building
line of O’lJara street at an elevation
of 280.68 feet; thence rising at the
rate of 6.00 feet per 100 feet for n
distance of 74.75 feet; to a point of
curve to an elevation of 285.16 feet;
thence by a concave parabolic curve
for a distance of 50.00 feet to a point
of tangent to an elevation of 289.71
feet; thence rising at the rate of 12.19
feet per 100 feet for a distance of
248.08 feet to a point to an elevation
of ,319.96 feet; thence rising at the
rate of 6.00 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 53.67 feet to a point on
the northerly building line of Terrace
street to an elevation of 32,3.17 feet:
thence rising at the rate of 10.87 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 640.55
feet to the southerly building line of
Alleouippa .otreet to an elevation of
392.80 feet: thence rising at the rate
of 6.00 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 12.15 feet to the southerly curb line
j of Allequlppa street to an elevation
: of 393.54 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 17. 1912.
Approved September 18. 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 363.
No 487
A y OHIH\AyrB — Be-establishing
the grade of Hargrove street,
from west Idherty avenue to War-
burton street.
the grade of th& west curb line of
Hargrove street, from West Liberty
avenue to Warburton street, be and
the same is hereby re-established as
follows, to wit;
Beginning on the north curb line
of West Liberty avenue at the eleva¬
tion of 171.13 feet; thence rising at
the rate of 0.50 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 25.90 feet to a point
of curve to the elevation of 171.26
feet; thence by a concave parabolic
curve for the distance of 60.72 feet
to a point of tangent to the eleva¬
tion of 173.64 feet; thence rising at
the rate of 7.0 feet per 100 feet for
the distance of 150.06 feet to a point
of curve at the south curb line of
Hawn avenue to the elevation of 184.04
feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for the distance of 190.0 feet to
a point of tangent to the elevation of
188.32 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 2.50 feet per 100 feet for the dis¬
tance of 490.77 feet to the south curb
line of Warburton street to the ele¬
vation of 176.05 feet.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Oi'dinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance-
Passed Seiitemher 17, 1912.
Ai)proved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 354.
No. 433
A n OROINANCK—Annulling a con¬
tract made and entered into the
27th, day of July, A. U. 1909, between
the City of Pittsburgh, of the first
part and Ott Brothers Co., of the sec¬
ond part for the grading, paving and
curbing of Republic street, from a
point 591 feet, south of Greenleaf
street, to a point 330 feet southerly
therefrom.
Whereas, a contract was made be¬
tween the City of Pittsburgh and Ott
Brothers Co., for the grading, pav¬
ing and curbing of said street; and
Whereas, the said City re-establish¬
ed the grade of said street by ordi¬
nance of Council No. 470, approved
August 10th, 1912; and
Whereas, the said Ott Brothers Co.,
are un willing to proceed with said
contract at this time and request that
said contract be cancelled; and
Whereas^ the said City is willing
that said contract be annulled; now,
therefore.
Section 1. He it ordained and enacted
ft.V the City of Pittshuryh^ in Council
assembled^ and it i.s hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the jrur/ie, Tliat
that certain contract No. 2699, Mayor's
office die No. 138, made and entered
into between the City of TMttsburgh,
of the first part, and Ott Brothers Com¬
pany, of the second part, for the grad¬
ing, paving and curbing of Republic
street, from a point 591 feet south of
Greenleaf street to a point feet
southerly therefrom, shall be and the
same Is hereby annulled and declared
to be void and of no effect.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordlna*ice.
Passed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912-
Ordinance Book 24, page 354.
No. 489
A n IIKniNANCR—Providing for the
making of a contract for the ren¬
tal of room No 1330 in the Henry W.
Oliver building, for the use of the
City Planning Commission, at a ren¬
tal at the rate of $482.80 per annum,
and providing for the pa 3 ’^ment there¬
of.
Seclioii 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pilfsburyh, in Council
as.^e'inbled, and it i.v hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Tiiut
the said City Planning Commission is
hereby authorized and directed to en¬
ter into a contract, or lease, for the
rental of room No. 1330 in the Henry
\V\ Oliver building, Pittsburgh, i‘a.,
for a i>eriod of eight (8> months, be¬
ginning September 1, 1912. and end-
iT-g April 30, 1913, at a rental at the
rate of $482,80 per annum.
Section 2. That the .said rental shall
be payable in monthly installments
from Appropriation No. 21 b V22, City
Planning Commission.
Section 3. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
Is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 17, 1912.
A Improved September 18, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page .355.
No. 490
AN ORDIAANCK—ITovlding for the
letting of a contract or contracts
for furnishing ten (10) more or les.s.
Oxygen Pulmotors for the uses and
purposes of the Bureau of Police.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of PiUsburyh^ in Council
(t'<fienibled, and it ix hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the »awe, That
the Mayor and the Director of the
Department of Supplies, shall be and
the.v are hereby authorized, empow¬
ered and directed to advertise for pro¬
posals and let a contract or contracts
for furnishing ten (10), more or less.
Oxygen Pulmotors for the uses and
jiiirposes of the Bureau of Police for
a sum of money not exceeding $1,500,
or so much thereof as may be neces¬
sary and enter into a contract or con¬
tracts with the successful bidder or ‘
bidders for the same, in accordance
w'ith an Act of Assembly entitled “An
Act for the gov or n men t of Cities of
the second class” approved the 7Ui,
day of March A, D. 1901 and the var¬
ious supplements and amendments
thereto, and the ordinance of City
Council in such cases made and pro¬
vided and charge the same to the un¬
expended balance remaining in Appro¬
priation Xo. 42, Contingent Fund, as
set asid<; for the purchase of five (6)
additional Automobile Patrol Wagons
as authorized by Ordinance No. 428 of
City Cotincil, entitled “An Ordinance
for the lotting of a contract or con¬
tracts for furnishing five (5) addi¬
tional Automobile Patrol Wagons for
the uses and purposes of the Bureau
of Pol!< < ,'■ approved by Hon. W. A-
Magee, Mayor duly 31, A. T>. 1912.
Section 2. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the samo
is herel V repesled. so tar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passe«l September 17, 1912
Appr<)\ od September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 356.
No. 491
A n oaillNANCK—Extending and
optuiing Laclede street, from
llegal alley to Kathleen street, Eigh¬
teenth ward, establishing the grade
thereof, fixing the width and location
of the sidewalk and roadway and pro¬
viding tluit the cost, damages and ex¬
penses o.-casioned thereby be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefiteil thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hif the City of BiitHburuh, in Council
OAnemhled, and it is hereby, ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, Timt
Laclede street, from the northerly
building line of Regal alley to the
southerly building line of Kathleen
street in the Eighteenth ward of the
City of I’ittsburgh, be extended and
opened to a width of 40 feet, by tak¬
ing all the following described prop¬
erty, to wit:
Hc'ginniiig at the intersection of the ]
northerly building line of Regal alley
and the westerly building line of Lac¬
lede .street produced; thence in a north¬
erly direction by the westerly build¬
ing line of Laclede street produced
for a distance of 80.15 feet to the
southerly building line of Kathleen
.street; thence deflecting to the right
93® 33' and in an easterly direction
along the southerly building line of
Kathleen street for a distance of 40.08
feel to a point on the easterly build¬
ing line of Laclede street produced;
thence deflecting to the right 86® 27'
and In a southerly direction along the
easterly i>ullding line of Laclede street
produced for a distance of 80.15 feet
to the northerly building line of Regal
alley: thence deflecting to the right
93® 33' and in a westerly direction
along the northerly building line of
Regal a' ev for a distance of 40.08
feet to the place of beginning.
The width and posltiuii of the side¬
walk and roadway and the grade of
the west curb line aiiall be and the
same is hereby fixed and eHinbllshod
as follows to wit:
The sidewalk ahull have a uniform
width of 10 feet and shall extend along
and parallel to the westerly building
line.
The roadway shall be of u uniform
width of 30 feet and shall occupy the
I easterly i)ortion of the street lying
I between* the sidewalk as above de-
I scribed and the easterly building line.
The grade of the west curii line
from Regal alley to Kathleen street
•1 ’ '•‘Tin on the northerly curl) line
: of Regal alley at an elevation of 421,27
! feet; thence rising at the rale of 7
feet; thence rising at the rate of 7 feet
for 100 feet for a distance of 3 feet to
j the northerly building line of Regal al¬
ley to an elevation of 474,48 feet thence
rising at the rate of 13.385 feet per
I 100 feet for a distance of 80.15 feet
to the southerly building line of Kath¬
leen street to an elevation of 485.20
feet; thence rising at the rate of 5.00
feet per 100 feet for a dl-stance of
10.02 feet to the southerly curb line
of Kathleen street to an elevation of
485,70 feet.
Section 2, The Department of T»uh-
lic Works Is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to cause said Laclede street
from Regal alley to Kathleen street
to be extended and opened, In con¬
formity with the provisions of Sec¬
tion 1 of this ordinance.
Section 3. Thb cost, damages and
expenses cau.sed thereby, and the bene¬
fits to pay the same, shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
benefited thereby, in accordance with
the provisions of the Acts of Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
relating thereto and regulating the
same.
Boctlon 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the
same Is uereby repealed, so far as the
same effects this Ordinance.
Pas.sed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 21. page 356.
No. 492
A \ —Widening and
straightening Wenzell way. from
Mackinaw avenue and the City line
I to West Liberty avenue. Nineteenth
ward, establishing the grade thereof
and providing that the cost, damages
and expenses occasioned thereby he
assessed against and collected from
j properties benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained (md
?nacted by the authority of the same, That
\VenzelI way, from Mackinaw avenue
and the City line to West liberty ave¬
nue Nineteenth ward, be widened and
straightened to a width of forty (40)
I'eet along- the following described
lines.
The northerly live (5) foot running-
line of Wenzcll way, trom Mackinaw
avenue to West l^iberty avenue, shall
begin at tiie intersection of the north¬
erly iive (5) loot running line of Mack¬
inaw avenue with the easterly live
(5) foot runnig line of Wenzell way,
formerly Banksville road, as located
in the West Liberty l‘lan of Lots No.
1, laid out by the Beechwood Im¬
provement . Comijany, limited and re¬
corded in the itecurder’s office in and
for the County of Allegheny in ITan
Book Vol 19, page 154 and 155; thence
deflecting to the right from the north¬
erly five (5) foot running line of
Mackinaw avenue 3313^and in an
easterly directon for a distance of
1208.63 feet to a point of curve; thence
deflecting to tl\e left by the arc of
a circle with a radius of 55.0 feet and
a central angle of 35^ 20'^ for a
distance of 38,96 feet to a point of
tangent; thence by the tangent to he
said curve in an easterij^ direction
for a distance of 1 92.49 feet to a point
of curve; thence deflecting to the right
by the arc of a circle with a radius
of 1.35.00 feet and a central angle of
25° 06' 20" for a distance of 59.15 feet
to a point of tangent; thence by the
tangent to the said curve in an east¬
erly direction for a distance of 171.89
feet to a point on the northerly five
(5) foot running line of West Liber¬
ty avenue, which point i.s distant 16.75
feet east ward ly and measured along
the arc of a circle with a radius
of 304.47 feet, from a point of tan¬
gent on said northerly five (5) foot
running line of West Liberty avenue,
and the angle included between the
last mentioned tangent iOn Wenzell
way and the tangent on West Liberty
avenue being 44° 22'.
The northerly building line of Wen-
zcll way shall be parallel to arid at
a perpendicular distance of 5 feet
northwardly from the above described
northerly five (5), foot running line.
The southerly building line of Wen-
s:ell way, from the City line at Macki¬
naw avenue to a point distant 24(52 feet
from its intersection with the north¬
erly building line of West Liberty
avenue shall be parallel to and at a
perpendicular distance of 35 feet south¬
wardly from the above described
northerly five (5) foot running line,
and from said point distant 24.52 feet
from its intersection with the north¬
erly building line of west Idberty ave¬
nue, shall deflect to the left by the
arc of a circle with a radius of 10 feet
and a central angle of 135° 38' for
a distance of 23.67 feet to the north¬
erly building line of "West Ln)erty
avenue.
The grade of the south curb line
of Wen7»ell way, from the City line
at Mackinaw avenue to AA’est Liberty
avenue, be and the same is hereby
established as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the City line at Mack¬
inaw avenue, at an elevation of 497.64
feet: thence falling at a rate of 6.0
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 62,34
feet to a point opposite the Intersec*
tion of the south line of Mackinaw
avenue with the north curb line of
Wenzell way, to an elevation of 493.90
feet; thence falling at a rate of 9.0
feet per 100 feet for a distance of
710.0 feet to a point of curve, to an
elevation of 430.00 feet; thence by a
concave parabolic curve for a distance
of 100 feet to a point of tangent, to
an elevation of 423,14 feet; thence fall¬
ing at a rate of 4.719 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 322.61 feet to a point
of curve, to an elevation of 407.92 feet;
thence falling at a rate of 3.45 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 57,38
I feet to a point of tangent, to an ele-
I vatlon of 405.94 feet; thence falling
j at a rate of 4.719 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 393.37 feet to the north
curb line of West Liberty avenue, to
an elevation of 387.38 feet.
Section 2. The l)ei>artuient of Pub¬
lic Works is hereby authorized and di¬
rected to cause said Wenzell way.
from Mackinaw avenue and the City
I line to West Liberty avenue to be wdd-
I ened and straightened in conformity
I with the i)rovlsions of Section 1 of this
: ordinance.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
I sxj)enses caused thereby, and the bene-
1 fits to pay the same, shall be asses.sed
against and collected from propertie.s
benefited thereby, in accordance with
the provisions of the Acts of Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
relating thereto and regulating the
same.
; Section 4 That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance be and the
I same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
I’assed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
C)rdinan,ce Book 24, page 357...
No. 493
A \ ORIMXANCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, regrading,
paving, repaving and otherwise im¬
proving Atherton avenue, from Liberty
avenue to bridge over Pennsylvania
railroad, and providing that the costs,
damages and expenses of the same he
assessed against and collected from
property specially benefited thereby.
StH'tlon 1. lie it ordained and enacted
hif the Oi/,v of PUfyhnrf/h^ in Onincil
asMcodtled, tuid it i.n henht/ oi'dainvd ootl
'^naeied by the author Up of the namc^ T/mt
Atherton avenue, from Liberty avenue
to bridge over Pennsylvania railroad
be graded, regraded, paved, repaved
and otherwise improved.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Works
are hereby authorized and directed to
advertise, in accordance with the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
)
I
I
I proposals for the grading, regrading. j
5 paving, repaving and otherwise Im- j
proving of said street between said
points; the contract or contracts there- '
for .to be let in the manner directed
by the said acts of assembly and or¬
dinances; and. the contract price or
contract i>rices, if let in separate con-
' tract.s, not to exceed the total sum of
twenty-four thousand ($24,000.00) dol¬
lars which is the estimate of the whole
cost as furnished by the I^cpartment
of Public* Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
j Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu-
i latlng the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 17, 1912.
.\l>proved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 359. ;
No. 494
A X —Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of "B” street, from Kirkbride j
street to Columbus avenue, and pj o-
viding that the costs, damages and ex¬
penses of the same be assessed against
and collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
bection 1. Be it ordained and enacted
6v the City of Pitltiburah^ tn Council
uKHembled, and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the eame^ Tiiat
“H” street, from Kirkliride street to j
Columbus avenue be graded, paved and !
curiied.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
hereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
i’ennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let In the manner directed by
(he said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let In separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of |
twenty-eight hundred ($2,800.00) dol-
lar.s. which is the estimate of the
wliole co.st as furnished by the. Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of 1
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
2(;i
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the eame
la hereby repealed, so far as the same
affects this Ordinance.
Pas.sed Sejitember 17, 1912.
Apjiroved September 18, 1912,
Ordinance Book 24, page 360.
No. 496
A X OHIMWXO;—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving,
curbing and otherwise Improving of
Baum street, from Rebecca street to
Liberty avenue, and providing that the
cost.s, damage."? and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
hy th e Ci ty of Pitfn h u ryh, in OatncU
anxembled, and it U hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the mimr. That
Baum street, from Rebecca street to
Liberty avenue, be graded, paved and
curbed and otl^erwlse Improved.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Di¬
rector of the Department of Ihibllc
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise, in accordance with
the Acts of Assembly of the Common¬
wealth of Pennsylvania, and the or¬
dinances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
same, for propo.sala for the grading,
paving, curbing and otherwise Improv¬
ing of said street between said points:
the contract or contracts therefor to
be let in the manner directed by (he
said. Acta of Assembly and ordinances
and the contract price or prices, if let
in separate contracts, not to exceed
the total sum of sixty-four hundred
($6,400 00) dollars which Is the esti¬
mate of- the whole cost as furnished hy
the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provl.sions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinsnee or psrt
of Ordinance conflicting with th© provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so far as the same
Rfdects this Ordinance.
Passed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 361.
No. 496
A X <>Kni\ A XPI";—Authorizing and
directing the grading and paving
of Gold alley, from Denver street to
Atherton avenue, and providing that
the costs, damages and expenses of the
.same be asse.ssed against and collected
from property specially benefited
thereby.
ejection i. lie it ordained and enaetea
hff the Citii of PitLshur<iUj in OmncU
assembled^ and it hereby ordained and
enacted by ike authority of the That j
Gold alley, from Denver street to '
Atherton avenue be sraded and paved.
Section 2. The Mayor and the I>i>
rector of the Department of T^ublic
Works are hereby authorized and di¬
rected to advertise, in accordance with |
the Acts of Assembly of the Common- .
wealth of Pennsylvania, and the or¬
dinances of the said City of Pittsburgh
relating thereto and regulating the
same, for proposals for the grading
and paving of said street between said
points; the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate con¬
tracts, not to exceed the total sum of
eight thousand four hundred ($8,-
400.00) dollars, which is the estimate
of the whole cost as furnished by the
Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and ex¬
pense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance wf’th the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and regu¬
lating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or pa^ t I
of Ordinance, conflicting with the pro¬
visions of this Ordinance, be and the
same is hereby repealed, so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 361.
• No. 497
A iV OKDINANCK—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Howe street from North
Denniston avenue to Festival street,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
s eciaily benefited thereby.
8e<rtion 1, Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittshuryht in Council
aintembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the aamct That
Howe street, from North Denniston
avenue to Festival street be graded,
paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
lereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices. If let In separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
five thousand (6,000.00) dollars, which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department J>f Jhih-
li(’ Works,
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
speclalJ.v benefited thereby. In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or part
of Ordinance conflicting with the provi¬
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed, so lar as the same
affects this Ordinance.
I’aased September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Oidinance Book 24, page 362.
No. 498
A \ ORIIINANCK —Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Hoeveler street from lOver-
ett street to a point 62.60 feet north¬
west of (Jmega street, and provi<ling
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against und
collected from property specially
benefited thereby.
Sect’oii J. Be it ordnine{l ann enacted
by (he City of PittHlinryhy in (.huned
n'iseui'ifcd^ <nal if is fr’i'etn/ ordained and
enacted by the authority of the That
Hoeveler street, from Fverett street
to a point 62.60 feet northwest of
Omega street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
liereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
, the said City of Pittsburgh relating
I thereto and regulating the same, for
I proposals for the grading, paving and
‘ curbing of said street between said
; points, the contract or contracts there-
i for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sura of
Three Tiiouj^and (S:i,00n,(X» Dollars which is
the estimate of ttie whole east as fnrnl.«hed
by the Department of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 363.
No. 499
A n OiiniNANCE—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Hoeveler street from Col¬
lins avenue to a point 75.65 feet south¬
east of Culver street and providing
that the costs, damages and expenses
of the same be assessed against and
collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
the City of Pittsburgh^ in Councii
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
Hoeveler street from Collins avenue
to a point 75.65 feet southeast of Cul¬
ver street be graded, paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of Public Woras
are hereby authorized and diiected to ai-
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
A»sembly of the Commonwealth of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordinances of the said
Uiiy of J ittsbuigh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for proposals for
the grading, paving and curbing of sa^d
stjeet betv. een said points, the contract
or contracts therefor to be let in the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances; end the contract
price or contract prices, if let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total sum of
five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furnished by the Department of Pub¬
lic Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4 That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so far as
the same affects this Ordinance,
l^assed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24, page 364.
No. 500
A n ordinance—.A uthorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Kirkpatrick street, from
hediord avenue to Grant boulevard,
and providing that the costs, damages
and expenses of the same be assessed
against and collected from property
specially benefited thereby.
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted
by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council
assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
nacted by the authority of the same, That
Kirkpatrick street, from Bedford ave¬
nue to Grant boulevard be graded,
paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Direc¬
tor of the Department of l*ul)llc Work*
are hereby authorized and directed to a 1-
vertlse. In accordance with the Acts '«f
Assembly of the CommonweMith of Penn¬
sylvania, and the Ordltianceii of the eaM
I’lty of Pittsburgh relating thereto and
regulating the same, for propoMnls f-^r
the grading, paving and curbing of sa d
street between said points, the contraf.-t
or contracts therefor to no let In the
manner directed by the said Act of As¬
sembly and Ordinances: and the contract
price or contract prices. If let in separate
contracts, not to exceed the total aum of
seventy-two thousand ($72,000.00) dol¬
lars, which Is the estimate of the
whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonw’ealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the same.
Section 4 . That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, coi-iiictlng witii the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and
the same is hereby repealed, so far
as the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed September 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Book 24. page 364.
No. 501
A n ORIilN.lNCt;—Authorizing and
directing the grading, paving and
' curbing of I.oulsa street, from Koquet
1 street to Atwood street, and providing
I that the costs, damages and expenses
' of the same be asse.ssed against and
< collected from property specially bene¬
fited thereby.
Hcvt'on 1. Jie it tnrdnined and enarf^ti
by the City of VdtnUuryh, \n Ihunetl
■ inxenibled, and it is hrrftty .ontffinrti amt
"ioncteil by the authority of the same, Thtit
Louisa St ret* t, from Boquet street to At-
w'uod street be graded, paved and
curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Director
of the Department of Public Works are
, hereby autliorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, In accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
, Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances of
the said Cliy of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street oetween said
points, the contract or contracts there¬
for to be let in the manner directed by
the said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, If let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
five thousand four hundred ‘16,400.00i
dollars which is the estimate of the
; whole cost as furnished by the Depart¬
ment of Public Works.
I
;
,*1 ?
ii
Sectlcn 3. The cost, damag^es and
expenses of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
specially benefited thereby, In accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania relating thereto and reg¬
ulating the sazne.
Section 4. That any Ordinance or
part of Ordinance, conflicting with the
provisions of this Ordinance, be and the
same Is hereby repealed so far as the
same affects this Ordinance.
Passed Sept 17, 1912.
Approved September 18, 1912.
Ordinance Hook 24, page .165.
No. 502
A ]V OR DIIV A i\ CK— A u th ori zi n g and
directing the grading, paving and
curbing of Lioyd street irom HeynoUls
street to north line of Robinson and
Dickie Plan and providing that the
costs, damages and expenses of the
same be assessed against and collected
from property specially benefited there¬
by.
Soft'ou J. Ii<‘ it onlaiihed a*Kl e'KHteil
hff the Citff (if l*itfnbui'<jhy itt Council
assent hied, nnd it Ia her eh f/ orduined ttnd
snacled hj/ the nuthoritu oj the eamct Tiuit
Ijloyd street from Reynolds street to
north line of Robinson and Dickie l‘lan
be graded, paved and curbed.
Section 2. The Mayor and the Directcr
of the l.>epartment of Public Works are
liereby authorized and directed to ad¬
vertise, in accordance with the Acts of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Ordinances , of
the said City of Pittsburgh relating
thereto and regulating the same, for
proposals for the grading, paving and
curbing of said street between said
points, the contract or contracts there-
lor to let in the manner directed by
tile said Acts of Assembly and Ordi¬
nances; and the contract price or con¬
tract prices, if let in separate contracts,
not to exceed the total sum of
two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, which
Is the estimate of the whole cost as
furni.shed by the Department of Piibllc
Works.
Section 3. The cost, damages and
expense of the same shall be assessed
against and collected from properties
speelalb- benefited thereby, in accord¬
ance with the provisions of the Acts
of Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania r 
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